With beautiful unique maps & evocative photography Atlas of Untamed Places is an intrepid voyage to nature's wildest places In a world that has increasingly become tamed by human activity the true wild holds a growing mysticism Rugged landscapes with unspoilt scenery invoke romantic visions of paradise but there are also intense & powerful wildernesses that produce fear & awe alike & unexplored zones where feral wildlife roams in the shadows Chris Fitch takes you on a journey through the world's most wild places visiting immensely diverse floral kingdoms remote jungles abundant with exotic birds & both freezing cold & scorching hot inhospitable environments From these natural havens we travel to the extreme & the incredible lightning inducing lakes acidic mud baths & man-eating tiger kingdoms We encounter places being reclaimed by nature such as Chernobyl that after being left abandoned for years are returning to a natural wilderness free from human intervention Not forgetting those most bizarre of destinations such as the tidal surges of the Qiantang River the bridge to Modo Island that emerges from the sea & the strange magnetic pull of Jabuka rock ...

A towering philosophical novel that is the summation of her Objectivist philosophy Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged is the saga of the enigmatic John Galt & his ambitious plan to 'stop the motor of the world' published in Penguin Modern Classics Opening with the enigmatic question ' Who is John Galt?' Atlas Shrugged envisions a world where the 'men of talent'
- the great innovators producers & creators
- have mysteriously disappeared With the US economy now faltering businesswoman Dagny Taggart is struggling to get the transcontinental railroad up & running For her John Galt is the enemy but as she will learn nothing in this situation is quite as it seems Hugely influential & grand in scope this story of a man who stopped the motor of the world expounds Rand's controversial philosophy of Objectivism which champions competition creativity & human greatness Ayn Rand (1905-82) born Alisa Rosenbaum in St Petersburg Russia emigrated to America with her family in January 1926 never to return to her native land Her novel The Fountainhead was published in 1943 & eventually became a bestseller Still occasionally working as a screenwriter Rand moved to New York City in 1951 & published Atlas Shrugged in 1957 Her novels espoused what came to be called Objectivism a philosophy that champions capitalism & the pre-eminence of the individual If you enjoyed Atlas Shrugged you might like Rand's The Fountainhead also available in Penguin Modern Classics'A writer of great power she writes brilliantly beautifully bitterly' The New York Times' Atlas Shrugged is a celebration of life & happiness' Alan Greenspan

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Tracklist Logos A1 The Light That Failed 446 A2 An Orchid 306 A3 Walkabout Vocals Lead
- Noah Lennox 359 A4 Criminals 255 A5 Attic
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Atlas Enchanted Lands is an elegant card game set in a world of fairies & magic Play cards to reveal a certain place & time
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Three office workers find themselves trapped by a sadistic psychopath in this horror from director David Brooks Offering a ride home to his co-worker & love interest Emily (Alice Eve) after their late night Christmas party David (Brian Geraghty) feels obliged to help out when another employee Corey (Josh Peck) asks for a lift to the nearest cash dispenser But after entering the st&-alone unit the three soon realise that they are being watched by a threatening hooded figure lurking in the car park Trapped inside the booth with their phones left in the car & panic setting in they are horrified when the figure savagely murders a passing dog walker setting in motion a terrifying game of cat & mouse Actors Brian Geraghty Alice Eve Josh Peck Mike O' Brian Robert Huculak Directors David Brooks Writers Chris Sparling Producers Paul Brooks Peter Safran Format PALRegion Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Aspect Ratio Unknown Number of discs 1 ...

Tracklist A1 Jerome A2 Stopwatch A3 Virgo B1 Delicate B2 Drown B3 Anymore C1 Earring C2 Trim C3 Specificity D1 Mijo D2 Randy Mosh D3 Graffiti Bonus Songs E Make It All Better Again F Sleeping On The Bright Side ...

The atmosphere & ocean are two of the most important components of the climate system & fluid dynamics is central to our understanding of both This book provides a unified & comprehensive treatment of the field that blends classical results with modern interpretations It takes the reader seamlessly from the basics to the frontiers of knowledge from the equations of motion to modern theories of the general circulation of the atmosphere & ocean These concepts are illustrated throughout the book with observations & numerical examples As well as updating existing chapters this full-color second edition

Includes:: new chapters on tropical dynamics El Nino the stratosphere & gravity waves Supplementary resources are provided online including figures from the book & problem sets making this new edition an ideal resource for students in the atmospheric oceanic & climate sciences as well as in applied mathematics & engineering

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A stripper is horribly disfigured in a car accident A brilliant scientist develops a treatment that restores her beauty & falls in love with her To preserve her appearance the doctor must give her additional treatments using glands taken from murdered women His unexplained ability to turn into a hideous monster helps with this problem but does nothing to win her love The doctor&s woes multiply as the police & the girl&s boyfriend begin to close in on him Actors Alberto Lupo Susanne Loret Directors Anton Giulio Majano Language Italian Subtitles English Region Region Free Number of discs 1 ...

A new hardcover Archive featuring the early adventures of Ray Palmer the Atom! This volume reprinting THE ATOM 6-13 features Mighty Mite's early team-ups with Hawkman & Hawkgirl the classic villainy of Dr Light the return of Chronos & much more! Plus an introduction by Roy Thomas ...