Author: E. J. Banfield
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
"My Tropic Isle" by E. J. Banfield Edmund James "Ted" Banfield was an author and naturalist in Queensland, Australia who was interested in a variety of topics having to do with the natural world. In this book, he produces a travelogue of sorts about his time in the tropics. North Queensland is characterized by its tropical climate, which allowed the author, and thus also his readers, to experience new and exotic flora, fauna, and ways of life.
My Tropic Isle
Author: E. J. Banfield
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387063334
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387063334
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
My Tropic Isle
Author: Edmund James Banfield
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dunk Island
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dunk Island
Languages : en
Pages : 378
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Island Song Lyrics
Author: Larry W. Jones
Publisher: Larry W Jones
ISBN: 1410746534
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 501
Book Description
"Larry W. Jones has written over 3,500 song lyrics with island based themes. Most are in the sytle of the "hapa haole" return-to-paradise tradition of the golden years of Territorial Hawaii"--Volume 7, title page verso
Publisher: Larry W Jones
ISBN: 1410746534
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 501
Book Description
"Larry W. Jones has written over 3,500 song lyrics with island based themes. Most are in the sytle of the "hapa haole" return-to-paradise tradition of the golden years of Territorial Hawaii"--Volume 7, title page verso
Tropic Days
Author: E. J. Banfield
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
'Tropic Days' is a vivid collection of essays that brings to life the people and places of tropical islands. E. J. Banfield transports readers to a world of pristine landscapes and intriguing inhabitants, depicting their daily routines and quirks with a mix of precision and imagination. Through these essays, Banfield provides an intimate look at the lives of the people he encounters, painting a picture of a world that is both beautiful and complex. A couple of titles included in this collection are: 'The Lost Isle', 'Blue Shirt', 'Eternal Sunshine', and 'Beach Plants'.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
'Tropic Days' is a vivid collection of essays that brings to life the people and places of tropical islands. E. J. Banfield transports readers to a world of pristine landscapes and intriguing inhabitants, depicting their daily routines and quirks with a mix of precision and imagination. Through these essays, Banfield provides an intimate look at the lives of the people he encounters, painting a picture of a world that is both beautiful and complex. A couple of titles included in this collection are: 'The Lost Isle', 'Blue Shirt', 'Eternal Sunshine', and 'Beach Plants'.
The Reef: A Passionate History: The Great Barrier Reef from Captain Cook to Climate Change
Author: Iain McCalman
Publisher: Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374711704
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Stretching 1,400 miles along the Australian coast and visible from space, the Great Barrier Reef is home to three thousand individual reefs, more than nine hundred islands, and thousands of marine species, and has alternately been viewed as a deadly maze, an economic bounty, a scientific frontier, and a precarious World Heritage site. Now the historian and explorer Iain McCalman takes us on a new adventure into the reef to reveal how our shifting perceptions of the natural world have shaped this extraordinary seascape. Showcasing the lives of twenty individuals spanning more than two centuries, The Reef highlights our profound desire to conquer, understand, embrace, and ultimately save the world's most complex ocean ecosystem. Opening with the story of Captain James Cook, who sailed unknowingly into the southwest entrance of this vast network of coral outcroppings, McCalman shows how Cook spent months navigating this treacherous underwater labyrinth, struggling to keep his crew alive and his ship afloat, sparring with deceptive shoals and wary native islanders. Through a series of dramatic tales from intrepid explorers, unwitting castaways, inquisitive naturalists, enchanted artists, and impassioned environmentalists who have collectively shaped our ideas about the Great Barrier Reef, McCalman demonstrates how this grand natural wonder of the world was built as much by human imagination as by the industrious, beautiful creatures of the sea. A romantic, historically significant book and a deeply personal journey into the heart of a marine environment in peril, The Reef powerfully captures the delicate relationship between humanity and the natural world.
Publisher: Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374711704
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Stretching 1,400 miles along the Australian coast and visible from space, the Great Barrier Reef is home to three thousand individual reefs, more than nine hundred islands, and thousands of marine species, and has alternately been viewed as a deadly maze, an economic bounty, a scientific frontier, and a precarious World Heritage site. Now the historian and explorer Iain McCalman takes us on a new adventure into the reef to reveal how our shifting perceptions of the natural world have shaped this extraordinary seascape. Showcasing the lives of twenty individuals spanning more than two centuries, The Reef highlights our profound desire to conquer, understand, embrace, and ultimately save the world's most complex ocean ecosystem. Opening with the story of Captain James Cook, who sailed unknowingly into the southwest entrance of this vast network of coral outcroppings, McCalman shows how Cook spent months navigating this treacherous underwater labyrinth, struggling to keep his crew alive and his ship afloat, sparring with deceptive shoals and wary native islanders. Through a series of dramatic tales from intrepid explorers, unwitting castaways, inquisitive naturalists, enchanted artists, and impassioned environmentalists who have collectively shaped our ideas about the Great Barrier Reef, McCalman demonstrates how this grand natural wonder of the world was built as much by human imagination as by the industrious, beautiful creatures of the sea. A romantic, historically significant book and a deeply personal journey into the heart of a marine environment in peril, The Reef powerfully captures the delicate relationship between humanity and the natural world.
Nature
Author: Sir Norman Lockyer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 782
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 782
Book Description
The Lone Hand
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australian literature
Languages : en
Pages : 780
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australian literature
Languages : en
Pages : 780
Book Description
Creating Island Resorts
Author: Brian King
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134749805
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
This work studies tropical island resorts, the people who live and work there and the tourists who visit them. The author includes, but goes beyond the more commonly encountered marketing and economic analyses of resort destinations, by examining social, cultural, mythical, environmental, organizational and political dimensions.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134749805
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
This work studies tropical island resorts, the people who live and work there and the tourists who visit them. The author includes, but goes beyond the more commonly encountered marketing and economic analyses of resort destinations, by examining social, cultural, mythical, environmental, organizational and political dimensions.
United Empire
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Commonwealth countries
Languages : en
Pages : 938
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Commonwealth countries
Languages : en
Pages : 938
Book Description