Travelling Passions

Travelling Passions
Author: Gisli Palsson
Publisher: Univ. of Manitoba Press
Total Pages: 518
Release: 2005-09-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0887552536

Vilhjalmur Stefansson has long been known for his groundbreaking work as an anthropologist and expert on Arctic peoples. His three expeditions to the Canadian Arctic in the early 1900s, as well as his expertise in northern anthropology, helped create his public image as an heroic, Hemingway-esque figure in the annals of twentieth-century exploration. But the emotional and private life of Stefansson the man have remained hidden, until now. New evidence of this other life has recently been discovered: a collection of love letters between Stefansson and his fiance Orpha Cecil Smith were found in a New Hampshire flea market; Stefansson's field diaries have revealed elegant essays and insightful commentary on Inupiat society; baptismal records have revealed that Stefansson had a son, Alex, with his informant and guide, Fanny Pannigabluk; and through Web searches and a private detective, Palsson found and conducted interviews with the descendents of both Cecil Smith and Alex Stefansson. Travelling Passions sheds new light on Stefanssonís life and work, focussing on the tension between his private life and the theories that brought his name to the halls of fame. Palsson draws a clear, vivid, and in many ways unexpected picture of the mythical figure of Stefansson.

Passions

Passions
Author: James M. Gabler
Publisher: Bacchus Press Ltd.
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1995
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780961352530

This is a biography of Thomas Jefferson at leisure, enjoying two of his passions--wine and travel. Twelve of the sixteen chapters cover Jefferson's five years in France where he served as our minister and traveled through France, England, Germany, Italy and Holland. "Passions" was selected by Robert M. Parker, Jr. as "1995 Wine Book of the Year," and was the winner of the 1995 "Veuve Clicquot Wine Book of the Year" competition. It is a marvelous account of America's first wine connoisseur and gourmet.--Amazon.com.

A Woman's Passion for Travel

A Woman's Passion for Travel
Author: Marybeth Bond
Publisher: Travelers' Tales Incorporated
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2004
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781932361148

Women share stories of international travel in this fascinating celebration of the globetrotting spirit, with contributions from Frances Mayes, Anne Lamott, Pam Houston, Jo Ann Beard, Candace Dempsey, Ann Jones, and others. Original.

A Lesson in Passion

A Lesson in Passion
Author: Jennifer Connors
Publisher: J Connors Publishing LLC
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2009-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0982465505

Ginny has a successful career, nice home, and good friends. The only thing she's missing is love. A freak accident leaves her in a world within herself, the world of the romance novel heroine. Fighting off an evil band of Lowlanders, Ginny meets her hero, Ian, a powerful laird, and assumes she must fall in love to move out of this world and back into her own.

Passion for Place

Passion for Place
Author: Joel I. Deichmann
Publisher:
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2015-02-02
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781421886978

This story captures the improbable travel adventures of an isolated farm kid who grows into a geography professor. Representing different stages of adult life, the chapters are a series of journeys to six continents. These include the very first trip: from the family farm in rural New York State to the city of Mainz in Germany, a determined quest to visit all 3143 US counties, buddy trips to South America and Australia, a Fulbright assignment in Russia, Europe with kids, and university travel courses to the Czech Republic, Croatia, and Ghana. The author is a passionate traveler who creatively finds the means to explore the world and make adjustments when things don't go as planned. In sum, this volume demonstrates that travel is the best education that a little money can buy.

Gender and Climate Change

Gender and Climate Change
Author: Joane Nagel
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2015-09-25
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317381688

Does gender matter in global climate change? This timely and provocative book takes readers on a guided tour of basic climate science, then holds up a gender lens to find out what has been overlooked in popular discussion, research, and policy debates. We see that, around the world, more women than men die in climate-related natural disasters; the history of science and war are intimately interwoven masculine occupations and preoccupations; and conservative men and their interests drive the climate change denial machine. We also see that climate policymakers who embrace big science approaches and solutions to climate change are predominantly male with an ideology of perpetual economic growth, and an agenda that marginalizes the interests of women and developing economies. The book uses vivid case studies to highlight the sometimes surprising differential, gendered impacts of climate changes.

Invictus

Invictus
Author: Ryan Graudin
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2017-09-26
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0316503134

A heart-stopping adventure that defies time and space--New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu calls it "an incredibly intricate, brilliantly paced, masterfully written journey." Farway Gaius McCarthy was born outside of time. The son of a time traveler from 2354 AD and a gladiator living in ancient Rome, Far's very existence defies the laws of nature. All he's ever wanted was to explore history for himself, but after failing his entrance exam into the government program, Far will have to settle for a position on the black market-captaining a time-traveling crew to steal valuables from the past. During a routine heist on the sinking Titanic, Far meets a mysterious girl named Eliot who always seems to be one step ahead of him. Eliot has secrets-big ones-that will affect Far's life from beginning to end. Armed with the knowledge that history is not as steady as it seems, she will lead Far and his team on a race through time to set things right before the clock runs out.

Zen Pilot

Zen Pilot
Author: Robert DeLaurentis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2016-11-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692787977

"I was rocketing toward the ground in an aircraft loaded with high-octane aviation fuel. All I could do was negotiate where the impact would happen."Robert DeLaurentis had an impossibly big dream: to circumnavigate the globe in a single-engine piston plane. Meant to be the ultimate test of his flying skills as a pilot,the journey would take him to the ends of the earth and over some of the most inhospitable terrain on the planet.He diligently prepared himself and his plane, the "Spirit of San Diego," for the excursion. Having previously flown to far-off places, he thought he knew what to expect.But reality doesn't always make for the best co-pilot.What began as a call to adventure turned into a soul-defining mission riddled with equipment failure, fierce weather, foreign bureaucratic nightmares, and nearly ended in a crash into the vast Pacific Ocean. The voyage would stretch his limits, test his mental strength, and eventually define him. Beaten down, broken and discouraged, he found that the only way to survive was to surrender to the Universe. In this follow-up to Flying Thru Life, DeLaurentis shares the insights he gained for overcoming paralyzing fear, defeating obstacles, and confronting any situation with grace and ease.This raw, at times terrifying, real-life adventure will inspire anyone who loves flying, yearns to fly, or simply has their own "impossibly big dream."DeLaurentis' extraordinary journey shows us what it takes to be a Zen Pilot.

All about Passion

All about Passion
Author: Stephanie Laurens
Publisher:
Total Pages: 568
Release: 2011
Genre: Cynster family (Fictitious characters)
ISBN: 9781407468907

Gyles Rawlings of the Cynster clan is determined never to fall in love. He makes an offer of marriage - sight unseen - to a supposedly biddable lady he believes will produce him an heir, leaving his emotions unattached. On the day of the wedding he discovers he's made a terrible mistake. Francesca certainly isn't biddable, in fact, she will settle for nothing less than her husband's heart.