Bird Attacking Window
John Dengate explained that in spring, as the day length increases, birds are preparing for the breeding season. Male birds sing, display and defend their territories vigorously, attacking rivals and chasing them away. This is a good survival ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Checklist of birds of the ANBG
Checklist of birds of the Australian National Botanic Gardens, including family classification Bird names follow Christidis, L., and Boles, W.E., The Taxonomy and Species of Birds of Australia and Its Territories. Royal Australasian ... [... more]
Australian National Botanic Gardens |
H. W. Kaufmann
The greatest period of Inca expansion occurred during the reigns of Pachacuti (1438-71), Tupa Inca (1471-93), and Huayna Capac (1493-1527). From the mountain stronghold of Cuzco, they subjugated the surrounding kingdoms and territories, absorbing ... [... more]
Random House |
Bolling Smith
A new round of fortification building began in the United States and its overseas territories in the late-19th century, which benefited from the latest technology and the increase in America's worldwide economic stature. This book provides a ... [... more]
Random House |
Stephen King
Twenty years ago, a boy named Jack Sawyer travelled to a parallel universe called The Territories to save his mother and her Territories "twinner" from a premature and agonizing death that would have brought cataclysm to the other world. Now [... more]
Random House |
Peter Straub
Twenty years ago, a boy named Jack Sawyer travelled to a parallel universe called The Territories to save his mother and her Territories "twinner" from a premature and agonizing death that would have brought cataclysm to the other world. Now [... more]
Random House |
Pete Dexter
DEADWOOD, DAKOTA TERRITORIES, 1876: Legendary gunman Wild Bill Hickcock and his friend Charlie Utter have come to the Black Hills town of Deadwood fresh from Cheyenne, fleeing an ungrateful populace. Bill, aging and sick but still able to best ... [... more]
Random House |
Francis Back
When the French Revolution broke out in 1789, France possessed numerous colonies spread over three continents. To defend and keep the peace in these territories, a small army of colonial troops, distinct from the metropolitan line regiments or ... [... more]
Random House |
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