Flight of the Diamond Smugglers. A Tale of Pigeons, Obsession and Greed along Coastal South Africa, Paperback - Matthew Gavin Frank

'Ghost towns, corporate cruelty, the centuries-old relationship betweenhumans and a species almost magical in its abilities ... fabulous.' - The Ne...

A propulsive investigation into the curious role that carrier pigeons play in South African diamond smuggling.

Reducere. DescriptionAfter a childhood of microwaved meat and saturated fat, Matthew Gavin Frank got serious about food. His "research" ultimately led him to...

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Reducere. Daft Eddie; or, the Smugglers of Strangford Lough: A Tale of Killinchy first appeared as a serial in the author's own newspaper, the North Down Her...

'A remarkable feat of scholarship, fairness and readability, full of lively detail with a freshness of style which brings new life to the narrative...

A brilliant, young con artist offered to help the world's most traveled people reach the planet's last untouched frontiers; instead, they were take...

Reducere. Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Jing TsuNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 166 x 240 x 35Cover type: HardbackRedescopera ...

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Reducere. Set in Shahjahanpur during the revolt of 1857, A Flight of Pigeons is Ruskin Bond's classic novella about the twists of fate, history, and the huma...

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Part of the new Top 10 Walks: South West Coast Path series this cleverly structured and attractive pocket-sized guide gives walkers 10 of the best ...

Asweeping, provocative and very timely new history of Africa seen through the context of wealth

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Publisher: Overlook PressAuthor(s): Betsy PrioleauIllustration(s): 25-30 black-and-white images in one insertNumber of pages: 336Publication date: ...

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Publisher: Beacon BooksAuthor(s): Munyaradzi Felix MuroveNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2019Dimensions: 151 x 228 x 16Cover type: Paperback ...

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Reducere. This memoir by Maryknoll Sister Janice McLaughlin tells the extraordinary story of a life spent in service and solidarity with the people of Africa...

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Reducere. Renowned naturalist Craig Childs explores the paradoxical nature of anthropological excavation amongst the Native American ruins his work is based ...

Reducere. The Herero campaign from the perspective of one of the invadersGermany's late development as a modern nation meant it missed the opportunity to col...

Navigating Austerity addresses a key policy question of our era: what happens to society and the environment when austerity dominates political and...

Louis Le Prince invented the motion picture in 1890. The man's name was Thomas Edison. This book is the story of the birth of motion pictures, rest...

Reducere. DescriptionSouth Africa's varied landscape is home to some 19, 000 shrubs and herbs, a large number of which bear flowers of intricate and often st...

A Concise History of South Africa - Robert Ross

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Reducere. In this epic account of an extraordinary life lived during remarkable times, Jay Kirk follows the adventures of legendary explorer and taxidermist ...

Reducere. Finally: a book that addresses the unique challenges of gardening in the coastal South.Master Gardener Barbara Sullivan provides an authoritative g...

Swapping a vehicle for two feet is the way to explore the wilderness, like our ancestors once did: in the tracks of wild animals, absorbing the sce...

A new understanding and perspective to 'Operation Tabarin', Britain's clandestine and vitally important wartime Antarctic expedition.

This book is an anthology of key essays that foregrounds coasts, islands, and shorelines as central to the scholarship on the oceanic environment a...

Contains some 400 updated images along with fully revised text, capturing the latest information available on these African birds.

Reducere. Jack Malloch was Rhodesia's principal pioneer in aviation. He was an aviator and entrepreneur who left his mark on Rhodesia in a number of ways. He...

Reducere. Questa has just buried her dead husband, alone under the blazing desert sun. Chase Gunner has chosen to head West for a better life. Both are ventu...

Reducere. Winner of the Alice Hanson Jones Prize, Economic History AssociationA Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the YearThe civil rights movement was al...

Reducere. Lays emphasis on the continuing influence of the country's African heritage whilst also chronicling the processes of colonial conquest and of econo...

Publisher: Galaxy PressAuthor(s): L. Ron HubbardNumber of pages: 122Publication date: 2008Dimensions: 139 x 202 x 16Cover type: Paperback / softbac...

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Reducere. Within a few years of establishing a Dutch settlement in the Western Cape in 1652, the new inhabitants had begun to make wine to fortify crews sail...