Download or read book Where Leopards Cough written by Trevor Frost and published by Partridge Africa. This book was released on 2014-07-21 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true story of life in Africa under extreme conditions where theres nothing to depend on other than your wits and an ability to improvise. A man, his dog Major, and a small group of helpers trucked across seemingly insurmountable mountainous terrain laden with drilling equipment and supplies to survive off the land in isolation for months. Extreme danger and excitementat times life-threateningabounds, coupled with the beauty of nature and her wildlife. The author provides his readers with a slice of colonial life in the 1960s, describing progress through childhood, enduring army training, discovering pleasures of the opposite sex, exploring career options, and finally settling into what became a long career in exploration diamond drilling. It is also a story of love. Shortly after the contract in Ruangwa Valley, the authors isolated and lonely life changed dramatically. He married a beautiful city girl who had never experienced camping, let alone the tough life in remote areas in the bush. Their two sons were born living under these conditions. The book ends as the young family leaves Zimbabwe, settling in Botswana. The sequel Scorched Sands of the Kalahari will tell the story of their adventures in that country.

Download or read book Drilling Where Leopards Cough written by Trevor Frost and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's a true, historical account of growing up in the old Rhodesia during the 60's through school, girls, army to ultimately settling on a career of exploration diamond drilling.The events related, centre in an extremely remote and wild part of North Eastern Rhodesia called Ruangwa Valley. A wilderness area, barren of humans, the closest human contact being a four-and-a-half-hour drive over almost inaccessible dirt roads and dangerous mountain passes. Logistics were a nightmare with meat rations acquired through hunting game for the pot and catching fish from the rivers. It describes how they impacted on the land and its wild-life. It's a story of adventure and survival, of a white man and his dog, living in close connection with a team of black men, all living and working in and surviving off the wilderness under conditions that are now gone for ever.The book provides an interesting insight into the world of exploration diamond drilling, which invariably happens in wild, remote and tough conditions. There is extreme danger and excitement, coupled with the beauty of nature in Africa, and her wild life. There are unique experiences - some life threatening - with elephant, leopard, rhino, and snakes. There were also difficulties, hardships and dangers as they traversed mountain passes, with all the drilling equipment packed on the back of trucks not designed for those conditions. Soon after the contract in Ruangwa Valley was completed his isolated and lonely life changed dramatically when he married a city girl, raised in a comfortable home. She had never experienced camping, let alone the tough circumstances of living in remote areas in the bush. Their two sons were born whilst living under these conditions and raised in a caravan. One of these areas happened to be the Gwaai River Mine at the time of the tragic Wankie Coal Mine disaster where more than four hundred people lost their lives in a methane gas explosion. The book ends with the family leaving Rhodesia via South Africa to ultimately settling in Botswana. The sequel to this book will relate to the families interesting life experiences in Botswana.

Download or read book The Complete Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog written by Don Abney and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Designed to provide brief information on the history, care, uses, and breeding of Louisiana Catahoula leopard dogs"--P. vii.

Download or read book Skylark Coursebook 8 VRApp written by Mini Joseph & Hilda Peacock and published by Vikas Publishing House. This book was released on with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skylark is a multi-skill based series of coursebooks and workbooks for Classes 1-8. It caters to the needs of the learners and the facilitators of the English language through its approach—teaching language through literature. Through their simple, lucid and visually appealing presentation of content, the books make language acquisition effortless, seamless and engrossing for the learners.

Download or read book The English Marvel Coursebook 8 written by Brinda Dutta and published by Vikas Publishing House. This book was released on with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English Marvel is a multiskill-based series in English that adheres to theNational Curriculum Framework and the advances made in ELT pedagogical principles. Having a learner-centred approach, the series develops essential communication skills and integrates the four language skills of Reading, Writing,Listening and Speaking.

