Author: Molly Caro May
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1619024748
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Molly Caro May grew up as part of a nomadic family, one proud of their international sensibilities, a tribe that never settled in one place for very long. Growing up moving from foreign country to foreign country, just like her father and grandfather, she became attached to her identity as a global woman from nowhere. But, on the verge of turning thirty years old, everything changed. Molly and her fiancé Chris suddenly move to 107 acres in Montana, land her family owns but rarely visits, with the idea of staying for only a year. Surrounded by tall grass, deep woods, and the presence of predators, the young couple starts the challenging and often messy process of building a traditional Mongolian yurt from scratch. They finally finish just on the cusp of winter, in a below–zero degree snowstorm. For Molly it is her first real home, yet a nomadic one, this one concession meant to be dissembled and moved at will. Yurt–life gives her rare exposure to nature, to the elements, to the wildlife all around them. It also feels contrary to the modern world, and this triggers in Molly an exploration of what home means to the emergent generation. In today's age, has globalization and technology taught us that something better, the next best thing, is always out there? How does any young adult establish roots, and how do we decide what kind of life we want to lead? How much, ever, is enough?
The Map of Enough
Author: Molly Caro May
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1619024748
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Molly Caro May grew up as part of a nomadic family, one proud of their international sensibilities, a tribe that never settled in one place for very long. Growing up moving from foreign country to foreign country, just like her father and grandfather, she became attached to her identity as a global woman from nowhere. But, on the verge of turning thirty years old, everything changed. Molly and her fiancé Chris suddenly move to 107 acres in Montana, land her family owns but rarely visits, with the idea of staying for only a year. Surrounded by tall grass, deep woods, and the presence of predators, the young couple starts the challenging and often messy process of building a traditional Mongolian yurt from scratch. They finally finish just on the cusp of winter, in a below–zero degree snowstorm. For Molly it is her first real home, yet a nomadic one, this one concession meant to be dissembled and moved at will. Yurt–life gives her rare exposure to nature, to the elements, to the wildlife all around them. It also feels contrary to the modern world, and this triggers in Molly an exploration of what home means to the emergent generation. In today's age, has globalization and technology taught us that something better, the next best thing, is always out there? How does any young adult establish roots, and how do we decide what kind of life we want to lead? How much, ever, is enough?
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1619024748
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Molly Caro May grew up as part of a nomadic family, one proud of their international sensibilities, a tribe that never settled in one place for very long. Growing up moving from foreign country to foreign country, just like her father and grandfather, she became attached to her identity as a global woman from nowhere. But, on the verge of turning thirty years old, everything changed. Molly and her fiancé Chris suddenly move to 107 acres in Montana, land her family owns but rarely visits, with the idea of staying for only a year. Surrounded by tall grass, deep woods, and the presence of predators, the young couple starts the challenging and often messy process of building a traditional Mongolian yurt from scratch. They finally finish just on the cusp of winter, in a below–zero degree snowstorm. For Molly it is her first real home, yet a nomadic one, this one concession meant to be dissembled and moved at will. Yurt–life gives her rare exposure to nature, to the elements, to the wildlife all around them. It also feels contrary to the modern world, and this triggers in Molly an exploration of what home means to the emergent generation. In today's age, has globalization and technology taught us that something better, the next best thing, is always out there? How does any young adult establish roots, and how do we decide what kind of life we want to lead? How much, ever, is enough?
All Over the Map
Author: Betsy Mason
Publisher: National Geographic Society
ISBN: 1426219725
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Created for map lovers by map lovers, this rich book explores the intriguing stories behind maps across history and illuminates how the art of cartography thrives today. In this visually stunning book, award-winning journalists Betsy Mason and Greg Miller--authors of the National Geographic cartography blog "All Over the Map"--explore the intriguing stories behind maps from a wide variety of cultures, civilizations, and time periods. Based on interviews with scores of leading cartographers, curators, historians, and scholars, this is a remarkable selection of fascinating and unusual maps. This diverse compendium includes ancient maps of dragon-filled seas, elaborate graphics picturing unseen concepts and forces from inside Earth to outer space, devious maps created by spies, and maps from pop culture such as the schematics to the Death Star and a map of Westeros from Game of Thrones. If your brain craves maps--and Mason and Miller would say it does, whether you know it or not--this eye-opening visual feast will inspire and delight.
Publisher: National Geographic Society
ISBN: 1426219725
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Created for map lovers by map lovers, this rich book explores the intriguing stories behind maps across history and illuminates how the art of cartography thrives today. In this visually stunning book, award-winning journalists Betsy Mason and Greg Miller--authors of the National Geographic cartography blog "All Over the Map"--explore the intriguing stories behind maps from a wide variety of cultures, civilizations, and time periods. Based on interviews with scores of leading cartographers, curators, historians, and scholars, this is a remarkable selection of fascinating and unusual maps. This diverse compendium includes ancient maps of dragon-filled seas, elaborate graphics picturing unseen concepts and forces from inside Earth to outer space, devious maps created by spies, and maps from pop culture such as the schematics to the Death Star and a map of Westeros from Game of Thrones. If your brain craves maps--and Mason and Miller would say it does, whether you know it or not--this eye-opening visual feast will inspire and delight.
