The Worst Desert On Earth
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The Worst Desert On Earth
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Author : Charles Blackmore
language : en
Publisher: Trafalgar Square
Release Date : 1995
The Worst Desert On Earth written by Charles Blackmore and has been published by Trafalgar Square this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Takla Makan Desert (China) categories.
Introduces Sir Aurel Stein and Sven Hedin, two men who attempted to cross the Taklamakan Desert in China, and gives the details of those journeys
In The Deserts Of This Earth
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Author : Uwe George
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Release Date : 1979
In The Deserts Of This Earth written by Uwe George and has been published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Nature categories.
Deserts Revised Edition
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Author : Peter Aleshire
language : en
Publisher: Infobase Holdings, Inc
Release Date : 2019-06-01
Deserts Revised Edition written by Peter Aleshire and has been published by Infobase Holdings, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-01 with Science categories.
Complete with vivid, dramatic photographs, this eBook presents an oasis of information on the world's starkest deserts. Journey from Death Valley, the lowest point in North America, to the Libyan desert, the hottest on Earth, where temperatures can reach 136°F, to Antarctica’s vast polar deserts, which have not had ice cover for thousands of years. From trade wind and rainshadow deserts to interior and coastal deserts, Deserts, Revised Edition spotlights 10 superlative examples and reveals why these astonishing landforms are never static but always changing.
Crossing The Desert Of Death
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Author : Charles Blackmore
language : en
Publisher: John Murray Pubs Limited
Release Date : 2000
Crossing The Desert Of Death written by Charles Blackmore and has been published by John Murray Pubs Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Travel categories.
For centuries, the Silk Road skirted the edge of the Taklamakan desert to north and south, following the lines of the isolated oasis towns. The Taklamakan was to the Chinese, the desert of death, which you go in but you never come out. This volume retraces the adventures of Charles Blackmore and his companions as they cross the Taklamakan, overcoming both scorching heat and bitter cold, surviving dysentry and water shortages and relentlessly attacking the endless and intimidating sand dunes.
Encyclopedia Of Deserts
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Author : Michael A. Mares
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 1999
Encyclopedia Of Deserts written by Michael A. Mares and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Nature categories.
Encyclopedia of Deserts represents a milestone: it is the first comprehensive reference to the first comprehensive reference to deserts and semideserts of the world. Approximately seven hundred entries treat subjects ranging from desert survival to the way deserts are formed. Topics include biology (birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, invertebrates, plants, bacteria, physiology, evolution), geography, climatology, geology, hydrology, anthropology, and history. The thirty-seven contributors, including volume editor Michael A. Mares, have had extensive careers in deserts research, encompassing all of the world’s arid and semiarid regions. The Encyclopedia opens with a subject list by topic, an organizational guide that helps the reader grasp interrelationships and complexities in desert systems. Each entry concludes with cross-references to other entries in the volume, inviting the reader to embark on a personal expedition into fascinating, previously unknown terrain. In addition a list of important readings facilitates in-depth study of each topic. An exhaustive index permits quick access to places, topics, and taxonomic listings of all plants and animals discussed. More than one hundred photographs, drawings, and maps enhance our appreciation of the remarkable life, landforms, history, and challenges of the world’s arid land.
Atlas Of The World S Deserts
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Author : Nathaniel Harris
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2003
Atlas Of The World S Deserts written by Nathaniel Harris and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Conquering The Desert Of Death
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Author : Charles Blackmore
language : en
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Release Date : 2008-02-15
Conquering The Desert Of Death written by Charles Blackmore and has been published by I.B. Tauris this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-15 with Travel categories.
The ferocious Taklamakan desert in Central Asia, one of the largest sandy deserts in the world and the harshest on earth, is known by the Chinese as the "desert of death" or the "place of no return." Its unknown depths are said to be haunted by demons and spirits and legend has it that ancient cities filled with treasure lie lost and buried beneath its dunes. The only certainty is that no human being in history had ever crossed it from end to end. But, after five years of planning, in 1993, Charles Blackmore together with a team of British, Chinese and Uyghurs and a caravan of thirty camels, set out to accomplish the seemingly impossible: they would cross the Taklamakan, west to east, directly through its unmapped, untrodden centre. Conquering the Desert of Death is at once a deeply personal journey and the story of an adventure that will go down in history as one of the great achievements of exploration.
The Immeasurable World
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Author : William Atkins
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2018-06-05
The Immeasurable World written by William Atkins and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-05 with Nature categories.
For all the desert's dreamlike beauty, to travel here was not just to pitch yourself into oblivion: it was to grind away at yourself until nothing was left. It was to aspire to the condition of sand. One third of the earth's land surface is desert, much of it desolate and inhospitable. What is it about this harsh environment that has captivated humankind throughout history? From the prophets of the Bible to Marco Polo, Lawrence of Arabia to Gertrude Bell, travellers have often seen deserts as cursed places to be avoided, or crossed as quickly as possible. But for those whose call deserts home, the 'hideous blanks' described by explorers are rich in resources and significance.Travelling to five continents over three years, visiting deserts both iconic and little-known, William Atkins discovers a realm that is as much internal as physical. His journey takes him to the Arabian Peninsula's Empty Quarter and Australia's nuclear-test grounds; the dry Aral Sea of Kazakhstan and 'sand seas' of China's volatile north-west; the contested borderlands of Arizona and the riotous Burning Man festival in Nevada's Black Rock Desert; and the ancient monasteries of Egypt's Eastern Desert. Along the way, Atkins illuminates the people, history, topography, and symbolism of these remarkable but often troubled places.Reviving the illustrious British tradition of travel writing, The Immeasurable World is destined to become a classic of desert literature.
Discover The Desert
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Author : Kathryn Ceceri
language : en
Publisher: Nomad Press (VT)
Release Date : 2009
Discover The Desert written by Kathryn Ceceri and has been published by Nomad Press (VT) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Desert ecology categories.
An introduction to the desert that describes how native plants and animals survive the harsh climate, along with the reasons why the desert is important to the global ecosystem; and also provides instructions for related activities.
The Desert World
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Author : Alonzo William Pond
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 1975
The Desert World written by Alonzo William Pond and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Nature categories.