Download or read book Eternal Demon Sovereign written by Ling ChenShiYiDian and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-06-05 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Six Realms. Three Thousand Worlds. The gates of hell were opened, and the Underworld suffered an endless calamity. The eighteen levels of hell were all destroyed, and countless ghosts and deities perished. In the Underworld, a mysterious red light and an ordinary person without a trace clashed. During this life-and-death calamity, they were accidentally drawn into the Pool of Samsara. As soon as he woke up, Wu Hen reincarnated into the Martial Spirit World of the Divine Continent. From then on, the trash martial spirit came to attack, working with the Eternal Demon Sovereign! In the Six Realms' Reincarnation and the Three Thousand Worlds, there was a scene that could make one cry — the legend of the Demon Sovereign ... Close]

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Download or read book Snow Leopards written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2016-06-06 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Snow Leopards: Biodiversity of the World: Conservation from Genes to Landscapes is the only comprehensive work on the biology, behavior, and conservation status of the snow leopard, a species that has long been one of the least studied, and hence poorly understood, of the large cats. Breakthroughs in technologies and methodologies to study this elusive cat have come rapidly, including non-invasive genetics, camera traps, and GPS-satellite collaring. The book begins with chapters on the genetic standing and taxonomy of the snow leopard, followed by chapters on their behavior and ecology. Additional contributions follow on the current and emerging threats to the species, which include longstanding concerns, such as poaching and conflicts with livestock, and new and emerging threats such as mining and climate change. A section on conservation solutions, backed by valuable case studies, starts with an overview of the important role mountain communities play in assuring the snow leopard’s long-term persistence. In addition, chapters on the role of captive snow leopards for the conservation of the species, state-of-the-art techniques and technologies for studying and monitoring snow leopards, status reports from around the region, and future perspectives, such as transboundary conservation initiatives, international conventions (CITES, CMS, etc.), the role of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group and the Snow Leopard Network, and undertakings such as the Global Snow Leopard Forum facilitated by the World Bank are also included. Serves as the first and only comprehensive book on the biology, behavior, and conservation status of the snow leopard Brings together the most current scientific knowledge, documents the most pressing conservation issues, and shares success stories in alleviating the broad threats that now jeopardize the long-term survival of this species Brings current knowledge of the species, not only to researchers and conservationists, but also to decision makers, academics, and students Edited by recognized snow leopard experts, with more than 50 years of collective experience in research and conservation of the species

Download or read book Living with the Leopard written by Maggie Allder and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-11-07 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I held my breath, and I heard it too: the gentle sound of a door opening slowly and the crunch of something under a shoe. We froze, and my heart pounded. Prolific political author, Maggie Allder, returns with her latest novel Living with the Leopard. Following on from Courting Rendition (Matador, 2015), Maggie combines political awareness, adventure and a profound but non-dogmatic spirituality as we follow the story of a newly married couple. Life looks promising for Carrie and Tom even though they belong to a religious organisation deemed ‘extremist’ by the right-wing government of their day. They belong in a stable community and are, to some extent, sheltered from the poverty and discrimination which surrounds them. However, all that changes when the couple are invited to take part in activities to help the hungry-activities considered subversive by those in authority. Soon, they find themselves out of their depth, subject to a raid from the dreaded ATTF (Anti-Terrorist Task Force). They find themselves involved in the ‘overground’, the escape route organised to help dissidents to get away and go on to shelter a wanted person in their own home. The situation worsens when Carrie becomes ill and is threatened with total benefit cuts because her behaviour is considered feckless, and the couple can no longer tell whom within their community they can trust. Their faith is challenged and their marriage is threatened by the stress. Eventually, escape seems to be the only option, but they need to get away and take a gamble on who they can trust...

Download or read book A Game Ranger Remembers written by Bruce Bryden and published by Jonathan Ball Publishers. This book was released on 2012-02-20 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bruce Bryden's true stories about the life of a bushveld conservationist draws on 27 years in the service of the Kruger National Park. It makes for a gripping read, abounding with encounters with elephant, lion, buffalo, leopard and rhino, whether darting for research, managing culling operations by helicopter or stalking on foot. In the best tradition of bushveld stories, there is a great deal of shooting, and a fair amount of running away; there are meetings with extraordinary characters among the rangers; memorable gatherings; hilarious mishaps and narrow escapes; and throughout, a great love and respect for both the wilderness and the creatures that inhabit it. Bruce Bryden started his career in the Kruger National Park in 1971 as a graduate assistant biologist. He progressed through the ranks as ranger, district ranger, park warden and regional ranger, eventually becoming chief ranger in 1983.

Download or read book The Old Way written by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2006 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description

Download or read book African Skies written by Karen Rispin and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2011-05-11 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though Laurel Binet and Darren Grant both love their work in exotic Africa, they can't stand each other. Their opposing passions spark arguments over what's really important: she's investing her life in the study of wildlife for a master's degree; he has no time for people who waste their energies serving animals when people need food and shelter. When their worlds collide during calamitous seasons of starvation and epidemic, Darren and Laurel have to learn to work together. Encounters with deadly snakes, the unscrupulous acts of a fanatical conservationist, and a frightening kidnapping force both Laurel and Darren to examine their faith -- and their feelings for one another. Can love bring harmony where once there was war?

