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Under the Influence: John Deakin, Photography and the Lure ...
Robin MuirWith dozens of reproductions of Deakin's most compelling images, letters, contact sheets and other ephemera, and a text by acclaimed photographic historian Robin Muir charting his troubled Soho existence, this book is an evocative record of ...
The Wilderness World of John Muir
John MuirA collection of Muir's finest nature and environmental writings includes excerpts from all his major works, including Travels in Alaska and My First Summer in the Sierra. Reprint.
John Muir: Family, Friends, and Adventures
PreviewNew information on the life of the famed environmentalist presented in 2001 at the John Muir Institute, hosted by the John Muir Center.
Loving God's Wildness: The Christian Roots of Ecological ...
Jeffrey BilbroRobert Fuller portrays Muir as a pantheist (51), and Adam Sowards follows Weiss and Taylor in reading Muir's Christianity as merely a vocabular inheritance. 5. Elsewhere, Stoll also places Muir in the Reformed Protestant tradition because of ...
The world's most photographed
Robin MuirIllustrated with over 180 photographs, the book creates a compelling new perspective on the history of celebrity, notoriety and the nature of iconography.
John of the Mountains: The Unpublished Journals of John Muir
John MuirThe sixty extant journals and numerous notes in this volume were written from 1867 to 1911. They start seven years after the time covered in The Story of My Boyhood and Youth, Muir's uncompleted autobiography.
Papers of Marcie Muir Relating to Katie Langloh Parker
Marcie MuirThe remaining papers in the collection consist mainly of Muir's research, drafts and correspondence relating to this publication (5 boxes, 1 file).
John Muir: The Eight Wilderness Discovery Books
John MuirFeatures the eight influential books in which John Muir reflects on the beauty of America's wilderness and fights for their protection.
Index to Mr. [John] Muir's Sanskrit Texts: Parts First and ...
John MuirParts First and Second John Muir. Dadat, ii. 98 Dadatah, ii. 98 Dadathuh, ii. 131 Dadatï, ii. 30 Dadäti, ii. 12,30, 98 Dadato, ii. ... 127 Danam, declens., ii, 250 Danavas, i. 38, 166 f, 192 ; ii. 431 Danavratas, i. 193 Dandaka forest, ii. 425 Dandan, ii.
Norman Parkinson: Portraits in Fashion
Robin MuirThis elegant monograph is the first to focus exclusively on the celebrated photographer's fashion portraits.
David Bailey: Chasing Rainbows
Robin MuirWhile photographer Bailey has a large variety of work to his credit, this book focuses on his beauty images that represent the often fleeting face of the moment. 110 photos.
Vogue 100: A Century of Style
Robin MuirComplete with essays that detail the rich history of each decade, the book covers the artists, designers, photographers, and writers who shaped the cultural landscape of the 20th century and beyond.
My First Summer in the Sierra
John MuirMuir's engaging journal describes majestic vistas, flora and fauna, as well as the region's other breathtaking natural wonders. 21 black-and-white illustrations.
John Muir: Protecting and Preserving the Environment
Henry ElliotProfiles John Muir, founder of the Sierra Club.
The Outlaws of Sherwood
Robin McKinleyThe Robin Hood legend comes thrillingly alive in Robin McKinley’s reimagining of the classic adventure Young Robin Longbow, subapprentice forester in the King’s Forest of Nottingham, must contend with the dislike of the Chief Forester, ...
A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir
Donald WorsterLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Worster, Donald, 1941– A passion for nature ; the life of John Muir / Donald Worster. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-19-516682-8 1. Muir, John, 1838–1914. 2.
A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir
Donald WorsterYet the book also describes a Muir who was a successful fruit-grower, a talented scientist and world-traveler, a doting father and husband, a self-made man of wealth and political influence.
The Cruise of the Corwin
John MuirAn account of John Muir's 1881 voyage to Arctic waters off the coast of Alaska aboard the steamer Thomas Corwin
John Muir: Young Naturalist
Montrew DunhamJohn Muir was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States.
John Muir and Stickeen: An Alaskan Adventure
Elizabeth Koehler-PentacoffDescribes an episode in the life of conservationist John Muir when he was stranded on a glacier with a brave dog, Stickeen.
Terence Donovan Fashion: Special edition in presentation box ...
Robin Muir'Flawless' — New York Journal of Books 'Superb' — Observer 'Stylish' — Sunday Telegraph, 'Favourite Books of the Year' 'The story of fashion photography in the UK' — Herald Terence Donovan was one of the foremost photographers of ...
John Muir: nature's visionary
Gretel EhrlichIn this definitive photobiography, Ehrlich brings her award-winning grace & insight to the life of one of our nation's most prized environmental heroes--John Muir, a founder of the Sierra Club.
Wilderness Essays
John MuirHere collected are some of Muir's finest wilderness essays, ranging in subject matter from Alaska to Yellowstone, from Oregon to the High Sierra.This book is part of a series that celebrates the tradition of literary naturalists--writers ...
The American Conservation Movement: John Muir and His Legacy
Stephen R. FoxFirst published in 1981 by Little, Brown, this book was warmly received as both a biography of Muir and a history of the American conservation movement. It is now available in this new Wisconsin paperback edition.
Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company
John Kenneth MuirMuir also details the events that lead to Rob Reiner's influential and legendary This Is Spinal Tap , which Rolling Stone called the best rock and roll movie of all time, and in which Guest played the part of guitarist Nigel Tufnel.
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