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Epic Continent

Nicholas Jubber
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Author : Nicholas Jubber
Publisher : Nicholas Brealey
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-27
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781473695252

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Selected as one of NPR's Best Books of 2019 Selected by National Geographic as one of 12 "great books for travelers" 'The prose is colourful and vigorous ... Jubber's journeying has indeed been epic, in scale and in ambition. In this thoughtful travelogue he has woven together colourful ancient and modern threads into a European tapestry that combines the sombre and the sparkling' Spectator 'A genuine epic' Wanderlust Award-winning travel writer Nicholas Jubber journeys across Europe exploring Europe's epic poems, from the Odyssey to Beowulf, the Song of Roland to theNibelungenlied, and their impact on European identity in these turbulent times. These are the stories that made Europe. Journeying from Turkey to Iceland, award-winning travel writer Nicholas Jubber takes us on a fascinating adventure through our continent's most enduring epic poems to learn how they were shaped by their times, and how they have since shaped us. The great European epics were all inspired by moments of seismic change: The Odyssey tells of the aftermath of the Trojan War, the primal conflict from which much of European civilisation was spawned. The Song of the Nibelungen tracks the collapse of a Germanic kingdom on the edge of the Roman Empire. Both the French Song of Roland and the Serbian Kosovo Cycleemerged from devastating conflicts between Christian and Muslim powers. Beowulf, the only surviving Old English epic, and the great Icelandic Saga of Burnt Njal, respond to times of great religious struggle - the shift from paganism to Christianity. These stories have stirred passions ever since they were composed, motivating armies and revolutionaries, and they continue to do so today. Reaching back into the ancient and medieval eras in which these defining works were produced, and investigating their continuing influence today, Epic Continent explores how matters of honour, fundamentalism, fate, nationhood, sex, class and politics have preoccupied the people of Europe across the millennia. In these tales soaked in blood and fire, Nicholas Jubber discovers how the world of gods and emperors, dragons and water-maidens, knights and princesses made our own: their deep impact on European identity, and their resonance in our turbulent times.

This Is My Continent

Lisa Bullard
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Author : Lisa Bullard
Publisher : Lerner Digital ™
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781512484786

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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Noah has a big imagination, and he's using it to go on an even bigger adventure! He and his babysitter, Ruby, are zooming around Earth in their spaceship. With the help of Ruby's SpacePhone, they're learning about the people, places, and climates of the seven continents. Ride along as they explore landforms and landmarks from Asia to North America.

The ABCs of Continents

Bobbie Kalman
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Author : Bobbie Kalman
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0778734145

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Crabtree Publishing will sweep young readers away on an exploration of Earth's many continents in this latest title. Some of the topics covered in this book are bodies of water, the equator, poles, and hemispheres, latitude and longitude, urban and rural areas, landforms, extreme continents, and many more.

Counting The Continents

Ellen Mitten
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Author : Ellen Mitten
Publisher : Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781615906925

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Young Readers Learn About The Different Continents Through Simple Text And Photos.

The Conquest of a Continent

W. Bruce Lincoln
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Author : W. Bruce Lincoln
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0801489229

