Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Mountains of Ash
Author: Mike McCarthy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780909340414
Category : Sawmills
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
A History of the Sawmills and Tramways of Warburton, Big Pat's Creek and the Upper Yarra Valley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780909340414
Category : Sawmills
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
A History of the Sawmills and Tramways of Warburton, Big Pat's Creek and the Upper Yarra Valley
Mission Possible
Author: Ash Dykes
Publisher: Eye Books (US&CA)
ISBN: 1785630474
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
At the age of 23, Ash Dykes became the first person to walk, solo and unsupported, across Mongolia.His journey took 78 days and saw him trek over the Altai Mountains, the Gobi Desert and the Mongolian Steppe. It was an expedition filled with danger and extreme conditions. He almost didn't make it. Two years later he spent more than five months traversing the length of Madagascar, another world first. In Mission Possible, Ash reveals the spirit, planning, and sheer determination that went into these two record-breaking feats. Along the way we discover how a young man from Wales transformed himself into one of the globe's most acclaimed and exciting young adventurers.
Publisher: Eye Books (US&CA)
ISBN: 1785630474
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
At the age of 23, Ash Dykes became the first person to walk, solo and unsupported, across Mongolia.His journey took 78 days and saw him trek over the Altai Mountains, the Gobi Desert and the Mongolian Steppe. It was an expedition filled with danger and extreme conditions. He almost didn't make it. Two years later he spent more than five months traversing the length of Madagascar, another world first. In Mission Possible, Ash reveals the spirit, planning, and sheer determination that went into these two record-breaking feats. Along the way we discover how a young man from Wales transformed himself into one of the globe's most acclaimed and exciting young adventurers.
Bread And Ashes
Author: Tony Anderson
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446426297
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Tony Anderson set out in the summer of 1998 to walk through Georgia. He wanted particularly to visit the Georgian mountain tribes - Tush, Khevsurs, Ratchuelians and Svans - to discover if they shared a common mountain culture, and to test the old idea of the Caucasus as an impenetrable barrier from sea to sea. From Azerbaijan to Svaneti, Anderson found communities where the old customs and beliefs still triumphantly survive, despite years of Communist oppression and the terrible uncertainties since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Throughout his journey Anderson refers back to many other visits to Georgia, to the politics of independence, to the war in Abkhazia and Ossetia, to the civil war and Shevardnadze's accession to power, to the history of these people at one of the great crossroads of the world. It remains an abiding mystery that Georgia has managed to survive at all, devastated time and again by the vagabond hordes from the steppes and torn between the mighty empires that struggled over it. But survive it has with a vibrant culture still intact and, in the mountains, still deeply connected to its ancient ways.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446426297
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Tony Anderson set out in the summer of 1998 to walk through Georgia. He wanted particularly to visit the Georgian mountain tribes - Tush, Khevsurs, Ratchuelians and Svans - to discover if they shared a common mountain culture, and to test the old idea of the Caucasus as an impenetrable barrier from sea to sea. From Azerbaijan to Svaneti, Anderson found communities where the old customs and beliefs still triumphantly survive, despite years of Communist oppression and the terrible uncertainties since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Throughout his journey Anderson refers back to many other visits to Georgia, to the politics of independence, to the war in Abkhazia and Ossetia, to the civil war and Shevardnadze's accession to power, to the history of these people at one of the great crossroads of the world. It remains an abiding mystery that Georgia has managed to survive at all, devastated time and again by the vagabond hordes from the steppes and torn between the mighty empires that struggled over it. But survive it has with a vibrant culture still intact and, in the mountains, still deeply connected to its ancient ways.
