Bringing nature into urban environments has always been a challenge for metropolitan areas. One of the solutions to this problem is the vertical garden. These gardens are more than just an unusual decoration attached to a wall. This title presents a collection of the important examples of this trend. ...

Presents an illustrated showcase of the design trends in vertical housing. Featuring full-colour photography, architectural drawings, & plans, with commentary & analysis from some of the field's leading practitioners, this title presents readers with an informative overview of the challenges & trends in high-rise social housing. ...

Annie Garrett (Robin Tunney) is part of an expedition aiming for the summit of K2, the second highest peak in the world. The ascent seems to be going fine, but the team is failing to receive storm warnings & is thus ignorant of the danger awaiting it. Eventually an avalanche strikes, & Annie is left stranded, trapped in a crevasse with millionaire expedition leader Elliot Vaughn (Bill Paxton). Annie's brother Peter (Chris O' Donnell) then launches a rescue mission, gathering together a team of dedicated mountaineers
- including Montgomery Wick (Scott Glenn), a climber whose wife was lost in Wick's previous expedition
- as he races to save his sister from certain death.

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Annie Garrett (Robin Tunney) is part of an expedition aiming for the summit of K2, the second highest peak in the world. The ascent seems to be going fine, but the team is failing to receive storm warnings & is thus ignorant of the danger awaiting it. Eventually an avalanche strikes, & Annie is left stranded, trapped in a crevasse with millionaire expedition leader Elliot Vaughn (Bill Paxton). Annie's brother Peter (Chris O' Donnell) then launches a rescue mission, gathering together a team of dedicated mountaineers
- including Montgomery Wick (Scott Glenn), a climber whose wife was lost in Wick's previous expedition
- as he races to save his sister from certain death.

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US manufacturing export share of GDP grew by 140 percent between 1960 & 2006. At the same time, vertical specialisation (VS) trade, trade in goods incorporating imported inputs, has expanded rapidly. This book examines vertical specialisation & value-added trade & the significant change in the types of intermediate goods traded globally. ...

Morton Feldman is widely considered to be one of the most influential composers of the 20th-century. During his long career he was closely associated with a number of visual artists
- particularly those connected with the New York School. This catalogue examines the influence of modern abstract art on the music of Morton Feldman.
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Details the lives & accomplishments of influential climbers. Aimed at all climbing enthusiasts, this book profiles nine of the world's best young climbers in their own words & through conversations with their peers, to create an intimate portrait, revealing their personalities, drive, passion, openness & intimacy. ...

Features Snow Management photographs, that creates an impressive document of the post-modern development of the Alps into a leisure theme park. This work also traces the remains of sublimity & mystery that the mountains have retained as a myth robbed of its magic in monochrome, black-&-white or delicately tinted light-dark images. ...