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Spice
The History of a Temptation
Av Jack Turner
Häftad, 2005
195 kr
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A history of the trade that controlled the world and left an indelible impression on our taste buds; a sweeping story of avarice, ingenuity and exploration, spanning the globe and the centuries in its epic reconstruction of this magnificent obsession.Spices: for centuries the staple of cuisine, …
Spice
The History of a Temptation (Text Only)
Av Jack Turner
E-bok, 2012
131 kr
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An essential history of a taste that shaped the world.Spices: for centuries the staple of cuisine, remedies and ritual, they have commanded the highest of prices. To this day, saffron is, per ounce, one of our most expensive commodities. For their sake, fortunes have been made and lost and new …
Awakening to Race
Individualism and Social Consciousness in America
Av Jack Turner
Häftad, 2012
298 kr
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The election of America's first black president has led many to believe that race is no longer a real obstacle to success and that remaining racial inequality stems largely from the failure of minority groups to take personal responsibility for seeking out opportunities. Often this argument is made …
Spice
The History of a Temptation
Av Jack Turner
E-bok, 2008
242 kr
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A brilliant, original history of the spice trade—and the appetites that fueled it. It was in search of the fabled Spice Islands and their cloves that Magellan charted the first circumnavigation of the globe. Vasco da Gama sailed the dangerous waters around Africa to India on a quest for …
Teewinot
Climbing and Contemplating the Teton Range
Av Jack Turner
Häftad, 2001
225 kr
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This is a book about a mountain range, its climbs, its weather and the glory of the wild. It is also about a small group of climbers, nomads, who inhabit the Teton Range each summer, who know it as intimately as it will ever be known. TEEWINOT is a remarkable account of what it is like to live and …
Travels in the Greater Yellowstone
Av Jack Turner
Häftad, 2009
229 kr
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Award-winning nature writer Jack Turner directs his attention to one of America's greatest natural treasures: the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. In a series of essays, Turner explores this wonderland, venturing on twelve separate trips in all seasons using various modes of travel. He treks down the …
Die Your Own Death
Walt Whitman’s Existential Democracy
Av Jack Turner
Inbunden, 2026
1855 kr
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How Walt Whitman’s philosophy of death prepares the soul for freedom and equalityHumans fantasize about immortality. Billionaires dabble in cryonics, politicians build monuments to themselves, and writers donate their papers to libraries. In Die Your Own Death, Jack Turner argues that the quest for …
Die Your Own Death
Walt Whitman’s Existential Democracy
Av Jack Turner
Häftad, 2026
253 kr
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How Walt Whitman’s philosophy of death prepares the soul for freedom and equalityHumans fantasize about immortality. Billionaires dabble in cryonics, politicians build monuments to themselves, and writers donate their papers to libraries. In Die Your Own Death, Jack Turner argues that the quest for …
Die Your Own Death
Walt Whitman's Existential Democracy
Av Jack Turner
E-bok, 2026
328 kr
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How Walt Whitman's philosophy of death prepares the soul for freedom and equalityHumans fantasize about immortality. Billionaires dabble in cryonics, politicians build monuments to themselves, and writers donate their papers to libraries. In Die Your Own Death, Jack Turner argues that the quest for …
Die Your Own Death
Walt Whitman's Existential Democracy
Av Jack Turner
E-bok, 2026
321 kr
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How Walt Whitman's philosophy of death prepares the soul for freedom and equalityHumans fantasize about immortality. Billionaires dabble in cryonics, politicians build monuments to themselves, and writers donate their papers to libraries. In Die Your Own Death, Jack Turner argues that the quest for …
Political Companion to Henry David Thoreau
Av Jack Turner
E-bok, 2009
351 kr
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The writings of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) have captivated scholars, activists, and ecologists for more than a century. Less attention has been paid, however, to the author''s political philosophy and its influence on American public life. Although Thoreau''s doctrine of civil disobedience has …
Political Companion to Henry David Thoreau
Av Jack Turner
Häftad, 2014
595 kr
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The writings of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) have captivated scholars, activists, and ecologists for more than a century. Less attention has been paid, however, to the author's political philosophy and its influence on American public life. Although Thoreau's doctrine of civil disobedience has …
Political Companion to Henry David Thoreau
Av Jack Turner
E-bok, 2009
879 kr
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The writings of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) have captivated scholars, activists, and ecologists for more than a century. Less attention has been paid, however, to the author''s political philosophy and its influence on American public life. Although Thoreau''s doctrine of civil disobedience has …
Abstract Wild
Av Jack Turner
Häftad, 1996
246 kr
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If anything is endangered in America it is our experience of wild nature--gross contact. There is knowledge only the wild can give us, knowledge specific to it, knowledge specific to the experience of it. These are its gifts to us. How wild is wilderness and how wild are our experiences in it, asks …
Infania
Let''s Go Treasure Hunting!
Av Jack Turner
E-bok, 2020
59 kr
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Infania: Let''s Go Treasure Hunting is the first in a series of novels all following the same band of oddball criminals that never manage to get anything done without a few bumps and scrapes along the way. Things only get odder when they come across a new cabin boy. What follows is a story filled …
Awakening to Race
Individualism and Social Consciousness in America
Av Jack Turner
Inbunden, 2012
802 kr
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The election of America's first black president has led many to believe that race is no longer a real obstacle to success and that remaining racial inequality stems largely from the failure of minority groups to take personal responsibility for seeking out opportunities. Often this argument is made …
