A Is For Amazon – Lost & Found

It was all the monkeys fault. Kara was minding her own business, sort of paying attention to their Amazon guide, when the furry little beasts decided she would make an excellent target for their fruit missiles. Convinced they were leading her somewhere, she followed. Mistake number one. Okay, so wandering in the rainforest wasn’t such a good idea. But really who could blame her for thinking she’d died of some unknown disease while lost and alone in one of the world’s most dangerous habitats. And when you died, didn’t you get a gorgeous angel type to escort you to heaven? Mistake number two. But what happened next was anything but a mistake.

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Great Northern?: A Scottish Adventure of Swallows & Amazons Reviews

Great Northern?: A Scottish Adventure of Swallows & Amazons

Finally! Here is the twelfth, and final, book in Arthur Ransome’s acclaimed Swallows and Amazons series. People familiar with his earlier work will recognize the pattern: children set out on an adventure (this one off the coast of Scotland) with a minimum of parental advice and interference. Here, the story centers on a desperate race to thwart the efforts of pernicious egg collectors threatening the survival of a pair of rare birds not previously known to nest in British waters (actually, the bird is the handsome North American “Great Northern Diver,” more commonly called a loon).

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Adrift on the Amazon

After Rio de Janeiro is awarded the 2016 Olympic Games, a father-son team of golf course developers decides to leave their mark on Brazil. A bold resolve, and a few well-placed investors later, and their far-fetched dream of developing a golf course in Rio becomes a reality. They’re soon snapping up land and soaking up the sun on Rio’s beaches.

On one visit to tie up some loose ends in Sao Paolo though—one which the younger of the father-son team makes by himself—there is trouble. The son decides to indulge his flair for extreme sports on the waters of the Amazon. He hops a small plane from Rio to a remote village within the interior of the country, and soon sets sail.

Adrift on the Amazon, the young man loses his footing from the boat’s floor and falls into the river. Without food, water, or more than a rough sense of the geography, he struggles to find his way to safety.

William Olson is the author of the novel Right on Time, and the short stories, Down on the Pharm and the Blue Grotto.
After Rio de Janeiro is awarded the 2016 Olympic Games, a father-son team of golf course developers decides to leave their mark on Brazil. A bold resolve, and a few well-placed investors later, and their far-fetched dream of developing a golf course in Rio becomes a reality. They’re soon snapping up land and soaking up the sun on Rio’s beaches.

William Olson is the author of the novel Right on Time, and the short stories, Down on the Pharm and the Blue Grotto.

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Jabuti the Tortoise: A Trickster Tale from the Amazon Reviews

Jabuti the Tortoise: A Trickster Tale from the Amazon

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Jabutí’s shell was smooth and shiny, and the songs he played on his flute were sweet. But his music was a reminder, too, of the mischievous pranks Jabutí sometimes played. When a concert takes place in heaven, Vulture offers to fly Jabutí there . . . all the while plotting a trick of his own.

Another installment in Gerald McDermott’s wise and whimsical trickster series, Jabutí the Tortoise tells the tale of the Amazon jungle’s shiny-shelled mischief-maker. Although Jabutí doesn’t come across as the most clever trickster around in this particular retelling (he’s duped by that crabby old Vulture and ends up getting bailed out by the King of Heaven), the colorful pipe-player and his songs are clearly well loved. Well, by everybody but his victims, that is: “Jaguar could remember when Jabutí tricked him into chasing his own tail,” and “Tapir could remember when Jabutí tricked him into a tug-of-war with Whale.” But we do get to learn how Tortoise’s shell became cracked, and why Toucan, Macaw, and Hummingbird boast such brilliant colors.

Not the most notable entry in this region-by-region series, but beautiful and boldly colored nonetheless. Kids who aren’t immediately hooked by Jabutí’s story will likely still get drawn in by McDermott’s vibrant colors and straightforward compositions of simply shaped jungle creatures set against a bright pink dawn. (Ages 4 to Paul Hughes

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How to Sell Anything on Amazon…and Make a Fortune! Reviews

How to Sell Anything on Amazon…and Make a Fortune!

Turn your goods into gold on the world’s #1 online retail site

Amazon makes it easy for customers to find and purchase exactly what they want quickly and securely. How to Sell Anything on Amazon…And Make a Fortune! makes it easy for you to sell your merchandise to millions of buyers all over the world. Whether you want to start your own online business or extend a retail business, you’ll learn, step-by-step, how to set up shop on Amazon–and start making money–right away.

