Paul Harding

"From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Tinkers, a novel inspired by the true story of Malaga Island, an isolated island off the coast of Maine that became one of the first racially integrated towns in the Northeast. In 1792, formerly enslaved Benjamin Honey and his Irish wife, Patience, discover an island where they can make a life together. Over a century later, the Honeys' descendants and a diverse group of neighbors are desperately poor, isolated,...

With one foot in the Central American jungles and the other in the Caribbean Sea, pint-sized Belize is packed with islands, adventure and culture. This guide provides you with the information needed to plan your perfect trip.

"An old man lies dying. As time collapses into memory, he travels deep into his past where he is reunited with his father and relives the wonder and pain of his impoverished New England youth. At once heartbreaking and life affirming, Tinkers is an elegiac meditation on love, loss, and the fierce beauty of nature."--BOOK JACKET.

Comprehensive on-the-road coverage, including to off-the-beaten track locations; features pre-trip planning features like Your Reef Trip (Great Barrier Reef) and Your Outback Trip (NT); New 3D plan of Sydney Harbour; Full-colour Sydney city pull-out map.

Text and illustrations describe the diversity of fossils, rocks and minerals, and crystals and gems from below the Earth's surface.