Dragon of the Mangroves

Dragon of the Mangroves
Author: Yasuyuki Kasai
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2006-12-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0595834140

It was no time to fear animals when the possibility of the enemy counteroffensive was increasing. It didn't suit a soldier to lose nerve in the presence of a mere crocodile At the end of World War II, a garrison of the Twenty-eighth Japanese Army is deployed to Ramree Island, off the coast of Burma, to fight the Allies' severe counteroffensive. While on the island, Superior Private Minoru Kasuga questions a local villager about the terrible smell coming from the saltwater creek. To his horror, the old man tells him it is the stench of death from the breath of man-eating crocodiles that inhabit Myinkhon Creek. Fierce fighting drives the battalion to the island's east coast, and they must evacuate to Burma by crossing the creek. Just before they embark, Kasuga smells the same putrid odor that he'd questioned the villager about and warns his commanding officer of the underwater danger. His sergeant ignores him, thinking Kasuga is obsessed with wild stories from the villagers, and he tells the soldiers to cross the creek. Ordered to save the penned-in garrison, Second Lieutenant Yoshihisa Sumi arrives on Ramree Island. But what awaits him at Myinkhon Creek is a sight too horrible to contemplate

World Atlas of Mangroves

World Atlas of Mangroves
Author: Mark Spalding
Publisher: Earthscan
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2010
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1849776601

"This atlas provides the first truly global assessment of the state of the world's mangroves. Written by the leading expert on mangroves with support from the top international researchers and conservation organizations, this full color atlas contains 60 full-page maps, hundreds of photographs and illustrations and a comprehensive country-by-country assessment of mangroves. Included are the first detailed estimates of changes in mangrove forestcover worldwide and at regional and national levels, an assessment of these changes and a country-by-country examination of biodiversity protection. The book also presents a wealth of global statistics on biodiversity, habitat area, loss and economic value which provide a unique record of mangroves against which future threats and changes can be evaluated. Case-studies, written by regional experts, provide insights into regional mangrove issues, including primary and potential productivity, biodiversity, and information on present and traditional uses and values and sustainable management."--Pub. desc.

Dragon of the Mangroves

Dragon of the Mangroves
Author: Yasuyuki Kasai
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2006-12-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780595834143

It was no time to fear animals when the possibility of the enemy counteroffensive was increasing. It didn't suit a soldier to lose nerve in the presence of a mere crocodile At the end of World War II, a garrison of the Twenty-eighth Japanese Army is deployed to Ramree Island, off the coast of Burma, to fight the Allies' severe counteroffensive. While on the island, Superior Private Minoru Kasuga questions a local villager about the terrible smell coming from the saltwater creek. To his horror, the old man tells him it is the stench of death from the breath of man-eating crocodiles that inhabit Myinkhon Creek. Fierce fighting drives the battalion to the island's east coast, and they must evacuate to Burma by crossing the creek. Just before they embark, Kasuga smells the same putrid odor that he'd questioned the villager about and warns his commanding officer of the underwater danger. His sergeant ignores him, thinking Kasuga is obsessed with wild stories from the villagers, and he tells the soldiers to cross the creek. Ordered to save the penned-in garrison, Second Lieutenant Yoshihisa Sumi arrives on Ramree Island. But what awaits him at Myinkhon Creek is a sight too horrible to contemplate

Doom of the Dragon

Doom of the Dragon
Author: Margaret Weis
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2016-01-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1466881224

The climatic fourth and final novel in the Dragonships of Vindras series, Doom of the Dragon, by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. In three previous novels, Skylan Ivorson overcame obstacles that would have defeated a lesser man, rising from obscurity to become the Chief of Chiefs of the fearsome Vindrasi who sail their living dragonships far and wide to raid and plunder for the glory of the gods. However, a cruel twist of fate struck him down before he and his beloved could complete their quest for the five sacred dragonbones that would summon the great dragon Ilyrion and save their people from destruction at the hands of an evil god. But even true death is denied him, and his destiny is unfulfilled. Caught between life and death, he must lead those who journeyed with him to battle the evil god and the vast army of the god and his human emperor. Skylan must fight as he never has before to win back his life and his love, while seeking the last Spiritbone--the key to summoning the ultimate victory--before it can be snatched away by the forces of evil. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Complete Dragonships of Vindras Series

The Complete Dragonships of Vindras Series
Author: Margaret Weis
Publisher: Tor Books
Total Pages: 1917
Release: 2017-12-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250194865

