Swedish mining entrepreneur Tue Cramling fails to strike gold, and decides to take life into another direction. He takes a flight to Auckland and starts working at a local restaurant. Things seem to be working out fine. One day, he hears a mysterious sound from far away. The digger that he is, curiosity compels him to leave and find the origin of the enigmatic humming that nobody else seems to be hearing. The majestic jungle of Aotearoa infuses him with a newfound spirit while testing his ...

✦✦Ultimate "How-To" Guide for Amazing Houses/ Structures- WITH PICTURES!✦✦Want the Ultimate House/ Structure Guide for Minecraft? Well Look no further! In this Guide we give you detailed instructions on how to build Amazing Homes and Structures!✔Detailed Pictures included!Table of ContentsCHAPTER 1: The “Standard” HouseStarting small – Basic small hutBigger and better – Outline, top and bottom, furniture, a cosy fireplaceWith all the tri...

Don’t Just Write A Scene ~ Create A Memorable Setting Make your novel’s scene settings come alive to your readers with mood, senses, atmosphere and vivid descriptions shown through the point of view of your characters. This book will guide you through choosing settings with mood, atmosphere and sensory details that will influence your characters. In films like Bourne or Bond you see baddies chasing the hero through crowded towns with tight corners and narrow streets or raci...

As a professional travel writer and editor for the past 40 years, Don George has been paid to explore the world. Through the decades, his articles have been published in magazines, newspapers, and websites around the globe and have won more awards than almost any other travel writer alive, yet his pieces have never been collected into one volume. The Way of Wanderlust: The Best Travel Writing of Don George fills this void with a moving and inspiring collection of tales and reflect...

“An extraordinary exploration and meditation . . . [Bass] transports us along on this wonder-filled tour, full of hardness and hope, into an otherworldly place that mirrors our own.” —National Geographic TravelerBlack rhinos are not actually black. They are, however, giant animals with tiny eyes, feet the diameter of laundry baskets, and horns that are prized for both their aesthetic and medicinal qualities. Until recently, these creatures were perched on the edge of extinction, th...

Are you thinking about visiting the Kruger National Park? Perhaps you have you already booked, and want to ensure that you extract the maximum benefit from this great experience? If so, Make the Most of Your Visit to Kruger National Park will prove to be invaluable. This is a very quick, and easy read, providing easy-to-digest tips on how to maximise your enjoyment of this wonderful wildlife park. It was specifically written for visitors from abroad who will not have had the chance to pick...

A slow ramble through the French countryside perhaps, or a tramp along New Zealand's Milford Track, or maybe an indulgent luxury walk in Tasmania? Gillian Souter helps you plan and prepare to make those dreams a reality.While focusing on a comfortable approach to walking - on-path rather than off-track, staying in simple accommodation rather than camping, enjoying a glass of wine with dinner instead of purifying your drinking water - Slow Journeys is generous in its whimsi...

A celebrated storyteller-poet-naturalist explores a year of dawns in her most personal book to date.In an eye-opening sequence of personal meditations through the cycle of seasons, Diane Ackerman awakens us to the world at dawn—drawing on sources as diverse as meteorology, world religion, etymology, art history, poetry, organic farming, and beekeeping. As a patient and learned observer of animal and human physiology and behavior, she introduces us to varieties of b...

With over 180 photographs, Contemporary Asian Bathrooms presents the newest trends emerging in Asian home design.A talented new wave of designers based in Asia is creating chic modern interiors that fuse Western design ideas with traditional Asian motifs, materials and craftsmanship. The result is afresh and often playful new look at the modern bathroom-featuring basins carved from solid granite blocks, panels carved from solid granite blocks, panels and c...

This comprehensive interior design book showcases the best in Balinese architecture with over 280 photographs and insightful commentary.Bali Living showcases 21 cutting-edge tropical designs from a creative new generation of architects and interior designers working in Bali. Their work is changing the face of contemporary design worldwide—part of Bali's "new wave" tropical architecture which has spread across Asia and further afield to Japan, Europe and th...

Award-winning travel writer Colleen Friesen has compiled some of her best travel stories in Traveling Light.Her travel articles collected two top prizes in the 2009 Travel Media Association of Canada awards and have been featured in most of Canada's major newspapers, as well as magazines as diverse as Adventure Cyclist, More, Canoe & Kayak and Homemakers.In 2007 one of her narratives was a finalist in Canada's National Magazine Awards and was a gold-place winner in the Wester...

Featuring over 180 gorgeous photographs and insightful commentary, this showcase of Balinese Design and style will help you add a distinctive flair to your interior decorating.Bali is an island paradise that inspires countless dreams of tropical beaches, exotic people and gorgeous views. More than just an increasingly popular tourist destination, Bali is also a global leader in tropical design, showcased in all its glory in Bali Home.Covering over ...