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There have been numerous books and periodicals written about Meteor Crater, the meteorites, and the crater's scientific value, but this book, with supporting images, is more about people. The story covers some history of the crater's founding and the many people who have been, and presently are, associated...

The world�s largest gypsum dune field, the 275-square-mile dunes of White Sands National Monument are a geologic oddity more than 250 million years in the making. Located in Southern New Mexico, the popularity of the monument draws nearly half a million visitors each year to the National Park Service�s...

A yearning for smaller homes...simpler times! Architect and renowned “cabinologist” Dale Mulfinger rekindles our love of the iconic American cabin in Back to the Cabin. This latest book picks up where his best seller, The Cabin, left off, engaging readers with fresh insights and strategies for...

Forgotten Feng Shui is an engaging, entertaining and in-depth explanation of the foundation level ideas upon which all feng shui systems are built. The true meanings of these ideas have been almost entirely lost in recent years, obscured by a flood of over-simplified and often confusing one-size-fits-all...

When the gates of the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair swung open on April 24, 1964, the first of more than 51 million lucky visitors entered, ready to witness the cutting edge of worldwide technology and progress. Faced with a disappointing lack of foreign participants due to political contention, the...

This is a personal account of a decade spent developing a surf life saving facility in Mandurah Western Australia. A few volunteers overcame the odds when dealing with the local council and the organisation’s state body who together held the power and infl uence in decision making. Development of...

From the earliest days of settlement, South Temple was Salt Lake's most prestigious street. In 1857, William Staines built the Devereaux House, Salt Lake's first of many mansions. The once-bustling Union Pacific Depot eventually found itself increasingly isolated. Downtown's "gleaming copper landmark"...

The Battle of Chickamauga was the most significant Union defeat in the western theater of the Civil War and the second-deadliest battle of the war behind only Gettysburg. Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park was established in 1890, the first of America's national military parks. Immediately...

The events of the Battle of Shiloh are characterized by acts of bravery, sacrifice, and uncommon valor. After the Civil War, northerners and southerners alike were compelled by another sense of duty at Shiloh the duty of remembrance. Established just over three decades after the battle ended, Shiloh...

Eagle Island, located off the coast of Harpswell, Maine, is far enough into Casco Bay to offer isolation but close enough to capture the fascination of a young man. Its rocky spine meets the open Atlantic in rugged cliffs with the strength to transform the momentum of ocean swells into plumes of brilliant...

Le relazioni nascono, durano e a volte muoiono, lasciando un vuoto. A chi non è capitato? Qual è il segreto per vivere al meglio questi passaggi? O meglio… c’è un segreto? Giancarlo Terracciano prova a fare luce su questo intrico di emozioni, e lo fa attraverso la particolare metafora del ponte,...

Il volume analizza le verifiche necessarie quando si effettuano su edifici in muratura quelli che la normativa definisce Interventi locali, cioè degli interventi che riguardano solo una piccola parte della costruzione e non vanno a modificare la globalità dell’edificio. Per questo tipo di interventi...

Civita di Bagnoregio, la “città che muore”, si erge oggi su una piastra di tufo vulcanico, circondata dalla profonda valle dei calanchi, in un’area compresa tra il lago Bolsena e il fiume Tevere. L’emozione e lo stupore causati dalla vista di questa rupe solitaria coesistono con il senso...

«La battaglia di Venezia» potrebbe richiamare alla memoria ben più lontane e famose battaglie, come la Battaglia di Lepanto. In realtà, il titolo è preso in prestito da una più recente "battaglia navale" contro l'ingresso delle grandi navi nella laguna di Venezia. Anche in quest'occasione,...