Big Sur

Author : Jack Kerouac
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780735254251

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Big Sur by Jack Kerouac Pdf

Driven mad by three years of endless telegrams, phone calls, mail, and reporters in the wake of the success of On the Road, Jack Kerouac needed peace, quiet, sobriety, and solitude, so he withdrew to a cabin in Big Sur on the Californian coast. Amid the wild beauty of the landscape, Kerouac struggled to come to terms with his own myth and its malign impact on his life. The result is Big Sur, a moving, gritty, and uninhibited autobiographical account of a man struggling with inner demons, blessed by talent and cursed with an urge towards self-destruction—a path lined with bourbon, Manhattans, and scotch. Searingly honest and raw, Big Sur shows a man coming to terms with fame, himself, and the world. Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in e-book form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.

Author : Henry Miller
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1957-01-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780811219709

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Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch by Henry Miller Pdf

In his great triptych "The Millennium," Bosch used oranges and other fruits to symbolize the delights of Paradise. In his great triptych “The Millennium,” Bosch used oranges and other fruits to symbolize the delights of Paradise. Whence Henry Miller’s title for this, one of his most appealing books; first published in 1957, it tells the story of Miller’s life on the Big Sur, a section of the California coast where he lived for fifteen years. Big Sur is the portrait of a place—one of the most colorful in the United States—and of the extraordinary people Miller knew there: writers (and writers who did not write), mystics seeking truth in meditation (and the not-so-saintly looking for sex-cults or celebrity), sophisticated children and adult innocents; geniuses, cranks and the unclassifiable, like Conrad Moricand, the “Devil in Paradise” who is one of Miller’s greatest character studies. Henry Miller writes with a buoyancy and brimming energy that are infectious. He has a fine touch for comedy. But this is also a serious book—the testament of a free spirit who has broken through the restraints and clichés of modern life to find within himself his own kind of paradise.

Author : Paula Huston
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814685068

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The Hermits of Big Sur by Paula Huston Pdf

Between World War II and Vatican II, as Italy struggled to rebuild after decades of Mussolini’s fascism, an eleventh-century order of contemplative monks in the Apennines were urged by Thomas Merton to found a daughter house on the rugged coast of California. A brilliant but world-weary ex-Jesuit, who had recently withdrawn from a high-intensity public life to go into reclusion at the ancient Sacro Eremo of Camaldoli, was tapped for the job. Based on notes kept for over sixty years by an early American novice at New Camaldoli Hermitage, The Hermits of Big Sur tells the compelling story of what unfolds within this small and idealistic community when medievalism must finally come to terms with modernism. It traces the call toward fuga mundi in the young seekers who arrive to try their vocations, only to discover that the monastic life requires much more of them than a bare desire for solitude. And it describes the miraculous transformation that sometimes occurs in individual monks after decades of lectio divina, silent meditation, liturgical faithfulness, and the communal bonds they have formed through the practice of the “privilege of love.”

Author : Analise Elliot Heid
Publisher : Wilderness Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780899977263

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Hiking and Backpacking Big Sur by Analise Elliot Heid Pdf

This is the most detailed guide to hiking and backpacking in Big Sur. Explore the endless hiking and backpacking possibilities in 75 trips (plus numerous side trips) on the rugged coastline and isolated backcountry trails of Big Sur, Ventana Wilderness, and Silver Peak Wilderness. Stretching 90 miles from Carmel to San Simeon, Big Sur consists of coastal cliffs, jagged rocky promontories, ancient redwood forests, and lush riparian woodlands. This invaluable resource gives the latest information on the trails, roads, camps, and beaches in Big Sur, plus all of the area's state parks and wilderness areas.

Author : Jeff Norman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0738529133

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Big Sur by Jeff Norman Pdf

Big Sur is a river and a region on California's Central Coast. Extending for 75 miles along the Pacific shore, from south of Carmel to north of San Simeon, the Big Sur Coast is defined by the backdrop of the rugged Santa Lucia Mountains as they abruptly descend to meet the sea. For millennia the home of native people, Americans and Europeans began to settle Big Sur country even before California became a state. This book combines outstanding photographs from 40 collections, ranging from family albums to institutional archives.

Author : Paul Henson,Donald J. Usner
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1996-12-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0520205103

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The Natural History of Big Sur by Paul Henson,Donald J. Usner Pdf

Each year millions of people visit the area of rugged California coastline and wild mountains known as Big Sur. Finally here is a book that is both a natural history of this beautiful region and an excellent guide to its extensive public lands. The first section introduces the area's geology, climate, flora, fauna, and human history. The second section describes selected sites, trails, and features that are mentioned in Part One. Although Big Sur is world famous for awe-inspiring scenery, it is less known for its great ecological diversity and its significance as a haven for many species of terrestrial and marine wildlife. In no other part of the world do fog-loving coastal redwoods thrive on one slope of a canyon while arid-climate yuccas grow on the other. Similarly, sea otters and cormorants live near dry-climate creatures like canyon wrens and whiptail lizards. The area's staggering beauty and forbidding wilderness have inspired artists, poets, naturalists, and hikers—and also real estate developers. As increasing tourism, development pressure, and land-use decisions continue to affect Big Sur, this book will do much to heighten awareness of the region's biotic richness and fragility. Written in nontechnical language, with generous color photographs, drawings, maps, species lists, and a bibliography, it will attract both the casual and the serious naturalist, as well as anyone concerned about preserving California's natural heritage.

