Author: Ófeigur Sigurðsson
Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing
ISBN: 1941920683
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Austrian toponymist Bernhardt Fingerberg makes his way back to civilization following a solo expedition out on Vatnajokull Glacier, barely alive. While recuperating, Dr. Lassi digs into the scholar's strange trek into the treacherous mountainous wasteland of Iceland: Öræfi. Was he really researching place names out there, or retracing the footsteps of a 20-year-old crime involving someone very close to him?
Oraefi
Author: Ófeigur Sigurðsson
Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing
ISBN: 1941920683
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Austrian toponymist Bernhardt Fingerberg makes his way back to civilization following a solo expedition out on Vatnajokull Glacier, barely alive. While recuperating, Dr. Lassi digs into the scholar's strange trek into the treacherous mountainous wasteland of Iceland: Öræfi. Was he really researching place names out there, or retracing the footsteps of a 20-year-old crime involving someone very close to him?
Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing
ISBN: 1941920683
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Austrian toponymist Bernhardt Fingerberg makes his way back to civilization following a solo expedition out on Vatnajokull Glacier, barely alive. While recuperating, Dr. Lassi digs into the scholar's strange trek into the treacherous mountainous wasteland of Iceland: Öræfi. Was he really researching place names out there, or retracing the footsteps of a 20-year-old crime involving someone very close to him?
Askja, Iceland's Largest Volcano
Author: William George Lock
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Askja (Iceland)
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Askja (Iceland)
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Volcanoes in the Quaternary
Author: Callum R. Firth
Publisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 9781862390492
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Annotation "A full understanding of the complex interaction between volcanic activity and Quaternary environmental change requires the collaboration of both volcanologists and Quaternary scientists. Volcanoes in the Quaternary brings together papers from workers in both fields and reflects the diversity of current research. The papers are grouped geographically and focus on New Zealand's North Island, the East African Rift Valley, the Mediterranean and Iceland. They cover the determination of eruptive chronologies, discuss the impacts on local vegetation and society, outline the importance of tephrostratigraphic records and provide detailed studies of hazard assessment."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Publisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 9781862390492
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Annotation "A full understanding of the complex interaction between volcanic activity and Quaternary environmental change requires the collaboration of both volcanologists and Quaternary scientists. Volcanoes in the Quaternary brings together papers from workers in both fields and reflects the diversity of current research. The papers are grouped geographically and focus on New Zealand's North Island, the East African Rift Valley, the Mediterranean and Iceland. They cover the determination of eruptive chronologies, discuss the impacts on local vegetation and society, outline the importance of tephrostratigraphic records and provide detailed studies of hazard assessment."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The Invisible
Author: Andrew Britton
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
ISBN: 0786021713
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Tensions between Pakistan and India are at an all-time high. To complicate matters, twelve American climbers have disappeared in Pakistan's Hindu Kush range. As the conflict escalates, the U.S. Secretary of State's motorcade is ambushed on the outskirts of Islamabad. When her back-up team arrives, they discover a disastrous scene: dozens are dead, including seven diplomatic security agents, and the secretary of state has vanished without a trace. In the wake of the unprecedented attack, CIA agent Ryan Kealey's operation goes into high gear. Naomi Kharmai, the British-born analyst who has taken on a daring new role with the Agency, is on his team again. But Kharmai is becoming increasingly unpredictable, and as they work their way toward the target, it becomes clear to Kealey that anyone is fair game--and no one can be trusted. Thundering to a stark and chilling climax, The Invisible raises the stakes on every page. A crackingly intelligent thriller, it is filled with shocking betrayal and, ultimately, revenge. Praise for Andrew Britton and his novels. . . "Brilliantly well-written. . .a sizzling page-turner." --Brad Thor, New York Times bestselling author of Blowback and State of the Union "Terrifying and gripping." --Stephen Frey, New York Times bestselling author of The Successor "In this age of terrorism, [Britton's] plots seem to jump straight out of the headlines." --St. Louis Post Dispatch "Exciting. . .high-octane action."--Publishers Weekly
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
ISBN: 0786021713
