In From The Rain

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In From The Rain

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Author : William Efford
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2011-09-12

In From The Rain written by William Efford and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-12 with Fiction categories.

Devastated after the drowning death of his wife, Suzanne, fifty-year-old Howard Munro resigns his tenure as head of the English department at St. Martins College in Toledo, Ohio. Hoping to make a fresh start in his life and with a new job waiting for him in southern California, he strikes out for San Diego in his motor home. En route, he picks up a rain-soaked hitchhiker, Miriam Kovacs, a down-on-her-luck unemployed waitress thumbing her way west. Culturally and socially the two travelers are a study in opposites: the successful, well-educated, and pro-life Munro; and Kovacs, a marginalized high school dropout with a long history of menial jobs and failed relationshipsa woman intent on terminating her unwanted pregnancy. Yet despite the differences that divide them, their journey across America will unite them in an unexpected meeting of hearts and minds. The woman provides Munro with the first female companionship since the passing of his wife. The professor gives Kovacsan unsophisticated woman who has rarely ventured beyond her Philadelphia homeher first glimpse of new horizons and new values. In the process, both people will be changed forever.

When The Rains Come

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Author : John Alcock
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2009-04-17

When The Rains Come written by John Alcock and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-17 with Nature categories.

Life in the desert is a waiting game: waiting for rain. And in a year of drought, the stakes are especially high. John Alcock knows the Sonoran Desert better than just about anyone else, and in this book he tracks the changes he observes in plant and animal life over the course of a drought year. Combining scientific knowledge with years of exploring the desert, he describes the variety of ways in which the wait for rain takes place—and what happens when it finally comes. The desert is a land of five seasons, featuring two summers—hot, dry months followed by monsoon—and Alcock looks at the changes that take place in an entire desert community over the course of all five. He describes what he finds on hikes in the Usery Mountains near Phoenix, where he has studied desert life over three decades and where frequent visits have enabled him to notice effects of seasonal variation that might escape a casual glance. Blending a personal perspective with field observation, Alcock shows how desert ecology depends entirely on rainfall. He touches on a wide range of topics concerning the desert’s natural history, noting the response of saguaro flowers to heat and the habits of predators, whether soaring red-tailed hawk or tiny horned lizard. He also describes unusual aspects of insects that few desert hikers will have noticed, such as the disruptive color pattern of certain grasshoppers that is more effective than most camouflage. When the Rains Come is brimming with new insights into the desert, from the mating behaviors of insects to urban sprawl, and features photographs that document changes in the landscape as drought years come and go. It brings us the desert in the harshest of times—and shows that it is still teeming with life.

Meteorology And Climatology Of The Great Valleys And Foothills Of California For From Fifteen To Thirty Six Years

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Author : California. State Board of Agriculture
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1886

Meteorology And Climatology Of The Great Valleys And Foothills Of California For From Fifteen To Thirty Six Years written by California. State Board of Agriculture and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1886 with California categories.

Slow Places In B La Tarr S Films

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Author : Clara Orban
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2021-09-08

Slow Places In B La Tarr S Films written by Clara Orban and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-08 with Performing Arts categories.

Slow Places in Béla Tarr’s Films explores Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr’s approach to creating geographies of indifference through slow cinema techniques. Through a close examination of Tarr’s filmography, Clara Orban observes that his interiors provide claustrophobic environments in which human relationships have difficult flourishing, while his exteriors become landscapes through which characters wander endlessly. Furthermore, Orban argues, Tarr’s sparse use of animals provides contrast to the humans who inhabit these spaces, as they, too, are indifferent to humans’ fates. Orban utilizes close readings of Tarr’s films—including his earlier short films—along with relevant poems, a thorough filmography, and an interview with Tarr about aspects of this book to aid in her analysis. Ultimately, this book offers an accessible but detailed look at the geographic locations and ecological implications of the entire compendium of Tarr’s productions.

Chambers S Journal Of Popular Literature Science And Arts

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891

Chambers S Journal Of Popular Literature Science And Arts written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1891 with British periodicals categories.

Notices Of Madras And Cuddalore In The Last Century From The Journals And Lectures Of The Earliest Missionaries Of The Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1858

Notices Of Madras And Cuddalore In The Last Century From The Journals And Lectures Of The Earliest Missionaries Of The Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1858 with Missions categories.

The Commercial Financial Chronicle And Hunt S Merchants Magazine

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1877

The Commercial Financial Chronicle And Hunt S Merchants Magazine written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1877 with Banks and banking categories.

Tables Distribution And Variations Of The Atmospheric Temperature In The United States And Some Adjacent Parts Of America

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Author : Charles A. Schott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1876

Tables Distribution And Variations Of The Atmospheric Temperature In The United States And Some Adjacent Parts Of America written by Charles A. Schott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1876 with Atmospheric temperature categories.

Research In Building Physics And Building Engineering

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Author : Paul Fazio
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2020-11-26

Research In Building Physics And Building Engineering written by Paul Fazio and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-26 with Technology & Engineering categories.

Buildings influence people. They account for one third of energy consumption across the globe and represent an annual capital expenditure of 7%-10% of GNP in industrialized countries. Their lifetime operation costs can exceed capital investment. Building Engineering aims to make buildings more efficient, safe and economical. One branch of this discipline, Building Physics/Science, has gained prominence, with a heightened awareness of such phenomena as sick buildings, the energy crisis and sustainability, and considering the performance of buildings in terms of climatic loads and indoor conditions. The book reflects the advanced level and high quality of research which Building Engineering, and Building Physics/Science in particular, have reached at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It will be a valuable resource to: engineers, architects, building scientists, consultants on the building envelope, researchers and graduate students.

Scientific American

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1886

Scientific American written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1886 with Science categories.