Singapour. — Côte de Malacca. — Premier aspect de Siam. — Le Ménam. — Paknam. — Temples et télégraphes. — Pratschedis. — Bangkok vue de la rivière. — Scène sur le Ménam. — Visite chez le kromatah. — Albinos. — Palais du kromatah. — Audience.En juin 1881, je me trouvais de nouveau en Orient, sous la zone chaude et humide de l’île de Singapour ; je souffrais horriblement, et j’attendais avec impatience le départ du vapeur le Kongsi. J’espérais que le mouvement du navire dans...

This narrative is given with the intention of sharing experiences of fear, anxiety, distress inspiration, intuition and spiritual awareness that was to bring joy out of adversity.Carl Bock, a retired Navy Seabee Masterchief Construction man, tells of meeting the challenges of Alzheimers after his wife Helen was diagnosed with the disease. Carl speaks of how his search for understanding opened doors to new thoughts about the importance of the virtues of peace and joy when facing the...

“Sam Sawyer may become my favorite crime fighter. I can’t wait for the next book in this new Florida Keys mystery series …”—Maryjane Elizabeth Jones, Heat Until BoilingThe fourth book in the Florida Keys Mystery series.Fishing guide and part-time sleuth Sam Sawyer is with a client in the remote backcountry of Everglades National Park, when they come upon the abandoned remains of an old red canoe. Forensic evidence suggests it may have belonged to Seb...

Sam Sawyer is a fishing guide and part-time sleuth living in the Florida Keys. He escaped a floundering academic career to realize his childhood dream of becoming a guide. But it has come at a heavy price, because his wife and colleague has chosen to remain behind in the halls of ivy. They see each other all too rarely, and lately things have gotten decidedly chilly. Sam's life takes an unexpected turn when he discovers a pair of shoes lying next to a huge crocodile on a sandy bank deep in...

“Sam Sawyer may become my favorite crime fighter. I can’t wait for the next book in this new Florida Keys mystery series …”—Maryjane Elizabeth Jones, Heat Until BoilingThey called Arthur Broom “The Glades Man,” not because he lived way out there in the river of grass, but because he was spending all his money trying to save it. And as one of the richest men in Florida there was much he could do to beat back the onslaughts of agriculture and development that were threatening ...

There is a killer at large in the oak grasslands of southeastern Arizona whose weapon of choice is a deadly variety of southwestern rattlesnake. Deputy Sheriff Calvin Creede doesn't like snakes, but with the help of veteran herpetologist Dr. Hazel Smith and his fiancé, Maria Obregon, he seeks to find the mountain cave from which a collection of Mojave rattlesnakes recently was looted. Then he must determine which of a variety of suspects has taken them home. Was it the leader of a gang of ...

There is a killer at large in the oak grasslands of southeastern Arizona whose weapon of choice is a deadly variety of southwestern rattlesnake. Deputy Sheriff Calvin Creede doesn’t like snakes, but with the help of veteran herpetologist Dr. Hazel Smith and his fiancé, Maria Obregon, he seeks to find the mountain cave from which a collection of Mojave rattlesnakes recently was looted. Then he must determine which of a variety of suspects has taken them home. Was it the leader of a gang of ...

Sam Sawyer is a fishing guide and part-time sleuth living in the Florida Keys. He escaped a floundering academic career to realize his childhood dream of becoming a guide. But it has come at a heavy price, because his wife and colleague has chosen to remain behind in the halls of ivy. They see each other all too rarely, and lately things have gotten decidedly chilly. Sam’s life takes an unexpected turn when he discovers a pair of shoes lying next to a huge crocodile on a sandy bank deep in...

In 1540 Francisco Vásquez de Coronado led an expeditionary force from Mexico into what is now the American Southwest. His journey provides the backdrop for this contemporary mystery novel. Deputy Sheriff Calvin Creede mostly works alone in one corner of Arizona’s smallest county. His job has been a simple one until the day a flash flood exposes the rusted remains of an old pickup. A body in the truck turns out to be the long-lost son of a prominent ranching family, and forensic evidence sh...

In 1540 Francisco Vásquez de Coronado led an expeditionary force from Mexico into what is now the American Southwest. His journey provides the backdrop for this contemporary mystery novel. Deputy Sheriff Calvin Creede mostly works alone in one corner of Arizona's smallest county. His job has been a simple one until the day a flash flood exposes the rusted remains of an old pickup. A body in the truck turns out to be the long-lost son of a prominent ranching family, and forensic evidence sh...

In "Das Material zum großen Weltenbaue" präsentiert Carl Ernst Bock eine tiefgreifende Analyse der Prinzipien des Weltenbaus in der Literatur und deren Anwendbarkeit auf verschiedene Narrative. Der Autor gelingt es, durch eine präzise, analytische Sprache und eine klare Struktur komplexe Konzepte zu erläutern und den Leser in die philosophischen und kreativen Aspekte des Schreibprozesses einzuführen. Während Bock sich auf historische und zeitgenössische Beispiele stützt, bietet er gleichze...

In "Entwickelung der Erdrinde mit ihren Bewohnern" präsentiert Carl Ernst Bock eine umfassende Untersuchung der geologischen und biologischen Evolution der Erde. Der Autor kombiniert präzise naturwissenschaftliche Analysen mit einem poetischen Stil, der die Faszination der Natur und ihrer Entwicklung beleuchtet. Bock gliedert seine Argumentation strukturiert und übersichtlich, was den Text sowohl informativ als auch ansprechend macht, und berücksichtigt den zeitgenössischen wissenschaftlic...