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  • On the Grid

    A Plot of Land, an Average Neighborhood, and the Systems That Make Our World Work

    de Scott Huler ...
    Turn on a switch and from the nearest bulb out pours light from... somewhere; turn on a faucet and water appears. Wires, pipes, and roads support the lives we lead, but the average person doesn't know where they go or even how they work. In On the Grid, Scott Huler takes the time to understand the systems that sustain our way of life, starting from his own quarter of an acre in North Carolina and ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

  • No-Man's Lands

    One Man's Odyssey Through The Odyssey

    de Scott Huler ...
    When NPR contributor Scott Huler made one more attempt to get through James Joyce’s Ulysses, he had no idea it would launch an obsession with the book’s inspiration: the ancient Greek epic The Odyssey and the lonely homebound journey of its Everyman hero, Odysseus.No-Man’s Lands is Huler’s funny and touching exploration of the life lessons embedded within The Odyssey, a legendary tale of wandering ... Leer más

    $6.99 USD

  • A Delicious Country

    Rediscovering the Carolinas along the Route of John Lawson's 1700 Expedition

    de Scott Huler ...
    In 1700, a young man named John Lawson left London and landed in Charleston, South Carolina, hoping to make a name for himself. For reasons unknown, he soon undertook a two-month journey through the still-mysterious Carolina backcountry. His travels yielded A New Voyage to Carolina in 1709, one of the most significant early American travel narratives, rich with observations about the region’s ... Leer más

    $20.99 USD

  • Defining the Wind

    The Beaufort Scale and How a 19th-Century Admiral Turned Science into Poetry

    de Scott Huler ...
    “Nature, rightly questioned, never lies.” —A Manual of Scientific Enquiry, Third Edition, 1859Scott Huler was working as a copy editor for a small publisher when he stumbled across the Beaufort Wind Scale in his Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary. It was one of those moments of discovery that writers live for. Written centuries ago, its 110 words launched Huler on a remarkable journey over land ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Best Creative Nonfiction of the South, Volume II: North Carolina

    de Casey Clabough, Thomas Rain Crowe, Hal Crowther, Jan DeBlieu, Clyde Edgerton, Georgann Eubanks, Marianne Gingher, Judy Goldman, Stephanie Elizondo Griest0, Allen Gurganus1, Scott Huler2, Randall Kenan3, Jill McCorkle4, Michael McFee5, Robert Morgan6, Michael Parker7, Ron Rash8, Bland Simpson9 ...
    Series Libro 2 - The Best Creative Nonfiction of the South
    Best Creative Nonfiction of the South serves as a valuable resource for scholars, students, writers, and general readers interested in creative nonfiction both from specific areas of the South and across the region as a whole. This North Carolina volume, second in the series, contains essays that celebrate and document the Tar Heel state’s diverse cultures and geography, from the mountains to the ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

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  • Best Creative Nonfiction of the South, Volume I: Virginia

    de Casey Clabough, Adrian Blevins, Mr. Greg Bottoms, Michael P. Branch, Kelly Cherry, Michael Chitwood, Mark Edmundson, Margaret Gibson, John Pineda0, Lucinda Roy1, Matthew Vollmer2, Tom Wolfe3 ...
    Series Libro 1 - The Best Creative Nonfiction of the South
    Best Creative Nonfiction of the South, of which this Virginia collection is the first volume, serves as a valuable resource for scholars, students, writers, and general readers interested in creative nonfiction both from specific areas of the South and across the region as a whole. The writers included in each volume come from diverse backgrounds, generations, and artistic traditions. Most, if not ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • A Survival Kit Shelter, The Super Shelter and Some of It's Variants

    de Mors Kochanski ...
    A Survival Kit Shelter, The Super Shelter and Some of It's VariantsThe topic of bush survival shelters can be extensive and complex. To some, shelter simply means a roof over one's head, a place to get in out of the rain or more generally, something that provides protection from the various discomforts imposed by the environment. This article covers the physics behind shelter design and useage and ... Leer más

    $1.99 USD

  • The Gulf

    The Making of An American Sea

    de Jack E. Davis ...
    Winner • Pulitzer Prize for HistoryWinner • Kirkus Prize for NonfictionFinalist • National Book Critics Circle Award (Nonfiction)A New York Times Notable Book of the YearNamed one of the Best Books of the Year by the Washington Post, NPR, Library Journal, and gCaptainBooklist Editors’ Choice (History)Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for ExcellenceIn this “cri de coeur abou... ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • What to Do When the Shit Hits the Fan

    2014-2015 Edition

    de David Black ...
    Recent events have taught us all that anyone, anywhere can face an emergency situation. Do you have the tools, equipment, and knowledge to ensure the safety of your family? With the expert advice in this handbook, you can be better prepared for any emergency:Terrorist attackFireFloodTornadoWinter stormHurricaneLandslideEarthquakeDroughtNuclear emergencyCivil unrestAnd... ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • The Grid

    The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future

    de Gretchen Bakke ...
    One of Bill Gates's Favorite Books of 2016A revelatory look at our national power grid--how it developed, its current flaws, and how it must be completely reimagined for our fast-approaching energy future.America's electrical grid, an engineering triumph of the twentieth century, is turning out to be a poor fit for the present. It's not just that the grid has grown old and is now in dire need of ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island

    de Scott Dawson ...
    New archeological discoveries may finally solve the greatest mystery of Colonial America in this history of Roanoke and Hatteras Islands.Established on what is now North Carolina's Roanoke Island, the Roanoke Colony was intended to be England's first permanent settlement in North America. But in 1590, the entire population disappeared without a trace. The only clue to their fate was the word ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Shipping Container Homes: How To Build A Shipping Container Home For Cheap And Live Mortgage-Free For Life

    de John Clark ...
    One Simple Guide About Everything You Need To Know For Building The Shipping Container Home Of Your DreamsWant a guide on how to build a shipping container home? You are at the right place!You're about to discover how to build your very own shipping container home, with no mortgage payments. Living in a shipping container house has it's benefits, one of them being that you can do the construction ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus