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37 produkter
Vandrarens lilla handbok
Häftad, 2009
3,8 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (8)
207 kr
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En smidig, användbar handbok att ta med sig! Det finns en liten handfull människor som är erkända friluftsexperter, välkända över hela världen. Chris Townsend, författaren till den här boken, är en av dem. Branschen har stor respekt för hans tester av utrustning och han har hundratusentals läsare …
BACKPACKER'S HANDBOOK
E-bok, 2004
253 kr
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"The most up-to-date and comprehensive guide to equipment and technique available anywhere."— Backpack (UK) This enormously practical guide includes everything from essential techniques such as map and compass work to the skills needed for more remote wilderness journeys—such as how to ford rivers …
Backpacker's Handbook
Häftad, 2011
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
463 kr
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What you need to know before you hit the trails Whether you are backpacking for the first time or a veteran follower of the trails, this enormously practical guide includes everything you need to know, from essential techniques such as map and compass work to the skills needed for more remote …
Backpacker's Handbook, 4th Edition
E-bok, 2011
586 kr
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What you need to know before you hit the trails Whether you are backpacking for the first time or a veteran follower of the trails, this enormously practical guide includes everything you need to know, from essential techniques such as map and compass work to the skills needed for more remote …
George Berkeley and Romanticism
Ghostly Language
E-bok, 2022
1244 kr
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George Berkeley''s mainstream legacy amongst critics and philosophers, from Samuel Johnson to Bertrand Russell, has tended to concern his claim that the objects of perception are in fact nothing more than our ideas. Yet there''s more to Berkeley than idealism alone, and the poets now grouped under …
George Berkeley and Romanticism
Ghostly Language
E-bok, 2022
1244 kr
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George Berkeley''s mainstream legacy amongst critics and philosophers, from Samuel Johnson to Bertrand Russell, has tended to concern his claim that the objects of perception are in fact nothing more than our ideas. Yet there''s more to Berkeley than idealism alone, and the poets now grouped under …
George Berkeley and Romanticism
Ghostly Language
Inbunden, 2022
1385 kr
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George Berkeley's mainstream legacy amongst critics and philosophers, from Samuel Johnson to Bertrand Russell, has tended to concern his claim that the objects of perception are in fact nothing more than our ideas. Yet there's more to Berkeley than idealism alone, and the poets now grouped under …
Violent Rise of ISIS
E-bok, 2017
581 kr
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On July 5, 2014, after the stunning seizure of Mosul, Iraq, a relatively unknown man in black stepped into an Iraqi mosque and declared the reestablishment of The Caliphate, an Islamic body of governance not seen since the early days of the religion. Large swathes of Iraq and Syria have been swept …
Global Recruitment by ISIS
E-bok, 2017
581 kr
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When Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi called all Muslims to join the self-proclaimed Islamic State and fight jihad, tens of thousands answered the call from all over the globe. This book explores the formation of the Islamic State and how the organization went about recruiting an army to challenge the world …
ISIS Hostages
E-bok, 2017
581 kr
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In August 2014, ISIS surged onto the global stage with the horrific killing of a journalist who had been held hostage by the group. The gruesome video was followed by several others as ISIS sought to capture and maintain the attention of the world media and encourage recruits to join them. ISIS''s …
Life Under the Caliphate
E-bok, 2017
568 kr
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ISIS claims to have reinstated the glorious caliphate of old: a time when Islam was at the center of the world, and Islamic law was the law of the land. Many of their practices are considered barbaric by modern standards, but followers of the Islamic State claim their ways are prescribed by …
What Does a Member of the Armed Forces Do?
E-bok, 2018
462 kr
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Members of the Armed Forces come from all over the United States. These citizens choose to serve their country by fighting for it. Some are sailors on the high seas. Some fly airplanes. Others fight on the ground with tanks and guns, but there is much more to service than just fighting. This book …
What Does a Taxpayer Do?
E-bok, 2018
462 kr
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The U.S. Constitution allows Congress to require citizen to pay taxes. The first income tax was created during the Civil War. Citizens have been paying takes to the government ever since. The government uses the money to pay for many services. Who has to pay taxes? What are those taxes used for? …
What Does an Officeholder Do?
