Bøger af Mark Newman

This is a book of color photographs documenting the first three months of a baby eagle's life in the nest, from just after hatching until fledging. Each full page image is accompanied by a caption written from the perspective of the baby eaglet as it grows up from week to week and is fed and cared for by its parents. The book is written for preschoolers and kindergarten level.

Photographer/Writer Mark Newman and a friend spent 16 days exploring the little-known Kokolik River in one of the most remote locations in all of Alaska. This book documents that trip with journal entries and over 100 color images including stunning photos of muskox, migrating caribou as they cross the river, wildlflowers, grizzlies, and even a bristle-thighed curlew, the sighting of which is sought after by serious birders. Both wilderness enthusiasts and armchair explorers will appreciate this book

This book contains the best images from my most recent trip to Africa, It was my fourth and most extensive trip, traveling to many of the iconic wildlife parks in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. I have photographed on all seven continents over a professional career that spans more than 45 years and throughout that time the wild creatures of Africa--and specifically East Africa--have held the most attraction for me. When my partner, Christine, suggested that we visit mountain gorillas, travel research revealed that with a little effort a three country safari could be readily organized. After a month on the Internet planning we arranged to visit over a dozen top wildlife parks across the three countries in addition to the gorillas of Uganda's Bwindi Impenentrable Forest. Of the many thousands of images that I captured in these parks the very best are included on the pages of this book along with descriptions of the action at hand.

In 1996 writer-adventurer Mark Newman traveled to the Galapagos Islands. He stayed in the famed archipelago for longer than Charles Darwin had and visited more than twice as many of the islands. Here is his fascinating account of that journey, undertaken partly by Brigantine Schooner, partly by kayak, and partly on foot. There are animal encounters galore, a hike around the second largest caldera in the world, and plenty of entertaining anecdotes about the lesser known aspects of Darwin's 1835 visit. Globetrotters, wildlife enthusiasts, armchair explorers, and Darwin history buffs will all find this book irresistible.

Did you ever wonder what it would have been like to be a white kid growing up in East L.A. in the '50s and '60s? The smoggy air, gangs, lowered cars full of mean vatos - dangerous, depressive, and scary. Hey, IT WAS GREAT!!My name is Tommy Jacobs, and I was a white kid, born and raised in East L.A. This story, in the genre of historical fiction, will show you my 'East Los'. It was a place full of fun, adventure, and many good people. Ready for a change after high school, I turned my world upside down and went to college up north in redwood country, where a full-blooded Hoopa Indian gave me an eye-opening introduction to his world. Then, to avoid the draft, I became a Peace Corps Volunteer, and got snarled up in the war in El Salvador.

This young adult novel is the story of a girl and a wild horse in the Wyoming wilderness, set in contemporary times.

During many years of photographing wildlife, Mark Newman has often captured his subjects in comic poses. This is the first time that these endearing images have appeared in a single collection, accompanied here by humorous captions.

This is the moving story of a young girl and a wild horse set in modern day Wyoming and Montana. It begins with the wilderness birth of a foal and follows his life through one adventure after another, including encounters in Yellowstone Park with bears, wolves, moose, and waterfalls.

Prophylaxis is an exciting story about Dr. Mays Kristiansen, a biochemical superstar who finds that developing a vaccine that protects mankind from ALL viruses is easier than keeping it. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us in painful detail the extent of societal destruction that modern viruses are capable of inflicting. The market for a vaccine that could prevent viral pandemics would be as large as the world's human population. Earnings would be astronomical. Dr. Kristiansen discovers threats to the secret of his discovery in the roots of his career as well as in quarters that he never would have imagined. He must juggle the security of this momentous discovery with the safety of his family during the fast-paced run up to the thrilling conclusion where immense sums of money and even the future balance of global power are at stake. In the contemporary thriller genre, Prophylaxis is startlingly applicable to today's COVID reality.

