The Crystal Mountain
The Crystal Mountain

Author: Ruth Sanderson

Publisher: Crocodile Books

Published: 2016-10-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781566560214

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When a weaver dreams of a lush land, she works tirelessly to recreate the place in a beautiful tapestry. But she and her three sons barely have time to admire her handiwork when the tapestry is stolen by jealous fairies. First Leon, the strong eldest son, then Blaine, the intellectual second son, vow to retrieve the tapestry. Yet neither Leon’s strength nor Blaine’s intelligence is enough to carry them to the tapestry’s whereabouts—high atop a shimmering crystal mountain. When his brothers fail to return, Perrin, the youngest son, sets off to recover the tapestry. Perrin’s determination and talent help him outwit the fairy thieves—proving that the mightiest hero is often the most unlikely. Ruth Sanderson weaves a magical spell in this retelling of an enchanting tale.

The Crystal Mountain
The Crystal Mountain

Author: Thomas M. Reid

Publisher: Wizards of the Coast

Published: 2010-01-26

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 0786955848

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Heaven comes to the depths of Hell in this final Empyrean Odyssey adventure starring half-demon Kaanyr Vhok and his succubus lover, Aliisza Having escaped from his gilded cage in Heaven into the claws of demons, the half-fiend ruler Kaanyr Vhok is finally in position to exact revenge on his angel captors. Meanwhile, the succubus Aliisza—an escaped prisoner herself—is unsure where her loyalties truly lie. She has betrayed her lover, her son, and the angel who freed her in order to stop the dark plot to kill the goddess Mystra. She failed. Now the goddess is dead, magic is malfunctioning, and Aliisza and her companions are trapped. With nowhere else to turn, she must call upon the angels and demons she has just forsaken. Can she convince them to trust her and work together . . . before they kill each other?

The Next 15 Minutes
The Next 15 Minutes

Author: Kim Kircher

Publisher: Behler Publications

Published: 2011-10-18

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 1933016116

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The high octane story of how Kim Kircher drew strength from the ski slopes during her husband's brush with death.

The Cult of Pure Crystal Mountain
The Cult of Pure Crystal Mountain

Author: Toni Huber

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1999-03-18

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 0195353137

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The Tibetan district of Tsari with its sacred snow-covered peak of Pure Crystal Mountain has long been a place of symbolic and ritual significance for Tibetan peoples. In this book, Toni Huber provides the first thorough study of a major Tibetan Buddhist pilgrimage center and cult mountain, and explores the esoteric and popular traditions of ritual there. The main focus is on the period of the 1940s and '50s, just prior to the 1959 Lhasa uprising and subsequent Tibetan diaspora into South Asia. Huber's work thus documents Tibetan life patterns and cultural traditions which have largely disappeared with the advent of Chinese colonial modernity in Tibet. In addition to the work's documentary content, Huber offers discussion and analysis of the construction and meaning of Tibetan cultural categories of space, place, and person, and the practice of ritual and organization of traditional society in relation to them.

Tatatuck's Journey to Crystal Mountain
Tatatuck's Journey to Crystal Mountain

Author: Jakob Streit

Publisher:

Published: 2020-09-02

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9781943582495

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Little Tatatuck is a root pulling gnome who dreams of working in the crystal caves. But he is small and weak and is told by the head crystal gnome that he must journey over seven mountains to the highest crystal cave on crystal mountain and bring back a crystal from there to qualify for being a crystal gnome. Many have gone but none have returned. Tatatuck travels over the seven mountains and meets one adventure after the other in trying to get to Crystal Mountain. He gathers treasures and friends along the way, faces many hazards, and becomes strong in many ways just through the journey and before the destination. Does he make it? You will have to read to know for sure! This is a delightful tale masterfully told by Jakob Streit, teacher and story teller extraordinaire!

Crystal Mountains
Crystal Mountains

Author: Roy E. Starkey

Publisher:

Published: 2014-10-01

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9780993018213

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'Crystal Mountains' tells the story of the early crystal hunters who roamed the mountains and glens of the Cairngorms during the 18th and 19th centuries in search of Scotland's famous gem - the smoky quartz or cairngorm. It provides a comprehensive history of this arduous and uncertain quest, and explains the geological background to the occurrence of the gem minerals, and is illustrated with numerous photographs of the Cairngorms National Park and previously unpublished photographs of mineral specimens, gemstones and artefacts made from them.

Day Hiking Mount Rainier
Day Hiking Mount Rainier

Author: Dan Nelson

Publisher: The Mountaineers Books

Published: 2008-03-11

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 1594852472

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CLICK HERE to download two hikes — "Yellowstone Cliffs & Windy Gap" & "Box Canyon" — from Day Hiking Mount Rainier * 70 national park trails, each rated on an overall-quality scale of 1 to 5 * Hikes-at-a-Glance chart, topographic maps, GPS waypoints, and elevation profiles * Crystal-clear directions with drive-times from major cities and junctions * 1% of sales donated to the Washington Trails Association for trail maintenance The tallest mountain in the Cascade Range has long beckoned hikers to its many trails. Compact, portable, and beautifully packaged, Day Hiking Mount Rainier provides the most thorough coverage of Mount Rainier National Park to date, including the park's four main entrances-Nisqually, Carbon River, White River/Sunrise, and Stevens Canyon/Ohanapecosh -- as well as Cayuse Pass and Highway 123, the Grove of the Patriarchs, Camp Muir, parts of the Wonderland Trail, Longmire, and Paradise. Nearby camping options are included, plus info on how to extend your hike, a full-color photo insert and overview map, quick-reference icons for kids, dogs, views, and much more.

Rock Crystal
Rock Crystal

Author: Adalbert Stifter

Publisher: New York Review of Books

Published: 2015-12-15

Total Pages: 99

ISBN-13: 1681370530

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Seemingly the simplest of stories—a passing anecdote of village life— Rock Crystal opens up into a tale of almost unendurable suspense. This jewel-like novella by the writer that Thomas Mann praised as "one of the most extraordinary, the most enigmatic, the most secretly daring and the most strangely gripping narrators in world literature" is among the most unusual, moving, and memorable of Christmas stories. Two children—Conrad and his little sister, Sanna—set out from their village high up in the Alps to visit their grandparents in the neighboring valley. It is the day before Christmas but the weather is mild, though of course night falls early in December and the children are warned not to linger. The grandparents welcome the children with presents and pack them off with kisses. Then snow begins to fall, ever more thickly and steadily. Undaunted, the children press on, only to take a wrong turn. The snow rises higher and higher, time passes: it is deep night when the sky clears and Conrad and Sanna discover themselves out on a glacier, terrifying and beautiful, the heart of the void. Adalbert Stifter's rapt and enigmatic tale, beautifully translated by Elizabeth Mayer and Marianne Moore, explores what can be found between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day—or on any night of the year.