[PDF] Under Lions Head eBook

Author : Dale Brown
Publisher : Hyperion
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,12 MB
Release : 1994-10-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780786860449

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After more than two decades of victories and volatile displays, the winningest coach in LSU basketball history finally tells his whole official and fascinating story--with the superb support of the New York Times bestselling author of Under the Tarnished Dome. 8 pages of photos.

Author : Mary Gunn
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 844 pages
File Size : 49,80 MB
Release : 1981-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780869611296

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This text gives biographical accounts of the leading plant collectors and their activities in Southern Africa from the days of the East India Company until modern times.

Author : Linda Fairstein
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 24,34 MB
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 039918645X

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Watch out, Nancy Drew—Devlin Quick is smart, strong, and she will DEFINITELY close the case in this thrilling new mystery series for girls and boys from New York Times bestselling author Linda Fairstein Someone has stolen a page from a rare book in the New York Public Library. At least, that’s what Devlin’s friend Liza thinks she’s seen, but she can’t be sure. Any other kid might not see a crime here, but Devlin Quick is courageous and confident, and she knows she has to bring this man to justice—even if it means breathlessly racing around the city to collect evidence. But who is this thief? And what could the page—an old map—possibly lead to? With her wits, persistence, and the help of New York City’s finest (and, okay, a little bit of help from her police commissioner mother, too), Dev and her friends piece the clues together to uncover a mystery that’s bigger than anyone expected—and more fun, too. With all of the heart-pounding excitement that made her internationally bestselling Alexandra Cooper series a hit, Linda Fairstein paves the way for another unstoppable heroine . . . even if she is only twelve.

Author : Craig Packer
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 18,9 MB
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 022609295X

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The Serengeti is one of the world's most renowned ecosystems, and at its apex prowls the Serengeti Lion. These majestic mammals are iconic, and integral, and also in constant danger from encroaching humans. Craig Packer is among the unique species that has spent a lifetime ensuring the study and perpetuity of these dark maned cats. He has dedicated countless research hours and dollars to the coexistence of humans and wildlife in the Serengeti. He has even proposed ways of using lion hunting to ensure their value, and hence their protection. "Lions in the Balance "takes us into the red-in-tooth-and-claw world of lion conservation. It is an incredibly candid, entertaining, and at points alarming look at what the future of the Serengeti lions entails, and how the politics of conservation require survival strategies far more creative and powerful than what animals (humans included) on the savannas must possess. A sequel to Mr. Packer's "Into Africa, "this diary based chronicle of the past decade draws readers along the dusty trails and into the spectacular sunsets of the Serengeti. Through his experiences we learn that female lions prefer their male manes dark and long, that lion attacks on humans most commonly occur during the full moon cycles, and that citizen science is shaping the world--Packer's initiative Snapshot Serengeti has helped engage globally, and locally, and has identified thousands of images of the Serengeti. The narrative moves from Arusha to the Serengeti to Washington DC, and with some temporal hopping, as often the stories are as rich and multilayered as the Serengeti ecosystem. And Mr. Packer demonstrates that he possesses himself a bit of cat, having needed nearly nine lives to persist in the ever dynamic and vexed world of conservation in Africa.

Author : Susan Mattern
Publisher :
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 32,41 MB
Release : 2016-09-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781533117458

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The mountain lion came out of nowhere, grabbed the little girl by the head, and they were gone."Out of the Lion's Den" is the true story of five- year- old Laura Small's attack in an Orange County, California park.But it's not only the story of Laura's long recovery from brain injuries.Her parents soon realized that the attack wasn't just the result of a lone mountain lion. Early morning anonymous phone calls, erasures on police reports, and a California moratorium on killing lions, led a persistent investigator and a brilliant lawyer all the way to a trial against Orange County for negligence.And for Laura's mother, who believed in God and had been a nun for six years, one question still haunted her. How could a loving God allow such suffering?Please visit outofthelionsden.net for more information about the book and the author.

Author : Devon Hughes
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 35,3 MB
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0062257560

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Perfect for fans of the Animorphs and Warriors series, Devon Hughes's exhilarating debut is full of friendship, heroism, high stakes, and epic adventure. Castor has always been a stray, prowling with his pack in the back alleys of Lion's Head. That is, until the day that he's captured and taken to a dark laboratory full of terrifying creatures. They're called Unnaturals, and they're made to fight. Soon Castor is transformed from a mutt into a powerful beast with huge eagle wings—and he's thrust into the fighting ring. He knows he'll need all of his courage to survive. But it will take unexpected human and animal allies and something even more than courage for him to save the Unnaturals....