10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAVOS»
Discover the use of
Davos in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Davos and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Continental Divide: Heidegger, Cassirer,
Davos
The publication of Continental Divide signals a major event in the fields of modern history and Continental philosophy.---John P. McCormick, University of Chicago --
2
The 'J.E.M.' guide to
Davos-Platz
HOW TO REACH DAVOS AND WHAT TO WEAR. A reference to our route map
will show that the line of railway from Zurich terminates at Chur, also called Coire,
which is the capital of the Canton Grisons, and has a population of nearly eight ...
Joyce Emmerson Preston Muddock, 1882
3
Davos Platz and the Effects of High Altitude on Phthisis
CHAPTER I SITE AND ELEVATION OF DAVOS PLATZ, WATER, DRAINAGE,
AND ACCOMMODATION The district of Davos (an elevated valley in the Grisons
in Switzerland) extends to about fourteen miles in length, and contains between ...
Alfred Thomas Tucker Wise, 1881
Gigon and Guyer The first project built by the Swiss architectural team of Annette
Gigon and Mike Guyer, the Kirchner Museum Davos is situated in the town of
Davos, where Ernst Ludwig Kirchner settled in 1918 and lived until his suicide in
...
To reach it, take the Parsennbahn (railway) from Davos-Dorf to Weissflühjoch (
2,622m/8,600 ft.), the gateway to the major ski area, with a huge number of runs
in every category; there are a few downhill ski runs leading back to Davos that
are ...
Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince, 2010
6
Skiing Heritage Journal
Further, Davos was protected from the sultry foe hn off the Mediterranean. The
town filled with kur hotels or sanitariums. Between patients and vacationers, there
were 4000 winter guests staying in Davos in 1888, then a prosperous city of 8000
...
DAVOS tt081 Davos (pop. 11,000) sprawls along the valley floor under
mountains crisscrossed with chairlifts and cable cars. Originally a health resort,
the city catered to such fin-de-siecle giants as Robert Louis Stevenson and
Thomas Mann.
DAVOS ^081 Davos (pop. 11,000) sprawls along the valley floor under
mountains crisscrossed with chairlifts and cable cars. Originally a health resort,
the city catered to such Jin-de-siecle giants as Robert Louis Stevenson and
Thomas Mann.
Let's Go, Inc. Staff, Jason Meyer, 2008
9
Adventure Guide to Switzerland
Davos is often referred to as the Global Village, and as Europe's highest-altitude
city, has been a location well-known throughout history. The village originally
obtained its freedom from Austria in 1649, then became famous as a place where
...
10
A Companion to Terence
In the second scene of the first Act, Simo showers Davos with threats, in case he
tries to get clever and stop the wedding. Davos plays it innocent and insists he
has no idea what Simo means. “I'm Davos, not Oedipus!” (194), a comic slave,
not ...
Antony Augoustakis, Ariana Traill, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAVOS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Davos is used in the context of the following news items.
Are UK roads really worse than Puerto Rico's or Namibia's?
... Report compiled by the World Economic Forum (the body that brings you the annual festival of name-dropping that is Davos). «The Guardian, Jul 15»
World Economic Forum: a history and analysis
The annual gathering in Davos has certainly cemented the power of a tiny global elite, but its real power has been as a spawning ground for ... «Transnational Institute, Jul 15»
Comic-Con must-see panels include 'Supergirl,' 'Hunger Games …
Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy/Reek), John Bradley (Samwell Tarly), Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth), Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth), ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
It started with a loudmouth, but the Q&A saga just grows
The indulgence extended to McEvoy, and Q&A presenter Tony Jones, going to the economic talkfest at Davos, Switzerland, last year, when the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
Chagrin Falls and Orange Students Attend Global Leaders Summit …
The trip was a great mix of sight seeing, visits to math and science related sites, shopping, hard work at the Summit in Davos, and getting to ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
Rwanda court hears case to block third presidential term
Rwanda President Kagame attends a session at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. Photo: Reuters. mail · print. «TODAYonline, Jul 15»
Edelman loses executives and clients over climate change stance
As perhaps the world's best known PR guru and a regular at the World Economic Forum's Davos confab, Richard Edelman frequently talks ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
King City's Jason Burnett aims to bounce back to podium
Burnett beat his Lake Placid performance by completing a routine with a degree of difficulty of 18.8 at the 2010 World Cup in Davos, ... «theifp.ca, Jul 15»
Would You Give Up $11M For A Better Workplace Culture? The …
... piece, you could be forgiven for thinking you were reading about a dynamic corporate CEO sharing leadership lessons from the Davos stage. «Forbes, Jul 15»
Ukraine's First President Blasts Putin as Well as Western Indifference
"In 1991, I was in Davos [the World Economic Forum] at a roundtable and a European prime minister asked me how many people lived in ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
