"School in the Clouds"

Author: Phil Dow

Publisher: William Carey Library

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9780878083572

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"During the 20th Century Sub-Saharan Africa experienced a sweeping cultural transformation. Between 1900 and 2000 the Christian population in Kenya alone grew from less than one percent to approximately eighty percent. Behind this astonishing cultural revolution were the evangelical missionary movement and the critical support network that gave the movement its energy and staying power. Central to this network were the schools established around Africa for the children of missionaries. "School in the Clouds" is the story of the oldest and largest missionary boarding school in Africa. However, as a driving force behind this dramatic larger narrative, the history of the Rift Valley Academy is more than the story of an institution and the lives that made it up. It is a microcosm of one of the most remarkable cultural transformations in world history."--Back cover

Sky Vistas
Sky Vistas

Author: Craig Crossen

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2004-01-27

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9783211008515

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Praise for Craig Crossen and Gerald Rhemann's, Sky Vistas Astronomy "This is a practical and stunningly beautiful guide whose core is a descriptive tour of the best celestial sights: open and globular clusters, nebulae, galaxies, and large areas of sky. The photos in black and white and color, are magnificent. The text goes beyond ordinary descriptions to tell the reader something about each object’s nature." Sky & Telescope "Packed with information that I have encountered nowhere else in amateur-astronomy literature. Sky Vistas also includes 48 full-page color astrophotos by Gerald Rhemann, most of which are magnificent."

Storm and Cloud Dynamics
Storm and Cloud Dynamics

Author: William R. Cotton

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2010-12-21

Total Pages: 826

ISBN-13: 0080916651

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Storm and Cloud Dynamics focuses on the dynamics of clouds and of precipitating mesoscale meteorological systems. Clouds and precipitating mesoscale systems represent some of the most important and scientifically exciting weather systems in the world. These are the systems that produce torrential rains, severe winds including downburst and tornadoes, hail, thunder and lightning, and major snow storms. Forecasting such storms represents a major challenge since they are too small to be adequately resolved by conventional observing networks and numerical prediction models. - Provides a complete treatment of clouds integrating the analysis of air motions with cloud structure, microphysics, and precipitation mechanics - Describes and explains the basic types of clouds and cloud systems that occur in the atmosphere-fog, stratus, stratocumulus, altocumulus, altostratus, cirrus, thunderstorms, tornadoes, waterspouts, orographically induced clouds, mesoscale convection complexes, hurricanes, fronts, and extratropical cyclones - Summarizes the fundamentals, both observational and theoretical, of atmospheric dynamics, thermodynamics, cloud microphysics, and radar meteorology, allowing each type of cloud to be examined in depth - Integrates the latest field observations, numerical model simulations, and theory - Supplies a theoretical treatment suitable for the advanced undergraduate or graduate level, as well as post-graduate

Hartmann, the Anarchist; Or, The Doom of the Great City
Hartmann, the Anarchist; Or, The Doom of the Great City

Author: E. Douglas Fawcett

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2023-11-12

Total Pages: 135

ISBN-13:

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In E. Douglas Fawcett's 'Hartmann, the Anarchist; Or, The Doom of the Great City', readers are transported into a dystopian world where an anarchist named Hartmann envisions the destruction of a great city. The book, written in a suspenseful and thought-provoking style, delves into themes of social unrest, political turmoil, and the consequences of unchecked power. Fawcett's literary context reflects the anxieties and uncertainties of the late 19th century, mirroring the growing concerns of industrialization and urbanization. The novel's vivid descriptions and engaging narrative keep readers on the edge of their seats, contemplating the complex relationship between society and the individual. E. Douglas Fawcett, a British author and social thinker, was heavily influenced by the political and social upheavals of his time, which are evident in his works. His background in law and philosophy provided him with a deep understanding of societal structures, which he skillfully weaves into 'Hartmann, the Anarchist'. Fawcett's exploration of anarchist ideologies and their repercussions offers readers a unique perspective on the dangers of radicalism and extremism. For readers interested in thought-provoking literature that explores themes of social unrest, political ideologies, and the consequences of unchecked power, 'Hartmann, the Anarchist; Or, The Doom of the Great City' is a compelling and relevant read. Fawcett's insightful commentary on society and human nature will leave readers reflecting long after they finish the book.

Thursbitch
Thursbitch

Author: Alan Garner

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2014-03-27

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 1448162920

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A gripping time-slip novel by the author of the 2022 Booker Prize-longlisted Treacle Walker Here John Turner was cast away in a heavy snow storm in the night in or about the year 1755. The print of a woman's shoe was found by his side in the snow where he lay dead. So reads an enigmatic memorial stone, high on the bank of a prehistoric Pennine track in Cheshire, a mystery that lives on in the surrounding hill farms. John Turner was a packman. With his train of horses he carried salt and silk, travelling distances incomprehensible to his community. John brought ideas as well as gifts, from market town to market town, from places as distant as the campfires of the Silk Road. In the twenty-first century, two hundred and fifty years after John's life, Ian and Sal's world resounds with the echo John's death. Walking on the moor one day they slip between time and are lost somewhere between Jack's vanished world and their own. This poetic, fantastical novel is is an evocation of the lives and the language of all people who are called to the valley of Thursbitch. 'Eerie and immaculately written' Olivia Laing, Observer