Author: Jeff Greenwald
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1582436495
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
In a circular valley beneath the looming peaks of the Himalaya lies Kathmandu, Nepal. It's a city of shimmering prayer flags, sacred cows, lavish festivals, and violent political turbulence—and a world that journalist Jeff Greenwald has come to call home. Snake Lake unfolds during 1990's dramatic "people power" uprising against Nepal's long–entrenched monarchy. The story follows Greenwald as he wins the friendship of a high lama who reveals the pillars of Tibetan Buddhism; embarks on a passionate romance with a spunky but curiously unlucky news photographer; and discovers what democracy means to rural Nepali citizens—all while covering the revolution for a major American newspaper. Meanwhile, back in the U.S., Greenwald's brilliant but troubled younger brother descends into a deepening depression. The author is forced to choose between witnessing Nepal's long–overdue revolution and reconnecting with an alienated brother in desperate need of help. Snake Lake is primarily a memoir (though the roles of several characters have been recast). Focused on the life–changing events that unfolded during one calamitous spring, the book weaves a vivid tapestry of Buddhism, revolution, and the often serpentine paths to personal liberation.
Snake Lake
Author: Jeff Greenwald
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1582436495
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
In a circular valley beneath the looming peaks of the Himalaya lies Kathmandu, Nepal. It's a city of shimmering prayer flags, sacred cows, lavish festivals, and violent political turbulence—and a world that journalist Jeff Greenwald has come to call home. Snake Lake unfolds during 1990's dramatic "people power" uprising against Nepal's long–entrenched monarchy. The story follows Greenwald as he wins the friendship of a high lama who reveals the pillars of Tibetan Buddhism; embarks on a passionate romance with a spunky but curiously unlucky news photographer; and discovers what democracy means to rural Nepali citizens—all while covering the revolution for a major American newspaper. Meanwhile, back in the U.S., Greenwald's brilliant but troubled younger brother descends into a deepening depression. The author is forced to choose between witnessing Nepal's long–overdue revolution and reconnecting with an alienated brother in desperate need of help. Snake Lake is primarily a memoir (though the roles of several characters have been recast). Focused on the life–changing events that unfolded during one calamitous spring, the book weaves a vivid tapestry of Buddhism, revolution, and the often serpentine paths to personal liberation.
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1582436495
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
In a circular valley beneath the looming peaks of the Himalaya lies Kathmandu, Nepal. It's a city of shimmering prayer flags, sacred cows, lavish festivals, and violent political turbulence—and a world that journalist Jeff Greenwald has come to call home. Snake Lake unfolds during 1990's dramatic "people power" uprising against Nepal's long–entrenched monarchy. The story follows Greenwald as he wins the friendship of a high lama who reveals the pillars of Tibetan Buddhism; embarks on a passionate romance with a spunky but curiously unlucky news photographer; and discovers what democracy means to rural Nepali citizens—all while covering the revolution for a major American newspaper. Meanwhile, back in the U.S., Greenwald's brilliant but troubled younger brother descends into a deepening depression. The author is forced to choose between witnessing Nepal's long–overdue revolution and reconnecting with an alienated brother in desperate need of help. Snake Lake is primarily a memoir (though the roles of several characters have been recast). Focused on the life–changing events that unfolded during one calamitous spring, the book weaves a vivid tapestry of Buddhism, revolution, and the often serpentine paths to personal liberation.
Lake of the Big Snake
Author: Isaac Olaleye
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781563970962
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Two boys outwit a hungry snake in an African rain forest village.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781563970962
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Two boys outwit a hungry snake in an African rain forest village.
Annual Report
Author: Ontario. Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mines and mineral resources
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mines and mineral resources
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
Report
Author: Ontario. Department of Mines
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 898
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 898
Book Description
Annual Report
Author: Geological Survey of Canada
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 1040
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 1040
Book Description
Contemporary Hydrogeology
Author:
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080870031
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Contemporary Hydrogeology
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080870031
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Contemporary Hydrogeology
State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference 1996
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coastal zone management
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coastal zone management
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Problem Lakes in the United States
Author: Martha J. Ketelle
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lakes
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
A survey of 452 eutrophic lakes was compiled based on responses from 40 states requesting information as to (a) Name, location, size, depth; (b) Description of the problem, including accounts of previous corrective treatments, if any; (c) Remedial action that might be appropriate; (d) A description of available background data, indicating whether sufficient data exists to document a change if rehabilitation were undertaken. Categories of the problems in the survey were: nuisance algal growth, nuisance aquatic vegetation, fishkills, bacterial contamination, toxic contamination, oil brines, unstable water levels, siltation, excessive dissolved solids, and unspecified eutrophic conditions. Sources contributing to these problems were classified in two general categories--concentrated sources and diffused sources. Indication is given, where available, whether progress has been made to eliminate the pollution source.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lakes
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
A survey of 452 eutrophic lakes was compiled based on responses from 40 states requesting information as to (a) Name, location, size, depth; (b) Description of the problem, including accounts of previous corrective treatments, if any; (c) Remedial action that might be appropriate; (d) A description of available background data, indicating whether sufficient data exists to document a change if rehabilitation were undertaken. Categories of the problems in the survey were: nuisance algal growth, nuisance aquatic vegetation, fishkills, bacterial contamination, toxic contamination, oil brines, unstable water levels, siltation, excessive dissolved solids, and unspecified eutrophic conditions. Sources contributing to these problems were classified in two general categories--concentrated sources and diffused sources. Indication is given, where available, whether progress has been made to eliminate the pollution source.
Plumas National Forest (N.F.), Public Motorized Travel Management
The Hydrogeologic Regime of Glacial-terrain Lakes, with Management and Planning Applications
Author: Stephen M. Born
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hydrogeology
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hydrogeology
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description