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Human Kinetics Sport Skill Acquisition
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John Wiley & Sons Science ou vision Une analyse du Discours sur
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Bandai UK National Geographic AirDry Clay Ornaments
Book SynopsisCreate amazing works of art with the National Geographic Air-Dry Clay Ornament Kit! This exciting arts and crafts set has everything needed to make five beautiful clay ornaments, including one pound of air-dry clay, ornament stencils, a sculpting tool, and paints to decorate each piece. Kids and adults will have a blast with the National Geographic Air-Dry Clay Ornament Kit.
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Bandai UK Pip And Posy Clip On Plush Frankie
Book SynopsisCome on, let's play! Discover a world of play, with the Pip and Posy clip on plush range. With 5 characters to choose from, each Plush friend is 13cm high and made from soft velboa material with a plastic bag clip, perfect for taking with you on the go! Collect Pip, Posy, Zac, Jamila and Frankie.
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Allison & Busby Envelopes A Puzzling Journey Through the Royal
Book SynopsisLets you embark on a puzzling journey through Royal Mail. This book lets you discover a collection of illustrated envelopes, all of which have been sent through the Royal Mail system. It presents different ways of communicating an address: mazes, join-the-dots, anagrams, illustrations, puns, visual games, experimental fonts, and puzzles.Trade Review'I do love this book. Each page is a little gift of ingenuity. I made happy, yippy noises as I turned each page' LYNNE TRUSS, author of Eats, Shoots and Leaves'Hotly tipped as the stocking-filler hit this Christmas' THE INDEPENDENT'So original - a first-class book' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH, SEVEN MAGAZINE
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MR - University of Notre Dame Press Women in the Orthodox Tradition
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St Augustine's Press Frankincense Gold and Myrrh
Book SynopsisFor over thirty years, Joseph Bottum has been writing widely acclaimed Christmas essays, columns, short stories, and carols for American magazines and newspapers. Now, for the first time, St. Augustine's Press has gathered a selection of these classic pieceswith a vast range across the Christmas spectrum. There's the comic: Tinsel. No one needs tinsel. Even the word is a tinselly kind of word. There's the sentimental: Her hair was the same thin shade of gray as the weather-beaten pickets of the fence around her frozen garden. There's the reminiscent: Christmas was books, and books Christmas, in those days now mostly washed down to the cold sea. Along the way, there's the theological, the learned, the mystical, and the musical. Tastefulness is just small-mindedness pretending to be art, he writes in praise of mad and cluttered holidays. Christmas will not be defined by our failures to apply its lessons and carols, he explains about Yuletide poetry. To see these essays and short stori
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Inter-Varsity Press Sin Spirit Scripture
Book SynopsisSpiritual formation is critical for the Christian. And preaching is, effectively, spiritual formation from the pulpit, seeking to bring to bear the thrust of a portion of Scripture upon the lives of believers. However, a careful integration of the divine call for holiness with the concrete processes of life transformation in response to that divine call remains to be undertaken. How does the former lead to the latter, to culminate in Christlikeness?This book hopes to fill that gap, as it demarcates the problem (Sin), its solution (Spirit), and the application (Scripture). Abraham Kuruvilla informs and equips pastors, preachers and church leaders to to focus on God's work to overcome the sinful flesh in humanity through the agency of the Spirit and through the Spirit's product, Scripture. Hence, Sin, Spirit, and Scripture. This is not a model or plan of action, but rather an invitation towards being conformed to Christlikeness (Rom. 8:29-30).
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Galison Purrfect Nook 1000 Piece Puzzle
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HarperCollins Publishers The Times Super Fiendish Su Doku Book 2
Book SynopsisChallenge yourself at home with word and number puzzlesThese are previously unpublished quality Su Doku grids from the puzzle providers to The Times, and help to develop you to take on Extreme Su Doku.The 200 puzzles in this collection of treacherously difficult puzzles will stretch even the most advanced Su Doku enthusiast. You will need to use all of your best solving techniques to get to the end of this testing challenge.The puzzles in the collection are of the highest quality and are perfect for the advanced solver in need of a constant supply of ultra-difficult puzzles.Guaranteed to provide hours of mind-stretching entertainment.
