Discover information, advice, and prices for Escaping the Amazon a South, priced at 28.08 $ : it belongs to the Books & Magazines category; this product is sold by Abebooks.com and made by .
Alex de Bruyn was still in his early twenties as he stared out forlornly into the vast Atlantic Ocean from the French Guiana shore Decades prior Papillon and Dreyfus contemplated the same thoughts of escape Following a boyhood dream and quest for glory de Bruyn joined the French Foreign Legion To thwart desertion he was shipped off to a backwater French colony in the Amazon serving in the elite jungle unit the 3e REI Given a false identity de Bruyn proved himself an extraordinary legionnaire But well into his first contract he became disenchanted by life in a rogue army where one was ordered to kill upon demand Without a passport de Bruyn decided to risk his life and escape modernday Devils Island by sea In the process he dodged local gangs drug kingpins and was falsely imprisoned Finally in a rickety dinghy during hurricane season he commenced his suicidal attempt to cross the Atlantic Halfdrowned and dying of thirst de Bruyn was prepared to lose his life but in the divine process of surviving he found it This is his whiteknuckle account of pain glory and redemption
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The aptly named giant otter is exceptionally well adapted to life in rivers lakes and wetlands in tropical South America Known in Spanish as lobo del rio or river wolf it can be as long as a human is tall and is the most social of the worlds thirteen otter species Each individual is identifiable from birth by its pale throat pattern as unique as your fingerprint Giant otters are top carnivores of the Amazon rainforest and have little to fear except manThere are many reasons why scientists and tourists alike are fascinated by this charismatic species Spend a day in the life of a closeknit giant otter family and youll realize why Learn about their diet and hunting techniques marking and denning behavior and breeding and cubrearing strategies including shared care of the youngest members Become familiar with the complex life histories of individual otters over their 15year lifespans And accompany a young disperser during the trials and tribulations of a year spent looking for a mate and a home of its ownAlthough giant otters have few natural enemies they became the target of the international pelt trade in the 1940s and by the early 1970s had been hunted to the brink of extinction Today illegal hunting is a minor hazard So why is the giant otter still endangered Find out about current threats to the species and discover how a variety of conservation actions are benefiting the otters over the last decades Then be a part of the solution by acting on the steps we can all take to help further giant otter conservation
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Discover information, advice, and prices for Walking the Amazon 861 Days, priced at 57.89 $ : it belongs to the Books & Magazines category; this product is sold by Abebooks.com and made by .
In April 2008 Ed Stafford began his attempt to become the first man ever to walk the entire length of the River Amazon Nearly two and a half years later he had crossed the whole of South America to reach the mouth of the colossal river With danger a constant companion outwitting alligators jaguars pit vipers and electric eels not to mention overcoming the hurdles of injuries and relentless tropical storms Eds journey demanded extreme physical and mental strength Often warned by natives that he would die Ed even found himself pursued by machete wielding tribesmen and detained for murder However Eds journey was an adventure with a purpose to help raise peoples awareness of environmental issues Ed had unprecedented access to indigenous communities and witnessed the devastating effects of deforestation firsthand His story of disappearing tribes and loss of habitats concerns us all Ultimately though Amazon is an account of a worldfirst expedition that takes readers on the most daring journey along the worlds greatest river and through the most biodiverse habitat on Earth
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Find tips, reviews, and features on Afternoon on the Amazon Magic sold for 20.99 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product belongs to and is sold by Abebooks.com.
Jack and Annie travel back in time to a South American rain forest in searchof the elusive magician Morgan le Fay Will they find a new clue to herwhereabouts before they are trampled by stampeding killer ants
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The Amazon and Orinoco basins in northern South America are home to the highest concentration of freshwater fish species on earth with more than 3000 species allotted to 564 genera Amazonian fishes include piranhas electric eels freshwater stingrays a myriad of beautiful smallbodied tetras and catfishes and the largest scaled freshwater fish in the world the pirarucu Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon Orinoco and Guianas provides descriptions and identification keys for all the known genera of fishes that inhabit Greater Amazonia a vast and still mostly remote region of tropical rainforests seasonally flooded savannas and meandering lowland riversThe guides contributors include more than fifty expert scientists They summarize the current state of knowledge on the taxonomy species richness and ecology of these fish groups and provide references to relevant literature for specieslevel identifications This richly illustrated guide contains 700 detailed drawings 190 color photos and 500 distribution maps which cover all genera An extensive and illustrated glossary helps readers with the identification keysThe first complete overview of the fish diversity in the Amazon Orinoco and Guianas this comprehensive guide is essential for anyone interested in the freshwater life inhabiting this part of the worldFirst complete overview of the fish diversity in the Amazon and Orinoco basinsContributors include more than fifty expertsIdentification keys and distribution maps for all genera190 stunning color photos 700 detailed line drawingsExtensive and illustrated glossary
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on Eyewitness The Amazon Step into sold at 20.99 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
Eyewitness The Amazon profiles the largest and most biodiverse tract of tropical rain forest in the world Extending across nine South American countries the Amazon is home to a fascinating range of birds animals and insectsnbspThis uniquely beautiful illustrated guide dives into the beauty and diversity of the Amazon the rain forest and the river its flora fauna and life cycles and the people who live in the region
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on Field Guide to the Fishes sold at 26.21 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
