The Crystal Desert

The Crystal Desert
Author: David G. Campbell
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780618219216

THE CRYSTAL DESERT: SUMMERS IN ANTARCTICA is the story of life's tenacity on the coldest of Earth's continents. It tells of the explorers who discovered Antarctica, of the whalers and sealers who despoiled it, and of the scientists who are deciphering its mysteries. In beautiful, lucid prose, David G. Campbell chronicles the desperately short summers on the Antarctic Peninsula. He presents a fascinating portrait of the evolution of life in Antarctica and also of the evolution of the continent itself.

The Crystal Desert

The Crystal Desert
Author: Julia Gray
Publisher:
Total Pages: 566
Release: 2001
Genre: Deserts
ISBN:

Terrel's destiny is far from clear. In exile from his home, he journey's through a hostile world, with only the spirits from an earlier life and his instincts to guide him.

Crystal Desert

Crystal Desert
Author: Catherine Wells
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-10-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781958448519

Ambassador 9

Ambassador 9
Author: Patty Jansen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2019-05-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781925841442

The conflict has brewed for generations, until it has become too big to handle. Cory and his association finally return to Asto on the invitation of his father-in-law, for his official induction ceremony into the Domiri clan. They are housed in a magnificent villa overlooking a valley, away from the hustle of cities or the military base. But why can't they stay with their host? Is it for security? Is it because their host fears upsetting his household? With Thayu heavily pregnant, Cory has no appetite for adventures. But something is brewing, and listening bugs, a nightly attack and invasion are all part of the deal. Wouldn't it be nice if for once Asto's elite was upfront about the nature of the problem?

The Crystal Desert

The Crystal Desert
Author: Charles John Page
Publisher:
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2007
Genre: Antarctica
ISBN: 9780980314809

Charles Page's practice as a documentary photographer spans over forty years and has addressed a variety of social and political issues within Australia and the international arena. The viewer shares the vision and experience of the photographer as well as a direct connection with the subject via the photograph.

Desert Queen

Desert Queen
Author: Janet Wallach
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2010-11-30
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0307744361

The definitive biography, mesmerizing and “richly textured ” (Chicago Tribune), that inspired the acclaimed documentary, Letters from Baghdad. With a new Afterword "Desert Queen...plucks Gertrude Bell out of the shadow of Lawrence of Arabia." —The Boston Globe Here is the story of Gertrude Bell, who explored, mapped, and excavated the Arab world throughout the early twentieth century. Recruited by British intelligence during World War I, she played a crucial role in obtaining the loyalty of Arab leaders, and her connections and information provided the brains to match T. E. Lawrence's brawn. After the war, she played a major role in creating the modern Middle East and was, at the time, considered the most powerful woman in the British Empire. In this masterful biography, Janet Wallach shows us the woman behind these achievements—a woman whose passion and defiant independence were at odds with the confined and custom-bound England she left behind. Too long eclipsed by Lawrence, Gertrude Bell emerges at last in her own right as a vital player on the stage of modern history, and as a woman whose life was both a heartbreaking story and a grand adventure.

Desert

Desert
Author: Miranda MacQuitty
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1994
Genre: Deserts
ISBN: 9780679860037

Discover the harsh world of hot and cold deserts and the people, plants, and animals that live there--Cover.

Sunshine Little Kitchen

Sunshine Little Kitchen
Author: Wong Hui Shin
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2012-06-20
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1477214607

Sunshine Little Kitchen is a compendium of ten travel tales of Wong Hui Shin in 365 days over 10 years, where she writes about her wrestle with communication or the lack thereof. “There is no such thing as miscommunications. The fact is, ideas and thoughts are filtered and broken down due to popular perceptions. Coupled with the nuances of the human mind that perceive every situation as colorful as a kaleidoscope.” She believes that everyone can dream and everything is possible. The “world-wind” story begins with three adventurous musketeers bound for Thailand (2001). The author continues her solo journey “Fogg-style” to experience firsthand heritage preservation and environment protection with Korea National Commission for UNESCO in South Korea (2002), train-hopping through Japan using a Japan Rail Pass (2003) and the Peace Voyage of Maldives (2004). In year 2005, she has announced herself as Nefertiti in Egypt, transformed a mission impossible to a Clairvoyant Reservoir, awe-struck by the legendary blue light of the Great Lake Erie and travelled around America searching for aliens and lost Malaysians using US Rail Pass. In 2009, she had a train adventure from Chennai to New Delhi for a connecting flight to London, she spent her first, real Valentine’s in Hanwell Community Observatory, United Kingdom after finally solving the problem of miscommunication by a five-minute video session in Berlin, Germany a couple of years before and she met great Malaysians for Culture and Food exploration in Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.

Ambassador 9: Red Crystal Desert

Ambassador 9: Red Crystal Desert
Author: Patty Jansen
Publisher: Patty Jansen
Total Pages: 332
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The conflict has brewed for generations, until it has become too big to handle. Cory and his association finally return to Asto on the invitation of his father-in-law, for his official induction ceremony into the Domiri clan. They are housed in a magnificent villa overlooking a valley, away from the hustle of cities or the military base. But why can't they stay with their host? Is it for security? Is it because their host fears upsetting his household? With Thayu heavily pregnant, Cory has no appetite for adventures. But something is brewing, and listening bugs, a nightly attack and invasion are all part of the deal. Wouldn't it be nice if for once Asto's elite was upfront about the nature of the problem? A delivery in the long-running Ambassador series, thrilling science fiction with aliens, political scheming and gun fights. If you liked the worldbuilding of Avatar and enjoy the science fiction greats like Larry Niven, Ursula LeGuin and Frank Herbert, then this is for you. Each book is a completed story. You will, however, enjoy the series more when you start at book 1.

Beyond the Desert Gate

Beyond the Desert Gate
Author: Mary Ray
Publisher: Bethlehem Books
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 188393754X

Palestine, first century A.D.-the Jews have revolted against Roman occupation. The ten Greek cities of Palestine-the Decapolis-want only to continue their peaceful trading existence, but they find themselves caught in the middle of the uprisings. Apollodorus, a merchant of Philadelphia, takes a risk and rescues a man whom a Roman patrol has left to die in the desert. When Apollodorus is killed by robbers, his three sons are left almost penniless and must each find a way for themselves. Philo, the youngest, is befriended by Xenos, the man saved from the desert, who has lost his memory. From him the boy learns the art of the scribe, and together they try to find their identity-one from the past, the other for the future. A serious story of an important time in history. This is the sequel to The Ides of April.