Harvest Of Skulls

Author : Abdourahman A. Waberi
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780253024411

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Harvest of Skulls by Abdourahman A. Waberi Pdf

In 1994, the akazu, Rwandan's political elite, planned the genocidal mass slaughter of 500,000 to 1,000,000 Tutsi and Hutu who lived in the country. Given the failure of the international community to acknowledge the genocide, in 1998, ten African authors visited Rwanda in a writing initiative that was an attempt to make partial amends. In this multidimensional novel, Abdourahman A. Waberi claims, "Language remains inadequate in accounting for the world and all its turpitudes, words can never be more than unstable crutches, staggering along . . . And yet, if we want to hold on to a glimmer of hope in the world, the only miraculous weapons we have at our disposal are these same clumsy supports." Shaped by the author's own experiences in Rwanda and by the stories shared by survivors, Harvest of Skulls stands twenty years after the genocide as an indisputable resource for discussions on testimony and witnessing, the complex relationship between victims and perpetrators, the power of the moral imagination, and how survivors can rebuild a society haunted by the ghost of its history.

Author : Charles Walsh Schwartz,Elizabeth Reeder Schwartz
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0826213596

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The Wild Mammals of Missouri by Charles Walsh Schwartz,Elizabeth Reeder Schwartz Pdf

Prepared by two of Missouri's most distinguished conservationists, The Wild Mammals of Missouri has been the definitive guide to mammals of this state for over forty years. Now the University of Missouri Press is pleased to release an updated edition, revised by Elizabeth R. Schwartz, reflecting the changes in Missouri's mammalian fauna and including the latest taxonomic revisions. Maintaining the original's successful format and the language that made the book accessible to both professional and lay readers, the revised edition incorporates throughout new knowledge of the various species of mammals of Missouri. Most notable is the addition of a new resident species, the nine-banded armadillo. Several other taxonomic and distributional changes are reflected and the range maps have been revised to show significant changes. Charles Schwartz's meticulously rendered drawings capture the spirit of his subjects while remaining technically accurate. These drawings range from fully rendered portraits to illustrations of dentition and skulls, tracks, and other identifying characteristics, to vignettes showing the mammals engaged in characteristic behaviors. Also included in this volume are discussions of all biological and ecological aspects of the mammals including distribution and abundance, habitat and home, habits, food, reproduction, adversities faced, and conservation and management concerns. The Schwartzes' lifelong dedication to state and national conservation and their vast biological knowledge are apparent throughout the pages of this attractive reference guide. People of all ages and backgrounds will find The Wild Mammals of Missouri an invaluable guide to the study of Missouri's mammals.

Author : Morgan Burns
Publisher : Morgancburns
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Crowdmind by Morgan Burns Pdf

More blog posts from Morgancburns.com 2020 including take us to your leader. The book describes LSD and ergot nit as well as two minds as one. I am making it all up for fun but it is another book on the subject of altruism

Author : Mark Elbroch
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006-11-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780811742412

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Animal Skulls by Mark Elbroch Pdf

Comprehensive guide to the animals of North America. Fully illustrated with drawings and photographs. User-friendly format makes comparing species easy.

Author : Raven Grimassi
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1567182577

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Encyclopedia of Wicca & Witchcraft by Raven Grimassi Pdf

Grimassi has written extensively about Wicca, and Llewellyn specializes in books sympathetic to occult ways, so the combination is pretty predictable. He describes not only the usual magic practices, but also the religious and spiritual aspects of what believers say is inherited ancient European wisdom and scoffers say is made-up, new-age nonsense. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Robert Silverberg
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504051354

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The Book of Skulls by Robert Silverberg Pdf

How far will four friends go for immortality? This novel is Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author “Robert Silverberg at his very best” (George R. R. Martin). After Eli, a scholarly college student, finds and translates an ancient manuscript called The Book of Skulls, he and his friends embark on a cross-country trip to Arizona in search of a legendary monastery where they hope to find the secret of immortality. On the journey with Eli, there’s Timothy, an upper-class WASP with a trust fund and a solid sense of entitlement; Ned, a cynical poet and alienated gay man; and Oliver, a Kansas farm boy who escaped his rural origins and now wants to escape death. If they can find the House of Skulls where immortal monks allegedly reside, they’ll undergo a rigorous initiation. But do those eight grinning skulls mean the joke will be on them? For a sacrifice will be required. Two must die so that two may live forever . . . Stretching the boundary between science fiction and horror, Robert Silverberg masterfully probes deeper existential questions of morality, brotherhood, and self-determined destiny in what Harlan Ellison refers to as “one of my favorite nightmare novels.” This ebook features an illustrated biography of Robert Silverberg including rare images from the author’s personal collection.

