Fossil sites near Sydney
Fossils have been found at many sites near Sydney. Some of these are no longer accessible but coastal exposures still give the amateur collector ample chance of finding good fossils. All of the fossils found near Sydney are from Triassic rocks ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Paul Gallico
Paul Gallico achieved national acclaim as a sportswriter and editor at the New York Daily News. He created the Golden Gloves amateur boxing competition and boxed with Jack Dempsey, swam against Johnny Weissmuller, golfed with Bobby Jones, and ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Freeman J. Dyson
From Galileo to today's amateur astronomers, scientists have been rebels, writes Freeman J. Dyson. Like artists and poets, they are free spirits who resist the restrictions their cultures impose on them. In their pursuit of nature's truths, they ... [... more]
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Monty Fitzgibbon
Head out to the western U.S. in the early twentieth century, where an amateur paleontologist follows a famed T. rex discoverer and makes some extraordinary finds... Amazing Wonders Collection: Tyrannosaur Monty Fitzgibbon and Clint Twist Diz Wallis [... more]
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Clint Twist
Head out to the western U.S. in the early twentieth century, where an amateur paleontologist follows a famed T. rex discoverer and makes some extraordinary finds... Step back to the 1930s, when an ambitious flying ace vows to claim the prize for ... [... more]
Random House |
Robert Tyre Jones
By the best amateur golfer ever to play the game, this is essential instructional reading for the millions who have taken up golf during the 20 years this marvelous, timeless book has been out of print and unavailable. B & W line drawings. Bobby ... [... more]
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Sandra Chastain
As a child I made up fantasy lives for my paper dolls, never knowing that I would use these same creative skills later as a writer. I only knew that I became those dolls and lived their lives. Later came amateur stage shows for the neighborhood ... [... more]
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Sarah Murgatroyd
A True Story of Bravery, Insanity, and the Race to Discover Australia's Wild Frontier They departed Melbourne's Royal Park in the summer of 1860, a misfit party of eighteen amateur explorers cheered on by thousands of well-wishers. Their mission: ... [... more]
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Edith Skom
On a sweltering summer night, a woman dies mysteriously in her hospital bed in New York City. A thousand miles away, amateur sleuth and Midwestern University professor Beth Austin prepares for a class on Edith Skom is the acclaimed author of and ... [... more]
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Jack L. Chalker
Jack L. Chalker was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on December 17, 1944. While still in high school, he began writing for the amateur science-fiction press, and in 1960 he launched the Hugo-nominated amateur magazine Mirage. A year later he founded ... [... more]
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Yehudi Menuhin
This landmark book enlightens amateur and professional musicians about a way of practicing that transforms a sometimes frustrating, monotonous, and overly strenuous labor into an exhilarating and rewarding experience. Acclaimed pianist and ... [... more]
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Valerie Macbean
Coconut Cookery fans the flames of Valerie MacBean's longtime love affair with the tropical treat. Written specifically for adventurous amateur cooks, the book contains 130 recipes that will please everyone from gourmands to vegans. Cornbread, ... [... more]
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