The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) is one of the world's most important palms, and contributes significantly to the income and livelihood of many people in tropical countries. Widely referred to as the 'tree of life', coconut has been used as a source of food, drink, oil, medicine, shelter and wood for around 500 years. Every part of the coconut palm can be utilized. The demand for coconut fruit and its products has increased recently as people have become aware of its nutritional and he...

Jacob Lansa is an ordinary New York kid-riding his bike, fixing himself snacks after school, and anxiously awaiting letters from his father in Kenya. Then, suddenly, his mother is killed in a terrible accident. Pushed aside by his stepfather, Jacob makes an impulsive decision to set out on his own to find his father. In Africa, with minimal supplies and only his trusty mountain bike for transportation, Jacob faces wild lions, terrible grassland fires, and vicious elephant poachers. His sea...

When Jake follows his grandfather Taw to the Hopi reservation where Taw was born, he finds trouble. The Hopi are upset about a Mexican wolf. Since there are no wolves in Arizona, some believe it's a ghost. Others want to kill it because it's hunting their livestock. Jake is sure of one thing: he must help his grandfather save the lobo. It could be the last of its kind. Ruthless hunters would do anything to collect the reward, including killing anyone who gets in their way. But Jake is will...

Ever since his mother died and his father went to Brazil for a scientific expedition, 14-year-old Jacob Lansa has been staying with his grandfather in Poughkeepsie.He longs to join his father and help him set up a jaguar preserve in the rain forest, but he can’t miss school. When his father invites him down over spring break, he jumps at the chance.It seems Jake’s vacation is over just as soon as it begins. But when an equipment explosion suddenly leaves the scientific team...

Earth in the year 2471 – Life underground has been thriving for over 200 years. The opening of Level 10 has connected all continents together with the ability to travel beneath the deepest ocean trenches.The first New World Olympics will be a celebration of the Darwinian race. Until … a space exploration brings back an unwelcome visitor. What has just connected the world is now an unfortunate means for spreading death and destruction at an alarming rate.There is only one so...

Secret cults, forbidden knowledge, and cryptic prophecies await in this companion collection to Shadows Over Innsmouth, containing 12 more short stories inspired by the legendary horror writer H. P. Lovecraft.Featuring stories from some of the biggest names in horror fiction, including H. P. Lovecraft, Ramsey Campbell, Kim Newman, Caitlin R. Kiernan, and many more.This newly redesigned edition also includes a revised and updated Int...

在撒哈拉沙漠中迫降的飛行員，與從B-612星球來的小王子不可思議地巧遇。小王子住在一個只有房子般的大小的星球上，星球上有兩座活火山、一座死火山，還有一朵美麗的玫瑰花。有一天他和他珍愛的玫瑰花鬧彆扭，於是賭氣離開故鄉到各星球旅行 ，想找一個可以談心的對象 。但在其他星球上碰到的卻都是些舉止奇怪可厭的大人 。直到小王子來到地球...

A collection of the last forty years of research on Ohio’s caves and rocksheltersCaves and Culture seeks to address a number of important problems, specifically the use of rockshelters by humans through time and transcontinental continuities. It presents new and updated, unreported research from such Ohio caves and rockshelters as Stow Rockshelter (Stow), Peters Cave (Ross County), Hendricks Cave (Wyandotte County), and Chesser Cave (Athens), among others....

A collection of classic works concerning items that harbour sinister secrets and unusual powers.Contents:"The Artist and the Door" by Dorothy QuickThe house and contents had been exorcised of evil..."The Ghoul Gallery" by Hugh B. CaveAn eldritch horror that leaped out of the black night."The Haunted Dolls' House" by M. R. JamesAn antique dolls’ house, complete with a family o...

驕傲又吝嗇的企業家－史古基，個性冷血又小氣，對社會、家人及下屬毫無愛心，只在乎自己的福利。不但對需要關懷的窮人嗤之以鼻，也對關心自己的家人百般嘲弄，更拒絕了外甥誠摯的聖誕夜晚宴邀約。聖誕夜當晚，當他以為自己可以像往常一樣與世隔絕時，先前過世的創業夥伴雅各馬里的鬼魂來到他面前。馬里的鬼魂帶來惱人的消息，預告另有三位鬼魂將來拜訪史古基，而史古基毫無選擇，只能接受鬼魂們的到來。這些鬼魂為何特地來訪？史古基能從他的詭異經歷學到什麼？聖誕節的意義從此對他又有什麼不同？讓我們在歡慶節日的同時，也讓《聖誕頌歌》這奇特又詼諧的故事溫暖我們的心靈。

桃樂絲住在美國堪薩斯州，有一天龍捲風來襲，她跟小狗托托連同房子被吹往奧茲國。奧茲國雖然奇幻又美好，但桃樂絲無意留下，只想回家，因此前往奧茲巫師所在的翡翠城尋求他的協助。旅途中，桃樂絲拯救了稻草人、錫樵夫，並和膽小獅也成為朋友，連同小狗托托一起前往翡翠城。他們歷經冒險來到翡翠城後，卻被奧茲巫師交付艱鉅的任務而再度出發，桃樂絲回家的路似乎離她越來越遙遠...他們能夠完成奧茲巫師的要求嗎？稻草人、錫樵夫和膽小獅又各自想要奧茲巫師給他們什麼？奧茲巫師真正的身份竟然是？讓我們一起踏上黃磚路，往翡翠城出發冒險吧！

Its a part series of short stories of Jake and her sistwr Lily. Its and thrilling adventure of getting lost in the caves. Enjoy