This discounted ebundle includes: Bones of the Dragon, Secret of the Dragon, Rage of the Dragon, Doom of the Dragon “Action-packed, utterly riveting.” —ComicBookBin Filled with heroes and heroines and spanning locales of exotic adventure in a magic-forged world, the Dragonships of Vindras series fully illustrates the mastery of world-building and storytelling that has made Weis and Hickman into the bestselling fantasy co-authors of all time. Welcome to the World of Dragonships! Bones of the Dragon Skylan Ivorson is a sea-raider of the Vindras, an undefeated champion of the Torgun clan, and eventually the Chief of Chiefs of all Vindras clans, an honor he truly feels he deserves as one who has been blessed by Skoval, the god of war. But sometimes a blessing is a curse in disguise. Secret of the Dragon Weis and Hickman's second action-packed book in the series features a world of Viking-like warriors who sail the seas in ships powered by dragons, following their gods on a quest that will determine not only the fate of mortals but the fate of the gods as well. Rage of the Dragon In the ever-twisting saga of Skylan Ivorson and the Vindrasi Clan, this third volume pits our heroes and their lone surviving dragon against a vast army. Enemies become friends and vice versa, as adventure, romance, and war pull readers through another epic tale by the bestselling author duo. Doom of the Dragon Age-old enemies must band together to combat a group of fiendish beings bent on their destruction. With the help of a newly formed Dragon Brigade, heroes from both sides race to uncover long-hidden magical secrets that are the key to defeating their enemies and protecting their world. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Dragon Bait

Dragon Bait
Author: Robert Flanagan
Publisher: Author House
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2011-02-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1456730150

Dragon Bait is book II in a trilogy, three linked and contiguous novels which feature the same common primary characters and venues throughout a continuing story. Use of fl ash-back or back story reversions to earlier times/ places is common, allowing introduction of relevant but minor swatches of information and perspective. Book I, Involuntary Tour, published in 2009, was set in Bad Aibling, Germany, in 1968, Viet Nam in 1964-65, and briefl y the U.S. in 1965-66. Dragon Bait, more ambitious, is set in Bad Aibling, again in 1968; the U.S. in short segments over several periods; Asmara, Eritrea (Ethiopia) in 1960-62; Rothwesten and Gartow, Germany, in 1966-67; and Viet Nam in 1968. Book III, Falloff , projected for publication in mid-2011, is set almost entirely in Viet Nam, multiple locations, in 1969. Th ough each book stands alone as a novel, the entire story demands the range of the full trilogy.

Toxic Workplaces

Toxic Workplaces
Author: Anna Remijn Derham
Publisher: Balboa Press
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2021-05-16
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1982290439

Change your focus. Change your focus to change your thoughts that will change your feelings that change how you emote to the world out there, and your choice for your change will change what you attract back at you. If you focus on thinking that everything will go wrong, it will. So if you can change your focus to believe that you can choose to take 100% responsibility for yourself, you can decide to back yourself to choose the thoughts that create the feelings that empower you to feel confident to influence your work choices. You choose. "What was I thinking to attract yet another intimidation experience in the workplace?" Giselle quietly asks herself, "I love the excitement of adventure in my life, but choosing another workplace with narcissistic behaviour is a bit too much of an adventure for me right now. As much as I try, I can't connect with Delilah, and then the other staff become afraid of connecting with me because they fear her wrath. Your choice. You can choose to change your focus from what others think of you to focus on what you choose to feel about yourself. You can choose to be who you need to be. You can decide to change the meaning of how you react to how you will respond. You can change how you think to change your feelings that will change your perception of your world, and you can choose how to respond to the world out there. Your change. Quantum Physics says that we are the past, we are the future, and we are endless moments of now that are filled with endless possibilities. If endless possibilities are available to everyone, then they are available to you.

Indonesia

Indonesia
Author: Tristan Burton
Publisher: Evans Brothers
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780237528539

One of a series of titles that takes an in-depth look at various countries around the world, examining their environment, politics, and other features.

Mangrove Ecosystems

Mangrove Ecosystems
Author: Luiz Drude de Lacerda
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2002-03-26
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9783540422082

The last few decades have seen a rapid growth of interest in the mangrove ecosystems. This is due, on the one hand, to the perception that mangrove ecosystems are valuable resources, and, on the other hand, due to vested economic interests. There is an accelerated rate of destruction of mangroves worldwide. Almost all nations of the world tropical belt are concerned with the conservation of this natural wealth, but surreptitiously permit the misuse of mangroves for quick monetary returns unabatedly. The scientific community and decision makers of many nations are now in a state of alert, requesting sound directives for the sustainable use of mangroves worldwide. The present publication is an attempt to present in an organized manner the present state of knowledge which could be useful for decision makers and of interest to all those who see the ecological and economical potential of the various types of mangrove ecosystems.

Justful Deception

Justful Deception
Author: Benjamin Towe
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2020-09-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1728371783

Dragons! Justful Deception chronicles the affairs of black dragons in ancient Donothor. Intelligent and dexterous black dragons live in clashing gaggles and display mortal frailties of pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, and sloth. Young Xollos loves a drakaina from another gaggle and pays the price of banishment by his gagglemaster father. The young dragon finds a mentor in an earlier victim of his father's deceit. Tribulation and tragedy beset Xollos. Unexpected Magick touches him. The mysterious Dreamraider disturbs his slumber and bestows gifts and power. Is she 'mellon' (friend) or 'morikotto' (dark enemy)? Xollos employs all means to right old wrongs and in so doing struggles with his conscience. He makes unusual alliances, faces old nemeses, metes out payback, gives in to lust, and strives to unite black Dragondom. Dragons will be dragons!