Gold In The Water

Author : P. H. Mullen
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781250107152

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Gold in the Water by P. H. Mullen Pdf

Gold in the Water is a nonfiction sports narrative that chronicles the journey of a group of America's finest swimmers and coaches as they vied to compete in the 2000 Olympic Games. In California, a team of talented young men begin pursuing the most elusive dream in sports, the Olympic Games. The pressure steadily increases as two best friends (a mentor and his protégé) reach the top of the world rankings and unexpectedly find themselves direct competitors. Their teammates include an emerging star methodically plotting to retrace his father's path to Olympic glory, as well as a super-extraordinary athlete desperate to walk away from it all. Led by one of the most passionate coaches in sports, a brilliant and explosive strategist on a personal quest for redemption, this team of dark horses and Olympic favorites works through escalating rivalries, joyous triumphs, and heartbreaking setbacks. Author P. H. Mullen chronicles their journey to the 2000 Olympic Games and presents one of the most powerful and moving sports books ever written. Boldly sweeping in literary power and pace, this startling book will permanently change how you view the Olympic athlete. It is a fascinating world of suspense and emotion where human desire for excellence rules over all, and where there are no second chances for glory. But above all, Gold in the Water is a triumph of the human spirit.

Author : Maude Barlow,Tony Clarke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781351573429

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Blue Gold by Maude Barlow,Tony Clarke Pdf

International tensions around water are rising in many of the world's most volatile regions. The policy recipe pursued by the West, and imposed on governments elsewhere, is to pass control over water to private interests, which simply accelerates the cycle of inequality and deprivation. California, as well as China, South Africa, Mexico and countries on every continent already face a crisis. This book exposes the enormity of the problem, the dangers of the proposed solution and the alternative, which is to recognize access to water as a fundamental human right, not dependent on ability to pay.

Author : P. H. Mullen
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2003-02-25
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780312311162

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Gold in the Water by P. H. Mullen Pdf

Examines the psyches, backgrounds, and motivations of the United States 2000 Olympic swim team and describes the journey these swimmers must take to compete in the Olympics, including training and competitions.

Author : Sayler/Morris (Artist group)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Art
ISBN : 1950401995

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Water Gold Soil by Sayler/Morris (Artist group) Pdf

Water Gold Soil: The American River tells the story of a single flow of water in present-day California from origin to end use. Beginning at the river's headwaters in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, the book follows the water through pipes and dams, past Sutter's Mill and the birthplace of the Gold Rush, to the corporate agricultural fields until it eventually disappears into the ground, finding veins in the soil. Including a short essay by Elizabeth Kolbert, the book brings together a series of narrative text, photographs, and archival images that represent the history of extraction in California and testify to the social and ecological consequences of watershed colonialism.

Author : Karen Bakker
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780774840095

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Eau Canada by Karen Bakker Pdf

As the sustainability of our natural resources is increasingly questioned, Canadians remain stubbornly convinced of the unassailability of our water. Mounting evidence suggests, however, that Canadian water is under threat. Eau Canada assembles the country's top water experts to discuss our most pressing water issues. Perspectives from a broad range of thinkers � geographers, environmental lawyers, former government officials, aquatic and political scientists, and economists � reflect the diversity of concerns in water management. Arguing that weak governance is at the heart of Canada's water problems, this timely book identifies our key failings, explores debates over jurisdiction, transboundary waters, exports, and privatization, and maps out solutions for protecting our most important resource.

Author : Rajiv Chilaka
Publisher : Green Gold Animation
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789380708973

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Vol.83 - Water to Gold by Rajiv Chilaka Pdf

An evil scientist sets up a lab in the middle of the forest in Dholakpur to make explosives and destroy peace in the village.Kalia keeps an eye on the scientist and watches him turn water into gold. The scientist makes a deal with kalia that if he works with him, he will make him very rich. What happens next? Does kalia help the scientist? Read this thrilling story with all the suspense and action!

Author : A Submitter
Publisher : A Submitter
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-08-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781618420398

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Collection of Poems 'Water Is More Precious Than Gold To People' by A Submitter Pdf

Water or gold.

Author : Ernestine Hill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:809731772

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Water Into Gold by Ernestine Hill Pdf

Author : Ernestine Hemmings Hill
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1014955688

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Water Into Gold by Ernestine Hemmings Hill Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : NV Bureau of Mines & Geology
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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SP022: Gold from water (and other mining scams) by Anonim Pdf

Author : Georgina Reid
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781604699647

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The Planthunter by Georgina Reid Pdf

An exciting and refreshing call to arms, The Planthunter is a new generation of gardening book for a new generation of gardener that encourages readers to fall in love with the natural world by falling in love with plants.

