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Price: $22.95
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Sale: $11.50
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Manufacturer: University of New Mexico Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Robert Julyan
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Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 917.89
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Publication Date: 2006-07-15
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Reading Level: 384
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Description: Many non-New Mexicans envision New Mexico as one large desert, yet New Mexico is very much a mountain state, with more than one hundred named mountain groups. New Mexico's highest point is 13,161-foot Wheeler Peak, and Sierra Blanca, 11,973 feet high, is snow capped for most of the year. What's more, the mountains here display a diversity rarely seen elsewhere: glacier-carved alpine summits (Sangre de Cristos), shield volcanoes (Mount Taylor and Sierra Grande), cinder cones (Capulin Mountain), fossil limestone reefs (Guadalupes), laccolith intrusions (Capitan and Zuni Mountains), erosional formations (Tucumcari Mountain), and tilted fault-blocks (Sandias and Caballos.) New Mexico's mountain animals range from elk to desert bighorn sheep, from marmots to coatimundis. The arctic lynx and semitropical jaguars have also been spotted. In this guide to New Mexico's mountains, Robert Julyan provides essential information such as location, physiographic province, elevation and relief, ecosystems, and ownership, as well as the historical and natural details that make each range unique: archaeology, Native American presence, mining history, ghost towns, recreation, and much more, as well as geology, ecology, and plants and animals.
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Manufacturer: University of Texas Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Joseph J. Hobbs
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Publisher: University of Texas Press
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 953.1
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Publication Date: 1995
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Reading Level: 377
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Description: "Hobbs' book faithfully evokes the natural beauty and religious impact of this exotic locale." --Publishers Weekly "It is anthropology, geography, history, botany, detective story, Bible study and religious tract, biography, autobiography, travel guide, and finally propaganda for environmental protection. . . . [and] it succeeds effortlessly in combining all of them smoothly, interestingly, and readably into a neat package." --Colbert C. Held, Baylor University Amid the high mountains of Egypt's southern Sinai Peninsula stands Jebel Musa, "Mount Moses," revered by most Christians and Muslims as Mount Sinai. (Jewish tradition holds that Mount Sinai should remain terra incognita, unlocated, and does not associate it with this mountain.) In this fascinating study, Joseph Hobbs draws on geography and archaeology, Biblical and Quranic accounts, and the experiences of people ranging from Christian monks to Bedouin shepherds to casual tourists to explore why this mountain came to be revered as a sacred place and how that very perception now threatens its fragile ecology and its sense of holy solitude. After discussing the physical characteristics of Jebel Musa and the debate that selected it as the most probable Mount Sinai, Hobbs fully describes all Christian and Muslim sacred sites around the mountain. He views Mount Sinai from the perspectives of the centuries-long inhabitants of the region--the monks of the Monastery of St. Katherine and the Jabaliya Bedouins--and of tourists and pilgrims, from medieval Europeans to modern travelers dispirited by Western industrialization. Hobbs concludes his account with the recent international debate over whether to build a cable car on Mount Sinai and with an unflinching description of the negative impact of tourism on the delicate desert environment. His book raises important, troubling questions for everyone concerned about the fate of the earth's wild and sacred places.
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Price: $14.95
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Sale: $19.99
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Manufacturer: Mountaineers Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Jim Curran
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Publisher: Mountaineers Books
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Dewey Decimal Number: 796
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Publication Date: 1999-12
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Reading Level: 271
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Description: Second only to Everest in height but more formidable, K2 has challenged the greatest names in climbing--and often won. K2: The Story of the Savage Mountain is the first comprehensive climbing history of this beautiful but deadly peak. From fateful first attempts to the harrowing events of 1986 and more recent ascents, the book examines the human and natural factors that have given the mountain its reputation. Author Jim Curran traces the earliest explorations of the Karakorum by Godwin-Austen and Younghusband, as well as the pioneering exploits of the Duke of the Abruzzi. A K2 climber himself, Curran interviewed Kurt Diemberger, Jim Wickwire, Charlie Houston and other climbers to help shed new light on past expeditions and to look at the many challenges that remain on the mountain.
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Price: $160.00
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Sale: $133.62
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Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Roger G. Barry
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Edition: 3
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551.69143
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Publication Date: 2008-08-11
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Reading Level: 512
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Description: Mountain Weather and Climate remains the only all-encompassing textbook describing mountain weather and climate processes. Results from several recent major field programs have been incorporated into this completely updated edition, including the European Alpine Experiment, studies of air drainage in the western United States and experiments on air flow over low hills. There are many new figures and selected regional case studies including new material on central Asia, Tibet, Greenland, Antarctica, the Andes, New Zealand, the Alps and equatorial East Africa. Chapters examine topics from human bioclimatology, weather hazards and air pollution, to current climate change in mountain regions. Beginning with historical aspects of mountain meteorology, the book deals with the latitudinal, altitudinal and topographic controls of meteorological elements, circulation systems related to orography, and the climatic characteristics of mountains. It is ideal for graduates and researchers in meteorology, climatology, ecology, forestry, glaciology and hydrology.
