America s Great Forest Trails is an unprecedented showcase and practical travel guide to the finest woodland hiking opportunities, calling us to get out into the woods but also reminding us of the importance of leaving no trace through these fragile ecosystems.
With one chapter addressing each of the seven regions, California Wild takes readers on a tour of mountains and forests, deserts and seashores, grasslands, lakes, and rivers. Readers will see this great state in all seasons, and will share incomparable views from the highest mountaintop down to sea level at the Pacific surf. Finally, Palmer informs readers about the California Wild Heritage Campaign and the efforts of thousands of people to protect wild land and rivers that continue to reveal the force of nature in all its glory.
Photographer Tim Palmer presents hundreds of images of the U.S.'s rivers and discusses their protection and the life within them
The Primacy of Doubt takes us on a unique journey through the science of uncertainty, covering a breathtaking range of topics, from climate change to the foundations of quantum physics, economic modelling to conflict prediction, free will to consciousness.
Exploring the breathtaking rivers of the Rocky Mountains, this guide highlights their stunning beauty and adventure potential. Tim Palmer offers insights into paddling and hiking opportunities across Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. This essential reference serves both residents and visitors, showcasing the natural allure of these waterways and the surrounding landscapes.
With insights from Tim Palmer's extensive experience as a cinematographer on acclaimed series like Killing Eve and Line of Duty, this guide offers essential techniques for lighting various scenes in television production. It serves as a practical resource for cinematographers, providing expert advice on achieving the desired visual effects for diverse shooting scenarios.
Analyzing Contemporary French Cinema
A major survey of contemporary French cinema's leading films and filmmakers Brutal Intimacy is the first book to explore the fascinating films of contemporary France, ranging from mainstream genre spectaculars to arthouse experiments, and from wildly popular hits to films that deliberately alienate the viewer. Twenty-first-century France is a major source of international cinema—diverse and dynamic, embattled yet prosperous—a national cinema offering something for everyone. Tim Palmer investigates France's growing population of women filmmakers, its buoyant vanguard of first-time filmmakers, the rise of the controversial cinema du corps, and France's cinema icons: auteurs like Olivier Assayas, Claire Denis, Bruno Dumont, Gaspar Noé, and stars such as Vincent Cassel and Jean Dujardin. Analyzing dozens of breakthrough films, Brutal Intimacy situates infamous titles alongside many yet to be studied in the English language. Drawing on interviews and the testimony of leading film artists, Brutal Intimacy promises to be an influential treatment of French cinema today, its evolving rivalry with Hollywood, and its ambitious pursuits of audiences in Europe, North America, and around the world.
First Published in 1984, this 40th Anniversary Edition of Youghiogheny is Revised and Expanded with a Beautiful New Cover Turbulent rapids and wild shorelines of the Youghiogheny River highlight natural wonders of the Appalachian Mountains, and midway on the stream's revealing path, Ohiopyle State Park is a showcase of beauty and has become a recreational hotspot where the river thunders over its iconic falls and cascades through the wooded gorges of Pennsylvania. With deep reflection, a compelling sense of adventure, and family ties to the waterway going back many generations, author Tim Palmer wrote Youghiogheny: Appalachian River in 1984 as the essential biography of this river and region. Now, in this fortieth anniversary revised and expanded edition of his classic narrative on this special landscape and its people, he revisits the river, addresses the changes that have occurred since the book was first published, and poses the question: What will happen to this historic and cherished place?
Pairing in-depth journalism with historical perspectives, this book makes a compelling case for a natural solution to the growing problem of flooding. With Seek Higher Ground, environmental writer and former land-use planner Tim Palmer explores the legacy of flooding in America, taking a fresh look at the emerging climatic, economic, and ecological realities of our rivers and communities. Global warming is forecast to sharply intensify flooding, and this book urges that we reduce future damage in the most effective, efficient, and equitable ways possible. Through historical narrative, rigorous reporting, and decades of vivid personal experience, Palmer details how our society’s approach to flood control has been infamously inadequate and chronically counterproductive. He builds a powerful argument for both the protection of floodplain open space and for programs that help people voluntarily relocate their homes away from high-water hazards. Only by recognizing the indomitable forces of nature—and adapting to them—can we thrive in the challenging climate to come.