Bøger af Iain Campbell

The best photographic field guide to Australia's birdsAustralia is home to a spectacular diversity of birdlife, from parrots and penguins to emus and vibrant passerines. Birds of Australia covers all 714 species of resident birds and regularly occurring migrants and features more than 1,100 stunning color photographs, including many photos of subspecies and plumage variations never before seen in a field guide. Detailed facing-page species accounts describe key identification features such as size, plumage, distribution, behavior, and voice. This one-of-a-kind guide also provides extensive habitat descriptions with a large number of accompanying photos. The text relies on the very latest IOC taxonomy and the distribution maps incorporate the most current mapping data, making this the most up-to-date guide to Australian birds.Covers all 714 species of resident birds and regularly occurring migrantsFeatures more than 1,100 stunning color photosIncludes facing-page species accounts, habitat descriptions, and distribution mapsThe ideal photographic guide for beginners and seasoned birders alike

Nikolas, the Achaean-born favourite of Ramesses The Great and a forensic pharmacologist, is pressed into service to treat a strange illness afflicting a Babylonian scholar studying at the Temple of Life scriptorium in Memphis. He diagnoses poison, and reviews the recent deaths of other members of the Babylonian scholastic team. The scholars are revealed as thieves of the greatest of secrets - how the pyramids are used to commune with the gods and empower the land of Egypt. A series of further suspicious deaths reveal that a play for political power is underway and Nikolas and his team try to put together a puzzle comprised of many confusing pieces. The investigation ranges as far as Nineveh in Assyria, while murders continue to accumulate in Memphis. Which members of the royal family are responsible, and why?

The Valley of the Kings 1222 BC. The tomb of Thutmose III has been desecrated, plundered by thieves. Cretan forensic pharmacologist Nikolas of Kydonia is commissioned by Pharaoh Ramesses II to lead the investigation to locate and punish the guilty. Once again Nikolas and his team of investigators evade death and injury as they pursue their investigation from the heat-blasted wastes of the Valley of the Kings to a bandit lair in Damascus, and back.

For thousands of years, pilgrims have wound their way along the ancient trade routes of the Silk Road to worship at the holy mountains of Asia. With Unblest Feet is the story of an intrepid journey through the sacred mountains of China, Tibet, Kyrgyzstan, Iran and Turkey. Against a backdrop of rising religious tension, Iain Campbell treks to some of the most far-flung, mystical places on earth. On the way, he encounters the astonishingly diverse range of people who still live, work and travel in such isolated places - monks, pilgrims, tourists, opportunists, and assorted hangers on... Iain Campbell has been fascinated by mountains for as long as he can remember, and has travelled widely in the mountains of his home country of Scotland and further afield. He studied history at Oxford University where he specialised in medieval religious history. In 2002 he decided to combine these interests by travelling to the holy mountains of Asia. He lives with his family in Edinburgh and continues to travel frequently to Asia. This is his first book.

A compelling story of honour, love and bravery set against the backdrop of the violence, brutality and corruption of the Norman conquest of England. Following his involvement in the Norman invasion of England, Norman knight Alan de Gauville administers and protects his land and family, while seeking to maintain honour and integrity amongst the bloodshed and mayhem of the Welsh invasion of the Western Marches, Danish incursions on the east coast and the English Revolt of 1069. The second book in the trilogy, following the success of Wolves in Armour, historical fact and real characters are woven into stories which make medieval England come vividly alive.

The Space exploration ship Integra crash lands on a remote planet. The crew members soon realise that there is no chance of rescue and that they will have to learn to make do with what resources they have, on a wild, rich and diverse planet. But they are not alone and biologist Toni Anderson is contacted by aliens, the Eelark people, and soon a mutually beneficial deal is brokered in which a new and self-sustaining colony is formed. This is the first of two books, with the sequel being Declaration of Independence.

The sequel to Under Two Suns. In Declaration of Independence, the new colony of Medlion prospers and, with some judicious trading with their new Eelark friends and with the Corporations which rule the overcrowded and exhausted planet Earth, together with some undetected larcenous activity, has become a viable community. The needs of their Eelark allies becomes pressing, and the people of Medlion make a generous offer to ensure that their friends remain a viable trading partner, able to supply the technology and machinery needed by the Medlions. The planet itself shows itself not to be as innocuous as first assumed and unexpected dangers arise. When one of the Earth Corporations reveals its aggressive tendencies the Medlions are forced to take steps to firstly rescue their own, and then to protect what they hold.

The Sea People, a collection of disparate tribes living in the Mediterranean Basin, are causing chaos. Cities are being plundered and shipping captured or destroyed. Pirate activity decimates essential sea-borne trade. Ramesses appoints Nikolas, the 'Friend of Pharaoh', to the unfamiliar role of ambassador to co-ordinate action with the Achaeans and the Hittites to mitigate the ravages of the savage raiders and try to stave off a Dark Age when empires fall and civilisation collapses. Nikolas cuts like a knife through the society, politics, religion and beliefs of Ancient Egypt. With the prosperity of both the kmet of Egypt and his own fortunes at risk, Nikolas weaves a coalition from traditional foes and leads the attack against the enemy. Campbell weaves strong characters, historical detail and descriptive writing into a spellbinding story, making history come alive on the page.

The gold-mining village of Bir Umm Fawakhir in the desert east of Thebes lies silent, populated only by hundreds of corpses. The gold extracted during the mining season is gone, the strong-room empty. Caravans carrying the riches extracted from gem mines near Aswan are attacked and the guards massacred. Who is responsible, and why? Nikolas' friend Pamose is placed in charge of the investigation and entices Nikolas from his retirement at his country estate to assist. Murdered corpses accumulate as the perpetrators take vigorous action against the investigation.

