Tag: Mountain

Mountain Ecosystems Dynamics, Management and Conservation


Free Download Kevin E. Richards, "Mountain Ecosystems: Dynamics, Management and Conservation "
English | ISBN: 161209306X | 2012 | 130 pages | PDF | 9 MB
Mountain ecosystems serve as early warning systems both for climate change and pollution by persistent organic pollutants, in particular because mountains are located near the sources and could serve as monitors of the levels of POPs in the environment. This book presents topical research in the study of mountain ecosystems, including Euro-Mediterranean torrents; comparison of the impact of reduced rainfall on plant and soil processes in mountain and grasslands; atmospheric carbon dioxide transport over mountainous terrains and abandonment of previously managed meadows in mountain regions.

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Mountain Duck 4.17.0.22517 Multilingual (x64)


Free Download Mountain Duck 4.17.0.22517 (x64) Multilingual Fast Links | 70 Mb
Mountain Duck lets you mount server and cloud storage as a disk on your desktop. Open remote files with any application and work like on a local volume without synchronising files. Based on the solid open source foundation of Cyberduck, all major protocols are supported to connect to just about any server you want, including FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Azure Cloud Storage, Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, Google Drive, Dropbox, Backblaze B2 & OpenStack Swift. Transfer files using Finder to remote servers, fast.

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Mountain at a Center of the World Pilgrimage and Pluralism in Sri Lanka


Free Download Alexander McKinley, "Mountain at a Center of the World: Pilgrimage and Pluralism in Sri Lanka"
English | ISBN: 0231210612 | 2024 | 344 pages | PDF | 45 MB
At the pilgrimage site of Adam’s Peak in Sri Lanka, a footprint is embedded atop the mountain summit. Buddhists hold that it was left by the Buddha, Hindus say Lord Siva, and Muslims and Christians identify it with Adam, the first man. The Sri Lankan state, for its part, often uses the Peak as a prop to convey a harmonious image of religious pluralism, despite increasing Buddhist hegemony. How should the diversity of this place be understood historically and managed practically?

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Another Step Up the Mountain [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0D3X3VXHP | 2024 | 6 hours and 37 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 367 MB
Author: Dianette Wells, Brit Elders
Narrator: Hillary Huber, Pete Cross

A True Story of Triumph Over Adversity and the Loss of a Child. In this gripping memoir, learn the true story of how mountaineering and extreme sports enthusiast Dianette Wells endures the devastating loss of her son and learns to balance motherhood with a life of extreme adventure. Climbing over adversity. In her groundbreaking memoir, Another Step Up the Mountain, Dianette tells of her unique experiences climbing the Seven Summits, participating in adventure races (including four Eco-Challenges and ultra marathons around the world), as she raised three wonderful children. Trying to survive a tumultuous marriage, Dianette felt empty and unhappy. However, everything changed when she discovered adventure racing.

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In the Footsteps of Smugglers My Life on a Basque Mountain


Free Download In the Footsteps of Smugglers: My Life on a Basque Mountain by Georgina Howard
English | 17 July 2024 | ISBN: 1804692115 | True EPUB | 304 pages | 3.4 MB
After eight years living in Copenhagen, an English journalist, driven by a passion for languages and mountains, finally rebels. With little more than an assortment of Earl Grey teabags, Danish candles and a map, Georgina Howard abandons her all-too-cosy, cinnamon-scented lifestyle and drives south.

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Cloud-hidden, Whereabouts Unknown A Mountain Journal


Free Download Alan Watts, "Cloud-hidden, Whereabouts Unknown: A Mountain Journal"
English | 1974 | pages: 208 | ISBN: 0394719999, 0394482530 | EPUB | 2,3 mb
Over the course of nineteen essays, Alan Watts ("a spiritual polymatch, the first and possibly greatest" -Deepak Chopra)ruminates on the philosophy of nature, ecology, aesthetics, religion, and metaphysics.

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Annie Proulx’s Brokeback Mountain and Postcards


Free Download Mark Asquith, "Annie Proulx’s Brokeback Mountain and Postcards"
English | 2009 | pages: 133 | ISBN: 1847064558 | PDF | 0,4 mb
This guide to Annie Proulx’s novel Postcards and her short story Brokeback Mountain features a biography of the author, a full-length analysis of the texts, a summary of the their popular and critical reception, a discussion of the recent film adaptation of Brokeback Mountain and its reception and a great deal more. If you are studying either text, reading them for your book club, or if you simply want to know more, you’ll find this guide informative, intelligent, and helpful.

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