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29 produkter
Moveable Feasts
The History, Science, and Lore of Food
Inbunden, 2006
680 kr
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Food has functioned both as a source of continuity and as a subject of adaptation in the course of human history. Onions have been a staple of the European diet since the Paleolithic era, while the orange is once again being cultivated in great quantities in Southern China, where it was originally …
Moveable Feasts
The History, Science, and Lore of Food
E-bok, 2006
745 kr
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Food has functioned both as a source of continuity and as a subject of adaptation in the course of human history. Onions have been a staple of the European diet since the Paleolithic era, while the orange is once again being cultivated in great quantities in Southern China, where it was originally …
Moveable Feasts
The History, Science, and Lore of Food
Häftad, 2008
211 kr
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Food has functioned both as a source of continuity and as a subject of adaptation over the course of human history. Onions have been a staple of the European diet since the Paleolithic era; by contrast, the orange is once again being cultivated in large quantities in southern China, where it was …
Only One Living to Tell
The Autobiography of a Yavapai Indian
Av Mike Burns, Gregory McNamee
Häftad, 2012
244 kr
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Mike Burns--born Hoomothya--was around eight years old in 1872 when the US military murdered his family and as many as seventy-six other Yavapai men, women, and children in the Skeleton Cave Massacre in Arizona. One of only a few young survivors, he was adopted by an army captain and ended up …
Serpent's Tale
Snakes in Folklore and Literature
Häftad, 2000
457 kr
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“We travel the world,” writes Gregory McNamee, “and wherever we go there are snake stories to entertain us.” Here are some fifty diverse and unusual accounts of serpents from cultures across time and around the globe: snakes that talk, jump, and dance; snakes that transform into other creatures; …
Gila
The Life and Death of an American River, Updated and Expanded Edition
Häftad, 2012
276 kr
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For sixty million years, the Gila River, longer than the Hudson and the Delaware combined, has shaped the ecology of the Southwest from its source in New Mexico to its confluence with the Colorado River in Arizona. Today, for at least half its length, the Gila is dead, like so many of the West’s …
Tortillas, Tiswin, and T-Bones
A Food History of the Southwest
E-bok, 2017
357 kr
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In this entertaining history, Gregory McNamee explores the many ethnic and cultural traditions that have contributed to the food of the Southwest. He traces the origins of the cuisine to the arrival of humans in the Americas, the work of the earliest farmers of Mesoamerica, and the most ancient …
Aelian's On the Nature of Animals
E-bok, 2012
149 kr
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Not much can be said with certainty about the life of Claudius Aelianus, known to us as Aelian. He was born sometime between A.D. 165 and 170 in the hill town of Praeneste, what is now Palestrina, about twenty-five miles from Rome, Italy. He grew up speaking that town’s version of Latin, a dialect …
Frommer's Arizona and the Grand Canyon
Av Bill Wyman, Gregory McNamee
E-bok, 2018
308 kr
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Take the guesswork out of vacation planning. Frommer’s hires only seasoned experts, in this case two renowned journalists who live full-time in Arizona. Their advice is savvy, dependable, and based not on one or two short trips to the state, but on a lifetime of exploration. They offer an …
Frommer's EasyGuide to Sedona & Central Arizona
Av Bill Wyman, Gregory McNamee
E-bok, 2020
84 kr
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Take the guesswork out of vacation planning. Frommer’s hires only seasoned experts, in this case two renowned journalists who live full-time in Arizona. Their advice is savvy, dependable, and based not on one or two short trips to the state, but on a lifetime of exploration. They offer an …
Frommer's EasyGuide to the Grand Canyon & Northern Arizona
Av Bill Wyman, Gregory McNamee
E-bok, 2020
84 kr
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Frommer''s books aren''t written by committee or by travel writers who simply pop in briefly to a destination and then consider the job done. Our authors are passionate local experts like Greg McNamee and Bill Wyman, award-winning journalists who live in Arizona and love sharing their home state …
Frommer's EasyGuide to Lake Mead and Arizona's West Coast
Av Bill Wyman, Gregory McNamee
E-bok, 2020
86 kr
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Frommer’s EasyGuide to Lake Mead and Arizona’s West Coast For more than 60 years, Frommer’s’ guides have cut through the noise and hyperbole to deliver what no other books can: Honest talk, frank advice, and affectionate insider’s secrets to appreciating and affording vacations around the world. We …
