Quest Under Capricorn
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Quest Under Capricorn
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Author : David Attenborough
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-10-26
Quest Under Capricorn written by David Attenborough and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-26 with History categories.
David Attenborough's accounts of his famous "Quests" have been immensely popular. His latest book is as compelling as any, rich in anecdote, extremely readable, and about a wild, remote and beautiful land, little known even to Australians themselves. The Northern Territory of Australia is vast- although it is no more than one-sixth of Australia, it is six times the size of the British Isles. Yet it has a total population of a mere 37,000. The Tropic of Capricorn runs close to its southern boundary across a desert of naked rock peaks and ochre-red sands. Its northern coasts, a thousand miles away, are rimmed with mangrove swamps and desolate valleys haunted by wallabies, cockatoos and huge flocks of water birds. On his four-months' journey through this desolate and fascinating country David Attenborough spent much of his time observing these and many other creatures that make this part of Australia such an intriguing place for a naturalist- birds that collect white snail-shells and quartz crystals as though they were jewels and build a special arena in which to display them; lizards that run on their hind legs like miniature dinosaurs and have a great flap of skin around the neck which can be erected like an Elizabethan ruff; immense herds of buffalo which, first imported to the Territory over a century ago as beasts of burden, have now run wild and multiplied to become the most dangerous creatures in the bush through which they roam. The author's descriptions of these animals make fascinating reading, but so also do his accounts of the diverse people he met: a man who paints his body with human blood and is preparing to vote in government elections; a solitary gold prospector who, after thirty years of fruitless search in the scorching desert, believes that to find gold would be a disaster; an artist living in a bark shelter with a few possessions other than a knife and a loin-cloth, whose paintings sell for high prices in cities two thousand miles away. David Attenborough writes vividly and wittily about these encounters, as well as describing such subjects as the ancient rock-paintings he examined that show men and women, hunting scenes and animals, all in startling symbolic design, which in many cases parallel the first drawings mankind ever made in the prehistoric caves of Europe; a secret tribal ceremony he witnessed that brings those taking part into communion with the gods of Dreamtime; and how the aborigines survive in the empty desert which, in spite of its apparent barrenness, provides them with all they need
Quest Under Capricorn
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Author : D. ATTENBOROUGH
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Quest Under Capricorn written by D. ATTENBOROUGH and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with categories.
Review Of Quest Under Capricorn
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Author : P. Francis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
Review Of Quest Under Capricorn written by P. Francis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with categories.
Quest Under Capricorn
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963
Quest Under Capricorn written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with Aboriginal Australians categories.
Quest Under Capricorn With Photographs Including Portraits And A Map
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Author : David Frederick Attenborough
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963
Quest Under Capricorn With Photographs Including Portraits And A Map written by David Frederick Attenborough and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with categories.
Quest Under Capricorn With 38 Photographs Including 5 In Full Colour
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Author : David Attenborough
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963
Quest Under Capricorn With 38 Photographs Including 5 In Full Colour written by David Attenborough and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with categories.
Under Capricorn
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Author : Helen Simpson
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2023-11-21
Under Capricorn written by Helen Simpson and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-21 with Fiction categories.
"Under Capricorn" by Helen Simpson. Published by DigiCat. DigiCat publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each DigiCat edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Journeys To The Other Side Of The World
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Author : David Attenborough
language : en
Publisher: Two Roads
Release Date : 2020-06-02
Journeys To The Other Side Of The World written by David Attenborough and has been published by Two Roads this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
From Madagascar and New Guinea to the Pacific Islands and the Northern Territory of Australia, young David Attenborough and his cameraman were aiming to record not just the wildlife, but the way of life of some of the indigenous people of these regions, whose traditions had never been encountered by most of the public before. In the late 1950s onward, following the success of the original Zoo Quest expeditions, Attenborough embarked on further travels in a very different part of the world. From the land divers of Pentecost Island and the sing-sings of New Guinea, to a Royal Kava ceremony on Tonga and the ancient art of the Northern Territory, it is a journey like no other. Alongside these remarkable cultures he encounters paradise birds, chameleons, sifakas and many more animals in some of the most unique environments on the planet. Written with David Attenborough's characteristic charm, humor and warmth, Journeys to the Other Side of the World is an inimitable adventure among people, places and the wildest of wildlife. span
Journeys To The Other Side Of The World
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Author : David Attenborough
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2018-09-06
Journeys To The Other Side Of The World written by David Attenborough and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
'With charm, erudition, humour and passion, the world's favourite natural history broadcaster documents some of his expeditions from the late 1950s onwards' Sunday Express Following the success of the original Zoo Quest expeditions, the young David Attenborough embarked on further travels in a very different part of the world. From Madagascar and New Guinea to the Pacific Islands and the Northern Territory of Australia, he and his cameraman companion were aiming to record not just the wildlife, but the way of life of some of the indigenous people of these regions, whose traditions had never been encountered by most of the British public before. From the land divers of Pentecost Island and the sing-sings of New Guinea, to a Royal Kava ceremony on Tonga and the ancient art of the Northern Territory, it is a journey like no other. Alongside these remarkable cultures he encounters paradise birds, chameleons, sifakas and many more animals in some of the most unique environments on the planet. Written with David Attenborough's characteristic charm, humour and warmth, Journeys to the Other Side of the World is an inimitable adventure among people, places and the wildest of wildlife. 'Abundantly good' TLS 'A wondrous reminder of Attenborough's pioneering role . . . full of delightful tales' Daily Express 'An adventure that sparked a lifetime's commitment to the planet' The Lady 'Attenborough is a fine writer and storyteller' Irish Times
A Dictionary Of Writers And Their Works
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Author : Christopher Riches
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2015-01-29
A Dictionary Of Writers And Their Works written by Christopher Riches and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-29 with True Crime categories.
Over 3,200 entries An essential guide to authors and their works that focuses on the general canon of British literature from the fifteenth century to the present. There is also some coverage of non-fiction such as biographies, memoirs, and science, as well as inclusion of major American and Commonwealth writers. This online-exclusive new edition adds 60,000 new words, including over 50 new entries dealing with authors who have risen to prominence in the last five years, as well as fully updating the entries that currently exist. Each entry provides details of a writer's nationality and birth/death dates, followed by a listing of their titles arranged chronologically by date of publication.