Friday, 30th July 2010

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Elephant hunter-1-Vietnam-Nov 2005

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Searching for Small Folk at the End of the Trail


A visit with three types of Hobbits on the isolated Indonesian island of Flores FLORES, Indonesia Imaginary short people fascinate us, and they take up an inordinate amount of space in literature and mythology.  We’re all familiar with the Lilliputians who entrapped Gulliver, Snow White’s pals Dopey, Sleepy, Grumpy and the rest of the Seven Dwarfs, the Munchkins in the Wizard of Oz, the dwarf Mime in Wagner’s Ring Cycle, Rumpelstiltskin, and,...

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News & Events

Exploring Your Personal Odyssey


A creative writing workshop that helps people tell their personal stories ___ Monday October 11, 2010.  08.30-17.00 Sponsored by Neilson Hays Library  Read More »

An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles


An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles Lecture on Alfred Russel Wallace __ Friday July 16, 2010  18.00-19.00 National University Singapore Sponsored by National Parks Board-Singapore http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/index.php?entry=/talks/20100716-wallacetalk.txt ___ Charles...

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Almost Famous


Almost Famous A master class in creative non-fiction ________ Sponsored by Neilson Hays Library, Bangkok, Thailand Thursday June 7, 2010.  08.30-17.00 neilson.library@gmail.com  Tel: +66...

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