Noah S Ravens

Author : James O. Farlow
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780253037169

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Noah's Ravens by James O. Farlow Pdf

How can the tracks of dinosaurs best be interpreted and used to reconstruct them? In many Mesozoic sedimentary rock formations, fossilized footprints of bipedal, three-toed (tridactyl) dinosaurs are preserved in huge numbers, often with few or no skeletons. Such tracks sometimes provide the only clues to the former presence of dinosaurs, but their interpretation can be challenging: How different in size and shape can footprints be and yet have been made by the same kind of dinosaur? How similar can they be and yet have been made by different kinds of dinosaurs? To what extent can tridactyl dinosaur footprints serve as proxies for the biodiversity of their makers? Profusely illustrated and meticulously researched, Noah's Ravens quantitatively explores a variety of approaches to interpreting the tracks, carefully examining within-species and across-species variability in foot and footprint shape in nonavian dinosaurs and their close living relatives. The results help decipher one of the world's most important assemblages of fossil dinosaur tracks, found in sedimentary rocks deposited in ancient rift valleys of eastern North America. Those often beautifully preserved tracks were among the first studied by paleontologists, and they were initially interpreted as having been made by big birds—one of which was jokingly identified as Noah's legendary raven.

Author : James O. Farlow
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780253037282

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Noah's Ravens by James O. Farlow Pdf

How can the tracks of dinosaurs best be interpreted and used to reconstruct them? In many Mesozoic sedimentary rock formations, fossilized footprints of bipedal, three-toed (tridactyl) dinosaurs are preserved in huge numbers, often with few or no skeletons. Such tracks sometimes provide the only clues to the former presence of dinosaurs, but their interpretation can be challenging: How different in size and shape can footprints be and yet have been made by the same kind of dinosaur? How similar can they be and yet have been made by different kinds of dinosaurs? To what extent can tridactyl dinosaur footprints serve as proxies for the biodiversity of their makers? Profusely illustrated and meticulously researched, Noah's Ravens quantitatively explores a variety of approaches to interpreting the tracks, carefully examining within-species and across-species variability in foot and footprint shape in nonavian dinosaurs and their close living relatives. The results help decipher one of the world's most important assemblages of fossil dinosaur tracks, found in sedimentary rocks deposited in ancient rift valleys of eastern North America. Those often beautifully preserved tracks were among the first studied by paleontologists, and they were initially interpreted as having been made by big birds—one of which was jokingly identified as Noah's legendary raven.

Author : Susanna Harutyunyan
Publisher : Glagoslav Publications B.V.
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1912894580

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Ravens Before Noah by Susanna Harutyunyan Pdf

This novel is set in the Armenian mountains sometime in 1915-1960. An old man and a new born baby boy escape from the Hamidian massacres in Turkey in 1894 and hide themselves in the ruins of a demolished and abandoned village. The village soon becomes a shelter for many others, who flee from problems with the law, their families, or their past lives. The villagers survive in this secret shelter, cut off from the rest of the world, by selling or bartering their agricultural products in the villages beneath the mountain. Years pass by, and the child saved by the old man grows into a young man, Harout. He falls for a beautiful girl who arrived in the village after being tortured by Turkish soldiers. She is pregnant and the old women of the village want to kill the twin baby girls as soon as they are born, to wash away the shame... This book was published with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia under the "Armenian Literature in Translation" Program Translated from the Armenian by Nazareth Seferian Proofread by Emma Lockley Publishers Maxim Hodak & Max Mendor

Author : Jacob Haqq-Misra
Publisher : Little Gray Books
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780692437810

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Noah's Raven by Jacob Haqq-Misra Pdf

Maddie Scarlet is a thrill-seeker on the edge of destruction who unknowingly encounters an attempt to communicate with the beyond. Ezra Miller is an Amish farmer who breaks from his family's traditions and turns his faith toward astronomy. Noah's Raven tells the story of how their parallel journeys ignite one of the most radical events in human history.

Author : Maggie Stiefvater
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-26
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780545860352

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The Raven King (The Raven Cycle, Book 4) by Maggie Stiefvater Pdf

The fourth and final installment in the spellbinding series from the irrepressible, #1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater. All her life, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love's death. She doesn't believe in true love and never thought this would be a problem, but as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she's not so sure anymore. In a starred review for Blue Lily, Lily Blue, Kirkus Reviews declared: "Expect this truly one-of-a-kind series to come to a thundering close."

Author : Jeffrey J. Cohen,Julian Yates
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-06-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781452969343

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Noah's Arkive by Jeffrey J. Cohen,Julian Yates Pdf

A timely rethinking of the archetypal story of Noah, the great flood, and who was left behind as the waters rose Most people know the story of Noah from a children’s bible or a play set with a colorful ship, bearded Noah, pairs of animals, and an uncomplicated vision of survival. Noah’s ark, however, will forever be haunted by what it leaves to the rising waters so that the world can begin again. In Noah’s Arkive, Jeffrey J. Cohen and Julian Yates examine the long history of imagining endurance against climate catastrophe—as well as alternative ways of creating refuge. They trace how the elements of the flood narrative were elaborated in medieval and early modern art, text, and music, and now shape writing and thinking during the current age of anthropogenic climate change. Arguing that the biblical ark may well be the worst possible exemplar of human behavior, the chapters draw on a range of sources, from the Epic of Gilgamesh and Ovid’s tale of Deucalion and Pyrrah, to speculative fiction, climate fiction, and stories and art dwelling with environmental catastrophe. Noah’s Arkive uncovers the startling afterlife of the Genesis narrative written from the perspective of Noah’s wife and family, the animals on the ark, and those excluded and so left behind to die. This book of recovered stories speaks eloquently to the ethical and political burdens of living through the Anthropocene. Following a climate change narrative across the millennia, Noah’s Arkive surveys the long history of dwelling with the consequences of choosing only a few to survive in order to start the world over. It is an intriguing meditation on how the story of the ark can frame how we think about environmental catastrophe and refuge, conservation and exclusion, offering hope for a better future by heeding what we know from the past.

