Explore the traces of the rise and fall of Colorado's mountains, volcanic eruptions, shifting seas, wind-blown deserts, and dinosaur haunts. This new destination guide offers understanding of the many unique and spectacular geologic formations of Colorado. 8-page color photo insert. 80 b&w photos. 14 maps.
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Hiking the Southwest's Geology: Four Corners Region takes curious hikers on a journey through time that explores the Colorado Plateau-an immense land of canyons, mesas, and isolated mountain ranges in the American Southwest. Hopkins' stunning color photography brings the Four Corners Region to life in dazzling detail.
In Chapters: Confessions of a Military/CIA Retiree travelers will find easy reading of these 18 complete but separate true accounts, five chapters of which occurred during military service, and 13 of which happened during a career with the CIA. Episodes involving kidnappings, murder, smuggling, political coups . . . even a mutiny . . . taking place in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Caribbean. A knife fight, a plane crash, a night hunt for wolves, the death of some ivory poachers, a Somali jail, chased by lions, stalked by a serial killer, involved in an Israeli attack in Lebanon, and many other incidents, allow the reader to enjoy a 30 to 45 minute "read" of events that took place in over 50 countries. (Read one on the plane; another at the hotel)
CONTROVERSY WOULD BE A BETTER TITLE FOR THIS BOOK. Much like those that first said the world was round! ...This book states: DAIRY AND WHEAT PRODUCTS ARE THE TWO WORST THINGS YOU CAN EAT! They Are The Direct Cause of: Facial Wrinkles Early In Life; Premature Aging With Reduced Physical Capabilities, A Shorter Life Span; and Makes Obesity Normal! Dairy And Wheat Products Do Have All The Nutrients Claimed, But They Do Have A Time And Place Where Natures Dictates Their Consumption, Not Science Or Custom. All the same nutrients are available in other foods...you do not have to eat Dairy and Wheat products to get needed nutrients. 39 years of gathering statistics proves this to be correct. Also, if your lifetime diet includes lots of Dairy and Wheat Products with few vegetables and fruit, you will suffer from one or more different kinds of allergies, perhaps even Asthma. You will definitely have eye problems and be prone to developing any non-contagious sickness or disease including cancer, and INCREASE THE ODDS OF PRODUCING CHILDREN WITH BIRTH DEFECTS!
The newest in the popular Digital Masters series is designed to develop and expand photographers' unique vision of the world's wildlife and wild places. It's a lavishly illustrated workbook that photographers will return to again and again as they master the techniques-and move beyond to the creative side of picture making. Covering everything from preparation and camera basics to lighting, wildlife encounters, and conservation, Ralph Lee Hopkins describes a variety of approaches to capturing the best possible photo in the moment. In the process, he gets to the essence of nature photography as a skill and an art.
The Believer is the weird and chilling true story of Dr. John Mack. This eminent Harvard psychiatrist and Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer risked his career to investigate the phenomenon of human encounters with aliens and to give credibility to the stupefying tales shared by people who were utterly convinced they had happened. Nothing in Mack’s four decades of psychiatry had prepared him for the otherworldly accounts of a cross section of humanity including young children who reported being taken against their wills by alien beings. Over the course of his career his interest in alien abduction grew from curiosity to wonder, ultimately developing into a limitless, unwavering passion. Based on exclusive access to Mack’s archives, journals, and psychiatric notes and interviews with his family and closest associates, The Believer reveals the life and work of a man who explored the deepest of scientific conundrums and further leads us to the hidden dimensions and alternate realities that captivated Mack until the end of his life.
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