Download or read book Waters Far and Near written by Charles Gaines and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the glacial lakes of Patagonia to the safari camps of Zambia, Charles Gaines has traversed the globe in search of the elusive catch. Traveling by helicopter, kayak, ship or houseboat, on lakes, rivers, oceans and everglades, he has visited five continents and over 20 countries following his primary passion: fly-fishing. But, as with any epic quest, the adventure—made up of wild stories, salty characters, breathtaking settings and close calls—is often more rewarding than the slippery goal itself. In Have Fly Rod, Will Travel, Charles Gaines presents a collection of essays that each begin in pursuit of a fish, but ultimately wind through back roads, volcanic landscapes, game reserves and remote villages, taking the reader on expeditions that reach far beyond the bait and tackle. Along the way, he weaves in historical context, environmental concerns, and vividly detailed portraits of the fellow adventurers and guides who share his obsession for the sport. Tom McGuane calls Gaines’s writing “fresh, original and downright elegant.” John Rasmus, former editor-in-chief of National Geographic Adventure says “Gaines breaks your heart with his stories, his voice, and the rhythm and control in his prose…Charles Gaines captures the sport—and the passions it evokes—with a sense of adventure, grace, and magic.”
Download or read book Near and Far Waters written by Colin Flint and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2024-07-30 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seapower has been a constant in world politics, a tool through which powerful countries have policed the seas for commercial advantage. Political geographer Colin Flint highlights the geography of seapower as a dynamic, continual struggle to gain control of near waters—those parts of the oceans close to a country's shoreline—and far waters—parts of the oceans beyond the horizon and that neighbor the shorelines of other countries. A forceful and clarifying challenge to conventional accounts of geopolitics, Near and Far Waters offers an accessible introduction to the combination of economic and political relations that are the reason behind, and the result of, the development of seapower to control near waters and project force into far waters. Examining the histories of three naval powers (the Netherlands, Britain, and the United States), this book distills the past and present patterns of seapower and their tendency to trigger repercussive conflict and war. Readers will gain an appreciation for how geopolitics works, the importance of seapower in economic competition, the motivations behind China's desire to become a global naval force, and the risks of current and future wars. Drawing on decades of experience, Flint urges readers to take seriously the dilemma of near/far waters as a context for an alternative understanding of global politics.
Download or read book Tales from Far and Near written by Madhubun and published by Vikas Publishing House. This book was released on 2001 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book endeavours to introduce children to the world of adventure, mythology and fables. Seven to ten year olds will enjoy the excitement and subtle humour of these wide ranging, simply-written tales.
Download or read book Fly Waters Near and Far written by Barry Beck and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect gift book for anglers--a fly fisher's destination dream book Over 400 world-class color photographs, featuring fishing destinations from around the world Features more than twenty-five fabulous fly-fishing destinations Journey to the world's most spectacular fly-fishing destinations. . . . Fly fishers will lose themselves in these pages and dream of taking the fish of a lifetime. In this lavish, full-color book, Barry and Cathy Beck showcase the places fly fishers covet: Alaska, the American West, Argentina's Patagonia and sea-run rivers, Belize, the Bahamas, Christmas Island, New England, New Zealand, Venezuela, and the Becks' beloved Pennsylvania waters. Captured in beautiful color shots are salt- and freshwater trophy fish of all species-bonefish, permit, tarpon, snook, jacks, striped bass, trout, salmon, char, and grayling.
Download or read book The Heart of the Wild Nature Studies from Near and Far written by S. L. Bensusan and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-29 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about a bundle of stories of wild life, a regret that for the most part they end with the violent death of the bird or beast whose life-story is set out. Those of us who have camped out under the canopy of the stars in the world's waste places, and have followed the track for days and nights together, not without privation, have caught glimpses of an order and union in the wild life.
