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Agatha Raisin mysteries volume 12
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After her husband leaves her to join a monastery in France, Agatha Raisin heads for a remote island in the South Pacific, where, to her surprise, she finds herself enjoying her time alone, but her peaceful vacation is shattered when a fellow traveler turns up dead.
2) Island
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The author's last novel introduces a supposedly Utopian Pacific island where drug use and open sex are encouraged, and children are not at the mercy of one set of parents. In Island, his last novel, Huxley transports us to a Pacific island where, for 120 years, an ideal society has flourished. Inevitably, this island of bliss attracts the envy and enmity of the surrounding world. A conspiracy is underway to take over Pala and events begin to move...
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Boxcar children volume 6
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IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 2
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Benny's friend accompanies the Aldens to the South Seas for a vacation on a supposedly deserted island where they find an unusual mystery.
4) Every storm
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New from Lori Wick, this stand- alone story shows how unexpected changes can set the perfect course for love.
1945, WWII-When Lieutenant Donovan Riggs experiences trouble with his PT boat, the sailors of Every Storm make an unscheduled stop...and a surprising discovery. During WWII Lieutenant Donovan Riggs rescues Lorraine Archer from a deserted South Pacific island. Over time and through precarious circumstances, they both discover how life's unexpected...
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House of Winslow volume 32
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Wealthy Rena Matthews feels called to take the gospel to the South Sea islanders. She gathers volunteers to go with her--all from the upper strata of society. When rough-looking Travis Winslow volunteers, Rena wants to refuse him, but her father insists she take him along. They set out in her father's yacht, but a storm drives them hundreds of miles off course and into a reef on a deserted island. Will they ever make it to the mission &supl;eld? Or...
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Why did the so-called "Cannibal Isles" of the Western Pacific fascinate Europeans for so long? Spanning three centuries-from Captain James Cook's death on a Hawaiian beach in 1779 to the end of World War II in 1945-this book considers the category of "the savage" in the context of British Empire in the Western Pacific, reassessing the conduct of Islanders and the English-speaking strangers who encountered them. Sensationalized depictions of Melanesian...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 The town of Rabaul, located on New Britain Island in the Bismarck Archipelago, boasts one of the finest harbors in the Pacific. Its numerous deepwater anchorages are ringed by rugged mountains, with a relatively narrow passage in the southeast quadrant that opens to the sea.
#2 The first known European to sail completely around New Britain was William Dampier,...
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As a "Sea Hunter" and host, with novelist Clive Cussler, for the new National Geographic International television series, join Delgado as the team searches for, discovers and explores, among others, the wrecks of RMS Carpathia, the ship that rescued Titanic's survivors; Mary Celeste, the infamous "ghost ship" found sailing alone without a soul aboard, in the mid-Atlantic in 1872; Vrouw Maria, a perfectly preserved Dutch cargo ship of 1771, discovered...
11) Return to Oz
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Return to Ozby John Brown
Return to Oz, details the experiences of a young pom and the way he adapts to his new life style `Down-Under'; his untimely return to the UK, and how as a mature adult, he makes his long awaited voyage of re-discovery!
For those looking for an alternative to Bill Bryson's 'Down Under' travel writing, we can recommend John Brown's 'Return To Oz'. The book details his return to Oz, re-visiting places from his youth and how...
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Thinking about moving to New Zealand?The land of Lord of the Rings, sheep, mountains, lakes, milk and honey. New Zealand has friendly people, excellent education, and universal healthcare. It's also a land of immigrants: people from all over the world migrate to make their home in New Zealand. Perhaps you are dreaming of making this delightful little country at the bottom of the South Pacific ocean your new home, too.But the process can be daunting....
13) Australia 2014
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Selling for a lower price than any similar guidebook, and deliberately limited to a short 256 pages, this EasyGuide is an exercise in creating easily-absorbed travel information. It emphasizes the authentic experiences in each destination: the most important attractions, the classic method of approaching a particular destination; the best choices for accommodations and meals; the best ways to maximize the enjoyment of your stay. Because it is "quick...
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Have you ever wished you could go somewhere that you have read about or heard about to see for yourself what it is like? That is how this book began. After spending one school year (ten months) on the island of Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands where the reef was part of the back yard and the lagoon was just around the corner, the longing to see the Great Barrier Reef kept creeping in to haunt the author. Over 50 years later, the opportunity came...
15) Australia 2015
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The giant continent-nation of Australia, with its English-speaking population, is currently attracting a great number of visitors from North America and Great Britain. In this newly-revised, freshly-researched guide, author Lee Mylne, who is based in Brisbane (the third most populous city in Australia), deals with the cities and areas to which most tourists go. She has been an Australian travel journalist for nearly all her working life, and has...
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Eigentlich wollten sie nur mal weg von allem! Einen Traum verwirklichen und einfach mal losziehen. Sich eine Auszeit gönnen. Nur wo? Holland und Ostwestfalen-Lippe kennen sie schon. Warum dann nicht ans andere Ende der Welt? Auszeit! Drei Monate reist ein ganz normales Ehepaar um die Vierzig mit einem alten Camper, zwei Rucksäcken und einem Malkoffer durch Neuseeland. Dabei lernen sie das Land der langen weißen Wolke mit seiner wechselhaften Geschichte...
18) The Hunter
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In his curiously named kayak, Pulbah Raider, Scott sets out to paddle the river's length, from near the headwaters high in the Barrington tops hundreds of kilometres to the Pacific Ocean at Newcastle. The river carries him through time, connecting him to the people who live and work on its banks, some doing it tough, others enjoying the good life.
As he learns, the Hunter is not just a region, it's a place that has helped to shape the nation. From...
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Von der Grenze New South Wales im Süden bis zum Südlichen Wendekreis bei Rockhampton im Norden stellt dieser außergewöhnliche Reiseführer 50 Destinationen abseits der ausgetretenen Pfade im Süden Queenslands vor. Es geht in feuchte Regenwälder, trockene Halbwüsten, tiefe Schluchten, auf hohe Berge und an traumhafte Strände. Besonders Naturliebhaber werden in den zahlreichen vorgestellten Nationalparks auf ihre Kosten kommen und einmalige...
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Imagine heading out for a six-month trip to a foreign country intending to live in a recreational vehicle.First you would have to quickly locate and then buy a satisfactory vehicle so you could get on the road to see as much as possible in the time allotted.Bill and Marcia Hogan did that starting out in Cairns, Australia and had the time of their lives, seeing the beautiful sights of Australia and meeting many wonderful people. They stayed mainly...
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