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Paperback A poignant and powerful love story set in the diamond mining capital of 1880s South Africa1880 South Africa a land torn apart by greedFrances Irvine left penniless after her fathers sudden death is forced to emigrate to the Cape In this barren country she meets two very different men one driven by ambition the other by ideals When a smallpox outbreak sends her to the diamond mines she is drawn into a ruthless world of greed and exploitation of human lives crushed in the scramble for power But here at last she sees her path to happiness Torn between passion and integrity she makes a choice that has devastating consequences South Africa a land torn apart by greed Frances Irvine left penniless after her fathers sudden death is forced to emigrate to the Cape In this barren country she meets two very different men one driven by ambition the other by ideals Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK depending on stock availability
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Malaria comes from the Italian word Malaria or bad air For centuries malaria killed millions Alexander the Great was one of its betterknown victims and its debilitating effects have been linked to the demise of ancient Greece and the Roman Empire The traditional remedies of bloodletting killed off many who may have been spared by the fevers In 1735 Joseph de Jussieu set out for Latin America as the first nonSpanish expedition to be allowed to enter the continent The Peruvian bark or Jesuits powder had been known in Europe since 1644 but met with violent opposition from the medical establishment and the public So feared were papists in general and Jesuits in particular that throughout Protestant Europe there were demonstrations against the bark and the talk was of Papist plots to poison This changed when Charles II was cured by the bark and then the race was on to obtain seeds of the precious trees Fiametta Rocco who herself has had malaria explores the history of the ravages of the disease of the heroism and tragedy of those who have attempted to find cures and the manner in which the discovery of quinine opened the door of the tropics to western imperial adventure
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In this collection of eleven stories murder is committed for reasons of fear jealously cupidity and out of sheer compulsion while the settings include an African game park a sinister ruined cemetery an East Anglian seaside resort and the gloomy purlieus of Epping Forest
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There is nothing more exciting than a new writer with a genuine voice I loved it Julian Fellowes creator of Downton AbbeyFrances Irvine left destitute in the wake of her fathers sudden death has been forced to abandon her life of wealth and privilege in London and emigrate to the Southern Cape of Africa 1880 South Africa is a country torn apart by greed In this remote and inhospitable land she becomes entangled with two very different menone driven by ambition the other by his ideals Only when the rumor of an epidemic takes her into the dark heart of the diamond mines does Frances see her road to happinessnbspBut before she can follow that path Frances must choose between passion and integrity between her desire for the man who captured her heart and her duty to the man who saved her from near ruin a decision that will have devastating consequences
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A rich and wonderful history of quinine the cure for malariaIn the summer of 1623 ten cardinals and hundreds of their attendants engaged in electing a new Pope died from the malaria or bad air of the Roman marshes Their choice Pope Urban VIII determined that a cure should be found for the fever that was the scourge of the Mediterranean northern Europe and America and in 1631 a young Jesuit apothecarist in Peru sent to the Old World a cure that had been found in the New where the disease was unknownThe cure was quinine an alkaloid made of the bitter red bark of the cinchona tree which grows in the Andes Both disease and cure have an extraordinary history Malaria badly weakened the Roman Empire It killed thousands of British troops fighting Napoleon during the Walcheren raid on Holland in 1809 and many soldiers on both sides of the American Civil War It turned back many of the travellers who explored west Africa and brought the building of the Panama Canal to a standstill When after a thousand years a cure was finally found Europes Protestants among them Oliver Cromwell who suffered badly from malaria feared it was nothing more than a Popish poison More than any previous medicine though quinine forced physicians to change their ideas about treating illness Before long it would change the face of Western medicineUsing fresh research from the Vatican and the Indian Archives in Seville as well as hitherto undiscovered documents in Peru Fiammetta Rocco describes the ravages of the disease the quest of the three Englishmen who smuggled cinchona seeds out of South America the way quinine opened the door to Western imperial adventure in Asia Africa and beyond and why even today quinine grown in the eastern Congo still saves so many people suffering from malaria
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on Launch Fever An entrepreneur s sold at 22.8 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
Tim Taylors story is not simply that of a single individual but a metaphor for an era that took us to the moon Launch Fever is an inspiration not only to the rocket scientist but also to every entrepreneur starting or dreaming of starting his or her own company The story covers both the Challenger and Columbia disasters with fascinating detail This is a motivating insiders look at the kind of struggles that lie ahead or behind for every entrepreneur Come face to face with the harsh realities and difficult decision of letting go the security of 95 to pursue a dream as Tim Taylor discovers the spark of enlightenment which propels him into the world of entrepreneurship
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Find tips, reviews, and features on Tropic Fever The Adventures of sold for 38.5 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product belongs to and is sold by Abebooks.com.
