Kirkham's Find

Kirkham's Find PDF Author: Mary Gaunt
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465531351
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 499

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Kirkham's Find

Kirkham's Find PDF Author: Mary Gaunt
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465531351
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 499

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Finding List

Finding List PDF Author:
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 404

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Remarkable Trees

Remarkable Trees PDF Author: Christina Harrison
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500021927
Category : Trees
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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More than 60,000 species of trees are found in an amazing variety of forms, sizes and habitats. Every tree has its own story and here are over 60, selected for their particular resonance and connection with humankind and representing most of the world's major zones and ecologies. In portraits that combine vivid cultural and historical narrative with a firm scientific grounding, the authors reveal the details of trees from around the world, both familiar and strange. We use timbers for building and creating, have discovered which tree fruits and seeds taste delicious, and which can kill or cure us, and which species can add colour and spirituality to our lives - from the timber of mahogany to the delights of chocolate and pomegranate, from the medicinal tea tree to the deadly manchineel, and from fragrant frankincense to the highly prized dragon's blood tree. Artists and botanists alike have been inspired by trees for centuries, and a varied and beautiful range of images from the unrivalled archive at Kew illustrate the stories, to create this enlightening and enchanting book.

A History of Egypt Under the Ptolemaic Dynasty

A History of Egypt Under the Ptolemaic Dynasty PDF Author: John Pentland Mahaffy
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Category : Egypt
Languages : en
Pages : 344

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The Heart of Asia

The Heart of Asia PDF Author: Francis Henry Skrine
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Category : Asia, Central
Languages : en
Pages : 592

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The Intimate Empire

The Intimate Empire PDF Author: Gillian Whitlock
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1847142400
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 242

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By means of contextualized readings, this work argues that autobiographic writing allows an intimate access to processes of colonization and decolonization, incorporation and resistance, and the formation and reformation of identities which occurs in postcolonial space. The book explores the interconnections between race, gender, autobiography and colonialism and uses a method of reading which looks for connections between very different autobiographical writings to pursue constructions of blackness and whiteness, femininity and masculinity, and nationality. Unlike previous studies of autobiography which focus on a limited Euro American canon, the book brings together contemporary and 19th-century women's autobiographies and travel writing from Canada, the Caribbean, Kenya, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. With emphasis on the reader of autobiography as much as the subject, it argues that colonization and resistance are deeply embedded in thinking about the self.

Tell Your Dog You're Pregnant

Tell Your Dog You're Pregnant PDF Author: Lewis Kirkham
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ISBN: 9780987053008
Category : Dogs
Languages : en
Pages : 103

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This book offers a practical and intuitive approach for creating a loving bond between your dog and your new baby. Dr Kirkham has packed this book full of information, helpful tips and the latest behavioural knowledge. It is a must read for any dog owning family who is expecting a baby - your dog's and baby's future relationship may just depend on it.

The Bookseller

The Bookseller PDF Author:
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1210

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Signal Zero

Signal Zero PDF Author: George Kirkham
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 212

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To the Ends of the Earth

To the Ends of the Earth PDF Author: Susanna de Vries
Publisher: Pirgos Press
ISBN: 174298407X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 411

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Travel writer, explorer and novelist. 'Gaunts never give up', the motto of Mary's ancestor, Prince John of Gaunt (1340-1399) was quoted by Mary's father, William Gaunt, to his children. In the 1880s, Mary Gaunt was one of the first women admitted to Melbourne University. Miss Gaunt's desire to study law was denied since male academics believed women incapable of studying 'difficult' subjects. In 1909, Mary, now widowed, led her own expedition into the West African jungle, staying in remote villages to gather information for her book 'Alone in West Africa'. In 1913, in the absence of sealed roads, Mary travelled in a bone-shaking mule cart from Peking to the edge of the Gobi desert and returned to Europe on a Russian troop train. Her amazing experiences in China and Russia produced two more travel books. Mary donated her royalties to the Red Cross to help Belgian refugees. For many years she lived in Italy and, during World War Two, died in France. Prelude: Outwitting Mussolini1. 'Gaunts never give up'2. Encountering prejudice at university3. Finding Doctor Right4. Mary postpones a visit to China5. Africa - the 'Dark Continent'6. Heading a band of naked warriors7. 'Madame, you have the heart of a lion'8. 'Murder Hill' and German Togoland9. Black magic among the Ashanti10. The male dinosaurs of LondonĂ­s RGS11. Through Tsarist Russia to Peking12. Inside the walls of the Forbidden City13. A political assassination14. The Great Wall of China15. 'Behind every small foot is a jar of tears'16. Chengde and the hunting palace of the Manchu17. The temple of the Three Mountains18. 'Please keep your last bullet for yourself'19. Last days in China20. Exploring the Amur River and Saghalien21. On a troop train through Siberia22. St Petersburg and after23. Captured by Germans24. The Gaunts in wartime25. The final years of a cosmopolitan author