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Complemented by easy-to use, reliable maps, helpful recommendations, authoritative background information, and up-to-date coverage of things to see and do, these popular travel guides cover in detail countries, regions, and cities around the world for travelers of every budget, along with extensive itineraries, maps with cross-referencing to the text, "Top 10" and "Top 5" lists, and other practical features.
Concerns raised by international environmental watchdogs led to the Porgera
Environmental Advisory Komity (PEAK) being formed. It included local people,
NGOs, the mining company and environmental experts. Yati Bun, PEAK
chairperson, ...
Democracy, chaos and drama - the cornerstones of Ancient Greece that still seduce visitors today. Explore the energetic cities of Athens and Thessaloniki, the dramatic landscape of the Peloponnese and the timeless island villages, and you'll find a modern nation shaped-by myths and legends. Immerse yourself in its incredible history and connect with contemporary Greek culture with this best-selling guide.
Immerse yourself in its incredible history and connect with contemporary Greek culture with this best-selling guide.
In the Baliem Valley in central New Guinea lived a Stone Age tribe which survived into the twentieth century - the Kurelu. Matthiessen joined the Harvard-Peabody Expedition of 1961which set out to study the tribe as unobtrusively as possible, living among the Kurelu for two seasons. The result was this classic account, not of the expedition but of a lost culture; the Kurelu's timeless rhythms of work and play, of warriorship, feasting and funerals. In Under the Mountain Wall Matthiessen illuminates the lives of the Kurelu's with respect and sympathy, capturing a culture untouched by civilisation and vanishing along with the wilderness lying beneath the dramatic peaks of the Snow Mountains.
Tekman Bio, meanwhile, had found a fine straight laurel pole, fourteen feet long
when dressed; with Yeke Asuk, he split it down its length, using log wedges. One
piece was split again in two, and the best of the three lengths was stood against ...
Ever feel like you are juggling balls, and that at any moment you'll lose them all? Follow JJ Conte's life in Flies in my Spaghetti, Chocolates over the Wall as he recalls the difficulties of life-flies in his spaghetti-that could have made him drop the ball, and the moments of happiness-chocolates over the wall-that kept him balanced. Be provoked, through simple memories, into a mental search of your own past, a search that will reveal your own balancing act of life. Flies in my Spaghetti, Chocolates over the Wall is a reminder that through all things, you must persevere-you never know what blessing is around the corner!
The feast also featured a greased pole for people to climb and try to get the
money or sausages hanging at the top of the pole. These things were their prizes
for completing the climb to the top of the pole. Only a few people ever did reach
the ...
The Official Guide
Written for both through-hikers of Colorado's more than 700-mile portion of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail and segment hikers doing a section at a time. Book jacket.
Written for both through-hikers of Colorado's more than 700-mile portion of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail and segment hikers doing a section at a time. Book jacket.
Diary of Edwin H. Carpenter
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
