Rough Water

Author : S.L. Rottman
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-17
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781561456116

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Rough Waters by S.L. Rottman Pdf

Two grieving brothers learn the importance of family and the power of white water. When their parents are killed in a car accident, Scott and his brother Gregg are sent to live with an uncle they never knew they had. Hurt, angry, and confused, they leave a comfortable life in the California suburbs and head to the remote Colorado Rockies, where their uncle runs a white-water rafting company. Scott, forced to confront his loss and face an uncertain future, determines to make the best of a difficult situation. But his brother Gregg, burying his grief deep inside, begins to drift away from the only family he has left. As they become acquainted with the power and unpredictability of the river and begin to learn the skills of maneuvering the rapids, the brothers discover that it is harder than they ever dreamed to master the art of survival—both on and off the water. Award-winning author S. L. Rottman has crafted an absorbing young adult novel that powerfully depicts the complexity of grieving and the value of family.

Author : Francine Mathews
Publisher : Soho Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781616957292

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Death in Rough Water by Francine Mathews Pdf

Fresh from her first murder case, Nantucket detective Merry Folger is unwillingly sucked into her second. When Joe Duarte, a fishing boat captain with decades of experience on the wild seas off Nantucket, is swept overboard during a spring storm, his death is pronounced accidental. But his estranged daughter, Del, is convinced it’s murder. She moves back to Nantucket to get closer to the truth, and enlists her old friend, detective Merry Folger, to help. But Del is also hiding secrets of her own, and the police are not inclined to help her with what they see as a wild goose chase. Merry has to defy her boss—her father—in order to investigate.

Author : Christine J. Walley
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781400835751

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Rough Waters by Christine J. Walley Pdf

Rough Waters explores one of the most crucial problems of the contemporary era--struggles over access to, and use of, the environment. It combines insights from anthropology, history, and environmental studies, mounting an interdisciplinary challenge to contemporary accounts of "globalization." The book focuses on The Mafia Island Marine Park, a national park in Tanzania that became the center of political conflict during its creation in the mid-1990s. The park, reflecting a new generation of internationally sponsored projects, was designed to encourage environmental conservation as well as development. Rather than excluding residents, as had been common in East Africa's mainland wildlife parks, Mafia Island was intended to represent a new type of national park that would encourage the participation of area residents and incorporate their ideas. While the park had been described in the project's general management plan as "for the people and by the people," residents remained excluded from the most basic decisions made about the park. The book details the day-to-day tensions and alliances that arose among Mafia residents, Tanzanian government officials, and representatives of international organizations, as each group attempted to control and define the park. Walley's analysis argues that a technocentric approach to conservation and development can work to the detriment of both poorer people and the environment. It further suggests that the concept of the global may be inadequate for understanding this and other social dramas in the contemporary world.

Author : Clint Willis
Publisher : Mainstream Publishing Company
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Survival
ISBN : 1840182636

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Rough Water by Clint Willis Pdf

Rough Water tells the incredible stories of men and women battling the elements, and sometimes each other, to stay alive. Sailors confront storms, rogue waves, icebergs, sharks, starvation and their own fear and suffering. In these stories, at least, the sea often helps those who help themselves.

Author : Rodney P Carlisle
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781682470879

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Rough Waters by Rodney P Carlisle Pdf

Rough Waters traces the evolution of the role of the U.S. merchant ship flag, and the U.S. merchant fleet itself. Rodney Carlisle looks at conduct and commerce at sea from the earliest days of the country, when battles at sea were fought over honor and the flag, to the current American-owned merchant fleet sailing under flags of convenience via foreign registries. Carlisle examines the world-wide use, legality, and continued acceptance of this practice, as well as measures to off-set its ill effects. Looking at the interwar period of 1919–1939, Carlisle examines how the practice of foreign registry of American-owned vessels began on a large scale, led by Standard Oil with tankers under the flag of the Free City of Danzig and followed by Panama. The work spells out how the United States helped further the practice of registry in Panama and Liberia after World War II. Rough Waters concludes with a look at how the practice of foreign registry shapes present-day commerce and labor relations.

Author : Doug Cooper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1906095345

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Rough Water Handling by Doug Cooper Pdf

Rough Water Handling by Doug Cooper is a practical guide that will help you to master the skills needed to manoeuvre a sea kayak efficiently in rough water and advanced conditions. For intermediate and advanced paddlers, Doug draws on his personal and coaching experience to help the reader master sea kayak handling skills and techniques. Accurate sequential photos and simple concise language make the descriptions easy to follow and understand. The technical, tactical, physiological and psychological aspects of these skills are covered in the areas of: high wind paddling, moving water, surf, rock hopping, tide races, open crossings and rolling. Rough Water Handling is recommended as support material for the British Canoe Union 4 and 5 Star (Sea) awards. (The 1 star is a novice 'encouragement' award, the 2 star covers basic generic kayak skills, the 3 star basic/intermediate sea specific skills and experience, and the 4 star covers intermediate sea specific skills and leadership in moderate conditions). Doug has spent a lifetime playing and working in the outdoors! He is at his happiest when exploring new parts of the world or challenging himself and others to improve their skills; this he has been doing for over twenty years. With a constant lust for adventure, Doug has sea kayaked all over the world including Greenland, Iceland, Norway's Lofoten Islands, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Corsica, Sardinia and Croatia. His whitewater kayaking and mountaineering has also taken him on adventures around the globe. At present Doug works as Head of Paddlesport at Glenmore Lodge, Scotland's National Outdoor Centre. Here his love of helping others learn and improve is put to good use every day, when he works as a BCU Level 5 Sea and Whitewater Coach, Level 4 Surf Coach and a Mountain and Ski Instructor. Doug is the author of Sea Kayak Handling and co-authored Scottish Sea Kayaking (Pesda Press), a selective guide to sea kayaking in Scotland.

