A Salty Piece of Land

Author: Jimmy Buffett
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0759512922
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 419

Book Description
Wander to "where the song of the ocean / Meets the salty piece of land" with Tully Mars, washed up from Margaritaville and in the mood for monkeyshines, in a shimmering Caribbean epic by the late king of tropical rock, Jimmy Buffett. It's not on any chart, but the tropical island of Cayo Loco is the perfect place to run away from all your problems. Waking from a ganja buzz on the beach in Tulum, Tully can't believe his eyes when a 142-foot schooner emerges out of the ocean mist. At its helm is Cleopatra Highbourne, the eccentric 101-year-old sea captain who will take him to a lighthouse on a salty piece of land that will change his life forever. From a lovely sunset sail in Punta Margarita to a wild spring-break foam party in San Pedro, Tully encounters an assortment of treasure hunters, rock stars, sailors, seaplane pilots, pirates, and even a ghost or two.

Secret Sisters of the Salty Sea

Author: Lynne Rae Perkins
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062499688
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 207

Book Description
Newbery Medalist Lynne Rae Perkins introduces two irresistible sisters—Alix and Jools—and takes readers on an unforgettable vacation to the beach. This joyful celebration of sisters, family, friendship, and the ocean is illustrated in black-and-white throughout. The Wall Street Journal said, “Ocean meets sky meets two young girls in Lynne Rae Perkins’s affectionate chapter book. . . . Illustrations by the author add wit and tenderness to this sunny summer story.” For fans of Kate DiCamillo and Rebecca Stead. Alix and her older sister, Jools, have never been to the ocean. When their parents pack them up to spend a week by the shore, Alix is nervous about leaving home—but excited, too. At the beach, the sisters make friends, go exploring, and have adventures big and small. To Alix’s surprise, as the week comes to an end, she finds she doesn’t want to leave! Each chapter contains its own miniature discovery—from picking periwinkles, meeting a crab, and making sandcastles, to exploring the nearby town. Award-winning author Lynne Rae Perkins has beautifully crafted a genuine and engaging novel about sisters, family, and exploration. A great read-aloud, as well as a good choice for newly independent readers. Booklist said, “Ordinary pleasures, in the hands of a writer so skilled, are elevated.” Features black and white art throughout.

Joe the Snowboarder

Author: Cynthia Lamb
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781685310011
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
The Sporty Little Penguins Series was developed to help build kids confidence and overcome challenges. These fun little penguins' have an inspiring message about perspective, having a positive attitude and speaking encouraging words while trying to do new things. In this series, these penguins teach us about being responsible for our actions. Camaraderie and sportsmanship go hand in hand with being a team player. You can accomplish a lot when you work together and that goes for anything you want to do. These sporty little penguins apply these skills when they learn to surf, ski and skate. Working together helps when you want to come up with a solution. The Sporty Little Penguins positive message is about having a positive attitude and speaking encouraging words because it can make a difference in your achievements and helping others reach their goals.

Land Abandoned to the Sea

Author: Stuart Oliver
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0755602803
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 217

Book Description
Significant changes are affecting coastlines around the world due to economic pressures and climate change. This book addresses the social, cultural and political context of the process of managed coastal realignment, the strategic abandonment of the coast, as a means of coping with these changes. With a specific focus on the Blackwater Estuary in Essex, Stuart Oliver analyses the cultural and social implications of managed retreat and proposes managed realignment as a practical way in which society can rethink itself, addressing the new realities of the environment and a move towards developing a more sustainable relationship with it.

Long Island Beaches

Author: Kristen J. Nyitray
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467103292
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
For centuries, Long Island's beaches have provided sustenance, relaxation, and inspiration. The coastline is renowned for its sandy Atlantic Ocean surf beaches, calm bayfront beaches, and rugged north shore Long Island Sound beaches. First inhabited by Native Americans, the area was called Sewanhacky ("Isle of Shells") in reverence to the offerings received where the water met the land. Drawing from the archives of local libraries, historical societies, museums, and private collections, Long Island Beaches presents a curated selection of vintage postcards illustrating the diversity of Nassau and Suffolk Counties' beautiful shores. Rare photographs and maps accompany the postcards to provide historical context. Through extensive research, author Kristen J. Nyitray documents a facet of Long Island's social and cultural history and the lure of its picturesque beaches.