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Haynes Publishing Vespa Ciao Bravo 49.8cc 1968 to 1982 Models
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SPCK The Fasting Practice A FourSession Companion
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The Crowood Press The Handbook of Fly Tying
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University of Chicago Press The Peoples Princes
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Random House USA Inc Good Clean Fun
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Princeton University Press What Is Ancient History
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University of Wisconsin Press BAI GANYO Incredible Tales of a Modern Bulgarian
Book SynopsisA comic classic of world literature, Aleko Konstantinov’s 1895 novel follows the misadventures of rose-oil salesman Ganyo as he travels in Europe. Translated into English for the first time, it is accompanied by an introduction, glossary, and notes.
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MH - Indiana University Press Erased from Space and Consciousness
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewKadman provides a description of the systematic process of obfuscation, concealment, and erasure of the ruined villages, and the creation of a new map—the Israeli national map, the map of the Jewish country standing upon the ruins of ancient Judea. . . . The publication of Kadman's book is a cultural event of the first rank. (Reviewing the Hebrew edition) -- Ariel Hirschfeld * Haaretz *Crucial reading for understanding the Arab-Israeli conflict. * Publishers Weekly *Erased from Space and Consciousness is a case study in how geography and demography interact, and how politics and ideology shape material reality, which in turn shapes public consciousness. * The Jordan Times *...An intelligent, well-researched and fluently translated book that casts new light on the ways in which the State of Israel and its institutions have tried to eradicate the memory of Palestinian habitation of Palestine and the social discourses and narratives which underpin this project. * Electronic Intifada *In an age when each side to this conflict staunchly holds to its narrative of the past, many Israelis are likely to regard Kadman's book as an unwelcome reminder of a part of that past they would like to disregard. For students of that history, however, this study adds an important layer to the story. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *Until now, the evidence for the ethnic cleansing of Palestine has been available only through websites that record what happened . . . or general historical surveys. Now Kadman has provided an exhaustive treatment. And for historians, this will be the go-to-volume for years to come. * Christian Research Journal *[Kadman] has certainly established that any serious discussion of the future must acknowledge the depopulation of 1948 and counter the ongoing policies and practices of erasure and forgetting. If we don't know what happened, we can't understand what is happenning now or figure out what to do next. * Huffington Post *Kadman's meticulous account of the physical destruction and subsequent socio-cultural marginalization of the Palestinian villages that were depopulated by the militias that eventually merged into the Israeli Defense Forces makes significant scientific and political contributions. It also raises broader philosophical and epistemological questions with regard to the production, maintenance, and consequences of collective, politically institutionalized amnesia. * Antipode *This is an excellent book and an important contribution to the field of Israel-Palestine studies. * Reading Religion *Table of ContentsForeword by Oren YiftachelAcknowledgmentsNote on TransliterationList of AbbreviationsList of Foreign TermsIntroduction1. Depopulation, Demolition, and Repopulation of the Village Sites2. National Identity, National Conflict, Space, and Memory3. The Depopulated Villages as Viewed by Jewish Residents4. Naming and Mapping the Depopulated Village Sites5. Depopulated Villages in Tourist and Recreational SitesConclusion: The Remains of the Past, A Look Toward the Future Appendix A: Maps and Lists of the Depopulated Palestinian VillagesAppendix B: Official Names Given to Depopulated Palestinian Villages by the Government Names CommitteeAppendix C: Mapping the Depopulated Palestinian Villages over the DecadesNotesBibliographyIndex
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CABI Planet Fungi
Book SynopsisFungi are nature's great networkers, weaving connections, driving transformation and thriving in the most unexpected places. Planet Fungi: A Photographer's Foray is a feast for the eyes, with stunning imagery and pioneering explorations that reveal the intricacies of fungal biology and their ecological significance. It was a chance encounter in the forest with a purple mushroom that completely changed photographer Stephen Axford's view of the world. He became obsessed with documenting the largely unexplored kingdom of fungi and, alongside his partner, Catherine Marciniak, capturing the beauty and diversity of fungi in some of the most remote regions on Earth. There are an estimated 2-5 million species of fungi found all over the world, yet with only around 155,000 described so far, there is so much left to discover. From glowing mushrooms in ancient forests to bizarre, alien-like forms, these extraordinary organisms will challenge how you see the natural world.
