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The novella Gazelle and exciting stories in this collection of travel fiction take the reader on daring adventures in Mexico, France, New England and East Africa. Whether on the trail of a murder in Baja, at wild parties in the French Alps, running from danger in an autumn woods, or struggling for survival on the Serengeti plain, the women in these stories travel from courage to terror and back again as they encounter an exquisite natural world and find their place in it.
The world as we know it has come and gone. From the ashes, the god Omega remakes the world with seven tears, and the power of them spreads throughout the world. Born with the rarest of the seven elements, Zeph has grown up his whole life without any knowledge of the power that flows inside him. It isn't until after the fateful night he has an encounter with an ancient mystical scroll that his abilities start to manifest. With the help of his mischievous best friend Marcus, his timid little brother Iggy, and his first love, Breeze, they spend their days inventing something that may change the world; The Sphere Lamp. It isn't until the day the true purpose of the scroll is shown to Zeph that the world as he knows it changes forever. As his abilities fly out of his control, he fears he will lose everything and everyone he holds dear. With visions of what is to come still fresh in his mind he sets out into the world to try and find answers.
This book offers a comprehensive model for explaining the success and failure of cities in nurturing startups, presents detailed case studies of how participants in that model help or hinder startup activity, and shows how to apply these lessons to boost local startup activity. Startup Cities explains the factors that determine local startup success based on a detailed comparison of regional startup cities—pairing the most successful and less successful cities within regions along with insights and implications from case studies of each of the model’s elements. The book compares local city pairs, highlighting factors that distinguish successful from less successful cities and presents im...
This volume explores the cultural meaning of ochre among the societies of the Late Epipalaeolithic/Mesolithic and the Early Neolithic from the Levant to the Carpathian Basin.
Including detailed guidance to exploring the countryside and historic sites, this fully revised guide offers a complete picture of the beautiful island of Ireland, north and south. of color photos.
While the world taps its feet, Ethiopia breakdances with its shoulders. This is an uplifting, inspirational country which confounds expectations. It’s no featureless desert but a land of majestic landscapes surrounding a vast, fertile plateau. The rock-hewn churches in its medieval capital, Lalibela, are regarded by many as the eighth wonder of the world. Its people are welcoming, proud and besotted by their own culture and history. Bradt’s Ethiopia is the most thorough guide available to this country rich in culture, history and dramatic scenery, and has been highly praised by both travel press and readers. ‘Thorough and reassuring, it provides all the practical and background information to make readers leap from their armchairs and visit this vast, magical country’ The Daily Telegraph (UK)