Author: Grace Livingston Hill
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
The Man of the Desert
Author: Grace Livingston Hill
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Gobi
Author: John Man
Publisher: Phoenix
ISBN: 9780753801611
Category : Gobi Desert (Mongolia and China)
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
For 70 years, the Gobi, one of the worlds richest yet least explored wildernesses, was all but barred to outsiders by Mongolia's position as a buffer-state between Russia and China. With the collapse of communism, however, the Gobi is beginning to br revealed in all its glorious diversity. Travelling from west to east across the Gobi, John Man retraced the steps of the early explorers, livingwith herdsmen, and drawing on the most recent scientific work, This core of Central Asia's heartland is extraordinarily rich in wildlife and astonishing natural beauty.
Publisher: Phoenix
ISBN: 9780753801611
Category : Gobi Desert (Mongolia and China)
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
For 70 years, the Gobi, one of the worlds richest yet least explored wildernesses, was all but barred to outsiders by Mongolia's position as a buffer-state between Russia and China. With the collapse of communism, however, the Gobi is beginning to br revealed in all its glorious diversity. Travelling from west to east across the Gobi, John Man retraced the steps of the early explorers, livingwith herdsmen, and drawing on the most recent scientific work, This core of Central Asia's heartland is extraordinarily rich in wildlife and astonishing natural beauty.
Desert to Dream
Author: Barbara Traub
Publisher: Immedium
ISBN: 1597020265
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Offers a photographic record of the annual event held in the Black Rock Desert in Northern Nevada, from its beginning as a performance art exhibit to its current status as a pop culture destination.
Publisher: Immedium
ISBN: 1597020265
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Offers a photographic record of the annual event held in the Black Rock Desert in Northern Nevada, from its beginning as a performance art exhibit to its current status as a pop culture destination.
Rise, Desert Man
Author: Ron Strauss
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781564742759
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781564742759
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Aralkum - a Man-Made Desert
Author: Siegmar-W. Breckle
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642211178
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 499
Book Description
Having been the fourth largest lake on the globe roughly 50 years ago, today the Aral Sea no longer exists. Human activities caused its desiccation and the formation of a huge new desert, the Aralkum, which can be regarded as one of the greatest ecological catastrophes and - at the same time - the largest primary succession experiment of mankind. This volume brings together the results of international and interdisciplinary long-term studies on the new desert ecosystem and is divided into four main sections. The first section provides an overview of the physical characteristics of the area and covers geological, pedological, geomorphological and climatological aspects and their dynamics, especially dust-storm dynamics. The second focuses on the biotic aspects and highlights the spatial and temporal patterns of the flora and fauna. In the third section studies and projects aiming to combat desertification by phytomelioration and to develop strategies for the conservation of biodiversity are presented. The book is rounded off with a section providing a synthesis and conclusions.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642211178
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 499
Book Description
Having been the fourth largest lake on the globe roughly 50 years ago, today the Aral Sea no longer exists. Human activities caused its desiccation and the formation of a huge new desert, the Aralkum, which can be regarded as one of the greatest ecological catastrophes and - at the same time - the largest primary succession experiment of mankind. This volume brings together the results of international and interdisciplinary long-term studies on the new desert ecosystem and is divided into four main sections. The first section provides an overview of the physical characteristics of the area and covers geological, pedological, geomorphological and climatological aspects and their dynamics, especially dust-storm dynamics. The second focuses on the biotic aspects and highlights the spatial and temporal patterns of the flora and fauna. In the third section studies and projects aiming to combat desertification by phytomelioration and to develop strategies for the conservation of biodiversity are presented. The book is rounded off with a section providing a synthesis and conclusions.
The Desert Spear
Author: Peter V. Brett
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN: 0345503813
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 609
Book Description
Continues the adventures of reluctant savior Arlen Bales, who wonders at the identity of a spear-wielding figure that emerges from the desert and leads a vast army intent on a holy war against the demons that have forced humankind to seek the refuge of powerful spells.
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN: 0345503813
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 609
Book Description
Continues the adventures of reluctant savior Arlen Bales, who wonders at the identity of a spear-wielding figure that emerges from the desert and leads a vast army intent on a holy war against the demons that have forced humankind to seek the refuge of powerful spells.
