Book Description
Depicts life in Australia at different times in its development by viewing one place in different years while moving backwards from 1988 to 1788.
Author : Nadia Wheatley
Publisher : Kane Miller Book Pub
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 26,89 MB
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : 9780916291426
Depicts life in Australia at different times in its development by viewing one place in different years while moving backwards from 1988 to 1788.
Author : Roman Dial
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 23,30 MB
Release : 2020-02-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0062876627
NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Destined to become an adventure classic." —Anchorage Daily News Hailed as "gripping" (New York Times) and "beautiful" (Washington Post), The Adventurer's Son is Roman Dial’s extraordinary and widely acclaimed account of his two-year quest to unravel the mystery of his son’s disappearance in the jungles of Costa Rica. In the predawn hours of July 10, 2014, the twenty-seven-year-old son of preeminent Alaskan scientist and National Geographic Explorer Roman Dial, walked alone into Corcovado National Park, an untracked rainforest along Costa Rica’s remote Pacific Coast that shelters miners, poachers, and drug smugglers. He carried a light backpack and machete. Before he left, Cody Roman Dial emailed his father: “I am not sure how long it will take me, but I’m planning on doing 4 days in the jungle and a day to walk out. I’ll be bounded by a trail to the west and the coast everywhere else, so it should be difficult to get lost forever.” They were the last words Dial received from his son. As soon as he realized Cody Roman’s return date had passed, Dial set off for Costa Rica. As he trekked through the dense jungle, interviewing locals and searching for clues—the authorities suspected murder—the desperate father was forced to confront the deepest questions about himself and his own role in the events. Roman had raised his son to be fearless, to be at home in earth’s wildest places, travelling together through rugged Alaska to remote Borneo and Bhutan. Was he responsible for his son’s fate? Or, as he hoped, was Cody Roman safe and using his wilderness skills on a solo adventure from which he would emerge at any moment? Part detective story set in the most beautiful yet dangerous reaches of the planet, The Adventurer’s Son emerges as a far deeper tale of discovery—a journey to understand the truth about those we love the most. The Adventurer’s Son includes fifty black-and-white photographs.
Author : Grant Lawrence
Publisher : Harbour Publishing
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 15,19 MB
Release : 2015-06-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1550176471
From Captain George Vancouver to Muriel “Curve of Time” Blanchet to Jim “Spilsbury’s Coast” Spilsbury, visitors to Desolation Sound have left behind a trail of books endowing the area with a romantic aura that helps to make it British Columbia’s most popular marine park. In this hilarious and captivating book, CBC personality Grant Lawrence adds a whole new chapter to the saga of this storied piece of BC coastline. Young Grant’s father bought a piece of land next to the park in the 1970s, just in time to encounter the gun-toting cougar lady, left-over hippies, outlaw bikers and an assortment of other characters. In those years Desolation Sound was a place where going to the neighbours’ potluck meant being met with hugs from portly naked hippies and where Russell the Hermit’s school of life (boating, fishing, and rock ’n’ roll) was Grant’s personal Enlightenment—an influence that would take him away from the coast to a life of music and journalism and eventually back again. With rock band buddies and a few cases of beer in tow, an older, cooler Grant returns to regale us with tales of “going bush,” the tempting dilemma of finding an unguarded grow-op, and his awkward struggle to convince a couple of visiting kayakers that he’s a legit CBC radio host while sporting a wild beard and body wounds and gesticulating with a machete. With plenty of laugh-out-loud humour and inspired reverence, Adventures in Solitude delights us with the unique history of a place and the growth of a young man amidst the magic of Desolation Sound.
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Page : 610 pages
File Size : 10,72 MB
Release : 1922
Category : Adventure stories
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Page : 514 pages
File Size : 28,78 MB
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Author : Let's Go Inc.
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 47,73 MB
Release : 2003-12
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780312319984
The Resource for the Independent Traveler For over forty years Let's Go Travel Guides have brought budget-savvy travelers closer to the world and its diverse cultures by providing the most up-to-date information. Includes: · Entries at all price levels for lodging, food, attractions, and more · Advice for adrenaline sports, including rock climbing and mountain biking · Essential advice for getting around and maintaining a car in the desert · In-depth coverage of Native American culture and life in the region · Opportunities to make a difference through study, work, and volunteering · Detailed maps of cities, towns, and the outdoors Unique Adventures for Adrenaline-Seekers: · Shred the world-famous mountain bike trails of Moab's Slickrock · Climb the dunes of White Sands National Monument by moonlight · Push 70 mph down the Olympic bobsled course near Park City, Utah · Camp under green waterfalls on the floor of the Grand Canyon · Preserve native artifacts on a New Mexico archaeological dig Get advice, read up, and book tickets at www.letsgo.com
Author : Mary Roach
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 33,41 MB
Release : 2003-03-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780393050936
An oddly compelling, often hilarious forensic exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem.
Author : Mrs. Gore (Catherine Grace Frances)
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Page : 214 pages
File Size : 12,30 MB
Release : 1841
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Author : Thomas H. Booth
Publisher : Hunter Publishing (NJ)
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 29,87 MB
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : 9781556501081
Author : James Justinian Morier
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Page : 370 pages
File Size : 35,2 MB
Release : 1850
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