Author : Garrett Conover
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,30 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Coasting (Winter sports)
ISBN : 9780976031338
The Conovers are writers, educators and guides who have safely escorted thousands of wilderness adventurers through the North. Now you can take their expertise with you, wherever you go. This is your guide to traditional winter camping. Learn how to stay warm in extreme temperatures. Get practical advise on setting up tents and choosing the right gear. Discover tips on reading lake- and river-ice conditions and more. It's all in this essential book!
Author : Garrett Conover
Publisher : International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 34,98 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN :
In these last wildlands of North America, the nomadic, indigenous people have perfected ways of living and traveling in winter using elegant and sophisticated snowshoes, toboggans, and sleds that make it possible for trekkers to carry heavy weights-wood stoves, wall tents, and real food-with far less effort than with the ultralight backpacking equipment more often associated with the winter camper. This important book brings the skills and philosophy of the snow walkers of the north woods to a new generation of outdoorspeople, and shows today's wilderness traveler how to adopt these Native American techniques and enjoy winter in a comfort nothing short of extraordinary.
Author : Margaret K. Wetterer
Publisher : Millbrook Press
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 47,72 MB
Release : 2009-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0761358471
One morning in March 1888, twelve-year-old Milton Daub awoke to find the world buried in snow. The blizzard was like nothing Milton and his neighbors in the Bronx had ever seen. No one dared go out into the storm. No one, that is, except Milton. He and hi
Author : Elizabeth Ferber
Publisher : Time Life Medical
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 37,23 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780783547541
A handbook for amateur naturalists that explains what to look and listen for, what to touch and what to smell on your walks, while describing the various flora and fauna you may discover.
Author : Catherine Fisher
Publisher : Random House
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 21,94 MB
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1448100763
THE SNOW WALKER'S SON is a book of intrigue; of banishment and sorcery; of an ice cold winter and an unseen evil eye. Jessa and Thorkil are banished by the evil witch Gudrun to the ice kingdom to the North. Here they will be incarcerated with Gudrun's son Kari; about whom there are the most terrible tales. He is rumoured to be half-man, half-beast and is a figure of dread. After an endless journey, Thorkil and Jessa arrive and, at last meet Kari. He is not as they feared but is a slight winsome young man. His only terror is that he, too, has the power. But he is determined to use the magic wisely.
Author : Marta Acosta
Publisher : Tor Teen
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 16,2 MB
Release : 2012-07-03
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1429988290
Jane Eyre meets Twilight in Dark Companion, a lush and romantic YA gothic tale about an orphaned girl who attends an exclusive private school and finds herself torn between the headmistress's two sons. Orphaned at the age of six, Jane Williams has grown up in a series of foster homes, learning to survive in the shadows of life. Through hard work and determination, she manages to win a scholarship to the exclusive Birch Grove Academy. There, for the first time, Jane finds herself accepted by a group of friends. She even starts tutoring the headmistress's gorgeous son, Lucien. Things seem too good to be true. They are. The more she learns about Birch Grove's recent past, the more Jane comes to suspect that there is something sinister going on. Why did the wife of a popular teacher kill herself? What happened to the former scholarship student, whose place Jane took? Why does Lucien's brother, Jack, seem to dislike her so much? As Jane begins to piece together the answers to the puzzle, she must find out why she was brought to Birch Grove—and what she would risk to stay there.... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author : Farley Mowat
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 49,16 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780811731461
"Ten tales of the Arctic, rendering hardy praise to the land and its people, past and present, and focusing on the elemental bonds between men and between men and the world and on survival"--NoveList.
Author : Alice Walker
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 39,89 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780813520766
Presents the text of Alice Walker's story "Everyday Use"; contains background essays that provide insight into the story; and features a selection of critical response. Includes a chronology and an interview with the author.
Author : David A. Snow
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 35,19 MB
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0470999098
The Blackwell Companion to Social Movements is a compilation of original, state-of-the-art essays by internationally recognized scholars on an array of topics in the field of social movement studies. Contains original, state-of-the-art essays by internationally recognized scholars Covers a wide array of topics in the field of social movement studies Features a valuable introduction by the editors which maps the field, and helps situate the study of social movements within other disciplines Includes coverage of historical, political, and cultural contexts; leadership; organizational dynamics; social networks and participation; consequences and outcomes; and case studies of major social movements Offers the most comprehensive discussion of social movements available
Author : Catherine Fisher
Publisher : Random House
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 47,44 MB
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 144810078X
A creature moves down out of the uttermost North. It's a sending summoned by Gudrun to cause destruction in the kingdom of Wulfgar, and as it travels down towards the Jarlshold it leaves a trail of devastation in its wake. Kari Ragnarrson tells his friends of old that he knows why the creature is coming: it has been sent by Gudrun as a test for him, a test of the powers which he has inherited from her. Ultimately, Kari must come to terms with the full strength of his powers in order to win his struggle and defeat the curse of Gudrun. It is a battle of the spirit which Kari knows he must win.
