Travelers' Tales American Southwest by Sean O'reilly
With its vast vistas, splendid sunsets, and rich history, the American Southwest has always inspired superb writing. Travelers Tales Southwest features a selection of some of the best. Tony Hillerman explores the wonders of Canyon de Chelly, while Douglas Preston takes the reader on a poignant journey into the land of the Hopi. Barbara Kingsolver learns how to live in harmony with the desert, and Barbara Beckwith joins the secret world of Native American pottery hunters. The book covers a wide physical and mythic terrain, with essays on director John Ford s dramatic use of Monument Valley, and the Mad Monks bizarre excursion through Planet Nevada.James O'Reilly is a well-known author, executive, and innovator in the field of information technology. Jim is currently a storage systems, virtualization, infrastructure software, and cloud hardware consultant. He formerly served as Vice President of Memorex-Telex's Personal Computer Division, General Manager of NCR's Peripherals Division, and Vice President of Engineering at Germane Systems. Jim wrote the initial industry standard for the floppy disk, as well as the first operational SCSI chip, the first NAS server, and the first storage blades. He is a well-known and recognized author of more than 400 articles for journals such as Information Week, EBN, Control Engineering, UBM, and TechTarget.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781885211583 |
| ISBN 10 | 1885211589 |
| Title | Travelers' Tales American Southwest |
| Author | Sean O'reilly |
| Series | Travelers' Tales Guides |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Travelers' Tales, Incorporated |
| Year published | 2001-03-22 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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