Author: Julie Collins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780882403328
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
The twin trappers recount their unique life in the Lake Minchumina region in Alaska.
Trapline Twins
Author: Julie Collins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780882403328
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
The twin trappers recount their unique life in the Lake Minchumina region in Alaska.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780882403328
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
The twin trappers recount their unique life in the Lake Minchumina region in Alaska.
Trapline Twins
Author: Julie Collins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781889963914
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Identical twins Miki and Julie Collins lead a subsistence life in a remote area north of the Alaska Range in Alaska s wild interior. This dual autobiography of adventure shines with their love of the wilderness and of the sled dogs that are their loyal companions"
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781889963914
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Identical twins Miki and Julie Collins lead a subsistence life in a remote area north of the Alaska Range in Alaska s wild interior. This dual autobiography of adventure shines with their love of the wilderness and of the sled dogs that are their loyal companions"
Denali
Author: Bill Sherwonit
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 9780898867107
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Denali, "The High One," (Alaska's Mount McKinley) has beguiled storytellers since time immemorial. In this wide- ranging anthology spanning 101 years of published writings - representing both the northern classics and little-known gems - editor Bill Sherwont gives us a taste of rich literary legacy.
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 9780898867107
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Denali, "The High One," (Alaska's Mount McKinley) has beguiled storytellers since time immemorial. In this wide- ranging anthology spanning 101 years of published writings - representing both the northern classics and little-known gems - editor Bill Sherwont gives us a taste of rich literary legacy.
Trapline
Author: Mark Stevens
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 073874381X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
A chewed-up corpse high in the Flat Tops Wilderness Area leaves Colorado hunting guide Allison Coil mystified. Obvious signs suggest the dead man is the victim of a mountain lion attack, but Allison's instincts tell her otherwise. Miles away in downtown Glenwood Springs, a controversial candidate for U.S. Senate is shot during a campaign stop as news-paper reporter Duncan Bloom watches, dodging the long-range gunfire. Trapline follows Coil and Bloom as their investigations collide, exposing the dark depths of human indifference. Winner of the 2015 Colorado Book Award for Mystery Praise: "A chilling tale."—The Denver Post "Allison's third adventure...combines a loving portrait of a beautiful area with an ugly, all-too-believable conspiracy that could have been ripped from today's headlines."—Kirkus Reviews "Readers will enjoy the fast-paced action."—Mystery Scene "A well-executed and suspenseful narrative...The book is a thrilling read."—The Aspen Times "Stevens has a clean style and keeps the plot moving."—Albuquerque Free Press "[Mark Stevens] weaves a brilliant tale that makes it difficult to put the book down."—Colorado Country Times "Thrilling, complex, and well-crafted with more twists and turns than a high road through the Rocky Mountains...No doubt about it, Mark Stevens is an author to watch!"—Margaret Coel, New York Times bestselling author of the Wind River Mystery series "Trapline rings as true as the beautiful mountains and valleys that frame this exciting, tense drama of today's Colorado."—Manuel Ramos, award-winning author of Desperado: A Mile High Noir
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 073874381X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
A chewed-up corpse high in the Flat Tops Wilderness Area leaves Colorado hunting guide Allison Coil mystified. Obvious signs suggest the dead man is the victim of a mountain lion attack, but Allison's instincts tell her otherwise. Miles away in downtown Glenwood Springs, a controversial candidate for U.S. Senate is shot during a campaign stop as news-paper reporter Duncan Bloom watches, dodging the long-range gunfire. Trapline follows Coil and Bloom as their investigations collide, exposing the dark depths of human indifference. Winner of the 2015 Colorado Book Award for Mystery Praise: "A chilling tale."—The Denver Post "Allison's third adventure...combines a loving portrait of a beautiful area with an ugly, all-too-believable conspiracy that could have been ripped from today's headlines."—Kirkus Reviews "Readers will enjoy the fast-paced action."—Mystery Scene "A well-executed and suspenseful narrative...The book is a thrilling read."—The Aspen Times "Stevens has a clean style and keeps the plot moving."—Albuquerque Free Press "[Mark Stevens] weaves a brilliant tale that makes it difficult to put the book down."—Colorado Country Times "Thrilling, complex, and well-crafted with more twists and turns than a high road through the Rocky Mountains...No doubt about it, Mark Stevens is an author to watch!"—Margaret Coel, New York Times bestselling author of the Wind River Mystery series "Trapline rings as true as the beautiful mountains and valleys that frame this exciting, tense drama of today's Colorado."—Manuel Ramos, award-winning author of Desperado: A Mile High Noir
Arctic Homestead
Author: Norma Cobb
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312283797
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Chronicles a family's efforts to build a home near the Arctic Circle in Alaska, depicting their moving discovery of love and courage in a land of modern-day outlaws, feuds, grizzly bears, and unbelievably harsh winters.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312283797
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Chronicles a family's efforts to build a home near the Arctic Circle in Alaska, depicting their moving discovery of love and courage in a land of modern-day outlaws, feuds, grizzly bears, and unbelievably harsh winters.
