Island of Knowledge, Paperback

Reducere. In 1974 Linda Quiring moved to Salt Spring Island, British Columbia to 'find' herself. Salt Spring Island was one of the centers for the counter-cu...

With an Introduction by Alex Dolby. Translation by W.H.G. Kingston. Jules Verne (1828-1905) is internationally famous as the author of a distinctiv...

Reducere. THE LOST CONTINENT OF ATLANTIS Often dismissed as myth, Atlantis was a real place. It was an island rather than a continent. Contrary to legend it ...

Reducere. Views theatre performance as both a mode of empowerment and self-determination and a way of placing Indigenous performance in dialogue with other n...

Warm, witty, surprising and endlessly entertaining, Murder on Mustique draws on Lady Glenconner's wealth of knowledge about the island and love of ...

Reducere. Encounters with an Enlightened Man reveals Linda Quiring's experience in a mental institution where she was told she would need to be on medication...

Reducere. Hours of Fun-Filled Facts & Trivia Questions! - Special Launch PriceThis trivia book begins with the precursors to musical theatre throughout the w...

It is, perhaps, the fifteenth century and the ordered tranquillity of a Mediterranean island is about to be shattered by the appearance of two outs...

After retirement from a career in medicine, the author turned his acute and wide-ranging mind to the study of the history and traditions of his nat...

Reducere. Cherokee Stories of the Turtle Island Liars' Club paints a vivid, fascinating portrait of a community deeply grounded in tradition and dynamically ...

When Emil and the detectives discover that the father is planning to desert poor Jackie they are determined to come to the rescue but not before th...

Reducere. The year is 850. In the seas of northern Europe, the small coastal village of Elasund falls prey to marauding neighbors. Their food stores pillaged...

Reducere. In 1935, National Museum of Canada anthropologist Diamond Jenness did several months of fieldwork with the Coast Salish peoples of southwestern Van...

DescriptionHis two years of aedileship over, Decius is ready for his next adventure. He would rather do anything than join the war with Caesar, so ...

Reducere. This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base f...

Reducere. Florida Book Awards, Bronze Medal for General Nonfiction International Latino Book Awards, First Place, Best History Book (English) Scholarly and p...

Reducere. The island has become a key figure of the Anthropocene - an epoch in which human entanglements with nature come increasingly to the fore. For a lon...

Paperback edition of this powerful novel for fans of Ursula le Guin and Philip Pullman. Set in a beautifully crafted fantasy world it is the story ...

Reducere. This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base f...

Reducere. DescriptionL a is a 9-year-old girl living with her parents in a little blue house in Sainte-Rose on the island of Guadeloupe. Their life is simple...

A powerful, award-winning novel about friendship. Phyllisia Cathy--She is fourteen. Her problems seem overwhelming: New York, after life on her sun...

This story presents fraternal twins taking turns as the main character. Knowledge of the historic and cultural events shines through on every page....

DescriptionBradt's Azores is the only comprehensive guidebook to the nine-island archipelago, a nature-lovers' wilderness perched at the western ex...

Reducere. Do you want to experience the charm of Georgia's St. Simons Island? Do you long to see the little chapel at Frederica? Would you like to stand amid...

Reducere. The myths and legends of the Fair Folk are the oldest in Britain and our Fairy lore is unique to this island. Meetings with Faery are well recorded...

A new, thoroughly updated 12th edition of Bradt's Madagascar, the leading and most comprehensive guide to this unique island nation, written by Hil...

Reducere. A Cruising Guide to Puerto Rico, 3rd Ed including the Spanish Virgin Islands and the north coast ports of the Dominican Republic: is the most compr...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is ...

Reducere. Nancy Turner and Richard Hebda present the results of many years of working with botanical experts from the Saanich Nation on southern Vancouver Is...

Reducere. DescriptionGreek mythology and the legends of the Andean Indians tell of the feats of giants possessing knowledge far in advance of present-day tec...

Reducere. DescriptionThe story of Fresno's Wilson Island begins with its creator, Rosanna Cooper Wilson. She is an example of the often-forgotten role of wom...

Reducere. The recipient of extraordinary acclaim from critics and the bookselling community, Tan Twan Eng's debut novel casts a powerful spell and has garner...

An investigation of the origins of the Neolithic farming village on Orkney Island - Reveals the striking similarities between Skara Brae and the tr...

Reducere. 12-year-old Abel invites you to walk a few miles in his flip-flops as he leaves his tribal home for the first time on a cargo ship to go to boardin...

Reducere. DescriptionThis book presents the History of New Zealand: the "Land of the Long White Cloud." New Zealand is an Island country of the southwestern ...

Reducere. This book explores a variety of evidence pointing to a long-term pre-Maori inhabitation of New Zealand. It covers the movement of people from Afric...

