Author: Will Hobbs
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439116342
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Trouble In Paradise Sixteen-year-old Travis is looking for a good time. A vacation in Mexico with his mother, sister, and little brother might cramp his style, but he's willing to take that risk for a chance to cruise the beaches. Travis soon discovers that even with his headphones and shades, he can't completely cut himself off from his family's problems. He begins to understand why his father didn't come with them: His mother is contemplating a divorce. Meanwhile his younger brother, Teddy, becomes increasingly obsessed with protecting some endangered sea turtles near the resort. In spite of himself, Travis is drawn into Teddy's efforts to save the turtles. But it takes a devastating tragedy beyond his imagining to shake Travis out of his cynicism -- a tragedy that will change his family forever.
Changes in Latitudes
Author: Will Hobbs
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439116342
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Trouble In Paradise Sixteen-year-old Travis is looking for a good time. A vacation in Mexico with his mother, sister, and little brother might cramp his style, but he's willing to take that risk for a chance to cruise the beaches. Travis soon discovers that even with his headphones and shades, he can't completely cut himself off from his family's problems. He begins to understand why his father didn't come with them: His mother is contemplating a divorce. Meanwhile his younger brother, Teddy, becomes increasingly obsessed with protecting some endangered sea turtles near the resort. In spite of himself, Travis is drawn into Teddy's efforts to save the turtles. But it takes a devastating tragedy beyond his imagining to shake Travis out of his cynicism -- a tragedy that will change his family forever.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439116342
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Trouble In Paradise Sixteen-year-old Travis is looking for a good time. A vacation in Mexico with his mother, sister, and little brother might cramp his style, but he's willing to take that risk for a chance to cruise the beaches. Travis soon discovers that even with his headphones and shades, he can't completely cut himself off from his family's problems. He begins to understand why his father didn't come with them: His mother is contemplating a divorce. Meanwhile his younger brother, Teddy, becomes increasingly obsessed with protecting some endangered sea turtles near the resort. In spite of himself, Travis is drawn into Teddy's efforts to save the turtles. But it takes a devastating tragedy beyond his imagining to shake Travis out of his cynicism -- a tragedy that will change his family forever.
Latitudes of Longing
Author: Shubhangi Swarup
Publisher: One World/Ballantine
ISBN: 0593132556
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
"A spellbinding work of literature, Latitudes of Longing follows the interconnected lives of characters searching for true intimacy. The novel sweeps across India, from an island, to a valley, a city, and a snow desert to tell a love story of epic proportions. We follow a scientist who studies trees and a clairvoyant who speaks to them; a geologist working to end futile wars over a glacier; octogenarian lovers; a mother struggling to free her revolutionary son; a yeti who seeks human companionship; a turtle who transforms first into a boat and then a woman; and the ghost of an evaporated ocean as restless as the continents. Binding them all together is a vision of life as vast as the universe itself. A young writer awarded one of the most prestigious prizes in India for this novel, Shubhangi Swarup is a storyteller of extraordinary talent and insight. Richly imaginative and wryly perceptive, Latitudes of Longing offers a soaring view of humanity: our beauty and ugliness, our capacity to harm and love each other, and our mysterious and sacred relationship with nature"--
Publisher: One World/Ballantine
ISBN: 0593132556
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
"A spellbinding work of literature, Latitudes of Longing follows the interconnected lives of characters searching for true intimacy. The novel sweeps across India, from an island, to a valley, a city, and a snow desert to tell a love story of epic proportions. We follow a scientist who studies trees and a clairvoyant who speaks to them; a geologist working to end futile wars over a glacier; octogenarian lovers; a mother struggling to free her revolutionary son; a yeti who seeks human companionship; a turtle who transforms first into a boat and then a woman; and the ghost of an evaporated ocean as restless as the continents. Binding them all together is a vision of life as vast as the universe itself. A young writer awarded one of the most prestigious prizes in India for this novel, Shubhangi Swarup is a storyteller of extraordinary talent and insight. Richly imaginative and wryly perceptive, Latitudes of Longing offers a soaring view of humanity: our beauty and ugliness, our capacity to harm and love each other, and our mysterious and sacred relationship with nature"--
Harmony 5
Author: Vasudev
Publisher: Pearson Education India
ISBN: 9788131725245
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Publisher: Pearson Education India
ISBN: 9788131725245
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
New Milestones Social Science 6 (History, Geography, Social and Political Life)
Author: Gita Duggal, Joyita Chakrabarti, Mary George, Pooja Bhatia
Publisher: Vikas Publishing House
ISBN: 9352713400
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The Milestones series conforms to CBSE’s CCE scheme, strictly adhering to the NCERT syllabus. The text is crisp, easy to understand, interactive, informative and activity-based. The series motivates young minds to question, analyse, discuss and think logically.
