Switchbacks

Author : Jennifer Kramer
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774841303
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Switchbacks written by Jennifer Kramer and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Switchbacks explores how the Nuxalk of Bella Coola, British Columbia, negotiate such complex questions as: Who owns culture? How should culture be transmitted to future generations? Where does selling and buying Nuxalk art fit into attempts to regain control of heritage?

Author : Sid Marty
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0771056702
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Switchbacks written by Sid Marty and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2001-02-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Switchbacks, Sid Marty draws on his own memories and those of friends and former colleagues in relating a series of true mountain tales. Among his subjects are: the old guide who built a staircase up a cliff; the stranded snowshoer who was rescued between rounds of beer in a Banff tavern; the man who catered to hungry grizzlies; an opinionated packrat with a gift for larceny; and a horse named Candy whose heart was as big as a stove. Along the way, Marty tries to answer the kind of questions that all of us must face some day. Do we really have to “grow up” and abandon adventure as well as youthful ideals? Can the mountains draw old friends back together, when politics and life styles have set them apart? Sid Marty writes gracefully of the land he loves and lampoons a few bureaucrats whose policies sometimes threaten its integrity. His portraits of the people – and creatures – that make their lives in the mountains are affectionate and respectful. But, above all, this is a collection of engaging, surprising, funny, and superbly told true stories by a gifted writer.

Author : Sid Marty
Publisher : M&S
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Switchbacks written by Sid Marty and published by M&S. This book was released on 1999 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Switchbacks, Sid Marty draws on his own memories and those of friends and former colleagues in relating a series of true mountain tales. Among his subjects are: the old guide who built a staircase up a cliff; the stranded snowshoer who was rescued between rounds of beer in a Banff tavern; the man who catered to hungry grizzlies; an opinionated packrat with a gift for larceny; and a horse named Candy whose heart was as big as a stove. Along the way, Marty tries to answer the kind of questions that all of us must face some day. Do we really have to "grow up" and abandon adventure as well as youthful ideals? Can the mountains draw old friends back together, when politics and life styles have set them apart? Sid Marty writes gracefully of the land he loves and lampoons a few bureaucrats whose policies sometimes threaten its integrity. His portraits of the people - and creatures - that make their lives in the mountains are affectionate and respectful. But, above all, this is a collection of engaging, surprising, funny, and superbly told true stories by a gifted writer.

Author : Marisa Crawford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780986187643
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reversible written by Marisa Crawford and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry. "Rarely am I so submerged in the details of a poet's mind and world as I am with Marisa Crawford's work. It's bright and glitter roll-on scented, with a pitch-perfect 90s soundtrack. It's nostalgic, dark, surprising yet warmly familiar. I mourn for the girlhood of this book. In REVERSIBLE, Crawford has created an incredibly moving and vivid archive of growing up--part monologue, part lyric, part ethnography--distinct, striking, tender, and enchanting."--Morgan Parker "Marisa Crawford's poems give me a kind of ecstatic pleasure, as all the sensory and social strangeness of 90s youth come flooding back. I will never understand how she can remember all these details and evoke them with such feeling--she must have an off-the-charts EQ, and also an off-the- charts whatever the 'Q' is that measures the ability to remember every outfit you ever wore. 'E' is also for empathy: in Crawford's poems, everything that happens to her friends happens to her. And then I'm in their glow, and everything that happened to Crawford and her friends happens to me. Her poems also know, better than any I've ever read, that fashion is imagery; ditto for friendships and stickers and backyard pools and the things girls do to their bodies in their bedrooms late at night. It doesn't matter that the box of old cassette tapes that you hope will be in your parents' basement might not be findable: all we want to do is go searching alongside her, following her flashlight beam as it lights up the feelings inside the objects we put away or gave away or forgot we ever had."--Becca Klaver "Dear M,

Author : Andy Holland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Switchbacks written by Andy Holland and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Edward Ernest Russell Tratman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Railway Track and Maintenance written by Edward Ernest Russell Tratman and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 756 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trains written by and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Public Lands, Reserved Water, and Resource Conservation
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 512 pages
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Download or read book Miscellaneous Conveyances, Designations, and Establishments of Public Lands and Additions to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and the National Trails System written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Public Lands, Reserved Water, and Resource Conservation and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 9781594851902
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 100 Hikes in California's Central Sierra and Coast Range, 2nd Ed. written by and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From hot springs hikes to journeys among the mighty Sequoias, there's something here for everyone! Routes range from short day hikes to overnight backpacking trips, with difficulty levels (moderate to challenging) clearly labeled. Book jacket.

Author : Danika Stone
Publisher : Swoon Reads
ISBN 13 : 1250221668
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Switchback written by Danika Stone and published by Swoon Reads. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An epic YA adventure story about two friends lost in the Canadian wilderness from Danika Stone, the author of All the Feels. Vale loves to hike, but kind of hates her classmates. Ash is okay with his classmates, but kind of hates the outdoors. So, needless to say they are both fairly certain that the overnight nature hike with their PE class is going to be a hellish experience. But when they get separated from the group during a storm, they have worse things to worry about than bullies and blisters. Lost in the Canadian wilderness with limited supplies, caught in dangerous weather conditions, and surrounded by deadly wildlife, it's going to take every bit of strength, skill, and luck they can muster to survive. Chosen as one of the best young adult books of 2019 by the Canadian Children's Book Centre (Fall 2019 edition) Praise for Danika Stone: "An enjoyable, fast-paced read." — School Library Journal on Internet Famous "The book is a dream. I loved absolutely everything about it. ... From the chapter headers to every mention of nerd culture, All the Feels is a blast!" —Seeking Book Boyfriends on All the Feels