Download or read book Outing and the Wheelman written by and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka written by Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich Gogolʹ and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the autumn of 1831, some easter from the Poltava province issued a book under the tantalizing title "Evenings on a farm near Dikanka". The simple-hearted villager, as if in a frightened way, recommended to the enlightened public four fantastic stories allegedly told at gatherings in his modest hut. "This is real gaiety, sincere, unconstrained, without cheating, without being stiff. In some places, what poetry! What sensitivity!"--So welcomed the new book Pushkin. He knew that, under the mask of an old farmer, a twenty-two-year-old writer is hiding, happily inventing and colorful characters (daring dudes, dazzling marvels, stubborn old men, angry women, mermaids, witches, devils - in a word, all sorts of people and nonhumans), and funny storytellers, and the collector himself invariably "truthful" nonsense - Rudy Pank. Nowadays the name of the writer "Evenings ..." is known to all, in 1831, very few knew him. But among them were two great poets - Zhukovsky ..." --Vasha Kniga
Download or read book Proceedings of the Parliament of South Australia written by South Australia. Parliament and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 918 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book So Near and Yet So Far written by Martin Bowman and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2013-06-19 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second volume in a meticulously researched four-part series that provides a comprehensive insight into the aerial exploits at Operation 'Market Garden' in September 1944. In an interesting method of presenting the information, the authorÕs arrangement of British, American, Dutch and German personal narrative interspersed with factual material offers a more personalized view of the war through the eyes of the hard-pressed Allied airborne troops who were actually there in the thick of the action. They take you steadily through the bitter house-to-house fighting in Eindhoven, Nijmegen and Arnhem and the fanatical attempts to keep open the narrow road to permit XXX Corps to reach and relieve Colonel John FrostÕs men, outnumbered and out-gunned at Arnhem Bridge. They reveal the frustration and bitter disappointment in the battles of the drop zones, the bloody fight for the bridges across the Rhine and the almost suicidal second and third lifts to re-supply the troops holding on precariously, fighting desperately, tenaciously and bravely to prevent their positions being overrun in the face of overwhelming enemy superiority. Stories of individual heroism act to humanize this period of wartime history, which is often reduced to mere facts. Timelines detail the day-to-day events happening in all areas of the battle both on the ground and in the air and also add weight to the story in hand, whilst carefully selected archive images work to supplement the text perfectly.
Download or read book Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia Incorporated written by Royal Society of South Australia and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sky Tinted Water Book 1 written by Keta Diablo and published by Keta Diablo. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Clean Historical Romance, * Nominated for a RONE Award, * Mystery/Suspense Rory Hudson arrives in Minnesota with her sister and brother-in-law to start a new life. Love is the last thing on Rory's mind but after one look at Dawson Finch, emotions she never knew existed stir her heart and soul. When Dawson enlists in the army to bring peace to a nation divided, Rory’s world plummets into a tailspin. Someone is intent on harming her and someone has sworn to protect her in her husband's absence. Despite the time and distance separating them, Rory and Dawson’s love can never be destroyed
Download or read book The Great Lakes Water Wars written by Peter Annin and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2009-08-25 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Lakes are the largest collection of fresh surface water on earth, and more than 40 million Americans and Canadians live in their basin. Will we divert water from the Great Lakes, causing them to end up like Central Asia's Aral Sea, which has lost 90 percent of its surface area and 75 percent of its volume since 1960? Or will we come to see that unregulated water withdrawals are ultimately catastrophic? Peter Annin writes a fast-paced account of the people and stories behind these upcoming battles. Destined to be the definitive story for the general public as well as policymakers, The Great Lakes Water Wars is a balanced, comprehensive look behind the scenes at the conflicts and compromises that are the past-and future-of this unique resource.
Download or read book Utilizing floodwaters for recharging depleted aquifers and sustaining irrigation written by Pavelic, Paul and published by International Water Management Institute (IWMI).. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Blue Mind written by Wallace J. Nichols and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2014-07-22 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A landmark book by marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols on the remarkable effects of water on our health and well-being. Why are we drawn to the ocean each summer? Why does being near water set our minds and bodies at ease? In Blue Mind, Wallace J. Nichols revolutionizes how we think about these questions, revealing the remarkable truth about the benefits of being in, on, under, or simply near water. Combining cutting-edge neuroscience with compelling personal stories from top athletes, leading scientists, military veterans, and gifted artists, he shows how proximity to water can improve performance, increase calm, diminish anxiety, and increase professional success. Blue Mind not only illustrates the crucial importance of our connection to water; it provides a paradigm shifting "blueprint" for a better life on this Blue Marble we call home.
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Download or read book Mass Balance Determinations for Pollutants in Urban Regions written by California Institute of Technology. Department of Environmental Health Engineering and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