The Frozen Toe Guide to Real Alaskan Livin'
Author: Brookelyn Bellinger
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
ISBN: 1570617201
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The Frozen Toe Guide to Real Alaskan Livin' both embraces and instructs readers on everything one needs to know to be a true Alaskan, or at least to look the part. Combining both handbook format with anecdotal bits about the author’s own experiences moving to the state, the book advises readers on such topics ranging from winter survival skills to regional fashion to Alaskan dating advice to extreme sports. Learn how to make ice cream from snow, or how to seek out a career in dog mushing. Find out where to travel for weekend trips, and what Alaskans do for entertainment.
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
ISBN: 1570617201
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The Frozen Toe Guide to Real Alaskan Livin' both embraces and instructs readers on everything one needs to know to be a true Alaskan, or at least to look the part. Combining both handbook format with anecdotal bits about the author’s own experiences moving to the state, the book advises readers on such topics ranging from winter survival skills to regional fashion to Alaskan dating advice to extreme sports. Learn how to make ice cream from snow, or how to seek out a career in dog mushing. Find out where to travel for weekend trips, and what Alaskans do for entertainment.
Dog Driver
Author: Miki Collins
Publisher: Alpine Publications
ISBN: 9781577791614
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Dog Driver is for anyone interested in sled dog training for recreational sledding, racing, or working. Based on personal sled dog experience in both racing and working sled dog teams, Miki and Julie Collins explain everything you need to know to select, raise, train and care for sled dogs, dog sledding equipment and even clothing. Learn to read and understand your dogs, as well as how to take care of injuries on and off the trail. You won't be stranded out on the trail if you study their advice on repairing harnesses and sleds. Plus, in Dog Driver, you'll get all the latest sled dog facts, know what it is really like to own mushing dogs and just what it takes to be among the top Iditarod dogs. Follow Miki and Julie through thousands of wilderness miles as they run their working sled dog teams to check on trap lines and deliver freight during the winter in the heart of Alaska.
Publisher: Alpine Publications
ISBN: 9781577791614
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Dog Driver is for anyone interested in sled dog training for recreational sledding, racing, or working. Based on personal sled dog experience in both racing and working sled dog teams, Miki and Julie Collins explain everything you need to know to select, raise, train and care for sled dogs, dog sledding equipment and even clothing. Learn to read and understand your dogs, as well as how to take care of injuries on and off the trail. You won't be stranded out on the trail if you study their advice on repairing harnesses and sleds. Plus, in Dog Driver, you'll get all the latest sled dog facts, know what it is really like to own mushing dogs and just what it takes to be among the top Iditarod dogs. Follow Miki and Julie through thousands of wilderness miles as they run their working sled dog teams to check on trap lines and deliver freight during the winter in the heart of Alaska.
The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic
Author: Gay Salisbury
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393076210
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
"A stirring tale of survival, thanks to man's best friend." —Seattle Times When a deadly diphtheria epidemic swept through Nome, Alaska, in 1925, the local doctor knew that without a fresh batch of antitoxin, his patients would die. The lifesaving serum was a thousand miles away, the port was icebound, and planes couldn't fly in blizzard conditions—only the dogs could make it. The heroic dash of dog teams across the Alaskan wilderness to Nome inspired the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and immortalized Balto, the lead dog of the last team whose bronze statue still stands in New York City's Central Park. This is the greatest dog story, never fully told until now.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393076210
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
"A stirring tale of survival, thanks to man's best friend." —Seattle Times When a deadly diphtheria epidemic swept through Nome, Alaska, in 1925, the local doctor knew that without a fresh batch of antitoxin, his patients would die. The lifesaving serum was a thousand miles away, the port was icebound, and planes couldn't fly in blizzard conditions—only the dogs could make it. The heroic dash of dog teams across the Alaskan wilderness to Nome inspired the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and immortalized Balto, the lead dog of the last team whose bronze statue still stands in New York City's Central Park. This is the greatest dog story, never fully told until now.
