George Gibbs

Have you ever wondered why New Zealand's plants and animals are so different from those in other countries? Why kakapo is the only parrot in the world that cannot fly, or why the kiwi lives here and nowhere else? New Zealand is an extraordinary place, unique on earth, and the remarkable story of how and why life evolved here is the subject of Ghosts of Gondwana. The challenge of explaining New Zealand's natural origins is picked up in this fully revised edition of the popular award-winning book. It presents the latest scientific research in highly readable form, highlighting studies that reveal the deep historical background of our landscapes, fauna and flora - from ancient frogs and moa to delicate insects and the magnificent southern beech forests. It introduces the latest discoveries and resolves past issues like the 'Oligocene drowning' hypothesis. Exciting fossil discoveries are revealed and new scientific technologies and approaches to the discipline of historical biogeography are discussed - approaches that range from undersea geology to molecular clocks - and it inevitably draws attention to the debates and conflicts that distinguish different schools of opinion in this holistic branch of theoretical science. This revision incorporates the results of 10 years of intensive scientific research and includes four entirely new chapters to: focus on 'yesterday's maps' to draw attention to the ephemeral islands in our history that have possibly acted as stepping stones for terrestrial animals and plants but today have sunk into the sea; incorporate the author's own special interest in an ancient group of 'jaw-moths', unknown and unnoticed by most people but with a strong message that New Zealand is part of the world when it comes to explaining where our fauna have come from; present recent research findings on our huge flightless birds, the ratites; and include New Zealand's terrestrial molluscs into the story. Ghosts of Gondwana identifies New Zealand as one of the most challenging places on earth to explain, but it's readable, engaging style and revised illustrations render this often-controversial discipline of science into a format that is accessible to any reader with an interest in natural history and the unique environment of New Zealand.

The History of Life in New Zealand

Ghosts of Gondwana

William Healey Dall

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Tribes of the Extreme Northwest / by W.H. Dall. Tribes of Western Washington and Northwestern Oregon / by Geo. Gibbs

Easing the Transition from High School to College

Campus Daze

It might be better if Jerry Benham wrote his own memoir, for no matter how veracious, this history must be more or less colored by the point of view of one irrevocably committed to an ideal, a point of view which Jerry at least would insist was warped by scholarship and stodgy by habit. But Jerry, of course, would not write it and couldn't if he would, for no man, unless lacking in sensibility, can write a true autobiography, and least of all could Jerry do it.

Paradise Garden

Queer creatures women. But interesting strangely interesting.

The Satirical Narrative of a Great Experiment

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The Love of Monsieur is a romance and adventure story in a regency setting. It follows the love story of a polished courtier, the friend of Charles of England and Louis of France, Monsieur Mornay, and Mistress Barbara Clerke. In this captivating story, the reader will witness the love of Monsieur and the rousing adventures on land and sea that befell this couple.

The Love of Monsieur

The Forbidden Way

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The Maker of Opportunities

Reproduction of the original: The Yellow Dove by George Gibbs

The Yellow Dove

Instructions for Research Relative to the Ethnology and Philology of America

Excerpt from The Secret Witness You said that if I caught you The race - isn't always - to the swift she pro tested falteringly in her pretty broken English. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Secret Witness (Classic Reprint)

The Secret Witness By George Gibbs Mr Gibbs already has half a score of successful novels to his credit but it is safe to say that his latest tale will surpass all its predecessors in popularity The Secret Witness is a typical up-to-date "best seller;" it has every quality that goes to make a successful story, with the added interest of a theme so timely that there is no resisting its appeal

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The Secret Witness

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"The nation, or rather family, to which the generic name of Chinook has attached, formerly inhabited both banks of the Columbia River, from its mouth to the Grand Dalles ..." Pref. The tribes speaking the language were the Chinooks proper, the Wakiakums, Willopahs, Clatsops, Cathlamets and Cooniacs.

Alphabetical Vocabulary of the Chinook Language

Alphabetical Vocabulary of the Chinook Language by George Gibbs

Prepared for the Smithsonian Institution

A Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, Or Trade Language of Oregon

Excerpt from The Golden Bough It was an eager, boyish head, but almost unpleasantly alert, its brows furrowing, its dark eyes peering to right and left, with a swift furtiveness that held little of as surance. A moment of quick inspection and a pair of. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Golden Bough (Classic Reprint)

Being a List of the Judges of the Courts of Common Law and Chancery in England and America, and of the Contemporary Reports, from the Earliest Period of the Reports to the Present Time

George Gibbs

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