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* Illustrated with more than 60 full-color illustration plates
* The only field guide of its kind for this popular destination
* Completely updated, compact volume 

If you've ever marveled at the natural beauty of the Grand Canyon, you've probably thought about taking an up close and personal look at the area, too. Well, now you can! This fully updated edition of our popular field guide is both thorough and easy to use. A Field Guide to the Grand Canyon describes and illustrates the areas plants and animals, and offers fascinating in-depth information on the natural history and geology of this dramatic region.

Whether you're an active explorer or an armchair naturalist, you'll be certain to enjoy this colorful, informative trip through one of the United States' natural treasures. You'll find complete species information (including common and scientific names, notable features, and more) on more than 480 plants and animals is coupled with beautifully illustrated full-page plates for easy reference. Also included is a geologic history of the Canyon with illustrations detailing the formation of one of the world's great natural wonders.

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* Cutting-edge information on how to prevent, diagnose, and treat altitude illness and hypoxia in everyday life
* Interweaves fascinating research discoveries with dramatic first-person accounts
* Authored by a celebrated mountaineer and physician who pioneered research in the field

From the time of his historic expedition to Nanda Devi in the high Himalaya, Charles Houston, M.D., was fascinated by the effects of altitude on the human body. Why do people get sick in the mountains? What are the symptoms of hypoxia -- lack of sufficient oxygen -- that also occurs in everyday life, sometimes chronically due to disease? How can we decrease the incidence of illness and death?  

This edition incorporates current research on the effects of altitude on humans, and Houston (now deceased) joined forces with an educator and a medical writer in a text made even more accessible for the average reader while retaining the depth of material of particular use to the medical community. This edition of this seminal text added chapters on vision and the eye at altitude, chronic and subacute altitude illness, and the limits to work at altitude (with implications for athletic training). It presents information on genetics and gender differences and more on flight and space travel, on understanding and treating sea-level hypoxic illnesses, and on who can (or should not) go to high altitude, and much more. With an expanded glossary of terms.
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An original legal thriller from debut author and lawyer Peter O'Sullivan; packed with twists, turns, moral choices and an ending you just won't see coming. 

Life is great for Dan Grover a sports loving, confident young lawyer who inherits a small Brisbane legal practice. His world is turned upside down when he plunges headfirst into a murder investigation and trial that hits too close to home and fractures the very core of his identity, relationships and belief systems.

As Dan's self-assurance shatters he turns to someone he hasn't had contact with in a while.

And where is God when you really want to hear from him?

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This Book is about a "Natural Man" who at the age of 49 went through a profound  physical catalysis, physiological, atomic explosion as he calls it, that left him miraculously cleansed of all over-imposition of thought and culture. Since then this "Natural Man", affectionately called UG has lobbed cynical grenades on every citadel of authority and convention. For him there are no teachers, no gurus, no religion, no striving, no solace, no redemption. He is the ultimate Non-Guru, a kind of Cosmic Naxalite who ruthlessly demystified spiritualism, but claimed he has no panacea to offer. For a person who says he has no questions and no answers to give, it is surprisingly easy to talk to him and it is a privilege to introduce this book - THE END OF ALL BEGINNINGS.

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Robert Douglas Carr, Saraswathy Ram, Ramachandran Raj

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* Includes tips for side trips or "warm up" spots
* Makes a great gift for outdoor-minded friends and Washington newcomers
* This EPUB has been converted from the popular portable deck format.

Featuring the author's recommended trails for off-season hiking, the Winter Hikes Deck of Western Washington is a versatile selection of outdoor options. From lowland routes and rainforest rambles to coastal tramps and protected peaks, featuring  route descriptions and maps. The work includes twenty never-before-published hikes in Washington. Also included are essentials for winter hiking  and information on winter flora and fauna throughout Washington state.

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Best Hikes with Kids: Washington DC, The Beltway & Beyond

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* A range of easy to challenging hikes for kids of all ages and within a 2-hour drive of the DC area
* Most hikes feature water, rocks, historical sites, natural areas, or parksall fun to explore!
* Lots of tips and tricks for hiking with kids

Best Hikes with Kids: Washington DC the Beltway & Beyond showcases more than 65 family-friendly hikes in the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area, extending to within a two-hour drive radius and including the eastern ridges of Shenandoah National Park. Longtime environmental educator, hiking guide, and mother of two, Jennifer Chambers introduces families in the DC area to a variety of trail options while also helping them to spend quality time together discovering nature.