Author : Nancy L. Hull
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780618897438

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On Rough Seas by Nancy L. Hull Pdf

In Dover, England in 1940, fourteen-year-old Alec Curtis wants nothing more than to go to sea, to absolve himself of the guilt he feels over the earlier drowning of his cousin and to help the war effort, but when he sneaks aboard a small boat going across the English Channel to Dunkirk, his experience changes him forever.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 2874524964

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Rough Waters by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gary E. Machlis,Jonathan B. Jarvis
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780226542058

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The Future of Conservation in America by Gary E. Machlis,Jonathan B. Jarvis Pdf

"In this turbulent time for American's natural and cultural heritage, we need a clear and compelling guide for the future of conservation in America: a declaration to inspire the next generation of conservation leaders. This is that guide- what the authors describe as "a chart for rough water." Written by the first scientist appointed as science advisor to the director of the National Park Service, this is a candid, passionate, and ultimately hopeful book. The authors describe a unified vision of conservation that binds nature protection, historical preservation, sustainability, public health, civil rights and social justice, and science into a common cause- and offer real-world strategies for progress."--Book cover.

Author : John Lull
Publisher : Wilderness Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780899975474

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Sea Kayaking Safety and Rescue by John Lull Pdf

The most comprehensive manual on how to kayak safely in a wide variety of sea environments--from inland waterways to ocean rock gardens, tide rips, surf zones, and the open ocean. Aimed at beginners through experienced kayakers, this book describes how to deal with hazards, not just avoid them, using real-life, extensively tested techniques proven to work. You'll learn fundamental skills for recovery and rescue, and master safe paddling techniques in ocean conditions. Numerous photos accompany step-by-step descriptions of the Eskimo roll, towing methods, self- and partner-rescues, backup strategies, and group dynamics. The second edition has a fresh chapter on fine-tuning your strokes, which will significantly increase kayaking fun and safety.

Author : United States. Flight Standards Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic government information
ISBN : UCBK:C090237785

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Seaplane, Skiplane, and Float/ski Equipped Helicopter Operations Handbook by United States. Flight Standards Service Pdf

Author : James Greene
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752478357

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Rough Seas by James Greene Pdf

A trawlerman's life was hard, often up against bad weather, rough seas and black frosts, although on calm days it was a pleasure to be at sea. In this eventful memoir, deep-sea trawlerman James Greene relates his life at sea, from his childhood when his father would take him out in some of the worst gales and hurricanes imaginable (and he loved every minute of it!), to his early careers as a deckhand learner, obtaining his skipper's ticket, and the many experiences - both disastrous and otherwise - to occur throughout his time at sea. During his career he was involved in ship collisions and fires, arrested for poaching, fired upon by Icelandic gunboats, in countless storms and even swept overboard in icy conditions off the Russian coast. The British trawling industry is now a by-gone age and people are beginning to forget the adventures and hardships that characterised this profession. This book seeks to keep the memories of a once great industry alive.

Author : A.J. Boucot
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080868428

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Evolution and Extinction Rate Controls by A.J. Boucot Pdf

Evolution and Extinction Rate Controls

Author : United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : OSU:32435067597492

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Technical Note - National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics by United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Pdf

Author : Mohammed Shokr,Nirmal Sinha
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119027966

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Sea Ice by Mohammed Shokr,Nirmal Sinha Pdf

Sea Ice: Physics and Remote Sensing addresses experiences acquired mainly in Canada by researchers in the fields of ice physics and growth history in relation to its polycrystalline structure as well as ice parameters retrieval from remote sensing observations. The volume describes processes operating at the macro- and microscale (e.g., brine entrapment in sea ice, crystallographic texture of ice types, brine drainage mechanisms, etc.). The information is supported by high-quality photographs of ice thin-sections prepared from cores of different ice types, all obtained by leading experts during field experiments in the 1970s through the 1990s, using photographic cameras and scanning microscopy. In addition, this volume presents techniques to retrieve a suite of sea ice parameters (e.g. ice type, concentration, extent, thickness, surface temperature, surface deformation, etc.) from space-borne and airborne sensor data. The breadth of the material on this subject is designed to appeal to researchers and users of remote sensing data who want to develop quick familiarity with the capabilities of this technology or detailed knowledge about major techniques for retrieval of key ice parameters. Volume highlights include: Detailed crystallographic classification of natural sea ice, the key information from which information about ice growth conditions can be inferred. Many examples are presented with material to support qualitative and quantitative interpretation of the data. Methods developed for revealing microstructural characteristics of sea ice and performing forensic investigations. Data sets on radiative properties and satellite observations of sea ice, its snow cover, and surrounding open water. Methods of retrieval of ice surface features and geophysical parameters from remote sensing observations with a focus on critical issues such as the suitability of different sensors for different tasks and data synergism. Sea Ice: Physics and Remote Sensing is intended for a variety of sea ice audiences interested in different aspects of ice related to physics, geophysics, remote sensing, operational monitoring, mechanics, and cryospheric sciences.