On a slope above a mountain lake in Alaska’s Brooks Range, Sam and Billie Wright built a twelve-by-twelve-foot log cabin with hand tools and named it Koviashuvik?an Eskimo word meaning "living in the
At 14,110 feet, the weather station atop Pikes Peak, Colorado, was the highest in the world in 1873. Young men trained by the Signal Corps took turns living year-round on the isolated mountain, where
Scott Palat is truly a lifestyle entrepreneur living the dream in Colorado where he skis, mountain bikes and plays as much as possible, all while operating 2 companies from his home. In "The Evolution
Scott Palat is truly a lifestyle entrepreneur living the dream in Colorado where he skis, mountain bikes and plays as much as possible, all while operating 2 companies from his home. In "The Evolution
"In 1992, in a remote mountain range, a team of scientists discovered the remains of an unusual animal with beautiful long horns. It turned out to be a living species new to western science -- a saola
This book analyzes the social and economic situation of the Shahsevans - mountain nomads in the harsh ecological environment of northwestern Iran. Based on in-depth field work while living with the no
In these days, when the experience of living right up against nature is fast becoming a thing of the past, the story of the mountain men is of special interest. These pioneers as a class were unique.
Ancestors of today’s Native Americans populated the Great Plains about 14,000 years ago, about the time glaciers of the last Ice Age began melting back to the north. Prehistoric people living on the d
As a young boy living in the Appalachian Mountains, Ray Hicks loved his grandfather’s stories because he told them “the mountain way.” After his grandfather’s death, Ray continued to tell these storie
Biodiversity of Fishes in Arunachal Himalaya: Systematics, Classification, and Taxonomic Identification provides a detailed piscatorial resource of the fish species living in the rich mountain waterbo
Meet the world’s largest living fish: the whale shark. With a back like a mountain range and a body that creates an enormous, looming shadow in the ocean below him, the whale shark is an exceptionally
"Read Mountains to learn all about these exciting, beautiful, and unique landforms. Discover the different mountain types, how mountains are formed, and what living things can be found in and around m
Since leaving the CIA under questionable circumstances, Amanda Caldwell has been living a quiet, uneventful life in a sleepy mountain town. But when Rick Cooper, her former partner?and former lover?ma
Two years before this story begins, the Liawep were a lost tribe. There were seventy-nine of them, living in deep jungle in far northwest Papua New Guinea. They worshiped a mountain and dressed in lea
Explains the climate and geography of the Inca Empire, including how they lived in the Andes Mountains, the Pacific coastal desert, and how they farmed and raised livestock while living in a mountain
This book traces the history of Buena Vista, an estate located in the southern foothills of Puerto Rico's central mountain range. Now a popular living history museum, Buena Vista flourished in the nin
For many outsiders, the word “ranching” conjures romantic images of riding on horseback through rolling grasslands while living and working against a backdrop of breathtaking mountain vist
Focusing on five texts representing different living spaces and their associated ways of life--including Robinson Crusoe and The Magic Mountain--a series of lectures explores solitude and the degree o
Lets you discover the explosive world of Alien Invaders. This title helps you: travel at hyperspeed to the moon of Garr where you battle the first invader ROCKHEAD, the living mountain; and then, fly
Set in ancient China, DREAMING OF ZHOU GONG is a beautiful story of Hudan, one of the mysterious Wu who lives on the sacred mountain of Li Shan. the Wu have been living in isolation for decades while
