A View From Mount Diablo

Author : Ralph Thompson
Publisher : Humanities-Ebooks
ISBN 13 : 184760093X
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A View From Mount Diablo written by Ralph Thompson and published by Humanities-Ebooks. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In View from Mount Diablo, Class and racial privilege and the resentments they provoke underscore both turmoil in wider society and the relationships at the heart of the narrative, between Adam Cole, a dreamy white boy driven by personal tragedy to crusading journalism, squint-eyed Nellie Simpson, once a servant, then a political enforcer, and stuttering Nathan, gardener and groom turned cocaine baron. Beyond this trio is a dazzling array of real and fictitious characters. The annotated edition by John Lennard, Professor of British and American Literature at UWI - Mona in Kingston, allows the full scope of the verse-novel to emerge for readers unfamiliar with Jamaican history since the 1930s.

Author : Stephen Joseph
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578540412
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mount Diablo written by Stephen Joseph and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mount Diablo, A Story of Place and Inspiration, is a fine art photography book featuring panoramic images of Mount Diablo (Contra Costa County, California) created by landscape photographer Stephen Joseph. Supporting Stephen Joseph's 140 original images of Mount Diablo is narrative written by five leaders in conservationism and environmentalism whose thoughtful, expressive voices explore and share the diverse ways natural lands, and Mount Diablo specifically, touch our lives and inspire us to care about our environment and each other. Together, the words and imagery speak to the significance of nature and the natural world in the lives of individuals, communities, and cultures. At its heart, this is a fine art photography book celebrating the wonderment of Mount Diablo's extraordinary lands as they appear today (the photographs in this book span Winter 2016 to Spring 2019). The art and narratives also demonstrate how successful local communities have been in creating public lands and in preserving tens of thousands of acres of Mount Diablo's unparalleled beauty"--

Author : Raymond Sullivan
Publisher : Geological Society of America
ISBN 13 : 0813712173
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Regional Geology of Mount Diablo, California written by Raymond Sullivan and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mount Diablo and the geology of the Central California Coast Ranges are the subject of a volume celebrating the Northern California Geological Society's 75th anniversary. The breadth of research illustrates the complex Mesozoic to Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the plate boundary"--

Author : Ralph Thompson
Publisher : Humanities-Ebooks
ISBN 13 : 1847603165
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A View From Mount Diablo written by Ralph Thompson and published by Humanities-Ebooks. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A verse-novel that won the Jamaican National Literary Award in 2001, View from Mount Diablo explores the transformation of Jamaica from a sleepy colonial society to a post-colonial nation. In View from Mount Diablo, Class and racial privilege and the resentments they provoke underscore both turmoil in wider society and the relationships at the heart of the narrative, between Adam Cole, a dreamy white boy driven by personal tragedy to crusading journalism, squint-eyed Nellie Simpson, once a servant, then a political enforcer, and stuttering Nathan, gardener and groom turned cocaine baron. Beyond this trio is a dazzling array of real and fictitious characters. The annotated edition by John Lennard, Professor of British and American Literature at UWI - Mona in Kingston, allows the full scope of the verse-novel to emerge for readers unfamiliar with Jamaican history since the 1930s.

Author : Ralph Thompson
Publisher : Peepal Tree Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Denting of a Wave written by Ralph Thompson and published by Peepal Tree Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rich in image, sonority and wit, Ralph Thompson's poems are the fruits of a maturity which has learned to confront the facts of life and death with both exuberance and dread. Humane and finely crafted, his poems are firmly rooted in Caribbean particularity, but are universal in their concerns. He has the story-teller's gift which grips, then leaves the reader pondering on the subtleties beneath the surface. This collection will establish him as a serious voice in West Indian poetry. "First rate poetry... intelligent and gifted with a sense of humour." Louis Simpson, The Caribbean Review of Books Ralph Thompson is a Jamaican poet. He paints as seriously as he writes poetry. His work has been published in a number of journals, including The London Magazine. He was the Senior Executive of one of his country's biggest companies.

Author : Jane Huber
Publisher : Menasha Ridge Press
ISBN 13 : 0897325087
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: San Francisco written by Jane Huber and published by Menasha Ridge Press. This book was released on 2013-08-13 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bay Area parks and preserves offer a dramatic variety of landscapes, from rugged redwood-forested canyons to breezy coastal bluffs, grassy rolling hills to sunny chaparral-coated hillsides. Well-known destinations such as Point Reyes National Seashore, Mount Diablo State Park, Mount Tamalpais State Park, and many other more obscure jewels of the Bay Area park system are just a short drive from the heart of San Francisco. Completely updated and including several new hikes and a complete new map set, 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: San Francisco guides readers to a splendid assortment of trails in the nine counties surrounding one of the world's most beautiful cities. Whether hikers crave a quick and easy get-out-of-town stroll or a challenging day-long trek through wilderness, this book is the perfect trailblazer, for city natives and first-time visitors alike.

Author : Gary Suttle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book California County Summits written by Gary Suttle and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Carpenter Hill in Sacramento County at 828' to Mt. Whitney at 14,491', California's 58 counties offer extremes in peak experiences! In this unique guide, you will find trailheads, trail descriptions and mileages, plus previews of what you'll see from California's county summits.

Author : Alexandra Kenin
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1680512579
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Urban Trails East Bay written by Alexandra Kenin and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2020-04-08 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban Trails: East Bay offers 40 routes for walkers, runners, and hikers, with an emphasis on getting out and getting fit in your own backyard. Expert local hiking guide Alexandra Kenin offers a wide range of options, from leg stretchers overlooking the Bay Area at Tilden Regional Park to an afternoon stroll through the wineries around Jack London Square to a 6-mile hike along the slopes of Mount Diablo to spot seasonal waterfalls. Other features include: Trailhead locations, including public transit options Rated appeal for walkers, runners, or hikers Info for families and dog owners Trail distance, elevation gain, high point, amenities Sidebars on area history, nature, tips, and sights Historic trails, coastal trails, stairways, peak bagging

Author : Mike Rodelli
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1954676441
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Shadow of Mt. Diablo written by Mike Rodelli and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-12-27 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “a worthy, if not definitive, addition to the body of Zodiac knowledge.” — Kirkus "It is no exaggeration to call the identity of the Zodiac Killer the most maddening unsolved crime in American history...But it is also no exaggeration to say that Mike Rodelli's case stands above them all" — Tom Zoellner, Author and Former Reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle In June 1999, Mike Rodelli had an idea that had never occurred to a generation of detectives in the San Francisco Bay Area. This led him to a new suspect in the Zodiac case and began a twenty-year odyssey to prove that this man was the Zodiac Killer. In the Shadow of Mt. Diablo: The Shocking True Identity of the Zodiac Killer is filled with original information about the mystery, including DNA and behavioral profiling that resulted directly from his twenty years of intensive research. Rodelli provides the reader with an objectively researched, fully documented book that is meticulously footnoted, and which shows that, against all odds, he has solved a case many said would never yield its dark secrets.

Author : Nicholas Perry
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0738595764
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mountain View written by Nicholas Perry and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known today as a leading center of technological innovation, Mountain View's modern Silicon Valley landscape hides a rich history stretching back to the 1850s.