For people who have never stepped foot in this part of Australia, nor come close to a thriving Aboriginal community, 'Nothing Week' offers them a bridge, and is recommended reading. It is also useful for those who want to enhance their cultural sensitivities in relation to their interaction with Aboriginal communities.
A story of conspiracy to hide the truth about secret shipments of radioactive material from Australia to fuel the new generation nuclear reactors being planned for China's energy future." - Pete Hancock
The Swap is a fictional account of two naive Australian lovers who use a website to setup a house swap. One thing leads to another as they lurch from problems and challenges they inadvertently create to an international hunt for them from Ireland back to Australia.
Nothing Week' is the other week following pay-week when those with something left in their pockets contribute to the well-being of others whose meagre income has been largely absorbed by 'book-up' or gambling. Set in the remote South Australian township of Oodnadatta on the edge of the Simpson Desert, this enriching narrative offers a bridge into Aboriginal culture following the ups and downs which typify life in that unique community. A number of contemporary social and political issues are discussed in the context of a fictional five-week slice of time from the third week of May through to June.
The Okavango Delta is famous as one of the world's great wetlands, the wealth of birds found in this magical place drawing thousands of tourists there every year. Some 450 species have been recorded in and around the delta, and this book highlights 50 birds of the Okavango including the more common species, 'specials' and a few that are simply spectacular. Aquatic species are particularly well represented as there is arguably no better place in Africa in which to see such a wide variety of storks, herons, egrets, ducks, geese and kingfishers. The Okavango Delta has been divided into several regions: the Panhandle, permanent swamps, seasonal swamps, woodlands and its south-eastern bird-rich appendage, Lake Ngami. Birds representative of these regions are depicted by spectacular photographs and described with informative text. This book portrays a visual celebration of a selection of the Okavango's wonderful bird life.
Strother Kirby zügelte den Apfelschimmel und kniff die Augen eng. Vor den Hufen des Pferdes fiel das Land ziemlich steil nach unten ab, der Hang lief sachte aus, ging über in eine Ebene, die bei dem kleinen Fluss mit üppigem Ufergebüsch endete. Strother legte die Hände übereinander auf das Sattelhorn, beugte den Oberkörper etwas nach vorn und stützte ihn mit den Armen ab. In seinem Gesicht arbeitete es. Er sah einen Conestoga-Schoner, dessen helle Plane anmutete wie das geblähte Segel eines Fischkutters in der Weite des Ozeans. Vier Maultiere und zwei Pferde grasten in einem Seilcorral, der zum Fluss hin offen war, so dass die Tiere ungehindert zum Wasser gelangen konnten. Dicht beim Ufergebüsch brannte ein Kochfeuer, über dem von einem eisernen Dreibein ein rußgeschwärzter Kessel hing, aus dem Dampf stieg. Über den Backenknochen Strothers spannte sich die Haut. Sein Kinn wurde eckig. Was er da sah, gefiel ihm nicht. Es war das Land der Lake Valley Ranch, auf dem der Schoner angehalten hatte. An allen Wegen, die zur Ranch oder über das Weideland führten, waren an den Weidegrenzen Hinweisschilder aufgestellt, die darauf aufmerksam machten, dass hier das Land der Lake Valley Ranch Will Kirbys begann, und dass Unbefugte hier nichts zu suchen hatten.
Dieses Ebook enthält folgende Romane: Pete Hackett: Hass, der in die Hölle führt Pete Hackett: Im Banne des Hasses Pete Hackett: Die Aasgeier von Junction City Pete Hackett: Das Gesetz des Stärkeren Pete Hackett: Das blutige Gesetz der Colts Pete Hackett: Die Höllenhunde von Anaconda Pete Hackett: Partner bis in den Tod Pete Hackett: Männerhass Pete Hackett: Trag den Stern für Wichita George Owen Baxter: Gestohlenes Gold Max Brand: Der Mann aus Mustang Max Brand: Einsamer Reiter am Rifle Pass In Shadoe Rankin war nur noch Hass. Wie einen räudigen Straßenköter hatten ihn die Yankees einige Monaten nach General Lees Kapitulation aus dem Gefangenenlager in Kansas gejagt. Ohne Pferd, ohne Waffen, ohne Geld und ohne einen Bissen Proviant. Nicht einmal vernünftige Kleidung hatten sie ihm gegeben. Auf seinem Weg nach Süden stahl er sich seine Nahrung zusammen oder lebte von dem, was ihm die Natur bot. Er war abgemagert. Die graue Uniform, auf die er einst so stolz gewesen war, hing in Fetzen an seinem knochigen Körper. Die Augen lagen tief in den Höhlen. Shadoe Rankin, der zuletzt als Captain für die Sache des Südens gekämpft hatte, war so ziemlich am Ende. Seit vielen Wochen war er unterwegs. Verfilztes Bartgestrüpp wucherte in seinem eingefallenen Gesicht. Er war schmutzig und verschwitzt. Sein Ziel war die Farm am Mustang Draw, in der Nähe von Seminole im Gaines County, Texas. Dort war er zu Hause. Dort wollte er seine Wunden lecken und düstere Vergeltungspläne schmieden.