Get expert advice on determining what to sell and how to categorize your products. Find out how to sell items on Amazon Marketplace, become a Pro Merchant, set up Paid Placements, use Amazon Auctions, establish an Amazon zShop, and more. Start selling on Amazon today and include your products among “Earth’s Greatest Selection.”

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The Birdkeepers’ Guide to Amazon Parrots (Birdkeepers’ Guides)

This informative guide offers expert advice in an easy-to-read format that stands to benefit any parrot owner. Because Amazon parrots can be prone to certain behavior problems, the author employs his parrot behavior expertise to answer some of the most common questions in housing and training a pet parrot. Key points are illustrated throughout the text with full-color photos, sidebars, and tip boxes. A portion of the book is also devoted to discussion of how to locate an escaped Amazon parrot.

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Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon (Volume 1)

This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 1; Original Published by: R. Armstrong etc. public printer in 1854 in 450 pages; Subjects: Amazon River Valley; Brazil; Peru; Bolivia; United States; America; History / Latin America / General; History / Latin America / South America; History / United States / General; History / Americas; History / Expeditions & Discoveries; Nature / General; Travel / South America / General;

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Tales of a Shaman’s Apprentice: An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Amazon Rain Forest

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Western medicine is only just beginning to value the curative powers of plants and herbs found in the Amazon rain forests. The story of ethnobotanist Mark Plotkins’s apprenticeship with shaman wise men of the area is truly an anthropological adventure, that also vividly clarifies what destruction of the rain forests may ultimately cost humanity.Photos. Author lecture tour.A century ago, malaria was killing Washingtonians, Londoners, Parisians. Today HIV, along with various cancers, has taken its place among worldwide epidemics. Quinine, extracted from the cinchona tree of the Amazonian rainforest, quelled malaria; alkaloids taken from trees in the West African rainforest may well yield a cure for AIDS. Yet those woods, Mark Plotkin tells us, are fast disappearing, along with the native peoples who know the powers of the plants that dwell there. His account of wandering through the Amazonian jungles focuses on local knowledge about plants, whose uses range from the mundane to the magical. The rainforests of the world, Plotkin notes, are our greatest natural resource, an intercultural pharmacy that can cure woes both known and yet unvisited.

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The Amazon, 3rd: The Bradt Travel Guide

This new edition has been completely revised with updated information on hotels, lodges, and tour operators. It covers all nine countries of the Amazon Basin and Orinoco and includes a detailed illustrated natural history section on native species and habitats. The Amazon is an ideal place to suit the needs of eco-travelers, naturalists, sports enthusiasts, and explorers. Travelers are given sound advice on eco-travel, combating perils, and planning their own expedition. Features include: *Revised travel safety and health information *Amendments and updates to health and natural history information *Expanded language glossary

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Kindle Fire Survival Guide: Getting Started, Downloading FREE eBooks, Buying Apps, Watching Movies, and Surfing the Web (Mobi Manuals)

The Kindle Fire is Amazon’s first tablet PC. The Kindle Fire Survival Guide gathers all of the available information regarding the Kindle Fire into a single guide, where it can be easily accessed for quick reference. There is no fancy jargon and every instruction is explained in great detail, which is perfect for beginners. In addition, this guide expands on the basics by discussing useful tips that are excellent for more advanced users.

The level of detail in each chapter sets this guide apart from all the rest. Countless screenshots complement the step-by-step instructions and help you to realize the Kindle Fire’s full potential. The useful information provided here is not discussed in the official Kindle Fire manual, such as tips and tricks, hidden features, and troubleshooting advice. This guide also goes above and beyond by discussing recent known issues and solutions that may be currently available.

This Kindle Fire guide includes:

- Getting Started
– Managing Favorites in the Library
– Connecting the Kindle Fire to a PC or Mac
– Finding FREE eBooks
– Reading eBooks and Periodicals
– Looking Up a Word in the Dictionary
– Making a Note
– Changing the Color Mode
– Managing Movies and TV Shows
– Buying or Renting a Movie
– Importing Movies from an Outside Source Using Your PC or Mac
– Managing Music
– Using the Email Application
– Searching the Inbox
– Changing the Incoming Email Notification Sound
– Managing Contacts
– Sharing a Contact’s Information
– Using the Silk Web Browser
– Blocking Pop-Up Windows
– Changing the Default Search Engine
– Kindle-Friendly Websites
– Managing Applications
– Searching for an Application in the App Store
– Adjusting the Settings
– Adjusting the Brightness
– Setting the Screen Timeout
– Turning the Lock Screen Password On or Off
– Tips and Tricks
– Viewing the Trailer for a Movie
– Marking an Email as Spam
– Closing All Tabs at Once in the Silk Browser
– Troubleshooting

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