Fingers Crossed Across Australia

Author : Gary CB Poore
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 0643099255
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marine Decapod Crustacea of Southern Australia written by Gary CB Poore and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2004-08-13 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive guide to the identification of 800 species of decapod and stomatopod crustaceans from southern Australian marine waters. It is liberally illustrated with more than 1000 line drawings giving good views of many species as well as diagnostic illustrations. Details for each species include the authority, year of description, sometimes a common name, diagnosis, size, geographical distribution, and ecological and depth distribution. The chapter on the Stomatopoda is by Shane Ahyong. Sections within each chapter are hierarchical, species within genera, within families (often with subfamilies as well). Identification is achieved through the use of dichotomous keys adapted from many originally published in the primary literature, or developed from scratch. Some keys are to all Australian taxa but most are to southern Australian taxa only. The information in this book derives from over 200 years of collecting in southern Australian environments, from the intertidal to the deep sea, and publications in numerous journals in several languages. More than 800 of these papers and books are cited. Winner of the 2005 Whitley Award for Systematics.

Author : Lorraine J. Wise
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780987227959
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fingers Crossed Across Australia written by Lorraine J. Wise and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a diagnosis of breast cancer left Lorraine Wise with an uncertain future, she and her husband Mike decided to make the most of the challenge life had thrown them. After consulting a financial guru they decided that taking early retirement to join the ranks of the grey nomads would be a stretch, but not impossible. So they did what they never thought they would and gave up their home base, their roots and their security. Lorraine wanted to make the most of whatever time she had left. Their bucket list wasnt long, but they decided to get on with it while they could. They became intrepid travellers, exploring many parts of our beautiful country. They walked through the most spectacular gorges, snorkelled the magnificent Ningaloo Reef, traversed Australias infamous wilderness tracks, fossicked for gems, became avid bird watchers and went fishing. They took a magnificent boat ride through the Buccaneer Archipelago and experienced the amazing Horizontal Waterfall. While they did follow the tar sometimes, Lorraine and Mike often went bush to find breathtaking views, peace, relaxation and glorious sunrises and sunsets that lit up the sky. After eight wonderful years of living and loving life it is time to share their travels.

Author : Linda Lee Rathbun
Publisher : Natural Wanders
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Natural Wanders in Australia written by Linda Lee Rathbun and published by Natural Wanders. This book was released on 2022-07-27 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nature-loving travel writer and her photographer/husband run away from their home in Florida to spend a year wandering in Australia. Wander with them as they enjoy the highs and lows of life on the road, and as they re-discover many of Australia's natural wonders. If you have ever been to, or would like to visit the Land Down Under, then this illustrated travel memoir is the adventure eBook for you. Join Linda and Steve on their natural wanders in Australia. With over 200 published magazine stories, with four published touring guides, and with 30 years spent living in Australia, Linda is your perfect guide to all things Aussie. Steve's photography, published worldwide, accompanies their adventures.

Author : Ron Fellowes
Publisher : Ron and Lynne Fellowes
ISBN 13 : 1925280209
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No Room For Watermelons written by Ron Fellowes and published by Ron and Lynne Fellowes. This book was released on 2018-09-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2012, while others his age were enjoying quiet retirement, Ron Fellowes set off on the challenge of a lifetime. His dream to ride a 102 year-old FN motorcycle across the world - to the Belgian factory where the bike originated - had all the hallmarks of an epic adventure: one that was never going to be easy. For eight months Ron rode 14,600 kilometres through 15 countries under grueling conditions, into some of the world's most hostile territory. He faced desert sandstorms, mountains too steep for the motorcycle's capability, the threat of rockslides and bombings when he took a detour, and pressure from armed police through conflict zones. He was robbed, and when held at gunpoint, Ron came face-to-face with his own mortality. The motorcycle's limited capacity - no gears, inadequate brakes and pedal assisted - made it a daily struggle. Breakdowns were common, and only Ron's ingenuity and single-mindedness, Lynne's logistical support, and the generosity of others kept him going. Beautifully illustrated in full colour throughout, No Room for Watermelons is co-written by Ron and Lynne. It is an engaging, and entertaining account of one man's stoic determination to fulfill his dream. You will be carried along for the ride, and inspired to achieve your own dreams... no matter how impossible they seem.