Each hike has been chosen for its engaging physical features and landscape along a natural surface trail, in addition to the accessibility of the trailhead for busy families with children of all ages. A selection of trails also accommodates the use of a jogging stroller. Trails range from easy to difficult in order to provide a physical challenge for families whose children are very active or of an age to successfully complete the hikeand have a lot fun!

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* Adventure memoir from a renowned winter climber at the top of his game
* Moro reflects on some of his most significant climbs
* A bestseller in Italy, this is the first English-language edition of Moros story

Simone Moro is a celebrated Italian alpinist who specializes in winter climbing: He holds the record for first winter ascents of 8000-meter peaksShisha Pangma, Makalu, and Gasherbrum II. A passionate climber, he is also an accomplished helicopter pilot and founder of a helicopter rescue program in Nepal.

The Call of the Ice was written during Moros dramatic winter attempt on Nanga Parbat in 2012his twelfth attempt on that mountainduring weather delays and other breaks in the climb. Moro reflects on past climbs and partners, including the death of his longtime friend and climbing partner, Anatoli Boukreev, on Annapurna, his mourning when Boukreev died, and his subsequent recovery; Denis Urubko and the nature of climbing partnerships; two attempts on Shisha Pangma; Broad Peak; Makalu; and Gasherbrum II, which he, Urubko, and Cory Richards completed in February 2011 despite near-tragic moments when they miraculously escaped after being swept away by an avalanche. Many of Moros climbs do not result in a summit and he explains why his interest lies in the attempt itself. In addition to these reflections, we relive in real-time his attempt on Nanga Parbat, which he and Urubko had to abandon after 51 days and 6600 meters!

I will go in winter. Again. Yes in winter. Just because its my dream. Just because exploration never ends.  Simone Moro

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Canoe and Kayak Routes of Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington

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* 74 paddle routes in Oregon
* Trips range from easy for novices with an open canoe or sea kayak to more difficult on streams or open water where paddling skills are required
* Information on canoes, kayaks, paddles, safety equipment, and more

Phillip Jones has been exploring the Northwest by canoe and kayak for more than 20 years, and presents his favorite outings in this guidebook to paddling the flat-water rivers and lakes of northwest Oregon and southwest Washington. Most of these trips can be done in a day, although some can be combined for longer journeys. For each trip, you'll find complete information on where to launch, trip rating, distance, best time to go, points of interest, hazards, portages, and more. 

You'll find outings on the Willamette River and its tributaries, Oregon coastal rivers, the Columbia Gorge and the lower Columbia River, the Oregon Cascades, and southwest Washington. There are also tips on canoe and kayak paddling techniques, safety techniques, what to do if you capsize, transporting boats, and shuttling cars.

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Hypothermia, Frostbite, and Other Cold Injuries

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Prevention, Survival, Rescue, and Treatment

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* A vital resource for search and rescue professionals and physicians as well as outdoor enthusiasts 
* Includes new chapters to cover cold injuries and strategies for survival that weren't in the previous edition

Hikers, skiers, climbers, hunters, fishermen, bicyclists, and lost children -- all are potentially at risk of hypothermia or other cold injuries including frostbite and trenchfoot. Cold water immersion is also a major cause of death in boating accidents. Yet as shown in anecdotes from the updated second edition of Hypothermia, Frostbite, and Other Cold Injuries, many people have died unnecessarily, succumbing to cold effects long before hypothermia sets in. 

This compact, comprehensive book covers the causes and effects of hypothermia and other cold injuries, and tells how to prevent, recognize, and treat them. Included is coverage of how the body loses heat and the latest rewarming techniques such as thermal wraps. This edition has added chapters on cold water drowning and covers additional cold injuries from Raynaud's phenomenon to cold-induced asthma. You'll also find strategies for cold-weather survival, plus safe practices for working on the ice and ice water escape and rescue techniques.