The Map That Leads to You
Author: J. P. Monninger
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250060761
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
"In every person's life there comes a time when it's necessary to not only step outside their comfort zone, but to also leap way from it. For Heather, her carefully ordered world is already planned out: travel with her friends after college, come back to a great career in September, and head into a life where not much is left to chance. But that was before she met Jack, who makes his own rules. Jack, who is following his grandfather's journals through Europe. Jack, who has a secret that could change everything...."--
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250060761
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
"In every person's life there comes a time when it's necessary to not only step outside their comfort zone, but to also leap way from it. For Heather, her carefully ordered world is already planned out: travel with her friends after college, come back to a great career in September, and head into a life where not much is left to chance. But that was before she met Jack, who makes his own rules. Jack, who is following his grandfather's journals through Europe. Jack, who has a secret that could change everything...."--
Soil Survey
Maps
Author: Aleksandra Mizielinska
Publisher: Big Picture Press
ISBN: 9781848773011
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
This book of maps is a visual feast for readers of all ages, with lavishly drawn illustrations from the incomparable Mizielinskis.
Publisher: Big Picture Press
ISBN: 9781848773011
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
This book of maps is a visual feast for readers of all ages, with lavishly drawn illustrations from the incomparable Mizielinskis.
Understanding Maps
Author: J.S. Keates
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317891651
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Addresses the fundamental principles of visual perception and map symbolism and critically examines the assumptions behind the theories of psychophysical testing and cartographic communication. This revised and expanded edition includes new sections on the relationship between cartography and art, and the distinction between knowledge and skill.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317891651
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Addresses the fundamental principles of visual perception and map symbolism and critically examines the assumptions behind the theories of psychophysical testing and cartographic communication. This revised and expanded edition includes new sections on the relationship between cartography and art, and the distinction between knowledge and skill.
Mapping
Author: David Greenhood
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226306971
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Part I. Getting the Most Out of Maps1. How to Find Places: Coordinates2. The Versatile Plane: Great Circles3. This Little Means That Much: Distance4. The Rose of the Winds: Directions5. Making Molehills Out of Mountains: Content6. Flat Maps with Round Meanings: ProjectionsPart II. Making Your Own7. Basing Maps on Other Maps: Compilation8. Basing Maps upon the Ground: Survey9. Treasures, Tools, and Materials: EquipmentAppendix. Useful FiguresIndex Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226306971
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Part I. Getting the Most Out of Maps1. How to Find Places: Coordinates2. The Versatile Plane: Great Circles3. This Little Means That Much: Distance4. The Rose of the Winds: Directions5. Making Molehills Out of Mountains: Content6. Flat Maps with Round Meanings: ProjectionsPart II. Making Your Own7. Basing Maps on Other Maps: Compilation8. Basing Maps upon the Ground: Survey9. Treasures, Tools, and Materials: EquipmentAppendix. Useful FiguresIndex Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
A Model Discipline
Author: Kevin A. Clarke
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 019538220X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Political scientists use models to investigate and illuminate causal mechanisms, generate comparative data, and more. But how do we justify and rationalize the method? Why test predictions from a deductive, and thus truth-preserving, system? Primo and Clarke tackle these central questions in this novel work of methodology.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 019538220X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Political scientists use models to investigate and illuminate causal mechanisms, generate comparative data, and more. But how do we justify and rationalize the method? Why test predictions from a deductive, and thus truth-preserving, system? Primo and Clarke tackle these central questions in this novel work of methodology.
The Beating of His Wings
Author: Paul Hoffman
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698168984
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Following the bestselling novels The Left Hand of God and The Last Four Things comes the final installment of Paul Hoffman’s stark, epic trilogy. Thomas Cale has been running from the truth…. Since discovering that his brutal military training has been for one purpose—to destroy God’s greatest mistake, mankind itself—Cale has been hunted by the very man who made him into the Angel of Death: Pope Redeemer Bosco. Cale is a paradox: arrogant and innocent, generous and pitiless. Feared and revered by those who created him, he has already used his breathtaking talent for violence and destruction to bring down the most powerful civilization in the world. But Thomas Cale’s soul is dying. As his body is racked with convulsions, he knows that the final judgment will not wait. As the day of reckoning draws close, Cale’s sense of vengeance leads him back to the heart of darkness—the Sanctuary—and to confront the person he hates most in the world….
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698168984
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Following the bestselling novels The Left Hand of God and The Last Four Things comes the final installment of Paul Hoffman’s stark, epic trilogy. Thomas Cale has been running from the truth…. Since discovering that his brutal military training has been for one purpose—to destroy God’s greatest mistake, mankind itself—Cale has been hunted by the very man who made him into the Angel of Death: Pope Redeemer Bosco. Cale is a paradox: arrogant and innocent, generous and pitiless. Feared and revered by those who created him, he has already used his breathtaking talent for violence and destruction to bring down the most powerful civilization in the world. But Thomas Cale’s soul is dying. As his body is racked with convulsions, he knows that the final judgment will not wait. As the day of reckoning draws close, Cale’s sense of vengeance leads him back to the heart of darkness—the Sanctuary—and to confront the person he hates most in the world….
Scientific American
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
Monthly magazine devoted to topics of general scientific interest.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
Monthly magazine devoted to topics of general scientific interest.