A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court [[electronic resource] /] / Mark Twain ; original illustrations by Daniel Carter Beard ; edited by Bernard L. Stein |
Autore | Twain Mark <1835-1910.> |
Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, [2011], c1983 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (504 p.) |
Disciplina | 813.4 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BeardDaniel Carter <1850-1941.>
SteinBernard L |
Collana | [Mark Twain library |
Soggetto topico |
Knights and knighthood - Great Britain
Americans - Great Britain Arthurian romances Time travel |
Soggetto genere / forma | Fantasy fiction |
Soggetto non controllato |
19th century
adaptation adventure american lit american literature arthurian legend arthurian arthuriana britain classic comedy england fiction funny historical fiction humor king arthur literary fiction medieval modern camelot modern king arthur mythology round table satire social commentary speculative fiction time travel yankee |
ISBN |
1-283-28386-7
9786613283863 0-520-94807-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- FOREWORD -- Preface -- A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT -- A WORD OF EXPLANAION -- CHAPTER 1. Camelot -- CHAPTER 2. King Arthur's Court -- CHAPTER 3. Knights of the Table Round -- CHAPTER 4. Sir Dinadan the Humorist -- CHAPTER 5. An Jnspiration -- CHAPTER 6. The Eclipse -- CHAPTER 7. Merlin's Tower -- CHAPTER 8. The Boss -- CHAPTER 9. The Journament -- CHAPTER 10. Beginnings of Civilization -- CHAPTER 11. The Yankee in Search of Adventures -- CHAPTER 12. Slow Torture -- CHAPTER 13. Freemen! -- CHAPTER 14. "Defend 'Thee, Lord!" -- CHAPTER 15. Sandy's Tale -- CHAPTER 16. Morgan le Fay -- CHAPTER 17. A Royal Banquet -- CHAPTER 18. In the Queen's Dungeons -- CHAPTER 19. Knight -Errantry as a Trade -- CHAPTER 20. The Ogre's Castle -- CHAPTER 21. The Pilgrims -- CHAPTER 22. The Holy Fountain -- CHAPTER 23. Restoration of the Fountain -- CHAPTER 24. A Rival Magician -- CHAPTER 25. A Competitive Examination -- CHAPTER 26. The First Newspaper -- CHAPTER 27. The Yankee and the King Travel Jncognito -- CHAPTER 28. Drilling the King -- CHAPTER 29. The Small-Pox Hut -- CHAPTER 30. The Tragedy of the Manor House -- CHAPTER 31. Marco -- CHAPTER 32. Dowley's Humiliation -- CHAPTER 33. Sixth-Century Political Economy -- CHAPTER 34. The Yankee and the King Sold as Slaves -- CHAPTER 35. A Pitiful Incident -- CHAPTER 36. An Encounter in the Dark -- CHAPTER 37. An Awful Predicament -- CHAPTER 38. Sir Launcelot and Xnights to the Rescue -- CHAPTER 39. The Yankee's Fight with the Knights -- CHAPTER 40. Three years Later -- CHAPTER 41. The Interdict -- CHAPTER 42. War! -- CHAPTER 43. The Battle of the Sand-Belt |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781631503321 |
Twain Mark <1835-1910.>
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Health and Wellbeing in an Outdoor and Adventure Sports Context |
Autore | Brymer Eric |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (170 p.) |
Soggetto topico | Lifestyle, sport & leisure |
Soggetto non controllato |
physical education
national curriculum military personnel psychological wellbeing outdoor adventure activities mental health resilience mental health problems higher education outdoor adventure multi-variate quantitative analyses active components of positive change school children transitions primary and secondary school nature tailored outdoor education programming individuality adaptable productive functioning green spaces health and psychological well-being self-determination adventure armed forces physical activity recovery soldiers Nature-based health interventions green prescriptions wilderness therapy forest schools green exercise adherence compliance health outdoor and adventure activities outdoor therapy phenomenology therapeutic process embodiment lived-experience slow adventure time slowness wellbeing cognitive dissonance strategies of dissonance reduction characteristics of dissonance arousal and modes of reduction consonant cognitions attitude and behaviour change autophenomenology adventure education programming Ecological Dynamics adventure education representative design outdoor and adventure sports |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557333103321 |
Brymer Eric
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Lost world of the golden king [[electronic resource] ] : in search of ancient Afghanistan / / Frank L. Holt |
Autore | Holt Frank Lee |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (376 p.) |
Disciplina | 939/.6 |
Collana | Hellenistic culture and society |
Soggetto topico |
