Cumberland Island is a national treasure. The largest of the Sea Islands along the Georgia coast, it is a history-filled place of astounding natural beauty. With a thoroughness unmatched by any previo
This step-by-step guide to building a lashed-frame, fabriccovered sea kayak is both a means to a sleek, fast, universally admired boat and an excellent introduction to woodworking and boatbuilding for
After the eruption, Krakatau provided a unique opportunity to study the colonization of a sterile area by plants and animals across a sea barrier and the gradual incorporation of the newcomers into t
Get acquainted with a variety of polar inhabitants as you color lifelike drawings of terns and humpback whales, baby harp seals, a sea spider, king and emperor penguins, and other creatures — a
"... a concise, highly readable survey of pre- 19th-century warfare." —Choice"A remarkable tour de force covering a vast span of time, different cultures, warfare by land and sea."
1793, the eve of the Napoleonic Wars, and Midshipman Horatio Hornblower receives his first command . . . As a seventeen-year-old with a touch of sea sickness, young Horatio Hornblower hardly cuts a da
A moment of kindness in a sea of unfamiliarity… A long, hard day at work… A lively party… A nostalgic lullaby…The story begins in Nigeria where the character of Dele plays a last game of football with
We meet him late in life: a quiet man, a good father and husband, a fixture in his Brooklyn neighborhood, a landlord and barber with a terrifying scar across his face. As the book unfolds, moving sea
A cry for help from a sinking island… A rescue mission leads Jay and Lila Cooper to a doomed South Sea island where nothing is as they expected. Instead of a primitive civilization, the Co
The Bird is Her ReasonThere are some bodies that emerge??????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????? into desire as a godrises from the sea, emotion and??????????????? ?????????? memory hang
When a pirate girl receives a letter with a map from her pirate grandfather she sets out on a voyage up a mountain, down a valley, through a cave, and over the sea to find his treasure, in a book with
You are invited to a magical mermaid wedding! A special bumper-length story about saving our seas. The Sea Keepers are special guests at a mermaid wedding in Atlantis. But when a pod of whales doesn't
Under autumn leaves, a boy watches a beaver build a dam. One of the branches slips away, carried downstream by the river. Through the changing seasons, the branch makes a long, epic journey to the sea
Interlacing the poignant story of three fishermen lost at sea with the larger narrative of a fishing community recounted over a period of five decades, Joe D' Cruz whips up a gripping novel of a breat
Amazing undersea creatures to press out, slot together and play with! Make a great white shark, a giant squid, a sea turtle, a spider crab and an enormous blue whale. Each of these detailed 3D models
A decade ago, Rowan Jacobsen wrote a book called A Geography of Oysters that celebrated the romance of oysters, the primal rush of slurping a raw denizen of the sea, and the mysteries of molluscan ter
The discovery of a strange and superior warship sends Dion, youngest son of the king of Xanthos, and Chloe, a Phalesian princess, on a journey across the sea, where they are confronted by a kingdom fa
What best captures the spirit of Jazz Age fashion? A flapper dress? A cloche hat? As this electrifying book reveals, the Jazz Age signaled a sea change in design that rippled through every aspect of a
A wordless epic sea adventureThere is a legend that a Great Spotted Whale lives in the ocean, although a sighting fifty years ago was never corroborated. Now two young whale watchers each set out to f
The Newbery Medal-winning author of A Year Down Yonder presents a companion to Secrets at Sea that finds a nameless Royal Mews mouse on a journey of self-discovery in the grand precincts of Buckingham
The rules of courtship are swept out to sea when a shipwreck offers a Reckless Bride a true taste of paradise… CAN A WHIRLWIND ROMANCEFor too long, Miss Jane Burke’s father has taken advantage of her
Bubble Riding is a story that teaches children how to use visualizations to relax, lower stress and see a positive outcome. A sea child and turtle take children on a relaxing bubble ride through the o
Join Rosa, Melody, Jasmine, Sula and Coral solving magical mysteries under the sea. A water fairy, a beautiful love story, and a legend of lost treasure. There is a mystery to be solved and the young
We are in the midst of a sea-change. In years past, corporate social responsibility may have been seen as a feather in a corporation's cap but, today, ecological and social pressures require a new typ
An Italian village on a hilltop near the Adriatic coast, a decaying palazzo facing the sea, and in the basement, cobwebbed and dusty, lit by a single bulb, an archive unknown to scholars. Here, a youn
In 1993, a Taiwanese fisherman opened a chest that had been in his family for centuries. Inside, he found a manuscript which may be as significant as the Dead Sea scrolls—a manuscript which will revol
Spellbinding tales of action and adventure from a master of the genre: The Call of the Wild, drawn from the author's own experiences as a Klondike adventurer; The Sea-Wolf, a gripping account of a der
First published in 1960, Pomp and Circumstance, Coward's only novel, was greeted with wide critical acclaim. 'A South Sea Bubble of a book it is, with a Royal Visit expected on the Island of Samolo, a
Here's a book that transports you back to a time and place filled with incredible winged creatures, enormous sea monsters, ground-shaking carnivores, and more prehistoric beasts!The incredible creatur
The seven voyages of Sinbad, from A Thousand and One Arabian Nights, have been thrilling readers and listeners for generations. Sinbad, the merchant adventurer, encounters treasure, a sea-monster, the
"Moments of mass mobilization astound us. As a sea of protesters fills the streets, observers scramble to understand this extraordinary political act by 'ordinary' citizens. This study presents a pair
Just as the sea has played a pivotal role in the connectivity of people, economies and cultures, it has also provided a common platform for inter-disciplinary cooperation amongst academics.
Original compilation spotlights works by an unjustly neglected composer: Sonata, A Sea Idyll, Capriccio No. 2 in F Sharp Minor, three miniature Pastorales, Three Poems, Lament, Three Sketches Suite, a
Food microbiology is a fascinating and challenging science. It is also very demanding with a constantly changing sea of guidelines, regulations and equip- ment. Public concerns over food safety issues
A comprehensive survey of the countries and territories of this region, incorporating the latest economic and socio-political developments.New for 2014:a new essay on the Black Sea regiondiscussion an
