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Tag Archives: audio book
The brutal murder of the earth’s whale population for many years has had animal rights activists up in arms. Today, most countries have agreed to stop the atrocious killing. Japan, Norway and Iceland are the only three countries which sanction whale hunting. According to the Whale and Dolphin Conservation, these three countries kill 2000 whales Continue Reading »
July 15, 2015, by Publisher | No Comments
Tags: American Adventure Library, American Whaleship, Andre Stojka, Antarctica, audio book, Australia, beluga caviar, blubber, Charles Homans, environmental crime, First Mate, five year Soviet economic plan, Herman Melville, Humpback Whales, Iceland, International Whaling Commission, Japan, killing whales, Listen to Read, Listen2Read, Media and Public Policy, Miller-McCune Center for Research, Monster whale, Narrative of the Most Extraordinary And Distressing Shipwreck of the Whaleship Essex, New York Times, New Zealand, Nippon Research Center, Norway, Odessa, Owen Chase, Pacific Ocean, Petroleum, Publisher, Sovetkaya Rossiya, Soviet Union, Soviet Whalers, sturgeon, The Pacific Standard, Ukraine, Whale meat, whale oil, Whales, whaleship Essex, World War II, “Moby Dick”
The popularity of the Grand Canyon was partially created by a copper mine. It was called the Anita Mine. It was located about 15 miles from the Grand Canyon South Rim and was small but profitable. However, it was difficult to ship the ore from the mine to where it could be processed. Continue Reading »
August 22, 2014, by Publisher | No Comments
Tags: Andre Stojka, Anita Mine, Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railroad, audio book, Bucky O’Neill, Colorado River, copper mine, El Tovar Hotel, Fred Harvey Company, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon Confluence, Grand Canyon Skywalk, Grand Canyon South Rim, Hopi People, John Wesley Powell, Listen2Read, Little Colorado River, Navajo, new development, new projects outside the park, Publisher, R. Lamar Whitmer, Save The Confluence, The Confluence, The Grand Canyon Escalade, Theodore Roosevelt, Tourists, Williams Arizona, Zuni People, “The Exploration of the Colorado River and It’s Canyons”
There are scientists who can write accurately but not interestingly to a general public – and there are those who can write interestingly to the general public but whose science is below par. Beebe’s genius was that he wrote scientific works like works of literature –full of passion and drama.
Amazing! I have just taken a hike down Bright Angel trail in the Grand Canyon without leaving home thanks to Google Maps.
February 16, 2013, by Publisher | No Comments
Tags: American Adventure Library, Andre Stojka, audio book, Audio Book series, Audio Book sound clips, Audiofile Magazine, Bright Angel Trail, Colorado River, Google, Google Maps, Grand Canyon, hisorical pictures, John Wesley Powell, Listen to Read, Listen2 Read, Meteor Crater, South Kaibab Trail, The Exploration of the Canyons of the Colorado River, Trekkers
With all the discussion of global warming, a reasonable question to ask is how hot does the world get and where was the record hot spot for all, time. One might think that the hot spot was in the Middle East or Africa but after some questioning and debate, the World Meteorological Organization has now proclaimed the Continue Reading »
November 20, 2012, by Publisher | No Comments
Tags: "Death Valley in '49", American Adventure Library, Andre Stojka, audio book, Death Valley California, Dr. Arnold Court, El Aziza Libya, global warming, hottest place on earth, Hottest World Temperature, Wagon Train, William Lewis Manly, World Meteorological Organization
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