From the glittering Gold Coast and bustling capital of Brisbane to the tropical north, where prehistoric rainforest meets the world’s greatest coral reef, Queenland’s coastline offers an unrivaled adventure playground. Explore Queensland is part of a brand-new series and is the ideal pocket companion when discovering Queensland: a full-color guide containing 15 easy-to-follow routes incorporating a wealth of activities, including sailing from the Whitsunday Islands, sand driving on Fraser Island, and spotting crocodiles in the Wet Tropics of the far north.

There is much more to the Norman story than the Battle of Hastings. These descendants of the Vikings who settled in France, England, and Italy—but were not strictly French, English, or Italian—played a large role in creating the modern world. They were the success story of the Middle Ages: a footloose band of individual adventurers who transformed the face of medieval Europe. During the course of two centuries, they launched a series of extraordinary conquests, carving out kingdoms from the North Sea to the North African coast.

The challenge facing President Jack Ryan is an old one with a terrifying new twist. The international stalemate with North Korea continues into its seventh decade. A young, untested dictator is determined to prove his strength by breaking the deadlock. Like his father before him, he hangs his plans on the country’s nuclear ambitions. Until now, that program was impeded by a lack of resources. However, there has been a dramatic change in the nation’s economic fortune. A rich deposit of valuable minerals have been found in the Hermit Kingdom. Coupled with their nuclear capabilities, the money from this find will make North Korea a dangerous force on the world stage.

Through an analysis of textual representations of the American landscape, this book looks at how North America appeared in books printed on both sides of the Atlantic between the years 1660 and 1745. A variety of literary genres are examined to discover how authors described the landscape, climate, flora and fauna of America, particularly of the new southern colonies of Carolina and Georgia.Chapters are arranged thematically, each exploring how the relationship between English and American print changed over the 85 years under consideration.

North and South Korea (The Evolution of Government and Politics)

Gr 5-8-With coverage from ancient history to the present (except for the Koreas), these books place the evolution of each country's government and political system within the larger context of its history