Egypt 1220 BC. A horribly mutilated body is found in the Memphis Palace, with enigmatic clues. A dangerous cult is performing sadistic serial murders. Nikolas and his associates struggle to solve the case before the next victim dies on the night of the full moon.

Having taken part in the invasion of England, and later suffering serious injury in battle, Sir Alan of Thorrington is asked to use his wits to assist King William in the political and judicial arenas, and to use his specialist knowledge as a siege engineer. Dispatched to the Welsh Marches, Alan negotiates the surrender of Eadric 'The Wild', before again acting as a spy in the North of England. Journeying with the embassage to the king of Scotland, when one of the embassage is foully murdered Alan takes the leading hand in the investigation. Shipwreck, murder, intrigue and bloody battles, culminating in the Revolt of the Earls, form part of this spellbinding story, set in the turbulent years following the Norman invasion and the subsequent subjugation of the English. Historical detail and facts are woven into each story in the series, enriching the reading experience for the history aficionado. History comes alive on every page. Medieval England can be felt, heard, touched and smelt.

Who, what, and where perceives, and how? What are the sedimentations, inscriptions, and axiologies of animal, human, and machinic perception/s? What are their perceptibilities? Deleuze uses the word 'visibilities' to indicate that visual perception isn't just a physiological given but cues operations productive of new assemblages. Perceptibilities are, by analogy, spatio-temporal, geolocative, kinaesthetic, audio-visual, and haptic operations that are always already memory. In the case of strong inscriptions, they are also epigenetic events.In physics, resonance is the tendency of a system to vibrate with increasing amplitudes at certain frequencies of excitation. In cybernetics and in theories of technology, it refers to systems' feedback. In Native science, resonance denotes the axiology of positions and events. It's a form of multi-species perception that emphasises emergent directionality and protean mnemonics.This transdisciplinary volume brings together key theorists and practitioners from media theory, Native science, bio-media and sound art, philosophy, art his- tory, and design informatics to examine: a) the becoming-technique of animal- human-machinic perceptibilities; and b) micro-perceptions that lie beneath the threshold of known perceptions yet create energetic vibrations. The volume shows distributed perception to be a key notion in addressing the emergence and peristence of plant, animal, human, and machine relations.

Technology is a host of social, material, and epistemic transformation techniques, tools, and methods. The common perception of digital technology today is that it is determined, even over-determined. This volume suggests a different view: the digital is indeterminate. Mobilising insights from philosophy, art and architecture theory, mathematics, computer science and anthropology, it situates digital indeterminacy within the wider context of material and immaterial processes, causations, triggerings, and their performative working. The book's tripartite structure reflects technology's inherent capacity to transform knowledges, practices, and time. Part I: Social-Digital Technologies juxtaposes arguments for machinic indeterminacy to those of overdetermination in blockchain, cognitive augmentation, and digital ideology. Part II: Spatial, Temporal, Aural and Visual Technologies delves deeper into received ideas about technologies for building spatial structures, manufacturing instruments and constructing the visual space. Part III: Epistemic Technologies analyses the use of plasticity in cognitive science, contingency in thinking habits, ontogenesis in experimental computing, and divination techniques with an inbuilt margin of indeterminacy.List of contributors: Franco 'Bifo' Berardi, Iain Campbell, Stephen Darren Dougherty, Aden Evens, Oswaldo Emiddio Vasquez Hadjilyra, Stavros Kousoulas, Natasha Lushetich, Peteer Muursepp, Luciana Parisi, Andrej Radman, Alesha Serada, Dominic Smith, Sha Xin Wei, Joel White, Ashley Woodward, and David Zeitlyn.

The first field guide to all of the world's major land habitats-richly illustrated and packed with essential information to help you get the most out of your outdoor adventuresAccurately identifying and understanding habitats in detail is essential to any birder, naturalist, outdoor enthusiast, or ecologist who wants to get the most out of their experiences in the field. Habitats of the World is the first field guide to the world's major land habitats-189 in all. Using the format of a natural history field guide, this compact, accessible, and comprehensive book features concise identification descriptions and is richly illustrated-including more than 650 color photographs of habitats and their wildlife, 150 distribution maps, 200 diagrams, and 150 silhouettes depicting each habitat alongside a human figure, providing an immediate grasp of its look and scale. Each major habitat has an illustrated "e;climate box"e; that allows easy comparisons between habitats. Thirty other illustrated boxes present clear explanations of complex phenomena affecting habitats-from plate tectonics and mountain formation to fire regimes and climate change. Requiring no scientific background, Habitats of the World offers quick and reliable information for anyone who wants a deeper understanding and appreciation of the habitats around them, whether in their own backyard or while travelling anywhere in the world.Covers 189 of the world's major land habitatsProvides all the information you need to quickly and accurately identify and understand habitats anywhere in the worldFeatures concise text, more than 650 color photographs of habitats and their wildlife, an up-to-date distribution map for each habitat, and hundreds of helpful diagrams and illustrations

From the Lion's Mouth - holiday reads and travel literature, an insightful portrait of Pakistan with themes of religion, culture and hospitality in an account of travelling up the Indus River from the Karachi mudflats through the Karakorum, Kashmir and the Himalayas to its source on Mount Kailash on the Indian side of the Tibetan plateau in Ladakh.