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Autore |
Donahue Steve <1956-> |
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Titolo |
Shifting sands [[electronic resource] ] : a guidebook for crossing the deserts of change / / by Steve Donahue |
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San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler, 2003 |
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1-282-30065-2 |
9786612300653 |
1-57675-976-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st edition] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (166 p.) |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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Electronic books. |
Sahara Description and travel |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Map; Preface; Prologue: Are You Crossing a Desert or Climbing a Mountain?; Chapter One: Follow a Compass, Not a Map; Let Go of the Destination; Lower Your Gaze; Wander on Purpose; Chapter Two: Stop at Every Oasis; Build a Wall; Water What's Dry; Look for Unmarked Oases; Chapter Three: When You're Stuck, Deflate; Know When You're Stuck; Stop Pushing; Look for Little Deflations; Chapter Four: Travel Alone Together; Don't Do What's "Natural"; Seek Support Sooner or Risk Rescue Later; Become a Part-Time Hermit; Chapter Five: Step Away from Your Campfire; Hang Out with a Nomad |
Always Be UnpreparedLearn When to Duck; Chapter Six: Don't Stop at False Borders; Know What a False Border Looks Like; Call the Border Guard's Bluff; Look for Your Hot Shower; Epilogue: Loving the Sand, Wherever It Is; Dedication; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; About the Author |
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""We had no vehicle. We didn't know how or if we could continue heading south. I was in a vast, seemingly endless desert. I didn't know when or if we'd make it to the other side. I didn't even know where the other side was. It wasn't in Algeria. I knew that much. Was it in Niger? Where does the Sahara actually end?""We live in a culture, Donahue writes, which loves ""climbing mountains."" We want to see the peak, |
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map out a route, and follow it to the top. Sometimes this approach works, but not always, particularly when we are enduring a personal crisis-divorce, job loss, addiction, illness, or |
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