For Mark Shand, there is no better way to see India than from the howdah of an Indian elephant. Before he set off on his 1000 kilometre journey, Tara was a scrawny 33-year-old begging elephant and by the time they reached the Sonepur Mela (the world's oldest elephant market) she had been transformed through tender loving care into a star ...
The first edition of this book was based upon the recommendations of the Quality Assurance in the Treatment of Drug Dependence Project, and provided a step--by--step--guide for therapists working with clients with alcohol or other drug dependency or misuse. Since publication in 1995 it has become well known for its easy--to--read style and wealth ...
The Brahmaputra is one of the world's great rivers. Beginning as a tiny glacial stream in Western Tibet it flows through India and Bangladesh before gushing out into the Bay of Bengal. Unable to reach the northern part of the river due to Chinese intransigence, Mark Shand nonetheless set out to attempt what no foreigner had ever done: complete the ...
In the tiny aristocratic figure of Parbati Barua, known as "queen of the elephants", Mark Shand finds his ultimate guru. He had already learned about the ways of elephants after riding his beloved Tara across India, a journey which he described in "Travels on My Elephant". But he is no match for the daughter of India's greatest expert on the Asian ...
This is a complete guide to magnesia - from mining to end use. Often relegated to footnote status in texts, magnesia is nevertheless a valuable substance widely used in applications ranging from wastewater treatment to catalysis. "The Chemistry and Technology of Magnesia" fills the long-standing gap in the literature with a comprehensive, one-stop ...
Written from an autobiographical viewpoint, this work is about Mark Shand's travels across India on an elephant, and the relationships which developed between both man and beast and his fellow travelling companions.
When Don McCullin and Mark Shand decided to get away from it all, they ended up on the other side of the world - in the Asmat region of Irian Jaya in Indonesia, home of the ferocious nomadic tribe, the Orang Hutan. Mark Shand gives an account of their fitful progress - a story of drama and farce, of compassion and earthly high spirits, of terrific ...
The Brahmaputra is one of the world's great rivers. Beginning as a tiny glacial stream in Western Tibet it flows through India and Bangladesh before gushing out into the Bay of Bengal. Unable to reach the northern part of the river due to Chinese intransigence, Mark Shand nonetheless set out to attempt what no foreigner had ever done: complete the ...
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