Download or read book Wild Rain written by Christine Feehan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-01-27 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan explores the dark past of a woman on the run—and her dark desire for the only man she dares to trust—in this wild novel in the Leopard series. With a new identity, a staged death, and a chance to flee the treachery that stalks her, Rachel has escaped from a faceless assassin. Now, thousands of miles from home, under the lush canopy of the rainforest, she’s found sanctuary. But in this world teeming with unusual creatures walks the most exotic of them all. His name is Rio. A native of the forest imbued with a fierce prowess, he is something to be desired. Possessed of secrets of his own, he is something to be feared. As Rachel’s past looms as oppressively as the heat of the forest and Rio unleashes the secret animal instincts that course through his blood, Rachel fears that her isolated haven has become an inescapable hell...

Download or read book The Elephant Buttons written by Margaret Oatley and published by Partridge Africa. This book was released on 2015-09-18 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Believing is seeing, Nor explained. I live with faeries and that seems far-fetched to most people, but because I believe in them, they are always around me. I was told to fear You-know-Who. To this day, even though I am a grown man, I am scared of him. said Frans. I never mention his real name! I dont mind my Mothers Welsh faeries, added Rene, but the Spriggans are different. They tease me whenever I step out into the garden. If believing is seeing, thought Polly, who felt sorry for her aunt, Ill find You-know-Who and ask him to chase the Spriggans right out of Renes life! This is a charming story from Africa that brings to mind many distant feelings, recollections, and memories. It is well written with believable child appeal. - RJMD

Download or read book The Fires of Heaven written by Robert Jordan and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1993-10-15 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wheel of Time (R) is a PBS Great American Read Selection Now in development for TV Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time(R) by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. Into the forbidden city of Rhuidean, where Rand al'Thor, now the Dragon Reborn, must conceal his present endeavor from all about him, even Egwene and Moiraine. Into the Amyrlin's study in the White Tower, where the Amyrlin, Elaida do Avriny a'Roihan, is weaving new plans. Into the luxurious hidden chamber where the Forsaken Rahvin is meeting with three of his fellows to ensure their ultimate victory over the Dragon. Into the Queen's court in Caemlyn, where Morgase is curiously in thrall to the handsome Lord Gaebril. For once the dragon walks the land, the fires of heaven fall where they will, until all men's lives are ablaze. And in Shayol Ghul, the Dark One stirs... TV series update: "Sony will produce along with Red Eagle Entertainment and Radar Pictures. Rafe Judkins is attached to write and executive produce. Judkins previously worked on shows such as ABC's "Agents of SHIELD," the Netflix series "Hemlock Grove," and the NBC series "Chuck." Red Eagle partners Rick Selvage and Larry Mondragon will executive produce along with Radar's Ted Field and Mike Weber. Darren Lemke will also executive produce, with Jordan's widow Harriet McDougal serving as consulting producer." --Variety The Wheel of Time(R) New Spring: The Novel #1 The Eye of the World #2 The Great Hunt #3 The Dragon Reborn #4 The Shadow Rising #5 The Fires of Heaven #6 Lord of Chaos #7 A Crown of Swords #8 The Path of Daggers #9 Winter's Heart #10 Crossroads of Twilight #11 Knife of Dreams By Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson #12 The Gathering Storm #13 Towers of Midnight #14 A Memory of Light By Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time By Robert Jordan, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons The Wheel of Time Companion By Robert Jordan and Amy Romanczuk Patterns of the Wheel: Coloring Art Based on Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time

Download or read book Memories of an Interesting Life written by Col. John H. Roush Jr and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-02-23 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents a dramatic collection of significant combat experiences of 79 men in WWII, as told from one combat veteran to another. In the 86 chapters are stories involving all the various branches of combat service and all of the various theaters of war. Within reminiscences, veterans of dangerous encounters are much more apt to open up with details in discussions with men who have also experienced combat. Many find it emotionally distressing to talk of the war with the general public or to recall the horrors of warfare. This is not a history book nor any attempt to tell the big picture of grand campaigns. Instead it is a collection of personal involvements in one-at-a-time incidents of conflict. Many ask what was it like in WWII, for our conflicts in recent years have been vastly different.