E-bok, 2018
462 kr
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America is a representative democracy. This means that voters choose people to represent them in government. Some are chosen to lead government. Others are chosen to make laws. Some states even allow for judges to be elected. This allows the people to choose who interprets the law. There are office …
Art and Death
E-bok, 2008
434 kr
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This highly sensitive and beautifully written book looks closely at the way contemporary Western artists negotiate death, both as personal experience and in the wider community. Townsend discusses but moves beyond the 'spectacle of death' in work by artists such as Damien Hirst to see how mortality …
Art and Death
E-bok, 2008
424 kr
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This highly sensitive and beautifully written book looks closely at the way contemporary Western artists negotiate death, both as personal experience and in the wider community. Townsend discusses but moves beyond the 'spectacle of death' in work by artists such as Damien Hirst to see how mortality …
Crossing Arizona
A Solo Hike through the Sky Islands and Deserts of the Arizona Trail
Häftad, 2002
339 kr
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Crossing Arizona takes us on an extraordinary journey across some of the harshest, most remote, and arguably most beautiful natural terrain in the Lower 48. Long-distance hiker Chris Townsend, inspired by the writings of Edward Abbey and Colin Fletcher, set out alone to explore the desert landscape …
Philosophical Connections
Akenside, Neoclassicism, Romanticism
E-bok, 2022
338 kr
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Neoclassical and Romantic verse cultures are often assumed to sit in an oppositional relationship to one another, with the latter amounting to a hostile reaction against the former. But there are in fact a good deal of continuities between the two movements, ones that strike at the heart of the …
Philosophical Connections
Akenside, Neoclassicism, Romanticism
Häftad, 2022
347 kr
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Neoclassical and Romantic verse cultures are often assumed to sit in an oppositional relationship to one another, with the latter amounting to a hostile reaction against the former. But there are in fact a good deal of continuities between the two movements, ones that strike at the heart of the …
Philosophical Connections
Akenside, Neoclassicism, Romanticism
E-bok, 2022
338 kr
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Neoclassical and Romantic verse cultures are often assumed to sit in an oppositional relationship to one another, with the latter amounting to a hostile reaction against the former. But there are in fact a good deal of continuities between the two movements, ones that strike at the heart of the …
Pharmers
Av Chris Townsend, Michael Ayres
E-bok, 2015
23 kr
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Nerd gangstas, weed, and The Boss combine in a darkly comedic story of resurrecting shattered dreams within a bureaucratic circus. Fight Club meets a Half-Baked Big Bang Theory with a CSI twist in an Office Space, but only cake gets punched. Yes, that’s right, cake.Pharmers is a fictional story …
Munros and Tops, The
A Record-Setting Walk in the Scottish Highlands
E-bok, 2013
170 kr
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When Chris Townsend reached the summit of Ben Hope in Sutherland, he walked his way into the record books. After 118 days in which he had covered more than 1,700 miles and climber over 575,000 feet, he had completed the first single continuous journey of all 277 Munros and 240 Tops in the Scottish …
Walking in Torridon, Fisherfield, Fannichs and An Teallach
Including the ridges of Beinn Alligin, Liathach and Beinn Eighe
E-bok, 2022
242 kr
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Guide to 50 walks and easy scrambles in north-western Scotland, covering Southern Torridon, Northern Torridon, Letterewe and Fisherfield, and the Fannichs. Ascents of 27 Munros, 20 Corbetts and 14 Grahams are included, with highlights including Liathach, Beinn Eighe, Beinn Alligin, An Teallach and …
Walking in Torridon, Fisherfield, Fannichs and An Teallach
Including the ridges of Beinn Alligin, Liathach and Beinn Eighe
Häftad, 2022
197 kr
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Explore the spectacular mountains and wild landscapes of north-western Scotland with 50 classic walks and scrambles in Torridon, Fisherfield, the Fannichs and An Teallach. From the steep rocky peaks of Torridon to the remote wilderness of Fisherfield Forest and Letterewe, these routes open the door …
Art and Death
Häftad, 2008
401 kr
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This highly sensitive and beautifully written book looks closely at the way contemporary Western artists negotiate death, both as personal experience and in the wider community. Townsend discusses but moves beyond the 'spectacle of death' in work by artists such as Damien Hirst to see how mortality …
Scotland
E-bok, 2011
302 kr
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This book is a resource covering the finest walks, treks and climbs to be found in Scotland, written by an award-winning author. From the rolling hills of the Southern Uplands to the great granite plateaus of the Cairngorms to the jagged peaks of Torridon and the Cuillin hills on the Isle of Skye, …
