A compelling collection of full-color photographic images by a celebrated photographer offers an evocative visual tour of the great desert landcapes of the American Southwest, including the Painted, Sonoran, Mojave, and Chihuahuan deserts on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border.
Desert Screen is a vision of future war. Paul Virilio identifies the Gulf War as a turning point in history, the last industrial and the first information war.
Told with soul-stirring text and full-color photographs that capture Maine's exquisite natural beauty, the story of Acadia National Park unfolds in this breathtaking volume co-published by Friends of Acadia.
Renowned spiritual writer Joan Chittister explores the sayings of the Desert Mothers and Fathers, finding wisdom from that ancient tradition that speaks to your life today.
The rose color of the dawn was in her cheeks, and the wonderful clearness of desert light in her eyes. Thorne's eyes sought her constantly. The rangers watched her. The Yaqui bent his glance upon her only seldom; but when he did look it ...
Re-evaluates St. Francis in the Desert, Giovanni Bellini’s masterpiece, following the major technical study by the Metropolitan Museum in 2010.
"No man has employed the Western story formula with better results.
Using top secret documents stolen from Russian archives, historian Pavel Stroilov, a Russian dissident living in London in political exile, has written a masterpiece on the behind-the-scenes politicking of the first Gulf War that exposes ...
“Get them to bring that truck with the red lights! ... Sultana hated their flashing lights and shrieking sirens—now she was begging for one. ... Later that day, the newborn baby girl was presented to 13 Light ofthe Desert.
' This robust volume is the perfect place to start for readers new to Ríos and a prize for seasoned fans."—Booklist In his thirteenth book, Alberto Rios casts an intense desert light on the rich stories unfolding along the Mexico-US ...
While backpacking in the desert, thirteen-year-old Mark falls into a tube of blue light and is transported into a more primitive world, where he must use his knowledge and skills to survive.