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Rain: A Natural and Cultural History

Rain: A Natural and Cultural History

Cynthia Barnett

Yet this is the first book to tell the story of rain. Cynthia Barnett's Rain begins four billion years ago with the torrents that filled the oceans, and builds to the storms of climate change.
How the first rainbow was made: an American Indian tale

How the first rainbow was made: an American Indian tale

Ruth Robbins

When so much rain falls on Mt. Shasta that the Indians cannot gather seeds, they ask Coyote for a sign the rain will stop.
How the first rainbow was made: an American Indian tale

How the first rainbow was made: an American Indian tale

Ruth Robbins

When so much rain falls on Mt. Shasta that the Indians cannot gather seeds, they ask Coyote for a sign the rain will stop.
Arrows of Rain

Arrows of Rain

Okey Ndibe

Both humorous and poignant, Arrows of Rain dramatises the relationship between an individual and the modern African state.
Rain with Violence

Rain with Violence

Dell Shannon

The rain brought problems - difficult, ugly, weird problems - for Lieutenant Luis Mendoza.
A Drop of Rain

A Drop of Rain

Wong Herbert Yee

Everyone in the family thinks that baby is crying and tries to cheer him up until it is revealed that it is not tears but drops of rain that are on baby's face.
I Will Send Rain: A Novel

I Will Send Rain: A Novel

Rae Meadows

Rich in detail and epic in scope, I Will Send Rain is a powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, filled with hope, morality, and love.
I Will Send Rain: A Novel

I Will Send Rain: A Novel

Rae Meadows

Rich in detail and epic in scope, I Will Send Rain is a powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, filled with hope, morality, and love.
Tropical Rain Forests

Tropical Rain Forests

Neil Champion

Describes the rain forest environment, including the plants and animals that live in them; explains their importance to the worldwide ecosystem; and discusses the actions that threaten the existance of these biomes.
The Rainforest

The Rainforest

Karen Liptak

Describes the South American rain forest and the role it plays in nature, and discusses how the Biosphere 2 project attempted to build its own rain forest.
A WALK IN THE RAIN: A journey of love and redemption

A WALK IN THE RAIN: A journey of love and redemption

UDAI YADLA

Both are bound to a common goal with different motives, but destiny has its own motive. A walk in the rain is an intricate tale of intense emotions, driven by hair raising twists and turns.
Right As Rain

Right As Rain

George Pelecanos

In RIGHT AS RAIN George Pelecanos introduces a memorable pair of characters into the grittily real Washington DC landscape which has led to him being acclaimed as 'a great writer' THE TIMES
Rain Gardens: Managing Water Sustainably in the Garden and ...

Rain Gardens: Managing Water Sustainably in the Garden and ...

Andy Clayden

They have the potential to make beautiful additions to our environment. Rain Gardens is the first book on sustainable water management schemes suitable for students and professionals.
Killer in the Rain

Killer in the Rain

Raymond Chandler

'Killer in the Rain' is vintage Chandler, the groundwork for his classic first novel The Big Sleep.
Dragon Keeper (The Rain Wild Chronicles, Book 1)

Dragon Keeper (The Rain Wild Chronicles, Book 1)

Robin Hobb

‘Fantasy as it ought to be written’ George R.R. Martin Return to the world of the Liveships Traders and journey along the Rain Wild River in this fantastic adventure from the author of the internationally acclaimed Farseer trilogy.
The Tapir's Morning Bath: Mysteries of the Tropical Rain ...

The Tapir's Morning Bath: Mysteries of the Tropical Rain ...

