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Giving Voice to Bear: North American Indian Myths, Rituals, and Images of the BearIn this new edition of a classic, David Rockwell describes the captivating and awe-inspiring presence of the bear in Native American rituals. The bear played a central role in shamanic rights, initiation, healing and hunting ceremonies, and new year celebrations. Considered together, these traditions...
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The Well of Remembrance: Rediscovering the Earth Wisdom Myths of Northern EuropeIn his introduction to The Well of Remembrance, author Ralph Metzner provides a telling explanation of the theme of his work: "This book explores some of the mythic roots of the Western worldview, the worldview of the culture that, for better and worse, has...
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The Burden of Bad Ideas: How Modern Intellectuals Misshape Our SocietyCritics have attacked the foolishness of some of today's elite thought from many angles, but few have examined the real-world consequences of those ideas. In The Burden of Bad Ideas, Heather Mac Donald reports on their disastrous effects throughout our society. At a Brooklyn...
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Women in World History: v. 2: Readings from 1500 to the PresentThis work is one of two volumes presenting selected histories from Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas. It discusses issues within a female context and features political and economic issues, marriage practices, motherhood and enslavement, religious beliefs and spiritual development.Author: Sarah Shaver Hughes, Brady...
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More Tellable Cracker TalesDrawn from Florida history, folklore, and fiction, this collection of stories tailor-made for telling will entertain, inspire, and astound readers and listeners of all ages.Cracker Jack is up to his old tricks: putting one over on his Yankee schoolteacher; confounding a census taker; and...
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What Will Happen to Me: Every Night, Approximately Three Million Children Go to Bed with a Parent in Prison or JailWhat is life like for a child who has a parent in prison? This book brings together photographic portraits of 30 children whose parents are incarcerated, along with their thoughts and reflections, in their own words. As Taylor says, "I want other kids to...
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Festivals of Freedom: Memory and Meaning in African American Emancipation Celebrations, 1808-1915With the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade in 1808, many African Americans began calling for "a day of publick thanksgiving" to commemorate this important step toward freedom. During the ensuing century, black leaders built on this foundation and constructed a distinctive and vibrant...
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Oklahoma Slave Narratives: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project 1936-1938The view that slavery could best be described by those who had themselves experienced it personally has found expression in several thousand commentaries, autobiographies, narratives, and interviews with those who endured. Although most of these accounts appeared before the Civil War, more than one-third...
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Mississippi Slave Narratives: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project 1936-1938The view that slavery could best be described by those who had themselves experienced it personally has found expression in several thousand commentaries, autobiographies, narratives, and interviews with those who "endured." Although most of these accounts appeared before the Civil War, more than one-third...
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Kentucky Slave Narratives: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project 1936-1938The view that slavery could best be described by those who had themselves experienced it personally has found expression in several thousand commentaries, autobiographies, narratives, and interviews with those who "endured." Although most of these accounts appeared before the Civil War, more than one-third...
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Emancipation Day: Celebrating Freedom in CanadaWhen the passage of the Abolition of Slavery Act, effective August 1, 1834, ushered in the end of slavery throughout the British Empire, people of the African descent celebrated their newfound freedom. Now African-American fugitive slaves, free black immigrants, and the few remaining enslaved...
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Curry: Eating, Reading, and RaceNo two curries are the same. This Curry asks why the dish is supposed to represent everything brown people eat, read, and do. Curry is a dish that doesn't quite exist, but, as this wildly funny and sharp essay points out, a dish that...
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Miss SillyworthThough Miss Sillyworth appears to be old fashioned and accentric by today's standards, she has a very good reason for being so. The artist for this book is Monica Minto who does superb work with exceptional detail. If you would like to see more...
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Criminal Justice Ethics: Theory and PracticeCriminal Justice Ethics examines the criminal justice system through an ethical lens by identifying ethical issues in practice and theory, exploring ethical dilemmas, and offering suggestions for resolving ethical issues and dilemmas faced by criminal justice professionals. Bestselling author Cyndi Banks draws readers into...
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Qualitative Research: Bridging the Conceptual, Theoretical, and MethodologicalThe second edition of Qualitative Research focuses on cultivating and bridging theoretical, methodological, and conceptual aspects to provide insight into their interactions in qualitative research. This comprehensive text helps students understand the central concepts, topics, and skills necessary to engage in rigorous, valid, and...
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Love and Luck: A Young Woman's Journey from Berlin to Shanghai to San FranciscoEva Wolffheim Levi has a guardian angel watching over her. She has been blessed with long life and health. She was born in Berlin, Germany in 1927 to Jewish parents. Her family lost everything and left Germany with their lives in 1939. I heard...
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Delmarva Legends & LoreBetween the waters of the Atlantic and the Chesapeake is Delmarva, a storied land that was once the hunting ground of Blackbeard, where ancient sea monsters lurk and wild ponies gallop along the beaches. Local author David Healey explores the lore of Delmarva, from...
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Organization, Understanding, and Social Anxiety: A Brief Philosophy of ResearchWhen used responsibly, research can elevate the whole of humanity, but when used irresponsibly, research will devalue another person or social group's humanity. Thus, research is humanity's friend and enemy at the same time.Author: Jeremy SiderisPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublished: 05/01/2016Pages: 98Binding Type: PaperbackWeight:...
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Aztec Mythology and ReligionMany leading deities of the Aztec pantheon were worshipped by previous Mesoamerican civilizations, gods such as Tlaloc, Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca, who were venerated by different names in most cultures throughout the history of Mesoamerica. For the Aztecs especially important deities were the rain god...
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Die ErotikLou Andreas-Salom Die Erotik Edition Holzinger. Taschenbuch Berliner Ausgabe, 2016 Vollst ndiger, durchgesehener Neusatz bearbeitet und eingerichtet von Michael Holzinger Erstdruck: Literarische Anstalt R tten und Loening, Frankfurt o. M. 1910 Herausgeber der Reihe: Michael Holzinger Reihengestaltung: Viktor Harvion Umschlaggestaltung unter Verwendung des Bildes:...
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