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"The riveting tale of two pioneering botanists and their historic boat trip down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. In the summer of 1938, botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter set off to run the Colorado River, accompanied by an ambitious and entrepreneurial expedition leader, a zoologist, and two amateur boatmen. With its churning waters and treacherous boulders, the Colorado was famed as the most dangerous river in the world. Journalists...
2) Grand Canyon
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"An exploration of the Grand Canyon on a grand scale, as only Jason Chin can illustrate and explain"--
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Allison Quinn thriller volume 01
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Working undercover at Grand Canyon National Park, Allison Quinn is in position when the cyber terrorist Blitz makes his move. Apprehending him isn't enough though. She has to intercept the kill codes he has sold to a third party. If she can't stop that handoff, the devastating attack will collapse the power grid and throw the nation into a state of anarchy.
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"No Barriers is about my journey since coming down from Mt. Everest in 2001, and the path to where I am today. It is the story of my own life, the personal and professional struggles in the pursuit of growth, learning, and family, as well as a dream to kayak one of the world's great rivers as a blind athlete. It is also about the many people I've encountered along the way who possess what I call a "No Barriers" mindset, who live a No Barriers life....
5) The anomaly
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Anomaly files volume 1
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"If Indiana Jones lived in the X-Files era, he might bear at least a passing resemblance to Nolan Moore -- a rogue archaeologist hosting a web series derisively dismissed by the "real" experts, but beloved of conspiracy theorists. Nolan sets out to retrace the steps of an explorer from 1909 who claimed to have discovered a mysterious cavern high up in the ancient rock of the Grand Canyon. And, for once, he may have actually found what he seeks. Then...
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Atlee Pine novels volume 1
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"Atlee Pine, is an FBI special agent assigned to the remote wilds of the western United States. Ever since her twin sister was abducted by a notorious serial killer at age five, Atlee has spent her life hunting down those who hurt others. And she's the best at it. She could be one of the Bureau's top criminal profilers, if she didn't prefer catching criminals in the vast wilderness of the West to climbing the career ladder in the D.C. office. Her...
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"The Grand Canyon's stunning path is visible from space and attracts more than 5 million people each year. Grand Canyon National Park explores the park, including its geology, plant and animal life, the peoples who have called it home, and its main attractions. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject."--Publisher's website.
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Leaphorn, Chee and Manuelito volume 3
Leaphorn Chee and Manuelito volume 3
Leaphorn and Chee novel volume 21
Leaphorn and Chee novel volume 3
Leaphorn Chee and Manuelito volume 3
Leaphorn and Chee novel volume 21
Leaphorn and Chee novel volume 3
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When a car bomb kills a young man in the Shiprock High School parking lot, Officer Bernadette Manuelito discovers that the intended victim was a mediator for a multi-million-dollar development planned at the Grand Canyon. But what seems like an act of ecoterrorism turns out to be something far more nefarious and complex. Piecing together the clues, Bernadette and her husband, Sergeant Jim Chee, uncover a scheme to disrupt the negotiations and inflame...
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When a spunky photographer wrangles her way onto an 1872 survey crew of the Grand Canyon she thinks nothing can stand in her way. But her mind changes when she finds out she'll be working alongside the one man she doesn't want to fall in love with.
Meg Pero has been assisting her photographer father since she was big enough to carry his equipment, so when he dies she is determined to take over his profession--starting with fulfilling the contract...