Author : Kim Keller
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 49,37 MB
Release : 2009-06-12
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1452052069
This story is almost true! The events, the locales, the mountains, the cities, and the weather are all accurately portrayed and technically correct. The author is daughter -in-law to one of the world's better-known alpinists, who has verified and experienced all the climbing activities mentioned.
Author : David H. Price
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 37,97 MB
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0822374382
In Cold War Anthropology, David H. Price offers a provocative account of the profound influence that the American security state has had on the field of anthropology since the Second World War. Using a wealth of information unearthed in CIA, FBI, and military records, he maps out the intricate connections between academia and the intelligence community and the strategic use of anthropological research to further the goals of the American military complex. The rise of area studies programs, funded both openly and covertly by government agencies, encouraged anthropologists to produce work that had intellectual value within the field while also shaping global counterinsurgency and development programs that furthered America’s Cold War objectives. Ultimately, the moral issues raised by these activities prompted the American Anthropological Association to establish its first ethics code. Price concludes by comparing Cold War-era anthropology to the anthropological expertise deployed by the military in the post-9/11 era.
Author : David Franklin Noble
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,31 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Résumés (Employment)
ISBN : 9781563709852
A showcase collection of 178 outstanding resume samples with a bonus section that includes 16 resumes printed on special papers.
Author : A. Elizabeth West
Publisher :
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 26,20 MB
Release : 2020-01-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781734483710
If you've ever wondered what would happen if you could meet a ghost, talk to it, or even touch it, this book is for you! Paranormal investigator Chris Taylor really wants to see a ghost. So he invents a remote control that tunes them back into the physical world. Hoping to help stranded spirits, he sells the rights to a TV network, only to see his gadget disrupt both earthly and unearthly society. The tuner's effect on humanity threatens the dimension that houses the afterlife, known as the Realm. Its Directorate sends an emissary, Callahan, to oversee a solution: Chris must persuade people to stop using his invention. The living don't want to give up the tuners - and neither do the dead. Chris enlists help from his friends, Callahan, and a groovy Seventies ghost and begins a clumsy romance with activist Hannah Lively. But when a scientist bent on glory tweaks the tuner and opens a dangerous portal, they're forced to devise a perilous plan to stop her. What follows takes Chris on a journey he never imagined, one that could ultimately cost him everything.
Author : John Wood Campbell (Jr.)
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 31,17 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
A reprint of the issue of Astounding Science Fiction that is widely considered to be the first great issue under the editorship of John W. Campbell, Jr. Astounding Science Fiction as edited by Campbell was the premier magazine of the golden age of American science fiction. This special reprint edition ably demonstrates why the science fiction magazines of that era were so important to the development of modern science fiction into the popular and important literary form it is today. Unquestionably a classic issue, it begins with the cover story, "Black Destroyer," the first published work of A. E. van Vogt and also features "Trends" by Isaac Asimov, his first sale to Astounding. Significant as these debuts are, it is the overall strength of the issue that finally impresses. These are stories by some of the best-known writers in the field: Nat Schachner, "City of the Cosmic Rays"; Nelson S. Bond, "Lightship Ho!"; Ross Rocklynne, "The Moth"; C. L. Moore (one of the first women to achieve prominence in writing science fiction), "Greater than Gods"; as well as thought-provoking articles on nuclear energy, computers, and hemispheric migration. But this new edition is far more than just a fine reprint of an important issue. There is a commentary on Astounding by Stanley Schmidt (the current editor of Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, the successor to Astounding)and memoirs of the stories and the magazine by Isaac Asimov, A. E. van Vogt, and Ross Rocklynne.
Author : Michael Ventura
Publisher : Spring Publications
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,73 MB
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN :
"I'd rather have one or two of his whiplashing essays in my hands than almost any tome of philosophy". -- Thomas Moore
Author : Chuck Fowler
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 13,74 MB
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738559728
While square-rigged sailing ships, steamboats and ferries, and ever-larger cruise and cargo-carrying vessels have made their mark on Puget Sound's maritime history, no other vessels have captured the imagination of shore-bound seafarers like tugboats. Beginning in the 1850s when the first steam-powered tugboats arrived in the Sound from the East Coast via San Francisco, company owners and their crews competed fiercely for business, towing ships, log rafts, and barges. The magnetic attraction of powerful, tough tugs both large and small is unexplainable but enduring. This book, featuring about 200 rare historic images and carefully researched text, tells the colorful story of tug boating on Puget Sound.
Author : Hey Duggee
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 14,38 MB
Release : 2020-12-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1405948612
Earn your Handwashing Badge with Duggee! It's pizza time at the Squirrel Club, but the Squirrels must wash their hands first! Can they learn to wash their hands properly and earn their Handwashing Badges? Join your favourite Squirrels as they learn a special handwashing song. Featuring all of your favourite characters from the triple BAFTA-winning CBeebies show, this new board book story is perfect for helping parents reinforce the importance of handwashing and encouraging little Hey Duggee fans to wash their hands with confidence.
Author : Tessa Wardley
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 31,81 MB
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1472900014
From an author passionate about reconnecting both adults and children with nature, The Woodland Book aims to show anyone with an interest in nature and the great outdoors how to make the most of the unique environments provided by a canopy of trees. Packed with fascinating facts about woodlands including ancient rituals and the wildlife and flora that make it special. You'll learn how to identify different kinds of woodland, assess the age of a tree from a stump, recognise the birds that nest in the canopy by their song and meet other creatures such as bats, badgers and even the odd wild boar. Other activities include learning ancient woodland arts such as coppicing, searching for woodland fruits and building your own shelter and mythical 'green man'. Perfect for adults and children who enjoy climbing, investigating, den building, camping and generally having fun, this book will encourage readers to have fun with nature.
Author : Turk Pipkin
Publisher :
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 40,61 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Colorado River (Tex.)
ISBN : 9781881484073
The history of the Lower Colorado River Authoity and its generating electricity for Central Texas.