The Man of the Desert
Author: Grace Livingston Hill
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
'The Man of the Desert' is a Christian romance novel written by Grace Livingston Hill. It tells the story of a man who embarks on a journey to the western frontier to minister to the lawless individuals and indigenous populations of the region. Along his journey, he encounters a wealthy young woman and her family who are out horseback riding. The young woman's horse becomes uncontrollable and she becomes lost in the wilderness. The minister, determined to find her, employs all means at his disposal and ultimately succeeds in rescuing her. During their journey back to the woman's family, they develop a deep bond and understanding of one another.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
'The Man of the Desert' is a Christian romance novel written by Grace Livingston Hill. It tells the story of a man who embarks on a journey to the western frontier to minister to the lawless individuals and indigenous populations of the region. Along his journey, he encounters a wealthy young woman and her family who are out horseback riding. The young woman's horse becomes uncontrollable and she becomes lost in the wilderness. The minister, determined to find her, employs all means at his disposal and ultimately succeeds in rescuing her. During their journey back to the woman's family, they develop a deep bond and understanding of one another.
Manhunt in the Desert
Author: Akhter Ahsen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780913412268
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780913412268
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Ghosts of the Desert
Author: Ryan Ireland
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1780748213
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
To escape his troubled past, Norman heads to the desert to lose himself in his work. He has just received a research grant to study the ghost towns and abandoned mines that litter the landscape. But when he comes across a group of desert-dwelling outcasts and is taken captive by their charismatic leader Jacoby, he is introduced to an alternative way of life: one that both repulses and mesmerizes. As he struggles to make sense of this strange new world – with its perverse and unorthodox practices – Norman begins to realize he must either yield to the ever-watchful Jacoby, or take his chances and run. Ireland’s refined and sparse style cuts through to the dark heart of the American dream in this chilling novel about the thin lines that separate the civilized from the primitive, and the living from the dead.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1780748213
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
To escape his troubled past, Norman heads to the desert to lose himself in his work. He has just received a research grant to study the ghost towns and abandoned mines that litter the landscape. But when he comes across a group of desert-dwelling outcasts and is taken captive by their charismatic leader Jacoby, he is introduced to an alternative way of life: one that both repulses and mesmerizes. As he struggles to make sense of this strange new world – with its perverse and unorthodox practices – Norman begins to realize he must either yield to the ever-watchful Jacoby, or take his chances and run. Ireland’s refined and sparse style cuts through to the dark heart of the American dream in this chilling novel about the thin lines that separate the civilized from the primitive, and the living from the dead.
The Friend of the Desert
Author: Pablo d'Ors
Publisher: Parallax Press
ISBN: 1946764507
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
Existential and curiously hypnotic, Pablo d'Ors evokes the sharp stylized prose of Bolaño, Bernhard, and DeLillo in this strange tale of one man's repeated forays into the desert, and the ultimate silence it contains. "Thanks to the back cover of a book I knew that there lived in Brno a man who had dedicated a good portion of his life to traveling through many of the world's deserts." So begins Pavel's story, as a series of mysterious circumstances lead him to change the course of his life. On his repeated trips to the Sahara, first as part of an enigmatic organization called Friends of the Desert and later on his own, Pavel explores the drifting sands, and, ultimately, something approaching infinity. Nothing is as it seems. As the unknowns increase, each encounter presents a new mirror for Pavel's own expanding consciousness. Innumerable artists, thinkers, and mystics have paid their respects to the void. With refinement and care, Friend of the Desert inserts itself to that tradition. In the wake of Hesse's famous Siddhartha, Bolaño's By Night in Chile, and Don DeLillo's The Names, Pablo d'Ors approaches the depths and casually settles in. Friend of the Desert is a rare gift for seekers of the absolute.
Publisher: Parallax Press
ISBN: 1946764507
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
Existential and curiously hypnotic, Pablo d'Ors evokes the sharp stylized prose of Bolaño, Bernhard, and DeLillo in this strange tale of one man's repeated forays into the desert, and the ultimate silence it contains. "Thanks to the back cover of a book I knew that there lived in Brno a man who had dedicated a good portion of his life to traveling through many of the world's deserts." So begins Pavel's story, as a series of mysterious circumstances lead him to change the course of his life. On his repeated trips to the Sahara, first as part of an enigmatic organization called Friends of the Desert and later on his own, Pavel explores the drifting sands, and, ultimately, something approaching infinity. Nothing is as it seems. As the unknowns increase, each encounter presents a new mirror for Pavel's own expanding consciousness. Innumerable artists, thinkers, and mystics have paid their respects to the void. With refinement and care, Friend of the Desert inserts itself to that tradition. In the wake of Hesse's famous Siddhartha, Bolaño's By Night in Chile, and Don DeLillo's The Names, Pablo d'Ors approaches the depths and casually settles in. Friend of the Desert is a rare gift for seekers of the absolute.