Author : Troy Schmidt
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781433679636

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The Raven Tells His Side of the Story by Troy Schmidt Pdf

For ages 4 to 8, this playful retelling of Noah's Ark comes from one a raven involved in the incident; also includes a Parent Connection feature and is linked with a free online app.

Author : Bruce Fraser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1988915023

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Noah's Raven by Bruce Fraser Pdf

Billionaire presidential hopeful Billy Joe Northrop plans to take the White House through deceit and backroom deals, weaving a twisted path to British Columbia's vast Chilcotin. Will history and the region change forever or can First Nations elder Noah Hanlon overcome personal tragedy to fight for the land he loves?

Author : Troy Schmidt
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781433687228

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The Raven and Noah's Ark by Troy Schmidt Pdf

For ages 4 to 8, this playful retelling of Noah's Ark comes from one a raven involved in the incident; also includes a Parent Connection feature.

Author : Boria Sax
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781468305272

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City of Ravens by Boria Sax Pdf

A “quirky and absorbing” exploration of the history and mythology surrounding the ravens at the Tower of London (Publishers Weekly). Tales tell of how Charles II, fearful of ancient legends that Britain will fall if the ravens at the Tower of London ever leave their abode, ordered that the wings of the six ravens be clipped. But the truth is that the ravens only arrived at the Tower in 1883, when they were brought in as props in tales of Gothic horror that were told to tourists. The legend itself originated from the summer of 1944, when ravens in London were used as unofficial spotters for enemy bombs and planes. Boria Sax gives us the first book to tell the true story of the ravens, which has far more high drama than any of the tales the tourists get to hear. Its heroes are the raven couple Grip and Mable, who eloped from the Tower together after World War II, leaving it empty and prompting fears that the British Empire would end; Jackie, who kept watch at a brewery; McDonald, who was murdered; and Thor, who could not accept his loss of flight. For over a century, the ravens have been symbols of cruelty, avatars of fate—and cuddly national pets. But Sax shows us how the ravens have come to represent Britain’s natural heritage, without which any nation would be impoverished. This informing and reflective volume addresses the need to connect with animals and the natural world and shows us the human need for wonder at nature. Praise for City of Ravens “Both a delight and a profound illumination of the subject . . . with unexpected and fascinating conclusions.” —Esther Woolfson, author of Corvus “A wonderful contribution to the modern history and mythology of one of the world’s greatest cities.” —Ronald Hutton, Commissioner of English Heritage “Boria Sax traces the history of the ravens in the Tower of London with accurate scholarship and engaging stories.” —John Marzluff, co-author of In the Company of Crows and Ravens “The author delves into the true history and cultural importance of these massive corvids. It’s a lively, entertaining tale, with a few grisly details from real events.” —Anna Sanders, Audubon Magazine

Author : Jack P. Lewis
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004676985

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A Study of the Interpretation of Noah and the Flood in Jewish and Christian Literature by Jack P. Lewis Pdf

Author : Maggie Stiefvater
Publisher : Scholastic UK
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781407139135

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The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater Pdf

This is the second book in a brand new series from bestselling author, Maggie Stiefvater. Fans of SHIVER (9781407115009), LINGER (9781407121086) and FOREVER (9781407121116) will love this new quartet!

Author : Norman Cohn
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0300076487

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Noah's Flood by Norman Cohn Pdf

An exploration of the origins, development, and varying interpretations of the ancient story of Noah's flood, and an assessment of its impact on the history of ideas. It includes accounts of the scholars and theologians who have endorsed or rejected the flood story.

Author : Rick de Yampert
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2024-03-08
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780738764245

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Crows and Ravens by Rick de Yampert Pdf

Exploring history, folklore, mythology, and science, this book gives you a unique look at two of the most popular magical creatures of all time. The crow and his cousin, the raven, are featured players in many cultures throughout the world, including Norse, Celtic, Jewish, and Indigenous traditions. This guide teaches you how to welcome these highly intelligent birds into your own spiritual practice, whether you follow Wicca, Heathenry, Druidry, or any other path. Crows and Ravens presents rituals, meditations, and exercises that help you discover the magic and mystery of corvids. Learn about crow and raven divination, create your own crow-raven talisman, uncover the shadowy side of corvids, and more. Found in nearly all urban and wild environments, these birds present you with magical opportunities and life lessons wherever you go.

Author : Edward Hitchcock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1851
Category : Bible and geology
ISBN : OXFORD:590490383

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The religion of geology and its connected sciences by Edward Hitchcock Pdf