Publisher: Vikas Publishing House
ISBN: 9352713400
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The Milestones series conforms to CBSE’s CCE scheme, strictly adhering to the NCERT syllabus. The text is crisp, easy to understand, interactive, informative and activity-based. The series motivates young minds to question, analyse, discuss and think logically.
Technical Report
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
NASA Reference Publication
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
Implications of the Findings of the Expedition to Investigate the Ozone Hole Over the Antarctic
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Environmental Protection
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antarctica
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antarctica
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Birds by Night
Author: Graham Martin
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408137704
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
This book examines many examples of the nocturnal behaviour of birds. For many people, watching and studying birds is exclusively a day time activity. However, for many birds twilight and night time are not a barrier to useful activity. It is true that very few birds are exclusively nocturnal, but many birds which are active by day also conduct limited, and often crucial, activities after dusk. Examples range from the occasional night feeding of wildfowl and shorebirds to the night singing and night migration of certain passerines, and from the location of nest sites by sea birds to the nocturnal foraging of owls and nightjars. The special cases of flightless nocturnal birds and those birds which dwell in lightless caves are also considered. Throughout, this survey considers not only what it is that birds do at night but also discusses how these nocturnal activities are possible. It brings together studies in field ornithology, sensory science, ecology and physics and involves comparisons of the sensory capacities of other animals, including man. It is shown how the senses of hearing, smell and touch, as well as vision, play a crucial role in many of the night time activities of birds. However, these senses are not always adequate for fully explaining how nocturnal behaviours are executed. To achieve this we must look at the complex of relationships between behavioural and sensory adaptations and the particular environments which birds inhabit from dusk to dawn.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408137704
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
This book examines many examples of the nocturnal behaviour of birds. For many people, watching and studying birds is exclusively a day time activity. However, for many birds twilight and night time are not a barrier to useful activity. It is true that very few birds are exclusively nocturnal, but many birds which are active by day also conduct limited, and often crucial, activities after dusk. Examples range from the occasional night feeding of wildfowl and shorebirds to the night singing and night migration of certain passerines, and from the location of nest sites by sea birds to the nocturnal foraging of owls and nightjars. The special cases of flightless nocturnal birds and those birds which dwell in lightless caves are also considered. Throughout, this survey considers not only what it is that birds do at night but also discusses how these nocturnal activities are possible. It brings together studies in field ornithology, sensory science, ecology and physics and involves comparisons of the sensory capacities of other animals, including man. It is shown how the senses of hearing, smell and touch, as well as vision, play a crucial role in many of the night time activities of birds. However, these senses are not always adequate for fully explaining how nocturnal behaviours are executed. To achieve this we must look at the complex of relationships between behavioural and sensory adaptations and the particular environments which birds inhabit from dusk to dawn.
General Studies Vol.2 Indian & World Geography Solved Papers (2023-24 UPSC State PSC(Pre))
Author: Youth Competition Times
Publisher: YOUTH COMPETITION TIMES
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
2023-24 UPSC State PSC(Pre) General Studies Vol.2 Indian & World Geography Solved Papers
Publisher: YOUTH COMPETITION TIMES
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
2023-24 UPSC State PSC(Pre) General Studies Vol.2 Indian & World Geography Solved Papers
Multiple Sclerosis
Author: Ian Robinson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134987048
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Multiple Sclerosis affects hopes and expectations, restructures relationships, modifies careers and changes lives. It is a disease of variable onset, problematic diagnosis, unpredicatable prognosis and no effective treatment. Using unique autobiographical accounts of people with the disease, Ian Robinson sensitively portrays the difficulties and frustrations of the struggle to make sense of the clinical diagnosis and management of an illness which is effectively a way of life.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134987048
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Multiple Sclerosis affects hopes and expectations, restructures relationships, modifies careers and changes lives. It is a disease of variable onset, problematic diagnosis, unpredicatable prognosis and no effective treatment. Using unique autobiographical accounts of people with the disease, Ian Robinson sensitively portrays the difficulties and frustrations of the struggle to make sense of the clinical diagnosis and management of an illness which is effectively a way of life.