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First published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Far into the Atlantic Ocean, the outflow from the Amazon River creates a "sweet sea" of fresh water. At the river's mouth, a vast delta of river channels and marshes, floodplain and upland forests, open and scrub savannas, floating meadows, and mangrove swamps hosts an astonishingly diverse assemblage...

The first five volumes of the Correspondence of Jeremy Bentham contain over 1,300 letters written both to and from Bentham over a 50-year period, beginning in 1752 (aged three) with his earliest surviving letter to his grandmother, and ending in 1797 with correspondence concerning his attempts to...

Everyone’s favorite dog is back and cuter than ever! Following up on the internationally bestselling Boo: The Life of the World’s Cutest Dog, this latest volume features Boo’s adventures in the big city. Get ready for tons of all-new irresistible photos of Boo going shopping, hitting the beach, making doggy friends, and just generally being adorable.

Those Were The Days: on Funny, Crazy & Weird 50 Malaysian Short Stories and Photos of the 1950s to the1970s The book covers three decades of Malaysian social history based on actual persons, true events and genuine stories. Those were the days filled with joy, laughter and good memories... This...

Canadian historians have always looks favourably on Macdonald's national policies, including the protective tariff. On the other hand, the canons of economic theory have little or nothing to say in favour of protection. Professor Dales attempts in these essays to bridge this gap between trade theory...

Originally published early 1900s. A well illustrated and informative book dealing with the various ways to end a game of chess. Contents Include: Pawn Endings - Miscellaneous Endings - Solutions etc. Many of the earliest games books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now...

Rock and roll's death has been forecast nearly since its birth; the country song "The Death of Rock and Roll" appeared in September 1956, showing that the music had already outraged a more conservative listening audience. Is Rock Dead? sets out to explore the varied and sometimes conflicting...

BnF collection ebooks - "C'était il y a vingt mille ans. Alors le pôle nord se tournait vers une étoile du Cygne. Sur les plaines de l'Europe le Mammouth allait s'éteindre, pendant que s'achevait l'émigration des grands fauves vers le pays de la Lumière, la fuite du renne vers le Septentrion..." BnF...

Le Stellarium ! Un vaisseau spatial et une découverte qui permet à trois hommes, de partir à la découverte de Mars. Un long voyage. À l’arrivée, une planète qu’ils vont explorer et dont ils découvrent les habitants, des êtres de différentes natures. Les Tripèdes, un race pacifique,...

Les Oulhamr fuyaient dans la nuit épouvantable. Fous de souffrance et de fatigue, tout leur semblait vain devant la calamité suprême : le Feu était mort. Ils l’élevaient dans trois cages, depuis l’origine de la horde ; quatre femmes et deux guerriers le nourrissaient...

BnF collection ebooks - "C'était mille ans avant le massement civilisateur d'où surgirent plus tard Ninive, Babylone, Ecbatane. La tribu nomade de Pjehou, avec ses ânes, ses chevaux, son bétail, traversait la forêt farouche de Kzour, vers le crépuscule du soir, dans l'océan de la mer oblique." BnF...

L'expédition que conduit Haréton Ironcastle s'enfonce avec précaution dans un territoire semblant tout droit surgi des rêves les plus fantasmagoriques. Et pourtant, il s'agit bien d'une terre inexplorée, peuplée de créatures étranges qui n'ont que peu de rapport avec l'espèce humaine : bêtes...