When three adventurers, Bastin, Bickley, and Arbuthnot, are marooned on a South Sea island, they discover an ancient crystal sepulchre. Inside are two Atlanteans who have been in a state of suspended animation for 250,000 years! One of...
Oceania
- Author:Haggard, H. RiderSummary:
- Author:Theroux, PaulSummary:
Noted travel writer Paul Theroux explores the many and varied lands of Melanesia, Polynesia and Australasia. Paddling around in his own canoe he roams from the cold wet alpine ranges of New Zealand and the dusty Australian outback to a...
- Author:Stacpoole, H. De Vere, Clinton, Richard H.Summary:
Two young children, cousins Dicky and Emmeline Lestrange, and a galley cook survive a shipwreck in the South Pacific and are stranded on a lush tropical island. The cook, kindly old salt Paddy Button, assumes the responsibility for...
- Author:Sandra BrownSummary:
Darkly handsome with an arrogant edge, architectural engineer Scout Ritland is the kind of American man who spells trouble. Chantal duPont should know, for she has experienced the best and worst of the country and its people--including...
- Author:Hawkins, RachelSummary:
"Kreinik effortlessly switches among various accents and emotions, keeping listeners riveted as she reveals the novel's twists and turns." - Booklist "Kreinik's range is highlighted as she seamlessly shifts...
- Author:FitzSimons, PeterSummary:
The name Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and debated. But who was the real James Cook? This Yorkshire farm boy would go on to...