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Tensions between Pakistan and India are at an all-time high. To complicate matters, twelve American climbers have disappeared in Pakistan's Hindu Kush range. As the conflict escalates, the U.S. Secretary of State's motorcade is ambushed on the outskirts of Islamabad. When her back-up team arrives, they discover a disastrous scene: dozens are dead, including seven diplomatic security agents, and the secretary of state has vanished without a trace. In the wake of the unprecedented attack, CIA agent Ryan Kealey's operation goes into high gear. Naomi Kharmai, the British-born analyst who has taken on a daring new role with the Agency, is on his team again. But Kharmai is becoming increasingly unpredictable, and as they work their way toward the target, it becomes clear to Kealey that anyone is fair game--and no one can be trusted. Thundering to a stark and chilling climax, The Invisible raises the stakes on every page. A crackingly intelligent thriller, it is filled with shocking betrayal and, ultimately, revenge. Praise for Andrew Britton and his novels. . . "Brilliantly well-written. . .a sizzling page-turner." --Brad Thor, New York Times bestselling author of Blowback and State of the Union "Terrifying and gripping." --Stephen Frey, New York Times bestselling author of The Successor "In this age of terrorism, [Britton's] plots seem to jump straight out of the headlines." --St. Louis Post Dispatch "Exciting. . .high-octane action."--Publishers Weekly
The Rough Guide to Iceland
Author: David Leffman
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 140538753X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
The Rough Guide to Iceland is the ultimate travel guide to this fascinating island and its capital Reykjavik, with clear maps and detailed coverage of all the best attractions. Discover Iceland's highlights with inspiring photography and information on everything from hiking, soaking in natural hot springs and whale watching, to indulging in Reykjavík's lively nightlife and superb seafood. Find detailed practical advice on what to see and do in Iceland whilst relying on up-to-date descriptions of the best hotels, mountain huts and campsites, bars, clubs, and restaurants for all budgets. The Rough Guide to Iceland also includes two full-colour sections introducing the island's geological outdoor wonders and rich Viking heritage and expert background on everything from Iceland's landscape to the country's outstanding birdlife. Explore every area of this amazing island with easy-to-use maps and a handy language section Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Iceland.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 140538753X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
The Rough Guide to Iceland is the ultimate travel guide to this fascinating island and its capital Reykjavik, with clear maps and detailed coverage of all the best attractions. Discover Iceland's highlights with inspiring photography and information on everything from hiking, soaking in natural hot springs and whale watching, to indulging in Reykjavík's lively nightlife and superb seafood. Find detailed practical advice on what to see and do in Iceland whilst relying on up-to-date descriptions of the best hotels, mountain huts and campsites, bars, clubs, and restaurants for all budgets. The Rough Guide to Iceland also includes two full-colour sections introducing the island's geological outdoor wonders and rich Viking heritage and expert background on everything from Iceland's landscape to the country's outstanding birdlife. Explore every area of this amazing island with easy-to-use maps and a handy language section Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Iceland.
Sportsman's and Tourist's Handbook to Iceland
Author: Forenede dampskibs-selskab
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Arctic Freshwater Natural Capital in the Nordic Countries
Author: Soile Oinonen
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
ISBN: 9289359811
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 99
Book Description
Current indicators of economic growth (e.g., GDP) do not adequately consider sustainability, while environmental indicators alone fail to acknowledge the economic needs of a society. Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) can be the tool that fills the gap separating current economic and environmental indicators. Development of NCA has progressed considerably and is being widely deployed in the Nordic countries, but development and deployment remain uneven. This report provides background on NCA and its associated accounting frameworks, demonstrates the applicability of NCA for sustainably utilizing freshwater resources in the Nordic Arctic and provides recommendations for maximizing the value of environmental accounting as an economic, environmental, and sustainable development tool.
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
ISBN: 9289359811
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 99
Book Description
Current indicators of economic growth (e.g., GDP) do not adequately consider sustainability, while environmental indicators alone fail to acknowledge the economic needs of a society. Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) can be the tool that fills the gap separating current economic and environmental indicators. Development of NCA has progressed considerably and is being widely deployed in the Nordic countries, but development and deployment remain uneven. This report provides background on NCA and its associated accounting frameworks, demonstrates the applicability of NCA for sustainably utilizing freshwater resources in the Nordic Arctic and provides recommendations for maximizing the value of environmental accounting as an economic, environmental, and sustainable development tool.
Insight Guides Iceland (Travel Guide eBook)
Author: Insight Guides
Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN: 1839053283
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 669
Book Description
Insight Guide to Iceland is a pictorial travel guide in a magazine style providing answers to the key questions before or during your trip: deciding when to go to Iceland, choosing what to see, from exploring Heimaey to discovering Latrabjarg or creating a travel plan to cover key places like Northern Lights, Reykjavík and the Blue Lagoon. This is an ideal travel guide for travellers seeking inspiration, in-depth cultural and historical information about Iceland as well as a great selection of places to see during your trip. The Insight Guide Iceland covers: Reykjavík; The Reykjavík Peninsula; The Southwest; Vestmannaeyjar (The Westman Islands); The Southeast; Snaefellsnes and the West; The West Fjords; Hunafloi and Skagafjordur; Akureyri and Surroundings; Grimsey; Lake Myvatn; The Northeast; The East Fjords; The Interior. In this travel guide you will find: IN-DEPTH CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL FEATURES Created to explore the culture and the history of Iceland to get a greater understanding of its modern-day life, people and politics. BEST OF The top attractions and Editor's Choice highlighting the most special places to visit around Iceland. CURATED PLACES, HIGH QUALITY MAPS Geographically organised text cross-referenced against full-colour, high quality travel maps for quick orientation in Snaefellsnes, Lake Myvatn and many more locations in Iceland. COLOUR-CODED CHAPTERS Every part of Iceland, from Reykjavík to The East Fjords has its own colour assigned for easy navigation. TIPS AND FACTS Up-to-date historical timeline and in-depth cultural background to Iceland as well as an introduction to Iceland's Food and Drink and fun destination-specific features. PRACTICAL TRAVEL INFORMATION A-Z of useful advice on everything from when to go to Iceland, how to get there and how to get around, as well as Iceland's climate, advice on tipping, etiquette and more. STRIKING PICTURES Features inspirational colour photography, including the stunning Gullfoss and the spectacular Ísafjörður.
Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN: 1839053283
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 669
Book Description
Insight Guide to Iceland is a pictorial travel guide in a magazine style providing answers to the key questions before or during your trip: deciding when to go to Iceland, choosing what to see, from exploring Heimaey to discovering Latrabjarg or creating a travel plan to cover key places like Northern Lights, Reykjavík and the Blue Lagoon. This is an ideal travel guide for travellers seeking inspiration, in-depth cultural and historical information about Iceland as well as a great selection of places to see during your trip. The Insight Guide Iceland covers: Reykjavík; The Reykjavík Peninsula; The Southwest; Vestmannaeyjar (The Westman Islands); The Southeast; Snaefellsnes and the West; The West Fjords; Hunafloi and Skagafjordur; Akureyri and Surroundings; Grimsey; Lake Myvatn; The Northeast; The East Fjords; The Interior. In this travel guide you will find: IN-DEPTH CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL FEATURES Created to explore the culture and the history of Iceland to get a greater understanding of its modern-day life, people and politics. BEST OF The top attractions and Editor's Choice highlighting the most special places to visit around Iceland. CURATED PLACES, HIGH QUALITY MAPS Geographically organised text cross-referenced against full-colour, high quality travel maps for quick orientation in Snaefellsnes, Lake Myvatn and many more locations in Iceland. COLOUR-CODED CHAPTERS Every part of Iceland, from Reykjavík to The East Fjords has its own colour assigned for easy navigation. TIPS AND FACTS Up-to-date historical timeline and in-depth cultural background to Iceland as well as an introduction to Iceland's Food and Drink and fun destination-specific features. PRACTICAL TRAVEL INFORMATION A-Z of useful advice on everything from when to go to Iceland, how to get there and how to get around, as well as Iceland's climate, advice on tipping, etiquette and more. STRIKING PICTURES Features inspirational colour photography, including the stunning Gullfoss and the spectacular Ísafjörður.