Wish Lanterns
Author: Alec Ash
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1628727659
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
“Ash’s book paints a telling portrait of this most restless generation raised in a system that has provided them with unprecedented personal opportunities while denying them political ones . . . A gifted observer.”—Washington Post If China will rule the world one day, who will rule China? There are more than 320 million Chinese between the ages of sixteen and thirty. Children of the one-child policy, born after Mao, with no memory of the Tiananmen Square massacre, they are the first net native generation to come of age in a market-driven, more international China. Their experiences and aspirations were formed in a radically different country from the one that shaped their elders, and their lives will decide the future of their nation and its place in the world. Wish Lanterns offers a deep dive into the life stories of six young Chinese. Dahai is a military child, netizen, and self-styled loser. Xiaoxiao is a hipster from the freezing north. “Fred,” born on the tropical southern island of Hainan, is the daughter of a Party official, while Lucifer is a would-be international rock star. Snail is a country boy and Internet gaming addict, and Mia is a fashionista rebel from far west Xinjiang. Following them as they grow up, go to college, find work and love, all the while navigating the pressure of their parents and society, Wish Lanterns paints a vivid portrait of Chinese youth culture and of a millennial generation whose struggles and dreams reflect the larger issues confronting China today.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1628727659
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
“Ash’s book paints a telling portrait of this most restless generation raised in a system that has provided them with unprecedented personal opportunities while denying them political ones . . . A gifted observer.”—Washington Post If China will rule the world one day, who will rule China? There are more than 320 million Chinese between the ages of sixteen and thirty. Children of the one-child policy, born after Mao, with no memory of the Tiananmen Square massacre, they are the first net native generation to come of age in a market-driven, more international China. Their experiences and aspirations were formed in a radically different country from the one that shaped their elders, and their lives will decide the future of their nation and its place in the world. Wish Lanterns offers a deep dive into the life stories of six young Chinese. Dahai is a military child, netizen, and self-styled loser. Xiaoxiao is a hipster from the freezing north. “Fred,” born on the tropical southern island of Hainan, is the daughter of a Party official, while Lucifer is a would-be international rock star. Snail is a country boy and Internet gaming addict, and Mia is a fashionista rebel from far west Xinjiang. Following them as they grow up, go to college, find work and love, all the while navigating the pressure of their parents and society, Wish Lanterns paints a vivid portrait of Chinese youth culture and of a millennial generation whose struggles and dreams reflect the larger issues confronting China today.
The Genus Sorbus
Author: Hugh McAllister
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Cultivation, propagation, apomixis, horticulture.
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Cultivation, propagation, apomixis, horticulture.
Geological Survey Professional Paper
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Mountain Ash
Author: Elna Fone Nugent
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462825303
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Mountain Ash has a double meaning. It stands for my grandmothers mountain ash tree in our yard and how she gave me the title of this book. It also stands for my breakthrough-of-consciousness experience when I was thirty-seven when I rose from the ashes of a dark period in my mountain home.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462825303
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Mountain Ash has a double meaning. It stands for my grandmothers mountain ash tree in our yard and how she gave me the title of this book. It also stands for my breakthrough-of-consciousness experience when I was thirty-seven when I rose from the ashes of a dark period in my mountain home.
Everyone Is Someone
Author: Bob Dalton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578724584
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This beautifully illustrated book includes simple rhymes that teaches children that we are all more similar than different from one another; that everyone is someone.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578724584
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This beautifully illustrated book includes simple rhymes that teaches children that we are all more similar than different from one another; that everyone is someone.
Plants of Kananaskis Country in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta
Author: Beryl Hallworth
Publisher: University of Alberta
ISBN: 9780888642974
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
The flora of the Rocky Mountains is spectacular, displaying its changing aspects throughout the growing season. As the snow cover melts back up the mountain slopes, the wildflowers spread their carpet through the forests, across the subalpine meadows and into the alpine regions. Kananaskis Country was established primarily for nature conservation and recreation. It contains three provincial parks with facilities for swimming, fishing, camping, hiking, and the general enjoyment of nature. The southernmost park, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, includes several lakes and a large section of mountain wilderness with snow-covered peaks and glaciers. It is a "multi-use recreation area," offering the visitor a choice of hiking and interpretive trails. Sprawling across Alberta's prairies and foothills to the heights of the Rockies, Kananaskis Country is home to a particularly rich diversity of plant life. Plants of Kananaskis Country in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta describes in detail 423 of the most significant, identifiable or characteristic species of this region and refers to many other species. Beryl Hallworth and C.C. Chinnappa also provide an authoritative overview of this region, including information on its climate, geology, and vegetation zones and important notes on the history of human use of these plants.
Publisher: University of Alberta
ISBN: 9780888642974
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
The flora of the Rocky Mountains is spectacular, displaying its changing aspects throughout the growing season. As the snow cover melts back up the mountain slopes, the wildflowers spread their carpet through the forests, across the subalpine meadows and into the alpine regions. Kananaskis Country was established primarily for nature conservation and recreation. It contains three provincial parks with facilities for swimming, fishing, camping, hiking, and the general enjoyment of nature. The southernmost park, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, includes several lakes and a large section of mountain wilderness with snow-covered peaks and glaciers. It is a "multi-use recreation area," offering the visitor a choice of hiking and interpretive trails. Sprawling across Alberta's prairies and foothills to the heights of the Rockies, Kananaskis Country is home to a particularly rich diversity of plant life. Plants of Kananaskis Country in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta describes in detail 423 of the most significant, identifiable or characteristic species of this region and refers to many other species. Beryl Hallworth and C.C. Chinnappa also provide an authoritative overview of this region, including information on its climate, geology, and vegetation zones and important notes on the history of human use of these plants.
Bulletin
Author: United States. Forest Service
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description