Search For The Taipan

Author : Brendan James Murray
Publisher : Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781760408893

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Venom by Brendan James Murray Pdf

In the early years of the twentieth century, an awareness was growing among European Australians of an unexpected threat, one that seemed the very embodiment of the dark, ominous power of the Australian bush. To the Indigenous people of the Guugu Yimithirr nation, it was nguman; to the whites it was the taipan, an eight foot, lightning fast venomous snake whose bite meant certain death. Venom is an examination of European settlers' troubled and often antagonistic relationship with the land, seen through the lens of the desperate scramble for an antivenom, and highlighted by the story of George Rosendale, a taipan bite victim of the Guugu Yimithirr nation.

Author : James Clavell
Publisher : Blackstone Publishing
Page : 889 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781982537579

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Tai-Pan by James Clavell Pdf

“There can only be one Tai-Pan.” Dirk Struan rose from humble beginnings to build Struan & Company, also known as the Noble House, into the world’s largest Far East trading company. He is now the Tai-Pan—Supreme Leader—of all Tai-Pans in China. Along the way, however, he made a powerful enemy. Tyler Brock, Struan’s rival from their early opium-smuggling days, also heads a large trading fleet, second in size only to Struan’s. But it is not only silks and spices that drive their mutual companies’ wealth—the opium trade is still booming. War between England and China might be over, but the hostilities remain. Struan and Brock come to control much of England’s trade with China yet neither can control their desires or their hatred of each other. Over the years, their two families will cross paths, threatening to rip both apart, with reverberations that will echo across the generations. Struan must fight to save his company and his family, or risk seeing everything he has created destroyed at the hands of his sworn enemy. Ambition, political intrigue, and love and lust weave their way throughout the novel the New York Times called, “grand entertainment...packed with action...with blood and sin, treachery and conspiracy, sex and murder.” East and West come together in an opulent and intricately plotted narrative. A tour-de-force of historical fiction, rich in detail yet eminently readable, Tai-Pan will stay with you long after the final page.

Author : Alistair Paton
Publisher : Black Inc.
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781743822487

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Of Marsupials and Men by Alistair Paton Pdf

A rollicking history of Australia's amateur naturalists, from settlement to the present ‘A fascinating history of Australia’s wildlife and the wilder men and women who shot, studied and saved it … Compelling and entertaining.’ —David Hunt Of Marsupials and Men recounts the fascinating and often hilarious history of the men and women who dedicated their lives to understanding Australia’s native animals. To the first European colonists, Australian wildlife was bewildering. Marsupials and gum trees seemed strange and hostile; rabbits, sheep and oak trees were familiar and safe. A bustling animal trade soon developed in both directions: foxes, starlings and other reminders of ‘home’ were unleashed on the Australian landscape, while countless Australian animals found themselves in Europe as stuffed specimens or living curiosities in zoos and private collections. Into this picture stepped a remarkable band of enthusiastic amateurs who were determined to get to know the fauna of the new colony. Equal parts inspiring and outlandish, over the next 150 years they would advance scientific understanding and transform public attitudes to Australian wildlife. From the ‘snake men’ who fearlessly thrust their arms into hollow logs just to see what might happen, to the top-secret plan to smuggle a platypus to Winston Churchill at the height of World War II, these are their stories.

Author : Philip Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Poisonous snakes
ISBN : 0207134405

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Search for the Taipan by Philip Jones Pdf

Author : Peter Mirtschin,Arne Rasmussen,Scott Weinstein
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780643106741

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Australia's Dangerous Snakes by Peter Mirtschin,Arne Rasmussen,Scott Weinstein Pdf

Australia’s venomous snakes are widely viewed as the world’s most deadly and are regarded with cautious curiosity, fascination and, regrettably, fear. Australia’s Dangerous Snakes examines the biology, natural history, venom properties and bite treatment of medically important venomous marine and terrestrial snakes. It contains comprehensive identification profiles for each species, supported by keys and photographs. In addition to their medical importance, the environmental roles of these snakes and the threats that are causing the decline of many of these reptiles are discussed. Drawing on the authors’ experience in the fields of herpetology, toxinology and clinical medicine, this book stimulates respect and admiration and dispels fear of Australia’s fascinating snakes. Australia’s Dangerous Snakes will provide hours of rewarding reading and valuable information for anyone interested in Australia’s unique wildlife and natural history, and will be an essential reference for herpetologists, toxinologists, physicians, zoo personnel and private snake collectors.

Author : James Clavell
Publisher : Delta
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0385343256

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Tai-Pan by James Clavell Pdf

"A fabulous epic of the Far East that will disturb and excite you . . . a thrilling and enticing tale of adventure and human relationships . . . dramatic episodes, exotic vignettes and heady descriptive passages."--Baltimore Sun It is the early 19th century, when European traders and adventurers first began to penetrate the forbidding Chinese mainland. And it is in this exciting time and exotic place that a giant of an Englishman, Dirk Straun, sets out to turn the desolate island of Hong Kong into an impregnable fortress of British power, and to make himself supreme ruler...Tai-Pan! Praise for Tai-Pan "Unforgettable."--Chicago Tribune "[James] Clavell is, as always, a matchless tale-spinner."--Cosmopolitan "Every five or six years there appears on the horizon a book so vast in scope, so peopled with bold, colorful characters, it eclipses other efforts. . . . Such a book is Tai-Pan."--Pittsburgh Press "Grand entertainment...packed with action...gaudy and flanboyant with blood and sin, treachery and conspiracy, sex and murder...fresh and vigorous." --The New York Times

Author : Larry Slawson
Publisher : Larry Slawson
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : PKEY:6610000248018

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The Inland Taipan by Larry Slawson Pdf

This book examines the infamous Inland Taipan; one of the world's deadliest and most venomous snakes. In looking at this fascinating animal, the author highlights the specie's traits, characteristics, behavioral patterns, and overall venom toxicity.

