Author: Jim Finnerty Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1462849288 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 361
Book Description
This is an adventure travel book based on my best friends mid life crisis of needing to see Mount Everest up close and personal, a trek which in a moment’s madness, I agreed to. Taking a light hearted look at the trials and tribulations we faced in preparation, achieving our aim, and the aftermath, while providing an insight into the magnificent beauty of the Himalayas, its history and our own Australian background. It’s about discovery, fun, friendship and enjoying every day; and I hope anyone reading this book enjoys the tale half as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Author: Jim Finnerty Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1462894194 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 363
Book Description
This is an adventure travel book based on my best friends mid life crisis of needing to see Mount Everest up close and personal, a trek which in a moment's madness, I agreed to. Taking a light hearted look at the trials and tribulations we faced in preparation, achieving our aim, and the aftermath, while providing an insight into the magnificent beauty of the Himalayas, its history and our own Australian background. It's about discovery, fun, friendship and enjoying every day; and I hope anyone reading this book enjoys the tale half as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Author: Peter Ackema Publisher: MIT Press ISBN: 0262347377 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 383
Book Description
A proposal that person features do not have inherent content but are used to navigate a “person space” at the heart of every pronominal expression. This book offers a significant reconceptualization of the person system in natural language. The authors, leading scholars in syntax and its interfaces, propose that person features do not have inherent content but are used to navigate a “person space” at the heart of every pronominal expression. They map the journey of person features in grammar, from semantics through syntax to the system of morphological realization. Such an in-depth cross-modular study allows the development of a theory in which assumptions made about the behavior of a given feature in one module bear on possible assumptions about its behavior in other modules. The authors' new theory of person, built on a sparse set of two privative person features, delivers a typologically adequate inventory of persons; captures the semantics of personal pronouns, impersonal pronouns, and R-expressions; accounts for aspects of their syntactic behavior; and explains patterns of person-related syncretism in the realization of pronouns and inflectional endings. The authors discuss numerous observations from the literature, defend a number of theoretical choices that are either new or not generally accepted, and present novel empirical findings regarding phenomena as different as honorifics, number marking, and unagreement.
Author: Bob Bell Publisher: Publication Consultants ISBN: 1637470819 Category : Humor Languages : en Pages : 280
Book Description
Outdoor Stupid From Around The World is Bob Bell's third book. The first two were about the Alaskan adventures of Bob and his band of I.Q. challenged friends. They are titled Oh no! we're gonna die and Oh no! we're gonna die Too. The first book is mostly Bob's misadventures, and the second is about his friend's attempts to get themselves killed in the Alaska Wilderness. During his travels around the world hunting and fishing, Bob met many guides, outfitters, professional hunter and their clients. They related several stories to him, many of which are included in Outdoor Stupid. These stories show that the love of the outdoors exists everywhere your go. Also, that I.Q. challenged decisions are an international curse. Outdoor Stupid, like his other books, is also humorous, but again, it conveys the apprehension, excitement, and relief involved in life-threatening adventures. Outdoor Stupid takes the reader on adventures throughout the world with a whole new cast of characters who continue the tradition of questionable judgment and bad luck.These stories will give you an insight into the excitement and pitfalls of high-risk outdoor adventures. Several of these tales also involve a lack of intelligence or clear thinking, which definitely adds to the excitement.
Author: Fergus White Publisher: ISBN: 9781973422716 Category : Languages : en Pages : 348
Book Description
There is but one aim: the summit, the summit of Mount Everest.What starts with a trouble-free trek into the Nepalese highlands explodes into a gripping tale of hardship, peril, and adversity. Pushed beyond their physical and mental limits, climbers drop by the wayside. Their primal instincts for survival battle with their dogged resolve to drag themselves to the top of the world. But the focus remains: battle to the summit, and if successful, somehow get back down again.White plunges the reader into a land of subzero temperatures, asphyxiating air, and ever increasing danger. Base Camp and the world above it come to life in this riveting, true novel. The inner workings of an Everest expedition team and what it takes to climb the world's highest mountain are laid bare. Some return from the death zone injured. Some do not return at all.Success and failure vie for supremacy throughout.This personal, day-by-day chronicle takes the reader along every step of an Everest climb. A must for climbing enthusiasts, lovers of adventure, and adrenaline junkies; the closing chapters will leave you breathless.
Author: Vanessa Betts Publisher: Footprint Travel Guides ISBN: 1909268410 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 114
Book Description
Brimming with information on the cultural corner of India, this Footprintfocus guide will take you from the hill station of Darjeeling to Sunderbans Tiger Reserve.
Author: Dave Costello Publisher: White Lion Publishing ISBN: 1781316961 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 227
Book Description
A stunning photographic journey to the world's most iconic walking destinations. Discover the epic drama of mountain trails, windswept coastal paths, dense forest walks and the immense canyons, glaciers and ocean vistas only your feet can take you to. Vivid essays introduce the world’s best trekking regions – from the Himalayas to the Andes, the wilds of the Scottish Highlands to the dusty Australian Outback – exploring the challenges of walking these paths, the history of their formation and the sense of exploration and wonder to be found along these distinctive routes. Each route is accompanied by stunning photography, showcasing the variety of terrains and their magnificent vistas.
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