Greeks - Afghanistan - History - To 1500
Coins, Greek - Bactria Coins, Greek - Afghanistan |
Soggetto non controllato |
18th century afghanistan
19th century afghanistan adventure afghan political crisis alexander the great ancient civilization of bactria ancient history archaeological evidence archaeological mysteries archeology asian history books for history lovers easy to read educational books engaging hellenistic coins historical discoveries historiography history of bactria history of empires history leisure reads most powerful empires ever nonfiction page turner travel and discovery what is bactria |
ISBN |
1-283-54320-6
9786613855657 0-520-95374-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction: A Lost Civilization -- 1. The Adventure Begins: Checklist Numismatics -- 2. A Dangerous Game: Framework Numismatics -- 3. The Gold Colossus: Novelty Numismatics -- 4. Telling Tales: Narrative Numismatics -- 5. Wanted-One Greek City: Archaeology -- 6. Letters Here and There: Epigraphy -- 7. A Perfect Storm: Rescue and Revisionist Numismatics -- 8. A New Beginning: Cognitive Numismatics I -- 9. Coins and the Collapse of Civilization: Cognitive Numismatics II -- Conclusion: The Lost World of the Golden King -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791932103321 |
Holt Frank Lee
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 | ||
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On her own terms [[electronic resource] ] : Annie Montague Alexander and the rise of science in the American West / / Barbara R. Stein |
Autore | Stein Barbara R. <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (432 p.) |
Disciplina |
570/.92
B |
Soggetto topico | Zoologists - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
adventure
american west annie montague alexander berkeley biography california conservation environment explorer extinction female scientists feminism field research fossils gender hawaii historical women history lesbian lgbt lgbtqia louise kellogg markswoman natural history museum naturalist nonfiction old west paleontology philanthropist pioneer radical women sugar empire the west travel urbanization women and science women in history women in science women in stem womens studies zoology |
ISBN |
1-282-35625-9
0-520-92638-2 9786612356254 1-59734-781-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Samuel Alexander And Henry Baldwin -- 2. Life In Oakland -- 3. A Passion For Paleontology -- 4. Africa, 1904 -- 5. Meeting C. Hart Merriam -- 6. Alaska, 1906 -- 7. Meeting Joseph Grinnell -- 7. Meeting Joseph Grinnell -- 9. An Unusual Collaboration -- 10. Louise And Prince William Sound -- 11. Support For Paleontology -- 12. Hearst, Sather, Flood -- 13. Innisfail Ranch -- 14. Vancouver Island And The Trinity Alps -- 15. The Team Of Alexander And Kellogg -- 16. From "A Friend Of The University" -- 17. Founding A Museum Of Paleontology -- 18. A Restless Decade -- 19. Europe, 1923 -- 20. The Temple Tour -- 21. The "Amoeba Treatment" -- 22. Fieldwork-The Later Years -- 23. Saline Valley -- 24. The End Of An Era -- 25. Hawaii-"My Only Real Home" -- 26. The Switch To Botany -- 27. Baja California-Tres Mujeres Sin Miedo -- 28. Investing In The Future -- 29. An Enduring Legacy -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780375603321 |
Stein Barbara R. <1955->
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2001 | ||
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Traveling the 38th Parallel [[electronic resource] ] : a water line around the world / / David Carle and Janet Carle |
Autore | Carle David <1950-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.48 |
Altri autori (Persone) | CarleJanet <1953-> |
Soggetto topico |
Oceanography
Hydrology Human geography |
Soggetto non controllato |
38th north parallel
adventure adventures americas around the world journey asia civilization climate cultural intersections diverse cultures earth sciences easy to read engaging environmental losses environmental studies environmental europe fragile places geography habitat protection human societies korea local activists middle latitude natural settings nature park rangers pollution riveting stories science travel guides travel turkey villages voyages water supply wetlands world history |
ISBN | 0-520-95455-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. I. Asia -- pt. II. Europe -- pt. III. United States -- pt. IV. California : a water line to the Pacific -- pt. V. Renewal and recovery. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786017303321 |
Carle David <1950->
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 | ||
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