The landscapes of Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan are filled with holy places. Some are of natural origin -- summits, rivers and lakes, caves, or forest sanctuaries. Others are consecrated by religious pract
This book collects significant lectures from two Galapagos Summits on Evolution, promoting comprehensive research on evolution and ecology and to make the research results available to students and te
Roy Jenkins brought great talent to Europe’s top job. He played a key role in re-launching European monetary integration, winning the right to attend the new global summits, and smoothing Greece’s pat
Mega-events such as the Olympic Games, World Cup finals and international political summits are occasions of almost unparalleled economic, political and social significance for host nations and cities
Colorado has historical high points as grand as its magnificent mountains. In this book, author James A. Crutchfield scales thirty-six of these historical summits. From a prehistoric bison hunt to a m
News headlines would often have us believe that conservationists are inevitably locked in conflict with the people who live and work on the lands they seek to protect. Not so. Across the western expan
Europa is being built to become the headquarters for the European Council. It will host future European summits, meetings between heads of state or government from the 28 European Union member countri
Temporary Discomfort is artist Jules Spinatsch's documentation of three cities in a transitory state of emergency lock-down during two global economic summits (WEF and G8). It comines different photog
Berlin photographer Julian Röder (* 1981) has garnered international attention for his series The Summits on the protests that took place surrounding various G8 summits. Röder thus documented the riot
The collaboration of Ira and George Gershwin was one of the summits of American popular music. Ira GershwinA's lyricsA-with their stylish simplicity, exuberant comic invention, and colloquial eloquen
This guidebook provides 30 day walks on the islands of the Croatian Adriatic, ranging from short, easy coastal strolls to more challenging, full day outings over rocky ridges and summits, with spectac
At 5895m, Kilimanjaro is the single highest freestanding mountain in the world and one of the coveted Seven Summits. With its readily accessible, non-technical slopes, abundance of porters and relativ
Branch Whitney has hiked and climbed more than 3,000 miles, led more than 2,000 hikers to summits, and blazed wild and rewarding scrambling routes all over the Southwest. When Whitney claims that some
Now updated to include the triumphant culmination of a monumental quest?to stand on the summits of all fourteen of the world’s highest mountains?Himalayan Quest offers an unforgettable glimpse into th
At the end of the 20th Century, the focus of global attention and concern is on the future relationship between the world's most influential nation and its most populous one. The series of high-level
The first insider account, timed to the 75th anniversary of Camp DavidCamp David is American diplomacy's secret weapon. The home of the 2015 GCC and 2012 G8 summits, the 2000 Peace Summit, and the 197