Elizabeth Royte

Journeys to the rain forest on Panama's Barro Colorado Island to trace the intricate workings of this complex ecological habitat and examines the work of the scientists racing against time to classify, understand, and preserve an endangered ...
Globalisation and Its Discontents

Globalisation and Its Discontents

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JENNIFER BIRKETT At the end of this sentence, rain will begin. At the rain's edge , a sail. Derek Walcott, 'Map of the New World I. Archipelagoes' (1986: 413) From the Finite World to tfie Open Sea GLOBALISATION, the drive to unify economic ...
The Rain-Soaked Bride

The Rain-Soaked Bride

Guy Adams

HOW DO YOU STOP AN ASSASSIN THAT CAN’T BE KILLED? Toby Greene is part of The Clown Service, a mostly forgotten branch of British Intelligence tasked with fighting paranormal threats. However, the Rain-Soaked Bride is no ordinary assassin.
Nothing Fell Today But Rain: Poems

Nothing Fell Today But Rain: Poems

Evan Jones

Nothing Fell Today But Rain includes a variety of forms which draw on geography and a sense of place as its poetic resource. Jones approaches love and longing, and joy and regret with a cool optimism warmed by erotic undercurrents.
Rain Tomorrow

Rain Tomorrow

Patricia Herlihy

Patricia Herlihy. Rain. Tomorrows a collection of poems o TA Patricia Herlihy Rain Tomorrow A collection of poems ~ Patricia Herlihy 2015. Front Cover.
Rain #2

Rain #2

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After the Rain, the Sun Shines Brighter

After the Rain, the Sun Shines Brighter

G. G. Bolich

G. G. Bolich, Ph. D. G. G. Bolich. After the Rain, the Sun Shines Bligh tel: 10 Steps to Greater Life Success Rm'xed edition G. G. Bolich, PhD. Psyche's Press Raleigh, NC ...
Blood of Dragons (The Rain Wild Chronicles, Book 4)

Blood of Dragons (The Rain Wild Chronicles, Book 4)

Robin Hobb

'Fantasy as it ought to be written' George R.R. Martin The final instalment of Robin Hobb’s Sunday Times best-selling series The Rain Wild Chronicles.
Red Rain

Red Rain

Toby Neal

"Toby Neal is known for well-crafted, emotionally charged mysteries, and Red Rain may be her best yet.
Neither Snow nor Rain: A History of the United States Postal ...

Neither Snow nor Rain: A History of the United States Postal ...

Devin Leonard

In Neither Snow Nor Rain, journalist Devin Leonard tackles the fascinating, centuries-long history of the USPS, from the first letter carriers through Franklin’s days, when postmasters worked out of their homes and post roads cut new ...
Warrior Woman: A Novel : Based on the Life of Nonhelema, ...

Warrior Woman: A Novel : Based on the Life of Nonhelema, ...

Dark Rain Thom

The award-winning author of "Sign Talker" and his wife Dark Rain, of the Shawnee Nation, United Remnant Band, tell the story of Nonhelema, a woman chief of the Shawnee.
Rain & Fire (A Companion to The Last Dragon Chronicles)

Rain & Fire (A Companion to The Last Dragon Chronicles)

Chris d''Lacey

While the New York Times bestselling Last Dragon Chronicles has come to a close, husband and wife Chris and Jay d''Lacey have collaborated on RAIN & FIRE, a fabulous companion to the series.
A Study Guide for Ernest Hemingway's "Cat in the Rain"

A Study Guide for Ernest Hemingway's "Cat in the Rain"

Gale, Cengage Learning

However, in 1962 (after Hemingway's death), John V. Hagopian wrote the essay “ Symmetry in 'Cat in the ... In his 2011 essay “Hemingway's 'Cat in the Rain': A Reproof of the Self,” John V. McDermott illustrates that while this is the only story  ...
Strong Rain Falling: A Caitlin Strong Novel

Strong Rain Falling: A Caitlin Strong Novel

Jon Land

Jon Land's bestselling series featuring Texas Ranger Caitlin Strong continues in Strong Rain Falling.
Under the Ivi Tree: Society and Economic Growth in Rural Fiji

Under the Ivi Tree: Society and Economic Growth in Rural Fiji

Cyril S. Belshaw

VAKARUKU NI IVI (Lit.—Like being under the ivi tree) Said of a house, the roof of which is badly constructed and leaks. If we are in such a house when it is raining, we may say: 'Being in this house is like sheltering under an ivi tree.' (The ivi tree has large leaves and looks as though it would provide good shelter from the rain, but the rain drips through very quickly.) —ANARE K. RAIWALUI, Na i vosavosa vakaviti e so, Oxford University Press, 1954 PART ONE Prolegomena U lT—B I ...

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