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Michel the Giant

Author : Tété-Michel Kpomassie
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780141999425

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Michel the Giant by Tété-Michel Kpomassie Pdf

The gripping true story of one man's ten year expedition from a village in West Africa to the Arctic Circle WITH A NEW AFTERWORD BY THE AUTHOR Scorching heat, rich, fertile soil, and treacherous snakes marked the landscape in which Tété-Michel grew up in 1950s Togo, West Africa. When he discovered a book on Greenland as a teen, this distant land became an instant obsession - he was determined to journey to the place these pages had revealed to him and embarked on the adventure of a lifetime. A book of rich and immersive travel writing, Michel the Giant invites the reader to journey alongside an audacious Kpomassie as he makes his way from the equator to the bitter cold of the artic and settles into life with the Inuit peoples, adapting to their foods and customs. Part memoir, part anthropological observation this captivating narrative teems with nuanced observations on community, belonging and the universality of human experience. This title has been previously published as An African in Greenland

An African in Greenland

Author : Tété-Michel Kpomassie
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2001-10-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780940322882

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An African in Greenland by Tété-Michel Kpomassie Pdf

Tété-Michel Kpomassie was a teenager in Togo when he discovered a book about Greenland—and knew that he must go there. Working his way north over nearly a decade, Kpomassie finally arrived in the country of his dreams. This brilliantly observed and superbly entertaining record of his adventures among the Inuit is a testament both to the wonderful strangeness of the human species and to the surprising sympathies that bind us all.

ITER: The Giant Fusion Reactor

Author : Michel Claessens
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030275815

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ITER: The Giant Fusion Reactor by Michel Claessens Pdf

This book provides for the first time an insider’s view into ITER, the biggest fusion reactor in the world, which is currently being constructed in southern France. Aimed at bringing the “energy of the stars” to earth, ITER is funded by the major economic powers (China, the EU, India, Japan, Korea, Russia and the US). Often presented as a “nuclear but green” energy source, fusion could play an important role in the future electricity supply. But as delays accumulate and budgets continue to grow, ITER is currently a star partially obscured by clouds. Will ITER save humanity by providing a clean, safe and limitless source of energy, or is it merely a political showcase of cutting-edge technology? Is ITER merely an ambitious research project and partly a PR initiative driven by some politically connected scientists? In any case, ITER has already helped spur on rival projects in the US, Canada and the UK. This book offers readers a behind-the-scenes look at this controversial project, which France snatched from Japan, and introduces them to a world of superlatives: with the largest magnets in the world, the biggest cryogenic plant and tremendous computing power, ITER is one of the most fascinating, and most international, scientific and technological endeavours of our time.

Black Bird

Author : Michel Basilieres
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307368478

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With comic brilliance and a delight in the macabre, Michel Basilières holds a fun-house mirror up to a defining moment in Canadian history and reveals, among other things, a family having a very bad year. Holed up in a shambling house at the base of Mount Royal is the family Desouche: three generations of English- and French-Canadians caught in the gears of a national emergency. Their world is dark and hard, but alive with hope and expectation. When one of the eldest, an Anglo Montrealer, dies at the hand of one of the youngest, a militant separatist, so begins a year of turmoil and change that culminates in the October Crisis. Grave-robbing Grandfather consorts with prostitutes and mad scientists, loses an eye and gains a new vision. His disenchanted wife bonds with his canny pet crow. Mother sleeps her grief away through the seasons, while Father ineffectively schemes to get rich quick. Meanwhile, their twin children, Marie and Jean-Baptiste, find their personal ambitions clashing with their public actions as they derail each other at every turn. In this wholly original novel alive with misfortune and magic, Michel Basilières uncovers a Montreal not seen in any other English-Canadian novel: a forgotten blue-collar neighbourhood in between the two solitudes. Gothic, outrageous, yet tender and wise, Black Bird is as liberating as the dreams of its wayward characters, and as gripping as the insurgencies that split its heart.

Test of Courage

Author : Christopher Robbins
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Anti-Nazi movement
ISBN : 9780743202633

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Test of Courage by Christopher Robbins Pdf

The bestselling author of the true-thriller classics "Air America" and "The Ravens" delivers a compelling portrait of Michel Thomas, a man who fought his way from refugee to resistance leader, from slave laborer to Nazi hunter.

The Giant Bear

Author : Jose Angutinngurniq
Publisher : Inhabit Media
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 177227271X

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The Giant Bear by Jose Angutinngurniq Pdf

One of the most terrifying creatures to be found in traditional Inuit stories is the nanurluk, a massive bear the size of an iceberg that lives under the sea ice. Its monstrous size and ice-covered fur make it an almost impenetrable foe. But when a lone hunter spots the breathing hole of the nanurluk on the sea ice near his iglu, he quickly uses his quick thinking and excellent hunting skills to hatch a plan to outsmart the deadly bear. Jose Angutingunrik, a gifted storyteller and respected elder from Kugaaruk, Nunavut, brings to life a story of the great nanurluk that has been told in the Kugaaruk region for generations.

The Alliterative Morte Arthure

Author : Valerie Krishna
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0819130362

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The Alliterative Morte Arthure by Valerie Krishna Pdf

One of the finest narrative poems of the Middle Ages translated in its entirety by a recognized authority on the poem. This volume represents an important chapter in the evolution of the Arthurian legend. It is marked as an epic poem by its celebration of battle and conquest and its unsentimental depiction of combat and death.

Scary Bird

Author : Michel Streich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-04
Category : Belonging (Social psychology)
ISBN : 1443190586

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Scary Bird by Michel Streich Pdf

A light-hearted tale that shows different doesn't have to be scary! There's a new bird in the aviary . . . and everyone's in a flap! He's strange and different . . . and SCARY! Will the scary bird ever feel at home with the others? A fresh take on appreciating our differences and learning to embrace newcomers.

