Download or read book Keeper of the Mountains written by Bernadette McDonald and published by Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. This book was released on 2012-10-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in 1946, Elizabeth Hawley worked for Fortune magazine as a researcher. Shortly thereafter, she left both her job and the United States itself to travel the world, and thus began her lifelong attraction to the exotic and remote sovereign state of Nepal. In the years that followed, she began reporting on the political and cultural events taking place in her adopted homeland for the likes of Reuters and Time Inc., letting the world in on the strange community of mountaineers, pilgrims and politicians who were descending on Kathmandu, whether in search of adventure, enlightenment or prestige. Despite the fact that Elizabeth Hawley has never climbed a mountain or visited the hallowed grounds of Everest base camp, she has become the most important record keeper and inspirational authority figure regarding the expeditions, stories, feats, scandals and disasters in the Nepal Himalaya. Now 90 years of age, she has commanded the respect of such legendary personalities as Edmund Hillary, Reinhold Messner, Chris Bonington, Tomaž Humar and Ed Viesturs. With production under way on a film examining her life and legacy, it is likely that Hawley will continue to hold a special place in the hearts and minds of all visitors looking to experience the legend and grandeur of the world’s most celebrated mountain landscape.
Download or read book Only a Hut in the Mountains written by Barry Brailsford and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The old one is a Keeper of the Sacred Lore. Those who come to his mountain hut have already traveled difficult trails. Two arrive at dusk but only one is expected. The Trail Walkers sent the young woman but the man is a mystery, only meeting her in the last hour of the trail. In the days that follow old wisdom releases truths long hidden in the past. Exploring their excitement they discover if they are born of the Fire People or Stone People, Tree People or Water People, Bird People or Star Walkers, Whale People or Dolphin People or other Peoples. They learn to align their lives with the rhythms of the Moon, step into the power of Place and begin the hardest journey of all. Yes, to know the magic of head, heart and spirit walking as one. All this against a backdrop of cutting edge science where Time and Space embrace. Where Quantum Mechanics and String Theory grapple with the Nothingness to create the Universe, and Life. 'If we lose our story we lose our dream, ' the old one says, 'and if we lose our dream the spirit dies. Find hope in the circle of our fire. Walk the truth of your life. Be free to be.'
Download or read book The Story Keeper written by Lisa Wingate and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "She'd noticed immediately that I understood the lure of a good story. Sometimes a world that doesn't exist is the only escape from the one that does." When successful New York editor Jen Gibbs discovers a decaying slush-pile manuscript on her desk, she has no idea that the story of Sarra, a young mixed-race woman trapped in Appalachia at the turn of the twentieth century, will both take her on a journey and change her forever. Happy with her life in the city, and at the top of her career with a new job at Vida House Publishing, Jen has left her Appalachian past and twisted family ties far behind. But the search for the rest of the manuscript, and Jen's suspicions about the identity of its unnamed author, will draw her into a mystery that leads back to the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains . . . and quite possibly through the doors she thought she had closed forever.
Download or read book The Official Illustrated Guide to the Great Southern Western Railway and an Account of Some of the Most Important Manufactories in the Towns on the Line written by George S. Measom and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Himalayan Database written by Elizabeth Hawley and published by Amer Alpine Club. This book was released on 2004-10-01 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The historical archives of Elizabeth Hawley-for more than 40 years the meticulous chronicler of mountaineering expeditions in Nepal-are now available on this searchable CD.