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"In The Conquest of a Continent, the historian W. Bruce Lincoln details Siberia's role in Russian history, one remarkably similar to that of the frontier in the development of the United States.... It is a big, panoramic book, in keeping with the immensity of its subject."--Chicago Tribune"Lincoln is a compelling writer whose chapters are colorful snapshots of Siberia's past and present.... The Conquest of a Continent is a vivid narrative that will inform and entertain the broader reading public."--American Historical Review"This story includes Genghis Khan, who sent the Mongols warring into Russia; Ivan the Terrible, who conquered Siberia for Russia; Peter the Great, who supported scientific expeditions and mining enterprises; and Mikhail Gorbachev, whose glasnost policy prompted a new sense of 'Siberian' nationalism. It is also the story of millions of souls who themselves were conquered by Siberia.... Vast riches and great misery, often intertwined, mark this region."--The Wall Street JournalStretching from the Urals to the Arctic Ocean to China, Siberia is so vast that the continental United States and Western Europe could be fitted into its borders, with land to spare. Yet, in only six decades, Russian trappers, cossacks, and adventurers crossed this huge territory, beginning in the 1580s a process of conquest that continues to this day. As rich in resources as it was large in size, Siberia brought the Russians a sixth of the world's gold and silver, a fifth of its platinum, a third of its iron, and a quarter of its timber. The conquest of Siberia allowed Russia to build the modern world's largest empire, and Siberia's vast natural wealth continues to play a vital part in determining Russia's place in international affairs.Bleak yet romantic, Siberia's history comes to life in W. Bruce Lincoln's epic telling. The Conquest of a Continent, first published in 1993, stands as the most comprehensive and vivid account of the Russians in Siberia, from their first victories over the Mongol Khans to the environmental degradation of the twentieth century. Dynasties of incomparable wealth, such as the Stroganovs, figure into the story, as do explorers, natives, gold seekers, and the thousands of men and women sentenced to penal servitude or forced labor in Russia's great wilderness prisonhouse.

The Antarctic Habitat

Molly Aloian,Bobbie Kalman
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Author : Molly Aloian,Bobbie Kalman
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0778729567

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The Antarctic Habitat by Molly Aloian,Bobbie Kalman Pdf

In The Antarctic Habitat, children will find a detailed description of the freezing, snow- and ice-covered continent of Antarctica. Stunning photographs feature different species of birds, seals, and whales.

Oral Epics from Africa

John William Johnson,Thomas Albert Hale,Thomas A. Hale,Stephen Paterson Belcher
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Author : John William Johnson,Thomas Albert Hale,Thomas A. Hale,Stephen Paterson Belcher
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1997-04-22
Category : History
ISBN : 0253211107

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Oral Epics from Africa by John William Johnson,Thomas Albert Hale,Thomas A. Hale,Stephen Paterson Belcher Pdf

It seems incredible that heretofore there has not been an introductory anthology of African epics presented in English. Western literary culture has long emphasized the heritage of such well-known epics as the Iliad, the Odyssey, and Aeneid. But it is only recently that scholars have turned their attention toward capturing the rich oral tradition that is still alive in Africa. The twenty-five excerpts in this volume have been selected and introduced so as to offer English-speaking readers a broad sample of the extensive epic traditions in Africa. The general introduction and the background on each epic will enable readers to understand the context of each epic and will also provide leads for further inquiry.

Continents Together

Dr. Jean Feldman and Dr. Holly Karapetkova
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Author : Dr. Jean Feldman and Dr. Holly Karapetkova
Publisher : Britannica Digital Learning
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781615357765

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Continents Together by Dr. Jean Feldman and Dr. Holly Karapetkova Pdf

Sing along with Dr. Jean and Dr. Holly to learn about the continents and keeping the world green.

The Lost Continent

C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
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Author : C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
Publisher : Standard Ebooks
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-06T23:35:56Z
Category : Fiction
ISBN : PKEY:64C8B979F9EBA2FF

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The Lost Continent, initially published as a serial in 1899, remains one of the enduring classics of the “lost race” genre. In it we follow Deucalion, a warrior-priest on the lost continent of Atlantis, as he tries to battle the influence of an egotistical upstart empress. Featuring magic, intrigue, mythical monsters, and fearsome combat on both land and sea, the story is nothing if not a swashbuckling adventure. The Lost Continent was very influential on pulp fiction of the subsequent decades, and echoes of its style can be found in the work of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Robert E. Howard, and others. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.

Mapping Europe

Paul Rockett
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Author : Paul Rockett
Publisher : Mapping the Continents
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0778726150

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"First published in 2015 by The Watts Publishing Group"--Title page verso.

