Plains life

A beautifull illustrated account of the wild life to be found on the plains and veldt of Southern Africa' dust jacket in good condition Edition: 1st, UK edition Publisher: Collins Binding: Hardcover ISBN: 0 00 211667 7

Collins, 1979 0002116677, 1979. 8vo; original light brown boards, lettered in gilt on spine; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 191; line drawings in text. Dustwrapper very slightly rubbed, with merest trace of edgewear, and sunned on spine panel; some foxing to reverse of dustwrapper and to endpapers and some tape residues. Very good condition. "Living in the wilderness they [Ken and Lynne Tinley] discovered a wealth of wonders. Sketching this far-off world of risk and hardship in words and pictures Lynne conveys images of great beauty, controversial biology, anthropology and veld humour. Moreover she provides a vivid and entertaining account of how to raise a boy and girl in the bush. Together the family survives terrorist raids, charging hippo, elephant and lion, rabid dog bites, baboon spiders, alcoholic snails, dangling camel membranes, and the Fat Mouse. They eat elephant trunk Portuguese-style and termites cooked by bushmen."

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If you have wondered what life is really like on the mission field from day to day, you will enjoy the perspective of this missionary as she adjusts to her new and often puzzling culture. by Julie Williams (Author) Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Paperback: 148 pages Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; Edition 2 edition (February 10, 2018) Language: English ISBN-10: 198348492X ISBN-13: 978-1983484926 Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.3 x 8.5 inches Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The first book in the bestselling Conqueror series featuring Genghis Khan and his descendants. 'I am the land and the bones of the hills. I am the winter.' Temujin, the second son of the khan of the Wolves tribe, was only eleven when his father died in an ambush.His family were thrown out of the tribe and left alone, without food or shelter, to starve to death on the harsh Mongolian plains. It was a rough introduction to his life, to a sudden adult world, but Temujin survived, learning to combat natural and human threats. A man, a small family, without a tribe was always at risk but he gathered other outsiders to him, creating a new tribal identity. It was during some of his worst times that the image of uniting the warring tribes and bringing the silver people together came to him. He will become the khan of the sea of grass, Genghis. Features Summary The first book in the bestselling Conqueror series featuring Genghis Khan and his descendants. Author Conn Iggulden Publisher HarperCollinsPublishers Release date 20100708 Pages 461 ISBN 0-00-735325-1 ISBN 13 978-0-00-735325-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days The second novel in Willa Cather's Great Plains Trilogy, that includes O Pioneers! and My Antonia. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PENELOPE LIVELY 'Lingers long in the memory' Joyce Carol Oates Thea Kronberg, gifted with a beautiful voice, defies her humble beginnings in Colorado and finds success far from her small hometown. But her achievements come with painful drawbacks. As the distance between Thea and her roots increases, she must fight to find her inner strength and reach her full potential. This is a lyrical coming-of-age story charting the struggles of an artist's life. Features Summary The second novel in Willa Cather's Great Plains Trilogy, that includes O Pioneers!WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PENELOPE LIVELY 'Lingers long in the memory' Joyce Carol OatesThea Kronberg... Author Willa Cather Publisher Vintage Classics Release date 20190930 Pages 560 ISBN 1-78487-443-4 ISBN 13 978-1-78487-443-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. Covering a time of great hope and incredible change, Reconstruction and Reform is a dramatic look at life after the Civil War in the newly re United States. Railroad tycoons were roaring across the country. New cities sprang up across the plains, and a new and different American West came into being: a land of farmers, ranchers, miners, and city dwellers. Back East, large scale immigration was also going on, but not all Americans wanted newcomers in the country. Technology moved forward: Thomas Edison lit up the world with his electric light. And social justice was on everyone's mind with Carry Nation wielding a hatchet in her battle against drunkenness and Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. DuBois counseling newly freed African Americans to behave in very different ways. Through it all, the reunited nation struggles to keep the promises of freedom in this exciting chapter in the A History of US. About the Series: Master storyteller Joy Hakim has excited millions of young minds with the great drama of American history in her award-winning series A History of US. Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text, A History of US weaves together exciting stories that bring American history to life. Hailed by reviewers, historians, educators, and parents for its exciting, thought-provoking narrative, the books have been recognized as a break-through tool in teaching history and critical reading skills to young people. In ten books that span from Prehistory to the 21st century, young people will never think of American history as boring again. Features Summary Covering a time of great hope and incredible change, Reconstruction and Reform is a dramatic look at life after the Civil War in the newly re United States. Author Joy Hakim Publisher Oxford UniversityPress Release date 20070207 Pages 208 ISBN 0-19-532721-7 ISBN 13 978-0-19-532721-2