£31.50
University of California Press Logistics and Power
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin The Tree of Life Bk. 2 From the depths I call y
Book SynopsisDescribes the lives of the novel's protagonists in the Lodz Ghetto at the beginning of World War II. Chava Rosenfarb, a survivor of the Lodz Ghetto, Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen, draws on her own history to create characters who struggle daily to retain a sense of humanity and dignity despite the physical and psychological effects of ghetto life.Trade ReviewA work that rises to the heights of the great creations of world literature and towers powerfully over the Jewish literature of the Holocaust. - Jury decision for the Manger Prize for Yiddish Literature ""You give artistic meaning to an epoch of Jewish experience that is so unbelievably brutal that it is not possible for those who were never there to grasp the full breadth of its horrors. Your manner of conveying the ghetto life is, however, of such scope and literary power that the reader feels himself to be living with you."" - Jury Decision for the J. J. Segal Prize for Yiddish and Hebrew Literature
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Dover Publications TurnOfTheCentury Fashion Pattern
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Galison Mudpuppy Frank Lloyd Wright Portrait Magnet Frank Lloyd
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Random House USA Inc The Berenstain Bears Go to School
Book SynopsisGet ready to go back to school with the Berenstain Bears! This story is a perfect way to teach children about how much fun school can truly be--with over 50 bonus stickers!Come for a visit in Bear Country with this classic storybook from Stan and Jan Berenstain. All the cubs in Bear Country are ready for the new school year . . . except for Sister Bear. She is about to start kindergarten, but can''t stop worrying about what it will be like. Will her teacher be nice? Will she make friends? What will she do all day in class?A great read-aloud to cure first-day-jitters in or out of the classroom, the 50 bonus stickers included make a perfect school-time reward!
£6.23
University of California Press Consuming Stories
Book SynopsisUses the work of contemporary American artist Kara Walker to investigate a range of storytelling traditions with roots in the nineteenth century and ramifications in the present. This book also explores a significant yet neglected aspect of Walker's production: her commitment to examining narrative depictions of race, gender, power, and desire.Trade Review“Peabody asserts that narrative is a necessary interpretative scheme with which to approach Walker’s art, and the author gives deep histories to some of the most interesting moments in Walker’s narrative engagement. . . . [A] remarkable book which spans Walker’s nearly twenty-year long career to date…” * Oxford Art Journal *"This excellent book contributes greatly to the plethora of existing scholarship on Kara Walker." * Panorama *“Rebecca Peabody’s lyrically written, provocative, and smart new take on Kara Walker suggests that there is, in fact, much more to say about this artist. . . . Peabody has set the bar high. Not only does she rigorously review the copious literature on Walker, but she has taken considerable trouble to familiarize herself with Walker’s own words and ideas in order to present as thorough a critique of this enigmatic artist. Brava.” * Woman’s Art Journal *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Kara Walker, Storyteller 1. The End of Uncle Tom 2. The Pop of Racial Violence 3. American Romance in Black and White 4. The International Appeal of Race 5. Storytelling in Film and Video Conclusion Notes Selected Bibliography Illustration Credits Index
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Chronicle Books Disappointing Affirmations 2026 Wall Calendar
Book SynopsisFrom the wildly popular Instagram account and USA Today bestselling book, the Disappointing Affirmations2026 Wall Calendar hilariously counters the culture of relentless toxic positivity with a realistic take on a disappointing world where month-to-month, week after week, day-by-day failure is always an option.