Space Odysseys
Author: Jørgen Ole Bærenholdt
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351898841
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
The nature of spatial imaginations has become central to a range of major social and political debates. Narratives on spatial inequality, from the North-South divide in global economic and political visions, to marginalisation and 'ghettoisation' in Western cities, appear regularly in our daily newspapers. Such examples indicate that issues of space/spatiality are as crucial in our current societies as never before. 'Space Odysseys' brings together leading social scientists including John Urry and Derek Gregory to address a number of central issues in spatiality and social relations in the early 21st century. Starting from the presupposition that space is a social dimension and a social construct, it then presents examples of these conceptions of space at work. While the book title's indirect reference to the film '2001: A Space Odyssey' indicates the contributors' interest in questions of voyages and mobility, the plural use shows that the approaches to this conceptual exploration are multiple, reflecting differences in experience, in social context and/or in gender, class and ethnicity. The book is divided into three main sections. The first explores issues of 'mobility, immobility and embodied narratives', the second section deals with 'territoriality, mobility and identity politics and the final section concludes with chapters on 'the spatial production of knowledge'.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351898841
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
The nature of spatial imaginations has become central to a range of major social and political debates. Narratives on spatial inequality, from the North-South divide in global economic and political visions, to marginalisation and 'ghettoisation' in Western cities, appear regularly in our daily newspapers. Such examples indicate that issues of space/spatiality are as crucial in our current societies as never before. 'Space Odysseys' brings together leading social scientists including John Urry and Derek Gregory to address a number of central issues in spatiality and social relations in the early 21st century. Starting from the presupposition that space is a social dimension and a social construct, it then presents examples of these conceptions of space at work. While the book title's indirect reference to the film '2001: A Space Odyssey' indicates the contributors' interest in questions of voyages and mobility, the plural use shows that the approaches to this conceptual exploration are multiple, reflecting differences in experience, in social context and/or in gender, class and ethnicity. The book is divided into three main sections. The first explores issues of 'mobility, immobility and embodied narratives', the second section deals with 'territoriality, mobility and identity politics and the final section concludes with chapters on 'the spatial production of knowledge'.
The Glaciers of Iceland
Author: Helgi Björnsson
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9462392072
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 617
Book Description
This book is the first comprehensive overview and evaluation of the origins, history and current size and condition of all of Iceland's major glaciers (including Vatnajökull, the largest in Europe) at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It is not only illustrated with many beautiful photographs and graphs of recent statistics and scientific data, but is also a collection of historical writings and drawings from annals, sagas, folk tales, diaries, reports, stories and poems, as it presents a unique approach to the study of glaciers on an island in the North Atlantic. Balancing and comparing the world of man with the world of nature, the perceptions of art and culture with the systematic and pragmatic analyses of science, The Glaciers of Iceland present a wide spectrum of readers with a new and stimulating view of the origins, development and possible future of these massive natural phenomena, as well as the study and role of glaciology, within specific time lines and geographical locations. Icelandic glaciers the author argues could prove essential for understanding the current unsettling progress of global warming. The glaciers of Iceland, therefore, aims at presenting to a wide readership an original, historical, cultural and scientific overview of these geophysical features in Iceland while also suggesting increasingly important lessons and models for man's future interaction with the world's glaciers as a whole.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9462392072
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 617
Book Description
This book is the first comprehensive overview and evaluation of the origins, history and current size and condition of all of Iceland's major glaciers (including Vatnajökull, the largest in Europe) at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It is not only illustrated with many beautiful photographs and graphs of recent statistics and scientific data, but is also a collection of historical writings and drawings from annals, sagas, folk tales, diaries, reports, stories and poems, as it presents a unique approach to the study of glaciers on an island in the North Atlantic. Balancing and comparing the world of man with the world of nature, the perceptions of art and culture with the systematic and pragmatic analyses of science, The Glaciers of Iceland present a wide spectrum of readers with a new and stimulating view of the origins, development and possible future of these massive natural phenomena, as well as the study and role of glaciology, within specific time lines and geographical locations. Icelandic glaciers the author argues could prove essential for understanding the current unsettling progress of global warming. The glaciers of Iceland, therefore, aims at presenting to a wide readership an original, historical, cultural and scientific overview of these geophysical features in Iceland while also suggesting increasingly important lessons and models for man's future interaction with the world's glaciers as a whole.