Author: Us Army (Ret ) Col Joseph R Tedeschi Publisher: ISBN: 9781646634781 Category : Languages : en Pages : 278
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"On 4 October 1966, a C7-A Caribou airplane flying through blinding cloud cover crashed into Hon Cong Mountain near the base camp of the 1st Air Cavalry Division at An Khe. There were thirty-one people aboard the aircraft, an air crew of four along with twenty-seven passengers. Thirteen people died in the crash. I was one of the survivors." Joe Tedeschi lives his experience with you in A Rock in the Clouds. Taking you through the life events that led to that fateful day, he describes the horror of the crash and relates the aftermath of recovering from his injuries and continuing his life as a career Army officer. As his journey reveals his faith-based purpose and destiny, he hopes to bring hope and inspiration to other Vietnam-era veterans, their families, and people of faith.
Author: Edward Doylerush Publisher: Crecy Publishing ISBN: 9781857802818 Category : Aircraft accidents Languages : en Pages : 0
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During World War II, many pilots of both Allied and Axis aircraft met their fate in the peaks of the high mountains across Wales. This book covers the various such aircraft crash sites found in the area south of the latitude of Brecon, which from east to west includes the Black Mountains, Brecon Beacons, to south of Llandoverty and the Presceli Hills in the west. Appendices include a full list of high-ground military losses and memorials to those who perished, as well as a bibliography.
Author: Tod Olson Publisher: Scholastic Inc. ISBN: 1338207377 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 226
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A nail-biting tale of survival and brotherhood atop one of the world's most dangerous mountains. This fast-paced, three-part narrative takes readers on three expeditions over 15 years to K2, one of the deadliest mountains on Earth. Roped together, these teams of men face perilously high altitudes and battering storms in hopes of reaching the summit. As each expedition sets out, they carve new paths along icy slopes and unforgiving rock, creating camps on ledges so narrow they fear turning over in their sleep. But disaster strikes -- in 1939, four men never make it down the mountain. Fourteen years later, a man develops blood clots in his legs at 25,000 feet, leaving his team with no safe path off the mountain. Filled with displays of incredible strength and heart-stopping danger, Into the Clouds tells the incredible stories of the men whose quest to conquer a mountain became a battle to survive the descent.
Author: Mary Jacobus Publisher: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 0226390667 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 232
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Here, Jacobus discusses objects and attributes that test our perceptions and preoccupy both Romantic poetry and modern philosophy. John Clare, John Constable, W.G. Sebald, and Gerhard Richter make appearances around the central figure of William Wordsworth as Jacobus explores trees, rocks, clouds, and sleep in their work.
Author: Susan Bell Publisher: Steidl ISBN: 9783958291607 Category : Black-and-white photography Languages : en Pages : 160
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In his new series, Mitch Epstein investigates the meaning of time by photographing rocks that last millions of years and clouds that evaporate before our eyes. These large-format black-and-white pictures examine society?s complex relationship to nature, a theme Epstein has explored in previous work, including his acclaimed tree pictures (New York Arbor, 2013).0The way the sky and ground can mirror one another intrigued ancient Chinese painters, as well as modern earthwork artists and the Surrealists, all of whom inspired this project. Epstein draws attention to the sculptural quality of New York City?s clouds, bedrock, and architecture?which, at its most elemental, is made from rock. Cloud wedges engulf a cargo ship, buildings recall constructivist paintings, and erratics are imposing elders in the middle of a park or sidewalk. "Rocks and clouds" suggests society?s inability to control time and tame nature. While it seems impossible to make a fresh picture of New York, Epstein gives us a surprising portrait of it.00Exhibition: Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York, USA (11.2016-1.2017), Galerie Thomas Zander, Köln, Germany (1.-3.2017).
Author: Gale, Cengage Learning Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning ISBN: 1410339203 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 32
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A Study Guide for Carson McCullers's "A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
Author: William Elliott Publisher: Image ISBN: 0385481918 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 289
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With intrepid good spirits, author Bill Elliott interviews the world's foremost spiritual figures, acquainting us with their exuberant earthly charms as well as their insight and intelligence. Propelled since childhood by the untimely deaths of his parents, Elliott traveled the globe to meet with these luminaries and directly find out their answers to the fundamental questions of existence: What is life's purpose? What is God or Ultimate Reality? Why do people suffer? Does a part of us live on after death? The list of people he met is both diverse and impressive. Not only do they represent every major religious tradition, from Rober Schuller, Rabbi Harold Kushner, and Norman Vincent Peale to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Jack Kornfield, but also an exciting variety of perspectives, from Ram Dass to Mother Teresa to psychologist B.F. Skinner. Time and again, the sages included here warmed to Elliott's heartfelt longing for meaning in the world. Their views are framed by Elliott's endearing voice, engaging and perceptive, and by his wonderfully warm sense of humor. Tying Rocks to Clouds is sometimes sad, often funny, and always filled with freshness and joy as it reveals wisdom collected from across the world.
Author: Xingyun Publisher: Buddha's Light Publishing ISBN: 9781932293074 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 108
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Passed down over centuries by celebrated Chan (Zen) masters, these 36 poems selected by a contemporary Buddhist Master are profound in their literary simplicity and direct in their worldly relevance. Addressing the essential features of Chan Buddhist practice and offering practical wisdom for managing day-to-day challenges, each poem captures the essential Chan (Zen) spirit of living in the moment and being open to immediate experience. In addition to their spiritual and philosophical appeal, the poems are accompanied by the author's lucid and insightful commentaries formed from a lifetime of experience as a spiritual leader of a worldwide Buddhist community. Through the use of lively anecdotes and references to Buddhist scriptures, this collection provides both the Chan practitioner and the general reader illuminating and effective ways to apply Buddhism's universal wisdom to daily life.
Author: Howard B. Bluestein Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0192643401 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 561
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The Architecture of Clouds describes in a visual, poetic, and personal way how clouds are related to our everyday life and the weather. It expertly details how the art and science of clouds are interconnected with straightforward scientific explanations of the meteorological context in which clouds appear and why they form, alongside in-depth descriptions of the visual and artistic aspects of clouds. The air motion dynamics, cloud microphysics and thermodynamics discussed are written in a style accessible to all readers. The clouds showcased within the text range from placid ground fog to smoothly sculpted, stationary, mountain-wave clouds to violent clouds associated with convective storms, tornadoes, and hurricanes. Clouds are classified as whether they are buoyant or not, and if they are, how deep they extend through the atmosphere. An exhaustive and impressive compilation of photos taken from all over the world, including photographs taken from satellites, are featured in each chapter. Radar depictions of the inside of some clouds and storms provide a unique addition. This book provides an abundance of detail and photography that will be appreciated by scientists, students, and any reader interested in exploring beyond the aesthetics of clouds.
Author: Us Army (Ret ) Col Joseph R Tedeschi
Author: Edward Doylerush
Author: Tod Olson
Author: Mary Jacobus
Author: Susan Bell
Author: Gale, Cengage Learning
Author: William Elliott
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Author: Howard B. Bluestein