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I heard the rustle again, too close and too real to ignore. I clutched the flashlight, stuck my head out of the mosquito net...and found myself face-to-face with a jaguar. Four travelers meet in Bolivia and set off into the Amazon rainforest on an expedition to find a hidden tribe and explore places tourists only dream of seeing. But what begins as the adventure of a lifetime quickly becomes a struggle for survival when they get lost in the wilds of the jungle. The group splits up after disagreements, and Yossi and his friend try to find their own way back without a guide.

A cave-diving expedition gone wrong. Oh so wrong. But there just might be a few perks... When a hidden portal opens into a prehistoric world, it's up to me, Professor Jake Montblanc, to save my all-girl college class from extinction. With danger lurking in the jungle and survival on the line, what am I supposed to do with twelve horny college babes? Protect them. Build them shelter. Make them as happy as possible.

Few books have so affected radical social changes as The Jungle, first published serially in 1906. Exposing unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry in Chicago, Sinclair's novel gripped Americans by the stomach, contributing to the passage of the first Food and Drug Act. If you’ve never read this classic novel, don't be put off by its gruesome reputation. Upton Sinclair was a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who could turn even an exposé into a tender and moving novel.

A fantastic dramatized version of one of the most celebrated classics of all times. Shere Khan, a man eating tiger, is out on one of his hunting escapades, when Mowgli, a man's cub, manages to escape and ends up with a wolf family. The family including the Father Wolf, Mother Wolf, and their cubs, go on to take care of this young baby. When Mowgli grows up, he befriends Baloo, the sleepy bear, and Bagheera, the black panther, who help him at every turn.

The story of the man-cub Mowgli who is raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, guided by his mentors Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther and the ancient python Kaa, and who confronts his arch-enemy Shere Khan the tiger, is one of the greatest literary myths ever created. Mowgli's adventures are juxtaposed with other animal stories set in the British Empire, ranging from the heroic battle of 'Rikki-tikki-tavi' and the Himalayan pastoral 'Purun Bhagat' to the drama of survival in 'The White Seal'.

Daniel Everett, then a Christian missionary, arrived among the Pirahã in 1977 - with his wife and three young children - intending to convert them. What he found was a language that defies all existing linguistic theories and reflects a way of life that evades contemporary understanding. The Pirahã have no counting system and no fixed terms for color. They have no concept of war or of personal property.

The magical storytelling and unforgettable characters in Bev Doyle and Richard Kurti's audio adaptation of this children's classic have been brought to life by many well-known voices from film, TV, radio and comedy.

Jungles come in many forms. There are the steamy rain forests of the Burmese highlands. There are the lies and betrayals of the world of covert operations. And there are the dark and twisted thoughts of a man bent on near-global domination. To pull off their latest mission, Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon must survive them all.

The Jungle Book is a collection of stories, originally published in magazines in the late 1800s, that involve animals with anthropomorphic characteristics to convey moral lessons. The most famous of these stories involves a young Indian boy named Mowgli who was raised by wolves in the Indian jungle. He and his friends - Baloo, a sloth bear; and Bagheera, a black panther - go on many adventures, culminating in a fight with the jungle's bully, the tiger Shere Khan.

Zehn zauberhaft gesprochene Geschichten versüßen der ganzen Familie das Warten auf den Weihnachtsmann. Es darf gelauscht werden, wie Pippi Langstrumpf den Weihnachtsbaum plündert, Wichtel Tomte Tummetott einen hungrigen Fuchs auf dem Hof ertappt, Madita sich über den ersten Schnee freut und wie viele weitere Lieblingscharaktere aus Astrid Lindgrens Geschichten-Schatz Weihnachten erleben.

In the heart of the city, where skyscrapers pierce the heavens and neon lights flicker against the darkness, the past lurks in the shadows. The urban landscape is a tapestry woven with stories of old, tales of witches who once roamed these streets, casting spells and summoning spirits long forgotten. Each alley holds the whispers of those who dared to tread where darkness reigns, and it is in these hidden corners that the shadows of the past come alive.

I'd pretty much given up on family. Raised in the foster system, I've always been on my own and thought it would be that way forever. But now I have a new cat shifter pride, I've been reunited with the father who never knew I existed, and I have a new love—my Alpha, Anthony Holder.

I, Maury Powell, am hunting a dark witch who is threatening my newfound family. She strikes from the shadows, casting spells to attack and harass the cat shifter pride. Then, she murders my stepmother, leaving her brutalized body in the bayou. It is up to me and my fated mate, Alpha Anthony Holder, to track down the witch and protect the pride . . . and our unborn baby. But the witch seems to be one step ahead, having secured a deadly weapon that could destroy the pride from the inside out.

Wer kennt nicht den Wolfsjungen Mogli und seine Freunde, den klugen Panther Baghira und Balu, den schläfrigen braunen Bären, oder die Pythonschlange Kaa und Moglis größten Feind, den Tiger Schir Khan? Spätestens seit Walt Disneys wunderbarem Zeichentrickfilm ist Kiplings Abenteuergeschichte eines der populärsten Kinderbücher der Welt. Gerade diese scheinbare Bekanntheit aber lenkt den Blick von dem literarischen Meisterwerk ab, das wie kein zweites die Exotik des Dschungels und die Faszination Indiens beschwört.

Was uns unvorstellbar erscheint - Sabine Kuegler hat es erlebt. Unter archaischen Bedingungen wuchs sie im Dschungel West-Papuas auf. Heute lebt sie in Deutschland. »Angst habe ich erst hier kennen gelernt«, sagt sie. Und sie weiß, dass sie zurückkehren wird. Sabine Kueglers Geschichte beginnt, als sie mit fünf Jahren als Tochter deutscher Sprachforscher und Missionare nach West Papua kommt.

All of us face challenges, rough patches and struggles in life. And during these times we are often our own worst enemies, experiencing unwelcome emotions, thoughts and behaviours. The one thing that has stood out to Professor Peters in his years of supporting people as a Consultant Psychiatrist is that no matter what you may be facing in life, if you have the right mental toolkit in place then you will be able to cope - and even thrive.

Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon have undergone many hair-raising adventures before - but never one quite like this. Jungles come in many forms. There are the steamy rain forests of the Burmese highlands. There are the lies and betrayals of the world of covert operations. And there are the dark and twisted thoughts of a man bent on near-global domination. To pull off their latest mission, Cabrillo and his remarkable men and women must survive them all.

When young little Mowgli's parents are run out of their camp by a formidable Bengal tiger, the toddler scampers to safety alone in the cave of a Seeonee wolf pack. Thereafter forest animals succor Mowgli, and through his wits and their kindness, he reaches adulthood.

An assassin haunted by his past. Two young refugees out of their depth and in need of his special talents. John Milton is no stranger to the world's seedy underbelly. But when the former British secret service agent comes up against a ruthless human trafficking ring, he'll have to fight harder than ever to conquer the evil in his path. After Milton meets a refugee who lost a sister to people smugglers, he travels through war-torn Libya and the murkiest parts of Italy and France to get the girl back.

The Jungle is the story of Jurgis Rudkus, a Slavic immigrant who marries frail Ona Lukoszaite and seeks security and happiness as a workman in the Chicago stockyards. Once there, he is abused by foremen, his meager savings are filched by real estate sharks, and at every turn he is plagued by the misfortunes arising from poverty, poor working conditions, and disease. Finally, in accordance with Sinclair’s own creed, Rudkus turns to socialism as a way out.