Author: Gary R. Smith
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0307788245
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
SNAKES, VIPERS, CROCS, SHARKS, AND THE VC With 257 combat missions in Vietnam under his belt, Gary Smith is a living witness to the realities of Naval Special Warfare. He worked with some of the toughest and most highly motivated men in the world, executing missions in the murderous terrain of Rung Sat Special Zone and Dung Island. The key to their success: go where no ordinary soldier would go and no VC would expect them. Though death reigned as king in the jungles of Vietnam, Gary Smith considered it a privilege and an honor to serve under the officers and with the men of Underwater Demolition Team Twelve and SEAL Team 1. Because he and his teammates, trained to the max, gave each other the courage to attain the unattainable . . . .
Death in the Jungle
Author: Gary R. Smith
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0307788245
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
SNAKES, VIPERS, CROCS, SHARKS, AND THE VC With 257 combat missions in Vietnam under his belt, Gary Smith is a living witness to the realities of Naval Special Warfare. He worked with some of the toughest and most highly motivated men in the world, executing missions in the murderous terrain of Rung Sat Special Zone and Dung Island. The key to their success: go where no ordinary soldier would go and no VC would expect them. Though death reigned as king in the jungles of Vietnam, Gary Smith considered it a privilege and an honor to serve under the officers and with the men of Underwater Demolition Team Twelve and SEAL Team 1. Because he and his teammates, trained to the max, gave each other the courage to attain the unattainable . . . .
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0307788245
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
SNAKES, VIPERS, CROCS, SHARKS, AND THE VC With 257 combat missions in Vietnam under his belt, Gary Smith is a living witness to the realities of Naval Special Warfare. He worked with some of the toughest and most highly motivated men in the world, executing missions in the murderous terrain of Rung Sat Special Zone and Dung Island. The key to their success: go where no ordinary soldier would go and no VC would expect them. Though death reigned as king in the jungles of Vietnam, Gary Smith considered it a privilege and an honor to serve under the officers and with the men of Underwater Demolition Team Twelve and SEAL Team 1. Because he and his teammates, trained to the max, gave each other the courage to attain the unattainable . . . .
Defying Death in the Desert
Author: Gary Jeffrey
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1615328920
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
The desert is one of the harshest and deadliest environments for humans, but were still inevitably drawn to this vast, parched landscape. This vibrantly illustrated book presents fascinating true stories of desert survival that are unforgettable.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1615328920
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
The desert is one of the harshest and deadliest environments for humans, but were still inevitably drawn to this vast, parched landscape. This vibrantly illustrated book presents fascinating true stories of desert survival that are unforgettable.
Through the Jungle of Death
Author: Stephen Brookes
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 0471189111
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
A GRIPPING SURVIVOR STORY OF ONE FAMILY'S FLIGHT FROM BURMA DURING THE JAPANESE INVASION "As uplifting a testimonial to human courage as any to emerge from World War II."--Daily Mail (London) "A tale of hair-raising adventure, survival, love and loss, shot through with rage, polemic, unlikely humour and a rare spiritual sensibility."--Telegraph Magazine (London) "Unique and heartfelt . . . a tale of human resilience and bravery in the most desperate circumstances."--The Irish News "Written with simplicity, understanding, and surprising good humour. It deserves to be read."--The Times Educational Supplement (London)
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 0471189111
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
A GRIPPING SURVIVOR STORY OF ONE FAMILY'S FLIGHT FROM BURMA DURING THE JAPANESE INVASION "As uplifting a testimonial to human courage as any to emerge from World War II."--Daily Mail (London) "A tale of hair-raising adventure, survival, love and loss, shot through with rage, polemic, unlikely humour and a rare spiritual sensibility."--Telegraph Magazine (London) "Unique and heartfelt . . . a tale of human resilience and bravery in the most desperate circumstances."--The Irish News "Written with simplicity, understanding, and surprising good humour. It deserves to be read."--The Times Educational Supplement (London)
A Death in the Rainforest
Author: Don Kulick
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1616209046
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
“Perhaps the finest and most profound account of ethnographic fieldwork and discovery that has ever entered the anthropological literature.” —The Wall Street Journal “If you want to experience a profoundly different culture without the exhausting travel (to say nothing of the cost), this is an excellent choice.” —The Washington Post As a young anthropologist, Don Kulick went to the tiny village of Gapun in New Guinea to document the death of the native language, Tayap. He arrived knowing that you can’t study a language without understanding the daily lives of the people who speak it: how they talk to their children, how they argue, how they gossip, how they joke. Over the course of thirty years, he returned again and again to document Tayap before it disappeared entirely, and he found himself inexorably drawn into their world, and implicated in their destiny. Kulick wanted to tell the story of Gapuners—one that went beyond the particulars and uses of their language—that took full stock of their vanishing culture. This book takes us inside the village as he came to know it, revealing what it is like to live in a difficult-to-get-to village of two hundred people, carved out like a cleft in the middle of a tropical rainforest. But A Death in the Rainforest is also an illuminating look at the impact of Western culture on the farthest reaches of the globe and the story of why this anthropologist realized finally that he had to give up his study of this language and this village. An engaging, deeply perceptive, and brilliant interrogation of what it means to study a culture, A Death in the Rainforest takes readers into a world that endures in the face of massive changes, one that is on the verge of disappearing forever.