The Amazon and Orinoco basins in northern South America are home to the highest concentration of freshwater fish species on earth with more than 3000 species allotted to 564 genera Amazonian fishes include piranhas electric eels freshwater stingrays a myriad of beautiful smallbodied tetras and catfishes and the largest scaled freshwater fish in the world the pirarucu Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon Orinoco and Guianas provides descriptions and identification keys for all the known genera of fishes that inhabit Greater Amazonia a vast and still mostly remote region of tropical rainforests seasonally flooded savannas and meandering lowland riversThe guides contributors include more than fifty expert scientists They summarize the current state of knowledge on the taxonomy species richness and ecology of these fish groups and provide references to relevant literature for specieslevel identifications This richly illustrated guide contains 700 detailed drawings 190 color photos and 500 distribution maps which cover all genera An extensive and illustrated glossary helps readers with the identification keysThe first complete overview of the fish diversity in the Amazon Orinoco and Guianas this comprehensive guide is essential for anyone interested in the freshwater life inhabiting this part of the worldFirst complete overview of the fish diversity in the Amazon and Orinoco basinsContributors include more than fifty expertsIdentification keys and distribution maps for all genera190 stunning color photos 700 detailed line drawingsExtensive and illustrated glossary
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Describes the journey through the Amazon Basin made by Orellana and Pizarro in the early sixteenth century Also discusses the Inca and the conquest of South America by the Spanish
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The original cast of the famed Swallows and Amazons series is sailing under the stars and the command of Captain Flint in the South China Sea when Gibbet their pet monkey grabs the captains cigar and drops it in the fuel tank In minutes the ship is ablaze and doomed and our seven luckless protagonists are adrift in two small boats They make their way to land only to find themselves the captives of one of the last remaining pirates operating off the China Coast But Missee Lee as it turns out is no ordinary pirate her father had sent her off to Cambridge University to prepare her for a life as a teacher But when her father takes ill and dies she finds herself struggling to hold together the Three Island Confederation Tiger Turtle and Dragon he had created and to be recognized as his legitimate heir and ruler of the Island KingdomRansome is as always the consummate storyteller Here he takes the reader not only on the usual sailing adventures and cliffhanging escapades but also into Chinese culture Its no accident that like so many of Ransomes protagonists Missee Lee is a woman or that her Latin is almost as refined as her sailing skills It is also no wonder that The Observer called this the tenth book in the series his best yet a book to buy to read and to read again not once but many times The Guardian put it in a class by itself For Ransome unlike so many writers of his and our generation was particular in writing about things he knew and had studied firsthand whether it was a foreign culture a classical language a cryptographic code or the finer points of seamanship
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Discover information, advice, and prices for Afternoon on the Amazon Magic sold for 24.59 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product is sold by Abebooks.com and made by .
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY Jack and Annie journey to a South American rain forest to search for new clues to the whereabouts of Morgan le Fay
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on The Mapmakers Wife A True sold at 35.76 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
In the first part of the 18th century the French National Academy of Sciences sent a group of distinguished scientists on a daring decadelong expedition into the heart of South America in a bid to win the race to measure the Earth Like Lewis and Clarkes exploration of the American west this expedition under the leadership of 34yearold Charles Marie de la Condamine was to unveil the heart of a little known continent to a world hungry for knowledge recording countless new plant and animal species and revealing the inhuman and brutal treatment of the natives at the hands of the Spanish But it nearly ended in disaster Scaling the 16000foot Peruvian Andes the scientists faced the depravations and dangers of the rain forest wild cats insects vampire bats and barely completed their mission Some went mad others succumbed to smallpox one was stoned to death by locals and another was killed in a bullfight And one the youngest Jean Godin fell in love with a beautiful local girl Isabel Grameson and married her As the expedition neared its end so Godin wanted to bring his young family back to France He went ahead alone again scaling the Andes and travellin
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Applying the awardwinning Eyewitness formula to the subject of the largest and most biodiverse tract of tropical rain forest in the world Eyewitness The Amazon profiles this incredible habitat including the birds animals and insects that live there to the nine South American countries it extends across This uniquely beautiful illustrated guide dives into the beauty and diversity of the Amazon the rain forest and the river its flora fauna and life cycles and the people who live in the region
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Jack Ryan has only just moved back into the Oval Office when he is faced with a new international threat An aborted coup in the Peoples Republic of China has left President Wei Zhen Lin with no choice but to agree with the expansionist policies of General Su Ke Quiang They have declared the South China Sea a protectorate and are planning an invasion of Taiwan The Ryan administration is determined to thwart Chinas ambitions but the stakes are dangerously high as a new breed of powerful Chinese antiship missiles endanger the US Navys plans to protect the island Meanwhile Chinese cyber warfare experts have launched a devastating attack on American infrastructure Its a new combat arena but its every bit as deadly as any that has gone before Jack Ryan Jr and his colleagues at the Campus may be just the wild card that his father needs to stack the deck Theres just one problem someone knows about the offthebooks intelligence agency and threatens to blow their cover sky high
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on Lethal Deception Amazon Adventure Series sold at 250.54 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
Who wanted her deadHaving rescued Cassidy McKnight from kidnappers in South America Gabe Sinclair thought his job was done Not that the former Navy SEAL could ever forget the brave beautiful single mother But when the danger followed her home Gabe promised to protect her Why anyone would want to kill Cassidy was a mystery Was the motive related to the orphaned toddler Cassidy was raising a sweet little girl who brought out the father fi gure in maverick Gabe Or did a newly revealed family secret have killer consequences
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Discover information, advice, and prices for Through Jaguar Eyes Crossing the, priced at 101.53 $ : it belongs to the Books & Magazines category; this product is sold by Abebooks.com and made by .