Reducere. Reveals the existence of a Templar colony in the New World and how the explorer Verrazano, also a member of a secret society, attempted to reestabl...

Reducere. Velesh Aradahl, chairman of the Imperial Assembly of the Warlord's Empire, has made his move. With his vast combat experience and boundless knowled...

Reducere. One fall night, an innkeeper on a remote island in Nova Scotia watches an airplane plummet to the sea. As the search for survivors envelops the isl...

Reducere. Live Your Best LifeAncient, time-tested wisdom: Okinawa, Japan is a tiny, tiny island south of the Japanese mainland where people live their life's...

Reducere. Kamila is a 9-year-old girl living with her parents in a little blue house in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico. Their life is simple and easy. Both of her ...

In the 1970s, the accepted environmental thinking was that overpopulation was destroying the earth. Prominent economists and environmentalists agre...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: David Poyer"Tiller Galloway is a terrific hero . . . A fast-paced, convincing thriller set in an unusual locale." --Baltimo...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Last Corpsman, chronicles the life of John I. Unger from his birth in Austria in 1920, his immigration to the US, joining the Navy, ...

DescriptionLet Marco Polo's Sicily travel guide show you the heart of Sicily. If you're a bit short of time to prepare for your trip, don't want to...

Reducere. This book has been put together by experts in the field of mental health, and associated fields, whom have been carefully chosen to share their ins...

In this collection, acclaimed Jamaican poet Kei Miller dramatizes what happens when one system of knowledge, one method of understanding place and ...

Reducere. The Art of Expression in Poetry: A Book of Short Poems, A-Z is a compilation of fifty-three poems derived from experiences and knowledge obtained d...

The RZA, founder of the Wu-Tang Clan, imparts the lessons he's learned on his journey from the Staten Island projects to international superstardom...

Reducere. Virginia Giuffre alleged that Epstein ordered her to have sex with Prince Andrew three times, including in an orgy on the paedophile island which i...

Reducere. A New York Times bestselling, breakout series!Last month, I was a single preschool teacher whose greatest thrill consisted of color-coding my lesso...

Reducere. An astronomer turned psychiatrist, Jaime Smith traces his education back to his early studies in the humanities and a life-changing move to Argenti...

Reducere. In the spring of 1980, the Irish Department of Defence sanctioned the establishment of a new unit within the Irish Defence Forces and the Irish Arm...

Reducere. DescriptionThe reader is given a concept of the life and times when Hippocrates lived. The professions and trades during Hippocrates time are descr...

Reducere. A remarkable debut about intergenerational female relationships and resistance found in the unlikeliest of places, We, Jane explores the precarity ...

Reducere. In this highly acclaimed novel, life isn't all Emmy and Virginia Simpson anticipated. When Emmy's marriage to an Australian man ends, she flees her...

In Earth in Mind, noted environmental educator David W. Orr focuses not on problems in education, but on the problem of education. Much of what has...

Ilarion Merculieff weaves the remarkable strands of his life and culture into a fascinating account that begins with his traditional Unangan (Aleut...

Reducere. In this book you will find information, about Norse Mythology. Norse mythology, or Scandinavian mythology, is the body of mythology of the North Ge...

Reducere. Shortly after graduating from the University of Glasgow in 1934, Elizabeth "Bessie" Williamson began working as a temporary secretary at the Laphro...

Reducere. Welcome to the charm and beauty of watercolor paintings that capture the wisdom and knowledge of scripture. Wonder, awe and joy are a few of the fe...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: J. David CoxEditor: Sally J. DaviesIllustrator: Simon Davies and Emily RobertsonNOMINATED FOR THE STEPHEN LEACOCK MEDAL FOR...

Reducere. DescriptionA poor girl in medieval England gains a name, a purpose, and a future in this "delightful" and beloved Newbery Medal-winning book. Now w...

Reducere. This larger-format edition provides inspiring ideas for making the Mid-Atlantic home landscape more attractive and functional. Starting with the 20...

Reducere. The Site provides a gaze into shadowy government entities and their relationships with enterprises with an otherworldly reach. When London schoolte...

An intensive investigation into the evidence for a forgotten fountainhead of civilization lost at the end of the last ice age - Reveals evidence of...

DescriptionNorman Douglas, one of the 20th century's great travellers in Italy, was for most of his life inextricably, passionately, connected to t...

According to Churchward, the lost Pacific continent of Mu "extended from somewhere north of Hawaii to the south as far as the Fijis and Easter Isla...

Reducere. A Cruising Guide to The Virgin Islands, 2 ed., is the most comprehensive guide ever written for the Virgin Islands. Its 75 sketch charts contain ex...

Reducere. "There is little time now, Avenger, for the gods of evil move against us still. You must return the Scrolls of Kettsuin to their rightful place at ...