Five Essential Skills to Prepare Every Hiker for Adventure's Most Common Perils
The statistics are difficult to believe, but every week more than ten hikers die and at least another two hundred require rescue in North America, amounting to more than 500 lives lost and more than 10,000 people rescued every year. Analysis reveals they span the full spectrum of trail experience. The silver lining among this alarming data reveals ......
Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry
Now with a new chapter on the Distribution Barons! Best Books of 2024: "Frerick's prose throughout is both direct and masterfully controlled, with every point supported by extensive references and notes. This is no alarmist screed but rather a careful, systematic, and utterly damning demolition job--an exquisitely informed expose... A genuinely ......
This compilation of 12 articles focuses on children, teens, and adults with Sensory Processing Differences (SPD) whose unique sensitivities have made the world they inhabit a better place. From little Daniel with his musicality, to young adult Sadie with her empathy for animals, to wise David with his determination to make office buildings ......
Making Miami takes a deep dive into the history, growth, and development of the city not just in terms of real estate but also a number of other topics, including the expansion of a transportation and infrastructural network; tourism; the natural ecosystem and threats from residential, recreational, and industrial development; and issues of race, ......
Nineteenth-Century Army Officers' Wives in India and the U.S. West
In his Rules for Wife Behavior, Colonel Joseph Whistler summed up his expectations for his new bride: 'You will remember you are not in command of anything except the cook.' Although their roles were circumscribed, the wives of army officers stationed in British India and the U.S. West commanded considerable influence, as Verity McInnis reveals in ......
One morning, Pettson is woken up by a bouncy Findus. He is impatient because today they will finish building his pedal car. We follow along and help pull the covers off Pettson, peek into the cupboards and drawers in Pettson's carpentry shop, spin the wheels and watch Findus test drive the finished pedal car. A board book with fun flaps, spinning ......
Ideal for independent travellers, this guidebook to Mexico, written by destination experts, combines must-see sights with hidden gems and offers essential tips for both planning and on-the-ground adventures. It's sustainably printed to ensure environmental responsibility. Inside this Mexico travel book, you'll find: - Regional deep dive - ......
This compact, pocket-sized Copenhagen travel guidebook is ideal for travellers on shorter trips, who want to make sure they experience the destination's highlights and really get a flavour of the place. It includes ready-made walking and driving itineraries, with detailed directions, that allow you to organise your visit to Copenhagen without ......
Ideal for independent travellers, this guidebook to Bordeaux, written by destination experts, combines must-see sights with hidden gems and offers essential tips for both planning and on-the-ground adventures. It's sustainably printed to ensure environmental responsibility. Inside this Bordeaux travel book, you'll find: - Regional deep dive - ......