Author : Brendan James Murray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Australia
ISBN : 1760408905

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Venom by Brendan James Murray Pdf

Author : Brent Monahan,Michael Maryk
Publisher : Crossroad Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Death Bite by Brent Monahan,Michael Maryk Pdf

Its bite is seven times more lethal than a rattler, twenty-five times more deadly than a cobra. It will kill a horse in five minutes. It is nineteen feet long and moves with deadly speed. It is soundless, lashing out at its victim without warning. It is the taipan, the world's deadliest snake. AND NOW IT IS LOOSE. When will it strike again?

Author : Jack Heath
Publisher : Scholastic Australia
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781743834671

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Lockdown by Jack Heath Pdf

ARMED MERCENARIES invade a hospital and start taking hostages. Some school students barricade themselves in a surgical theatre. But the mercenaries are HUNTING an injured man... and he’s in there with them. Jarli, creator of the Truth app, is one of the students TRAPPED in the hospital. All the phones are jammed. The building is locked down. No help is coming. The mercenaries work for Viper, a ruthless and deadly criminal. Jarli and his friends have outwitted Viper before—can they do it again? The TRUTH is deadly...

Author : James Clavell
Publisher : Dell
Page : 738 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307491572

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Tai-Pan by James Clavell Pdf

“A fabulous epic of the Far East that will disturb and excite you . . . a thrilling and enticing tale of adventure and human relationships . . . dramatic episodes, exotic vignettes and heady descriptive passages.”—Baltimore Sun It is the early 19th century, when European traders and adventurers first began to penetrate the forbidding Chinese mainland. And it is in this exciting time and exotic place that a giant of an Englishman, Dirk Straun, sets out to turn the desolate island of Hong Kong into an impregnable fortress of British power, and to make himself supreme ruler…Tai-Pan! Praise for Tai-Pan “Unforgettable.”—Chicago Tribune “[James] Clavell is, as always, a matchless tale-spinner.”—Cosmopolitan “Every five or six years there appears on the horizon a book so vast in scope, so peopled with bold, colorful characters, it eclipses other efforts. . . . Such a book is Tai-Pan.”—Pittsburgh Press “Grand entertainment...packed with action...gaudy and flanboyant with blood and sin, treachery and conspiracy, sex and murder...fresh and vigorous.” —The New York Times

Author : R. M. W. Dixon
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Djirbal language
ISBN : 9780192859907

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A New Grammar of Dyirbal by R. M. W. Dixon Pdf

R. M. W. Dixon's landmark 1972 grammar of the Dyirbal language of North Queensland is one of the best-known and most widely-cited language descriptions in the history of linguistics. In the fifty years since its publication, Dixon has continued his detailed work on the language, extending and refining the descriptions in light of more recent theoretical advances. The resulting A New Grammar of Dyirbal offers a comprehensive contemporary grammar of the language, reanalysed in myriad ways and drawing on an extensive corpus of texts. Among its many new features are further discussion of the applicative/causative derivation; a fresh focus on the role of the pervasive 'pivot', the syntactic linking of S and O functions; a detailed account of the two antipassives and their semantic contrast and phonological conditioning; and an extended account of relative clauses. The volume is accompanied by a companion website hosting the full set of textual data on which the grammar is based, as well as a thesaurus/dictionary of nouns, adjectives, and verbs across ten dialects of Dyirbal.

Author : Robin Soo
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2003-05-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595275229

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China Unicorn Memoirs by Robin Soo Pdf

Control of all triads rests on ownership of the ancient unicorn. Priests decree the true owner is recorded in memoirs of an American Andrew Goodwest. Lily Shan unravels the true owner by reading the memoirs. She finds much more and understands China better by reading about Andrew's finding of Hong Kong and Shanghai. His son Ben's dealing with Sun Yat San and a Shanghai mobster Boss Hwang. Ben's granddaughter Mai Lin tells about 1920's Shanghai, Warlords, Japanese invasion, Long March and Civil wars. Lily finds a Tibetan to fight against Dragon Wu and wins.

Author : Armin Biere,David Parker
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-17
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783030452377

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Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems by Armin Biere,David Parker Pdf

This open access two-volume set constitutes the proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems, TACAS 2020, which took place in Dublin, Ireland, in April 2020, and was held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2020. The total of 60 regular papers presented in these volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 155 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Program verification; SAT and SMT; Timed and Dynamical Systems; Verifying Concurrent Systems; Probabilistic Systems; Model Checking and Reachability; and Timed and Probabilistic Systems. Part II: Bisimulation; Verification and Efficiency; Logic and Proof; Tools and Case Studies; Games and Automata; and SV-COMP 2020.

Author : Eva Blomqvist,Paolo Ciancarini,Francesco Poggi,Fabio Vitali
Publisher : Springer
Page : 819 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-12
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319490045

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Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management by Eva Blomqvist,Paolo Ciancarini,Francesco Poggi,Fabio Vitali Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th InternationalConference on Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management, EKAW 2016,held in Bologna, Italy, in November 2016. The 51 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 171 submissions. The papers cover all aspects of eliciting, acquiring, modeling, and managing knowledge, the construction of knowledge-intensive systems and services for the Semantic Web, knowledge management, e-business, natural language processing,intelligent information integration, personal digital assistance systems, and a variety of other related topics. A special focus was on "evolving knowledge", i.e., the impact of space and time on knowledge representation, concerning all aspects of the management and acquisition of knowledge representation of evolving, contextual, and local models.