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Author : Terry Virts
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 30,85 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1426218648
Shares photographs and details of the author's experiences in space.
Author : John E. Fulker
Publisher : Libra Publishers
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 37,40 MB
Release : 1992-04-01
Category : Murder
ISBN : 9780872122543
Author : Wilt Chamberlain
Publisher : Signet Book
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 43,87 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Wilt Chamberlain--a man who was as uncompromising on the basketball court as he was in his life. Here, in his own words, are the outspoken opinions that made Wilt Chamberlain one of the most controversial sports icons in the world, such as his admission to bedding 20,000 women while supporting monogamy in marriage...why blacks dominate pro basketball...his initial doubts about Magic Johnson and how they were overcome...and why he made his #1 enemy on the court his #1 pick on his all-time all-star team. He was a legend in his own lifetime, a subject of controversy both on and off the court, and will go down in history as one of the greatest ever to play the game of basketball. This is his story. Book jacket.
Author : Mark Dorrian
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 39,4 MB
Release : 2013-10-03
Category : Art
ISBN : 0857734326
The view from above, or the 'bird's-eye' view, has become so ingrained in contemporary visual culture that it is now hard to imagine our world without it. It has risen to pre-eminence as a way of seeing, but important questions about its effects and meanings remain unexplored. More powerfully than any other visual modality, this image of 'everywhere' supports our idea of a world-view, yet it is one that continues to be transformed as technologies are invented and refined. This innovative volume, edited by Mark Dorrian and Frederic Pousin, offers an unprecedented range of discussions on the aerial view, covering topics from sixteenth-century Roman maps to the Luftwaffe's aerial survey of Warsaw to Google Earth. Underpinned by a cross-disciplinary approach that draws together diverse and previously isolated material, this volume examines the politics and poetics of the aerial view in relation to architecture, art, film, literature, photography and urbanism and explores its role in areas such as aesthetics and epistemology. Structured through a series of detailed case studies, this book builds into a cultural history of the aerial imagination.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 820 pages
File Size : 48,60 MB
Release : 2007-04
Category : Photography
ISBN :
A collection of aerial photographs of landforms, people, and buildings, each of which is accompanied by a brief paragraph outlining the history, social influences, or geographical information relating to the picture.
Author : Julian Thompson
Publisher : Thunder Bay Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 36,20 MB
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781645175742
These extraordinary views and analyses of historic battles use modern satellite images alongside specially commissioned maps. World War II from Above pairs modern satellite photographs with expertly illustrated historical battle maps. These captivating images bring the war vividly and dramatically to life by showing the actual landscapes where battles took place alongside annotations depicting troop movements, heroic last stands, and other notable events. Here you will find all the key milestones of World War II: the invasion of France, Germany’s first blitzkrieg offensives, the Battle of El Alamein, the invasion of Sicily, the Battle of the Bulge, Iwo Jima, the D-Day landings, and the final push to Berlin, along with a host of other strategic and battle maps from every geographical location.
Author : John P. Milton
Publisher : Sentient+ORM
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 14,44 MB
Release : 2006-10-02
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1591811422
A renowned spiritual teacher guides you on a sacred passage into the temple of nature in this simple yet profound meditation guide. Since the 1940's, meditation master and vision-quest leader John P. Milton has led over 10,000 vision quests into the wilds of Colorado, the Himalayas, Bali, the Arctic, Mexico, and other powerful sites around the world. Now this pathfinder guides readers back to the wilderness within themselves, to discover how they are connected to the vast and wondrous mystery of nature. In Sky Above, Earth Below, Milton shares his Twelve Principles of Natural Liberation, then walks readers through the practice of relaxation, presence, cultivating universal energy, and more. “Written out of boundless reverence for the Earth and life itself, [Milton] transfers the wisdom of Taoism into simple terms accessible to all readers regardless of personal background” (Midwest Book Review).
Author : Tyler Nordgren
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 17,5 MB
Release : 2011-01-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 1441916490
Stars Above, Earth Below uses photographs and sky charts to form a connection between what is seen on the ground and in the sky, and looks at the deeper scientific meaning behind these sights. Nordgren describes other objects in the Solar System with features similar to those on Earth and links the geological features seen in the national parks to the very latest NASA spacecraft discoveries on other planets and their moons. Additionally, historical context is discussed to show why we humans (who have lived in and around our national parts for tens of thousands of years) have always been astronomers. The first book to make direct connections between astronomy and the landscapes, processes and cultures one experiences in the US National Parks Each chapter ties a specific astronomical phenomenon to a particular National Park or type of park and concludes with a “See for yourself” section that shows you how to see the planets, stars, nebulae, moons, etc. that are described within that chapter A personal guide showing the reader the astronomical phenomena that you can see for yourself when visiting the U.S. National Parks
Author : Maïssa Bey
Publisher :
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 37,31 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Disaster victims
ISBN :
This novel follows the path of a young woman, Amina, as she makes her way through a city, a life, and a sense of self that have been ravaged by an earthquake. Inspired by an earthquake in northern Algeria in 2003, the author interweaves descriptions of the earthquake with descriptions of Amina's family, culture, and country and her place within them. She leaves the reader to wonder whether Amina is fleeing the earthquake or something more complex.
Author : Pierre Hadot
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 30,20 MB
Release : 1995-08-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780631180333
This book presents a history of spiritual exercises from Socrates to early Christianity, an account of their decline in modern philosophy, and a discussion of the different conceptions of philosophy that have accompanied the trajectory and fate of the theory and practice of spiritual exercises. Hadot's book demonstrates the extent to which philosophy has been, and still is, above all else a way of seeing and of being in the world.