Author: Erik Hanson
Publisher: Infobase Holdings, Inc
ISBN: 1438182503
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
A captivating introduction to the world's most fascinating caves, Caves, Revised Edition explores every nook and cranny of these nature-made creations—including lava caves, sea caves, and glacial caves—from Kentucky's Mammoth Cave, to the amazing Paleolithic paintings of Lascaux, to Fingal's Cave of Scotland, which inspired Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture. Engrossing facts about the geologic origins of these underground voids; their astonishing speleothems, or formations, such as stalactites and stalagmites; and the microscopic extremophile organisms that dwell within are enhanced by exciting photographs and a wealth of other educational resources for further exploration.
Caves, Revised Edition
Author: Erik Hanson
Publisher: Infobase Holdings, Inc
ISBN: 1438182503
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
A captivating introduction to the world's most fascinating caves, Caves, Revised Edition explores every nook and cranny of these nature-made creations—including lava caves, sea caves, and glacial caves—from Kentucky's Mammoth Cave, to the amazing Paleolithic paintings of Lascaux, to Fingal's Cave of Scotland, which inspired Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture. Engrossing facts about the geologic origins of these underground voids; their astonishing speleothems, or formations, such as stalactites and stalagmites; and the microscopic extremophile organisms that dwell within are enhanced by exciting photographs and a wealth of other educational resources for further exploration.
Publisher: Infobase Holdings, Inc
ISBN: 1438182503
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
A captivating introduction to the world's most fascinating caves, Caves, Revised Edition explores every nook and cranny of these nature-made creations—including lava caves, sea caves, and glacial caves—from Kentucky's Mammoth Cave, to the amazing Paleolithic paintings of Lascaux, to Fingal's Cave of Scotland, which inspired Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture. Engrossing facts about the geologic origins of these underground voids; their astonishing speleothems, or formations, such as stalactites and stalagmites; and the microscopic extremophile organisms that dwell within are enhanced by exciting photographs and a wealth of other educational resources for further exploration.
Depths of the Earth
Author: William R. Halliday
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Speleology
Author: George William Moore
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780914264217
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780914264217
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Secret of the Caves #7
Author: Franklin W. Dixon
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0515159093
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Hardy Boys series, first published in 1927, has sold more than 70 million copies! Now with a brand-new look, this is an edition that collectors won't want to miss! In The Secret of the Caves, the seventh book in the incredibly popular, long-running series, Frank and Joe Hardy discover the secret of the Honeycomb Caves while searching for a missing professor. A special treat for Hardy Boys fans and any reader who's new to the series!
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0515159093
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Hardy Boys series, first published in 1927, has sold more than 70 million copies! Now with a brand-new look, this is an edition that collectors won't want to miss! In The Secret of the Caves, the seventh book in the incredibly popular, long-running series, Frank and Joe Hardy discover the secret of the Honeycomb Caves while searching for a missing professor. A special treat for Hardy Boys fans and any reader who's new to the series!
Texas Caves
Author: Blair Pittman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
"The text along with a hundred full-color and black-and-white photographs reveal the glories of Texas caves, "wild" as well as commercial, showing different types of cave formations, the creatures that live in them, and the people who explore them."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
"The text along with a hundred full-color and black-and-white photographs reveal the glories of Texas caves, "wild" as well as commercial, showing different types of cave formations, the creatures that live in them, and the people who explore them."--BOOK JACKET.
Snow Caves for Fun & Survival
Author: Ernest Wilkinson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781555660956
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
The author gives detailed instructions on how to build snow caves in both deep and shallow snow and includes instructions for other types of snow shelters including igloos and lean-tos.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781555660956
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
The author gives detailed instructions on how to build snow caves in both deep and shallow snow and includes instructions for other types of snow shelters including igloos and lean-tos.
Faith, Hope and Carnage
Author: Nick Cave
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374607389
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
A Telegraph Best Book of 2022 Faith, Hope and Carnage is a book about Nick Cave’s inner life. Created from more than forty hours of intimate conversations with the journalist Seán O’Hagan, this is a profoundly thoughtful exploration, in Cave’s own words, of what really drives his life and creativity. The book examines questions of belief, art, music, freedom, grief and love. It draws candidly on Cave’s life, from his early childhood to the present day, his loves, his work ethic and his dramatic transformation in recent years. Faith, Hope and Carnage offers ladders of hope and inspiration from a true visionary.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374607389
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
A Telegraph Best Book of 2022 Faith, Hope and Carnage is a book about Nick Cave’s inner life. Created from more than forty hours of intimate conversations with the journalist Seán O’Hagan, this is a profoundly thoughtful exploration, in Cave’s own words, of what really drives his life and creativity. The book examines questions of belief, art, music, freedom, grief and love. It draws candidly on Cave’s life, from his early childhood to the present day, his loves, his work ethic and his dramatic transformation in recent years. Faith, Hope and Carnage offers ladders of hope and inspiration from a true visionary.
The Complete Caving Manual
Author: Andy Sparrow
Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
ISBN: 9781847971463
Category : Caving
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The irresistible appeal of caves is obvious from the enduring popularity of commercialized show-caves: dark, mysterious and beautiful, the hidden world of caves draws the visitor ever deeper.
Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
ISBN: 9781847971463
Category : Caving
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The irresistible appeal of caves is obvious from the enduring popularity of commercialized show-caves: dark, mysterious and beautiful, the hidden world of caves draws the visitor ever deeper.
Private Press Books
Author: Peter Hoy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Cave of the Jagua
Author: Antonio M. Stevens Arroyo
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
"In his new Introduction to this edition, Stevens-Arroyo analyzes significant new research, provides a guide to the important scientific findings of mitochondrial DNA among contemporary Caribbean peoples, offers additional evidence supporting his original argument that the Tainos were not exterminated in the 16th century, and initiates discussion of still unresolved issues. This edition of Cave of the Jagua considers Neo-Taino movements, explores the meanings of Taino spirituality, and emphasizes the significance of that message to the contemporary world."--Jacket.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
"In his new Introduction to this edition, Stevens-Arroyo analyzes significant new research, provides a guide to the important scientific findings of mitochondrial DNA among contemporary Caribbean peoples, offers additional evidence supporting his original argument that the Tainos were not exterminated in the 16th century, and initiates discussion of still unresolved issues. This edition of Cave of the Jagua considers Neo-Taino movements, explores the meanings of Taino spirituality, and emphasizes the significance of that message to the contemporary world."--Jacket.