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The Search for Belonging and the Religious Future

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Addresses belonging before believing and other new patterns for remaking congregations

As we move beyond the emergent or missional church paradigm, pastors and other church leaders are discovering a new reality: people (especially younger generations) are coming to church not as believers, but to find a place to belongwith or without faith. This book describes the dilemma and the distractions that currently prevent congregations from being the place where that sense of belonging can unfold and guide newcomers in the discovery of faith.

The authors argue that despite elaborate talk of change, spirituality, transformation, and conflict resolution, congregations are still mired in old patterns of belonging. Using broad-based career experiences, surveys of religious life, historical precedent, and insights from social psychology about what it means to belong today, the book suggests new and effective approaches to help churches make vital connections.

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An enemy far from human . . .

Californian James Falcon's compelling Romanian mother told him so many folk stories that by the time he reaches college in 1943, he is something of an expert on the strigoi, the legendary, undying vampires who infested the most isolated forests of Wallachia.

Mostly as a joke, he writes a term paper on the strigoi. But the joke turns serious when US counterintelligence approach him to recruit his expertise.

James hunts down strigoi murderers in war-ravaged Europe, Nazi assassins hired to run down run down the French and Belgian resistance in exchange for Transylvanian independence, although the principal one, the terrible Dorin Duca, continues to elude him. In the Cold War, he must fight once more, as Duca goes on the rampage, spreading his strigoi infection all across London, England.

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DS Woodend's first case: A prequel to the critically-acclaimed Charlie Woodend police procedural series.

'You should have worked out by now that nobody wants this case solved!'

These words, delivered by Eddie, a Liverpool thug brought down to London especially to put the frighteners on him, send a shiver down newly-promoted DS Charlie Woodend's spine. Because Eddie is right. Nobody does seem interested in bringing the killer of sixteen-year-old Pearl Jones to justice. Not DCI Bentley, Woodend's immediate boss. Not Deputy Commissioner Naylor, whose word is law in Scotland Yard. Not even the dead girl's mother herself.

But Woodend cares. Working alone - sifting through the rubble of bombed-out post-war London and building up a picture of a life cut short - he is assailed by a growing anger and a deepening sorrow. He will find the murderer, he promises himself, even if that means putting his career - and perhaps even his own life - on the line.

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He recognises her voice, but she is hysterical.

She has no one else to turn to. Her son has been killed, drowned, but the murderer has left no trace. Her distraught tears shake him to his core - he must help, if he can. She says that the child was a victim of a vengeful spirit. She says that the police believe she is insane.

Jennie Oppenheimer was once a student in Jim Rook's Special Class II in '91. And she knows about his psychic powers, that he feels demons running through the streets, that he sees dead people, with their sad, bewildered faces reflecting in windows. So she is convinced that he will have an answer for her - and for her dead son, Mickey.

But soon the angry, restless spirit of The Swimmer claims one victim after another - all friends or students of the gifted Jim Rook - and he realises that her hatred is directed at him. One person knows why she is seeking revenge, but only Rook has the strength to fight against the destructive forces of The Swimmer and the ally she has found in water . . .

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Arresting a Blanton was always going to be bad news, but things are about to get even worse for Sheriff Milt Kovak.

Everyone in Prophesy County knows that you dont mess with the dim-witted, in-bred Blantons. So when Milt gets a call to say that Darrell Blanton has shot dead his wife, hes expecting a rough ride.

Arresting Darrell and putting him in the slammer may have been surprisingly easy, but things are about to get a whole lot worse. Eunice Blanton, Darrells mama, takes a dim view of her sons arrest and decides to storm the Longbranch Inn where Milts partner, Jean McDonnell is hosting a bachelorette party for Holly Humphries. With the women taken hostage, Eunices terms are unsurprisingly simple: release her boy or a hostage gets shot every ten minutes. But theres a problem: Darrell has been found dead in his cell, with not a mark on him . . .

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Accident . . . or murder? Detective Inspector Hardcastles seemingly simple investigation turns more complicated, in his latest case

June 1918. A patrolling constable discovers the body of Georgina Cheney, wife of a naval commander, in the basement area of a house in Westminster. At first it is thought to be suicide or even a tragic accident. But as Divisional Detective Inspector Ernest Hardcastle of the A or Whitehall Division of the Metropolitan Police begins to investigate ably assisted by Detective Sergeant Charles Marriott they soon discover a different story. It is clear that the woman was murdered, and revelations about the victims previous life in Malta arouse Hardcastles interest.

