Journey into the Desert is an exciting voyage through the dramatically dry world of the Sonoran Desert in the Southwest of the United States. Filled with vibrant color photographs of desert life-including a lizard that squirts blood from its eyes, scorpions that glow in the dark, and a real-life monster with a venomous bite--each page is a daring exploration of grand natural wonders and amazing animal feats of survival. John Brown provides young travelers with wide-ranging information, including: · How to select equipment for the trip · Interesting animal adaptations, such as the ingenious water-storage techniques of the cactus and the clever hunting abilities of the vulture · Native American cliff dwellings, where people are thought to have lived for 1,000 years before suddenly disappearing · Environmental impact of pumping water into the desert or allowing housing developments in this delicate place An accessible introduction to a world of spectacular extremes, Journey into the Desert gives young people a deep sense of the desert and its many contrasts -- beauty and danger, ruggedness and fragility, hot and cold -- and a well-rounded knowledge of the unique species that survive there.

Journey into The Desert

Children's Books

BROWN, JOHN

Action & Adventure

Oxford University Press

Journey into the Desert

In "Journey into the Desert", we make an adventure-filled trip through one of the harshest, yet most spectacular habitats on Earth - the Sonoran Desert of southern USA. We encounter a host of hardy animals and plants that have found the most extraordinary ways of coping with the extreme conditions: a lizard that squirts blood from its eyes, scorpions that glow in the dark, a latter-day dinosaur with a venomous bite, cactuses as tall as houses. The vivid first-person account is illustrated by the author's own breathtaking scenery: vast, ancient volcanoes and rocky canyons that are etched deep into the Earth's surface. John Brown is a wildlife cameraman who has worked all over the world. His travels have taken him from freezing Arctic to steaming rainforest, and from tropical islands to baking-hot deserts, where he has filmed a huge variety of extraordinary wildlife. He lives in Oxfordshire.

Geography & Cultures

Oxford Univ. Pr.

In Journey into the Desert we make an adventure-filled trip through one of the harshest yet most spectacular habitats on Earth - the Sonoran Desert of southern USA. We encounter a host of hardy animals and plants that have found the most extraordinary ways of coping with the extreme conditions: a lizard that squirts blood from its eyes, scorpions that glow in the dark, a latter-day dinosaur with a venomous bite, cactuses as tall as houses. The vivid first-person account is illustrated by the author's own photographs and takes place against the backdrop of some of the world's most breathtaking scenery: vast, ancient volcanoes and rocky canyons that are etched deep into the Earth's surface. John Brown is a wildlife cameraman who has worked all over the world. His travels have taken him from freezing Arctic to steaming rainforest, and from tropical islands to baking-hot deserts, where he has filmed a huge variety of extraordinary wildlife. He lives in Oxfordshire.

John Bunyan, 1628-1688, his life, times, and work

Archon Books

What is Theatre?

This major introductory textbook is from one of the leading educators working in theatre today. What Is Theatre? will make its reader a better playgoer, responding more fully to performance, with a keener appreciation of all the resources of theatre-acting, design, direction, organization, theatre buildings, and audiences. By focusing on the best professional practice and the most helpful learning processes, Dr. Brown shows how to read a play-text and to see and hear its potential for performance. Throughout this book, suggestions are given for student essays and class discussions, to help both instructor and reader to clarify their thoughts on all aspects of theatre-going. While the main focus is on present-day theatre in North America, history is used to illuminate current practice. Theatres in Europe and Asia also feature in the discussion. A view is given of all contributors to performance, with special emphasis placed on actors and the plays they perform. This textbook is not tied to a few specific play-texts, but designed to be effective regardless of which play a student sees or reads. In Part Two, leading practitioners of different generations and cultural backgrounds describe their own work, providing a variety of perspectives on the contemporary theatre. All this is supplemented by nearly 100 black and white and color illustrations from productions, working drawings, and plans. This new text engages its readers in the realities of the theatre; it is up-to-date, comprehensive, and packed with practical advice for understanding how theatre works and how plays come alive in performance. John Russell Brown is professor of Theatre at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and has taught at a variety of colleges including New York and Stanford Universities. For 15 years he was an associate director of the National Theatre in London, and he has directed plays in many other theatres including Cincinnati Playhouse, the Empty Space in Seattle, and the Clurman Theatre in New York. Professor Brown has written extensively about theatre, especially about Shakespeare and contemporary theatre. He is editor of The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre. Focus is on the best professional practice and the most helpful learning processes. Throughout the book, suggestions are given for students' essays and topics for class discussions. Theatre history is not summarized, but used to illuminate certain practice.

What is Theatre?: An Introduction and Exploration

Humor & Entertainment

Routledge

Excerpt from An Exposition of Our Lord's Intercessory Prayer: With a Discourse on the Relation of Our Lord's Intercession to the Conversion of the WorldThe composition before us is a prayer. And what is prayer? Prayer is uttered desire desire is its soul, utter ance its body. Prayer to God, then, is very appropriately described in our Catechism as the offering up of our desires 2 to him.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

An Exposition of Our Lord's Intercessory Prayer

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Forgotten Books

Excerpt from A Pious and Elaborate Treatise Concerning Prayer, and the Answer of Prayer Words, as concerning only thetedilciples of brill but as of concernment unto all the followers df'chnfi, urito the end of the world, tho' as to 1orm: things( as 1 we hinted above) peculiar to the primitive d'rfpenfait on of the Gotpei, 1111 a fpecial manner, they relate to athefe and other extraordinary O&#64258;ic rs' for not only are the grounds foregoing, but all all'o'that follow, are ofan univerlally ufeful nature, thro' all the ages1 of the Church, and to all the followers of Chrilt as is plain and obvious. '11. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Pious and Elaborate Treatise Concerning Prayer, and the Answer of Prayer (Classic Reprint)

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Excerpt from Life and Remains of Rev. John Brown, Late Minister of the Gospel at Haddington That the subjects of the following papers are serious and interesting, we suppose, will be readily admitted. It is, however, judged neces sary that we attest, that the papers themselves are the genuine productions of our father. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Life and Remains of Rev. John Brown, Late Minister of the Gospel at Haddington (Classic Reprint)

The History of the English Bible (Classic Reprint)

An Estimate of the Manners and Principles of the Times (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from An Estimate of the Manners and Principles of the Times Quamvis Pontica Pinus, Silqilia nobilis, Ja 'tcs 8c Genus 8: Nomcn inutile. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Journey into The Desert

Journey into the Desert

Journey into the Desert

John Bunyan, 1628-1688, his life, times, and work

What is Theatre?: An Introduction and Exploration

An Exposition of Our Lord's Intercessory Prayer

A Pious and Elaborate Treatise Concerning Prayer, and the Answer of Prayer (Classic Reprint)

Life and Remains of Rev. John Brown, Late Minister of the Gospel at Haddington (Classic Reprint)

The History of the English Bible (Classic Reprint)

An Estimate of the Manners and Principles of the Times (Classic Reprint)