Author : Sony Labou Tansi
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780253222879

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Life and a Half by Sony Labou Tansi Pdf

This crisp translation by Alison Dundy maintains the fast-paced action and bitingly satiric tone of the original.

Author : Jan Tomasz Gross,Irena Grudzinska Gross
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190614539

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Golden Harvest by Jan Tomasz Gross,Irena Grudzinska Gross Pdf

It seems at first commonplace: a group photograph of peasants at harvest time, after hard work well done, resting contentedly with their tools behind the fruits of their labor. But when one finally notices the crops scattered in front of the group, what seemed innocent on first view become horrific skulls and bones. Where are we? Who are the people in the photograph, and what are they doing? The starting pointof Jan Tomasz and Irena Grudzinska Gross's Golden Harvest, this haunting photograph in fact depicts a group of peasants--diggers--atop a mountain of ashes at Treblinka, where some 800,000 Jews were gassed and cremated. The diggers are searching for gold and precious stones that Nazi executioners may have overlooked. The story captured in this grainy black-and-white photograph symbolizes the vast, continent-wide plunder of Jewish wealth that went hand-in-hand with the Holocaust. The seizure of Jewish assets during World War II occasionally generates widespread attention when Swiss banks are challenged to produce lists of dormant accounts, or national museums are forced to return stolen paintings. But the theft of Europe's Jewish population was not limited to conquering armies, leading banks, or museums. It was perpetrated also by local people, such as those pictured in the photograph. Lyrical and often heartbreaking, A Golden Harvest takes readers across Europe as it exposes the economic ravaging of an entire society. Beginning with a simple group shot, the authors have written a moving book that evokes the depth and range, as well as the intimacy, of the Final Solution.

Author : U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Region 7. Marine Mammals Management
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Polar bear
ISBN : MINN:31951D02072591A

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Conservation Plan for the Polar Bear in Alaska by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Region 7. Marine Mammals Management Pdf

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1370 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Law
ISBN : HARVARD:32044116492596

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Fisheries
ISBN : UCR:31210012155014

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California Fish and Game by Anonim Pdf

Author : IUCN/SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group. Working Meeting Oslo, Norway),Andrew E. Derocher,International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Species Survival Commission
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Polar bear
ISBN : 2831704596

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Polar Bears by IUCN/SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group. Working Meeting Oslo, Norway),Andrew E. Derocher,International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Species Survival Commission Pdf

Author : Peter Waite
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781455700493

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Alveolar Bone Grafting Techniques in Dental Implant Preparation, An Issue of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics - E-Book by Peter Waite Pdf

The latest in bone grafting for dental implant preparation! Articles include general principles of bone grafting, genetic and transcriptional control of bone formation, bone graft harvesting from distant sites, bone graft harvesting from regional sites, osteoperiosteal flaps and local osteotomies, allogeneic bone, titanium mesh in alveolar bone grafting, alveolar distraction osteogenesis, soft tissue considerations and gingival grafting, dental implants following reconstruction with free tissue transfer, and more!

Author : Office of The Federal Register, Enhanced by IntraWEB, LLC
Publisher : IntraWEB, LLC and Claitor's Law Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780160921551

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Title 50 Wildlife and Fisheries Parts 18 to 199 (Revised as of October 1, 2013) by Office of The Federal Register, Enhanced by IntraWEB, LLC Pdf

50 CFR Wildlife and Fisheries

Author : In Koli Jean Bofane
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780253031914

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Congo Inc. by In Koli Jean Bofane Pdf

To the sound of machine gun fire and the smell of burning flesh, award-winning author In Koli Jean Bofane leads readers on a perilous, satirical journey through the civil conflict and political instability that have been the logical outcome of generations of rapacious multinational corporate activity, corrupt governance, widespread civil conflict, human rights abuses, and environmental degradation in Africa. Isookanga, a Congolese Pygmy, grows up in a small village with big dreams of becoming rich. His vision of the world is shaped by his exploits in Raging Trade, an online game where he seizes control of the world's natural resources by any means possible: high-tech weaponry, slavery, and even genocide. Isookanga leaves his sleepy village to make his fortune in the pulsating capital Kinshasa, where he joins forces with street children, warlords, and a Chinese victim of globalization in this blistering novel about capitalism, colonialism, and the world haunted by the ghosts of Bismarck and Leopold II. Told with just enough levity to make it truly heartbreaking, Congo Inc. is a searing tale about ecological, political, and economic failure.