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HarperCollins Publishers The Expat Affair
Book SynopsisFrom the USA Today bestselling author of The Marriage Lie comes a brand new gripping domestic crime thriller from Kimberly Belle, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Shari Lapena
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Harvard University Press Forever Hong Kong A Global Citys Decolonization
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Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed Jane Austen Note Cards Pride and Prejudice
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Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed Your Birthday Book
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MC - De Gruyter Practices of Futurecasting Ways of sharing
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Indiana University Press Reconsidering Untouchability
Book SynopsisToward a new history of caste and untouchabilityTrade Review"Reconsidering Untouchability overall stands as an authoritative challenge to conventional accounts of Dalit history." —American Historical Review"This engaging historiography of Dalit identity in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in northern India is a significant contribution to understanding the situation of the "untouchables" in Indian society as a whole." —Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies"Rawat's Reconsidering Untouchability is a valuable addition to [the] recent tradition of caste interpretation... [He] elicits from the history of the Chamars of... Uttar Pradesh a historiographical and sociological position which is both viable and distinctive, identifies new departures for a history of 'untouchability' itself, and defends the position from challenges." —Ssheej Hegde, Central University Hyderabad, H-Asia, H-Net Reviews, April 2012"Challenges and revises our understanding of the historical and contemporary role of dalits in Indian society. A pathbreaking book that rightfully restores the historical agency of and gives voice to dalits in north India." —Anand A. Yang, University of Washington"A timely and important contribution to the study of modern India. Rawat’s excellent and revisionist piece of Dalit history successfully overturns the stereotypical image of Chamars as leather-workers. It also helps us to understand why the ex-untouchables of north India came to invest in a politics of identity that challenged both nationalists and socialists alike." —Dipesh Chakrabarty, University of Chicago"Awarded the Joseph W. Elder Prize in the Indian Social Sciences, Ramnarayan Rawat's Reconsidering Untouchability charts a new trajectory for scholarship on Dalitis in North India." —The Journal of Asian StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Untouchable Boundaries: Chamars and the Politics of Identity and History1. Making Chamars Criminal: The Crime of Cattle Poisoning2. Investigating the Stereotype: Chamar Peasants and Agricultural Laborers3. Is the Leather Industry a Chamar Enterprise? The Making of Leatherworkers4. Struggle for Identities: Chamar Histories and Politics5. From Chamars to Dalits: The Making of an Achhut Identity and Politics, 192756Conclusion: Overcoming Domination: The Emergence of a New Achhut IdentityAppendix: Statistical TablesGlossaryNotesBibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press MinimalismOrigins
Book SynopsisThe term Minimalism appeared in the mid-1960s, primarily with reference to the stripped-down sculpture of artists like Robert Morris and Donald Judd. Investigating the origins of Minimalism in postwar American culture, the author redefines it as a movement that developed radically reductive stylistic innovations in numerous media.Trade Review... a landmark work, the first attempt to write a pre-history of minimalism that embraces all the arts. Its importance cannot be overestimated." --K. Robert Schwarz, Institute for Studies in American Music "All told, this book is mandatory reading for anyone who wishes to understand the history and nature of minimalism." --i/e NINETable of ContentsPaintSoundSpaceEndBibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press A History of Britain
