Shifting sands [[electronic resource] ] : a guidebook for crossing the deserts of change / / by Steve Donahue
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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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| Pubblicazione: | San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler, 2003 |
| Edizione: | 1st edition |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (166 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 916.604/33 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Sahara Description and travel |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | ""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, 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Shifting sands |
| ISBN: | 1-282-30065-2 |
| 9786612300653 | |
| 1-57675-976-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910454457503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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