Ogata Shingo is growing old, and his memory is failing him. At night he hears only the sound of death in the distant rumble from the mountain. The relationships which have previously defined his life - with his son, his wife, and his attractive daughter-in-law - are dissolving, and Shingo is caught between love and destruction. Lyrical and precise, The Sound of the Mountain exp...(展开全部)

In this enchanting book, Scott Momaday retells myths of his people and describes the Indian way of life he knew as a child. In two dozen passages, he tells of how his people entered the world through a hollow log, shares stories of great events and heroes, and recalls fantastic creatures like a buffalo with horns of steel. Supplementing these stories with factual notations and ...(展开全部)

Kiowa Indian myth, history, and personal reminiscences.

Reggie Fils-Aimé, retired President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America Inc., shares leadership lessons and inspiring stories from his unlikely rise to the top. Although he’s best known as Nintendo's iconic President of the Americas-immortalized for opening Nintendo’s 2004 E3 presentation with, “My name is Reggie, I'm about kicking ass, I'm about taking names, an...(展开全部)

Literature Guides A complete guide to teaching My Side of the Mountain. Includes an author biography, background information, summaries, thought-provoking discussion questions, as well as creative, cross-curricular activities and reproducibles that motivate students.

Literature Guides A complete guide to teaching My Side of the Mountain. Includes an author biography, background information, summaries, thought-provoking discussion questions, as well as creative, cross-curricular activities and reproducibles that motivate students.

作者簡介 彼得‧Peter Boardman 彼得．博德曼出生於1950年聖誕節，其後成為英國最受敬重的高海拔登山家之一。他曾是凱恩戈姆國家公園格蘭莫爾山屋（Glenmore Lodge）的登山指導員，也是英國登山協會的全國事務官，之後被任命為瑞士萊辛（Leysin）國際登山學校總監。 他是1975年克里斯．鮑寧頓聖母峰遠征隊的一員，1976年他與喬．塔斯克成功登上難度幾近無法攀越的強卡邦峰，接著又攀登了干城章嘉峰（Kangchenjunga），並且嘗試攻克K2的峰頂，但惡劣天氣加上體力耗竭而功敗垂成。 隨後是1981年的公格爾峰（Mount Kongur），並在1982年3月參加克里斯．鮑寧頓、喬．塔斯克和迪克．阮修的小型遠征隊，他試圖首攀高難度的聖母峰東北脊，途中與喬．塔斯克兩人不幸喪命。 彼得和喬留下了兩則傳奇。一則是他們偉大的努力，以大膽、輕...(展开全部)

The Living Mountain is a lyrical testament in praise of the Cairngorms. It is a work deeply rooted in Nan Shepherd's knowledge of the natural world, and a poetic and philosophical meditation on our longing for high and holy places. Drawing on different perspectives of the mountain environment, Shepherd makes the familiar strange and the strange awe-inspiring. Her sensitivity a...(展开全部)

Nan Shepherd describes her journeys into the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland. There she encounters a world that can be breathtakingly beautiful at times and shockingly harsh at others. Her intense, poetic prose explores and records the rocks, rivers, creatures and hidden aspects of this remarkable landscape. Shepherd spent a lifetime in search of the "essential nature" of the C...(展开全部)