Author : Robert Sprague Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Geochemical prospecting
ISBN : UCR:31210020722771

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Gold Content of Water, Plants, and Animals by Robert Sprague Jones Pdf

Author : Brent M. Haddad
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSC:32106015805473

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Rivers of Gold by Brent M. Haddad Pdf

The movement to implement market-based approaches to allocating water is gaining ground across California and in other western states. Proponents argue that markets offer an efficient and cost-effective means of promoting conservation -- those who need water would pay for it on the open market, while others would conserve rather than pay increased prices. Rivers of Gold takes a new look at California's water-reallocation challenge. The author explains the concept of water markets and the economic theory undergirding them. He shows how some water markets have worked -- and others have failed -- and gives the reader the analytic tools necessary to understand why. The book: provides an overview of water-supply issues in California compares the situation in California with that of other western states considers the different property rights regimes governing current use and their fit with water market institutions explains how water markets would work and their benefits and drawbacks as an allocation mechanism presents a series of case studies of water markets currently in effect in California offers a list of principles for water market design Rivers of Gold offers a balanced understanding of both the role that markets can play in reallocating water and the limitations of the market mechanism. In the end, the author offers a comprehensive assessment of the institutional design features that any water market should incorporate if it is to reallocate water effectively, in California or in any other region where water is scarce. Rivers of Gold is the first book to provide a detailed examination of water markets and the institutional design issues associated with them. It is the only book available that presents in-depth case studies of actual water-market transactions, and will be essential reading for water resource professionals and resource economists, as well as for students and scholars of environmental policy, environmental economics, and resource economics.

Author : Anthony Ervin,Constantine Markides
Publisher : Akashic Books
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781617754647

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Chasing Water by Anthony Ervin,Constantine Markides Pdf

The Olympic swimmer reveals the wild and challenging journey that took place between two gold medals: “Inspiring, humorous, and often profound.”—People Magazine Anthony Ervin is an Olympic swimmer who won the gold at nineteen—and that may be one of the least interesting things about him. An athlete of Jewish and African-American descent who is also a practicing Buddhist, he auctioned off the medal he won in Sydney to help raise funds for victims of the 2004 tsunami. He had grown up battling Tourette’s syndrome, and later struggled with suicidal depression, drinking and drugs, and a period of homelessness. This blend of memoir and biography, written by Ervin in collaboration with trainer Constantine Markides, is part spiritual quest, part self-destructive bender involving Zen temples, fast motorcycles, tattoo parlors, and rock 'n' roll bands—revealing the journey that preceded his remarkable 2016 Olympic comeback as the oldest individual gold medal winner in swimming. Winner of the 2018 Buck Dawson Author Award presented by the International Swimming Hall of Fame “Gripping…Readers will understand the psyche and life of elite athletes as never before.”—Library Journal “A celebrated Olympian recounts how he rose to the top of his sport, crashed, and found redemption…The author never flinches at revealing his less-than-perfect past, and the humility he demonstrates at coming to terms with his own egotism and personal shortcomings makes the book frequently compelling. A provocative and refreshingly honest redemption memoir.”—Kirkus Reviews

Author : Margaret A. Bickers
Publisher : Texas State Historical Assn
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 1625110022

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Red Water, Black Gold by Margaret A. Bickers Pdf

Red Water, Black Gold: The Canadian River in Texas 1920-1999 tells the story of the Canadian River in the Texas Panhandle. It is a tale of grand designs, high hopes, deep holes, politics, fishing, follies, foibles, and environmental change. Although efforts had been made to tap the Canadian River's waters before 1920, the discovery of oil in the Panhandle gave new urgency to the search for permanent water supplies. Additionally, the spread of groundwater irrigation amid the discovery of the limits of Ogallala Aquifer spurred regional interests to tap the Canadian. But overestimates of the river's flow and unfamiliarity with the critical role groundwater played in maintaining that flow led to complications and frustrations, culminating in a lawsuit over the location of the banks of a seemingly waterless river. This book is a valuable addition to the water history of Texas and the American West and to the growing body of worldwide regional water histories. Combining traditional historical sources with hydrology, climatology, and geology, Red Water, Black Gold complicates the traditional story of top-down water management as well as telling the thus-far untold story of the Canadian River in Texas.