Diamond Willow
Author: Helen Frost
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 1466896345
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
There's more to me than most people see. Twelve-year-old Willow would rather blend in than stick out. But she still wants to be seen for who she is. She wants her parents to notice that she is growing up. She wants her best friend to like her better than she likes a certain boy. She wants, more than anything, to mush the dogs out to her grandparents' house, by herself, with Roxy in the lead. But sometimes when it's just you, one mistake can have frightening consequences . . . And when Willow stumbles, it takes a surprising group of friends to help her make things right again. Using diamond-shaped poems inspired by forms found in polished diamond willow sticks, Helen Frost tells the moving story of Willow and her family. Hidden messages within each diamond carry the reader further, into feelings Willow doesn't reveal even to herself. Diamond Willow is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 1466896345
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
There's more to me than most people see. Twelve-year-old Willow would rather blend in than stick out. But she still wants to be seen for who she is. She wants her parents to notice that she is growing up. She wants her best friend to like her better than she likes a certain boy. She wants, more than anything, to mush the dogs out to her grandparents' house, by herself, with Roxy in the lead. But sometimes when it's just you, one mistake can have frightening consequences . . . And when Willow stumbles, it takes a surprising group of friends to help her make things right again. Using diamond-shaped poems inspired by forms found in polished diamond willow sticks, Helen Frost tells the moving story of Willow and her family. Hidden messages within each diamond carry the reader further, into feelings Willow doesn't reveal even to herself. Diamond Willow is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
The Science of Learning
Author: Joseph J. Pear
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1317273869
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 833
Book Description
For over a century and a quarter, the science of learning has expanded at an increasing rate and has achieved the status of a mature science. It has developed powerful methodologies and applications. The rise of this science has been so swift that other learning texts often overlook the fact that, like other mature sciences, the science of learning has developed a large body of knowledge. The Science of Learning comprehensively covers this knowledge in a readable and highly systematic manner. Methodology and application are discussed when relevant; however, these aspects are better appreciated after the reader has a firm grasp of the scientific knowledge of learning processes. Accordingly, the book begins with the most fundamental and well-established principles of the science and builds on the preceding material toward greater complexity. The connections of the material with other sciences, especially its sister science, biology, are referenced throughout. Through these frequent references to biology and evolution, the book keeps in the forefront the recognition that the principles of learning apply to all animals. Thus, in the final section the book brings together all learning principles studied in research settings by demonstrating their relevance to both animals and humans in their natural settings. For animals this is the untamed environment of their niches; for humans it is any social environment, for Homo sapiens is the social and learning animal par excellence.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1317273869
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 833
Book Description
For over a century and a quarter, the science of learning has expanded at an increasing rate and has achieved the status of a mature science. It has developed powerful methodologies and applications. The rise of this science has been so swift that other learning texts often overlook the fact that, like other mature sciences, the science of learning has developed a large body of knowledge. The Science of Learning comprehensively covers this knowledge in a readable and highly systematic manner. Methodology and application are discussed when relevant; however, these aspects are better appreciated after the reader has a firm grasp of the scientific knowledge of learning processes. Accordingly, the book begins with the most fundamental and well-established principles of the science and builds on the preceding material toward greater complexity. The connections of the material with other sciences, especially its sister science, biology, are referenced throughout. Through these frequent references to biology and evolution, the book keeps in the forefront the recognition that the principles of learning apply to all animals. Thus, in the final section the book brings together all learning principles studied in research settings by demonstrating their relevance to both animals and humans in their natural settings. For animals this is the untamed environment of their niches; for humans it is any social environment, for Homo sapiens is the social and learning animal par excellence.