Seashells in the Desert
Author | : Susan Tornga |
Publisher | : WhoooDoo Mysteries |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011-06-15 |
Genre | : Arizona |
ISBN | : 9781936127610 |
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Author | : Susan Tornga |
Publisher | : WhoooDoo Mysteries |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011-06-15 |
Genre | : Arizona |
ISBN | : 9781936127610 |
Author | : Cathy Moser Marlett |
Publisher | : University of Arizona Press |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2014-06-12 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0816530688 |
Shells on a Desert Shore is a fresh, original look at an indigenous culture of North America having a deep and intimate knowledge of the Gulf of California. Cathy Moser Marlett offers a richly illustrated ethnographic work, describing the Seri knowledge of mollusks and their cultural importance.
Author | : Cathy Moser Marlett |
Publisher | : University of Arizona Press |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2014-06-12 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 081654512X |
In Mexico’s western Sonoran Desert along the Gulf of California is a place made extraordinary by the desert solitude, the dynamic sea, and the people who live there—the Seris. Central to the lives of these people are the sea and its shores. Shells on a Desert Shore describes the Seri knowledge of mollusks and includes names, folklore, history, uses, and much more. Cathy Moser Marlett’s research of several decades, conducted in the Seri language, builds on work begun in 1951 by her parents, Edward and Becky Moser. The language, spoken by fewer than a thousand people today, is considered endangered. Marlett presents what she has learned from Seri consultants over recent decades and also draws from her own childhood experiences while living in a Seri village. The information from the people who had lived as hunter-gatherers provides a window into a lifestyle no longer recalled from personal experience by most Seris today—and perhaps a window into the lives of other peoples who made the Gulf’s shores their home. The book offers a wealth of information about Seri history, as well as species accounts of more than 150 mollusks from the Seri area on the central Gulf coast. Chapters describe how the people ate mollusks or used them medicinally, how the mollusks were named, and how their shells were used. The author provides several hundred detailed drawings and photographs, many of them archival. Shells on a Desert Shore is a fresh, original presentation of a significant part of the Seri way of life. Unique because it is written from the perspective of a participant in the Seri culture, the book will stand as a definitive, irreplaceable work in ethnography, a time capsule of the Seri people and their connection to the sea.
Author | : Margaret Mazzantini |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2015-03-19 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1780746342 |
When the Water is Safer than the Land As Gaddafi clings to power in Libya, Farid and his mother Jamila chance their luck on the hazardous crossing to Sicily. But as they hunker down in a trafficker’s battered old boat, the vastness of the Mediterranean begins to dawn. Meanwhile, in Sicily, Vito wanders the desolate beaches recalling his mother’s stories of her idyllic childhood in Libya. She has never forgotten – nor forgiven – the forces that tore her from her childhood love, a young Arab boy whose fate was very different from her own. Moving back and forth between the continents, this deeply moving portrait focuses on two families and one stretch of water, and in terse, lyrical language, captures perfectly the dark, uncertain quality of our times.
Author | : D. B. Pulliam |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2021-10-26 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0593334000 |
In this tantalizing installment of Ralph Compton’s Sundown Riders series, someone—or something—is haunting a struggling ranch Drifter Lucas Avery isn't looking for a new home. He goes wherever the wind blows him, taking jobs as they come and cutting ties when he moves on. But at Ghost Hollow Ranch he finds more than just a job--he finds a family that reminds him of the loved ones he lost in the earthquake of ‘68. Alongside the MacGill clan, Lucas works to repair the quake damage as well as repeated mishaps that might be accidents or deliberate acts of sabotage. Some people think it’s the work of the spirits that are known to haunt the hollow. Lucas doesn’t know what to believe, but as the attacks escalate, he has to decide whether to put himself on the line to protect people he never planned on caring for.
Author | : Oup |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0195222458 |
Author | : Alasdair Cameron |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 199 |
Release | : 2012-08-21 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1136309705 |
First published in 2013. Desert Energy examines the key technologies being deployed in an effort to tap the potential presented by the world’s deserts for siting large scale solar power applications, and surveys the feasibility of such projects given the remoteness and hostility of these environments. Focusing on large scale photovoltaics and concentrating solar thermal power, the book explains how the systems work, projects that are being planned, the required scales, and the technical difficulties they need to overcome to function effectively. It then moves on to examine the economics of such projects and the social and environmental effects they may have. The book also considers the future for these systems as well as other, less developed technologies which may have a role to play. With reference throughout to built or planned projects, and written in a clear, jargon-free style, this is a must-read for anyone interested in the development of large scale solar applications.
Author | : Desiree Moore |
Publisher | : Desiree Moore Books |
Total Pages | : 297 |
Release | : 2023-08-30 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
Helen wanted to break the cycle. Raised in the deserts of Southern California by a family plagued with addiction, poverty, and trauma, Helen’s life was fraught with heartache and turmoil. Nevertheless, this fueled her desire to make it out. That was until one day, she broke. When Helen wakes up in a mental hospital, her mind is shattered, her memories are gone, and she clings to the comfort of not remembering. But, when a memory of her daughter emerges, Helen has no choice but to unearth the painful truth and face her past. Through dual timelines, readers will be immersed in the intricate tapestry of Helen’s life, gradually unraveling the events that led to her broken state. Untitled for Now captures the difficulty of breaking chains, the essence of mother/daughter relationships, grief, compassion, and finding forgiveness for yourself. It is a novel for those who revel in the lived experiences of others and want to know that even the saddest stories can have a happy ending.
Author | : Nathaniel Harris |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 359 |
Release | : 2004-03-01 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1135456135 |
The Atlas of the World's Deserts examines the hostile and extreme environments that characterize deserts, and is divided into chapters that concentrate on specific aspects of a desert's geology, life forms, history, and future. For more information including sample pages, visit the Atlas of the World's Deserts web site. Also includes 160 color maps and photos.
Author | : Robert E. Zucker |
Publisher | : BZB Publishing |
Total Pages | : 437 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1939050057 |
The famous legend of the Iron Door Mine, a forgotten mission and a lost city somewhere in the Santa Catalina Mountains, north of Tucson, Arizona, has lured prospectors and treasure hunters for hundreds of years. The discoveries of early Spanish placer mining sites, stone ruins, and stories of the mountains only fueled speculation about the riches still left behind. Common knowledge among the locals eventually gained legendary status. Even more surprising was the abundance in gold, silver, and copper etched into the mountains. These stories became embedded in Arizona’s early history and were spun into some sensational legends and featured in numerous literary and film adventures. "Treasures of the Santa Catalina Mountains" explores the legends and history of the Catalinas, compiled from out-of-print books, magazines, newspapers and recollections from local prospectors. More than 430 pages and over 1,200 references.