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Author | : Alexandra Witze |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2017-01-19 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781781252666 |
Laki is Iceland's largest volcano. Its eruption in 1783 is one of history's great, untold natural disasters. Spewing out sun-blocking ash and then a poisonous fog for eight long months, the effects of the eruption lingered across the world for years. It caused the deaths of people as far away as the Nile and created catastrophic conditions throughout Europe.Island on Fire is the story not only of a single eruption but the people whose lives it changed, the dawn of modern volcanology, as well as the history and potential of other super-volcanoes like Laki around the world. And perhaps most pertinently, in the wake of the eruption of another Icelandic volcano, Eyjafjallajokull, which closed European air space in 2010, acclaimed science writers Witze and Kanipe look at what might transpire should Laki erupt again in our lifetime.
Author | : Eleanor Ford |
Publisher | : Allen & Unwin |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2019-05-06 |
Genre | : Cooking |
ISBN | : 1760871214 |
Steep verdant rice terraces, ancient rainforest and fire-breathing volcanoes create the landscape of the world's largest archipelago. Indonesia is a travellers' paradise, with cuisine as vibrant and thrilling as its scenery. For these are the original spice islands, whose fertile volcanic soil grows ingredients that once changed the flavour of food across the world. On today's noisy streets, chilli-spiked sambals are served with rich noodle broths, and salty peanut sauce sweetens chargrilled sate sticks. In homes, shared feasts of creamy coconut curries, stir-fries and spiced rice are fragrant with ginger, tamarind, lemongrass and lime. The air hangs with the tang of chilli and burnt sugar, citrus and spice. Eleanor Ford gives a personal, intimate portrait of a country and its cooking, the recipes exotic yet achievable, and the food brought to life by stunning photography.
Author | : Lisa McMann |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 2014-07-08 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1442458461 |
"The final book in the Unwanteds dystopian fantasy trilogy, as twins Alex and Aaron's parallel stories come together"--
Author | : Dick Rosano |
Publisher | : Next Chapter |
Total Pages | : 528 |
Release | : 2022-02-03 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
When Luca went to Sicily in search of his parents' roots, he didn't count on meeting Vito: a wizened old man who seemed to embody the history of the island in his bones. He also didn't count on Vito taking him back centuries - millennia - to the ancient times when Sicily was settled by seafaring people, and fought over by warring tribes and invaders. Luca didn't know about Anu and Baia who came to the shores of the island 11,000 years ago, or Telia and Sapira who began Sicily's agricultural revolution thousands of years later. He had never heard of the Sicani, Elymi, and Siculi tribes who settled the island 3,000 years ago, or the Arabs, Greeks, Carthaginians, and Romans who fought to control this vital piece of earth in the Middle Sea. Islands of Fire takes the reader on a journey through time, from the volcanic origins of this island to the era of the Roman Empire. It is a journey chronicled in the dozens of invasions of the island over thousands of years. A waystation in the Middle Sea, Sicily is at the heart of western history.
Author | : R. Wally Johnson |
Publisher | : ANU E Press |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2013-12-18 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1922144231 |
Volcanic eruptions have killed thousands of people and damaged homes, villages, infrastructure, subsistence gardens, and hunting and fishing grounds in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. The central business district of a town was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in the case of Rabaul in 1994. Volcanic disasters litter not only the recent written history of both countries—particularly Papua New Guinea—but are recorded in traditional stories as well. Furthermore, evidence for disastrous volcanic eruptions many times greater than any witnessed in historical times is to be found in the geological record. Volcanic risk is greater today than at any time previously because of larger, mainly sedentary populations on or near volcanoes in both countries. An attempt is made in this book to review what is known about past volcanic eruptions and disasters with a view to determining how best volcanic risk can be reduced today in this tectonically complex and volcanically threatening region.
Author | : Alison Griffiths |
Publisher | : Shaw |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Revivals |
ISBN | : 9780877882640 |
Author | : P. Headley |
Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 2023-10-17 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 336884010X |
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
Author | : Austin Aslan |
Publisher | : Wendy Lamb Books |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2014-08-05 |
Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | : 0385374216 |
In this fast-paced survival story set in Hawaii, electronics fail worldwide, the islands become completely isolated, and a strange starscape fills the sky. Leilani and her father embark on a nightmare odyssey from Oahu to their home on the Big Island. Leilani’s epilepsy holds a clue to the disaster, if only they can survive as the islands revert to earlier ways. A powerful story enriched by fascinating elements of Hawaiian ecology, culture, and warfare, this captivating and dramatic debut from Austin Aslan is the first of two novels. The author has a master’s degree in tropical conservation biology from the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Praise for Islands at the End of the World: “A riveting tale of belonging, family, overcoming perceived limitations, and finding a home.”--School Library Journal, Starred "Aslan’s debut honors Hawaii’s unique cultural strengths--family ties and love of home, amplified by geography and history--while remaining true to a genre that affirms the mysterious grandeur of the universe waiting to be discovered."--Kirkus Reviews, Starred "Aslan’s debut is a riveting tale of belonging, family, overcoming perceived limitations, and finding a home."--School Library Journal, Starred
Author | : David Wright |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780195154849 |
From the Civil War to the turn of the century, this is the true-life story of the original Coast Guard and one crew of African-American heroes who fought storms and saved lives off America's southeastern coast. 31 halftones.
Author | : Lisa McMann |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2012-07-10 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1442407697 |
In a society that purges 13-year-olds who are creative, identical twins Aaron and Alex are separated, one to attend University while the other, supposedly Eliminated, finds himself in a wondrous place where youths hone their abilities and learn magic.