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Baking at High Altitude/the Muffin Lady's Old Fashioned Recipes: The Muffin Lady's Old Fashioned Recipes

3 reviews
Randi Lee Levin

The Muffin Lady Inc, 2006

Great book
Having directions for baking at high altitudes is important to me since I live at 7,000 feet elevation.

Above the Clouds: The Diaries of a High-Altitude Mountaineer

8 reviews
Anatoli Boukreev

St. Martin's Griffin, 2002

An amazing account of an amazing person!
This book is based on the journal of Anatoli Boukreev and his diary of mountaineering. The book does a great job of describing his life before large expeditions and his struggle to make it to the top. The book does also focuses on his life and relationships as well as his personal accounts of his adventures. The journal rarely goes into his deep feelings which gives a better understanding of ...

High Altitude Baking: 200 Delicious Recipes & Tips for Great Cookies, Cakes, Breads & More

6 reviews
Colorado State University Cooperative Extension

3D Press, 2005

Finally a normal looking cookie!
I live in the S.CA mountains at 6000 ft, and since moving here I have been at a loss in terms of turning out a decent oatmeal cookie. I have made several attempts, with different recipes, but to no avail. The end result was, sadly, always the same: a flat disc. I had almost given up on my cookie baking when I found this book. I just finished baking up the oatmeal cookie recipe, and they ...

Growing food in the southwest mountains: A permaculture approach to home gardening above 6,500 feet in ...

1 review
Lisa Rayner

Flagstaff Tea Party, 2002

This book sets a new standard for excellence when it comes to books on this topic.
This book is simply the best book out there on the subject of growing food in the mountains of the Southwest. Author Lisa Rayner is a real perfectionist who goes the extra mile to get her facts straight. In this third edition of her now-classic permaculture text, her attention to detail is beautifully combined with the helpful illustrations of Zack Zdinack into a well-organized guide that has ...

Altitude: Contemporary Swiss Graphic Design

1 review

Dgv, 2006

MARVELLOUS
Altitude is one of the best (if not THE best) graphic design books I've ever seen.

Meyer Lansky: The Shadowy Exploits Of New York's Master Manipulator (Amazing Stories)

2 reviews
Art Montague

Altitude Publishing (Canada), 2005

The Godfather of the Lottery
Meyer Lansky was a genius who happened to be a criminal. He is the inventor of the forerunner to today's lottery. He was declared a criminal and we use the same system today claiming that it helps pay for education. Personally, I find his greed refreshing.

Pie in the Sky Successful Baking at High Altitudes: 100 Cakes, Pies, Cookies, Breads, and Pastries ...

32 reviews
Susan G. Purdy

William Morrow Cookbooks, 2005

Success - Finally
We recently moved from sea level to 8800 feet. Baking has been a disaster up until now. I live between the 7,000 and 10,000 foot adjustments in the book. I used the 10,000 as suggested and have successfully baked brownies and muffins that turned out very similar to the sea level recipes enjoyed in the past. We just started a major kitchen remodel so I won't be able to bake for awhile but can't ...

Altitude Illness: Prevention & Treatment (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert)

5 reviews
Stephen Bezruchka

Mountaineers Books, 2005

DON'T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT...
This is a wonderful, well written and well organized little book, sized to travel with its owner. It fits easily into one's pocket for easy access. It provides valuable information at one's fingertips. One should read this book before climbing or trekking above 7,000 feet (2,000 meters). It could save one's life. The book is chock full of valuable information, and everything is explained in ...

New High Altitude Cookbook

6 reviews
Beverly M. Anderson

Random House, 1980

New High Altitude Cookbook
This has helped tremendously with learning how to cook at 3000 ft (the level our son's cabin is). Thanks.

