Replica of 1871 edition by John Murray, London.
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With illustrations.

The captivating travel narrative chronicling the author’s journey through Central Asia.
Robert Shaw, the author of this work was an unlikely explorer, struck down by rheumatic fever after university and forced to tame his desire for adventure by settling down as a tea-planter in the Himalayas. Yet “an adventurous spirit, stimulated by study and unabated b...

The therapist's body is a vital part of the therapeutic encounter, yet there is an inherent inadequacy in current psychotherapeutic discourse to describe the bodily phenomena. Until recently, for instance, the whole area of touch in psychotherapy has been given very little attention. The Embodied Psychotherapist uses accounts of therapists' own experiences to address this inadequacy in discourse, and provides strategies for incorporating these feelings into therapeutic work with c...

The story of the culmination of my desire for powered paragliding flight. A brief insight of the designer, creator and test pilot Robert Shaw followed by the history of the development of his self-coined Eggmotor. This book gets into the nitty-gritty of the engineering, testing and ultimately the successful flights of this home-made, back-to-basics aviation marvel. There is also a plethora of information and relevent resources for any budding D.I.Y. sky hungry folks to follow their dreams ...

Night is a foundational element of human and animal life on earth, but its interaction with the social world has undergone significant transformations during the era of globalization. As the economic activity of the ‘daytime’ city has advanced into the night, other uses of the night as a time for play, for sleep or for escaping oppression have come increasingly under threat.This book looks at the relationship between night and society in contemporary cities. It identifies that whil...

Inspired by a real dog from Danny & Ron’s Rescue from the popular documentary, Life in the Doghouse, this fourth book in the sweet chapter book series follows a dog’s rivalry with his new cat sibling.Finn, a Redbone hound with three legs, is excited to join the Figueroa family, who are also expecting a new baby to arrive any day now! The house is full of new toys and fun places to explore, but for Finn, who is still adapting to his missing back leg, the st...

One of the bloodiest battles fought in military history — this Battle Story will make you understand what happened and why.The Battle of the Somme raged from July 1 to November 18, 1916, and was one of the bloodiest fought in military history. It has come to signify for many the waste and bloodshed of the First World War, as hundreds of thousands of men on all sides lost their lives fighting over small gains in land. Yet this battle was also to mark a turning point...

" I found to my delight that I had stumbled across a kind of soup kitchen. The Tommy in charge was stirring a copperful of 'Shackles' (soup made from the very dregs of army cooking and stirred with a stick). I must have looked in need of extra nourishment for he said 'D'yer want a drop, son?' 'Yes please' I replied if you can spare it.' The warmth and zest from that beefy liquid, unexpected as it was, compelled me to accept a second bowlful which I drank with the same enthusias...

This book is about mind-blowing fiction on horror, crime, fantasy, and ghost short stories. It contains crime stories that will shock you, horror stories that will scare you, fantasy stories that will open your mind, and some ghostly tales that will leave you wanting more.

The Student Study Guides are important and unique components that are available for each of the books in The World in Ancient Times series. Each of the Student Study Guides is designed to be used with the main text at school or sent home for homework assignments. The activities in the Student Study guide will help students get the most out of their history books. Each student study guide includes a chapter-by-chapter two-page lesson that uses a variety of interesting activities to help a s...

The book covers beliefs and philosophies and shows how diverse the cultures are in North America, and how the tribal structures and teachings that were followed then, still continue. Reference is given to tribal practices, dances, ceremonies and sequence

Psstt.. over here... I'm Jangles... I'm a Gobblegark!... No time to explain, join me on a treasure hunt!This is no ordinary treasure hunt. In fact, this book is quite magical. You'll meet caterpillars and gobblegarks and best of all? You'll see how fantastic being neurodivergent is! Win keys by completing some challenges along the way, each one leading you closer to the treasure and to knowing a bit more about yourself and your brain. Built-in breaktimes ensure that you wo...

This comprehensive, illustrated survey of the latest in battlefield archaeology reveals " intimate insight into the realities of life " during WWI ( Current Archaeology).Modern methods of archaeological, historical, and forensic research have transformed our understanding of the Great War. In Digging the Trenches, battlefield archaeologists Andrew Robertshaw and David Kenyon introduce the reader to this exciting n...