Download or read book Mountain View written by Nicholas Perry and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known today as a leading center of technological innovation, Mountain View's modern Silicon Valley landscape hides a rich history stretching back to the 1850s.
Download or read book The Mountain View Murder written by Patrick Kelly and published by . This book was released on 2021-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A retired detective reluctantly helps a friend investigate a homicideBill O'Shea is living the dream. After a career of fighting crime in the big city, Bill buys a condo in the bucolic mountain resort community of Wintergreen, Virginia. When he meets his attractive new neighbor, Bill knows his retirement is off to a great start.But then a local pedestrian is killed in a hit-and-run accident, and the short-staffed community police department asks Bill to help out. With no witnesses and no vehicle, it's going to be a real challenge. Plus, the snooty groundhog and irrepressible bear are certainly no help. When a break in the case proves a connection between the car and the victim, Bill goes from no suspects to too many.Is it the victim's wife--whose husband cheated on her for many years--or the betrayed business partner? Maybe it's the victim's mistress or the friend who loaned him money. It could even be a random hiker passing through on the nearby Appalachian Trail.Join Bill O'Shea as he tries to solve this murder while dodging zany wildlife and courting a new love interest in the beautiful mountaintop resort of Wintergreen, Virginia.
Download or read book Mountain Vision written by Jeff B. Evans and published by Touchwood Press. This book was released on 2019-10 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeff Evans loves wilderness adventure. Join is as he climbs the highest mountains on six continents and leads emergency medical teams in Nepal and Iraq. Jeff speaks to audiences of all ages around the world, unpacking what it means to conquer life's fears and challenges and lead from the front. Feel the danger from your favorite reading chair.
Download or read book Geek Silicon Valley written by Ashlee Vance and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silicon Valley veterans and newbies alike will want to explore this book that delves into the rich history behind the region that birthed the world's most important industry. Technology journalist Ashlee Vance has captured almost every aspect of the area stretching between San Francisco and San Jose, California, starting with the eager radio and electronics enthusiasts of the early 1900s and ending with the computing powerhouses of today such as Google and Apple. Along the way, the book profiles the people and places that have elevated Silicon Valley to an almost mythic pedestal. This book delivers Silicon Valley, taking us from success story to failed startup and back again as we drive the roads from San Francisco to Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara and San Jose. It's full of profiles of the larger-than-life characters that pioneered the processor, computer, and Internet revolutions. The book's vibrant design includes "Silicon Valley Soundbytes" packed with insider information and trivia, and "Click Here" sidebars, which suggest places to eat, drink, and shop. Place by place, readers get the inside scoop on all the addresses that count, which include Microsoft research centers; the headquarters of Google, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Sun Microsystems, and Oracle; research powerhouses such as Stanford University, NASA Ames, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; the Computer History Museum and The Tech Museum; the Shoreline Amphitheater; the Churchill Club; and many more.
Download or read book A Mountain View written by Lewis Spence and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2002-06-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a child in the 1930s, Spence spent several summers on Upper Saranac Lake, over which his imperious blue-blooded Kentucky grandfather presided. Using his grandfather as a focal point, the author depicts the construction, decor and lifestyle associated with the great camps. While his grandfather indulged a life of patrician arrogance by recasting his ancestors as Civil War heroes and cultivating the local elite, Bud, the young scion of his line, took up more practical pursuits. His tutor was the camp's handyman and erstwhile guide, an uncouth Swede who relished profanity and waged daily battles with a tin boat.