Frommer's Arizona and the Grand Canyon
Av Amy Silverman, Gregory McNamee
E-bok, 2022
368 kr
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Take the guesswork out of vacation planning. Frommer’s hires only seasoned experts, in this case two renowned journalists who live full-time in Arizona. Their advice is savvy, dependable, and based not on one or two short trips to the state, but on a lifetime of exploration. They offer an …
Frommer's Arizona and the Grand Canyon
Av Robrt Pela, Gregory McNamee
Häftad, 2025
252 kr
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Take the guesswork out of vacation planning. Frommer’s hires only seasoned experts, in this case two renowned journalists who live in Arizona. Their advice is savvy, dependable, and based not on one or two short trips to the state, but on a lifetime of exploration.They offer an up-to-date, detail- …
Frommer's Arizona and the Grand Canyon
Av Gregory McNamee, Robrt Pela
E-bok, 2025
327 kr
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Take the guesswork out of vacation planning. Frommer’s hires only seasoned experts, in this case two renowned journalists who live in Arizona. Their advice is savvy, dependable, and based not on one or two short trips to the state, but on a lifetime of exploration. They offer an up-to-date, detail- …
Trees
Between Heaven and Earth
Inbunden, 2018
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
624 kr
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From the Biblical Tree of Life to the Native American Tree of Peace, trees have played an archetypal role in human culture and spirituality since time immemorial. An integral part of a variety of faiths—from Buddhism and Hinduism to Native American and aboriginal religions—trees were venerated long …
Trees
Between Earth and Heaven
Inbunden, 2020
236 kr
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From the Assyrian Tree of Life to the Iroquois peoples’ Tree of Peace, trees have long played an archetypal role in human culture and spirituality. An integral part of a variety of faiths—from Buddhism and Hinduism to Nordic and aboriginal religions—trees were venerated long before any written …
Careers in Renewable Energy, Updated 2nd Edition: Your World, Your Future
Häftad, 2014
277 kr
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University of Arizona
A History in 100 Stories
Häftad, 2024
251 kr
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The University of Arizona: A History in 100 Stories is a celebration of the people, ideas, inventions, teaching, and structures that have been part of the school’s evolution from a small land-grant institution to an internationally renowned research institution. Drawing on half a century of …
Bearskin Quiver
A Collection of Southwestern American Indian Folktales
Av Gregory McNamee, Gregory McNamee
Häftad, 2002
417 kr
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Once upon a time, an Apache story tells us, the trickster called Coyote killed a bear so that he could make a suitable quiver for his magical arrows. "You shouldn't have done that", someone warned Coyote. "That skin will only bring you bad luck". And so it has been for Coyote ever since, chased by …
North Wind & the Sun
and Other Fables of Aesop
Häftad, 2004
457 kr
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For 2,500 years, adults and children alike have been listening to the stories of Aesop. Originating in the folk wisdom of rural Asia Minor, these popular fables have been retold, repurposed, and altered over the centuries; in the process, they have sometimes been changed so much that they bear …
Otero Mesa
Preserving America's Wildest Grassland
Häftad, 2008
233 kr
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Full-color images by renowned photographers Stephen Strom and Stephen Capra unite with text by prizewinning nature and geography writer Gregory McNamee to document the subtle landscape of 1.2 million acres of remote Chihuahuan Desert grassland in southern New Mexico. Home to many species of …
Tortillas, Tiswin, and T-Bones
A Food History of the Southwest
Häftad, 2017
280 kr
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In this entertaining history, Gregory McNamee explores the many ethnic and cultural traditions that have contributed to the food of the Southwest. He traces the origins of the cuisine to the arrival of humans in the Americas, the work of the earliest farmers of Mesoamerica, and the most ancient …
Desert Bestiary
Folklore, Literature, and Ecological Thought from the World's Dry Places
Häftad, 1996
247 kr
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Comeback Wolves
Western Writers Welcome the Wolf Home
Av Gary Wockner, Gregory McNamee m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
247 kr
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Aelian's On the Nature of Animals
Häftad, 2011
149 kr
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Not much can be said with certainty about the life of Claudius Aelianus, known to us as Aelian. He was born sometime between A.D. 165 and 170 in the hill town of Praeneste, what is now Palestrina, about twenty-five miles from Rome, Italy. He grew up speaking that town's version of Latin, a dialect …
