This book is a celebration of life. Its astonishing view is from the perspective of someone living a simple, isolated life in the Rocky Mountains as a mountain man. Sylvan Ambrose Hart was born in the Oklahoma Territory in 1906. In the 1930's, while still a young man, he walked into the Rocky Mountains and designed a unique life for himself in the wilds - hunting, fishing, trapping, panning gold, crafting his own tools, weapons, shelter, and clothes. For almost fifty years he lived the lif...

"The heroine is one who has remembered, reclaimed and reconnected with her unfettered red thread. She has been initiated into the spirit of the depths by her dark sister, and walks with newfound, embodied authority into the upperworld."When our lives fall apart, we often feel broken, ashamed and deeply alone. But what if you knew, as you experienced this descent, that it was mapped out in a myth thousands of years old? What if, despite the uniqueness of your own life and e...

The book suggests that music research is suffering from too many experts with their own jargon, while practitioners wander off in dismay. Therefore, a new category is proposed - the Conversational Musicologist - who can serve as both spy and interpreter. The associated idea of accepting more casual forms of discussion while working in Big Picture mode is illustrated by the author's musings on various topics in music which could benefit from interdisciplinary discourse. These range from aes...

Jules Mountain is a survivor. The odds of surviving his type of cancer were one in five; the odds of dying on Everest are one in sixty. But just as he reaches Base Camp in April 2015, the giant earthquake in Nepal sets off an avalanche that will kill 21. Jules is within touching distance of his life's ambition and is now faced with an agonising choice about his next move. Aftershock is a heart-stopping eyewitness account of the deadliest day in history on the world's most iconic mountain. ...

Stacy Anoki was an undercover cop until the day that the undercover program was destroyed during a single horrific night of mass murder. She was the lucky one of the group, getting away only with being raped, beaten and paralyzed.Two years later, what was left of Stacy Anoki was recruited for a brand new project. With the assistance of a virtual reality connection to a state of the art Mellisa model stealth android she was able to work again until circumstances pushed her from her ...

_________________An epic 18th-century historical romance from the author of the celebrated Rebel HeiressFletcher Christian and Isabella Curwen are first cousins who grow up together in the Lake District; kindred spirits who, like Heathcliff and Cathy, are bound to fall in love. But Isabella is promised to another cousin, John, and Fletcher, dashing though he is, comes from the poor side of the family.When Isabella, an only c...

**'A welcome ally in the fight against fake history' Eleanor Janega, author of The Middle AgesFrom the fall of Rome to the rise of the Wild West, David Mountain brings colour and perspective to historical mythmaking.**The stories we tell about our past matter. But those stories have been shaped by prejudice, hoaxes and misinterpretations that have whitewashed entire chapters of history, erased women and invented civilisations. Today history is often used to justify xenophob...

One Man. One Syndicate. The Syndicate never stood a chance.Mike Miller had little to live for. A veteran cop, he has taken a job that could very well be his last. His mission, to infiltrate and gather information on the preeminent crime syndicate that had plagued their city for decades. It is a deep cover mission, meaning that Miller will be undercover 24 hours a day until he comes in from the cold.There are no vacations. There is no rest. Everyone is the enemy.One ...

Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuriesDesperate to escape her past, Miss Journey Smith heads deep into Montana Territory.Then a terrible accident strs her in the tiny town of Walten during the Christmas season. The townspeople welcome Journey into their hearts homes, ...

A Place to Call HomeTraveling through the Wyoming wilderness, all Bridger Jamison wants is a job and a safe haven for his brother. Finding work with the lovely Lola Martin solves at least one of his problems. And the charming town of Quiver Creek seems like the perfect place to start a new life.A string of mysterious deaths has the town–and Lola–on edge. She isn't sure what to make of the new man in town. But she can't help trusting the handsome carpenter who shows...

It has been ten years since Medoferro was unceremoniously pushed from apprentice to Mullinix. His realm has remained quiet, however there are black clouds on the horizon.His northeastern border is teeming with refugees from a nation on the edge of civil war. Sudden movements by the Mavelan forces that had been stationed outside the armistice line have left the Mullinix in a state of worry.With a new and unfriendly empire taking shape down south the world is quickly becoming...

"The definitive guide to mountains and climbing." --Conrad AnkerMore than 800,000 copies sold since the first edition was published in 1960, and translated into 12 languagesDetailed instructions and hundreds of illustrations share the latest in best practicesResearched and written by a team of expert climbers, guides, and instructorsMountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills is the most significant guidebook ever publ...