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Author : Patricia Nelson Limerick
Release : 1985
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 085/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Desert Passages by : Patricia Nelson Limerick
Download or read book Desert Passages written by Patricia Nelson Limerick. This book was released on 1985. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the development of American attitudes toward the desert using case studies from many writers over the years.
Author : Greg Hawk
Release : 2020-04-17
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 401/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Random Tangents: Embracing Adventures in Life by : Greg Hawk
Download or read book Random Tangents: Embracing Adventures in Life written by Greg Hawk. This book was released on 2020-04-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Hawk lies on the bottom of the pool paralyzed he realizes the gypsy was right again. How long can he hold his breath before someone notices? Will he be able to pull through this to finish the remaining predictions? Greg Hawk's memoir of a life's adventure takes a drastic turn at the end of a divorce as he listens to a gypsy lady in New Zealand predict things on the path ahead. Every obstacle on his path in life has put him on another tangent of learning and struggle, at times driving him to the edge of defeat. During these years, death seemed to be a constant companion as he witnessed it, as well as facing it personally. As a soldier, a husband, a divorcee, a partner of a successful construction business in Denver, owner of Fantasy Dive Charters in Australia, to being a treasure hunter in the mountains and desert of the Southwest, he faced many self-imposed challenges." Random Tangents is a celebration of a life well-lived, of obstacles overcome, of the triumph of spirit. And let's face it, sometimes a little luck."
Author : Jeannette Walls
Release : 2007-01-02
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 666/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Glass Castle by : Jeannette Walls
Download or read book The Glass Castle written by Jeannette Walls. This book was released on 2007-01-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A triumphant tale of a young woman and her difficult childhood, The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience, redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and wonderfully vibrant. Jeannette Walls was the second of four children raised by anti-institutional parents in a household of extremes.
Author : Edward Abbey
Release : 2011-08-21
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 484/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Desert Solitaire by : Edward Abbey
Download or read book Desert Solitaire written by Edward Abbey. This book was released on 2011-08-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This memoir of life in the American desert by the author of The Monkey Wrench Gang is a nature writing classic on par with Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. In Desert Solitaire, Edward Abbey recounts his many escapades, adventures, and epiphanies as an Arches National Park ranger outside Moab, Utah. Brimming with arresting insights, impassioned arguments for wilderness conservation, and a raconteur’s wit, it is one of Abbey’s most critically acclaimed works. Through stories and philosophical musings, Abbey reflects on the condition of our remaining wilderness, the future of a civilization, and his own internal struggle with morality. As the world continues its rapid development, Abbey’s cry to maintain the natural beauty of the West remains just as relevant today as when this book first appeared in 1968.
Author : Jon P. Beckmann
Release : 2012-04-20
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 670/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Safe Passages by : Jon P. Beckmann
Download or read book Safe Passages written by Jon P. Beckmann. This book was released on 2012-04-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Safe Passages brings together in a single volume the latest information on the emerging science of road ecology as it relates to mitigating interactions between roads and wildlife. This practical handbook of tools and examples is designed to assist individuals and organizations thinking about or working toward reducing road-wildlife impacts. The book provides: an overview of the importance of habitat connectivity with regard to roads current planning approaches and technologies for mitigating the impacts of highways on both terrestrial and aquatic species different facets of public participation in highway-wildlife connectivity mitigation projects case studies from partnerships across North America that highlight successful on-the-ground implementation of ecological and engineering solutions recent innovative highway-wildlife mitigation developments Detailed case studies span a range of scales, from site-specific wildlife crossing structures, to statewide planning for habitat connectivity, to national legislation. Contributors explore the cooperative efforts that are emerging as a result of diverse organizations—including transportation agencies, land and wildlife management agencies, and nongovernmental organizations—finding common ground to tackle important road ecology issues and problems. Safe Passages is an important new resource for local-, state-, and national-level managers and policymakers working on road-wildlife issues, and will appeal to a broad audience including scientists, agency personnel, planners, land managers, transportation consultants, students, conservation organizations, policymakers, and citizens engaged in road-wildlife mitigation projects.
