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The Galapagos Affair
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Author : John E Treherne
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-06-30
The Galapagos Affair written by John E Treherne and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-30 with Travel categories.
Over half-a-century ago fanciful and exotic stories began to appear in the world's press about settlers on the remote Galapagos island of Floreana. The tales were of nudism, free love communes, stainless steel dentures - a latter-day Garden of Eden. But the truth was even stranger. Friedrich Ritter, an eccentric German intellectual, and his long-suffering companion Dora Strauch, were the first arrivals. Once established, they were soon joined by others. Most bizarre and dangerous was the self-styled Baroness Wagner-Bosquet. She ruled her three young male lovers with a riding crop, a pearl-handled revolver and insatiable sexual demands - terrorising other settlers. Her mysterious disappearance and the discovery of unidentified bodies on a nearby island perplexed the world. Now The Galapagos Affair unravels the whole incredible story.
The Galapagos Affair
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Author : John Treherne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
The Galapagos Affair written by John Treherne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Murder categories.
The Galapagos Affair
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Author : John Treherne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
The Galapagos Affair written by John Treherne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Murder categories.
Galapagos Affair
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Author : John Treherne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001-07
Galapagos Affair written by John Treherne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-07 with categories.
Satan Came To Eden
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Author : Dore Strauch
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-05-24
Satan Came To Eden written by Dore Strauch and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-24 with History categories.
Darwin meets Hitchcock in this true-crime tale of paradise found and lost. A extraordinary portrait of a 1930s murder mystery as strange and alluring as the famous archipelago itself. Fleeing conventional society, a Berlin doctor and his mistress start a new life on uninhabited Floreana Island. But after the international press sensationalizes the exploits of the island's 'Adam and Eve,' others flock there, including a self-styled Swiss Family Robinson.
Floreana
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Author : Margret Wittmer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Floreana written by Margret Wittmer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Natural history categories.
The remarkable first-hand account of Margret Wittmer, who settled the island of Floreana in the Galapagos-600 miles from the mainland of Ecuador. It took Wittmer and her family weeks to travel to the island in 1932; they battled with the ties for three full days before they could land. Wittmer and her husband left their home and family in Germany, seeking a new life in a place not yet touched by civilization. Their first home was a cave, previously abandoned by pirates. They planted their first garden, only to find it torn up continually by wild boars. Five months pregnant when she arrived, Wittmer found the beauty of the tropical island constantly tempered by the traumas of attempting everyday life in a wild and lonely spot. From the mysterious disappearance of a stranger linked to another recluse on the island, to a missed opportunity to meet President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The 56 years recalled in this memoir are full of exotic adventures and the joys and tragedies of a lifetime.
Galapagos
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Author : William Beebe
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 1988-05-01
Galapagos written by William Beebe and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-05-01 with Nature categories.
More than 100 splendid illustrations enhance this fascinating firsthand account of a 1923 expedition to survey the wildlife of the Galápagos Islands. Beebe, a renowned biologist and explorer, combines literary skill with careful research to produce an exceptionally readable book. "High romance, exact science, fascinating history, wild adventure." — Nation.
Historical Ecology And Archaeology In The Gal Pagos Islands
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Author : Peter W. Stahl
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Release Date : 2020-01-20
Historical Ecology And Archaeology In The Gal Pagos Islands written by Peter W. Stahl and has been published by University Press of Florida this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-20 with Social Science categories.
The Galápagos Islands are one of the world’s premiere nature attractions, home to unique ecosystems widely thought to be untouched and pristine. Historical Ecology and Archaeology in the Galápagos Islands reveals that the archipelago is not as isolated as many imagine, examining how centuries of human occupation have transformed its landscape. This book shows that the island chain has been a part of global networks since its discovery in 1535 and traces the changes caused by human colonization. Central to this history is the sugar plantation Hacienda El Progreso on San Cristóbal Island. Here, zooarchaeological and archaeobotanical evidence documents the introduction of exotic species and landscape transformations, and material evidence attests that inhabitants maintained connections to the outside world for consumer goods. Beyond illuminating the human history of the islands, the authors also look at the impact of visitors to Galápagos National Park today, raising questions about tourism’s role in biological conservation, preservation, and restoration. A volume in the series Society and Ecology in Island and Coastal Archaeology, edited by Victor D. Thompson
The Darwin Affair
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Author : Tim Mason
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2019-06-11
The Darwin Affair written by Tim Mason and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-11 with Fiction categories.
“Intellectually stimulating and viscerally exciting, The Darwin Affair is breathtaking from start to stop.” —The Wall Street Journal A Barnes & Noble Discover Pick * A Wall Street Journal Best Mystery Book of the Year * A Reader’s Digest Best Summer Book * A Forbes.com Best Historical Novel of the Summer Get ready for one of the most inventive and entertaining novels of 2019—an edge-of-your-seat Victorian-era thriller, where the controversial publication On the Origin of Species sets off a string of unspeakable crimes. London, June 1860: When an assassination attempt is made on Queen Victoria, and a petty thief is gruesomely murdered moments later—and only a block away—Chief Detective Inspector Charles Field quickly surmises that the crimes are connected. Was Victoria really the assassin’s target? Or were both crimes part of an even more sinister plot? Field’s investigation soon exposes a shocking conspiracy: the publication of Charles Darwin’s controversial On the Origin of Species has set off a string of terrible crimes—murder, arson, kidnapping. Witnesses describe a shadowy figure with lifeless, coal-black eyes. As the investigation takes Field from the dangerous alleyways of London to the hallowed halls of Oxford, the list of possible conspirators grows, and the body count escalates. And as he edges closer to the dastardly madman called the Chorister, he uncovers dark secrets that were meant to remain forever hidden.
Wish You Were Here
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Author : Jodi Picoult
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 2021-11-30
Wish You Were Here written by Jodi Picoult and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-30 with Fiction categories.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Small Great Things and The Book of Two Ways comes “a powerfully evocative story of resilience and the triumph of the human spirit” (Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six) Rights sold to Netflix for adaptation as a feature film • Named one of the best books of the year by She Reads Diana O’Toole is perfectly on track. She will be married by thirty, done having kids by thirty-five, and move out to the New York City suburbs, all while climbing the professional ladder in the cutthroat art auction world. She’s an associate specialist at Sotheby’s now, but her boss has hinted at a promotion if she can close a deal with a high-profile client. She’s not engaged just yet, but she knows her boyfriend, Finn, a surgical resident, is about to propose on their romantic getaway to the Galápagos—days before her thirtieth birthday. Right on time. But then a virus that felt worlds away has appeared in the city, and on the eve of their departure, Finn breaks the news: It’s all hands on deck at the hospital. He has to stay behind. You should still go, he assures her, since it would be a shame for all of their nonrefundable trip to go to waste. And so, reluctantly, she goes. Almost immediately, Diana’s dream vacation goes awry. Her luggage is lost, the Wi-Fi is nearly nonexistent, and the hotel they’d booked is shut down due to the pandemic. In fact, the whole island is now under quarantine, and she is stranded until the borders reopen. Completely isolated, she must venture beyond her comfort zone. Slowly, she carves out a connection with a local family when a teenager with a secret opens up to Diana, despite her father’s suspicion of outsiders. In the Galápagos Islands, where Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection was formed, Diana finds herself examining her relationships, her choices, and herself—and wondering if when she goes home, she too will have evolved into someone completely different.