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Jeremy Black is a superlative guide to modern British history. He combines a wonderful narrative style with unimpeachable intellectual authority. if anyone wants to understand how our country has developed over the last seventy years there is no better volume than this." -Michael Gove, Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom "Throughout this volume, Professor Black demonstrates an enviable ability to communicate the most complex events incisively and economically-whether analyzing the Northern Irish 'Troubles' in a few pages, or the Miners' Strike in a few paragraphs. With masterly command of detail, he builds a picture of change and continuity which makes the outcome of Britain's Brexit referendum much easier to comprehend." -Julian Lewis, Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom, Chairman, House of Commons Defense CommitteeTable of ContentsPreface: From Empire to Where?Prime Ministers from 1945Abbreviations1. Environment under Strain2. Economy under Strain3. Changing Society4. Changing Culture5. The After-Echoes of War, 1945-606. The Politics of Crisis, 1961-797. Thatcherism, 1979-908. Changing Directions, 1990-20169. British Issues, 1945-201610. European and World Questions11. Into the Future12. ConclusionsSelected Further ReadingIndex
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Indiana University Press The Idea of Africa
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPrefaceI. Symbols and the Interpretation of the African PastII. Which Idea of Africa?III. The Power of the Greek ParadigmIV. Domestication and the Conflict of MemoriesV. ReprendreCodaBibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press The Essential Husserl
Book SynopsisThe first anthology in English of Edmund HusserlOs major writings.Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Development of Husserl's PhenomenologyAbbreviationsPart One: Contours of a Transcendental PhenomenologyI. Antitheses 1. The Critique of Psychologism Normative and Theoretical Disciplines The Arguments of Psychologism The Prejudices of Psychologism 2. The Critique of Historicism II. Phenomenological Clues 3. Expression and Meaning Essential Distinctions Fluctuation in Meaning and the Ideality of Unities of Meaning The Phenomenological and Ideal Content of the Experiences of Meaning 4. Meaning-Intention and Meaning-FulfillmentIII. Phenomenology as Transcendental Philosophy 5. The Basic Approach of Phenomenology The Natural Attitude and Its Exclusion Consciousness as Transcendental The Region of Pure ConsciousnessIV. The Structure of Intentionality 6. The Noetic and Noematic Structure of Consciousness Noesis and Noema The Question of Levels Expressive Acts Noema and Object HorizonsV. The Question of Evidence 7. Varieties of Evidence 8. Sensuous and Categorial Intuition VI. From Subjectivity to Intersubjectivity 9. Empathy and the Constitution of the Other Primordial Abstraction The Appresentation of the OtherPart Two: Transcendental Phenomenology and the Problem of the Life-WorldVII. Transcendental Aesthetics 10. Perception, Spatiality and the Body Objective Reality, Spatial Orientation, and the Body The Self-Constitution of the Body 11. A Phenomenology of the Consciousness of Internal Time Analysis of the Consciousness of Time Levels of Constitution of Time and Temporal Objects 12. Horizons and the Genesis of PerceptionVIII. Transcendental Analytics 13. Formal and Transcendental Logic The Discipline of Formal Logic Formal Logic as Apophantic Analysis The Transcendental Grounds of Logic 14. Individuals and Sets Explication of Individuals Constituting Sets 15. Universals The Constitution of Empirical Universals Eidetic Variation and the Acquisition of Pure Universals 16. The Genesis of JudgmentIX. Static and Genetic Phenomenology 17. Time and the Self-Constitution of the Ego 18. Static and Genetic Phenomenological MethodX. Transcendental Phenomenology and the Way through the Science of Phenomenological Psychology 19. Phenomenological Psychology and Transcendental PhenomenologyXI. Transcendental Phenomenology and the Way through the Life-World 20. The Mathematization of Nature 21. Elements of a Science of the Life-WorldBibliographyIndex
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University of Washington Press Northwest Coast Indian Art
Book SynopsisFocuses on the art of Northwest Coast Indians that offers color illustrations for a new generation of readers along with reflections from contemporary Northwest Coast artists. This book presents an analysis of the use of color, line, and texture; the organization of space; and such typical forms as ovoids, eyelids, U forms, and hands and feet.
