This is a satirical fairytale for the 21st century. Troglodytes Watch is the Winter Wren, a direct descendant of the dinosaurs. It survived the calamitous upheaval caused by the meteorite perhaps because it was as it still is: a diminutive, secretive and watchful spirit. The substance of this tale begins with three ancestors who escape from a tribe of headhunters in Borneo around 700 B.C. and ends with some of their descendants on a nuclear waste dump island in the northwest Pacific Ocean ...

The understanding of warfare in ancient Mesoamerica has blossomed in recent years. In this volume, the authors use recent empirical studies to help us understand the patterns and nature of Mesoamerican warfare. Using evidence from ceramics, settlement pattern, epigraphy, ethnohistory, and ethnography, these projects define the martial nature of Mesoamerican societies and link it to ritual, political economy, and other cultural systems. The studies range from preclassic to post-contact and ...

Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book AwardThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the writings and thought of Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary Mc...

Stell dir vor, du meldest dich für deinen ersten Ultramarathon an – nur um dich bei peitschendem Regen, knietiefem Schlamm und orkanartigen Böen auf den wildesten Klippenpfaden Großbritanniens wiederzufinden. Genau das passiert George, als er in einem der nassesten Winter seit Beginn der Wetteraufzeichnungen gemeinsam mit seinem Freund Mark die legendäre South West Coast Path in Angriff nimmt.Kampf gegen die Elemente: Überflutete Trails, umgekehrte Wasserfälle und 60-mph-Winde, die...

"To begin with I was in love and I am in love so that's not hard," Barbara Bush told her granddaughter Ellie LeBlond Sosa on her porch in Kennebunkport, Maine.Sosa had asked for the secret to her and President George H.W. Bush's seventy-seven-year love affair that withstood World War II separation, a leap of faith into the oil fields of West Texas, the painful loss of a child, a political climb to the highest office, and after the White House, the transition back to a "normal" life...

In "3 Essays: Zur Psychologie des Geldes, Zur Psychologie der Frauen und Philosophie der Mode" widmet sich Georg Simmel zentralen Aspekten der modernen Gesellschaft, indem er die tiefgreifenden psychologischen und sozialen Bedeutungen von Geld, Geschlechterrollen und Mode untersucht. Mit einem klaren, analytischen Stil und einem interdisziplinären Ansatz verbindet Simmel Sozialpsychologie, Philosophie und Kulturtheorie. Die Essays beleuchten, wie materielle Werte und soziale Konstrukte die...

Filters are used in most industries, especially the water, sewage, oil, gas, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. The new edition of Filters and Filtration Handbook is an all-encompassing practical account of standard filtration equipment and its applications. Completely revised and rewritten, it is an essential book for the engineer working in a plant situation, who requires guidance and information on what's available and whether it's suitable for the job. Co-published with ...

The second edition of Archaeological Ethics is an invitation to an ongoing and lively discussion on ethics. In addition to topics such as looting, reburial and repatriation, relations with native peoples, and professional conduct, Vitelli and Colwell-Chanthaphonh have responded to current events and news stories. Twenty-one new articles expand this ongoing discussion into the realm of intellectual property, public outreach, archaeotourism, academic freedom, archaeological concerns in times...

Journey from Shadows to Salvation: One Man's Pursuit of God Amidst Trials and Revelations.In The Chase, George Gipson takes you on a profound journey-a tale of redemption, enlightenment, and divine pursuit in the most inspirational and controversial book since The Shack. From the clutches of federal custody and a daunting encounter with a man destined for the electric chair, George found himself at the crossroads of despair and destiny. This chance meeting became ...

In "Zur Psychologie des Geldes, Zur Psychologie der Frauen & Philosophie der Mode" untersucht Georg Simmel tiefgründig die sozialen und psychologischen Zusammenhänge, die das menschliche Leben prägen. In einem klaren und analytischen Stil, der sowohl philosophische als auch soziologische Perspektiven vereint, beleuchtet Simmel die Rolle des Geldes als soziales Medium und seine Auswirkungen auf Beziehungen und individuelle Identitäten. Zudem thematisiert er die Konstruktion von Geschlechter...

The Shipwreck of the Whaleship Essex recounts one of the greatest real-life sea adventures of all time. This faithful Warbler Classics edition reproduces First Mate Owen Chase's riveting original 1821 account of the sinking of the Essex by an enormous whale and the fates that befell her twenty-man crew. Those who survived endured months of stormy seas in small boats, insufferable heat, hopelessness, hunger, and thirst. The gruesome, harrowing tale-full of suspense, surpri...

On November 20, 1820, a sperm whale struck and sunk the whaling ship Essex, stranding the 21 crew members who escaped on three whale-boats in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, 2000 miles from land. Up against rough storms, vicious sharks, and desperation leading to cannibalism, only eight men survived. One was First Mate Owen Chase, who published this account of the disaster. His story served as real-life inspiration for Herman Melville’s Moby Dick.