Download or read book These Scattered Isles written by Kóstas Mavríkis and published by Oxford Maritime Research. This book was released on 2010 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlock the mysteries of the Northern Sporades - the Aegean's hidden jewels.Once a refuge for pirates, known variously as Satan's Islands, Demon Islands, Thieves' Dens and the islands of the Magnesians, the Northern Sporades - literally meaning 'scattered' - with their dramatic changes from island to island, strange geological forms and historical remains, are among Greece's most delightful secrets. For These Scattered Isles Kostas Mavrikis, in the company of those who live or used to live on these islands, has extensively explored the lesser Northern Sporades photographing every trace of ancient habitations which have given rise to countless legends and traditions. Piecing together these legends, the historical evidence and the written texts, Mavrikis has produced a multi-faceted image of the islands of Alonnisos, Peristera, Kira Panaya, Youra, Piperi, Psathoura and Skantzoura and many other smaller islands.Thousands of ships of all epochs lie on the sea-bed of the Sporades, constituting perhaps the most important collection of wrecks in the world, not only for their sheer number but also because of their significance and antiquity. From the time men first set sail with primitive log boats to today's high-technology ships, these islands have served as an important junction, stopping place and refuge. All these wrecks, preserved from human greed and natural disasters, still lie on the sea-bed, ready to deliver their secrets to those who care to look.Originally published in Greek, These Scattered Isles is the product of the author's passionate curiosity to explore the islands and all that they represent, while bearing the fruits of his extraordinarily detailed research. Now translated into English by Anthony Hirst, with additional research by both Mavrikis and Hirst and a wealth of new illustrations, this book cannot fail to delight and enchant you.

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Download or read book The Nature of a Lady The Secrets of the Isles Book 1 written by Roseanna M. White and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1906 Lady Elizabeth "Libby" Sinclair, with her love of microscopes and nature, isn't favored in society. She flees to the beautiful Isles of Scilly for the summer and stumbles into the dangerous secrets left behind by her holiday cottage's former occupant, also named Elizabeth, who mysteriously vanished. Oliver Tremayne--gentleman and clergyman--is determined to discover what happened to his sister, and he's happy to accept the help of the girl now living in what should have been Beth's summer cottage . . . especially when he realizes it's the curious young lady he met briefly two years ago, who shares his love of botany and biology. But the hunt for his sister involves far more than nature walks, and he can't quite believe all the secrets Beth had been keeping from him. As Libby and Oliver work together, they find ancient legends, pirate wrecks, betrayal, and the most mysterious phenomenon of all: love.

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Download or read book Race History written by E. Pittard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2013. This volume is intended to serve as a companion to Febvre's Geographical Introduction to History, which estimated the value of 'environment' as a factors in history. The present volume considers the 'racial' factors, the anthological reality which depends on somatic characters, build, height, colour of hair and eyes, craniological and facial form etc. the author carefully distinguishes from such artificial entities as peoples, nations, civilisation or language groups.

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Download or read book Queen of Demons written by David Drake and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Garric, Sharina, Cashel, and Tenoctris are confronted with evil forces in their fight for survival and must challenge the vicious queen of the Isle in order to save themselves from certain death