The Order of Things

Author : Michel Foucault
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2005-08-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134499137

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The Order of Things by Michel Foucault Pdf

When one defines "order" as a sorting of priorities, it becomes beautifully clear as to what Foucault is doing here. With virtuoso showmanship, he weaves an intensely complex history of thought. He dips into literature, art, economics and even biology in The Order of Things, possibly one of the most significant, yet most overlooked, works of the twentieth century. Eclipsed by his later work on power and discourse, nonetheless it was The Order of Things that established Foucault's reputation as an intellectual giant. Pirouetting around the outer edge of language, Foucault unsettles the surface of literary writing. In describing the limitations of our usual taxonomies, he opens the door onto a whole new system of thought, one ripe with what he calls "exotic charm". Intellectual pyrotechnics from the master of critical thinking, this book is crucial reading for those who wish to gain insight into that odd beast called Postmodernism, and a must for any fan of Foucault.

Faded Giant

Author : Robert Salas,James Klotz
Publisher : Booksurge Llc
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1419603418

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Faded Giant by Robert Salas,James Klotz Pdf

Does the public have a right to be informed about the possible existence of UFOs and the suspicious events that coincide with their supposed presence? How would access to such knowledge affect our society? What responsibility does the government have in learning about UFOs in an effort to protect society? These are the types of questions that authors Robert Salas and James Klotz attempt to answer in Faded Giant. They explore this incidence of unidentified aerial phenomena and its proximity to the Malmstrom Air Force Base (AFB), which is near Great Falls, Montana, and the unexplainable shutdown of nearly twenty nuclear missiles that occurred. Their mission is to provide the public with accurate information surrounding the events that took place at Malmstrom Air Force Base (AFB), which have been concealed by the government for over 37 years!

Giant Steps to Change the World

Author : Spike Lee,Tonya Lewis Lee
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442432994

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Giant Steps to Change the World by Spike Lee,Tonya Lewis Lee Pdf

“On some days your dreams may seem too far away to realize… Listen to the whispers of those that came before...” People throughout history have taken giant steps toward improving the world—but even the smallest step makes a difference. A wonderful and inspiring gift, Giant Steps to Change the World encourages readers to follow in the footsteps of those who came before, to reject fears of inadequacy, and to ponder what they can contribute to society.

The Buried Giant

Author : Kazuo Ishiguro
Publisher : Knopf Canada
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345809421

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The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro Pdf

The extraordinary new novel from the author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize­–winning The Remains of the Day The Romans have long since departed, and Britain is steadily declining into ruin. But at least the wars that once ravaged the country have ceased. The Buried Giant begins as a couple, Axl and Beatrice, set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen for years. They expect to face many hazards—some strange and other-worldly—but they cannot yet foresee how their journey will reveal to them dark and forgotten corners of their love for one another. Sometimes savage, often intensely moving, Kazuo Ishiguro’s first novel in a decade is about lost memories, love, revenge and war.

The Book Of Strange New Things

Author : Michel Faber
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781443436083

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The Book Of Strange New Things by Michel Faber Pdf

I am with you always, even unto the end of the world . . . Peter Leigh is a missionary called to go on the journey of a lifetime. Leaving behind his beloved wife, Bea, he boards a flight for a remote and unfamiliar land, a place where the locals are hungry for the teachings of the Bible—his "book of strange new things." It is a quest that will challenge Peter's beliefs, his understanding of the limits of the human body and, most of all, his love for Bea. The Book of Strange New Things is a wildly original tale of adventure, faith and the ties that might hold two people together when they are worlds apart. This momentous novel from the author of The Crimson Petal and the White sees Faber at his expectation-defying best.

The Giant

Author : Laura Morelli
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1942467389

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The Giant by Laura Morelli Pdf

As a colossal statue takes shape in Renaissance Florence, the lives of a master sculptor and a struggling painter become stunningly intertwined. Florence, 1500. Fresco painter Jacopo Torni longs to make his mark in the world. But while his peers enjoy prestigious commissions, his meager painting jobs are all earmarked to pay down gambling debts. When Jacopo hears of a competition to create Florence's greatest sculpture, he pins all his hopes on a collaboration with his boyhood companion, Michelangelo Buonarroti. But will the frustrated artist ever emerge from the shadow of his singularly gifted friend? From the author of THE PAINTER'S APPRENTICE and THE GONDOLA MAKER comes a gorgeously crafted, immersive tale of Renaissance Italy. Based on a true story.

Michel the Giant

Author : Tete-Michel Kpomassie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Greenland
ISBN : OCLC:1333445438

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Michel the Giant by Tete-Michel Kpomassie Pdf

The gripping true story of one man's ten year expedition from a village in West Africa to the Arctic Circle WITH A NEW AFTERWORD BY THE AUTHOR Scorching heat, rich, fertile soil, and treacherous snakes marked the landscape in which Tete-Michel grew up in 1950s Togo, West Africa. When he discovered a book on Greenland as a teen, this distant land became an instant obsession - he was determined to journey to the place these pages had revealed to him and embarked on the adventure of a lifetime. A book of rich and immersive travel writing, Michel the Giant invites the reader to journey alongside an audacious Kpomassie as he makes his way from the equator to the bitter cold of the artic and settles into life with the Inuit peoples, adapting to their foods and customs. Part memoir, part anthropological observation this captivating narrative teems with nuanced observations on community, belonging and the universality of human experience. This title has been previously published as An African in Greenland.