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(0)Jason Roberts
Author
Publisher
Harper Collins Publishers
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
He was known simply as the Blind Traveler -- a solitary, sightless adventurer who, astonishingly, fought the slave trade in Af-rica, survived a frozen captivity in Siberia, hunted rogue elephants in Ceylon, and helped chart the Australian outback. James Holman (1786-1857) became "one of the greatest wonders of the world he so sagaciously explored," triumphing not only over blindness but crippling pain, poverty, and the interference of well-meaning...
Author
Publisher
Lyons Press
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
"If you want to eat healthy without sacrificing flavor but are so busy that you often find yourself resorting to takeout or packaged convenience foods, this book is for you! Chef Jason Roberts shows how eating a rainbow of fruits and vegetables and other nutritious foods can fuel our bodies and minds--and still excite our palates"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Description
"In the 18th century, two men dedicated their lives to the same daunting task: identifying and describing all life on Earth. Their approaches could not have been more different. Carl Linnaeus, a pious Swedish doctor with a huckster's flair, believed that life belonged in tidy, static categories. Georges-Louis de Buffon, an aristocratic polymath and keeper of France's royal garden, viewed life as a dynamic swirl of complexities. Both began believing...