Searching for Yeti

Searching for Yeti
Title Searching for Yeti PDF eBook
Author Laura Anne Gilman
Publisher The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Pages 67
Release 2011-08-15
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1448847893

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Looks at the legendary creature said to inhabit the Himalaya Mountains, including the history of its sightings, and the inconclusive evidence that has been offered to prove its existence.

Searching for the Yeti

Searching for the Yeti
Title Searching for the Yeti PDF eBook
Author Jennifer Rivkin
Publisher The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Pages 34
Release 2014-07-15
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1477770976

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Almost two hundred years have passed since the first reported sighting of the Yeti, also known as the Abominable Snowman, but scientists and mystery buffs still debate whether or not it exists. The ancient myths, firsthand accounts, and controversial evidence associated with this creature make this book one that every curious mind is sure to love.

Searching for Sasquatch

Searching for Sasquatch
Title Searching for Sasquatch PDF eBook
Author B. Regal
Publisher Springer
Pages 260
Release 2011-04-11
Genre Science
ISBN 0230118291

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The first academic study of this subject is an entertaining look at the search for Sasquatch which considers not just the nature of monsters and monster hunting in the late 20th century, but the more important relationship between the professional scientists and amateur naturalists who hunt them—and their place in the history of science.

Searching for Bigfoot

Searching for Bigfoot
Title Searching for Bigfoot PDF eBook
Author Greg Cox
Publisher The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Pages 66
Release 2011-08-15
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1448847605

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Describes the legends of the man-beast Bigfoot, including the worldwide history of Bigfoot claims, the scientific analysis behind evidence of the creature's existence, and references to Bigfoot in art, literature, and the media.

In Search of Tom Slick

In Search of Tom Slick
Title In Search of Tom Slick PDF eBook
Author Catherine Nixon Cooke
Publisher Texas A&M University Press
Pages 257
Release 2020-04-30
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1623498724

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The major guiding principle in the life of Tom Slick was a relentless search for adventure and exploration of the unknown, sparked by his immense curiosity about everything and his willingness to embrace and investigate new ideas. He was a larger-than-life Texas oilman, entrepreneur, and explorer. He climbed mountains in the Himalayas in search of the legendary Yeti. He developed new breeds of cattle. He discovered major oil fields. He founded several research institutes in San Antonio, including the Texas Biomedical Research Institute, Southwest Research Institute, and the Mind Science Foundation. He even wrote and published on the topic of world peace in the 1950s; the Tom Slick World Peace Lectures at the University of Texas’ LBJ Library and the endowed Tom Slick Professorship of World Peace were established after his death in 1962. In this revised and expanded edition of her previously published biography, Catherine Nixon Cooke, niece of Tom Slick, has mined personal letters, family papers, archives of the institutes founded by her uncle, and other resources to expand what we know of this enigmatic, energetic adventurer. In addition to relating his better-known exploits and pursuits, Cooke delves for the first time into Slick’s shadowy connections with the world of international espionage, including clues that Slick may have been involved in certain operations and interests of the OSS and its successor organization, the CIA. Illustrated throughout with rare historic photographs, In Search of Tom Slick: Explorer and Visionary will introduce a new readership to this influential yet little known figure in modern history.

Far Out

Far Out
Title Far Out PDF eBook
Author Mark Liechty
Publisher University of Chicago Press
Pages 402
Release 2017-02-21
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 022642894X

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Far Out charts the history of Western countercultural longing for Nepal that made the country, and Kathmandu in particular, a premier tourist destination in the twentieth century. Anthropologist and historian Mark Liechty describes three distinct phases: the immediate post-war era when the country provided a Raj-like throwback experience for rich foreigners (mainly Americans), Nepal s emergence as the most exotic outpost of hippie counterculture in the 1960s and early 70s, and, finally, the Nepali state s rebranding of itself as an adventure destination from the 1970s on. Liechty is attuned to how the dynamics of mid-twentieth century globalizationthe Cold War and shifting international relations, modernization and development ideologies, the rise of consumerist middle classes, increased mobility and the birth of mass tourism, and emerging global youth counterculturesdrew Nepal into the web of geopolitical, economic, and sociocultural transformations that shaped the modern world. But Liechty doesn t want to tell the story of tourism as something that just happened to Nepalis. He shows how Western projections of Nepal as an isolated place inspired creative Nepali enterprises and paradoxically gave locals the opportunity to participate in the highly coveted global economy. The result is a readable cultural history of a place that has been in many ways defined by a (sometimes bizarre) cultural encounter. The author s lifelong interest in Nepal and his almost twenty-five years of research make his account both sophisticated and empathicbut not without a touch of humor."

Rise of the Phoenix: The Well of Magic, Book 2

Rise of the Phoenix: The Well of Magic, Book 2
Title Rise of the Phoenix: The Well of Magic, Book 2 PDF eBook
Author M.G. King
Publisher Writers Republic LLC
Pages 263
Release 2021-02-26
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1646208145

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After suffering a defeat to the dark lord Caedus must become stronger. The overseer of the realm decided for him, his adoptive sister Emilia, and the king's ward Alanna to become the new Phoenix Squadron, but first, they must find Spartacus, the legend from the stories and Caedus' grandfather, only he knows of the magic that could be a threat to Lord Mathis. In secret, the dark lord resurrected Cedric and erased his memories to keep him as his most powerful follower. Cedric and Lord Mathis are gathering an army to take over Cresthill and kill the king, but could the newly appointed phoenix squadron find Spartacus and become powerful enough to save the kingdom? A tale of new friends and adventure awaits......