Sherwood, Elizabeth:Virginia Embrace
- Paperback 2001, ISBN: 9781558176720
Hardcover
Natl Geographic Society / Adventure Press, 2001. Like-new book. Appears unread. NO remainder marks or price clippings. 326 pages. Illustrated. NO writing, marks or tears. Tight spin… More...
Natl Geographic Society / Adventure Press, 2001. Like-new book. Appears unread. NO remainder marks or price clippings. 326 pages. Illustrated. NO writing, marks or tears. Tight spine, clean pages. Sacred, mysterious, powerful, the Blue Nile has carved a deep channel through human history. From its source in the wild Ethiopian highlands, this river passes through some of the most untamed country on Earth as it rushes toward its desert rendezvous with the White Nile in Sudan. More than one adventurer has perished in the Blue Nile Corge, whose hazards range from raging rapids to menacing crocodiles to armed bandits. When National Geographic invited Virginia Morell to join its 1999 expedition -- which hoped to be the first to descend the river in a single, uninterrupted trip from its source to the Sudan border -- she jumped at the chance to revisit Ethiopia, a land she'd come to love during a sojourn many years before. The only African country never colonized by Europeans, its history spans more than two millennia from King Menelik, said in legend to be the son of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, to Ras Tafari, better known to the West as Haile Selassie, who ruled until his overthrow in 1974. This is an insular culture, isolated by geography and tradition, where "ferenjjoch" visitors are greeted with curiosity and courtesy -- and sometimes suspicion, after three decades of military rule and a long war with Eritrea. Highlighted by Nevada Wier's evocative photographs, Morell's engrossing account introduces a world where tribesmen still hunt leopards with spears, and where villagers sometimes journey for days to catch a glimpse of foreigners and their marvelous boats. We linger at an impromptu concert and feast with people who have never seen a white face before, meet patriarchs whose Christianity stretches back to the Roman Empire, and face off with Kalashnikov-totingmilitiamen who may not be able to read the documents they demand. By the time we reach the border town of Bumbadi, we've been taken on an unforgettable journey through time -- and among a strong people who've resisted the advances of the modern world.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Natl Geographic Society / Adventure Press, 2001, Chelsea, Michigan, U.S.A.: Scarborough House, 1990 Very-good copy of this 1990 ex-libris hardback. Fewer than usual library markings. Inner pages are free from writing. Tight spine, bright pages. 197 pages. Publishers Weekly Jonathan Grimes, a weak-willed American teacher, is given to gambling and drinking. In the Kenya of 1970, these traits put him heavily in debt, and render him vulnerable to blackmail by Bimji, an Asian shopkeeper whose income is garnered from highly profitable ivory poaching. The insecure Grimes agrees under duress to take Bimji's fortune in illegal ``black money'' out of the country, a task that seems simple at first but soon becomes complicated when Grimes's companion is murdered and his girlfriend Ellen is kidnapped. Grimes, Ellen and Bimji are unwitting pawns in an ever-widening circle of government corruption that reaches to the Home Minister, Charles Mathenge, a man of such concentrated power and unprincipled greed that he seems to be beyond the law. But police inspector Jacob Okiri, disarmingly honest and straightforward, doggedly follows lead after lead, ultimately confronting Grimes, Mathenge and Bimji on a deserted Kenyan beachfront for a violent finale. Set against a vivid, pungent East African background, this first novel by a former Peace Corps volunteer is a strong study of power that corrupts at every level and of idealism that persists. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library., Scarborough House, 1990, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co.. Blue boards with gold-stamped ship on the front and gold lettering on the spine. Spine lettering is faded a bit but clearly legible. Otherwise a bright and strong copy with crisp clean text. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1928., Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1928, New York, New York, U.S.A.: George Allen and Unwin, 1985. Book. Good. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxi, 226pp., notes, photos. Light scuf to bottom corner of front cover, other minimal wear. "The literature on Australian Aborigines is vast, but much of it is strangely silent about the experiences and activities of women. This collection of stories of the eventful lives and strong characters of a number of Aboriginal women offers a more intimate and personal view. Their lives span a century of history in fifteen communities scattered from Cape York Peninsula, Arnhem Land and East Kimberley to the Western Desert, the Centre, South Australia ,Victoria, and New South Wales."., George Allen and Unwin, 1985, College Station TX: Texas A&M University Press. NEW in new jacket. No remainder or other markings. No reader yet. Clean strong tight and fresh. Size: 8vo . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1990., Texas A&M University Press, 1990, Editions Rombaldi, 1964. Book. Very Good+ (Book Condition). Hardcover. A nice copy in white covers with flowing flowery painting on front cover. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]., Editions Rombaldi, 1964, Washington, D. C: National Geographic, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1982 hardcover with dust-jacket. Light age/use. Pages and endpapers are clean. Binding and hinges are strong. DJ is well-intact with minor shelfwear. A large-format, well-illustrated book. 304 pages., National Geographic, 1982, Garden City, New York: Garden City Press, 1927. Book. Good+ (Book Condition). Hardcover. A decent copy with previous owner's presentation inscription. Sunning to spine, pages lightly tanned. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]., Garden City Press, 1927, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Pinnacle Books, 1992. First printing. Paperback. Very Good. In the southeast corner of Virginia, on the banks of the Pagan River where the white swans drift through the day, sits the majestic plantation, Swan's Watch. Its impressive Georgian mansion, lush green lawns, and sweeping fields of corn and peanut crops are all that Lacy Flemming has ever known, and all that she has ever wanted ... Lacy...Of the three Flemming siblings, only Lacy felt a true bond with the demanding, yet bounteous land that had been in her family for five generations. Then Jared Steele, a tall raven-haired Northerner, sailed into her life, set on gaining both a shipping contract for the plantation's crops and Lacy's hand in marriage. His strong embrace and the sweet fire of his kisses were temptations that Lacy could not resist. But though she would give Jared her heart, though she would share his passion through the burning heat of southern nights, she would not desert Swan's Watch for him ... even if that meant saying farewell to love forever! ISBN 1-55817-672-1 06-28-17, Pinnacle Books, 1992<
