Magnetic Mountain

Author : Stephen Kotkin
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520918851
Total Pages : 726 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Magnetic Mountain written by Stephen Kotkin and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1997-02-27 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study is the first of its kind: a street-level inside account of what Stalinism meant to the masses of ordinary people who lived it. Stephen Kotkin was the first American in 45 years to be allowed into Magnitogorsk, a city built in response to Stalin's decision to transform the predominantly agricultural nation into a "country of metal." With unique access to previously untapped archives and interviews, Kotkin forges a vivid and compelling account of the impact of industrialization on a single urban community. Kotkin argues that Stalinism offered itself as an opportunity for enlightenment. The utopia it proffered, socialism, would be a new civilization based on the repudiation of capitalism. The extent to which the citizenry participated in this scheme and the relationship of the state's ambitions to the dreams of ordinary people form the substance of this fascinating story. Kotkin tells it deftly, with a remarkable understanding of the social and political system, as well as a keen instinct for the details of everyday life. Kotkin depicts a whole range of life: from the blast furnace workers who labored in the enormous iron and steel plant, to the families who struggled with the shortage of housing and services. Thematically organized and closely focused, Magnetic Mountain signals the beginning of a new stage in the writing of Soviet social history.

Author : AQEEL AHMED
Publisher : AQEEL AHMED
ISBN 13 : 1998240606
Total Pages : 31 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Magnetic Mountain written by AQEEL AHMED and published by AQEEL AHMED. This book was released on 2024-02-06 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary: In a place where strange things happen all the time, the Magnetic Mountain is a place of magic and wonder. Not just any peak—this one is a natural wonder with magnetic power so strong that it can pull or push anything near it, from the tiniest pebble to the strongest hearts. As the story goes on, Lily, a brave and curious little girl, goes into the unknown with her friends to find out what the secrets are behind this amazing work of art. They start a trip to find out more about themselves and the strong bonds of friendship that hold them together as they learn about the hidden treasures on top of the mountain. They have to be strong because the mountain's magnetic field throws off their compasses as they go through woods, rivers, and up steep peaks. Still, they keep going, each step bringing them closer to the mountain's core and the secrets it holds. Their strong friendship and insatiable curiosity drive them on. At the base of Magnetic Mountain, they find a cave that goes deep underground and has an opening filled with minerals that give off an ethereal glow. Oliver, the clever old owl guardian of the mountain, leads them to find the magical magnetite stone that makes the mountain magnetic. Oliver gives them a challenge: to get to the top of the mountain, they have to complete three tests that are meant to see how brave, smart, and friendly they are. They show how brave, smart, and bonded they are by walking a trail while blinded, crossing a narrow bridge over a steep gorge, and figuring out a puzzle involving the placement of magnetic stones. They learn important things about themselves and what friendship really means through these experiences, which also help them reach their goal. When they reach the top of the mountain, they are rewarded with views of the beautiful magnetite stone. Pieces of the stone are given to them as a reminder of their victory, their trip, and the hard times they have been through. When they get back to their hamlet, they tell everyone about their amazing journey. Their bravery and knowledge serve as an example for others. There is no end to the stories that Lily and her friends tell about their journey to the Magnetic Mountain. They show how powerful friendship, curiosity, bravery, and knowledge can be. People who hear it are drawn into the story and want to go on adventures and explore and discover new things. Chapter 1: What They Found Lily was a brave and curious girl who lived in the middle of Willow Creek, a lush, green town where every house seemed to hide a story from the past. On a rainy afternoon, Lily chose to check out her grandmother's attic. The raindrops were making a soothing sound on the windows and roofs. The attic was full of old trunks, worn-out books, and jewels that had been forgotten for a long time. She carefully opened a wooden trunk that was shaking, and as she did so, she saw something strangely sparkling: an old, faded map that looked like it could lead her on journeys. This wasn't just any map; it had been carefully made, with tiny details and symbols that seemed to move around on the page. Lily was especially interested in a drawing of a certain kind of mountain that was marked with a magnet and was on what the map called "the edge of the world." Looking at this picture made Lily's heart race with excitement. She had heard that the Magnetic Mountain was an amazing place where nature's forces behaved in strange ways, using their unseen power to pull and push things and even people. You could compare finding the map to finding the key that opens a locked door that hides secrets. Lily had a lot of ideas and questions about the Magnetic Mountain in her head. Why did a magnet mark it? What secrets did it hide? She liked going into the unknown because it made her feel brave, and she knew that Max and Sara would be great company on their trip. Max was known for being brave and wanting to see new things. Sara was a great trip companion because she could notice a lot of things and loved puzzles. As Lily told them about what she had found, she showed them the map and the interesting mountain. Their eyes shone with excitement and wonder as they thought about the exciting journey that lay ahead of them. The mountain was said to have a magnetic pull on them, but they were also pulled to it by the thrill of discovery and the chance that an experience there would make their friendship stronger. The trip to Magnetic Mountain was being planned by Sara, Max, and Lily. They talked about what gear they would need, different routes, and problems that might come up. As their excitement grew, long stories about the kids hiking into unknown territory spread through Willow Creek. The map, which was hidden and forgotten in a closet, made them want to go on an adventure. That piece of paper wasn't just any old piece of paper; it was a key to a world full of secrets and surprises waiting to be found. Lily held the map like a prize as they got ready to leave. It was a guide that would show them places and help them make memories that would last a lifetime. The trip to Magnetic Mountain was about more than just getting there. It was also about regaining the fun of adventure, the strength of friendship, and the courage to go where no one has gone before.