In Going Home the reader will find an eclectic celebrationof the diverse skills students develop at Oak Hill to understand and apply the gospel to daily life. From ancient Hebrew studies to telling stories to toddlers: the grace of Christ which is taking us home sweetens everything.True ministers of the gospel model their message(2 Tim 3:10-11). It is that spirit of gospel practice whichthis volume is celebrating."You get a fair idea of the great esteem and affection inwhich the Anderson family is held from the way so manymembers of the Oak Hill College community havecontributed to this Festschrift."From the Preface by Mike Ovey
Experience young life in south St. Louis during the 1930s through the colorful memories of a beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Joseph (Pistol Pete) Racher Sr."--From book.
A story of conspiracy to hide the truth about secret shipments of radioactive material from Australia to fuel the new generation nuclear reactors being planned for China's energy future." - Pete Hancock
From the award-winning birder and author of Birds of Prey, an authoritative, information-packed guide to distinguishing North American birds. In this book, bursting with more information than any field guide could hold, the well-known author and birder Pete Dunne introduces readers to the “Cape May School of Birding.” It's an approach to identification that gives equal or more weight to a bird's structure and shape and the observer's overall impression (often called GISS, for General Impression of Size and Shape) than to specific field marks. After determining the most likely possibilities by considering such factors as habitat and season, the birder uses characteristics such as size, shape, color, behavior, flight pattern, and vocalizations to identify a bird. The book provides an arsenal of additional hints and helpful clues to guide a birder when, even after a review of a field guide, the identification still hangs in the balance. This supplement to field guides shares the knowledge and skills that expert birders bring to identification challenges. Birding should be an enjoyable pursuit for beginners and experts alike, and Pete Dunne combines a unique playfulness with the work of identification. Readers will delight in his nicknames for birds, from the Grinning Loon and Clearly the Bathtub Duck to Bronx Petrel and Chicken Garnished with a Slice of Mango and a Dollop of Raspberry Sherbet.
A vigorous call-to-arms to reignite American citizenship at home and restore American power abroad, using the timeless truths of Teddy Roosevelt's iconic 'Man in the Arena' speech, by the Fox News contributor and decorated Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran. Pete Hegseth makes an impassioned and experiential argument for how Teddy Roosevelt's articulation of 'good citizens,' 'equality of opportunity,' and unapologetic U.S. leadership--'good patriots'--can renew our imperiled American experiment and save the free world, in this fascinating, first-hand challenge to elite progressivism, ahistorical foreign policy, and status-quo politics. Despite contention surrounding Teddy Roosevelt's legacy, Hegseth argues that the Rough Rider's exhortation serves as a timeless wake-up call for our Republic. Hegseth resurrects Roosevelt's famous 'Citizenship in a Republic' address--best known for the 'Man in the Arena' quote--as a roadmap for addressing the massive challenges facing America today. In order to rejuvenate what makes America exceptional, we must unapologetically get back into Roosevelt's arena--as engaged 'good citizens' at home and powerful 'good patriots' in the world. Bolstered by gripping personal experience, Hegseth channels Teddy Roosevelt's words to make a case for turning America's highest ideals into action through the gritty virtues of citizenship, the dogged pursuit of equal opportunity, and aggressive commitment to winning the wars we fight--including the Iraq War. An exceptional American experiment was entrusted to 'average citizens' in 1776 and has been perpetuated by every generation since"--Provided by publisher.
