Author : Bernadette McDonald
Publisher : National Geographic Society
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 20,49 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Photography
ISBN :
This book is a collection of articles about climbing that was published to celebrate 25 years of the Banff Mountain Film Festival.
Author : Margo Chisholm
Publisher :
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 20,58 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780380973590
A formerly obese and bulimic cocaine addict recounts how the death of a friend helped her overcome her problems and reach amazing goals, which included climbing the peaks of Mount Everest. 60,000 first printing. Tour.
Author : Devi Lockwood
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 21,85 MB
Release : 2022-06-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1982146737
"A journalist travels the world to collect personal stories about how flood, fire, drought, and rising seas are changing communities"--
Author : Joe Simpson
Publisher : Direct Authors
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 39,80 MB
Release : 2012-12-12
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0957519303
The 25th Anniversary ebook, now with more than 50 images. 'Touching the Void' is the tale of two mountaineer’s harrowing ordeal in the Peruvian Andes. In the summer of 1985, two young, headstrong mountaineers set off to conquer an unclimbed route. They had triumphantly reached the summit, when a horrific accident mid-descent forced one friend to leave another for dead. Ambition, morality, fear and camaraderie are explored in this electronic edition of the mountaineering classic, with never before seen colour photographs taken during the trip itself.
Author : Bernard Debarbieux
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 20,38 MB
Release : 2015-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 022603125X
In The Mountain, geographers Bernard Debarbieux and Gilles Rudaz trace the origins of the very concept of a mountain, showing how it is not a mere geographic feature but ultimately an idea, one that has evolved over time, influenced by changes in political climates and cultural attitudes. To truly understand mountains, they argue, we must view them not only as material realities but as social constructs, ones that can mean radically different things to different people in different settings. From the Enlightenment to the present day, and using a variety of case studies from all the continents, the authors show us how our ideas of and about mountains have changed with the times and how a wide range of policies, from border delineation to forestry as well as nature protection and social programs, have been shaped according to them. A rich hybrid analysis of geography, history, culture, and politics, the book promises to forever change the way we look at mountains.
Author : Dustin Coates
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 39,82 MB
Release : 2019-07-04
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1638350000
Summary Voice Applications for Alexa and Google Assistant is your guide to designing, building, and implementing voice-based applications for Alexa and Google Assistant. Inside, you'll learn how to build your own "skills"—the voice app term for actions the device can perform—from scratch. Foreword by Max Amordeluso. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. You'll find registration instructions inside the print book. About the Technology In 2018, an estimated 100 million voice-controlled devices were installed in homes worldwide, and the apps that control them, like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, are getting more powerful, with new skills being added every day. Great voice apps improve how users interact with the web, whether they're checking the weather, asking for sports scores, or playing a game. About the Book Voice Applications for Alexa and Google Assistant is your guide to designing, building, and implementing voice-based applications for Alexa and Google Assistant. You'll learn to build applications that listen to users, store information, and rely on user context, as you create a voice-powered sleep tracker from scratch. With the basics mastered, you'll dig deeper into multiuse conversational flow and other more-advanced concepts. Smaller projects along the way reinforce your new techniques and best practices. What's inside Building a call-and-response skill Designing a voice user interface Using conversational context Going multimodal Tips and best practices About the Reader Perfect for developers with intermediate JavaScript skills and basic Node.js skills. No previous experience with voice-first platforms is required. About the Author Dustin A. Coates is a developer who focuses on voice and conversational applications. He's currently the voice search lead at Algolia and is also a Google Developers Expert for Assistant as well as cohost of the VUX World podcast. Table of Contents Introduction to voice first Building a call-and-response skill on Alexa Designing a voice user interface Using entity resolution and built?in intents in Alexa skills Making a conversational Alexa skill VUI and conversation best practices Using conversation tools to add meaning and usability Directing conversation flow Building for Google Assistant Going multimodal Push interactions Building for actions on Google with the Actions SDK
Author : Sue Lee
Publisher :
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 38,84 MB
Release : 2019
Category : China
ISBN : 9781885864604
""Voices from the railroad : stories by descendants of Chinese railroad workers" reveal the stories of Chinese railroad workers and their descendants. These stories have never been told outside of their families: until now. Learn about Chin Lin Sou, Hung Lai Woh, Jim King, Lim Lip Hong, Lee Ling & Lee Yik Gim, Lee Wong Sang, Lum Ah Chew, Mock Chuck, & Moy Jin Mun, workers of the Central Pacific Railroad. No longer nameless, faceless workers lost to history, their stories will shatter misconceptions about the Chinese who helped build America."--
Author : Betsy Bird
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 22,75 MB
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1338566342
A delightfully devious Christmas story from beloved librarian Betsy Bird and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat. Freddy Melcher is Santa's #1 Fan. He has Santa posters, Santa action figures, and even Santa underwear. But there is one prize Freddy desperately wants: A photograph taken with Santa, fresh out of the chimney. Oh, is it risky! It's awfully hard to sneak anything by someone who can see you when you're sleeping and knows when you're awake. That's why Freddy has been extra good this year . . . at hiding his plans. Will Freddy get away with his delightfully devious scheme to outwit Santa Claus himself and capture the ultimate selfie?
Author : Jonathan Waterman
Publisher : Amer Alpine Club
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 42,91 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780930410414
High Alaska is a unique blend of mountaineering history and practical guidebook. With extensive coverage of the routes of Denali, Mount Foraker, and Mount Hunter, this comprehensive volume also includes historic, scenic, and route photographs-the latter by the esteemed mountain photographer Bradford Washburn.
Author : Tim Marczenko
Publisher : Schiffer + ORM
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 42,97 MB
Release : 2020-08-28
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 1507302347
True-life spine-chilling encounters with disembodied voices throughout history and in the present day Never-before-published accounts for those who have heard the voices and those who expect they might; also for fans of the paranormal or the unknown Important: They know your name (whoever you are, wherever you are)
