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Author |
: Peter Crawford |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 282 |
Release |
: 1993 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCSD:31822020612172 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Synopsis Nomads of the Wind by : Peter Crawford
Nomads of the Wind and the BBC TV series which it accompanies tell the epic story of the Polynesians--the tenacious ocean voyaging people who settled the Pacific.
Author |
: William Kamkwamba |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 313 |
Release |
: 2015-02-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781101637425 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1101637420 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by : William Kamkwamba
Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor, this is a gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village. When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a solution. There, he came up with the idea that would change his family's life forever: he could build a windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts, William's windmill brought electricity to his home and helped his family pump the water they needed to farm the land. Retold for a younger audience, this exciting memoir shows how, even in a desperate situation, one boy's brilliant idea can light up the world. Complete with photographs, illustrations, and an epilogue that will bring readers up to date on William's story, this is the perfect edition to read and share with the whole family.
Author |
: Jessica Bruder |
Publisher |
: W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages |
: 288 |
Release |
: 2017-09-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780393249323 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0393249328 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by : Jessica Bruder
The inspiration for Chloé Zhao's 2020 Golden Lion award-winning film starring Frances McDormand. "People who thought the 2008 financial collapse was over a long time ago need to meet the people Jessica Bruder got to know in this scorching, beautifully written, vivid, disturbing (and occasionally wryly funny) book." —Rebecca Solnit From the beet fields of North Dakota to the campgrounds of California to Amazon’s CamperForce program in Texas, employers have discovered a new, low-cost labor pool, made up largely of transient older adults. These invisible casualties of the Great Recession have taken to the road by the tens of thousands in RVs and modified vans, forming a growing community of nomads. Nomadland tells a revelatory tale of the dark underbelly of the American economy—one which foreshadows the precarious future that may await many more of us. At the same time, it celebrates the exceptional resilience and creativity of these Americans who have given up ordinary rootedness to survive, but have not given up hope.
Author |
: Martha C. Ward |
Publisher |
: Waveland Press |
Total Pages |
: 191 |
Release |
: 2004-10-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781478610540 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1478610549 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis Nest in the Wind by : Martha C. Ward
During her first visit to the beautiful island of Pohnpei in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, anthropologist Martha Ward discovered people who grew quarter-ton yams in secret and ritually shared a powerful drink called kava. She managed a medical research project, ate dog, became pregnant, and responded to spells placed on her. Thirty years later she returned to Pohnpei to learn what had happened there since her first visit. Were islanders still relaxed and casual about sex? Were they still obsessed with titles and social rank? Was the island still lush and beautiful? Had the inhabitants remained healthy? This second edition of Wards best-selling account is a rare, longitudinal study that tracks people, processes, and a place through decades of change. It is also an intimate record of doing fieldwork that immerses readers in the sights, smells, tastes, sounds, and the sensory richness of Pohnpei. Ward addresses the ageless ethnographic questions about family life, politics, religion, traditional medicine, magic, and death together with contemporary concerns about postcolonial survival, the discontinuities of culture, and adaptation to the demands of a global age. Her insightful discoveries illuminate the evolution of a culture possibly distant from yet important to people living in other parts of the world.
Author |
: Carol Beckwith |
Publisher |
: Harry N. Abrams |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 1993-09-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0810981254 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780810981256 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis Nomads of Niger by : Carol Beckwith
A photographic celebration of the nomadic Wodaabe of Niger with a narrative that follows a herdsman and his family and kinsmen through one year's journey in parched, sub-Saharan Africa. This volume documents their life, culture, traditions and celebrations.
Author |
: Lucia St. Clair Robson |
Publisher |
: Ballantine Books |
Total Pages |
: 606 |
Release |
: 1985-11-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780345325228 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0345325222 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ride the Wind by : Lucia St. Clair Robson
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The story of Cynthia Ann Parker and the last days of the Comanche In 1836, when she was nine years old, Cynthia Ann Parker was kidnapped by Comanche Indians from her family's settlement. She grew up with them, mastered their ways, and married one of their leaders. Except for her brilliant blue eyes and golden mane, Cynthia Ann Parker was in every way a Comanche woman. They called her Naduah—Keeps Warm With Us. She rode a horse named Wind. This is her story, the story of a proud and innocent people whose lives pulsed with the very heartbeat of the land. It is the story of a way of life that is gone forever. It will thrill you, absorb you, touch your soul, and make you cry as you celebrate the beauty and mourn the end of the great Comanche nation.
Author |
: Israel Ephʻal |
Publisher |
: BRILL |
Total Pages |
: 286 |
Release |
: 1982 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9652234001 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789652234001 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Ancient Arabs by : Israel Ephʻal
Author |
: William Nicholson |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2017-04-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1405285311 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781405285315 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Wind Singer by : William Nicholson
The first book in William Nicholson's award-winning fantasy adventure series, perfect for fans of Philip Pullman, Mortal Engines and Star Wars.In the walled city state of Aramanth, rules are everything. When Kestrel Hath dares to rebel, the Chief Examiner humiliates her father and sentences the whole family to the harshest punishment. Desperate to save them, Kestrel learns the secret of the wind singer, and she and her twin brother, Bowman, set out on a terrifying journey to the true source of evil that grips Aramanth...
Author |
: Marlborough coll |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 646 |
Release |
: 1882 |
ISBN-10 |
: OXFORD:555053974 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Marlburian by : Marlborough coll
Author |
: Jeff A. Benner |
Publisher |
: Ancient Hebrew Research Center |
Total Pages |
: 617 |
Release |
: 2021-06-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781589397767 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1589397762 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Ancient Hebrew Lexicon of the Bible by : Jeff A. Benner
All previous Biblical Hebrew lexicons have provided a modern western definition and perspective to Hebrew roots and words. This prevents the reader of the Bible from seeing the ancient authors' original intent of the passages. This is the first Biblical Hebrew lexicon that defines each Hebrew word within its original Ancient Hebrew cultural meaning. One of the major differences between the Modern Western mind and the Ancient Hebrew's is that their mind related all words and their meanings to a concrete concept. For instance, the Hebrew word "chai" is normally translated as "life", a western abstract meaning, but the original Hebrew concrete meaning of this word is the "stomach". In the Ancient Hebrew mind, a full stomach is a sign of a full "life". The Hebrew language is a root system oriented language and the lexicon is divided into sections reflecting this root system. Each word of the Hebrew Bible is grouped within its roots and is defined according to its original ancient cultural meaning. Also included in each word entry are its alternative spellings, King James translations of the word and Strong's number. Indexes are included to assist with finding a word within the lexicon according to its spelling, definition, King James translation or Strong's number.