Author: Robert D. Kaplan Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks ISBN: 0399588221 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 226
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An incisive portrait of the American landscape that shows how geography continues to determine America’s role in the world Book Club Pick for Now Read This, from PBS NewsHour and The New York Times • “There is more insight here into the Age of Trump than in bushels of political-horse-race journalism.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice) At a time when there is little consensus about who we are and what we should be doing with our power overseas, a return to the elemental truths of the American landscape is urgently needed. In Earning the Rockies, New York Times bestselling author Robert D. Kaplan undertakes a cross-country journey, traversing a rich and varied landscape that still remains the primary source of American power. Traveling west, in the same direction as the pioneers, Kaplan witnesses both prosperity and decline, and reexamines the history of westward expansion in a new light: as a story not just of genocide and individualism but also of communalism and a respect for the limits of a water-starved terrain. Concluding at the edge of the Pacific Ocean with a gripping description of an anarchic world, Earning the Rockies shows how America’s foreign policy response ought to be rooted in its own geographical situation. Praise for Earning the Rockies “Unflinchingly honest . . . a lens-changing vision of America’s role in the world . . . a jewel of a book that lights the path ahead.”—Secretary of Defense James Mattis “A sui generis writer . . . America’s East Coast establishment has only one Robert Kaplan, someone as fluently knowledgeable about the Balkans, Iraq, Central Asia and West Africa as he is about Ohio and Wyoming.”—Financial Times “Kaplan has pursued stories in places as remote as Yemen and Outer Mongolia. In Earning the Rockies, he visits a place almost as remote to many Americans: these United States. . . . The author’s point is a good one: America is formed, in part, by a geographic setting that is both sanctuary and watchtower.”—The Wall Street Journal “A brilliant reminder of the impact of America’s geography on its strategy. . . . Kaplan’s latest contribution should be required reading.”—Henry A. Kissinger “A text both evocative and provocative for readers who like to think … In his final sections, Kaplan discusses in scholarly but accessible detail the significant role that America has played and must play in this shuddering world.”—Kirkus Reviews
Author: Steve House Publisher: Patagonia ISBN: 1938340051 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 312
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What does it take to be one of the world's best high-altitude mountain climbers? A lot of fundraising; traveling in some of the world's most dangerous countries; enduring cold bivouacs, searing lungs, and a cloudy mind when you can least afford one. It means learning the hard lessons the mountains teach. Steve House built his reputation on ascents throughout the Alps, Canada, Alaska, the Karakoram and the Himalaya that have expanded possibilities of style, speed, and difficulty. In 2005 Steve and alpinist Vince Anderson pioneered a direct new route on the Rupal Face of 26,600-foot Nanga Parbat, which had never before been climbed in alpine style. It was the third ascent of the face and the achievement earned Steveand Vince the first Piolet d"or (Golden Ice Axe) awarded to North Americans. Steve is an accomplished and spellbinding storyteller in the tradition of Maurice Herzog and Lionel Terray. Beyond the Mountain is a gripping read destined to be a mountain classic. And it
Author: John Heath Publisher: ISBN: 9781886588172 Category : Children's plays Languages : en Pages : 42
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WHAT IT IS: This fun and hilarious musical play helps you teach the standards while bringing your classroom to life! Easy-to-do play comes with script, audio CD, and teacher's guide. NO music or drama experience is required¿you don't have to sing or play a note! Go big and perform on stage, keep it simple with a classroom performance, or simply do reader's theater in class. No fancy sets, costumes, or performance spaces are needed, so it's all up to you! Flexible casting for 8-40 students and permission to edit the script and songs make it easy to tailor the play to the needs of your class and community. Your purchase of one copy per teacher includes permission to photocopy the script for students. /// WHAT IT TEACHES: "The Incredible Westward Movement" is all about the rush west and Manifest Destiny, including the Louisiana Purchase, Oregon Trail, California Gold Rush, Trail of Tears, and Transcontinental Railroad. 25 minutes; grades 2-6. /// SYNOPSIS: Follow the exciting adventures of Delivery Girl as she races across the country desperately trying to deliver packages to Americans who keep "movin' West." She'll meet Daniel Boone, James Monroe and Thomas Jefferson, Sacajawea, 49ers, and even prairie children working the land. /// WHAT IT DOES: "The Incredible Westward Movement" is a great complement to your curriculum resources in social studies. And, like all Bad Wolf Press plays, this show can be used to improve reading comprehension, vocabulary, performance and speaking skills, class camaraderie and teamwork, and school engagement and parental involvement¿all while enabling students to be part of a truly fun and creative experience they will never forget!
