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  Brazilian Adventure

  Peter Fleming

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  It began with an advertisement in The Times: 'Leaving England June, to explore rivers Central Brazil, if possible ascertain fate Colonel Fawcett; abundance game, big and small; exceptional fishing; room two more guns.' Colonel Fawcett and his son Jack had embarked on a journey in 1925 in search of a supposed lost city in the Amazon and were never seen again. This expedition was too much of a temptation for Peter Fleming, a young journalist with energy and an appetite for adventure. The journey, which begins in a
  reckless spirit of can-do frivolity, slowly darkens into something very personal and deeply testing 'for which Rider Haggard might have written the plot and Conrad designed the scenery.' Fleming recounts it in brilliant prose, leavening the danger with humour and honesty.

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  Meet David Sedaris - Series One

  David Sedaris

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  David Sedaris's remarkable ability to uncover the hilarious absurdity teeming just below the surface of everyday life is surpassed only by his ability to make his stories even more hilarious when he reads them aloud. This is his first series for Radio 4, and he reads diary entries and essays from his books. Episode 1 Six-to-Eight Black Men Just a Quick Email Episode 2 Let It Snow The Cat and the Baboon Keeping Up Episode 3 Picapocketoni I'll Eat What He's Wearing Episode 4 Kookabura With a Pal Like This

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  Realistic Painting with Alcohol...

  Laurie Williams, Sheryl Williams

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  A follow up to their extensive and introductory painting book, Alcohol Ink Guide, which teaches all the beginning techniques for those exploring alcohol ink, artists and instructors Laurie Williams and Sherry Williams return with this instructional resource for creating truly realistic art using this versatile medium. Learn and master the four main alcohol ink painting techniques that include blending, masking, creating a barrier layer, and painting on both sides. From there, tutorials are provided for painting skin tones, fur, stones, rocks, and water, botanical effects, trees, and animals. Also included are 10 realism projects to practice and put together the skills learned into stunning works of art. The authors have years of experience working with alcohol inks, mastering the brushes, blenders, masking, control, and layering that enables artists to create magnificent realistic art, from portraits to landscapes, still lives to photo realism.

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  So This Is Adulting? Home...

  Casey West

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  Moving out on your own can be nerve-wracking. If you want to take the stress out of independent living, then keep on reading… 
  Whether you are 18 or 28, the day will come when you will move out of your family home. You are likely excited about this new period of your life and the new independence you will enjoy. With more independence, however, more decisions need to be made and more responsibilities arise. The list of tasks seems endless – and quite frankly, sometimes that’s exactly how it feels to be an adult. 
  This book will teach you how to create and maintain a peaceful living space with little money so that you feel well-prepared and less anxious about your new life as an adult. 
  In this book, you will discover:Smart design ideas for small apartments: How to elevate every part of your place with simple and space-saving design choicesDesigns that feel like you: Deciding on the perfect colors, themes, patterns, and moreThe ultimate low-budget guide to bedroom, bathroom, living room, and kitchen furnitureKeeping your apartment clean: Essential cleaning supplies to have in stock, plus a detailed cleaning schedule you simply have to followUtilities, insurance, and more: How to master the administrative side of living on your ownYour responsibilities as a renter and the obligations your landlord needs to fulfill – make sure you both carry out your dutiesPotential emergencies and how to deal with them: Preparations you should put in place right after moving in 
  And much more! 
  Use this guide to smoothen and speed up the process of putting together your new home – so you can focus on other important and exciting things in your life! 
  Turn your basic abode into a vibrant extension of yourself.

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  Wild Waters - The Magic of...

  Richard Nairn

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  'I often sit by the bank of the small river that flows through our farm in County Wicklow, fascinated by its many moods ... Getting to know a river is like reading the story of a person's life ...  from its young energetic stages in the hills to the slower-moving mature river, through to the tranquil water of lakes and finally to its resting place in the sea.'
  Richard Nairn is an ecologist who has been visiting waterways around Ireland for over half a century, fascinated by how they sustain and enrich our lives. Here he sets out on a year-long adventure to explore every stretch and tributary of the Avonmore River, which runs through Co. Wicklow. From source to sea, he immerses himself in the wildlife, archaeology, history and people connected to the river. Travelling to explore more of Ireland's rivers, lakes, wet woodlands, ponds and canals, Richard details encounters with dragonflies, crayfish, otters and great flocks of migratory waterbirds, and finds himself awestruck by the sense of a lost wilderness they convey.
  With our waterways now under serious threat, this is a love letter to Ireland's rivers and lakes, and a reminder of what we stand to lose.
  'Opens the window into a watery world. Personal yet panoramic.' Colin Stafford-Johnson, filmmaker.

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  The California Days of Ralph...

  Brian C. Wilson

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  In the spring of 1871, Ralph Waldo Emerson boarded a train in Concord, Massachusetts, bound for a month-and-a-half-long tour of California—an interlude that became one of the highlights of his life. On their journey across the American West, he and his companions would take in breathtaking vistas in the Rockies and along the Pacific Coast, speak with a young John Muir in the Yosemite Valley, stop off in Salt Lake City for a meeting with Brigham Young, and encounter a diversity of communities and cultures that would challenge their Yankee prejudices. 
   
   
   
  Based on original research employing newly discovered documents, The California Days of Ralph Waldo Emerson maps the public story of this group's travels onto the private story of Emerson's final years, as aphasia set in and increasingly robbed him of his words. Engaging and compelling, this travelogue makes it clear that Emerson was still capable of wonder, surprise, and friendship, debunking the presumed darkness of his last decade.

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