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Into the Unknown : The Remarkable Life of Hans Kraus |
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Book Description
A book of adventure and hope, vividly portraying one man’s
successful quest for meaning. A life covering the grand panorama
of the 20th century, filled with tragedy and triumph, intense
passion, verve, and a whole lot of guts, glory and wit. Hans
Kraus was a legendary rock climber, known for hair-raising ascents
on two continents. Few realized he was the same man considered
one of the great unsung medical pioneers of the 20th century,
making headline news throughout the second half of the 1950’s,
guest of honor at Eisenhower’s White House, cover story
of major magazines throughout America, including Sports Illustrated. |
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Ride Guide : Hudson Valley, New Paltz to Staten Island
by Daniel Goldfischer |
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Review - The publisher, Anacus Press, April 16, 1998 (Cover
Copy )
Dan Goldfischer has biked the lower Hudson Valley since his youth
and has written about cycling in the area since 1985. This second
edition of his definitive guide book of the area reveals Dan's
knowledge of the bicycle routes in this beautiful valley and
his passion for biking. He describes exciting routes in clear,
easy-to-follow directions. This new edition has been expanded
to cover the Hudson Valley as far north as New Paltz, and as
far south as a route beginning in New Jersey, extending to Staten
Island, then through Manhattan and back to New Jersey via the
George Washington Bridge. It includes three rides that begin
in New Jersey; four that are wholly or partially in Connecticut,
and four off-road rides. For New York City dwellers without cars
there are directions to the routes using MetroNorth. All of the
routes have been brought up to date and new routes added for
a total of twenty-nine rides. Each is completely described turn-by-turn
and accompanied by a map. |
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The Traveler's Guide to the Hudson River Valley : From Saratoga
Springs to New York City
by Tim Mulligan, Stan Skardinski (Illustrator) |
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Book Description
"Perpetually interesting," Henry James said of the
history-rich Hudson, and so it is, with the stunning Catskill
Mountains, the brooding intensity of the Hudson Highlands, the
greatest city in the world at its mouth -- and an extraordinary
bounty of things to see and do along the way. Now in its third
revised edition, Tim Mulligan's engaging guidebook (formerly
titled The Hudson River Valley: A History and Guide) provides
invaluable, up-to-the-minute suggestions on how best to enjoy
the region's treasures:
-- Ponies and performing arts at Saratoga
-- Old Masters at the exquisite Hyde Collection in Glens Falls,
Early American master-works and paintings of the Hudson River
school at the Albany Institute of Art, furniture and handcrafts
at the Shaker Museum in Old Chatham, and natural history at the
Museum of the Hudson Highlands
-- Walking and driving tours of historic Hudson, Kingston, Cold
Spring, and Nyack, and the rolling farmland of Dutchess and Columbia
counties
-- A celebrated view from the site of the once-famed Catskill
Mountain House
-- Kykuit, the lovely Rockefeller estate, now open to the public
for the first time plus
-- Dozens of bed and breakfasts, inns, restaurants, and antique
shops recommended by those who know the Valley best -- the people
who live there. |
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Let's Take the Kids! : Great Places to Go With Children in
New York's Hudson Valley
by Mary Barile, Joanne Michaels |
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Synopsis
Praised by NEW YORK magazine, and now fully updated and revised,
this all-season guide lists hundreds of family activities for
an afternoon, a weekend, or a whole week in 16 Hudson Valley
counties, organized by region with detailed entries, including
special events for kids ages 2 to 12. |
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The Hudson River Valley Cookbook : A Leading American Chef
Savors the Region's Bounty
by Waldy Malouf, Molly Finn (Contributor) |
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Synopsis
Long celebrated for its beauty and rich cultural history, the
Hudson River Valley, with its magnificent waterways and mountains,
once inspired the early Indian and American settlers as well
as the Roosevelts and Vanderbilts. In his stunning culinary debut,
Chef Waldy Malouf provides more than 200 recipes that embrace
the region's extraordinary variety of produce, game, fish, and
dairy products. |
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Hudson Valley Tales and Trails
by Patricia Edwards Clyne |
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Amazon Travel Editor's Recommended Book
I can't say this is something I've thought since I was 9, but
this book actually makes me want to take my next vacation in
New York State. Stories about Tom Quick the Avenger, Mark Twain
on the Hudson, the Ramapo Cowboy and "Mad" Anthony
Wayne bring the place alive in way that my childhood visit to
Fort Henry never did. The stories are fascinating no matter where
you read them, but Clyne's tales make a few weeks wandering around
the Hudson, book in hand, sound quite appealing. --This text
refers to the hardcover edition of this title
Synopsis
Guiding the reader toward the best and sometimes strangest day
trips in the area, a lifelong resident of the Hudson Valley reviews
the region's state parks and historical sites and provides fascinating
facts on its woodlands, museums, lighthouses, battlegrounds,
and other attractions. 30 photos. |
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Night Siege : The Hudson Valley UFO Sightings
by J. Allen Hynek, Philip J. Imbrogno, Bob Pratt, J. Allen Hyneck |
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Review - Amazon.com
New Year's Eve 1982 marked the beginning of one of the most puzzling
UFO cases in recent times: the Hudson Valley "siege."
The siege begot over 7,000 sightings of a boomerang-shaped craft
or crafts moving silently through the sky over New York and Connecticut
between 1982 and 1995. Night Siege is the collaborative effort
of Hynek, Imbrogno, and Pratt to report the data gathered from
witnesses of this mystifying experience, without speculation
of what it might be. If you missed the first edition of Night
Siege, this is your chance to delve into the Hudson Valley mystery.
If you have read the first edition, you may be interested in
the additional data covering sightings from 1986 to 1995, the
graphical analysis of the UFO's appearance, and the chronology
of the sightings. Aside from the purely factual value of the
catalog of reports in Night Siege, its coverage of an undeniable
series of events that somehow went largely untouched by the local
authorities and the national media invites speculation into the
origins of these silent objects. --Brian Patterson
Synopsis
In 1983, just a few miles north of New York City, hundreds of
suburbanites were startled to see something hovering in the sky.
They described it as a series of flashing lights that formed
a "V", as big as a football field, moving slowly and
silently. Now, expert UFO investigators reveal the amazing evidence.
Considered one of the best researched UFO books to date, NIGHT
SIEGE has been revised and expanded with sightings up to 1995. |
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