In this exotic retelling of the fairy tale of Bluebeard, a New Age thirty-something from California is swept off her feet by an enigmatic Thai millionaire and soon finds herself in Bangkok's brave new world of shamans, shopping malls, and high society serial killers. Originally written as a cliff-hanging series for Bangkok's The Nation newspaper, The Other City of Angels is a roller-coaster roman-à-clef that leapfrogs from genre to genre and culture to culture, turning the western preconception of Bangkok as a city "of temples and prostitutes" on its ear. A darkly comic odyssey populated with wild characters, with intimate glimpses into the eccentric antics of Asia's upper classes..
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In book 2 of The Adventures of Dinosaur Dog, Banjo and Lee travel back in time to rescue a young Diplodcus from ferocious carnivors. Can they find the Diplodicus herd in time to save the Dinky Diplodicus and return to their own time? With Dino on the trail and a little help from a new ally, they may have a chance..
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Created by an award-winning team, these exciting dinosaur picture books allow readers to enter the world of these awesome prehistoric predators as they go about their day. See where they lived, what they ate, how they fought—and feel what it was like to be the most powerful creature on earth! Follow a young Diplodocus searching for food in the forest. See a sharp-toothed Allosaurus attacked as she eats. Watch the herd rush to save her! Will they reach her in time?
Tom Rea traces the evolution of scientific thought regarding dinosaurs and reveals the deception, hostility, and sometimes outright aggression present in the early years of fossil hunting. This book details one of the most famous—and notorious—dinosaur skeletons ever discovered: Diplodocus carnegii, named after Andrew Carnegie.
