36 Ergebnisse - Zeige 21 von 36.

In this long-awaited sequel Kirk Johnson and Ray Troll are back on a road trip—driving, flying, and boating their way from Baja, California to northern Alaska in search of the fossil secrets of North America's Pacific coast. They hunt for fossils, visit museums, meet scientists and paleonerds, and sleuth out untold stories of extinct worlds. As one of the oldest coasts on earth, the west coast is a rich ground for fossil discovery. Its wonders...

Keine Beschreibung.

The story of Johnson's pursuit of an American musical prodigy who stole hundreds of exotic and extinct bird specimens from the Museum of Natural History - an attempt entered into while the author was recovering from PTSD brought about by the Iraq War.

As heard on NPR's This American Life"Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller." -Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air"One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever." -Christian Science MonitorA rollicking true-crime adventure and a captivating journey into an underground world of fanatical fly-tiers and plume peddlers, for readers of The Stranger in the Woods, Th...

Keine Beschreibung.

Keine Beschreibung.

This collection of essays works to capture the value of stepping out of the classroom environment and away from computer screens. From Classrooms to Rice Fields deals with the all-important questions of change for communities in Asia and the Pacific trying to find their place in the modern world.

He was "Kurt Kruzer, " a popular morning radio host, well-known promoter and co-owner of "Kruzer's, " the town's most happening nightclub. His life was one of partying and pleasure-far from the LDS teachings he had known growing up. And yet, one day, the Spirit penetrated through it all-through the booze, the immorality and the 22 years of inactivity in the Church-and touched Kirk's heart. Kirk had tried to change before, tried and failed. In ...

The purpose of this research was to describe the unperturbed relative motion of Earth satellites in elliptical orbits using a simple dynamics model whose parameters allow significant geometrical insight and operational efficacy. The goal was to retain the advantages of the Relative Orbit Elements (ROE) realization of the Hill-Clohessy-Wiltshire (HCW) equations, a linearized dynamics model for circular reference orbits. Specifically, this thesi...

Keine Beschreibung.

Keine Beschreibung.

Keine Beschreibung.

Ever wondered what the ground below you was like millions of years ago? Merging paleontology, geology, and artistry, "Ancient Wyoming" illustrates scenes from the distant past and provides fascinating details on the flora and fauna of the past 300 million years. The book provides a unique look at Wyoming, both as it is today and as it was throughout ancient history: at times a vast ocean, a lush rain forest, and a mountain prairie.

The "searing” (The New Yorker), "must read” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) memoir of "one of the few genuine heroes of America's war in Iraq” (Dexter Filkins). In January 2005 Kirk Johnson, then twenty-four, arrived in Baghdad as USAID's (US Agency for International Development) only Arabic-speaking American employee. Despite his opposition to the war, Johnson felt called to civic duty and wanted to help rebuild Iraq. Working as the USAID's firs...

Two "paleonerds" embark on a roadtrip across the West in search of fossils.

Keine Beschreibung.