How To Photograph The Canadian Rockies

4 reviews
Darwin Wiggett

Altitude Publishing Company, 2005

A great travel guide too....
I purchased this book while on a road trip in Western Canada last month. It's (a) a great guide on what to see in the Rockies, (b) a great guide on when to go there if you want the best phtoos and (c) a good photgraphy guide if you are an amatuer like myself. An eaxample if of a comment of a view point on the 1A south to Banff. The author comments that he doesn't like the viewpoint himself ...

The Canadian Rockies SuperGuide

2 reviews
Graeme Pole

Altitude Pub Canada Ltd, 1998

The best tour book ever written!
I travel quite a bit in my job as a computer trainer. I had the rare priviledge of working on a project in Edmonton, Alberta on several trips. I've toured the Jasper to Banff (and reverse) Icefields Parkway five times, and Mt. Robson twice. It was on my second weekend trip during a rest stop at The Crossing that I spied a different kind of book. The stunning photography and well-organized ...

Denver & Boulder Walks and Easy Hikes (Altitude Superguides)
Patrick Soran

Altitude Publishing (Canada), 2003

Going Higher: Oxygen Man and Mountains, 5th Ed

1 review
Charles Houston

Mountaineers Books, 2005

Going Higher - New and Revised
This is the fifth edition of "Going Higher", now revised and expanded by Dr Houston and two colleagues. The new book has added additional text and illustrations, as well as added sections including explanations of the effects of gender and genetics. The authors note that the high-altitude adaptation of the inhabitants of the Himalayas is better than those of the Andes, perhaps as a result the ...

Biking Colorado's Front Range Superguide (Altitude Superguides)

2 reviews
Deb Acord

Altitude Publishing (Canada), 2003

Very Informative and easy-to-follow removable maps!!
This is a must-have book for anyone who enjoys biking in Colorado! The maps are very well laid out, removable, with a plastic pouch included to store them in on your bike, and every great trail and road for biking is in there.

Great Cat Stories: Inspirational Tales about Exceptional Cats (An Amazing Stories Book) (Amazing Stories)

7 reviews
Roxanne Willems Snopek

Altitude Publishing Canada Ltd., 2004

Truly trouching!
This was a fantastic book by the highest standards. It was truly a joy to read. Especially high praise for the Simon story, it made me bawl! Amazing how touching a story can be, especially those of us familiar with the bond between humans and animals. Eagerly waiting for any other books by Roxanne Willems Snopek!

High Altitude Western Gardening
Marilyn Quinn

Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2007

High Altitude Western Gardening is an excellent guide to gardening in the 6,000-foot-plus altitude of the Rocky Mountain region of the western U.S. A

GNSS Global Navigation Satellite Systems: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and more

1 review
Bernhard Hofmann-Wellenhof, Herbert Lichtenegger, ...

Springer, 2007

GNSS A New Challenge For Everyone
The book is a strong combination between the former and reliable GPS system and the new challenge, in positioning information, using GPS, GLONASS and GALILEO Satellite Systems. It ofers a detailed description for these three systems. The reader understands the value of the use of the GNSS in static and dynamic applications.

High Altitude Medicine and Physiology

1 review
John B. West, Robert B. Schoene, ...

A Hodder Arnold Publication, 2007

Very Good
This book contains an list of abbreviations that lacks a few entries, but doesn't have a glossary. It is therefore an excellent supplement to "Going Higher: Oxygen Man and Mountains," since it contains some medical terms that are explained in "Going Higher," along with some that aren't. This is understandable since "High Altitude Medecine..." is designed for medical students. Nonetheless once ...

The Best Hikes of Colorado: An Altitude SuperGuide

6 reviews
Christina Williams

Altitude Publishing (Canada), 1999

Excellent guide
This book is an excellent guide for hiking in Colorado. First, it has excellent pictures to give the reader an idea of the scenery. Then, it provides directions on how to get to the different parks. Also, it provides maps to the hiking trails and a lot of other useful information on whether dogs are allowed, whether the hike is suitable for family outing, whether there is a fee, phone numbers one ...

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