Author : Stephen Kotkin
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520911008
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Steeltown, USSR written by Stephen Kotkin and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1991-03-11 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one, not even Mikhail Gorbachev, anticipated what was in store when the Soviet Union embarked in the 1980s on a radical course of long-overdue structural reform. The consequences of that momentous decision, which set in motion a transformation eventually affecting the entire postwar world order, are here chronicled from inside a previously forbidden Soviet city, Magnitogorsk. Built under Stalin and championed by him as a showcase of socialism, the city remained closed to Western scrutiny until four years ago, when Stephen Kotkin became the first American to live there in nearly half a century. An uncommonly perceptive observer, a gifted writer, and a first-rate social scientist, Kotkin offers the reader an unsurpassed portrait of daily life in the Gorbachev era. From the formation of "informal" political groups to the start-up of fledgling businesses in the new cooperative sector, from the no-holds-barred investigative reporting of a former Communist party mouthpiece to a freewheeling multicandidate election campaign, the author conveys the texture of contemporary Soviet society in the throes of an upheaval not seen since the 1930s. Magnitogorsk, a planned "garden city" in the Ural Mountains, serves as Kotkin's laboratory for observing the revolutionary changes occurring in the Soviet Union today. Dominated by a self-perpetuating Communist party machine, choked by industrial pollution, and haunted by a suppressed past, this once-proud city now faces an uncertain future, as do the more than one thousand other industrial cities throughout the Soviet Union. Kotkin made his remarkable first visit in 1987 and returned in 1989. On both occasions, steelworkers and schoolteachers, bus drivers and housewives, intellectuals and former victims of oppression—all willingly stepped forward to voice long-suppressed grievances and aspirations. Their words animate this moving narrative, the first to examine the impact and contradictions of perestroika in a single community. Like no other Soviet city, Magnitogorsk provides a window onto the desperate struggle to overcome the heavy burden of Stalin's legacy.