The profound influence of ancient cosmologies on our ideas about the human spirit • Shows how ancient myths contain a sophisticated understanding of our relationship to the cosmos, derived from thousands of years of observation of the night sky • Explains how ideas of the mind and spirit are still entwined with these ancient cosmologies despite the disruptive effects of modern astronomy • Reveals how ancient ideas and contemporary cosmology might be combined into a new model for spiritual meaning Thousands of years before the first written records, humans were turning to the night sky as a source of meaning for existence and their place within it. The conclusions drawn from these observations are embodied in stories from across the world known as Creation Myths. Contrary to the popular belief that these myths were meant to explain the origins of the universe, Pete Stewart shows that they were actually designed to create a harmony and order in the lives of humans that reflected, in their society and architecture, the ordered patterns they saw evidenced in the sky. These ancient myths also record, in the story of “the separation of Heaven and Earth,” the discovery of a disastrous discord in this ancient harmony, which the mythmakers overcame by imagining a vastly expanded architecture, one in which the individual soul had a role to play in the evolution of the cosmos. Today science presents a similar challenge to our sense of meaning. Stewart explores how, by reexamining the myths of creation in this light, we can learn how contemporary cosmology might yield a new architecture for the spirit and how the ancient sense of being in the cosmos might be reconstructed for our age.
Drawing on empirical research conducted with police in the UK and Romania, Child Trafficking in the EU explores the way in which the ‘who’ and ‘how’ we police and protect as trafficker and trafficked is related to Western notions of innocence, guilt, childhood, and of the status of ‘deserving’ victim. This book progresses a new theoretical space by linking its analysis to sociologies of mobility, marginalisation and the pluralised rendering of criminalised and victimised ‘others’. This book explores core contextual themes surrounding the commission, response to and origins of child trafficking, and presents empirical research into the investigation of child trafficking within the EU, situating the authors’ findings against broader social, cultural, political, policy and judicial contexts. The authors conclude with a synthetisation of the key themes and arguments to situate pan-EU child trafficking within political, criminal justice, organisational, cultural, and social contexts, and consider the degree to which such criminality can be can adequately addressed by current and emerging approaches given such enduring and persistent structural issues. This book will be of interest to scholars and students within the fields of criminology, sociology, political science and law, as well as a key resource for practitioners and activists.
A revealing investigation into the life of a reclusive cult genius. Syd Barrett was Pink Floyd's founder, singer, guitarist and principal composer, who left the group in 1968 amidst tales of acid-induced madness. Barrett's brief flash of erratic brilliance is now the stuff of rock legend, and his post-Floyd recordings have become cult classics. Revised in 2006, this book draws on years on research to relate the story of an epic rock tragedy.
As I read through this book, it started as an "I knew that, I knew that..." experience. But as the pages turned, even the most knowledgeable musician would start to say, "well I knew that too, but I wasn't aware of where that came from" or "now I've never thought of it that way before". Soon I was saying, "now I never knew that" and "there's an inversion I've never encountered" and "so that's how that works!" Note by note, scale by scale, mode by mode and chord by chord Pete Swann uncovers, demystifies and unclouds the reasons why music works the way it does. Its laid out in a clear and logical manner. Believe me, there's enough knowledge between the covers of this book to keep you busy for the rest of this lifetime and halfway through the next one. - Wendell Fergusson, multiple Juno and multiple CCMA Guitar Player of the year winner
A visually stunning, comprehensive resource on North America’s birds of prey, from the award-winning birder and author of Gulls Simplified. Always a popular group of birds, raptors symbolize freedom and fierceness, and in Pete Dunne’s definitive guide, these traits are portrayed in hundreds of stunning color photographs showing raptors up close, in flight, and in action—fighting, hunting, and nesting. These gorgeous photographs enhance the comprehensive, authoritative text, which goes far beyond identification to cover raptor ecology, behavior, conservation, and much more. In returning to his forte and his first love, Pete Dunne has crafted a benchmark book on raptors: the first place to turn for any question about these highly popular birds, whether it’s what they eat, where they live, or how they behave. “Birds of Prey is exhaustively researched and complemented by a stunning collection of photos, but the real highlight is…Dunne’s writing. He weaves together personal anecdotes, historical accounts, and technical information to create something greater than the sum of all its parts: a beautiful, authoritative, and engagingly written guide to the natural history of North American hawks.”—David Sibley, author of The Sibley Guide to Birds “Books about raptors used to fall into two major categories: field guides versus nature writing. No more!...Dunne’s new book skillfully conjoins those two genres. Life a good field guide, Birds of Prey is authoritative and utilitarian, and like our finest nature writing, Dunne’s prose is lyrical, sensitive, and full of feeling.”—Ted Floyd, editor, Birding
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