Forest Adventures of Doubtless the Baby Turtle and George the Hare


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The Book describes the Adventure of two family of animals a baby Turtle and His friend the Hare whose adventures of growing up in the Forest and their valuable time with their surrounding animal families both on land, Air and Sea has changed their lives. They learned to enjoy each others company more importantly they learned how to help one another with the Help of their Elders, their belief of Divine Almighty who provides and protects them .They developed powerful bonds of prayers during their trying times... The book was written based on personal experiences of their Children and Grandchildren are with their pet animals.




Strange True Stories of Louisiana


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Reproduction of the original: Strange True Stories of Louisiana by George W. Cable







Great Plains


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National Bestseller Most travelers only fly over the Great Plains--but Ian Frazier, ever the intrepid and wide-eyed wanderer, is not your average traveler. A hilarious and fascinating look at the great middle of our nation. With his unique blend of intrepidity, tongue-in-cheek humor, and wide-eyed wonder, Ian Frazier takes us on a journey of more than 25,000 miles up and down and across the vast and myth-inspiring Great Plains. A travelogue, a work of scholarship, and a western adventure, Great Plains takes us from the site of Sitting Bull's cabin, to an abandoned house once terrorized by Bonnie and Clyde, to the scene of the murders chronicled in Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. It is an expedition that reveals the heart of the American West.




The Mauritius Command


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Stephen Maturin brings Captain Jack Aubrey secret orders to lead an expedition against the French islands of Mauritius and La Reunion, but the conduct of two of his own officers threatens the success of the mission.




The Practice of the Wild


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A collection of captivatingly meditative essays that display a deep understanding of Buddhist belief, wildness, wildlife, and the world from an American cultural force. With thoughts ranging from political and spiritual matters to those regarding the environment and the art of becoming native to this continent, the nine essays in The Practice of the Wild display the deep understanding and wide erudition of Gary Snyder. These essays, first published in 1990, stand as the mature centerpiece of Snyder's work and thought, and this profound collection is widely accepted as one of the central texts on wilderness and the interaction of nature and culture.










Robert Falconer


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Adventures Among Ants


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In tales from Nigeria, Indonesia, the Amazon, Australia, California, and elsewhere, Moffett recounts his entomological exploits and provides fascinating details on how ants live and how they dominate their ecosystems through strikingly human behaviors, yet at a different scale and a faster tempo.