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Den amerikanske forretningsmand Hunter White er taget til den afrikanske savanne for at skyde det sidste af the big five: næsehornet. Men af lodgens ejer bliver han diskret tilbudt, formedelst en mindre formue, at skyde the big six ...“Trofæ får dig til at tænke, gør dig vred og river dig med fra første side til den eksplosive, bittersøde slutning” Financieel Dagblad“Schoeters overvælder sin læser med en retorisk kraft … et mareridt på adrenalin” De Standaard

Focusing on the integration of the Chinese civilization over the last four millennia, this book outlines the history of clashes, interactions, and fusion between the Huaxia civilization and the Grassland civilization, the two major powers shaping the history of China, from multiple perspectives. It particularly emphasizes how the two regional civilizations adapted themselves in response to each other throughout their evolution, and how they eventually combined to reach the pinnacle of a unified shining Chinese civilization. This book is a macroscopic delineation of the Chinese civilization aiming at helping readers better understand the origin of the Chinese identity, the Chinese nation, and its future.

Noreen Masud suffers from complex post-traumatic stress disorder: the product of a profoundly disrupted and unstable childhood. It flattens her emotions, blanks out parts of her memory, and colours her world with anxiety. Undertaking a pilgrimage around Britain's flatlands, seeking solace and belonging, she weaves her impressions of the natural world with poetry, folklore and history, and with recollections of her own early life.

2023 Midwest Book Awards in Nonfiction - Nature, winner In a straightforward, friendly style, Iowa's premier scientists and experts consider what has happened to our land and outline viable solutions that benefit agriculture as well as the state's human and wild residents.