Off the Beaten Track

Off the Beaten Track
Author: Maylis de Kerangal
Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2021-10-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1771649836

A breathtaking mountain adventure, in which a boy finds his inner strength, from the author of the critically-acclaimed, award-winning novel The Heart Paul is ten years old and lives with his aunt and uncle. Bruce, an old family friend, suddenly reappears after three years of silence, eager to keep a promise he made to Paul to take him on a three-day mountain trek. Paul longs for Bruce’s friendship and wants badly to prove himself. But he is also timid and unsure, and Bruce—who is better at doing than explaining—doesn’t make it any easier. A dramatic event gives Paul the chance to find his inner strength, and to show himself and everyone else what he is capable of. This uniquely illustrated coming-of-age story for teens can help create thought-provoking discussion about: Finding independence, resiliency, and self-confidence The importance of guidance and mentorship from trusted adults An Aldana Libros Book, Greystone Kids

St. John Off the Beaten Track

St. John Off the Beaten Track
Author: Gerald Singer
Publisher: Sombrero Pub.
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2013
Genre: Saint John (United States Virgin Islands)
ISBN: 9780979026928

Heidegger: Off the Beaten Track

Heidegger: Off the Beaten Track
Author: Martin Heidegger
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2002-08-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521805070

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Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track

Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track
Author: Richard P. Feynman
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 515
Release: 2008-08-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0786722428

"I'm an explorer, OK? I like to find out!" -- One of the towering figures of twentieth-century science, Richard Feynman possessed a curiosity that was the stuff of legend. Even before he won the Nobel Prize in 1965, his unorthodox and spellbinding lectures on physics secured his reputation amongst students and seekers around the world. It was his outsized love for life, however, that earned him the status of an American cultural icon-here was an extraordinary intellect devoted to the proposition that the thrill of discovery was matched only by the joy of communicating it to others. In this career-spanning collection of letters, many published here for the first time, we are able to see this side of Feynman like never before. Beginning with a short note home in his first days as a graduate student, and ending with a letter to a stranger seeking his advice decades later, Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track covers a dazzling array of topics and themes, scientific developments and personal histories. With missives to and from scientific luminaries, as well as letters to and from fans, family, students, crackpots, as well as everyday people eager for Feynman's wisdom and counsel, the result is a wonderful de facto guide to life, and eloquent testimony to the human quest for knowledge at all levels. Feynman once mused that "people are entertained' enormously by being allowed to understand a little bit of something they never understood before." As edited and annotated by his daughter, Michelle, these letters not only allow us to better grasp the how and why of Feynman's enduring appeal, but also to see the virtues of an inquiring eye in spectacular fashion. Whether discussing the Manhattan Project or developments in quantum physics, the Challenger investigation or grade-school textbooks, the love of his wife or the best way to approach a problem, his dedication to clarity, grace, humor, and optimism is everywhere evident..

Off the Beaten Track

Off the Beaten Track
Author: Saeeda Bano
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2020-10-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9353058015

Saeeda Bano was the first woman in India to work as a radio newsreader, known then and still as the doyenne of Urdu broadcasting. Over her unconventional and courageous life, she walked out of a suffocating marriage, witnessed the violence of Partition, lost her son for a night in a refugee camp, ate toast with Nehru and fell in love with a married man who would, in the course of their twenty-five-year relationship, become the Mayor of Delhi. Though she was born into privilege in Bhopal-the only Indian state to be ruled by women for four successive generations-her determination, independence and frankness make this a remarkable memoir and a crucial disruption in India's understanding of her own past.

Colorado Off the Beaten Path

Colorado Off the Beaten Path
Author: Eric Lindberg
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-01-15
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780762781034

Colorado Off the Beaten Path features the things travelers and locals want to see and experience--if only they knew about them. From the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales, Colorado Off the Beaten Path takes the reader down the road less traveled and reveals a side of Colorado that other guidebooks just don't offer.

Off the Beaten (Subway) Track

Off the Beaten (Subway) Track
Author: Suzanne Reisman
Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-07
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781630263935

While it may seem that every possible topic about New York City's attractions has been written about, 'Off the Beaten (Subway) Track' is the first book to focus on the hundreds of off-the-beaten-path destinations in the city. Some are small museums, others are historic places long forgotten, some are stores that sell only odd things, and some are distinguished for their claim to fame as the world's largest/smallest whatever. All of them are notable for the passion with which their proprietors and curators care for them, and all can be visited via the subway system as the author directs readers to which of the city's 486 subway stations will get them closest.

Hawaii

Hawaii
Author: Sean Pager
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-08-18
Genre: Hawaii
ISBN: 9780762748631

Discover little-known gems and wild vistas, remote valleys with sparkling waterfalls, and beaches empty of human footprints on all six Hawaiian islands.