Author: Tim Salmon
Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited
Keywords: mountains, guides, cicerone, trekking, greece, pindos
Number of Pages: 365
Published: 2010-01-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 185284440X
ISBN-13: 9781852844400
Most of Greece is mountains, not the islands and seaside that many visitors tend to think of. They are beautiful mountains: rugged, undeveloped, remote and yet accessible. Alpine pastures soften the harshness of the crags, forests fill the ravines, and springs and rivers abound - a startling contrast to the baking lowlands. There is a rich and rare variety of wild flowers and butterflies. And what survives of the ancient pastoral way of life is full of interest too. The first comprehensive guide to the Greek mountains to appear in any language when first published in 1986, this book has been
Author: Tracy Kidder
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Keywords: mountains, random, house, reader, circle, world, cure, quest, paul, farmer, man
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2009-08-25
List price: $18.00
ISBN-10: 0812980557
ISBN-13: 9780812980554
This compelling and inspiring book, now in a deluxe paperback edition, shows how one person can work wonders. In Mountains Beyond Mountains, Pulitzer Prize—winning author Tracy Kidder tells the true story of a gifted man who loves the world and has set out to do all he can to cure it.In medical school, Paul Farmer found his life’s calling: to cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. Kidder’s magnificent account takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia as Farmer changes minds and practices through his dedicati
Authors:John R. Soares, Marc J. Soares,
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Keywords: coast, mountains, north, range, san, francisco, area, hikes, klamath, sierra, california, nevada, cascade, classic, northern
Number of Pages: 235
Published: 2008-04
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 1594850623
ISBN-13: 9781594850622
This third edition brings the Soares’ brothers classic guide to the 100 best of Northern California’s hikes thoroughly up to date and adds elevation profiles for most of the 100 hikes. New color photos have been added and all facts, trail, and map details have been reviewed by rangers and trail supervisors. Appendices now include web contact information. A handy trails-at-a-glance chart indicates distance, level of difficulty, and seasonal considerations.
Author: J. W. Williamson
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Keywords: mountains, movies, hillbillyland
Number of Pages: 340
Published: 1995-06-30
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 0807845035
ISBN-13: 9780807845035
The stereotypical hillbilly figure in popular culture provokes a range of responses, from bemused affection for Ma and Pa Kettle to outright fear of the mountain men in Deliverance. In Hillbillyland, J. W. Williamson investigates why hillbilly images are so pervasive in our culture and what purposes they serve. He has mined more than 800 movies, from early nickelodeon one-reelers to contemporary films such as Thelma and Louise and Raising Arizona, for representations of hillbillies in their recurring roles as symbolic ’cultural others.’ Williamson’s hillbillies live not
Author: Blair Howard
Publisher: Hunter Publishing (NJ)
Keywords: mountains, adventure, guide, smokey, smoky
Number of Pages: 339
Published: 2001-02
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1556509057
ISBN-13: 9781556509056
This exciting update covers Eastern Tennessee, Western North Carolina and Northern Georgia. Outdoor activities, plus craft hunting and fairs. All the information you need for an activity-filled vacation. Maps. Index. Photos.
Author:
Publisher:
Keywords: europe, northern, mountains
Number of Pages: 420
Published:
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0114973199
ISBN-13: 9780114973193
Author: Jesse Stuart
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky
Keywords: mountains, men
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 1979-12-31
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0813101433
ISBN-13: 9780813101439
