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  • Audiobook

    Supernavigators

    Exploring the Wonders of How Animals Find Their Way

    by David Barrie ...
    Narrated by David Barrie ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 51 min

    A globetrotting voyage of discovery celebrating the navigational superpowers of animals—by land, sea, and skyAnimals plainly know where they're going, but how they get there has remained surprisingly mysterious—until now.In Supernavigators, award-winning author David Barrie catches us up on the cutting-edge science. Here are astounding animals of every stripe: Dung beetles that steer by the light ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Black Women in White

    Series series Blacks in the Diaspora
    " . . . pioneering. . . . This history, as Hine vividly depicts it, sheds light on the development of African-American professionals and offers as well the opportunity to analyze the intersection of race and gender." —The Nation" . . . well-researched and innovative . . . Highly recommended." —Library Journal"The book is full of poignant and sympathetic portraits of black nurses in their ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Supernavigators

    Exploring the Wonders of How Animals Find Their Way

    by David Barrie ...
    "Just astonishing . . . Our natural navigational capacities are no match for those of the supernavigators in this eye-opening book."—Frans de Waal, The New York Times Book ReviewPublisher's note: Supernavigators was published in the UK under the title Incredible Journeys.Animals plainly know where they're going, but how they know has remained a stubborn mystery—until now. Supernavigators is a ... Read more

    Was $12.99 USD Now $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Last Navigator

    Revised Edition

    by Steve Thomas ...
    The classic account of traditional Micronesian navigation and “the last navigator,” Mau Piailug, who fought to preserve it—now available in a revised edition illustrated in full colorAs a young man piloting a small sailboat across the Pacific, Steve Thomas developed a fascination with ancient methods of navigation. He learned that, for thousands of years, the peoples of Oceania had sailed ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Prairie Basin

    by Barrie David ...
    Author's Note - 'Prairie Basin'Inspiration to write this action/survival story began when my wife Elly and I were on a touring holiday in Arizona and our guide proposed a once in a lifetime helicopter flight into the Grand Canyon for a picnic. With four other Brits and spectacular views of the Hoover Dam as we flew over it, we landed in the merciless heat and spellbinding terrain of the Canyon ... Read more

    $6.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sextant

    A Young Man's Daring Sea Voyage and the Men Who Mapped the World's Oceans

    by David Barrie ...
    In the tradition of Dava Sobel's Longitude comes sailing expert David Barrie's compelling and dramatic tale of invention and discovery—an eloquent elegy to one of the most important navigational instruments ever created, and the daring mariners who used it to explore, conquer, and map the world.Since its invention in 1759, a mariner's most prized possession has been the sextant. A navigation tool ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • More Than Chattel

    Black Women and Slavery in the Americas

    Series series Blacks in the Diaspora
    Essays exploring Black women's experiences with slavery in the Americas.Gender was a decisive force in shaping slave society. Slave men's experiences differed from those of slave women, who were exploited both in reproductive as well as productive capacities. The women did not figure prominently in revolts, because they engaged in less confrontational resistance, emphasizing creative struggle to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Memories of Mileage Past

    by Barrie David ...
    This is a new book, a compiliation of my past experiences, hope you enjoy. ... Read more

    $6.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Luke Blake's Screenplay

    by Barrie David ...
    Events inspring this story came from reading screenplay format versions of John Steinbeck's 'Of mice and Men' and Harold Brighouse's 'Hobson Choice'Prologue….Currently retired and living in the Vale of Glamorgan with my wife Elly, plus our dog and our cat I enjoy writing stories drawn from amazing life experiences in various parts of the world. Set in contemporary Arizona this fictional story was ... Read more

    $6.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Asterisk 1.6

    Build feature-rich telephony systems with Asterisk

    Build feature-rich telephony systems with AsteriskKey FeaturesInstall, configure, deploy, secure, and maintain AsteriskBuild a fully-featured telephony system and create a dial plan that suits your needsLearn from example configurations for different requirementImplement 3rd party applications which will help you manage Asterisk through a web interfaceBook DescriptionAsterisk is a powerful and ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Transmission Electron Microscopy

    Diffraction, Imaging, and Spectrometry

    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This text is a companion volume to Transmission Electron Microscopy: A Textbook for Materials Science by Williams and Carter. The aim is to extend the discussion of certain topics that are either rapidly changing at this time or that would benefit from more detailed discussion than space allowed in the primary text. World-renowned researchers have contributed chapters in their area of expertise, ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Journey to Prague and other Mileage

    by Barrie David ...
    This book is a further compilation to my previous work 'Memories of Mileage Past' and is drawn from factual events during both my time as a Paratrooper, and our travels around the world.Hope you enjoy.Barrie David ... Read more

    $5.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus