It is 1704 &, in the swamps of Louisiana, France is clinging on to its new colony with less than two hundred men. Into this hostile land comes Elisabeth Savaret, one of twenty-three women sent from Paris to marry men they have never met. With little expectation of happiness, Elisabeth is stunned to find herself falling passionately in love with her husb&, infrantryman Jean-Claude Babelon. But Babelon is a dangerous man to love. Witness to Elisabeth`s devotion is another of his acolytes, Auguste, a young boy despatched to act as a go-between with the `redskins`. When both Elisabeth & Auguste find their love challenged by Babelon`s duplicity, the consequences are devastating. It is longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2010. ...

Here is narrative nonfiction at its most gripping. Journalist Jennifer Jordan chronicled the individual stories of the five courageous women who have climbed K2, the most fearsome mountain in the world. Climbers call K2 ” The Savage Mountain.” It is not quite as tall as Everest, but it is far more dangerous, located at the border of China & Pakistan, in the deadly Karakoram range, which has the harshest climbing conditions & weather of any place in the world. Ninety women have climbed Everest, but only five female climbers have ever reached the summit of K2 alive. Three of these women died on the way back down the mountain, & the other two have died since their climb. Because, these five women, who defeated the most ferocious of all mountains, have lost their own voices, ” Savage Summit” told their tragic & compelling stories. The terror & triumph of K2 was revealed through the stories of the few women who have succeeded in climbing it. The women in these stories are forced to deal with harsh conditions from the mountain, & from the men climbing around them, often being treated unfairly or discriminated against in their struggle to get to the summit.” Savage Summit” also attempted to answer tough questions: do female climbers rely too much on their male climbing partners? Are women prepared for the physiological & emotional rigors of K2? Are female climbers, because of the publicity & sponsorship opportunities afforded them, climbing the mountain without the proper training, endangering their own lives & the lives of those who climb with them? &, if women are as capable of men of climbing this most deadly peak, who will be next to attempt the long trek to the summit? ...

A student at the Buenos Aires School of Philosophy attempts to put her life (academically & romantically) in the service of a professor whose nearly forgotten theories of violence she plans to popularise & radicalise
- against his wishes. Meanwhile, a young couple
- a documentary filmmaker & a blogger
- engage in a series of cerebral & sexual misadventures. In a novel crammed with philosophy, group sex, revolutionary politics & a fighting fish named Yorick, Oloixarac leads her characters & the reader through dazzling & digressive intellectual byways.


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Savannah & the Georgia Coast in the Moon Spotlight guide series; covering a range of specific local cities, districts, areas & regions in North, Central & South America & targeted at those seeking to travel to a specific area within a country. Each of the guides has been extracted in full from the relevant country Moon Handbook & individual titles focus on a particular city, region or notable area of the destination. Many of the guides in the series are unique in their coverage, although are limited in putting the destination into its wider geographical context that a more comprehensive guide would provide. Stylistically, Moon ...

Moon Spotlight Savannah & the Georgia Coast is a 145-page compact guide covering historic Savannah & the Golden Isles, including Brunswick & Glynn County, Jekyll Isl&, St. Simon's Isl&, Darien & Mc Intosh County, Cumberland Island & St. Mary's, & the Okefenokee Swamp. Author Jim Morekis offers seasoned advice on what sights are must-sees &

Includes:: maps with sightseeing highlights so that planning your time is easy. This lightweight guide is packed with recommendations on sights, entertainment, shopping, recreation, accommodations, food, & transportation. Helpful maps make navigating these historic areas uncomplicated.
Moon Spotlight guides are affordably-priced, lightweight guides covering a smaller geographic region than Moon Handbooks or Outdoors guidebook series. The travel content in a Spotlight guide is pulled directly from individual chapters of larger Handbooks or Outdoors titles, with no introductory information (such as When to Go or Planning Your Trip), & no indexes. The results are compact guides to popular destinations that provide travelers with what they need to explore a specific locale in depth with fewer pages of very focused information.


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Savannah in Georgia with Hilton Head Island in South Carolina on an indexed street plan from ADC, part of the Kappa Map Group. On one side is coverage of the Georgian side, including Garden City, Hutchinson Isl&, Skidaway Island & Thunderbolt; the Hilton Head Island is shown on the reverse at the same scale as the main map. Colouring indicates different types of roads, from controlled access highways & toll roads to local streets. The map shows county & zip code boundaries. Symbols indicate various facilities & places of interest. Extensive index lists places & streets/roads. ...

The Savannah Way linking Cairns in Queensland & Broome in Western Australia highlighted on a road map from Hema showing the northern part of Australia with local roads & outback tracks, various facilities including fuel supplies, etc, plus enlargements of popular areas, tables of facilities in national parks, etc. The map is double-sided, showing on one side northern Queensland with the north-western part of Northern Territory; on the reverse coverage starts with a very generous overlap, showing the northern parts of Northern Territory & Western Australia. The course of the Savannah Way, including its suggested variants, is prominently highlighted. Road network indicates sealed & unsealed roads, tracks & rough tracks. Symbols indicate different types of fuel supplies & rest areas, camping & caravanning facilities, local airports, information centres, etc. Also marked are various points of interest. National parks / other protected areas & Aboriginal Lands are prominently highlight 6ed. Topography is shown by names of mountain ranges, deserts, etc, plus graphics for salt pans, swamps, areas subject to inundations, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1º intervals. Enlargements present in greater detail four national parks: Boodjamulla (Lawn Hills) in QLD, Kakadu & Judbarra/ Gregory in NT, plus Purnululu in WA, annotated where useful with GPS coordinates. Also provided are tables of facilities in the national parks across the area covered by the main map, a list of important contact numbers, plus descriptions of various sights. To see other titles in Hema’s series of City to City maps please click on the series link. ...

Savannas form one of the largest & most important of the world`s ecological zones. Covering one fifth of the Earth`s land surface, they are home to some of the world`s most iconic animals & form an extremely important global resource for plants & wildlife. However, increasing recognition of their land potential means that they are extremely vulnerable to accelerating pressures on usable l&. This Very Short Introduction considers savannas as landscapes. Discussing their origin, topography, & global distribution, Peter A. Furley explores the dynamic nature of savannas & illustrates how they have shaped human evolution & movements. He goes on to discuss the unrelenting pressures that confront conservation & management & considers the future for savannas. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable. ...

This series of books introduce children to environmental issues in a simple & fun way. Each book looks at a particular issue such as saving energy, & fighting pollution with the aim of relating to a young child`s world, starting in the home, progressing to school & working outward to the local community. Each title

Includes:: `before & after` illustrated spreads depicting both the current & ideal environmental situation, as well as photographic spreads that explain the issues.

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There are many ways to save the planet, & many a re pretty easy too. Some of these Knowledge Cards describe small but valuable actions that diminish pollution, energy consumption, & landfill mass. Others address topics such as the status of alternative energy sources, tree-free paper, & the beauty of bats. In this deck, 47 such tips & topics are discussed in Q & A format. ...