A Bridge To The Sky

Author : Glaire Anderson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019091324X
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Bridge to the Sky written by Glaire Anderson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-01-25 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Bridge to the Sky explores the close connections between science, arts, and visual culture as they developed in the medieval Islamic lands. It presents a significant study of the career of 'Abbas Ibn Firnas, (d. 887), the most celebrated 'scientist' and polymath of early Islamic Spain, best known for conducting an experiment that has been celebrated as a milestone in the history of human flight.

Author : Margaret Ball
Publisher : Domain
ISBN 13 : 9780553281378
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Bridge to the Sky written by Margaret Ball and published by Domain. This book was released on 1990-06 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the audience of Ken Follett's Pillars of the Earth, comes a stunningly researched, mesmerizing historical novel set in 13th century England, tracing the rise of a young architect from a simple stone carver to master builder of a magnificent cathedral.

Author : Frank Robert Donovan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bridge in the Sky written by Frank Robert Donovan and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard Collier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bridge Across the Sky written by Richard Collier and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Laura Pritchett
Publisher : Milkweed Editions
ISBN 13 : 1571318569
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sky Bridge written by Laura Pritchett and published by Milkweed Editions. This book was released on 2011-12-10 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young woman who offers to raise her teenage sister’s baby gets more than she bargained for in “a moving story about love, duty, and family” (Publishers Weekly). A supermarket clerk in a small dusty Colorado town, twenty-two-year-old Libby is full of dreams but lacks the means to pursue them. When her younger sister Tess becomes pregnant, Libby convinces her not to have an abortion by promising to raise the child herself. But then Tess takes off after the baby is born and Libby finds that her new role puts her dreams that much further away. Her already haphazard life becomes ever more chaotic. The baby’s father, a Christian rodeo rider, suddenly demands custody. Libby loses her job, her boyfriend abandons her, and her own mother harps on how stupid she was to make that promise to Tess. Worse, her sister’s reckless new life could put Libby herself in danger. Not just a story of a single mother overcoming obstacles, Sky Bridge is a complex novel from a PEN Award winner that leaves readers with a fresh understanding of what it means to inhabit a world in which dreams die, and are sometimes reborn. “In this spare yet haunting portrait of the American West, Pritchett’s powerful, poetic voice speaks with clarity, wisdom, and passion about country, family, and one young woman’s majestic spirit.” —Booklist “A superb writer.” —Library Journal

Author : Henning Mankell
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1849398119
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Bridge to the Stars written by Henning Mankell and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009-07-15 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 12 year old Joel lives with his father in the cold northern part of Sweden. At night he often sneaks out of his father's house to look for a lonely dog he has seen from his window. On the bridge across the icy river he starts a secret society and has adventures. But one night he discovers that his father's bed is also empty and will have to come terms with his father's new-found love. The harsh reality of Joel's world comes vividly to life and leaves the reader spellbound.

Author : Frank Robert Donovan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780709114918
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bridge in the Sky written by Frank Robert Donovan and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gail Calmerton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wheeler's Graded Readers: A first reader written by Gail Calmerton and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John D. Barrow
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pi in the Sky written by John D. Barrow and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1992 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famous cosmologist and prolific author John Barrow explores the origin and nature of mathematics and explains the important implications of the numerous unanswered questions in our search for a theory of everything. He weaves together a history of math that illuminates its far-reaching capabilities and its intrinsic limitations, its proven and unproven theories, and its pervasive impact on the way people think and live. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Babak Tafreshi
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1781319138
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The World at Night written by Babak Tafreshi and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See the full beauty of our night sky revealed as never before in over 200 photographs from around the world. Bringing together the images of over 40 photographers across 25 countries, be astounded by the lights of the night sky in some of the darkest places on earth; discover the beauty of galaxies, planets, and stars; view great celestial events; and see some of the world’s most important landmarks against the backdrop of an incredible nightscape. Babak Tafreshi, founder of the international organization The World at Night, has curated the images in this collection—many of them previously unseen—to reveal the true splendor of the sky at night. A specialist guide to night-sky photography will help you capture your own gorgeous images of the heavens. Commentary on the science, astronomy, and photography accompany stunning images organized by theme: Symbols of all nations and religions embraced by one sky of endless beauties UNESCO World Heritage Sites at night The Universe revealed through constellations, sky motions, atmospheric phenomenon, Aurora, and other wonders Images highlighting the beauty of dark skies away from light-polluted urban areas Celestial events, from great comets to spectacular eclipses Astro-tourism destinations, like ancient astronomical monuments and modern observatories