Author : P. N. Humphreys
Publisher :
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 22,48 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Animals and civilization
ISBN :
The first book to explore the major species of Iran's wildlife, giving detail of their evolution as perceived through Iran's wealth of art, their distribution, their population and their habitat.
Author : Petra Okeke-Bestman
Publisher : Imaara Kids Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,22 MB
Release : 2020-10-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0993996868
A boastful and proud lion and a slow and small tortoise have a common problem. They both want to marry the beautiful Princess Gazelle! The princess gives them a challenge: they must each build her a house. Whoever finishes first will have the princess’s hand. The lion is sure he will defeat the tortoise. But the tortoise has a plan that just might work!
Author : Patrick Humphreys
Publisher : I.B. Tauris
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 18,69 MB
Release : 1997-12-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781860642296
Iran is a country rich in wildlife and, under the Shah, was one of the first in the world to develop a conservation program. A natural crossroads over which migrations of men and animals have flowed since the beginning of time, the country has two completely different climatic zones enabling an extraordinary variety of species to flourish. Surprisingly, however, the details are poorly documented in the West. This book is the first to explore the major species of mammals and birds, both as they are now and as they have evolved through time. It will serve as an invaluable guide for wildlife enthusiasts and travelers.
Author : Mary Meinking
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 30,86 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1410939340
Discusses the physical characteristics and predatory behavior of lionesses in their hunt for gazelles and the things that gazelles do to escape from lionesses.
Author : Christopher McDougall
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 50,77 MB
Release : 2010-12-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 184765228X
A New York Times bestseller 'A sensation ... a rollicking tale well told' - The Times At the heart of Born to Run lies a mysterious tribe of Mexican Indians, the Tarahumara, who live quietly in canyons and are reputed to be the best distance runners in the world; in 1993, one of them, aged 57, came first in a prestigious 100-mile race wearing a toga and sandals. A small group of the world's top ultra-runners (and the awe-inspiring author) make the treacherous journey into the canyons to try to learn the tribe's secrets and then take them on over a course 50 miles long. With incredible energy and smart observation, McDougall tells this story while asking what the secrets are to being an incredible runner. Travelling to labs at Harvard, Nike, and elsewhere, he comes across an incredible cast of characters, including the woman who recently broke the world record for 100 miles and for her encore ran a 2:50 marathon in a bikini, pausing to down a beer at the 20 mile mark.
Author : Carolyn Keene
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 26,97 MB
Release : 2013-01-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1442485817
While helping raise money for a Brooklyn park, Nancy must track down the kidnapper who has abducted a performing band’s lead singer—and discovers a hidden motive buried deep in the city’s past.
Author : George B. Schaller
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 27,52 MB
Release : 2009-10-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0226736601
Based on three years of study in the Serengeti National Park, George B. Schaller’s The Serengeti Lion describes the vast impact of the lion and other predators on the vast herds of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle for which the area is famous. The most comprehensive book available on the lion, this classic work includes the author’s findings on all aspects of lion behavior, including its social system, population dynamics, hunting behavior, and predation patterns. “If you have only enough time to read one book about field biology, this is the one I recommend.”—Edward O. Wilson, Science “This book conveys not only the fascination of its particular study of lion behavior but the drama and wonder and beauty of the intimate interdependence of all living things.”—Saturday Review “This is an important book, not just for its valuable information on lions, but for its broad, open, and intelligent approach to problems that cut across the fields of behavior, populations, ecology, wildlife management, evolution, anthropology, and comparative biology.”—Richard G. Van Gelder, Bioscience
Author : Kate Beasley
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 12,27 MB
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0374302634
Holes meets The Goonies in the highly anticipated second middle-grade novel from the author of Gertie's Leap to Greatness!
Author : Tammy Gagne
Publisher : North Star Editions, Inc.
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 15,40 MB
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1635174570
Introduces readers to the life, diet, habitat, behavior, and physical description of gazelles. Colorful spreads, fun facts, diagrams, a range map, and a special reading feature make this an exciting read for animal lovers and report writers alike.
Author : Allred Kim
Publisher : eXtasy Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 38,71 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1487422229
Emmie Savoy’s realization of her career goal—landing a partnership at a prestigious Portland marketing firm— drops on her desk hours before her first meeting with the high-profile client Thornton Longbridge. But her rocketing career napalms her personal life. Her take no shit attitude intimidates most men, and casual affairs fall well short of satisfying her. If she didn’t have her best friend Josie, she’d be the loneliest person in the world. Soon Longbridge’s unrealistic demands test her celebrated marketing skills, and their explosive disagreements threaten to burn her career aspirations to ashes. Josie soars in for the rescue, dragging Emmie to an exclusive club where no one knows your name—or your face. The Masquerade Club not only brings the most exotic dreams to fruition but ignites desires Emma feared to explore. When Andreas stalks her at the club, tempting pleasures she desperately craves, Emmie doesn’t resist. She succumbs to sensations she never thought possible, becoming prey to her darkest emotions. Andreas draws out her deepest passions, but it’s the eyes of Thornton Longbridge that haunt her dreams.
