Frank Carlson Library

The journey continues in Part 2 of Into the Carpathians: a compelling chronicle of a hiking and wildlife research expedition along the Carpathian and Sudeten Mountains, from Romania to Germany, some 800 miles as the crow flies. Still on the trail of wolves, we now explore the enchanting mountain landscapes of Slovakia, Poland, and the Czech Republic, where poignant encounters with wolves, bears, and lynx; lumberjacks, shepherds, and outlaws; poets,...

Get ready for a thrilling ride through time and space in Andi Winter's Relics of a Future Past Series. An inventive series that defies genre classification, these books offer an engaging mix of science fiction, action-adventure, and contemporary fantasy all set in the breathtaking landscape of the Pacific Northwest. This collection includes two novellas and one full-length novel: Memories of a Future Past, A Kiss in Time, and Spring Comes Twice. MEMORIES...

The source of the Nile had long eluded and tormented explorers, and John Hanning Speke's discovery of Lake Victoria in 1858 elevated him to the pantheon of heroes of African exploration, alongside Livingstone and Stanley. But the part played by the Welsh mining engineer John Petherick in the discovery was ignored after he was branded a slave trader by Speke, and the controversy that followed ended with Petherick ruined and Speke dead. This first biography...

It's a quarter-century after Realities and Illyad is back, more ruthless than ever, in Realities: The Return. After losing his left hand – the focal point of his power – to an attack by his foe Khamnissa, Illyad's time-travel abilities have come back, making him even more dangerous than before. But this time, he has to face another time traveller – his son Temprus, who is just learning how to use his temporal abilities. As his powers increase,...

Three thrilling adventures from Science Fiction Grand Master Robert Silverberg   As a young man, Robert Silverberg was a science fiction prodigy, turning out top-flight stories in the blink of an eye. Though written quickly, Silverberg's early prose already showed evidence of the literary and imaginative qualities that would make him a giant in the field-as this trio of space adventures attests.   In The Chalice of Death, Hallam Navarre is tasked...

As the radio voice of the San Jose Sharks since the team's inception, Dan Rusanowsky has witnessed more than his fair share of Sharks history up close and personal--from jaw-dropping playoff runs to the individual brilliance of stars like Owen Nolan, Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton, and Joe Pavelski. Through singular anecdotes only Rusanowsky can tell as well as conversations with current and past players, If These Walls Could Talk: San Jose Sharks...

Annually, about 50,000 places are allocated by the Australian Government under the Skilled Independent stream. This 2019 guide provides essential information for aspiring skilled independent migrants to Australia. It covers the Points-based Skilled Independent (subclass 189) visa. It covers eligibility criteria, visa holder’s entitlements and the application process. This is another book by the Australian author on Australian migration. The book...

Expanded edition includes 160-day hikes in and around Los Angeles and over 230 maps. Hikes range from boardwalk strolls along the ocean to shady canyon trails that lead to panoramic overlooks. This is an essential guide to discovering the city's thousands of acres of public green space, as well as, many access points to the coastline.

Before she went missing, Susan Clements was hiking with her daughter on one of the most popular trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, less than a mile from Clingmans Dome. When Nancy East's search and rescue team joined the effort to find her, she learned Susan was a mother to three children who adored her. What Nancy didn't know then was how much the search for Susan would impact and influence her own life's path afterward. Two years later,...

Speak tourism and travel English fluently like a native speaker with these useful phrases, expressions, idioms and words for airports, hotels, restaurants, sightseeing & more. What would it mean for your career to be able to speak and write freely in English when working in the tourism industry or travelling? How about understanding more of what you hear or read? The idioms, phrases, words, and expressions in English for Tourism Vocabulary Builder...