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57 produkter
Snow Leopard
Häftad, 1998
167 kr
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One of the greatest pieces of travel and nature writing ever written, this is the true story of a journey to the high Himalayas in search of the snow leopard. In 1973 Matthiessen made the 250-mile trek to the dazzling Tibetan plateau of Dolpo, as part of an expedition to study wild blue sheep. It …
Snow Leopard
Häftad, 2008
265 kr
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WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD “A masterpiece that exceeds the boundaries of the travel genre and envelops you with its incredible prose.” — Wall Street Journal An unforgettable spiritual journey through the Himalayas by renowned writer Peter Matthiessen (1927-2014) In 1973, Peter Matthiessen …
North American Indians
Av George Catlin, Peter Matthiessen
Häftad, 2011
260 kr
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From 1831 to 1837, George Catlin traveled extensively among the native peoples of North America-from the Muskogee and Miccosukee Creeks of the Southeast to the Lakota, Mandan, and Pawnee of the West, and from the Winnebagos and Menominees of the North to the Comanches of eastern Texas. Studying …
Shadow Country
Häftad, 2011
220 kr
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Inspired by a near-mythic event of the wild Florida frontier at the turn of the twentieth century, Shadow Country reimagines the legend of the inspired Everglades sugar planter and notorious outlaw E. J. Watson, who drives himself to his own violent end at the hands of his neighbours. His son …
In the Spirit of Crazy Horse
The Story of Leonard Peltier and the FBI's War on the American Indian Movement
Häftad, 1992
293 kr
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An “indescribably touching, extraordinarily intelligent" ( Los Angeles Times Book Review ) chronicle of a fatal gun-battle between FBI agents and American Indian Movement activists by renowned writer Peter Matthiessen (1927-2014), author of the National Book Award-winning The Snow Leopard and the …
Under The Mountain Wall
Häftad, 2012
171 kr
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In the Baliem Valley in central New Guinea lived a Stone Age tribe which survived into the twentieth century - the Kurelu. Matthiessen joined the Harvard-Peabody Expedition of 1961which set out to study the tribe as unobtrusively as possible, living among the Kurelu for two seasons. The result was …
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
E-bok, 2012
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
114 kr
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Set in the South American jungle, this thriller follows the clash between two misplaced gringos--one who has come to convert the Indians to Christianity, and one who has been hired to kill them. Now the basis for a major motion picture.
Under the Mountain Wall: A Chronicle of Two Seasons in Stone Age New Guinea
Häftad, 1987
257 kr
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Killing Mister Watson
E-bok, 2012
189 kr
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Drawn from fragments of historical fact, Matthiessen''s masterpiece brilliantly depicts the fortunes and misfortunes of Edgar J. Watson, a real-life entrepreneur and outlaw who appeared in the lawless Florida Everglades around the turn of the century.
On the River Styx
And Other Stories
E-bok, 2012
121 kr
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Since the 1950s Peter Matthiessen has written fiction and nonfiction of elemental power and moral vision, including the acclaimed novels At Play in the Fields of the Lord and Far Tortuga and works of naturalism and exploration like the National Book Award-winning The Snow Leopard. This stunning …
Far Tortuga
A Novel
E-bok, 2012
79 kr
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An adventure story and a deeply considered meditation upon the sea itself. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Men's Lives
E-bok, 2012
91 kr
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An eloquent portrayal of a disappearing way of life of the Long Island fishermen whose voices--humorous, bitter and bewildered--are as clear as the threatened beauty of their once quiet shore.
Derivation and Use of Environmental Quality and Human Health Standards for Chemical Substances in Water and Soil
Av Mark Crane, Peter Matthiessen m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
1068 kr
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A balanced, comprehensive overview of Environmental Quality Standards (EQS), Derivation and Use of Environmental Quality and Human Health Standards for Chemical Substances in Water and Soil addresses the selection and prioritization of substances for standard derivation. With integrated content and …
Endocrine Disrupters
Hazard Testing and Assessment Methods
Inbunden, 2013
1667 kr
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Enables researchers to assess the effects of endocrine disrupters as well as comply with new environmental regulationsEndocrine disrupters are chemicalsboth man-made and naturalthat interfere with the body's endocrine system, potentially resulting in adverse developmental, reproductive, …
Sal Si Puedes (Escape If You Can)
Cesar Chavez and the New American Revolution
Häftad, 2014
234 kr
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In the summer of 1968 Peter Matthiessen met Cesar Chavez for the first time. They were the same age: forty-one. Matthiessen lived in New York City, while Chavez lived in the Central Valley farm town of Delano, where the grape strike was unfolding. This book is Matthiessen's panoramic yet finely …
Sal Si Puedes (Escape If You Can)
Cesar Chavez and the New American Revolution
E-bok, 2014
378 kr
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In the summer of 1968 Peter Matthiessen met Cesar Chavez for the first time. They were the same age: forty-one. Matthiessen lived in New York City, while Chavez lived in the Central Valley farm town of Delano, where the grape strike was unfolding. This book is Matthiessen’s panoramic yet finely …
Courage for the Earth: Writers, Scientists, and Activists Celebrate the Life and Writing of Rachel Carson
Av Peter Matthiessen, Peter Matthiessen
Häftad, 2012
166 kr
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In Paradise
A Novel
E-bok, 2014
98 kr
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The bestselling final novel by a writer of incomparable range, power, and achievement, a three-time winner of the National Book Award. Peter Matthiessen was a literary legend, the author of more than thirty acclaimed books. In this, his final novel, he confronts the legacy of evil, and our …
Shadow Country: A New Rendering of the Watson Legend
Häftad, 2008
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
338 kr
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Nine-Headed Dragon River
Zen Journals 1969-1982
E-bok, 1998
349 kr
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In August 1968, naturalist-explorer Peter Matthiessen returned from Africa to his home in Sagaponack, Long Island, to find three Zen masters in his driveway—guests of his wife, a new student of Zen. Thirteen years later, Matthiessen was ordained a Buddhist monk. Written in the same format as his …
Shadow Country
E-bok, 2010
45 kr
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Inspired by a near-mythic event of the wild Florida frontier at the turn of the twentieth century, Shadow Country reimagines the legend of the inspired Everglades sugar planter and notorious outlaw E. J. Watson, who drives himself to his own violent end at the hands of his neighbours. His son …
