Best Selling Books by Gavin Maxwell

This volume weaves together the Scottish otter stories from Maxwell''s three non-fiction books, published in the 1960s, and the basis of the 1969 motion picture. While touring the Iraqi marshes, Maxwell was captivated by an otter and became a devoted advocate of and spokesman for the species. He moved to a remote house in the Scottish highlands, co-habiting there with three otters and living an idyllic and isolated life.

Lords of the Atlas is a classic story of Morocco and the rise and spectacular fall of the House of Glaoua. Madani and T''hami El Glaoui, sons of a Moroccan Caid by an Ethiopian concubine, rose meteorically to power in the almost medieval state of Morocco at the end of the nineteenth Century. This is the epic story of the more than fifty years in which they governed the country in barbaric, ostentatious splendor, until their spectacular downfall in 1956. Out of the intriguing and dramatic lives of Madair and T''hami, Gavin Maxwell has fashioned an epic story set against the superb background of Marrakesh and the pinnacled castles of the High Atlas, still magnificent as crumbling ruins. A dramatic history of intrigue, action, and exotic places, and illustrated with over one hundred color illustrations and photographs, Lords of the Atlas is a stunning look at the rise and fall of one of the twentieth century''s most fascinating rulers.

In this memoir, the Scottish naturalist and author of Ring of Bright Water recounts his post-World War II life as a shark fisherman in the Hebrides. A shark fishery based on the tiny Hebridean island of Soay was the beginning of Gavin Maxwell’s enduring love affair with the west coast of Scotland. This, his first book, tells the whole story—the challenge and drama of the shark hunt, the development of catching techniques and equipment, the men who worked with him, and some of the frustrations of starting a new enterprise in post-war Scotland. Every chapter is packed with action and anecdote. In each there are also beautifully observed descriptions of sky, sea and the individual islands of the Hebrides as well as their wildlife—from gannets, puffins, Manx shearwaters, and fulmars to seals, dolphins, and whales.

Personal story of the childhood and youth of the author of "Ring of Bright Water."

The author tells of his life in Scotland with the two otters, Mijbil and Edal.

An account of the life of Salvatore Giuliano.

Sams Teach Yourself Palm Programming in 24 Hours is a step-by-step tutorial that teaches you how to create fully functioning Palm applications using a variety of end-user and development tools. A variety of methods requiring different levels of programming are covered. Learn several different methods for customizing your Palm or Palm-compatible PDA. Topics include: Understanding the Palm OS Architecture, Event-Driven Programming, Palm User Interfaces, Desktop verses Conduit, Managing Memory and Storing Data, Programming with Satellite Forms, Programming with PenDragon, Programming CbasPad, Programming with CodeWarrior, and the Palm OS API.

This is a new release of the original 1952 edition.

This work contains many gorgeous photos of the longest river on the earth.

Zeitlos und unvergesslich - mit seinen Schilderungen von der dramatischen Schönheit Schottlands und seiner Freundschaft mit den zahmen Fischottern, die er aufzog, schuf Gavin Maxwell 1960 einen Weltbestseller, der literarische Maßstäbe setzte. Das verlassene ehemalige Cottage eines Leuchtturmwärters, die abgelegene Landzunge, umspielt von einem Ring aus hellem Wasser, das Wechselspiel von Einsamkeit und Verbundenheit mit unberührter Natur: Nach sechzig Jahren erscheint dieser Klassiker des nature writing erstmals in neuer deutscher Übersetzung. Ein unverstelltes Lebenszeugnis voller lyrischer Leuchtkraft.

One of a series of simplified educational editions written for learners of English as a foreign language.