The Kangaroo Chronicles

The Kangaroo Chronicles
Author: Marc-Uwe Kling
Publisher: Voland & Quist
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2016-05-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3863911547

Marc-Uwe lives together with a kangaroo. The kangaroo is a communist and it is really into Nirvana. It's a classical Berlin flat-sharing community, where the deep questions of life are debated: Is lying in a hammock already a kind of passive resistance? Must the Kangaroo place its pouch onto the conveyor belt at the airport security check? Did the Kangaroo really fight for the Vietcong? And why is it addicted to champagne truffles?

Kamikaze Kangaroos!

Kamikaze Kangaroos!
Author: Tony James Slater
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-05-29
Genre: Australia
ISBN: 9781514131039

Tony James Slater knew nothing about Australia. Except for the fact that he'd just arrived there. The stage is set for an outrageous adventure: three people, one van, on an epic, 20,000 mile road trip around Australia. What could possibly go wrong? Of course, the van - nicknamed 'Rusty' - is a crumbling wreck, held together by the world's most garish paint job. They're criss-crossing the continent through some of the most inhospitable land on the planet - the infamous Aussie Outback. And isn't there something about Australian animals being... well, you know, kind of dangerous? Unprepared, under-qualified and hopelessly inept, Tony battles gigantic pumpkins, mechanical mishaps and suicidal kangaroos, armed only with a thong and a sense of humour. His companions struggle to keep him safe whilst climbing in drag, snowboarding off cliffs, and hiking hundreds of miles through the bush. One thing's for sure; this 'adventure of a lifetime' - if they survive it - is something they're never going to forget. So, scull those stubbies! Grab your galahs! And put down that platypus. LOOK OUT, AUSTRALIA! There's an idiot coming...

Once We All Had Gills

Once We All Had Gills
Author: Rudolf A. Raff
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2012-07-16
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0253002354

Raff tells how and why he became an evolutionary biologist and describes some of the vibrant and living science of evolution.

Grounded

Grounded
Author: Seth Stevenson
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2010-04-06
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1101186488

An eye-opening and fascinating slow travel journey from an acclaimed writer who circled the globe without ever leaving the ground. In this age of globalism and high-speed travel, Seth Stevenson, the witty, thoughtful Slate columnist, takes us back to a time when travel meant putting one foot in front of the other, racing to make connections between trains and buses in remote transit stations, and wading through the chaos that most long-haul travelers float 35,000 feet above. Stevenson winds his way around the world by biking, walking, hiking, riding in rickshaws, freight ships, cruise ships, ancient ferries, buses, and the Trans-Siberian Railway-but never gets on an airplane. He finds that from the ground, one sees the world anew-with a deeper understanding of time, distance, and the vastness of the earth. In this sensational travelogue, each step of the journey is an adventure, full of unexpected revelations in every new port, at every bend in the railroad tracks, and around every street corner.

The Myth of 'Roo

The Myth of 'Roo
Author: Deon le Roux
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2011-09-26
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0473197707

We have been lied to for many years. It is a myth. There are no roo's. A couple of friends take on a journey through New Zealand and Australia to search for the mythical kangaroos. There is laughter and tears, freezing rain and sweltering heat, road kill and road trains. You will meet crazy Russians, warlords in hiding and some croc hunters. Read carefully as somewhere between Wellington and Cairns the meaning of life is revealed.

Airman

Airman
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Release: 1996
Genre: Aeronautics
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 544
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The Jackaroo

The Jackaroo
Author: Owen Genty
Publisher: Owen Genty
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Cloncurry Region (Qld.)
ISBN: 9780473114299

Jackaroo; n. a male station hand. That is according to the "Australian Slang Dictionary' whereas the Macquarie Dictionary gives a more realistic version. " A jack of all trades". Certainly a jackaroo is far more than 'a male station hand', which will be evident as the reader moves through this recount of the writer's five years of 'Station Management Apprenticeship"', possibly a more precise definition of the word. ('Station" being a large sheep and/or cattle property/ranch). The origin of the word 'jackaroo' has been debated as long as the word has been in existence, but the most popular belief is that early English migrants, who worked on stations in the Australian Outback, were given the name of "Jack Raw", being raw to the ways of the Australian bush. One such English migrant, whose name was Jack Carew may have had an influence on the foundation of the word. There is also the more recent female counterpart, known as a jillaroo. It is however, generally agreed that the word has no connection with the famed Australian icon, the kangaroo.

The Great Dictionary English - Finnish

The Great Dictionary English - Finnish
Author: Benjamin Maximilian Eisenhauer
Publisher: Benjamin Maximilian Eisenhauer
Total Pages: 6161
Release:
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN:

This dictionary contains around 80,000 English terms with their Finnish translations, making it one of the most comprehensive books of its kind. It offers a wide vocabulary from all areas as well as numerous idioms. The terms are translated from English to Finnish. If you need translations from Finnish to English, then the companion volume The Great Dictionary Finnish - English is recommended.

Beneath The Red Dust

Beneath The Red Dust
Author: Katherine Franks
Publisher: Katherine Franks
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2017-04-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Beneath the Red Dust takes you the remote outback of Australia where the heat is unforgiving, the people are tough and the land is brutal. Jenny Tyler has grown up here, and returns after a decade to a country that, while familiar, is full of secrets. Jenny has not been back to the Australian Outback since her father died in what the Coroner called 'a tragic accident'. Unable to face the large cattle station which had been her home for seventeen years, Jenny left the wide open spaces of her youth for the city. Now, in remote Australia to do the Windorah Job, Jenny seeks a payment for wrongs committed years past. But while she travels over the red dust of the outback, she also finds a part of herself thought lost long ago. What is the mystery that an unknown organisation is trying to unearth? Who has been protecting the mystery for generations? And why does Jenny find herself in the middle of it all?Katherine Franks break out series is Beneath the Red Dust. You can now buy the complete series and binge on dust, death and mystery in the Australian Outback.