Cathedral Caverns
Cathedral Caverns

Author: Whitney A. Snow

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2017-02-27

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 143965946X

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In 1952, Jacob "Jay" Gurley explored a Marshall County, Alabama, curiosity known as Bat Cave. Amazed by its stalagmites and sheer enormity, he purchased the site and began transforming it into Cathedral Caverns, a spectacular tourist attraction that eventually became a national natural landmark in 1973 and a state park in 2000. Had it not been for Gurley's hard work and dedication, this cave, a geological treasure of international renown, might have remained a little-known hole in the ground. His efforts impacted local and state tourism, economics, and politics. This is the story of one man and his vision.

The HodgePodge Lifestyle Chronicles
The HodgePodge Lifestyle Chronicles

Author: Remedios Lucio

Publisher: Ukiyoto Publishing

Published: 2022-10-28

Total Pages: 71

ISBN-13: 9356455961

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Remedios Lucio is an author and a journalist, who owns The HodgePodge Lifestyle blog and YouTube channel since 2010. She has written The HodgePodge Lifestyle Chronicles book series 10 Years After, Season is Changing, and Back to the Homeland. She loves to share her life experiences; go on travel adventures; meet people from all walks of life; indulge in various cuisines; immerse herself in different cultures, and learn a new language. She currently resides in Manila, Philippines, and has lived a colorful life in Colombia and Malaysia for a while.

The Cave and the Cathedral
The Cave and the Cathedral

Author: Amir D. Aczel

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 2010-02-12

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0470638133

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What Are The Ancients Trying To Tell Us? "Why would the Cro-Magnon hunter-gatherers of Europe expend so much time and effort to penetrate into deep, dark, and dangerous caverns, where they might encounter cave bears and lions or get lost and die, aided only by the dim glow of animal fat–burning stone candles, often crawling on all fours for distances of up to a mile or more underground . . . to paint amazing, haunting images of animals?" —From The Cave and the Cathedral Join researcher and scientist Amir D. Aczel on a time-traveling journey through the past and discover what the ancient caves of France and Spain may reveal about the origin of language, art, and human thought as he illuminates one of the greatest mysteries in anthropology. "A well-researched and highly readable exploration of one of the most spectacular manifestations of the unique human creative spirit–and one of its most intriguing mysteries." —Ian Tattersall, Curator, Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History, and author of The Fossil Trail: How We Know What We Think We Know about Human Evolution

Limestones and Caves of Wales
Limestones and Caves of Wales

Author: Trevor D. Ford

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-06-02

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9780521169134

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This 1989 book covers the geology and geomorphology of the Carboniferous Limestone areas of Wales, and summarises the state of knowledge of the main cave systems including the longest and deepest in Britain. It sets out to assess the morphological evolution of the cave systems and the associated landscape features, particularly in light of the effects of successive glaciations. The book also covers related subjects including the biology of the cave faunas, important archaeological discoveries in Welsh caves and the hydrology of the limestone masses. On its publication, this was the first book to give a general survey of the subject. It will continue to provide a valuable reference for cavers and also for geologists, geographers, biologists and archaeologists with special interests in the area.

Daph and Ern’s Adventures Finding Yourself on the Road
Daph and Ern’s Adventures Finding Yourself on the Road

Author: Zoe Farrell

Publisher: Balboa Press

Published: 2022-12-01

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1982296178

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Travelling Australia in a vintage Volkswagen Kombi van with a cranky old couple changes your life (and could change the world) for the better. This is a hybrid book of standalone funny stories of life on the road in a campervan, interlaced with a journey of self-reflection and discovery. The journey leads to eight simple steps of self-change that can have dramatic positive effects on your life: and the world! It concludes with an experiment to prove that individual happiness can have collective consequences. This book aims to entice the unsuspecting spiritual rookie, under the guise of a light-hearted read, shrewdly planting the seed for personal growth along the way. Read, laugh, learn, and grow. Let’s change the world for the better, one person at a time.

A Village Waits for You
A Village Waits for You

Author: Ray Cryer

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2010-02

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 1449072569

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Cryer found that much of the world lives in tropical villages of great poverty, and saw that corporate, and even government help was utterly insufficient. He dared to dream that one person with a modest amount of funds, could go into almost any small village and effect a dramatic change. He had a vision of a one-three month model that could be followed by students, teachers, or almost anyone with more than the customary two week vacation. He believes that charity is most addicting and fulfilling when you give directly to persons in a program of your own design. The book spans decades and documents successes and failures in Yucatan, Haiti and India.