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University of Washington Press Citizen 13660
Book SynopsisThe author was one of over one hundred thousand people of Japanese descent - nearly two-thirds of whom were American citizens - who were forced into "protective custody" shortly after Pearl Harbor. This title presents a memoir of life in relocation centers in California and Utah.Trade Review"This forerunner to the modern graphic memoir is a must read, both for the important - and shameful - period of American history it documents and its poignant beauty." -- Printers Row Journal * Chicago Tribune *"Originally published in 1946, Citizen 13660 is a documentation of life inside the World War II “relocation centers” for those of Japanese ancestry. This oft-overlooked portion of American history is brought poignantly to life by Okubo’s expressive ink drawings and accompanying text. . . . Without a doubt, this book should be on required reading lists for high schools across the country." * Foreword Reviews *
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THE PUPPET COMPANY Teddy Bear Soft Toy
Book SynopsisStill one of the best-selling ranges The Puppet Company have ever created - the Finger Puppets bring imagination to life. Interactive, creative and fun, each finger puppet is meticulously designed to create perfect functional miniatures of beloved characters, animals and fantasy creatures.
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University of Texas Press Americas First Cuisines
Book SynopsisA detailed description of the cuisines of the Aztecs, the Maya, and the Inca.Trade ReviewSophie Coe, anthropologist and culinary historian, gives us a cook's tour of the nuclear areas of New World civilization. Her book is a botanically, zoologically, and nutritionally informed synthesis of information on the New World's contribution to the world's inventory of foodstuffs and, most importantly, on how the use of these foodstuffs coalesced in the culinary cultures of the Aztec, Maya, and Inca. It is the first work of its kind on the past civilizations of the New World. . . . This book is essential reading for Americanist anthropologists as well as scholars in a variety of other disciplines, and it constitutes serious pleasure reading for lay readers who are cooks, eaters, and students of foodways. * American Anthropologist *Provides tantalizing snapshots of Native American cuisine and culture, especially at the first intersection with the Europeans. . . . It must not be missed by anyone professing a serious interest in America's cuisines for scientific or gustatory reasons. . . . Appropriate for any interested reader as well as for the academic consumer, this volume presents a wealth of excellent information and is a marvelous read. * Nahua Newsletter *Hardly anyone who works with food history can afford to skip reading the New World staples and produce chapters, and once started on the book, won't want to stop anyway. Coe's story of the early New World civilizations and their encounters with Europeans is extraordinarily readable, interwoven with descriptions of food, how it was prepared and served, its significance to the people who ate it. Coe treats the New World people respectfully and with dignity, and at times the narrative is unbearably sad as it describes their conquest by the Spanish. * Food History News *Sophie Coe . . . was as rare in our time as her hero, Bernardino Sahagún, was in his: a culinary anthropologist who gave equal weight to both parts of that phrase.... However, despite the strong culinary thrust of the text, the 'discovery' of New World foods is an aspect of her story that—although extensively discussed—becomes. finally, almost beside the point. Her real subject is the tragic collision of two worldviews perhaps least likely to understand, let alone appreciate, each other. If mestizo culture remains as volatile and potent as a vinaigrette, it is because, even today, the two continue to coexist less like water and chocolate than oil and vinegar. * Cook Book *Table of Contents Preface Introduction 1. Domestication 2. New World Staples 3. New World Produce 4. The Aztecs 5. Aztec Ingredients 6. Aztec Cooks and Menus 7. The Maya and the Explorers 8. Diego de Landa 9. Solid Maya Breadstuffs 10. Maya Flesh Food 11. Maya Produce 12. The Inca: Animal and Mineral 13. The Inca: Vegetable 14. The Inca 15. The Inca and the Europeans 16. The Occupation 17. A Final Banquet 18. Finale Bibliography Index
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MR - University of Notre Dame Press Prisms Veils
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Princeton University Press The Hidden Victims
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John Wiley & Sons Needle Work A History of Commercial Tattooing in
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University of Chicago Press Young Men and Fire
Book SynopsisWhen Norman Maclean sent the manuscript of A River Runs through It to New York publishers, he received a slew of rejections. One editor, so the story goes, replied, It has trees in it. Forty years later, the title novella is widely recognized as one of the great American tales of the twentieth century, and Maclean as one of the most beloved writers of our time. Maclean's later triumph, Young Men and Fire, has over the decades also established itself as a classic of the American West. And with this twenty-fifth-anniversary edition, a fresh audience will be introduced to Maclean's beautiful prose and understated emotional insights. A devastating and lyrical work of nonfiction, Young Men and Fire describes the events of August 5, 1949, when a crew of fifteen of the US Forest Service's elite airborne firefighters, the Smokejumpers, stepped into the sky above a remote forest fire in the Montana wilderness. Two hours after their jump, all but three of the men were dead or mortally burned.