There is science behind every aspect of music and music making. What is sound? How does it travel? How do we make musical sounds, with musical instruments, recordings, or electronics? What makes a good concert hall? How is music sent over the Internet? How does a trumpet work, or a synthesizer, or the human voice? This book addresses all these questions and more, offering a comprehensive introduction to the scientific study of music that draws on ideas from physics, biology, mathematics, and engineering to explain how music works. Using some mathematics but avoiding calculus, the book offers a step-by-step discussion of the science of music, starting with the nature of sound waves, and covering musical pitch and scales, sound energy and loudness, harmonics and timbre, the human ear, room acoustics, digital sound, recording technology, and the workings of a wide range of musical instruments, from traditional string and wind instruments to contemporary workhorses such as electric guitar and electronic instruments. The book is suitable for instructors or students studying the science of music at the undergraduate level, or for any scientifically curious reader who wishes to learn about this intriguing field.

A complete introduction to the field of computational physics, with examples and exercises in the Python programming language. Computers play a central role in virtually every major physics discovery today, from astrophysics and particle physics to biophysics and condensed matter. This book explains the fundamentals of computational physics and describes in simple terms the techniques that every physicist should know, such as finite difference methods, numerical quadrature, and the fast Fourier transform. The book offers a complete introduction to the topic at the undergraduate level, and is also suitable for the advanced student or researcher who wants to learn the foundational elements of this important field.

Fourier's discovery that almost any signal could be built out of basic sine waves, was years ahead of its time. The Fourier Series, and its later developments: the Fourier Transform and the Fast Fourier Transform, lie at the heart of so many of our electronic devices today. From the mobile phone sitting in your pocket, to early warning systems that keep aircraft engines running safely, Fourier is there, telling you which sine waves are present in your signal.The standard approach to teaching complicated mathematical concepts in schools and universities relies more on mathematical analysis and the student's capability to manipulate equations, than on his or her intuition. A good diagram and a clear analogy are often worth a thousand words.This book will guide you systematically, visually, and intuitively through each of the core concepts making up the Fourier Series; granting you the knowledge you need to confidently use one of the cornerstones of signal analysis.

The book explains how and why visual literacy can help improve learning for all students. It defines visual literacy and discusses how it works. It shows how the subjective, incomplete nature of visuals can be used to advantage in the classroom. Visual Literacy provides an array of classroom strategies and activities.

While some black Catholics challenged racism in the Catholic Church, many were conflicted about the manner of Catholic desegregation generally imposed by closing valued black institutions. Tracing its impact through the early 1990s, Newman reveals how desegregation shook congregations but seldom brought about genuine integration.

Although much has been written about the golden days of radio, Entrepreneurs of Profit and Pride is the first book to examine the black radio industry.

This analytical introduction assesses contrasting definitions of black nationalism in America, thereby providing an overview of its development and varied manifestations across two centuries.

Geography as Inquiry invites teachers and learners to explore geography in exciting ways, across key concepts, connected to history and the social sciences, reestablishing its place in the social studies and history curriculum.

A history and tour of this exceptionally beautiful designed landscape in North Yorkshire.

The strong push to use primary sources in teaching history and social studies creates a need among teachers for more information on what they are and how they can be used effectively in the classroom. Vital Witnesses meets this need by providing teachers with a comprehensive guide to primary sources and their use in the classroom.

The National Council of Churches established the Delta Ministry in 1964 to further the cause of civil rights in Mississippi. This work is a full-length history of one of the largest and most enduring civil rights organizations in the Mississippi movement.

Mark Newman outlines the range of white responses to the Civil Rights Movement and analyses both northern and southern opinion.

From the Internet to networks of friendship, disease transmission, and even terrorism, the concept--and the reality--of networks has come to pervade modern society. But what exactly is a network? What different types of networks are there? Why are they interesting, and what can they tell us? In recent years, scientists from a range of fields--including mathematics, physics, computer science, sociology, and biology--have been pursuing these questions and building a new "e;science of networks."e; This book brings together for the first time a set of seminal articles representing research from across these disciplines. It is an ideal sourcebook for the key research in this fast-growing field. The book is organized into four sections, each preceded by an editors' introduction summarizing its contents and general theme. The first section sets the stage by discussing some of the historical antecedents of contemporary research in the area. From there the book moves to the empirical side of the science of networks before turning to the foundational modeling ideas that have been the focus of much subsequent activity. The book closes by taking the reader to the cutting edge of network science--the relationship between network structure and system dynamics. From network robustness to the spread of disease, this section offers a potpourri of topics on this rapidly expanding frontier of the new science.