Author : Shelley Alden Brooks
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520294417

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Big Sur by Shelley Alden Brooks Pdf

Jeffers' Country -- Nature's highway -- Big Sur: utopia, U.S.A.? -- Open-space at continent's end -- The influence of the counter-culture, community, and State -- The "battle" for Big Sur, or debating the national environmental ethic -- Defining the value of California's coastline -- Epilogue: millionaires and beaches: the socio-political economics of California coastal preservation in the twenty-first century

Author : Analise Elliot Heid
Publisher : Wilderness Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-16
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780899977270

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Hiking and Backpacking Big Sur by Analise Elliot Heid Pdf

This detailed guide to hiking and backpacking in Big Sur provides the latest information on the trails, roads, camps and beaches, plus all of the area's state parks and wilderness areas. Original.

Author : Bob LeVitus
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781119730101

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macOS Big Sur For Dummies by Bob LeVitus Pdf

Your "get-started" guide to the world of macOS Big Sur Wherever you like to Mac—at home in front of your trusty iMac or over a coffee with your portable MacBook Air—macOS provides you with the seamless, efficient, and reliable user experience that makes these devices so famously a pleasure to use. macOS Big Sur For Dummies is here to heighten the experience for new users and upgraders alike by providing the very latest on the ways macOS Big Sur can enhance how you work and play. Written in a no-jargon style by Bob LeVitus—the Houston Chronicle’s much-loved "Dr. Mac" since 1996—this guide starts with the basics, like getting set up, and explains more advanced uses, like making music and movies, exploring the expanding universe of apps and giving tips on how to save time and enhance productivity along the way. With this book, you'll learn to Set up and connect your Mac Get friendly with Siri Enhance your world with apps Work better and faster Use the comprehensive capabilities of macOS Big Sur to do anything and everything you would like to do—and do it even better. For beginners and experts alike, macOS Big Sur For Dummies is the best way to step into the magical world of getting things done with Mac.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Parks, Recreation, and Renewable Resources
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Big Sur Coast National Scenic Area (Calif.)
ISBN : UOM:39015081189527

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The Big Sur Coast National Scenic Area Act by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Parks, Recreation, and Renewable Resources Pdf

Author : Anita Alan
Publisher : Gibbs Smith Publishers
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1423600126

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Big Sur Inn by Anita Alan Pdf

California's Big Sur has it all: majestic redwoods and waterfalls, a rich literary and cultural tradition, and the legendary Big Sur Inn. This illustrated tour travels back in time to reveal the history, legends and storied past of a coastline institution. What started with a dream of Norwegian Helmuth Deetjen became a refuge for artists, travellers and celebrities worldwide, including Henry Miller, Jack Kerouac, Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth.

Author : Paul Henson,Donald J. Usner
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780520917798

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The Natural History of Big Sur by Paul Henson,Donald J. Usner Pdf

Each year millions of people visit the area of rugged California coastline and wild mountains known as Big Sur. Finally here is a book that is both a natural history of this beautiful region and an excellent guide to its extensive public lands. The first section introduces the area's geology, climate, flora, fauna, and human history. The second section describes selected sites, trails, and features that are mentioned in Part One. Although Big Sur is world famous for awe-inspiring scenery, it is less known for its great ecological diversity and its significance as a haven for many species of terrestrial and marine wildlife. In no other part of the world do fog-loving coastal redwoods thrive on one slope of a canyon while arid-climate yuccas grow on the other. Similarly, sea otters and cormorants live near dry-climate creatures like canyon wrens and whiptail lizards. The area's staggering beauty and forbidding wilderness have inspired artists, poets, naturalists, and hikers—and also real estate developers. As increasing tourism, development pressure, and land-use decisions continue to affect Big Sur, this book will do much to heighten awareness of the region's biotic richness and fragility. Written in nontechnical language, with generous color photographs, drawings, maps, species lists, and a bibliography, it will attract both the casual and the serious naturalist, as well as anyone concerned about preserving California's natural heritage.

Author : Shelley Alden Brooks
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520967540

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Big Sur by Shelley Alden Brooks Pdf

Big Sur embodies much of what has defined California since the mid-twentieth century. A remote, inaccessible, and undeveloped pastoral landscape until 1937, Big Sur quickly became a cultural symbol of California and the West, as well as a home to the ultrawealthy. This transformation was due in part to writers and artists such as Robinson Jeffers and Ansel Adams, who created an enduring mystique for this coastline. But Big Sur’s prized coastline is also the product of the pioneering efforts of residents and Monterey County officials who forged a collaborative public/private preservation model for Big Sur that foreshadowed the shape of California coastal preservation in the twenty-first century. Big Sur’s well-preserved vistas and high-end real estate situate this coastline between American ideals of development and the wild. It is a space that challenges the way most Americans think of nature, of people’s relationship to nature, and of what in fact makes a place “wild.” This book highlights today’s intricate and ambiguous intersections of class, the environment, and economic development through the lens of an iconic California landscape.

Author : Judith Goodman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Big Sur (Calif.)
ISBN : UCSC:32106008178995

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Big Sur Women by Judith Goodman Pdf

Author : Richard Brautigan
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781782113829

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A Confederate General From Big Sur by Richard Brautigan Pdf

Jesse and Lee share a house owned by a very nice Chinese dentist, where it rains in the hall. They move to cabins on the cliffs at Big Sur where the deafening croaks of frogs can be temporarily silenced by the cry, 'Campbell's Soup'. Ultimately, we learn how the frogs are permanently silenced . . . and dreams disperse around a fire into 186,000 endings per second. In anticipating flower power and the ideals of the Sixties, Brautigan's debut novel was at least at decade before its time and remains a weird and brilliant classic.