Pictured Knowledge

Author: Calvin Noyes Kendall
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 378

Book Description

East Anglian Shores

Author: David Fairhall
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1472903404
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
From Leigh to Lynn - the Thames to the Wash - the coastlines of East Anglia are the most diverse in Great Britain. Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex are communities shaped by their close relationship with the sea and seafaring, from Viking raiders to modern container ships, and hard-working trawlers to elegant racing yachts.In this book, long-time resident David Fairhall explores a landscape that has inspired some of the greatest English painters. He follows gentle rivers that reach far inland from a coastline of marsh, sand and shingle, through fenland and farmland, to rural villages where the past is always present.Rediscovering the East Anglian coastline everyone knows, and uncovering the East Anglian shores only the locals see, this book is written for newcomers and visitors interested in the waterside. It is a treasure trove of local history, endearing wildlife, fascinating architecture and friendly pubs.For anyone whose first impulse on arriving in an unfamiliar town on the coast is to head for the water, this book brings the landscape to life.

Rebel Pharaoh

Author: Charlotte Kramer
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1456825232
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 310

Book Description
INSIDE A PYRAMID, YOUNG HATSHEPSUT SEES A VISION OF HER FUTURE AND BECOMES EGYPT’S MOST CELEBRATED PHARAOH. SECRET DISCOVERIES DURING FABLED EXPEDITION TO PUNT ARE REBURIED BENEATH DESERT SANDS. Walk with Hatshepsut and explore the world that controls the lives of the ancients. Read about the extraordinary connection Hatshepsut had with Sobek, the crocodilian god. Watch her mature from a mischievous princess, to a reluctant chief wife and finally the most majestic pharaoh in Egyptian history. Read how she uncovered priestly magic. Concealed uses of the sacred temples revealed. Sail with her on the Nile to the land of secrets and journey with her across ancient trade routes to the Red Sea. Travel across a hot salt depression and a perilous lake crossing to the legendary Land of Punt. What did she find there? What was the ‘unspeakable relic’ she returned to the Temple of Amun? Was it too complex for her civilization? Was a veil lifted under her administration? Why did her stepson try to erase Hatshepsut from history? Feel the affection for her secret lover, Senenmut (chief advisor and architect). Did Senenmut apply the ancient wisdom of Enoch on Hatshepsut’s memorial temple? Discover why Tuthmosis II could never find out about the love between Hatshepsut and Senenmut. New light on the Ark of the Covenant. Could it have been the stolen barque of Amun-Ra? • Historical fiction steeped in Egyptian culture and facts surrounding the life and times of true, principal characters. Author’s research exposes long silenced secrets. • This novel has the potential to test the reader’s deep-rooted beliefs. • Market for this book: Those who are fascinated with Chariots of the Gods and readers who embrace insightful new views of ancient religious history such as in The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons.

Keeper of Dreams

Author: Orson Scott Card
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429966718
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 657

Book Description
This huge collection of short stories by one of science fiction's most beloved and popular writers is sure to please his millions of fans. Keeper of Dreams contains 22 stories written since 1990. From the opening science fiction tale, "The Elephants of Poznan," we see the hand of a master at work making a familiar idea new, strange, and wonderful. "Angles" takes a sideways look at alternate universes. "Geriatric Ward" is published here for the first time; it was originally written for the legendary Last Dangerous Visions. Keeper of Dreams contains science fiction, fantasy, and several of Card's mainstream fiction works. Included are two tales from the Alvin Maker universe, "Grinning Man" and "The Yazoo Queen." In addition to the stories, this book features new introductions by Orson Scott Card for each story, with commentary on his life and work. With the earlier Maps in a Mirror, this collection is a definitive retrospective of the short fiction career of the writer that the Houston Post called "the best writer science fiction has to offer." At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Closing the Books

Author: Tove Storsveen
Publisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 9988647395
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 450

Book Description
Sitting on the terrace of the royal plantation Frederiksgave, his favourite retreat, Governor Edward Carstensen came to see the inevitable: Denmark had to give up her possessions in Africa. As fate would have it, he came to be the instrument by which two centuries of Danish involvement on the Gold Coast was terminated, thereby making way for the emergence of the colonial system that developed there. After the abolition of the slave trade, Denmark had struggled to find ways and means to legitimate her continued stay at the Coast. At an early stage the Danes initiated a number of attempts to establish experimental plantations to cultivate export crops such as cotton, coffee and sugar. But a transition from slave trade to legitimate products required stability and peace, and a need for control, which the rather limited Danish presence was not able to maintain. Closing the Books comprises a compilation of the official reports that the last Danish Governor sent home during his term of office at the Gold Coast. The reports reflect his personal views regarding the economic and political situations there, as well as his ideas on the civilization of Africa.