Africa

John Reader
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Author : John Reader
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1998-11-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141926933

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Drawing on many years of African experience, John Reader has written a book of startling grandeur and scope that recreates the great panorama of African history, from the primeval cataclysms that formed the continent to the political upheavals facing much of the continent today. Reader tells the extraordinary story of humankind's adaptation to the ferocious obstacles of forest, river and desert, and to the threat of debilitating parasites, bacteria and viruses unmatched elsewhere in the world. He also shows how the world's richest assortment of animals and plants has helped - or hindered - human progress in Africa.

Explore Earth's Seven Continents

Bobbie Kalman
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Author : Bobbie Kalman
Publisher : Crabtree Classics
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Continents
ISBN : 0778730786

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This concise overview of the seven continents explains to children what a continent is and what factors make each continent unique, such as landforms, climate, animals, and people. Full-color photographs and age-appropriate maps accompany each brief examination of a continent.

The Continent

Keira Drake
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Author : Keira Drake
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781488079351

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“Have we really come so far, when a tour of the Continent is so desirable a thing? We’ve traded our swords for treaties, our daggers for promises—but our thirst for violence has never been quelled. And that’s the crux of it—it can’t be quelled. It’s human nature.” For her sixteenth birthday, Vaela Sun receives the most coveted gift in all the Spire—a trip to the Continent. It seems an unlikely destination for a holiday: a cold, desolate land where two nations remain perpetually locked in combat. Most citizens lucky enough to tour the Continent do so to observe the spectacle and violence of battle, a thing long vanished in the peaceful realm of the Spire. For Vaela, the war holds little interest. As a talented apprentice cartographer and a descendant of the Continent herself, she sees the journey as a dream come true: a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to improve upon the maps she’s drawn of this vast, frozen land. But Vaela’s dream all too quickly turns to nightmare as the journey brings her face-to-face with the brutal reality of a war she’s only read about. Observing from the safety of a heli-plane, Vaela is forever changed by the sight of the bloody battle being waged far beneath her. And when a tragic accident leaves her stranded on the Continent, Vaela finds herself much closer to danger than she’d ever imagined—and with an entirely new perspective as to what war truly means. Starving, alone and lost in the middle of a war zone, Vaela must try to find a way home—but first, she must survive.

North America

Thomas F. McIlwraith,Edward K. Muller
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Author : Thomas F. McIlwraith,Edward K. Muller
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : North America
ISBN : 9780742500198

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North America by Thomas F. McIlwraith,Edward K. Muller Pdf

This classic text retains the superb scholarship of the first edition in a thoroughly revised and accessibly written new edition. With both new and updated essays by distinguished American and Canadian authors, the book provides a comprehensive historical overview of the formation and growth of North American regions from European exploration and colonization to the second half of the twentieth century. Collectively the contributors explore the key themes of acquisition of geographical knowledge, cultural transfer and acculturation, frontier expansion, spatial organization of society, resource exploitation, regional and national integration, and landscape change. With six new chapters, redrawn maps, a new introduction that explores scholarly trends in historical geography since publication of the first edition, and a new final chapter guiding students to the basic sources for historical geographic enquiry, North America will be an indispensable text in historical geography courses.

The Lost Continent

Bill Bryson
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Author : Bill Bryson
Publisher : VNR AG
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0060161582

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"I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to." And, as soon as Bill Bryson was old enough, he left. Des Moines couldn't hold him, but it did lure him back. After ten years in England he returned to the land of his youth, and drove almost 14,000 miles in search of a mythical small town called Amalgam, the kind of smiling village where the movies from his youth were set. Instead he drove through a series of horrific burgs, which he renamed Smellville, Fartville, Coleslaw, Coma, and Doldrum. At best his search led him to Anywhere, USA, a lookalike strip of gas stations, motels and hamburger outlets populated by obese and slow-witted hicks with a partiality for synthetic fibres. He discovered a continent that was doubly lost: lost to itself because he found it blighted by greed, pollution, mobile homes and television; lost to him because he had become a foreigner in his own country.