Brian Keene - CastawaysThe reality show ‘Castaways’ sees competitors marooned on a deserted island and carrying out tasks to see who will end up winning a million dollars. There’s all the bitching and backstabbing that you would expect from one of these shows but one of the contestants has their own agenda that will cast the show in an entirely new light ...
If this wasn’t enough it turns out that the island isn’t deserted after all. A tribe of monstrous half human creatures live in the jungle and not only are they hungry but they also need breeding stock to ensure that the tribe doesn’t die out. None of the competitors are safe ...
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.37 | Fiction literature | 3 January 2012
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Tai Pan
It is the early 19th century, when European traders and adventurers first began to penetrate the forbidding Chinese mainland. And it is in this exciting time and exotic place that a giant of an Englishman, Dirk Struan, sets out to turn the desolate island of Hong Kong into an impregnable fortress of British power, and to make himself supreme ruler…Tai-Pan!
Let this lavishly illustrated guide whet your appetite and show you the best that Chile has to offer - with cutaways and floor plans of all the major sites, tours of the spectacular national parks, and the majestic sights of Rano Raraku on Easter Island. Sample the flavor of the country region by region, with full-color detailed maps of towns and regions and comprehensive listings of hotels and restaurants. Sights, markets, and festivals are listed town by town, from a boutique hotel in Valparaiso to a wine tasting tour in the Casablanca valley. And with a section on the many outdoor activities that Chile has to offer, this is a guide not to be missed.
Judy and Stink co-star in their second full-color adventure — crawling with pirates and puzzles, carbuncles and chuckles. As soon as the Moody family drops anchor on "Artichoke" Island, they are greeted by Cap’n Weevil, a one-eyed buccaneer with a scraggly beard and a secret treasure map.
In his books An Anthropologist on Mars and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks details the lives of patients isolated by neurological disorders, shedding light on our common humanity and the ways in which we perceive the world around us. Now he looks at the effects of physical isolation in The Island of the Colorblind. On this journey, he carried with him the intellectual curiousity, kind understanding, and unique vision he has so consistently demonstrated.