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Discover information, advice, and prices for Roman Fever Virago Modern Classics sold for 21.95 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product is sold by Abebooks.com and made by .
A collection of beautifullycrafted short stories They are set in Italy France and America and are powerful portraits of women who live in the world of propriety at the turn of the century They tell of the emotions women feel in love in jealousy when they long for children or seek independence and when their passions lead them to overstep the bounds laid down by exacting conventions We see too what happens to those strong enough to break the rules but rarely strong enough to live forever beyond the pale of the society that has banished them First published in America in 1964 Roman Fever contains some of Edith Whartons finest writing
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A FEVER IN THE HEART dissects an explosive triangle that led to obsession and murder in a small town in the northwest of America Ann Rule reveals the story of an alluring wife and the two men desperate for her love a story with a bizarre and deadly twist that no one could have suspected In this and several other riveting truecrime cases from her personal files Ann Rule masterfully probes the delusions of the criminal mind the fateful circumstances and the unrelenting investigative forces at work in the aftermath of murder
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This volume describes the lives of the novels protagonists in the Lodz Ghetto at the beginning of World War II Chava Rosenfarb herself a survivor of the Lodz Ghetto Auschwitz and BergenBelsen draws on her own history to create realistic characters who struggle daily to retain a sense of humanity and dignity despite the physical and psychological effects of ghetto life Although horrendous experiences are depicted the light of faith in the human spirit shines through this novels every page
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Hip Hop hooray for the holidays Get on this gift box set of Ed PiskorsnbspHip Hop Family Tree 3 and 4 From Fantagraphics
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An extraordinary new voice in contemporary womans fiction Courtney Miller Santo makes her magnificent debut with The Roots of the Olive Tree a novel that will delight fans of Sarah Blakes The Postmistress The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd and the works of Kristin HannahSet in a house on an olive grove in northern California The Roots of the Olive Tree is a beautiful touching story that brings to life five generations of womenincluding an unforgettable 112yearold matriarch determined to break all Guinness longevity recordsthe secrets and lies that divide them and the love that ultimately ties them together
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Paperback A captivating spooky mystery for middlegrade readers from acclaimed author Allison RushbyDo naught wrong by the mulberry tree or shell take your daughters one two three Tenyearold Immy and her family run away from their storm cloud of problems to a tiny village in Cambridgeshire England When they find an adorable thatched cottage to begin a perfect new life in the only downside is the ancient dark and fiercelooking mulberry tree in the back garden And the legend that comes with it the villagers say the tree steals away girls living in the cottage on the eve of their eleventh birthday Of course Immy thinks this is ridiculous Then she starts to hear a strange song in her head Allison Rushbys new novel for middlegrade readers is a captivating spooky mystery Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK depending on stock availability
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The first anthology of Jewish mythology in English Tree of Souls reveals a mythical tradition as rich and as fascinating as any in the world Drawing from the Bible the Pseudepigrapha the Talmud and Midrash the kabbalistic literature medieval folklore Hasidic texts and oral lore collected in the modern era Schwartz has gathered together nearly 700 of the key Jewish myths The myths themselves are marvelous We read of Adams diamond and the Land of Eretz where it is always dark the fall of Lucifer and the quarrel of the sun and the moon the Treasury of Souls and the Divine Chariot We discover new tales about the great figures of the Hebrew Bible from Adam to Moses stories about Gods Bride the Shekhinah and the evil temptress Lilith plus many tales about angels and demons spirits and vampires giant beasts and the Golem Equally important Schwartz provides a wealth of additional information For each myth he includes extensive commentary revealing the source of the myth and explaining how it relates to other Jewish myths as well as to world literature for instance comparing Eves release of evil into the world with Pandoras For ease of use Schwartz divides the volume into ten books Myths of God Myths of Creation Myths of Heaven Myths of Hell Myths of the Holy Word Myths of the Holy Time Myths of the Holy People Myths of the Holy Land Myths of Exile and Myths of the Messiah
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on The Lemon Tree Paperback sold at 20.38 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
