Автор: Sutter Paul M. Название: Your Place in the Universe: Understanding Our Big, Messy Existence ISBN: 1633884724 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781633884724 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 14710.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: An astrophysicist presents an in-depth yet accessible tour of the universe for lay readers, while conveying the excitement of astronomy. How is a galaxy billions of lightyears away connected to us? Is our home nothing more than a tiny speck of blue in an ocean of night? In this exciting tour of a universe far larger than we can imagine, cosmologist Paul M. Sutter emphasizes how amazing it is that we are part of such a huge, complex, and mysterious place. Through metaphors and uncomplicated language, Sutter breathes life into the science of astrophysics, unveiling how particles, forces, and fields interplay to create the greatest of cosmic dramas. Touched with the author's characteristic breezy, conversational style--which has made him a breakout hit on venues such as The Weather Channel, the Science Channel, and his own popular Ask a Spaceman podcast--he conveys the fun and wonder of delving deeply into the physical processes of the natural universe. He weaves together the past and future histories of our universe with grounded descriptions of essential modern-day physics as well as speculations based on the latest research in cosmology. Topics include our place in the Milky Way galaxy; the cosmic web--a vast web-like pattern in which galaxies are arranged; the origins of our universe in the big bang; the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy; how science has dramatically changed our relationship to the cosmos; conjectures about the future of reality as we know it; and more. For anyone who has ever stared at the starry night sky and wondered how we humans on Earth fit into the big picture, this book is an essential roadmap.
In its infancy, the movement to protect wilderness areas in the United States was motivated less by perceived threats from industrial and agricultural activities than by concern over the impacts of automobile owners seeking recreational opportunities in wild areas. Countless commercial and government purveyors vigorously promoted the mystique of travel to breathtakingly scenic places, and roads and highways were built to facilitate such travel. By the early 1930s, New Deal public works programs brought these trends to a startling crescendo. The dilemma faced by stewards of the nation's public lands was how to protect the wild qualities of those places while accommodating, and often encouraging, automobile-based tourism. By 1935, the founders of the Wilderness Society had become convinced of the impossibility of doing both.
In Driven Wild, Paul Sutter traces the intellectual and cultural roots of the modern wilderness movement from about 1910 through the 1930s, with tightly drawn portraits of four Wilderness Society founders--Aldo Leopold, Robert Sterling Yard, Benton MacKaye, and Bob Marshall. Each man brought a different background and perspective to the advocacy for wilderness preservation, yet each was spurred by a fear of what growing numbers of automobiles, aggressive road building, and the meteoric increase in Americans turning to nature for their leisure would do to the country’s wild places. As Sutter discovered, the founders of the Wilderness Society were "driven wild"--pushed by a rapidly changing country to construct a new preservationist ideal.
Sutter demonstrates that the birth of the movement to protect wilderness areas reflected a growing belief among an important group of conservationists that the modern forces of capitalism, industrialism, urbanism, and mass consumer culture were gradually eroding not just the ecology of North America, but crucial American values as well. For them, wilderness stood for something deeply sacred that was in danger of being lost, so that the movement to protect it was about saving not just wild nature, but ourselves as well.
Автор: Sutter G. R. Название: Dangerous Encounters ISBN: 1480958875 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781480958876 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 19310.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Janice Morgan has dreams to marry her fianc , Mark, only to find he has been murdered. She then receives a letter from someone in Australia, which is odd since, she doesn't know anyone from there. She learns the letter is from her uncle, Norman Dickenson, who is a multimillionaire and CEO of Thunderbolt Security, one of the largest security firms in the world.
What does this mysterious letter contain? Answers about Mark's murder? Read Dangerous Encounters to solve the mystery.
About the Author
G. R. Sutter is a retired businessman and veteran living with his wife in Florida. He has three grown children, four granddaughters, and four great-grandchildren. His interests include movies, reading, and writing.
Автор: Sutter C. M. Название: Captive: A Detective Jade Monroe Crime Thriller Book 2 ISBN: 1537148370 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781537148373 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 17230.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: A body, wrapped in plastic, is discovered in a ditch along a secluded country road. Detective Jade Monroe, and her partner, Jack Steele, arrive at the scene in minutes. Suspicious looking evidence gives the impression that this young woman has been held captive.As days pass, more local women vanish without a trace. Jade and her team of detectives fear the worst.With precious time slipping away, Jade needs to pull out all stops to find this perpetrator, even if that means putting herself directly in harm's way.
Автор: Sutter, Robert G. Название: Foreign relations of the prc 2cb ISBN: 1538107465 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781538107461 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 137990.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Now in a fully updated edition, this cogent book examines the international relations of the PRC since its founding in 1949. Sutter provides a balanced assessment of the country`s recent successes and advances as well as the legacies and constraints that hamper it, especially in nearby Asia-long the focus of China`s foreign policy attention.
Автор: Fichtner Paula Sutter Название: The A to Z of Austria ISBN: 0810876493 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780810876491 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Цена: 63360.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The A to Z of Austria is a paperback reprint of the Historical Dictionary of Austria. Through its chronology, introductory essay, appendix, bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries, greater attention has been given to foreign affairs, economic institutions and policies, social issues, religion, and politics.
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