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25 produkter
Invisible Sex
Uncovering the True Roles of Women in Prehistory
Av Jake Page, Olga Soffer m. fl.
E-bok, 2009
160 kr
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"This jauntily written, highly convincing analysis . . . argues that women of prehistory were pivotal in a wide range of culture-building endeavors." —Publishers WeeklyShaped by cartoons and museum dioramas, our vision of Paleolithic times tends to feature fur-clad male hunters fearlessly attacking …
Do Cats Hear with Their Feet?
Where Cats Come From, What We Know About Them, and What They Think About Us
Av Jake Page
E-bok, 2009
159 kr
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Do Cats Hear with Their Feet? traces the evolution of cats from the time they first adapted their feline form about 20 million years ago. Exploring every aspect of a cat''s life—from predation, to play, to communication—Jake Page shows us what a cat''s daily life is really like. He gives us a …
God: Myths of the Male Divine
Inbunden, 1996
542 kr
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Gods is a "biography" of the god archetype from Palaeolithic times to the present. As a sequel to Goddess, this collection speaks to myth and gender issues in relation to the use of the male as a metaphor for the great mystery of existence. The authors retell myths from North and South America, …
Goddess: Myths of the Female Divine
Häftad, 1996
303 kr
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An old woman lives still among the broken slopes of the mountains in the land of the Tarahumara Indians. No one knows exactly where. She is sometimes seen standing along the highway near El Paso, hauling wood near Oaxaca, or even hitching a ride on a semi rig. She is the bone woman, the gatherer, …
God: Myths of the Male Divine
Häftad, 1997
357 kr
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He has been a trickster, a shaman, a divine child; he has been a sacrificial victim, a consort of the earth goddess, a warrior, a sky king; and the creator, a distant and impersonal immensity. He is the male divine, seen in the many gods of myth, and his life story is told here in this graceful and …
When the Planet Rages
Natural Disasters, Global Warming and the Future of the Earth
Häftad, 2010
259 kr
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In New England, 1816 was called the Year Without a Summer. Crops failed throughout America and, in Western Europe, it was even worse, with food riots and armed groups raiding bakeries and grain markets. All this turmoil followed a catastrophic volcanic eruption--a year earlier on the other side of …
When the Planet Rages
Natural Disasters, Global Warming and the Future of the Earth
E-bok, 2009
110 kr
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In New England, 1816 was called the Year Without a Summer. Crops failed throughout America and, in Western Europe, it was even worse, with food riots and armed groups raiding bakeries and grain markets. All this turmoil followed a catastrophic volcanic eruption--a year earlier on the other side of …
Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America
An Anthology
E-bok, 1999
208 kr
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In this marvelous collection, David Leeming and Jake Page have gathered together the great myths and legends of America, ranging from the creation stories of the first inhabitants, to the tall-tales of the Western frontier, to the legendary outlaws of the 1920s. Here is a thoroughly engaging …
A Fabulous Kingdom
The Exploration of the Arctic
Häftad, 2012
406 kr
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Inconstant and forbidding, the arctic has lured misguided voyagers into the cold for centuries--pushing them beyond the limits of their knowledge, technology, and endurance. A Fabulous Kingdom charts these quests and the eventual race for the North Pole, chronicling the lives and adventures that …
Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America
An Anthology
E-bok, 2000
277 kr
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In this marvelous collection, David Leeming and Jake Page have gathered together the great myths and legends of America, ranging from the creation stories of the first inhabitants, to the tall-tales of the Western frontier, to the legendary outlaws of the 1920s. Here is a thoroughly engaging …
Fabulous Kingdom
The Exploration of the Arctic
E-bok, 2012
184 kr
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Inconstant and forbidding, the arctic has lured misguided voyagers into the cold for centuries--pushing them beyond the limits of their knowledge, technology, and endurance. A Fabulous Kingdom charts these quests and the eventual race for the North Pole, chronicling the lives and adventures that …
Fabulous Kingdom
The Exploration of the Arctic
E-bok, 2012
184 kr
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Inconstant and forbidding, the arctic has lured misguided voyagers into the cold for centuries--pushing them beyond the limits of their knowledge, technology, and endurance. A Fabulous Kingdom charts these quests and the eventual race for the North Pole, chronicling the lives and adventures that …
First Americans
In Pursuit of Archaeology''s Greatest Mystery
E-bok, 2009
73 kr
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J. M. Adovasio has spent the last thirty years at the center of one of our most fiery scientific debates: Who were the first humans in the Americas, and how and when did they get there? At its heart, The First Americans is the story of the revolution in thinking that Adovasio and his fellow …
Certain Malice
Av Jake Page
E-bok, 2011
82 kr
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A bizarre murder leaves two teenagers dead in a desert arroyo, their naked bodies side by side, face up under the New Mexican sun. Near them, etched in stone, is a symbol unlike any Native American marking. What does it signify? The puzzle is made to order for Mo Bowdre''s quirky and capacious …
In the Hands of the Great Spirit: The 20,000-Year History of American Indians
Av Jake Page
Häftad, 2004
303 kr
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Invisible Sex
Uncovering the True Roles of Women in Prehistory
Av Jake Page, Olga Soffer m. fl.
E-bok, 2016
767 kr
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Shaped by cartoons and museum dioramas, our vision of Paleolithic times tends to feature fur-clad male hunters fearlessly attacking mammoths while timid women hover fearfully behind a boulder. Recent archaeological research has shown that this vision bears little relation to reality. J. M. Adovasio …
Invisible Sex
Uncovering the True Roles of Women in Prehistory
Av Jake Page, Olga Soffer m. fl.
E-bok, 2016
767 kr
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Shaped by cartoons and museum dioramas, our vision of Paleolithic times tends to feature fur-clad male hunters fearlessly attacking mammoths while timid women hover fearfully behind a boulder. Recent archaeological research has shown that this vision bears little relation to reality. J. M. Adovasio …
Makeup Man
From Rocky to Star Trek The Amazing Creations of Hollywood's Michael Westmore
Av Michael Westmore, Jake Page
Häftad, 2022
254 kr
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Headline: A peak behind the Hollywood mask by one of its foremost makeup artistsIn Hollywood’s heyday, almost every major studio had a Westmore heading up the makeup department. Since 1917, there has never been a time when Westmores weren’t shaping the visages of stardom. For their century-long …
Makeup Man
From Rocky to Star Trek The Amazing Creations of Hollywood's Michael Westmore
Av Michael Westmore, Jake Page
Inbunden, 2017
397 kr
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Headline: A peak behind the Hollywood mask by one of its foremost makeup artistsIn Hollywood’s heyday, almost every major studio had a Westmore heading up the makeup department. Since 1917, there has never been a time when Westmores weren’t shaping the visages of stardom. For their century-long …
Makeup Man
From Rocky to Star Trek The Amazing Creations of Hollywood's Michael Westmore
Av Jake Page, Michael Westmore
E-bok, 2017
329 kr
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Headline: A peak behind the Hollywood mask by one of its foremost makeup artists In Hollywood’s heyday, almost every major studio had a Westmore heading up the makeup department. Since 1917, there has never been a time when Westmores weren’t shaping the visages of stardom. For their century-long …
Songs to Birds
Av Jake Page
Häftad, 1995
135 kr
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Twenty brief, witty, thoughtful essays about nature. Whether Jake Page writes about his own homemade backyard pond, the uncertain future of horseshoe crabs, the persistence of starlings, disappearing seashores, threatened rain forests, the death of a baby chimney swift, or the vocalization of …