Author : Colin Burgess
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1760854301
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Australia's Greatest Escapes written by Colin Burgess and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-07-22 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australia's greatest escape stories from two world wars Australia’s Greatest Escapes is a collection of stories about the most hazardous aspect of the prisoner of war experience – escape. Here is all the adventure, suspense and courage of ordinary Australians who defied their captors; men who tunnelled to freedom, crawled through stinking drains, or clawed a passage beneath barbed wire in a desperate attempt to flee captivity. They were willing to risk the odds and even death in the loneliest war of all – the fight to be free. Each possessed in spades the noble qualities of boldness, resourcefulness, cunning, determination and mateship we have come to admire about our Australian service men and women under adversity. Featuring stories of Australian POWs from all theatres of war, including one who fled a German work camp during World War I, another involved in a mass tunnel escape from a notorious Italian camp, and an airman who brazenly attempted to steal a German fighter and fly it back to England. We also re-live the tragic saga of the Sandakan death marches in which six Australian escapers became the only survivors from 2000 POWs, and follow the perilous journeys to freedom undertaken by Australian infantrymen following the appalling massacre of their fellow soldiers on the Japanese-held island of Ambon.

Author : Jimmy Buffett
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0759512922
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Salty Piece of Land written by Jimmy Buffett and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2004-11-01 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wander to "where the song of the ocean / Meets the salty piece of land" with Tully Mars, washed up from Margaritaville and in the mood for monkeyshines, in a shimmering Caribbean epic by the late king of tropical rock, Jimmy Buffett. It's not on any chart, but the tropical island of Cayo Loco is the perfect place to run away from all your problems. Waking from a ganja buzz on the beach in Tulum, Tully can't believe his eyes when a 142-foot schooner emerges out of the ocean mist. At its helm is Cleopatra Highbourne, the eccentric 101-year-old sea captain who will take him to a lighthouse on a salty piece of land that will change his life forever. From a lovely sunset sail in Punta Margarita to a wild spring-break foam party in San Pedro, Tully encounters an assortment of treasure hunters, rock stars, sailors, seaplane pilots, pirates, and even a ghost or two.

Author : David James Dixon
Publisher : Grosvenor House Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786236990
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bushveld Sunset written by David James Dixon and published by Grosvenor House Publishing. This book was released on 2019-12-02 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dineo is the victim of an attack on the streets of Brighton, Sussex. A stranger, Sam, comes to his rescue. As their friendship develops, they discover that they were both present in the same town in apartheid South Africa when a racially motivated atrocity was committed 35 years ago. Dineo, in fear for his life, has harboured the identity of the main perpetrator of that crime ever since. With Sam's guidance they set out to track down the criminal across two continents. Will they find justice and closure or will they underestimate the manipulative talents of their sociopathic target...

Author : John Doc Cheffers
Publisher : John Cheffers
ISBN 13 : 9780974440309
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Story of USfooty written by John Doc Cheffers and published by John Cheffers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dale Gray
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595155693
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Night Hawks written by Dale Gray and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-03 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The huge, slow-moving PBM seaplanes flew by day, searching out enemy shipping. In the darkness of the night they returned, to attack and destroy. Although these squadrons played a vital role in World War II, almost nothing has been published about the lives and experiences of the young men who formed the crews for these missions. This is the gritty true-to-life story of one of these crews in the Pacific theater. Sent on a suicide mission to bomb an enemy airstrip, these men soon found out that the war was not about glory and heroism, but was about hardship, pain and death. Surviving against all odds, they found that the true enemy was not the Japanese, but was the corrosive influence of the war itself.

Author : Barbara Baird
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443804339
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Racial Politics of Bodies, Nations and Knowledges written by Barbara Baird and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-14 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Racial Politics of Bodies, Nations and Knowledges takes on the urgent task of chipping away at existing racial and ethnic hierarchies that obstruct global and local movement towards human rights and social justice. It imagines subjective, social and political spaces which might enable this movement. Many authors engage with Indigenous sovereignties, from both Indigenous and non-Indigenous perspectives. While most authors write from an Australian perspective, the issues addressed both have relevance beyond antipodean borders and complicate the idea of national boundaries. Chapters include a comparison of Indigenous struggles for land in Canada and Australia, the situation of minority ethnic and religious communities in the European Union, a meditation on teaching an Australian film about colonial history to German university students, and the story of the delicate positioning of a man of mixed Maori and Irish heritage finding cultural citizenship in the US academy in the mid 20th century. Other chapters focus on children’s storybooks, media representations of suffering, and websites aimed at gay and lesbian youth – all international phenomena, and all places where racialised politics are at play. The book also offers insights into contemporary Australian racial politics via analyses of the treatment of asylum seekers, the health of Indigenous women, the education of young Indigenous people and the development of national histories in local tourist promotion. Readers looking for international perspectives on racial issues will find this book a diverse but rewarding approach to vitally important subject matter.