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Price: $22.00
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Sale: $9.89
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Manufacturer: Pushcart Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Rob McCall
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Publisher: Pushcart Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551
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Publication Date: 2006-09-04
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Reading Level: 280
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Description: A collection of natural and unnatural events devoted to breaking down the wall of hostility between us and Creation.
Certain places make us more vulnerable to the Holy. This is a real phenomenon, not some romantic notion—a spiritual resource as full and as valuable as any other "natural resource." Approached with devotion, these places have the power to heal and to reveal.
"Awanadjo" is Algonkian for "small, misty mountain," referring to Blue Hill Mountain in Blue Hill, Maine; but it can just as well describe your mountain or any sacred place that has the power to transform and impart the sense of being at home in Nature.
Following in the long tradition of natural theology from Lao-tse to St. Francis, John Scotus Erigena, Newton, Darwin, Thoreau, Rachel Carson, Wendell Berry, and Annie Dillard, this volume gathers decades of Rob McCall's meticulous observation and buoyant commentary about a mountain and its surroundings. Woodcut illustrations.
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Price: $40.00
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Sale: $7.22
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Manufacturer: "Harry N. Abrams, Inc."
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: "Harry N. Abrams, Inc."
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Dewey Decimal Number: 954.9600222
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Publication Date: 2006-03-01
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Reading Level: 216
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Description: Those who believe an unfathomable experiential chasm exists between the West and the East would do well to consult Olivier Föllmi's photographs. In this remarkable collection, Föllmi demonstrates that the distance between cultures, no matter how great physically, is one of perception only. Once the official photographer of the Dalai Lama, Föllmi has been training his lens on the Himalayas for more than 25 years. Here he captures the essence of the region and its people as no one else could-its dizzying peaks, treacherous climate, and spiritual serenity. Images of Buddhist holy places are counterposed with portraits of ordinary people, their ruddy faces worn to leather by snow and wind. This is a breathtaking collection by a great artist whose subject is nothing less than our shared humanity.
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Price: $25.00
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Sale: $25.00
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Manufacturer: Diane Pub Co
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Clark Hubler
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Publisher: Diane Pub Co
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551
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Publication Date: 1995-01-01
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Reading Level: 196
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Description: Journeys back to prehistoric times to explain the origins of North America's mountains & to anticipate future changes in their evolution. Begins with an exploration of orogeny, the process of mountain building, which began millions of years ago when a combination of violent earthquakes & volcanic eruptions shook the Earth. Investigates the influence of mountains on plants, animals, people & the environment. Includes fascinating descriptions of landmark geologic forms, such as the Rocky & Appalachian Mountains & glaciers in Canada & Alaska. Detailed info. on rocks & fossils, & on mountains that have been eroded out of existence.
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Manufacturer: University of Texas Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Dan Flores
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Publisher: University of Texas Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 917
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Publication Date: 1997
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Reading Level: 212
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Description: Caprock Canyonlands is Dan Flores' personal narrative about the canyons and badlands of the southern High Plains, which extend from eastern New Mexico and western Oklahoma south through Texas to the Concho River. Describing a series of journeys into the canyonlands, he evokes the literally millions of years that shaped the region. This stereoscopic vision, encompassing geology, mythology, botany, art, history, literature, and other studies, establishes Flores' place among America's most skilled nature writers.
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Price: $21.95
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Sale: $21.95
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Manufacturer: Voice in the Wilderness Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Skye::Lake Nomad::Skye Nomad
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Publisher: Voice in the Wilderness Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 796
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Publication Date: 2001-06
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Reading Level: 312
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Description: The only book you need to enjoy the most spectacular, exhilarating hikes in southern British Columbia. Discerning trail reviews help you choose your trip. Detailed route descriptions keep you on the path. Includes dayhikes and backpack trips. Covers Vancouver Island, BC Coast Mountains, Purcells, Selkirks, and western Canadian Rockies.
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Price: $14.95
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Sale: $1.16
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Manufacturer: Falcon
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Jim Scott
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Publisher: Falcon
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Edition: 2nd
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551
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Publication Date: 1994-07-01
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Reading Level: 104
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Description: Color photos and lively text capture Colorado's Pikes Peak and the remarkable attractions nearby.
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