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Now at "Do not hide unwanted things in the fog." Page 97

jo Marchant ventures into describing man's journey with individual topics. Myth, Land, Fate, Faith,Time, Ocean, Power, Light, Art, Life, Aliens and Mind.
Belief in an afterlife with tomb discovery for 3,200 BC reveals how early man sought belief in an after life. Packed with historical reference to man's journey and development. In Mind, Jo explores new idea, that consciousness exists outside our brains.

Complication of story and presentation dissuaded further reading.

Very diverse spread of influence about timber - The essential carpet; its uses and repercussions for world economy, before and after the arrival of coal. As an ex merchant seafarer the information about tea clippers and their prominence before the arrival of Panama and Suez canal of interest. Ability, to find bunker stations for coal limited steam ships in early days. Wine - The Grape's bid for immortality, next.

Timber, first of the four seeds, as described and its exploitation goes far in explaining the world's predicament. Two forests, in N America, which amounted to 2 and a half billion tons of wood,and 100,000 square miles of woodland were consumed between 1840 - 60. Demand for wood was voracious across the americas and Europe. Forests lost and never replaced. Used for fuel for far too long. On page - 50.

Timber, first of the four seeds, as described and its exploitation goes far in explaining the world's predicament. Two forests, in N America, which amounted to 2 and a half billion tons of wood,and 100,000 square miles of woodland were consumed between 1840 - 60. Demand for wood was voracious across the americas and Europe. Forests lost and never replaced. Used for fuel for far too long

Timber, first of the four seeds, as described and its exploitation goes far in explaining the world's predicament. Two forests, in N America, which amounted to 2 and a half billion tons of wood,and 100,000 square miles of woodland were consumed between 1840 - 60. Demand for wood was voracious across the americas and Europe. Forests lost and never replaced. Used for fuel for far too long

Timber, first of the four seeds, as described and its exploitation goes far in explaining the world's predicament. Two forests, in N America, which amounted to 2 and a half billion tons of wood,and 100,000 square miles of woodland were consumed between 1840 - 60. Demand for wood from was voracious across the americas and Europe. Forests lost and never replaced. Used for fuel for far too long

V interesting info about timber, wood. In particular timber shortage in UK drove forward coal mining. Little known facts revealed.
Timber; wine; rubber;tobacco.

Read this sixty years ago. Understand the text better-struggle with archaic language more today. Interpretation changes. Struck by the woman's voice within the projected man Victor. Build to the meat of the novel is hard work, but sense of foreboding apparent. Reflect that these were Bronte times. Women are in need of a man with a fortune or life is a struggle we are told. At Chapter 3, so far. Will update.

--Not appropriate to comment as the author of Dancing on the Beach by Sam Grant.

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