Download or read book Lighting the Fires of Freedom written by Janet Dewart Bell and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recommended by The New York Times, The Washington Post, Book Riot and Autostraddle Nominated for a 2019 NAACP Image Award, a groundbreaking collection of profiles of African American women leaders in the twentieth-century fight for civil rights During the Civil Rights Movement, African American women did not stand on ceremony; they simply did the work that needed to be done. Yet despite their significant contributions at all levels of the movement, they remain mostly invisible to the larger public. Beyond Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King, most Americans would be hard-pressed to name other leaders at the community, local, and national levels. In Lighting the Fires of Freedom Janet Dewart Bell shines a light on women's all-too-often overlooked achievements in the Movement. Through wide-ranging conversations with nine women, several now in their nineties with decades of untold stories, we hear what ignited and fueled their activism, as Bell vividly captures their inspiring voices. Lighting the Fires of Freedom offers these deeply personal and intimate accounts of extraordinary struggles for justice that resulted in profound social change, stories that are vital and relevant today. A vital document for understanding the Civil Rights Movement, Lighting the Fires of Freedom is an enduring testament to the vitality of women's leadership during one of the most dramatic periods of American history.
Download or read book Apples and Oranges written by Sara Pinto and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-12-26 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents pairs of related items, such as an apple and an orange or a bicycle and a motorcycle, and asks why they are similar, while offering unexpected answers.
Download or read book Nature View written by Sebastiaan Bedaux and published by Lannoo Publishers. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether lakes, deserts or forest, nature is often a holiday destination, but not every nature traveller wants to camp or stay in cheap hotels. This book is for the discerning traveller who wants to stay in style and enjoy nature at the same time. Here are 50 of the most stylish homes, settled in spectacular landscapes from around the world. And each is available for holiday rental. AUTHOR: Sebastiaan Bedaux works as a freelance lifestyle and travel journalist for several renowned Belgian magazines and newspapers. For the past ten years he has been travelling the world and writing about his holiday experiences on his travel blog, ambassador.land, which has won several awards. SELLING POINTS: * 50 stylish hidden gems in the middle of nature, each one rentable * Companion to Mountain View (ISBN: 9789401447607) and Ocean View (ISBN: 9789401446150) * Includes all the important contact information for each destination 250 colour images
Download or read book A Day on the Mountain written by Kevin Kurtz and published by Arbordale Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08-10 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhyming verses take children up a mountain to explore how animals and habitats change as they travel higher and higher above sea level. Includes "For Creative Minds" educational section.
Download or read book The Amateur Gourmet written by Adam D. Roberts and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2008-12-10 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A fast track to culinary bliss.”—Frank Bruni, New York Times • “A sort of Rachael Ray for young foodie urbanites.”—Boston Globe Self-taught chef and creator of the Amateur Gourmet website, Adam Roberts has written the ultimate “Kitchen 101” for anyone who’s ever wanted to enjoy the rewards of good eating without risking burning down the house! In this deliciously illuminating and hilarious new kitchen companion, Roberts has assembled a five-star lineup of some of the food world’s most eminent authorities. The result is a culinary education like no other. • Learn the “Ten Commandments of Dining Out” courtesy of Ruth Reichl, editor in chief of Gourmet magazine. • Discover why the New York Times’s Amanda Hesser urges you never to bring a grocery list to the market. • Get knife lessons from a top sous-chef at Manhattan’s famous Union Square Cafe, and much more. Packed with recipes, menu plans, shopping tips, and anecdotes, The Amateur Gourmet provides you with all the ingredients to savor the foodie lifestyle. All you need to add is a healthy appetite and a taste for adventure. Praise for The Amateur Gourmet “For anyone seeking to venture beyond toaster meals into the pleasurable world of sautéing and braising, Roberts is the perfect guide.”—Matt Lee and Ted Lee, authors of The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook “A funny little guide—thanks to Roberts’ comic timing and frequent kitchen flops—to savoring life’s flavor in pursuit of good eats.”—New York Daily News “Amateurgourmet [online] is a food-world must read, offering an intelligent and witty view of food culture. . . . Now Roberts moves to the head of the table with his new book.”—Denver Post “A delightful and compelling new voice in the food world.”—Michael Ruhlman, author of Charcuterie and The Reach of a Chef
Download or read book Statement of Vote written by and published by . This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mountain Dog written by Margarita Engle and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2013-08-13 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Tony's mother is sent to jail, he is sent to stay with a great uncle he has never met in Sierra Nevada. It is a daunting move—Tony's new world bears no semblance to his previous one. But slowly, against a remote and remarkable backdrop, the scars from Tony's troubled past begin to heal. With his Tió and a search-and-rescue dog named Gabe by his side, he learns how to track wild animals, is welcomed to the Cowboy Church, and makes new friends at the Mountain School. Most importantly though, it is through Gabe that Tony discovers unconditional love for the first time, in Mountain Dog by Margarita Engle. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2013
Download or read book The View From Breast Pocket Mountain written by Karen Hill Anton and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-14 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a journey from NYC to mountainside Japan, the reader will first experience Iran and Afghanistan. Serendipitous encounters with famous people add color to this unusual story. Interactions with everyday folk, shared experiences of love, hope and tragedy, highlight our interconnectedness and humanity.
