The Attack Of The Killer Rhododendrons

Author : Glen Chilton
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781443411479

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The Attack Of The Killer Rhododendrons by Glen Chilton Pdf

Glen Chilton, the author of the rollicking Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour finalist The Curse of the Labrador Duck, returns with yet another quest, this time to seek out species ill-advisedly introduced into foreign environments. Chilton visits Ireland to witness how rhododendrons, an ornamental plant that escaped a private garden, now threaten to choke out the last of the great oak forests of the United Kingdom. He escapes blood-thirsty midges and a murderous Hungarian architect while visiting a colony of forgotten Scottish wallabies; finds out how termites, brought in on packing crates after the Second World War, contributed to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans; and dodges crocodiles and big guns in the eucalyptus forests of Ethiopia. And, in true Glen Chilton fashion, he never turns down the opportunity to share a few pints with eccentric locals, often finding himself in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Author : Glen Chilton
Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780702251443

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The Last Place You'd Look for a Wallaby by Glen Chilton Pdf

Glen Chilton returns with another scientific quest, this time to seek out species ill-advisedly introduced into foreign environments. Chilton visits Ireland to witness how rhododendrons, an ornamental plant that escaped a private garden, now threaten to choke out the last of the great oak forests of the United Kingdom. He escapes blood-thirsty midges and a murderous Hungarian architect while visiting a colony of forgotten Scottish wallabies; finds out how termites, brought in on packing crates after WWII, contributed to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans; dives with turtles in North Queensland; and dodges both crocodiles and big guns in the eucalyptus forests of Ethiopia. Along the way, Chilton never turns down the opportunity to share a few pints with eccentric locals, often finding himself in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Author : Barbara J. McNicol
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 726 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781440855719

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Sustainable Planet [2 volumes] by Barbara J. McNicol Pdf

Sustainable Planet is a two-volume resource that provides comprehensive coverage on the world's most pressing environmental issues, their impact in countries around the world, and how—or if—they are being addressed. Sustainable Planet: Issues and Solutions for Our Environment's Future examines contemporary challenges to sustainability, including population, climate change, decreasing biodiversity, land degradation, and water quality. Each chapter analyzes one of these challenges by first providing an introduction to the topic as well as key concepts to provide readers with a basic understanding of the issue. Essays deepen comprehension by investigating different aspects of the challenge. Case studies written by experts in the field follow. Each case study considers how a specific country is affected by the particular issue as well as the measures the country is taking to find solutions that will provide for a more sustainable future. The final chapter of the book explores sustainability at a global level by examining, through annotated primary documents, a number of multinational initiatives and alliances intended to create a more sustainable planet.

Author : Peter Alfred Cox
Publisher : B. T. Batsford Limited
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Rhododendrons
ISBN : CORNELL:31924051780819

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The Larger Rhododendron Species by Peter Alfred Cox Pdf

Author : Charles E. McGarry
Publisher : BackPage Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781909430426

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The Ghost of Helen Addison by Charles E. McGarry Pdf

Leo Moran is not your average private detective. An avowed gourmet and wine connoisseur, he enjoys the pleasures of life to the hilt in the splendid isolation of his West End apartment. Ordinarily, his most pressing concerns involve which vintage of wine to pair with the finest organic steak, but at times he has more unsettling concerns: visions of violent crimes. After the ritualistic murder of a young woman in rural Argyll Leo decides to help the police. He arrives at a brooding, majestic landscape in the grip of winter and meets a host of strange and colourful characters who congregate in and around the Loch Dhonn Hotel – including the ghost of the victim. Frustrated by forces of evil summoned up the killer, at first Leo fails to make headway, and his intemperance wears thin the patience of his allies and the police. Cast out and close to despair, Leo must draw on all his powers to unmask the murderer before he himself becomes the next victim.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Camellias
ISBN : CORNELL:31924065044350

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The Rhododendron and Camellia Year Book by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UCR:31210016099200

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California Agriculture by Anonim Pdf

Author : Glen Chilton
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781439124994

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The Curse of the Labrador Duck by Glen Chilton Pdf

In an obsessive 82,000-mile quest for dead birds, how much trouble can one scientist get into? Finally, the world's leading authority on the extinct Labrador Duck, Dr. Glen Chilton, shares the story of his frenzied obsession to reveal the histories behind the mysterious bird -- a saga wherein he sets out to examine the remains of every Labrador Duck, conduct genetic analysis on every Labrador Duck egg, and visit every site where the duck was shot...with many a (mis)adventure along the way. More elusive than the Passenger Pigeon, the Dodo, or the Great Auk and breeding in places so obscure that no certain records exist of its nests, the Labrador Duck succumbed to extinction almost before anyone realized it was in decline. When Chilton began his travels, there were thought to be approximately fifty stuffed specimens, scattered among the museums of Europe and North America. However, as his search progressed, it became clear that some specimens had been lost to war and theft, while others lay hidden in far-flung collections, overseen by secretive curators. After traveling the equivalent of 3.3 times around the world with a series of oddball companions, Chilton finally began to close in on every known specimen...but not before he risked heavy-metal poisoning in Russia, swam naked in a glacier-fed stream, corresponded with a millionaire murderer, and narrowly avoided arrest in New York City. A magnificent blend of travel writing, science, detective work, and mishap, The Curse of the Labrador Duck is the zany adventure of one biologist's obsessive quest to uncover the mysteries of one of the world's most enigmatic birds.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Authors, American
ISBN : UCSD:31822037943206