Download or read book My Side of the Mountain written by Jean Craighead George and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2001-05-21 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest."—The New York Times Book Review Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods—all by himself. With only a penknife, a ball of cord, forty dollars, and some flint and steel, he intends to survive on his own. Sam learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that changes his life forever. “An extraordinary book . . . It will be read year after year.” —The Horn Book
Download or read book The Shadow Keeper written by Abi Elphinstone and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-02-25 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moll Pecksniff and her friends are living as outlaws in a secret cave by the sea, desperate to stay hidden from the Shadowmasks. But further along the coast lies the Amulet of Truth, the only thing powerful enough to force the Shadowmasks back and contain their dark magic. So, together with Gryff, the wildcat that’s always by her side, and her best friends Alfie and Sid, Moll must sneak past smugglers, outwit mer creatures and crack secret codes to save the Old Magic. With more at stake than ever before and the dark magic rising fast, can Moll and her friends stop the Shadowmasks before it’s too late? Catapult into this page-turning adventure from the author of Sky Song, perfect for fans of J.K. Rowling, Michelle Harrison and Eva Ibbotson. 'Reminded me of the very best of the Harry Potter books' Piers Torday, author of The Last Wild 'A thrillingly wild adventure - bold, breathless and beautifully told' Jonathan Stroud, author of Lockwood & Co. 'No one does edge-of-seat action like Abi Elphinstone' Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse 'Abi Elphinstone’s books are full of adventure, wit, heart, and, above all, bravery’ Katherine Rundell, author of The Explorer ‘Abi Elphinstone is proving to be a worthy successor to CS Lewis’ The Times 'A gifted storyteller... one of today's greatest children's authors' LoveReading Also by Abi Elphinstone: The Dreamsnatcher The Night Spinner Sky Song Winter Magic (anthology) Everdark (World Book Day) Rumblestar Jungledrop The Crackledawn Dragon Everdark
Download or read book Lost in Translation Presumption and Interpretation written by Saad D. Abulhab and published by Blautopf Publishing. This book was released on 2020-06-15 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the Mesopotamian roots of two key monotheist characters, Adam and Noah, and their stories, through an exhaustive reading of relevant texts from the ancient literature; it includes original Arabic transliterations, and Arabic and English translations of sections from Akkadian and Sumerian inscriptions, and the Hebrew Genesis. The common, biblical beliefs in an initial, single human creation, and a subsequent survival of a punishing, catastrophic flood were among the key forming pillars of the Near East monotheist religions. The other key pillar was, arguably, the belief in the existence of a one, supreme god and creator. However, neither the two stories of human creation and catastrophic flood, nor the belief in one supreme god, were originally introduced by these monotheist religions. Key inscriptions from ancient Mesopotamia have clearly indicated that various versions of these beliefs were commonplace for thousands of years before. Despite the differences in details, and at times ambiguities, the monotheist faiths seem to have derived their defining themes from one source: early Mesopotamian mythology. Unfortunately, several key inscriptional facts supporting this hypothesis were lost in the current transliterations, translations, and interpretations of the ancient texts.
Download or read book The Mountains of California written by John Muir and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famed naturalist John Muir (1838-1914) came to Wisconsin as a boy and studied at the University of Wisconsin. He first came to California in 1868 and devoted six years to the study of the Yosemite Valley. After work in Nevada, Utah, and Colorado, he returned to California in 1880 and made the state his home. One of the heroes of America's conservation movement, Muir deserves much of the credit for making the Yosemite Valley a protected national park and for alerting Americans to the need to protect this and other natural wonders. The mountains of California (1894) is his book length tribute to the beauties of the Sierras. He recounts not only his own journeys by foot through the mountains, glaciers, forests, and valleys, but also the geological and natural history of the region, ranging from the history of glaciers, the patterns of tree growth, and the daily life of animals and insects. While Yosemite naturally receives great attention, Muir also expounds on less well known beauty spots.
Download or read book The National Gazetteer written by Great Britain. [Appendix. - Descriptions, Travels & Topography.] and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 1164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of Mountains written by Joseph Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1810 with total page 962 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Descriptive Atlas of Astronomy and of Physical and Political Geography written by Thomas Milner and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Maxwell s Mountain written by Shari Becker and published by Charlesbridge Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After preparing to be an outdoorsman, Maxwell sets out to climb the mountain in the park.
Download or read book Eleanor written by Jason Gurley and published by Crown. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a terrible accident claims the life of Eleanor’s twin, her family is left in tatters, and her reality begins to unravel, dropping her in and out of unfamiliar worlds. When she returns to her own time and place, hours and days have flown by without her. One fateful day, Eleanor leaps from a cliff...and vanishes. In a strange in-between place, she meets a mysterious stranger who understands the weight of her family history: Eleanor’s twin wasn’t the only tragic loss. And unless Eleanor can master her strange new abilities, she may not be the last.
Download or read book Journal written by Royal Geological Society of Ireland and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Parliamentary Papers written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1839 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A system of modern geography written by Archibald Sinclair (of Mason's hall sch, Greenock.) and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
