Author : Marzena Sowa
Publisher : Titan Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,19 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Graphic novels
ISBN : 9780857688859
Marzena Sowa's memoir of a childhood shaped by politics as told from a young girl's perspective. Structured as a series of vignettes that build on one another, MARZI is a coming-of-age story that portrays the harsh realities of life behind the Iron Curtain while maintaining the everyday wonders and curiosity of childhood.
Author : Gustav Davidson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 44,89 MB
Release : 1994-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 002907052X
In the midst of the remarkable revival of interest and belief in angels comes this handsomely illustrated reference work--the fruit of 16 years of research in Talmudic, gnostic, cabalistic, apocalyptic, patristic, and legendary texts. "A wacky and wonderful compendium of angelic lore".--Time. Illustrations.
Author : Mattijs van de Port
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 24,56 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9089642986
"Reality does not comply with our narrations of it. And that is most certainly the case with the narrations produced in academia. An anthropologist in Bahia, Brazil, fears to become possessed by the spirits he had come to study; falls madly in love withan 'informant'; finds himself baffled by the sayings of a clairvoyant; and has to come to grips with the murder of one of his best friends. Unsettling events that do not belong to the orderly world of scientific research, yet leave their imprint on the way the anthropologist comes to understand the world. REflecting on his long research experience with the spirit possession cult Candomblâe, the author shows, in a probing manner, how definitions of reality always require the exclusion of certain perceptions, experiences and insights. And yet, this 'rest-of-what-is' turns out to be an inexhaustible source of amazement, seduction and renewal." --P [4] of cover.
Author : S. W. Fallon
Publisher :
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 38,37 MB
Release : 1883
Category : English language
ISBN :
Author : Sylvain SAVOIA
Publisher : Europe Comics
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 44,73 MB
Release : 2016-09-16T00:00:00+02:00
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN :
This story takes place on a tiny, far-flung island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, whose nearest neighbor is Madagascar, 500 kilometers away... In 1760, the Utile, a ship carrying black slaves from Africa, was shipwrecked here and abandoned by her crew. The surviving slaves had to struggle to stay alive in this desolate land for fifteen years... When this tale got back to France, it became the cornerstone of the battle of Enlightenment to outlaw slavery. More than two hundred years later, the artist Sylvain Savoia accompanied the first archeological mission in search of understanding how these men and women, who had come from the high mountains of Madagascar, had survived alone in the middle of the ocean. This is the story of that mission, through which we're exposed to the extraordinary story of the slaves themselves.
Author : Denise Sutherland
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 42,58 MB
Release : 2009-05-11
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0470453664
A travel-friendly puzzle-packed book that keeps the brain in shape One of the best ways to exercise the mind is through word and logic games like word searches and Sudoku. Studies have shown that doing word searches frequently can help prevent diseases like Alzheimer's and dementia. Word Searches For Dummies is a great way to strengthen the mind and keep the brain active plus, it's just plain fun! This unique guide features several different types of word searches that take readers beyond simply circling the answer: secret shape word searches, story word searches, listless word searches, winding words, quiz word searches, and more. It provides a large number of puzzles at different levels that will both test and exercise the mind while keeping the reader entertained for hours.
Author : Timothy G. Roufs
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 19,5 MB
Release : 2014-07-29
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1610692217
From apple pie to baklava, cannoli to gulab jamun, sweet treats have universal appeal in countries around the world. This encyclopedia provides a comprehensive look at global dessert culture. Few things represent a culture as well as food. Because sweets are universal foods, they are the perfect basis for a comparative study of the intersection of history, geography, social class, religion, politics, and other key aspects of life. With that in mind, this encyclopedia surveys nearly 100 countries, examining their characteristic sweet treats from an anthropological perspective. It offers historical context on what sweets are popular where and why and emphasizes the cross-cultural insights those sweets present. The reference opens with an overview of general trends in desserts and sweet treats. Entries organized by country and region describe cultural attributes of local desserts, how and when sweets are enjoyed, and any ingredients that are iconic. Several popular desserts are discussed within each entry including information on their history, their importance, and regional/cultural variations on preparation. An appendix of recipes provides instructions on how to make many of the dishes, whether for school projects or general entertaining.
Author : Joseph Archer Crowe
Publisher :
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 40,45 MB
Release : 1903
Category : Painting
ISBN :
Author : Erre Fabrice
Publisher : Europe Comics
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 40,48 MB
Release : 2018-04-18T00:00:00+02:00
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN :
Nino would rather be outside playing than stuck inside doing homework—especially science homework. Then he discovers that one of the greatest scientists ever started out feeling the same way: Albert Einstein—the guy who invented that famous formula: E=mc2. And, as Ariane explains, there was a lot more to Einstein than just formulas. Thanks to him, we have GPS devices and electric gates, nuclear energy and ... well, yes, also nuclear bombs. Einstein did everything he could to make the world a better place—but after all, he was only human!
Author : Professor Azizur Rahman
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 40,85 MB
Release : 2016-03
Category :
ISBN : 9781861188182