But things are destined to get even more complicated for Hardcastle, when he is assigned two further murder cases by Detective Chief Inspector Frederick Wensley, head of the CID at New Scotland Yard. Could they be connected? This may be a puzzle too tricky even for Hardcastle to solve . . .

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When Tricia and Derek Borland bring home their baby daughter, their elderly neighbours are more than willing to help the new mother.

But their enthusiasm begins to wane when it becomes apparent that Tricia is more interested in going out with her friends than looking after her new baby - and is only too ready to take advantage of their kindness.

Meanwhile, Lewis Ralston-Kerr and his fiance Ginny are horrified by Ginny's flamboyant mother's determination to sweep aside their desire for a small village wedding and organise a large society affair.

What's more, the Prior's Ford Progress Committee have decided that the traditional village summer festival needs pepping up this year ...

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This is the new Charlie Woodend mystery...

Angela Jackson, a young girl abducted from Whitebridge Corporation Park, has been missing for over twenty-four hours and, in the opinion of Dr. Stevenson, the psychiatrist who Woodend turns to for advice, her kidnapper will first torture and then kill her. Woodend is aware of the damaging strains operating within his own team.

Inspector Bob Rutter seems unable to control his infatuation with the unscrupulous journalist, Elizabeth Driver, while Sergeant Monika Paniatowski is rapidly developing a deep affection for Rutter's small daughter, Louisa. And, Woodend's old enemy, Chief Constable Marlowe, is hovering in the background like a malevolent bird of prey, just waiting for the chief inspector to make a mistake.

The more the investigation proceeds, the less Woodend can see any signs of hope. And he knows - deep within himself - that he will fail in bringing Angela back alive.

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Jim Rook gets the shock of his life when he returns for a new semester to find something more than unpleasant in his classroom.

Jim Rook, remedial English teacher and psychic, knows its going to be a bad day. He nearly runs over someone dressed entirely in black but why did they walk right in the middle of the college driveway? And who just walks off into the fog after nearly being run over? But when a splash of blood appears on a questionnaire Jim realizes that his day isnt going to be merely bad: its going to be the day from hell. Perhaps quite literally . . .

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An outstanding series NEW YORK TIMES

Detective Inspector Bill Slider and his team investigate the murder of a local philanthropist in the sixteenth entry in Cynthia Harrod-Eagles' critically acclaimed crime series.

Lionel Bygood who looks, to all intents and purposes, like an old-fashioned sort of gentleman has been bashed in the head with a bronze statue, in what Doc Cameron describes as our old friend the Frenzied Attack.

The murder comes much to Bill Sliders familys disgust during his week off, saving him from the horrors of a trip to the shopping centre with his two older children.

As Slider commences his investigation, it soon emerges that Mr Bygood was a philanthropist, well-known locally for giving help and advice to all who needed it, from all walks of life.

But with all signs pointing to the victim knowing his killer, Slider and his team find themselves embroiled in an investigation that provides scant evidence or possible motive, but all too many suspects . . .

Written with Cynthia Harrod-Eagles' signature sharp plotting and dry wit, this hard-hitting character-driven mystery is a must-read police procedural for fans of Mick Herron, Ann Cleeves and Peter Robinson.

Praise for the Bill Slider series:

Slider and his creator are real discoveries
Daily Mail

Sharp, witty and well-plotted
Times

Harrod-Eagles and her detective hero form a class act. The style is fast, funny and furious - the plotting crisply devious
Irish Times

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When James Asher's daughter is kidnapped by a Master Vampire, the stakes could not be higher.

When James Asher and his wife Lydia's baby daughter Miranda is kidnapped by the Master Vampire of London, the stakes are high: blindly follow the Master Vampire's instructions, keep out of the way of the human networks that serves the vampires, destroy the interloper who seeks to seize control of the London Nest, and find the key to the Nest's tortuous inner workings: The Book of the Kindred of Darkness. Even with the vampire Don Simon Ysidro on their side, there's no guarantee that anything - or anyone - is who or what they appear to be. Nor is there any certainty that they'll see their child again - or survive the experience themselves