Author : Mioara Mandea
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303109476X
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Magnetic Declination written by Mioara Mandea and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-09-08 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims then to describe in a comprehensible way efforts made over centuries of measuring and understanding the magnetic declination. The book also highlights some important characteristics of the Earth’s magnetic field thanks to the declination measurements. Some applications and societal implications are also underlined. Anyone living in the 21st century knows the best way to navigate is by using a smartphone App. Decades and centuries ago, in order to find the same way a magnificent instrument was used: the compass. Despite many being aware of the compass, not everyone appreciates that throughout the ages of exploration, sailors and explorers linked their lives and great discoveries to the magnetic needle. Furthermore, is there an awareness of the Earth’s physical mechanism behind the changes in time and space of the direction indicated by the compass? The magnetic declination is at the center of this book and it helps the reader to understand how to navigate in time and space. The book provides the history of the compass and magnetic declination leading the reader to the understanding of our magnetic planet. This book is designed for those who are fascinated by the long history of geomagnetism. This book relies on reader’s knowledge of elementary scientific concepts, and introduces the geomagnetism concepts as they evaluated in time. The focus is on some basic concepts and physical processes in order to understand the evolution of a specific element of the geomagnetic field, the declination. The primary audience may have just started an interest in the geomagnetism and history of science, as students and researchers. Some readers may have an interest that only touches the geomagnetism, as navigators, geophysicists, historians.

Author : Herbert Edwin Hawkes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Magnetic Exploration for Chromite written by Herbert Edwin Hawkes and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Janis Harper
Publisher : Sacred Stories Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781945026805
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jonas and the Mountain written by Janis Harper and published by Sacred Stories Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-20 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than an unusual love story, Jonas and the Mountain offers startling insights into the nature of reality. An enlightened eastern mystic. A western psychic who knows everything. And a broken man who falls in love with them both at a holy, magnetic mountain in India. This is a journey into the heart of it all.Jonas has been living a half-life since he lost his marriage, his college English teaching position, and his best friend all at once. Then he hears a voice in his head, and strange poems start to just come to him. These events lead him away from his home in Vancouver, Canada, to the holy mountain of Arunachala in India, where Jonas meets the American guru D whose master was the sage of nondualism, Ramana Maharshi. From D he learns about silence and waking up from the dream. After Jonas's retreat with D ends, he meets an oddly familiar woman and discovers a connection with her that explains the voice and poems and opens up yet another reality. Anamika's unique metaphysical teachings differ from D's-multiple dimensions, partner selves, creativity-and she offers simple expressive arts exercises to bring them home to the characters in the novel and to you, the reader. Jonas seeks to reconcile D's and Anamika's knowledge to find what is true with a capital "T," as he struggles to resolve the pain in his past and the surprising ways it appears in his present.You are invited to journey with Jonas and find your own answers.

Author : J. A. Jacobs
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521450721
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reversals of the Earth's Magnetic Field written by J. A. Jacobs and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994-11-24 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1994 book examines how reversals of the Earth's magnetic field have played a major role in establishing plate tectonics and a geological time scale.

Author : Gregory McNamee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781578050932
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mountain World written by Gregory McNamee and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extraordinary collection of mountain writing, spanning five continents, 2,500 years, and numerous genres - including poetry, myth, folktale, and short story.

Author : Alexander von Humboldt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 934 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cosmos written by Alexander von Humboldt and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James Ramsey Ullman
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0064470482
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Banner in the Sky written by James Ramsey Ullman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1988-04-15 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Citadel It stands unconquered, the last great summit of the Alps. Only one man has ever dared to approach the top, and that man died in his pursuit. He was Josef Matt, Rudi Matt's father. At sixteen, Rudi is determined to pay tribute to the man he never knew, and complete the quest that claimed his father's life. And so, taking his father's red shirt as a flag, he heads off to face the earth's most challenging peak. But before Rudi can reach the top, he must pass through the forbidden Fortress, the gaping chasm in the high reaches of teh Citadel where his father met his end. Rudi has followed Josef's footsteps as far as they will take him. Now he must search deep within himself to find the strength for the final ascent to the summit -- to plant his banner in the sky. His father died while trying to climb Switzerland's greatest mountain -- the Citadel -- and young Rudi knows he must make the assault himself.