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Scallywag Press proudly present Simon Lamb's dazzling debut
collection of poetry, featuring fifty luminous poems, each written
in exactly fifty words, fully-illustrated throughout by much-loved
former Children's Laureate Chris Riddell. With subjects ranging
from family, identity, and growing up, to the need for hope, the
wonder of nature, and the very concept of poetry itself, Simon
offers his poems as small nuggets of wisdom, warmth and wit to help
readers of all ages navigate their lives. Complementing the
always-present three-dimensional sense of drama and interaction
with the reader, every poem is gifted its own double page spread,
each one exquisitely illustrated by Chris Riddell, with his
distinctive insight and flair adding new layers of meaning and joy
to these already magical poems. A beautifully-produced hardback
gift edition with textured cover, de-bossing and thick paper, this
is a book to read, to keep, to love.
How do high mountain ranges form on the face of the Earth? This
question has intrigued some of the greatest philosophers and
scientists, going back as far as the ancient Greeks. "Devil in the
Mountain" is the story of one scientist, author Simon Lamb, and his
quest for the key to this great geological mystery.
Lamb and a small team of geologists have spent much of the last
decade exploring the rugged Bolivian Andes, the second highest
mountain range on Earth--a region rocked by earthquakes and violent
volcanic eruptions. The author's account is both travelogue and
detective story, describing how he and his colleagues have pursued
a trail of clues in the mountains, hidden beneath the rocky
landscape. Here, the local silver miners strive to appease the
spirit they call Tio-the devil in the mountain.
Traveling through Bolivia's back roads, the team has to cope
with the extremes of the environment, and survive in a country on
the verge of civil war. But the backdrop to all these adventures is
the bigger story of the Earth and how geologists have gone about
uncovering its secrets. We follow the tracks of the dinosaurs, who
never saw the Andes but left their mark on the shores of a vast
inland sea that covered this part of South America more than
sixty-five million years ago, long before the mountains existed.
And we learn how to find long lost rivers that once flowed through
the landscape, how continents are twisted and torn apart, and where
volcanoes come from.
By the end of their journey, Lamb and his team turn up
extraordinary evidence pointing not only to the fundamental
instability of the Earth's surface, but also to unexpected and
profound links in the workings of our planet.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
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