Author: Enid Blyton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780861638499
Category : Children's stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 187

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Author: Enid Blyton
Publisher: Bounty Books
ISBN: 9780753730546
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192

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A collection of stories by the best-selling author of the 'Famous Five' series, Enid Blyton.

Author: Enid Blyton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781782234883
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: Jill Bough
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1861899874
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 201

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Though donkeys have historically been among our most useful domesticated animals—from plowing fields to navigating difficult terrain—they have been much maligned in popular culture and given very little respect. So much so, that their perceived qualities of stupidity and stubbornness have made their way into the language of insult. But in Donkey, Jill Bough champions this humble creature, proving that after 10,000 years of domestication, this incredibly hard-working animal deserves our appreciation. Bough reveals the animal’s historic significance in Ancient Egypt, where it was once highly regarded—even worshipped. However, this elevated status did not endure in Ancient Greece and Rome, where donkeys were denigrated, ridiculed, and abused. Since that time, donkeys have continued to be associated with the poorest and most marginalized in human societies. All that time and all over the world, donkeys continue to be used for innumerable tasks, and even today, donkeys are considered to be one of the best draught animals in developing nations, where they continue to make a vital contribution. Bough rounds out her account with a look at the variety of social, cultural, and religious meanings that donkeys have embodied, especially in literature and art. With accounts that are both fascinating and touching, this cultural history of the donkey will inspire a new respect and admiration for this essential creature.

Author: The Donkey Sanctuary
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1789013909
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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International animal welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary is launching The Clinical Companion of the Donkey, the revised version of The Professional Handbook of the Donkey, which has been the definitive text for clinicians and professionals working in donkey medicine or surgery for over twenty years. Now in an easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate format over its 360 pages, this updated paperback includes current and extra information in a bid to improve the health and welfare of donkeys worldwide by sharing knowledge and providing further education. Without covering the same ground as other excellent textbooks, The Clinical Companion of the Donkey concentrates on those differences in the equine species that are specific to the donkey. A new chapter on donkey behaviour has been included, as this is fundamental to understanding this unique animal and the presentation of clinical signs and requirements for handling, nursing and treatment. Technical colour illustrations have been included using images from the extensive libraries at The Donkey Sanctuary, as well as those private collections that belong to contributors. This book will also be available as translated versions over the following months. Created with heart and keen intelligence, The Clinical Companion of the Donkey has all the attributes of the animal it aims to aid, and will surely be the textbook of professionals involved with donkeys for years to come.

Author: Maxwell Sommerville
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Algeria
Languages : en
Pages : 230

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Author: Harry Thurston
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 161145848X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 400

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In a part of Egypt so parched that decades might pass between rainstorms, amid a sea of sand, is a green island—Dakhleh, the “everlasting oasis”—that may contain the whole of human history. In this extraordinary book, an acclaimed science writer and journalist follows an international team of archaeologists as they unlock the secrets of nearly half a million years. Using high-tech methods, these scientists have made stunning finds, including indications that Dakhleh may have been the cradle of the Nile civilization that gave rise to the pharaohs and the pyramids. They have unearthed a perfect Old Kingdom town, with palaces and temples from the Golden Age, huge caches of mummies and papyri, and the world's two oldest books, and have located an entire Roman city—a Pompeii in the middle of the desert. Blending elements of adventure narrative, travelogue, and scientific mystery, Secrets of the Sands also traces on a grand historical scale the story of how humans have interacted with the changing environment, laying bare a parable with relevance to us all about the fragile balance between humankind and our world.

Author: Robert Michael Ballantyne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boys
Languages : en
Pages : 452

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Author: Kayode Eniraiyetan
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1664118861
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 98

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THE BOOK: If you have the necessary INSIGHT to PERCEIVE and UTILZE opportunities and FAVOURABLE conditions and recognise VALUES, you can put yourself in a position to take advantage of them. But you will achieve Success as you are enabled to assist others. When you have generous thoughts that benefit all, it will be filled with strength and vitality, whereas a selfish thought contains the germs of dissolution. It will disintegrate and pass away. When you make yourself to become giver of lots of High-Quality services, you make yourself a MONEY MAGNET. That’s the secret of Financial Success. WHAT BENEFITS ONE MUST BENEFIT ALL. The more service you give, the more remuneration that comes to you and the higher the QUALITY of the service, the greater the remuneration received. Our greatest success will come as we recognise that IT IS JUST AS ESSENTIAL TO GIVE, AS TO RECEIVE. Experience had shown that the more we give the more we get. Where giving in this sense implies service. You cannot guarantee Success, but you can increase the chance of it happening. Opportunity favours the prepared. One thing is certain, the difference between people who fail and those who succeed is that successful people do the things that failures are afraid to tackle. YOU GET MORE OF THESE IN THIS BOOK.

Author: Alisha Sevigny
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459744349
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244

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Ancient Egyptian healer and scribe Sesha is ready for another role: spy. Be sure to read Sesha’s first adventure, The Lost Scroll of the Physician. Forced to flee Thebes or face death, Sesha and her friends, Paser and Reb, travel up the Nile and into the desert in search of a hidden oasis. Led by a freed spy, they plan to rescue Pharaoh’s daughter Princess Merat, given to a Hyksos chieftain against her will. Before they can get there, though, they have to battle lurking crocodiles, endless dunes, and blinding sandstorms. When the group finally straggles into the Hyksos camp, they find the rebels preparing for combat. But as Sesha and her friends spend time with the rival tribe, the lines in the sand begin to blur. When she takes on a dangerous secret mission and learns about a prophecy that could change the course of history, Sesha has to decide where her future — and the real danger — lies.