June 14, 1903, was a typical, hot Sunday in Heppner, a small farm town in northeastern Oregon. People went to church, ate dinner, and relaxed with family and friends. But late that afternoon, calamity struck when a violent thunderstorm brought heavy rain and hail to the mountains and bare hills south of town. When the fierce downpour reached Heppner, people gathered their children and hurried inside. Most everyone closed their doors and windows ...
Winner of the Forest History Society's 2006 Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Book AwardAs a central figure in the American wilderness preservation movement in the mid-twentieth century, Howard Zahniser (1906-1964) was the person most responsible for the landmark Wilderness Act of 1964. While the rugged outdoorsmen of the earlyenvironmental movement, such as John Muir and Bob Marshall, gave the cause a charismatic face, Zahniser strove to bring conse ...
We live in a diverse world.We have people who believe in science, read/learn to see what's going on and then act on what we need to do to help our planet heal. But there also those that still question it. What is it going to hurt if we make our Earth clean and green? But if we do nothing we will suffer the horrible consequences. Let's NOT gamble with our children's lives (and our own)!Taking any positive action can ONLY h ...
Through engagement with human behaviour from the level of the private individual to the international community, in Amnesty and Revolution: An Amateur's View of Life As It Stands a holistic type of reform is advocated; solutions to scarcity and inequity are formulated with due regard to the cost of revoking commitments already in motion. <br><br>The author's rationale is to provide a counterbalance wherever excess or ...
Thriving – LifeStyles with Love!<br>A collection of short stories for inspiration.<br><br>"Wonderful little Pepper-Uppers."<br>Each saga is shaped as a photo-essay and most need only a few minutes to read.<br><br>A different way to get a glimpse into the every-day life in Thailand – a travelogue.<br><br>These are a few of the people that have left particularly large impressions. K ...
The Worst World Disasters of All Time is an overview of the most terrible disaster events in recorded history.<br><br>Caution: Because of the nature of this book, some readers may find some of the content and pictures disturbing. ...
This book helps to prepare your backpack with essentials that will give you the advantage needed to survive. It will show you how to use these important essentials in time of need. This book explains different animals for food, cooking and preservation. It explains hunting skills, trapping, skinning and field dressing game meat for the nutrition needed to survive. It explains how to build shelters, fires and how to beat the elements of harsh wea ...
This book covers answers to seven major problems that effect millions of people around the world.<br><br>Each topic: Global Warming, High-Speed transit, Welfare poverty, Renewable Clean Energy, Coastline Stabilization, Taxing Calories, and Economic Democracy, is addressed separately.<br><br>Some of the issues will take years to fully implement the answers while some could be started right away with immediate results in an ...
This ebook is for the modern traveler – the bold, the brave, and those that want to use technology for new insights.<br><br>Our quirky Frontier Town (Nakhon Phanom) is the perfect place to use as a base for adventure, research, exploration, chill-out and more:<br>* The most spectacular river-caves in the world are across the Mekong in Laos<br>* Ancient stone walls (equal to those in Angkor Wat) can be found mean ...