Download or read book The View Upon The Mountain written by N T Laemmle and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-11-16 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The View Upon the Mountain chronicles the path of a young boy as he journeys up a legendary mountain, only to realize the value of all that he has left behind. Through his Great Pilgrimage, he explores what happens when you achieve a goal that was never really yours, wrestles with the paradox of making love stay, and ultimately learns how to climb back down. A tale of love, loss, forgiveness, and the acceptance of one's fate, The View Upon the Mountain holds up a mirror to our own deepest selves, daring us to look away. A spiritual successor to such classic tales as Hesse's Siddhartha and Coelho's The Alchemist, The View Upon the Mountain provides a refreshing draught of goodness to the world-weary reader, enriching our hearts so that we may bravely embark on our own Great Pilgrimages. Like life itself, it is a story that fluctuates between buoyancy and weight, earnestness and cynicism, examining our darker side no less rigorously than our light. Admirers of plot symmetry, archetypes, and Jungian theory will be especially taken by this well-constructed tale, diamond-like in its multifaceted perfection. By juxtaposing one character's rock bottom with another's greatest ecstasy, Laemmle accentuates both the nuance and irony of life itself. A coming-of-age story to be enjoyed by children and adults alike, The View Upon the Mountain weaves aspects of fantasy, romance, adventure, and myth to create a vibrantly original tale that nevertheless reads like our most familiar bedtime stories, so adroitly does it cut directly to the heart of what makes us human. An epic portrayal of the eternal struggle between man and self that refuses to offer an easy way out, the reader must identify as both hero and villain intertwined, that frustrating and confounding tangle of parts that can only be named: the individual. Stuck in a pit of his own digging, Laemmle wrote this novella as a rope with which to pull himself free. Whether needing to revive one's courage, accept one's imperfections, forgive oneself for past mistakes, or turn regret into a blessing, every human has something to gain by reading this novella, if only they are willing to shed the dead weight that has been holding them back.
Download or read book Spaghetti and Meatballs for All a Mathematical Story written by Marilyn Burns and published by Perfection Learning. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fun look at area and perimeter, dinnertime becomes a real mess as guests rearrange the carefully placed tables and chairs.
Download or read book Mountain Views written by Rupert Hoare and published by Vertebrate Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A personal account of the author's thirty-eight years of walking, climbing, mountaineering and ski-mountaineering in Britain, the Alps and farther afield.
Download or read book Mountains written by Michael Sandler and published by Bearport Publishing. This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey to the top of the world in this exciting story of adventure and danger. Thrill-seeking readers will meet Tembe, a 16-year-old boy from Nepal who dreams of climbing to the top of Mt. Everest. Told in a compelling narrative style, Mountains: Surviving on Mt. Everest follows Tempe's amazing expedition in 2001 as he and his team braved the bitter cold, thin air, and life-threatening conditions to triumphantly plant their national flag at Everest's soaring summit. As readers follow Tembe's story, they will learn the defining characteristics and features of the world's great mountains, and discover why Mt. Everest, in particular, inspires explorers. Full-color photographs, along with a map, diagram, and timeline will further inform the young adventurer in every student.