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The Writers Directory by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ranulph Fiennes
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345528094

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Killer Elite (previously published as The Feather Men) by Ranulph Fiennes Pdf

The “enthralling page-turner” (Library Journal) now a major motion picture starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen, and Robert De Niro! Here is a gripping novel, inspired by real-life events, about a private team of British vigilantes that sets out to eliminate a gang of cold-blooded contract killers. From 1977 to 1990, four former British soldiers die, one by one, supposedly due to accident or illness. But soon a link is established between the victims: a shared mission in the desert kingdom of Oman, where they fought for a sultan against insurgents and ruined the life of a rival sheikh, who in turn has sent a band of assassins to methodically slay the soldiers and salvage his pride. Now these clever assassins are on the run from an underground group of SAS vets with nothing to lose, no time to waste, and a desire to dispense their own form of justice—no matter the cost. Previously published as The Feather Men

Author : Lonnie P. Anderson
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9798369411636

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Baby and the Beast by Lonnie P. Anderson Pdf

Welcome to the world of Baby and the Beast. Curses fall and blessings abound. Mistreated by her father and her brother all through her youth, Baby Pollyanna emerges as a stout Christian who relies on God to carry her through. Lonnie P. Anderson hits the mark as she writes about the lost and forlorn and the lost and condemned. Jesus came to save the lost and forlorn. Now we know that the “Rapture” has come to earth, as Lonnie walks us through heaven and discards the wicked into hell. There are many ways in, but one true way, and that is through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. A little about the Rapture goes a long way in offering hope, and encouragement, and eagerness to meet the Lord in the sky. He comes, he is coming, with his angels. Terrified of hell without knowing why, Baby Pollyanna’s adoptive dad is already on the path to destruction, and hideous intent. Her brother, as well is found wicked and not worthy, having raped his sister more than once. Baby falls and goes into a coma. She dreams about the reality of heaven on earth. She opens the door to eternal paradise with her heart. Lonnie weaves a tale of love and of horror, intent on setting the righteous straight and the wicked condemned already. Find hope in Baby and the Beast, as we look toward the future and walk in the grace that heaven provides as we come to paradise through Jesus, and loving our God and our neighbor. The Rapture is here, the Rapture is now.

Author : Christopher D. Bader,Joseph O. Baker,F. Carson Mencken
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-18
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781479819652

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Paranormal America (second Edition) by Christopher D. Bader,Joseph O. Baker,F. Carson Mencken Pdf

"Based on extensive research and their own unique personal experiences, the authors reveal that a significant number of Americans hold these beliefs, and that for better or worse, we undoubtedly live in a paranormal America. Readers will join the authors as they participate in psychic and palm readings, and have their auras photographed, join a Bigfoot hunt, follow a group of celebrity ghost hunters as they investigate claims of a haunted classroom, and visit a support group for alien abductees."--Provided by publisher.

Author : Robyn Hardyman
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781499431315

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Exploring Killer Plants with Math by Robyn Hardyman Pdf

The plant kingdom isn’t all sunshine and daisies – some plants pack a punch with poison, stingers, sap, and other dangerous qualities! This thrilling volume will introduce readers to a wide variety of Earth’s weirdest and deadliest plants while incorporating fun math questions. Quiz bubbles make the math feel like a game, and a handy answer key at the back of the book allows readers to check their progress, encouraging an independent learning experience. Fact boxes teeming with cool information and vivid photographs will further captivate readers in this fun, cross-curricular text.

Author : Glen Chilton
Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780702251436

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The Last Place You'd Look for a Wallaby by Glen Chilton Pdf

Glen Chilton returns with another scientific quest, this time to seek out species ill-advisedly introduced into foreign environments. Chilton visits Ireland to witness how rhododendrons, an ornamental plant that escaped a private garden, now threaten to choke out the last of the great oak forests of the United Kingdom. He escapes blood-thirsty midges and a murderous Hungarian architect while visiting a colony of forgotten Scottish wallabies; finds out how termites, brought in on packing crates after WWII, contributed to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans; dives with turtles in North Queensland; and dodges both crocodiles and big guns in the eucalyptus forests of Ethiopia. Along the way, Chilton never turns down the opportunity to share a few pints with eccentric locals, often finding himself in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Author : Eric J. Grove
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429622250

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The Defeat of the Enemy Attack upon Shipping, 1939–1945 by Eric J. Grove Pdf

This book was originally published in 1957. During the First World War, German use of unrestricted submarine warfare, supported by extensive mining and surface raids, very nearly forced Britain out of the war in 1917. The island’s heavy dependence on seaborne supplies was gravely threatened again in 1939, supplemented this time by air attacks on shipping. After the war, Commanders Waters and Barley wrote a Naval Staff History which has long been recognised as an authoritative study of the impact of the German campaign and its ultimate defeat by Britain and her allies. It remains an indispensable basis for any serious study of the Battle of the Atlantic and has here been updated and revised by Dr Grove, who also contributes a perceptive introduction outlining its significance.