A country drive quickly turns into a nightmare for newlyweds Paige and Hal LocheWhen you are in the bush, pregnant, and your husband is hurt what do you do? Will you trust just about anyone?When their car gets a flat tire in the Australian outback, it should be a simple job for capable Hal to fix. His wife pregnant, he sets to it. But an accident befalls him, leaving him immobilized. Paige is now their only hope of getting out of the bush."How the c...

A weekend getaway in an isolated country house is just what Caitlin needs to fix her relationship with husband Eli . . .Her spirits are up as they enter the spacious retreat and cool off in the nearby lake. With Eli's easy-going brother accompanying them—the party was his idea—the barbecue lit and beers cracked open, everything should be set for a perfect evening.But her husband is cold and dismissive so Caitlin decides to drown her sorrows, and heads into the wine cellar. ...

A small hiking group in the wilderness—with bloody revenge for companyMilly has barely spoken to her sister Judith in years. They hardly exchanged a word at their mother's funeral. They could not be further apart.So when Milly gets an invitation to go on a hiking trip, she hopes it will be an opportunity for reconciliation. Inviting her school-friend Harper along with her for support, the small party head off together into the bush.What awaits Milly...

Carole L. Crumley has brought together top scholars from across anthropology in a benchmark volume that displays the range of exciting new work on the complex relationship between humans and the environment. Continually pursuing anthropology's persistent claim that both the physical and the mental world matter, these environmental scholars proceed from the holistic assumption that the physical world and human societies are always inextricably linked. As they incorporate diverse forms of kn...