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Author | : Susan J. Tweit |
Publisher | : University of Arizona Press |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2003-02-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780816523337 |
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Appearing barren and most definitely wild, the Chihuahuan Desert of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States may look worthless to some, but for Susan Tweit it is an inspiration. In this collection of seven elegant personal essays, she explores undiscovered facets of this seemingly hostile environment. With eloquence, passion, and insight, she describes and reflects on the relationship between the land, history, and people and makes this underappreciated region less barren for those who would share her journeys. "There's often little to this terrain, but to the author it's a beautiful landscape bursting with stories and wildlife, with big cities and small chunks of quietness found in few other places on earth. Tweit's essays have a pleasant style that combines history with personal discovery." —Book Talk "Sense of place is measured by one's awareness of the landscape and the extent to which it dictates thought and behavior. Barren, Wild, and Worthless dramatizes the aspirations, needs, and functional rhythms of life that are revealed and defined by this seventh sense." —Southwestern American Literature
Author | : Jenny Owen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2020 |
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Author | : Melanie Phillips |
Publisher | : Bombardier Books |
Total Pages | : 373 |
Release | : 2018-04-10 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1682615677 |
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Russell Woolfe, a faded TV producer, is struggling with his father’s death. Deeply uncomfortable with his own Jewish identity, he is torn between anger with his father—estranged over Russell’s marrying a non-Jewish woman—and grief over their failure to reconcile. At his father’s memorial Russell meets Joe Kuchinsky, a Polish survivor who unaccountably latches on to him. Kuchinsky claims to possess an ancient Hebrew manuscript that has been in his family for generations and which he wants to have translated before he dies. Kuchinsky believes fervently that the manuscript contains some important ancient wisdom—perhaps, even, the key to the survival of the Jewish people. Despite his doubts, Russell agrees to inspect the manuscript and tell Kuchinsky what it contains. Thus begins an international mystery that stretches a thousand years in the past, is wrapped in the tragedy of the Holocaust, and which comes to a startling conclusion that has dire personal consequences for everyone caught up in the saga. Filled with depth and pathos, The Legacy is destined to become one of the most important historical novels of the 21st century.
Author | : Jenny Walker |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2022-12-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1000807576 |
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Broadly this book is about the Arabian desert as the locus of exploration by a long tradition of British travellers that includes T. E. Lawrence and Wilfred Thesiger; more specifically, it is about those who, since 1950, have followed in their literary footsteps. In analysing modern works covering a land greater than the sum of its geographical parts, the discussion identifies outmoded tropes that continue to impinge upon the perception of the Middle East today while recognising that the laboured binaries of “East and West”, “desert and sown”, “noble and savage” have outrun their course. Where, however, only a barren legacy of latent Orientalism may have been expected, the author finds instead a rich seam of writing that exhibits diversity of purpose and insight contributing to contemporary discussions on travel and tourism, intercultural representation, and environmental awareness. By addressing a lack of scholarly attention towards recent additions to the genre, this study illustrates for the benefit of students of travel literature, or indeed anyone interested in “Arabia”, how desert writing, under the emerging configurations of globalisation, postcolonialism, and ecocriticism, acts as a microcosm of the kinds of ethical and emotional dilemmas confronting today’s travel writers in the world’s most extreme regions.
Author | : Timothy L. Grady |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2017-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0300192045 |
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A groundbreaking reassessment of the crucial but unrecognized roles Germany's Jews played at home and at the front during World War I
Author | : Peter V. Brett |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : 2018-09-25 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0062740628 |
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New York Times bestselling author Peter V. Brett returns to his groundbreaking Demon Cycle series with this enthralling novella—the latest story set in his much-loved fantasy world. Each night, the world is overrun by bloodthirsty demons. For centuries, humanity survived only by hiding behind defensive wards—magical symbols with the power to repel the demons. Now, the rediscovery of long-forgotten combat wards has given them the magic they need to fight back. In Tibbet’s Brook, the fighting wards have brought change, but the factions and grudges of a troubled past remain. Selia Square, the woman they call Barren, has long been the force that holds the Brook together. As a terrifying new threat emerges, she rallies her people once again. But Selia has a past of her own. And in a small community the personal and the political can never be divided. If Tibbet’s Brook is to survive, Selia must uncover memories she has buried deep—the woman she once was, the woman she once loved—and retell their story.
Author | : Katie Schuermann |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2017-06-02 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781934328156 |
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Tackles the difficult subject of infertility using Jesus Christ's teachings and the Christian faith.
Author | : Lucas Stringer |
Publisher | : Dorrance Publishing |
Total Pages | : 636 |
Release | : 2023-08-28 |
Genre | : Fiction |
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About the Book For a recorded five thousand years, the Seven Great Gods have aided Mankind, Elves, and Mages in the fight against the Dark God. For one hundred and twenty-five years, they have remained silent. Now, in an age when the Known World is divided by greed, mistrust, and existential dread, the threads of fate slowly bind the destinies of seven men and women together. For a war that has remained latent for generations hence is about to reach its zenith... About the Author Lucas Stringer has long been in love with epic tales of adventure and heroism. One day, he decided that he should add his voice to the wider chorus of bards and orators with this debut novel. He lives in the pride and glory of the Midwest, Michigan.
Author | : Flora Annie Webster Steel |
Publisher | : Library of Alexandria |
Total Pages | : 436 |
Release | : 1900-01-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1465529365 |
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Author | : David A. Robertson |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2020-09-08 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0735266115 |
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Narnia meets traditional Indigenous stories of the sky and constellations in an epic middle grade fantasy series from award-winning author David Robertson. Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and at their new home -- until they find a secret place, walled off in an unfinished attic bedroom. A portal opens to another reality, Askí, bringing them onto frozen, barren grounds, where they meet Ochek (Fisher). The only hunter supporting his starving community, Misewa, Ochek welcomes the human children, teaching them traditional ways to survive. But as the need for food becomes desperate, they embark on a dangerous mission. Accompanied by Arik, a sassy Squirrel they catch stealing from the trapline, they try to save Misewa before the icy grip of winter freezes everything -- including them.