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The University of Chicago Press Natures Portraits
Book SynopsisWhen it comes to color, nothing can surpass the vast palette found in nature, from a bright green leaf in a sun-dappled forest to the rich red feathers of a cardinal and the muted greens, ambers, and browns that make up the shell of a tortoise. Wildlife artist Peggy Macnamara has been recreating the natural world through her drawings and paintings for decades, and, with Nature's Portraits, she invites the rest of the world to join her.Nature's Portraits offers sixty of Macnamara's detailed drawings that can be brought brilliantly to life with nothing more than a few colored pencils or crayons and a sense of wonder about the world around us. Many of the drawings depict animals as they might appear in their natural habitats like a tree frog, a dashing, playful fox, a snowy owl poised for flight, a sauntering jaguar, and a watchful herd of giraffe. These wild furry and feathered friends are joined by animals found in museums, including Sue, the Field Museum's resident Tyrannosaurus rex. Each illustration is captioned with a brief scientific description of the species pictured. Combining inspiration from natural history with a calming, creative activity, Nature's Portraits encourages us to take a closer look at what we miss when we don't take the time to stop and look with deep appreciation at the bounty of the natural world around us.
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The University of Chicago Press Awake in the Dark
Book SynopsisTrade Review"One of the few authentic giants in a field in which self-importance frequently overshadows accomplishment... His criticism shows a nearly unequaled grasp of film history and technique, and formidable intellectual range, but [Ebert] rarely seems to be showing off. He's just trying to tell you what he thinks, and to provoke some thought on your part about how movies work and what they can do."--A. O. Scott "New York Times "
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MP - University Of Minnesota Press Deepwater Alchemy
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Seagull Books London Ltd Critical Essays
Book SynopsisAn introduction for English-language readers to Georges Bataille's postwar philosophical and critical writings. In the aftermath of World War II, French thinker and writer Georges Bataille forged a singular path through the moral and political impasses of his age. In 1946, animated by a need to live events in an increasingly conscious way, and to reject any compartmentalization of intellectual life, Bataille founded the journal Critique. Continuing the publication of his postwar writings, this second book in a three-volume collection of Bataille's work collects his essays and reviews from the years 1949 to 1951. In this period of intellectual isolation and intense reflection, Bataille developed and refined his genealogy of morality through a sustained reflection on the fate of the sacred in the modern world. He offered a critique of the limits of existing morality, especially in its denial of excess, while sketching the lineaments of a new hyper-morality. Bataille's wide-ranging reflections are true to the intellectual mission of Critique, which he founded as a space open to the broadest considerations of the present. As well as discussing significant figures like Samuel Beckett, André Gide, and René Char, Bataille also offers fascinating reflections on American politics, Nazism, existentialism, materialism, and play. The connecting thread in these diverse essays remains Bataille's concern with the extremes of human experience and the possibilities of transcending the limits of societies founded on utility and restraint. His writings remain a provocative incitement to rethink the boundaries we impose on expression and existence.
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