Paperback The true story of a friendship spanning religious divisions and four decades of IsraeliPalestinian conflictIn the summer of 1967 not long after the Six Day War three young Palestinian men ventured into the town of Ramla in Israel They were cousins on a pilgrimage to see their childhood homes from which they and their families had been driven out nearly twenty years earlier One cousin had the door slammed in his face one found that his old house had been converted into a school But the third Bashir was met at the door by a young woman named Dalia who invited him inThis poignant encounter is the starting point for the story of two families one Arab one Jewish which spans the fraught modern history of the region In the lemon tree his father planted in the backyard of his childhood home Bashir sees a symbol of occupation Dalia who arrived in 1948 as an infant with her family as a fugitive from Bulgaria sees hope for a people devastated by the Holocaust Both are inevitably swept up in the fates of their people and the stories of their lives form a microcosm of more than half a century of IsraeliPalestinian historyWhat began as a simple meeting between two young people grew into a dialogue lasting four decades The Lemon Tree offers a much needed human perspective on this seemingly intractable conflict and reminds us not only of all that is at stake but also of all that is possible Both are inevitably swept up in the fates of their people and the stories of their lives form a microcosm of more than half a century of IsraeliPalestinian historyWhat began as a simple meeting between two young people grew into a dialogue lasting four decades Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK depending on stock availability
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The Yew Trees Shade originally published in 1954 is a Frances Pettigrew mystery and was published in the US as Death Walks the Woods Francis Pettigrew a former barrister and sometimes amateur detective is plucked out of what promises to be a peaceful retirement in the Home Counties to deputise for the County Court judge The proceedings offer him some unexpected insights into the lives of the new neighbours that he has until now only observed through his field glasses When the body of a penniless widow known for her good works is found on Yew Hill a famous local beauty spot Pettigrew is drawn into the case as a witness Despite his best efforts to leave the inquiry to the police it is he with the unconscious help of a teenage boy who puts the finishing touches on the solution Cyril Hares style is easy and fluent and his books are eminently readable A great novelist Spectator
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on Chicken in the Mango Tree sold at 21.73 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
Winner of the Best Asian Cuisine from Books Outside Asia at the 2016 Gourmand Cookbook Awards In the small village of Kravan in rural Thailand the food is like no other in the world The diet is finely attuned to the land taking advantage of what is local and plentiful Made primarily of fresh foraged vegetables infused with the dominant Khmer flavours of bird chilies garlic shallots and fish sauce the cuisine is completely distinct from the dishes typically associated with ThailandBestselling food writer and photographer Jeffrey Alford has been completely immersed in this unique culinary tradition for the last four years while living in this region with his partner Pea a talented forager gardener and cook With stories of village and family life surrounding each dish Alford provides insight into the ecological and cultural traditions out of which the cuisine of the region has developed He also describes how the food is meant to be eaten as an elaborate dish in a wedding ceremony a welldeserved break from the rice harvest or just a comforting snack at the end of a hard day
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Trees and shrubs can bring regal silhouettes delightful shade and spectacular foliage to any home landscape With detailed profiles of hundreds of tree and shrub varieties that include information on availability size hardiness and special characteristics Penelope OSullivan shows you how to use these plants to add structure and texture to your outdoor space Create a vibrant landscape full of springtime blossoms summer shade and fruits autumn foliage and winter evergreensnbsp
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World Fantasy Awardwinning author of The Onion GirlThe city of Newford could be any contemporary North American cityexcept that magic lurks in its music in its art in the shadows of its grittiest streets where mythic beings walk disguised And its people are like you and me each looking for a bit of magic to shape their lives and transform their fate Here are a bluesman hiding from the devil a Buffalo Man at the edge of death a murderous ghost looking for revenge a wolf man on his first blind date and many more Were reunited with Jilly Geordie Sophie the Crow Girls and other characters whose lives have become part of the great Newford myth And beyond Newfords streets de Lint takes us to the pastoral hills north of the city where magic and music have a flavor different but powerful still
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Stresses workplace safety and risk assessment Covers basic tree felling intermediate tree felling and advanced tree felling including hazardous trees Theory of felling directional felling preparation escape route and cutting the scarf Builds on the information provided by the Chainsaw Operators ManualThe Tree Fallers Manual is an essential handbook for forest operators and others who need to fell trees manually using a handheld chainsaw This manual builds on the information provided by the Chainsaw Operators Manual Tree felling is a high risk activity Many fatalities and serious injuries have occurred as a result of being struck by falling trees dislodged tree limbs or other dangers in the area Most of these accidents are caused by using unsafe felling techniques and not following safe work procedures This manual will guide the faller to safer work techniques The manual is based on the national competency standards for the forest and forest products industry where tree felling is covered using three categories basic intermediate and advanced Basic tree felling applies to trees that are relatively small with a single stem and no defects Intermediate tree felling covers trees with single or multiple stems limited defects and lean and weight distribution that can be adapted to felling direction Advanced tree felling applies to larger and more complex trees and includes trees deemed to be more hazardous Workplace safety risk assessment and site preparation are included along with the theory techniques and tools for each of the treefelling categories
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