An account of the perilous 3600mile journey without compass or map across the vast Amazonian Basin from the Andes of northwest South America through the tropical jungles of the lowlands to the dense forests of the Mato Grosso in Brazil In February 1993 Benedict Allen became the first Westener to make the crossing at its widest point Benedict Allens plan in setting out to cross the Amazon Basin was to place his life in the hands of the remote Matses the jaguar people Indians who aspired to all the grace and strength of the powerful cat tatooing their faces with jaguar stripes and placing bamboo spikes in their no0ses to resemble whiskers From the foothills of the Ecuadorian volcano Cotopaxi he descended into Columbia and forbidden cocaine traffikers country Eluding a hitman from a drug gang he entered Peru and made contact with the Matses For two months he was taught how to make hunting traps and learnt the properties of plants Then Benedict jokingly dubbed The Man Without fear by the Indians had to put his newly acquired knowledge knowledgr to the test
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Find tips, reviews, and features on Death on the River of sold for 41.4 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product belongs to and is sold by Abebooks.com.
The actionpacked true story of President Theodore Roosevelts dangerous adventure down one of the most treacherous rivers on EarthI did have a murderous trip down South but it was mighty interesting In October 1913 Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Rio de Janeiro Brazil on a tour of South America The thrillseeking adventurer had no idea that he would soon receive an offer he couldnt refuse the chance to lead an expedition deep into the Amazon jungle to chart an unmapped river with his son Kermit and renowned Brazilian explorer Candido Mariano da Silva RondonDeath on the River of Doubt takes readers inside the thrilling journey that unfolds as Roosevelt Rondon Kermit and their companions navigate an unpredictable river through an unforgiving jungle With new threats at every turn from bloodthirsty piranhas and raging rapids to starvation disease and a traitor in their own ranks it seems that not everyone will make it out aliveThrough it all the indomitable Teddy Roosevelt remained determined to complete their mission and rewrite the map of the world Or die trying
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Challenging Check Rewarding Beyond your wildest dreams South America is made for travelthe gripping spinetingling adrenalinecharged type of travel you live for Tred the Cordillera Blanca glide along the Amazon explore lost cities and samba up a storm For backpackers by backpackers this bestselling unbeatable guide gives you the tools you need to create your own adventure Get Off The Trailemerging hotspots overlooked attractions alternatives to the Inca Trailour authors go beyond the obvious and show you how to do the same Live On The Edgethe best spots for hiking skiing diving surfing rafting paragliding and other thrills Straight Talkopinionated reviews ensure you wont waste a precious peso Tread Lightlymake a positive impact with sustainabletravel tips and volunteering opportunities
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THE STORY OF AN IMPERIAL TRAGEDY THAT SENT SHOCKWAVES AROUNDnbspTHE WORLD In September 1910 the activist Roger Casement arrived in the Amazon jungle on a mission for the British government to investigate reports of widespread humanrights abuses in the forests along the Putumayo River Accusations against the Peruvian rubber baron Julio César Arana had been making their way back to London and the rumors were on everybodys lips Arana was enslaving torturing and murdering the local Indians Aranas Peruvian Amazon Company with its headquarters in Londons financial heart was responsible Casement was outraged by what he uncovered nearly 30000 Indians had died to produce 4000 tons of rubber When Casements 700page report of the violence was published in London in 1912 it set off reverberations throughout the world People were appalled that murderous acts were being carried out under the cloak of British respectability The Peruvian Amazon Company was forced into liquidation and its board of directors was publicly shamed From the Amazonian rain forests to the streets of London and Washington DC Jordan Goodman recounts a tragedy whose exposure in 1912 drew back the curtain on exploitation and the wholesale abuse of human rights Drawing on a wealth of original research The Devil and Mr Casement is a haunting story of modern capitalism with enormous contemporary political resonance
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