Author : Christopher Lavers
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 35,53 MB
Release : 2012-09-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1291080120
John, an orphan boy, discovers a hidden doorway to a world of wonder, meets a mysterious stranger and a host of unusual characters. Come with John on his journey of faith and discovery!
Author : Mary Anna Buck Evans
Publisher :
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 41,87 MB
Release : 1916
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Author : New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey
Publisher :
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 11,65 MB
Release : 1909
Category : Botany
ISBN :
Author : F. El-Baz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 20,54 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9400960808
Remote sensing is the study of a region from a distance, particularly from an airplane or a spacecraft. It is a tool that can be used in conjunction with other methods of research and investigation. This tool is especially applicable to the study of the deserts and arid lands of the Earth because of their immense size and their inaccessibility to detailed study by conventional means. In this book examples are given of the utility of aerial photographs and space images in the study of semi-arid, arid, and hyper-arid terrains. Emphasis is placed on the physical features and terrain types using examples from around the world. The authors I have called upon to prepare each chapter are renowned specialists whose contributions have received international recognition. To the general reader, this book is a review of our knowledge of the relatively dry parts of the Earth, their classification and varied features, their evolution in space and time, and their development potentials. To the specialist, it is a detailed account of the deserts and arid lands, not only in North America, but also their relatively unknown counterparts in North Africa, Australia, China, India, and Arabia.
Author : Jan Zalasiewicz
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 47,80 MB
Release : 2022-11-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1588347281
Rocks are time machines and the keepers of our history. This guide is a geological field trip through Earth’s incredible rock formations and the stories they hold Like rings on a tree stump hold the history of the tree, the history of Earth is written in its rocks. How to Read a Rock: Our Planet’s Hidden Stories teaches readers to decipher the rocks all around us, from backyard stones to mountain ranges, and trace Earth's history layer by layer. Spanning from prehistoric Earth’s shifting continents, to contemporary human impact, to the future surfaces of space exploration, the book reviews a remarkable array of topics, including: diamond volcanoes ancient coastlines, rivers, deserts, and coral reefs how animals have changed rocks making of mud urban rock strata human-made rocks and minerals current limestone rock crisis technofossils (the footprints humans will leave behind through their material goods) How to Read a Rock's brilliant imagery captures the power, majesty, and history of the planet. Rocks carry the memories of dinosaur landscapes and vanished oceans; show evidence of the greening of the planet and the effect of natural forces; and convey clues on climate and energy consumption. The book unearths the most fascinating stories rocks can tell us, not only about our past, but how the past can help imagine the future.
Author : Marjory Bennett
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 21,35 MB
Release : 2018-02-15
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1543469590
I chose the title A Poemers Poemerings because it means (for me) that of someone to whom is always writing about something, anything. And its odd and catchy at the same time, and its the main title for the series that I am writing in volumes, too many to put all into one book. I think of my poems, all as individual artworks, own a completenessfrom start to finisha journey, a path, a message that will inspire, mesmerize, intrigue, and take you to that deepness that hasnt been felt or known of your own self. Allow yourself to think out there and to see what each one is telling you! Envision the poem, and let yourself see the answers to your own thoughts of these pieces of artworks.
Author : Matthew Fontaine Maury
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 50,64 MB
Release : 2024-03-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3385395720
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Author : Rachel Neumeier
Publisher : Orbit
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 46,40 MB
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0316088870
Gereint Enseichen of Casmantium knows little and cares less about the recent war in which his king tried to use griffins and fire to wrest territory from the neighboring country of Feierabiand. . .but he knows that his kingdom's unexpected defeat offers him a chance to escape from his own servitude. But now that the griffins find themselves in a position of strength, they are not inclined to forgive and the entire kingdom finds itself in deadly peril. Willing or not, Gereint will find himself caught up in a desperate struggle between the griffins and the last remaining Casmantian mage. Even the strongest gifts of making and building may not prove sufficient when the fiery wind of the griffins begins to bury the life of Casmantium beneath the burning sands . . .
Author : Gerhard Einsele
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 795 pages
File Size : 47,91 MB
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 3662040298
This completely revised and enlarged second edition provides an up-to-date overview of all major topics in sedimentary geology. It is unique in its quantitative approach to denudation-accumulation systems and basin fillings, including dynamic aspects. The relationship between tectonism and basin evolution as well as the concepts of sequence cycle and event stratigraphy in various depositional environments are extensively discussed. Numerous, often composite figures, a well-structured text, brief summaries in boxes, and several examples from all continents make the book an invaluable source of information for students, researchers and professors in academia as well as for professionals in the oil industry.
Author : Stephen Hlawaty
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 27,27 MB
Release : 2018-06-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1493036866
Where else can mountain bikers complement a day's bike ride with a dizzying glissade down a mid-August snowfield? Where else can they descend nearly 40 miles through five biogeographical zones? Where else can they catch a major league game and be ripping along rocky singletrack 30 minutes later? Colorado, that's where. Snow in August, lighting above timberline, and 100 degree desert temperatures are all to be expected in the sport of Colorado mountain biking. As the country's highest state, Colorado offers its mountain bikers a unique perspective into the sport and raises the bar for all who ride. Under the expert guidance of local cyclist Stephen Hlawaty, come admire the beauty and revere the majesty that is Colorado. From this newly revised book, cyclists can expect exhaustive and comprehensive trail descriptions of more than 50 of the state's greatest mountain bike adventures, from beginner to advanced. Included are GPS-quality, digitally designed relief maps, and accurate route profiles showing the ups and downs of each ride. In addition, detailed directions get cyclists to the ride without getting them lost. Detailed mile-by-mile directional cues are also provided with difficulty ratings, elevation gain, trail contacts, and much more. More than 60 photographs round out this book's presentation. It's not just a mountain bike guide to Colorado. It's a guide to Colorado by mountain bike.