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1616209046
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
“Perhaps the finest and most profound account of ethnographic fieldwork and discovery that has ever entered the anthropological literature.” —The Wall Street Journal “If you want to experience a profoundly different culture without the exhausting travel (to say nothing of the cost), this is an excellent choice.” —The Washington Post As a young anthropologist, Don Kulick went to the tiny village of Gapun in New Guinea to document the death of the native language, Tayap. He arrived knowing that you can’t study a language without understanding the daily lives of the people who speak it: how they talk to their children, how they argue, how they gossip, how they joke. Over the course of thirty years, he returned again and again to document Tayap before it disappeared entirely, and he found himself inexorably drawn into their world, and implicated in their destiny. Kulick wanted to tell the story of Gapuners—one that went beyond the particulars and uses of their language—that took full stock of their vanishing culture. This book takes us inside the village as he came to know it, revealing what it is like to live in a difficult-to-get-to village of two hundred people, carved out like a cleft in the middle of a tropical rainforest. But A Death in the Rainforest is also an illuminating look at the impact of Western culture on the farthest reaches of the globe and the story of why this anthropologist realized finally that he had to give up his study of this language and this village. An engaging, deeply perceptive, and brilliant interrogation of what it means to study a culture, A Death in the Rainforest takes readers into a world that endures in the face of massive changes, one that is on the verge of disappearing forever.
Defying Death in the Jungle
Author: Gary Jeffrey
Publisher: M. Evans
ISBN: 9780237543297
Category : Jungle survival
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Three stories of survival in the jungle. Includes an introduction to the habitat, maps, survival tips and summaries of other life-or-death experiences. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
Publisher: M. Evans
ISBN: 9780237543297
Category : Jungle survival
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Three stories of survival in the jungle. Includes an introduction to the habitat, maps, survival tips and summaries of other life-or-death experiences. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
No Time for Tombstones
Author: James C. Hefley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Endangered
Author: Eliot Schrefer
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545470013
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
From National Book Award Finalist Eliot Schrefer comes the compelling tale of a girl who must save a group of bonobos -- and herself -- from a violent coup. Congo is a dangerous place, even for people who are trying to do good.When Sophie has to visit her mother at her sanctuary for bonobos, she's not thrilled to be there. Then Otto, an infant bonobo, comes into her life, and for the first time she feels responsible for another creature.But peace does not last long for Sophie and Otto. When an armed revolution breaks out in the country, the sanctuary is attacked, and the two of them must escape unprepared into the jungle. Caught in the crosshairs of a lethal conflict, they must struggle to keep safe, to eat, and to live. In ENDANGERED, Eliot Schrefer plunges us into a heart-stopping exploration of the things we do to survive, the sacrifices we make to help others, and the tangled geography that ties us all, human and animal, together.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545470013
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
From National Book Award Finalist Eliot Schrefer comes the compelling tale of a girl who must save a group of bonobos -- and herself -- from a violent coup. Congo is a dangerous place, even for people who are trying to do good.When Sophie has to visit her mother at her sanctuary for bonobos, she's not thrilled to be there. Then Otto, an infant bonobo, comes into her life, and for the first time she feels responsible for another creature.But peace does not last long for Sophie and Otto. When an armed revolution breaks out in the country, the sanctuary is attacked, and the two of them must escape unprepared into the jungle. Caught in the crosshairs of a lethal conflict, they must struggle to keep safe, to eat, and to live. In ENDANGERED, Eliot Schrefer plunges us into a heart-stopping exploration of the things we do to survive, the sacrifices we make to help others, and the tangled geography that ties us all, human and animal, together.
The Jungle Book
Author: Rudyard Kipling
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Can You Survive the Jungle?
Author: Matt Doeden
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1429673494
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
"Describes the fight for survival in the jungle"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1429673494
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
"Describes the fight for survival in the jungle"--Provided by publisher.
The Jungle of Horrors
Author: Joe Dever
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780425104842
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
While the gaming industry is steadily growing, role-playing adventure novels are among the biggest sellers. Since Lone Wolf games use no dice, no boards and no accessories, they are becomming even more popular with each issue.
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780425104842
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
While the gaming industry is steadily growing, role-playing adventure novels are among the biggest sellers. Since Lone Wolf games use no dice, no boards and no accessories, they are becomming even more popular with each issue.