Hardback. English. Atlantic Monthly. 1998. In good condition. The Road Home lies in the shadows of Manifest Destiny and Wounded Knee;it is etched into the landscape of an old man's memory and into the stubborn dreams of a young man's heart. In Jim Harrison's latest masterpiece, five members of the Northridge family narrate the tangled epic of their history on the expanses of the Nebraska plains. They strive to understand their fates, reconcile with demons of the past, love with honor, live in accordance with the land and the lessons in humility it teaches them. And to die with grace. As the family grapples with the mysterious forces that both pull them apart and draw them inextricably back together, they learn of life's lessons: the deception of passion, the pain of love, the vitality of art, and the supplication to nature's generosity and fury. FictionFiction, Historical Fiction

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Horses have been our companions in work and leisure for thousands of years. As a species we have profited immeasurably from their resilience, strength and intelligence. In The Horse, Wendy Williams travels the globe to discover the history of our noble companion, one which stretches back fifty-six million years. From the streets of Vienna to the rugged terrain of Galicia, Williams demonstrates the horse's intelligence and strength. Blending profound scientific insights with remarkable stories, The Horse is a unique biography of the animal which has carried us across plains and into battle, and whose fascinating past and finely-nuanced mind are brought to life here in this masterful work of narrative non-fiction. Features Summary The book all horse-lovers have been waiting for Author Wendy Williams Publisher Oneworld Publications Release date 20160628 Pages 320 ISBN 1-78074-935-X ISBN 13 978-1-78074-935-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Among the less-traveled mountains and plains of Central Europe, a little east of Austria perhaps and north of Slovenia, lies the old kingdom of Orsinia. A land of forests and quiet farmlands and towns, with its capital city Krasnoy on the broad Molsen River, Orsinia has always found itself, like all the countries of Europe, subject to forces beyond its borders. Yet, cast as they are in the shadow of tyrannies both Western and Eastern, the lives and dreams of its free people are no less important than the great arguments of Europe's emperors and dictators. Here then are those lives: in tales of romance and blood-lust, hope and fear, freedom and tyranny, passion and despair. Tales of love, of life and of death and - amidst the great 19th-century rise of liberalism and nationalism - a tale of revolution against the might of the Hapsburg Empire. This is Orsinia and these are her stories. Features Summary All of the stories set in award-winning author Ursula K. Le Guin's fictional European nation of Orsinia, gathered together for the first time. Author Ursula K. Le Guin Publisher Gollancz Release date 20170603 Pages 560 ISBN 1-4732-1206-5 ISBN 13 978-1-4732-1206-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Switch off from the distractions, stresses and busyness of modern life with the 30 absorbing designs in this collection. Theses puzzles will not only improve your cognitive skills but also provide a moment of calm and focus in our 24/7 world. Give yourself a mental workout with these extreme puzzles that will test your mental agility, focus and concentration.Increasingly people are discovering the power of traditional puzzles and activities to help them de-stress from everyday anxieties and worries, and find a moment of mindful focus in their hectic schedules. Dot-to-dot exercises are the perfect tool for exercising your mind and improving your concentration and focus. We are all guilty of trying to multi-task our way through the day, with only every half a mind on what we are doing. These extreme puzzles force you to set aside any distractions and focus your full attention on the challenge at hand. Set yourself a dedicated time to start deciphering the maze of numbers and be amazed at how sharp your mind is when fully engaged in an absorbing activity.The designs in Dot-to-Dot in Color have been expertly colour-coded, for you to reveal vibrant artworks as you complete these 30 challenging puzzles. Over 400 numbered points in each pattern create detailed drawings of scenes from the natural world: from the plains of Africa to the Amazon rainforests. Features Summary Develop your concentration, focus and mental agility with these challenging dot-to-dot puzzles. Untangle each intricate web of over 400 color-coded dots to reveal scenes from the natural world. Author Shane Madden Publisher Apple Press Release date 20170211 Pages 80 ISBN 1-84543-673-3 ISBN 13 978-1-84543-673-5