Author: Michael J. Spencer Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1625846525 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 179
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In the early days of the twentieth century, movies weren't made in California. As America's film pioneers traveled westward, Colorado became a beacon to them, contributing to the early motion picture business with all the relish and gusto of a western saga. The gorgeous natural scenery was perfect for the country's (and the world's) growing infatuation with the West, turning Colorado itself into a bigger star of the early cinema than any particular actor. Using rare photos and contemporary accounts, writer and filmmaker Michael J. Spencer explores the little-known filmmaking industry that flourished in the Rocky Mountains between 1895 and 1915--west of New York but east of Hollywood.
Author: Tony Abbatine Jd Publisher: Outskirts Press ISBN: 9781977243263 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 284
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Gives you an inside look at the teachings and performance tools used by one of the best sources in the industry. From Olympic teams, MLB teams and college programs that are searching for the final piece of the performance puzzle, Beyond the Ball takes you through the eyes and mindsets of what it takes to play at a higher level. A partial listing of teams and colleges that have used the concepts found in the Book: * USA Softball Women's National Team * New York Yankees * New York Mets * Texas Rangers * Washington Nationals * Pittsburgh Pirates * Los Angeles Dodgers * Colorado Rockies * Boston Red Sox * Clemson University * Oregon State * University of Arizona * University of South Carolina * University of Georgia * United States Military Academy * University of Alabama * UCLA * Cal State Fullerton * University of South Florida * University of Texas "If you want to be a complete player, spend time improving your visual skills, Tony is the best in baseball in teaching the visual game." -Manny Ramirez, Seven-Time MLB All-Star "We all have been taught to work hard and give 110%. With Tony you learn how to work smart and develop skills that will last a lifetime!" -Tim Walton, Head Softball Coach, University of Florida "Tony is unquestionably the most innovative teacher baseball has ever seen...nobody has been more progressive than him. He is the soul of baseball's future." -Lou Pavlovich, Jr. Editor, Collegiate Baseball
Author: Robert Wagner Publisher: Robert Wagner ISBN: 9781413489286 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 258
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This book is about faith and logic, sin and guilt. It is also about innocence and its punishment. The novel traces Thomas Spanner's life with a dysfunctional father who blames Thomas for his sister's death. Unable to cope with blame and guilt, Thomas becomes drug addicted. He has a religious experience, gives up his drug dependency and eventually becomes a priest. He is assigned to an isolated religious community where he tries to fight a harsh Medieval Catholicism. Thomas falls in love with Greta-church secretary and nominal Catholic. They marry and together they escape from Johnsburgh
Author: Jean Barman Publisher: University of Toronto Press ISBN: 1442691840 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 609
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British Columbia is regularly described in superlatives both positive and negative - most spectacular scenery, strangest politics, greatest environmental sensitivity, richest Aboriginal cultures, most aggressive resource exploitation, closest ties to Asia. Jean Barman's The West beyond the West presents the history of the province in all its diversity and apparent contradictions. This critically acclaimed work is the premiere book on British Columbian history, with a narrative beginning at the point of contact between Native peoples and Europeans and continuing into the twenty-first century. Barman tells the story by focusing not only on the history made by leaders in government but also on the roles of women, immigrants, and Aboriginal peoples in the development of the province. She incorporates new perspectives and expands discussions on important topics such as the province's relationship to Canada as a nation, its involvement in the two world wars, the perspectives of non-mainstream British Columbians, and its participation in recreation and sports including Olympics. First published in 1991 and revised in 1996, this third edition of The West beyond the West has been supplemented by statistical tables incorporating the 2001 census, two more extensive illustration sections portraying British Columbia's history in images, and other new material bringing the book up to date. Barman's deft scholarship is readily apparent and the book demands to be on the shelf of anyone with an interest in British Columbian or Canadian history.
Author: David M. Delo Publisher: Kingfisher Books ISBN: 9780966221824 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 212
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This emotionally painful, yet thoughtful and absorbing book reveals, in the first person, the way manic depression works on the mind--how it can alter one's life path, and what the illness may cost the manic depressive. An end section describes the disease, diagnosis and treatment, and the relationship between manic depression and creativity.
Author: Mike Jones Publisher: University Press of New England ISBN: 1512603031 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 370
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This unique book celebrates and documents the incredible and colorful biodiversity of the mountain landscapes of eastern North America, covering all of the major alpine ecosystems in New England, New York, QuŽbec, Newfoundland, and Labrador. Twenty scientists, explorers, naturalists, and land managers from the United States and Canada have collaborated to create this definitive and beautiful account of the flora and fauna of the eastern alpine tundra.
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