We combine postage, so do look at our other items on offer. Postage prices outside of South African borders will differ. Please enquire before purchasing. SAPO and PostNet packages Dispatched within 5 business days. PAXI and Aramex packages Dispatched within 3 business days. Condition: Good. First edition, Simon & Schuster, 2008 - Cowboys - 203 pp. Colton H. Bryant grew up in Wyoming and never once wanted to leave it. Wyoming loved him and he loved it back. Two things helped Colton get through school and the neighbourhood bullies: his best friend Jake and his favourite mantra: Mind over matter -- which meant to him: if you don't mind, it don't matter. Colton and Jake grew up wanting nothing more that the freedom to sleep out under the great Wyoming night sky, and to be just like Jake's dad, Bill, a strong, gentle man of few words who can ride rodeo like nobody's business. When Colton started work as a driller on a rig, despite his young wife begging him to quit, he claimed it was in his blood. Colton did die young and he died on the rig -- falling to his death because the oil company neglected to spend the $2,000 on safety rails. His family received no compensation. The strong, sad story of Colton H. Bryant's life could not be told without the telling of the land that grew him, where there are still such things as cowboys roaming the plains, where it is relationships that get you through and where a simple, soulful and just man named Colton H. Bryant lived and died. About the author  (2008) Alexandra Fuller was born in England in 1969. In 1972, she moved with her family to Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). At the end of that country's civil war, the family moved to Malawi and later Zambia. Fuller received a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Acadia University in Nova Scotia, Canada after which she returned to Zambia where she worked with a safari company. In 2011, her book Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness made Publisher's Weekly Best seller list. She is also the author of Leaving Before the Rains Come, a non-fiction work which made the New York Time bestseller list in 2015. Bibliographic information: Title The Legend of Colton H. Bryant Author Alexandra Fuller Publisher Simon & Schuster, 2008 ISBN 1847373542, 9781847373540 Length 203 pages Free and discounted shipping on bulk purchases (postal and courier) within the RSA. See shipping for details.   Please Click ---> HERE PTO Books is selling.

 Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #2) by Alexander McCall Smith. There are 5 available at R20 each   "This is a superior piece of detective fiction, written in simple, direct but effective prose. Perhaps most importantly, this novel offers a refreshingly positive picture of an African nation - and probably deserves a wide audience in the West on those grounds alone." In 1999 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency received two Booker Judges' Special Recommendations and was voted one of the ‘International Books of the Year and the Millennium' by the Times Literary Supplement.  Tears of the Giraffe takes us further into the life of the engaging and sassy Precious Ramotswe, the owner and detective of Botswana's only Ladies' detective agency. Among her cases are wayward wives, unscrupulous maids and a challenge to resolve a mother's pain for her son, who is long lost on the African plains. Mma Ramotswe's own impending marriage to that most gentlemanly of men, Mr. J. L. B. Matekoni, the promotion of her secretary to the dizzy heights of Assistant Detective and new additions to the Matekoni family, all brew up the most humorous and charmingly entertaining of tales.