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Through a high-interest narrative and eye-catching images, readers journey to some of Earth's most peculiar places. They will uncover the secrets behind Stonehenge in England and the Nazca Lines in Peru. They will explore what is known about Area 51 and Roswell, New Mexico. They will learn what scientists have to say about who or what is responsible for disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle. They'll view some of the most bizarrely colored mountains, lakes, and beaches on the planet. Intriguing sidebars and a further reading section with recent books and educational websites encourage students to dive deeper into these and other mysteries.
Author : Ryan Lee Cartwright Publisher : University of Chicago Press Page : 272 pages File Size : 45,7 Mb Release : 2021-09-03 Category : History ISBN : 9780226697079
The queer recluse, the shambling farmer, the clannish hill folk—white rural populations have long disturbed the American imagination, alternately revered as moral, healthy, and hardworking, and feared as antisocial or socially uncouth. In Peculiar Places, Ryan Lee Cartwright examines the deep archive of these contrary formations, mapping racialized queer and disability histories of white social nonconformity across the rural twentieth-century United States. Sensationalized accounts of white rural communities’ aberrant sexualities, racial intermingling, gender transgressions, and anomalous bodies and minds, which proliferated from the turn of the century, created a national view of the perversity of white rural poverty for the American public. Cartwright contends that these accounts, extracted and estranged from their own ambivalent forum of community gossip, must be read in kind: through a racialized, materialist queercrip optic of the deeply familiar and mundane. Taking in popular science, documentary photography, news media, documentaries, and horror films, Peculiar Places orients itself at the intersections of disability studies, queer studies, and gender studies to illuminate a racialized landscape both profoundly ordinary and familiar.
Geography Magic: Discovering Earth's Unique Places by George Phila Pdf
Geography Magic: Discovering Earth's Unique Places invites young readers on an exciting adventure to explore 26 extraordinary geographical wonders around the world. From the towering peaks of Mount Everest and the vibrant underwater world of the Great Barrier Reef to the surreal Salar de Uyuni salt flats and the thundering Victoria Falls, each location offers a unique glimpse into Earth's beauty. Discover the changing colors of Uluru (Ayers Rock), float effortlessly in the Dead Sea, and explore the lush Amazon Rainforest. Journey along the legendary Nile River and walk the ancient paths of the Great Wall of China. Experience the vast sand dunes of the Sahara Desert and the colossal chasm of the Grand Canyon. Marvel at Turkey's white terraces in Pamukkale, Africa’s highest peak Mount Kilimanjaro, and China’s colorful Danxia Landforms. Navigate Norway's stunning fjords, Ecuador's unique Galápagos Islands, and Belize's deep Great Blue Hole. Encounter New Zealand's mysterious Moeraki Boulders, Botswana's lush Okavango Delta, and the remote Poles of Inaccessibility. Explore Australia’s Bungle Bungle Range, Turkmenistan's fiery Door to Hell, Russia’s deep Lake Baikal, and the tropical paradise of the Maldives. Finally, walk through the stunning Antelope Canyon and Greece’s ancient Meteora monasteries. Geography Magic captivates young minds with breathtaking illustrations and fascinating facts, inspiring a love for the planet’s diverse and magnificent landscapes. "Geography Magic" is not just about exploring Earth's wonders, but also about understanding the significance of conservation. With simple tips and inspiring messages, this book encourages kids to become guardians of our planet. Perfect for curious minds and budding adventurers, "Geography Magic: Discovering Earth's Unique Places" is an educational treasure that will inspire a lifelong love of geography and nature. Join us in discovering the magic of our world and see Earth like never before!
Bask in the abounding beauty of Utah’s wild spaces and wildlife with this breathtaking collection of photographs and quotes by Utah writers such as Terry Tempest Williams, Edward Abbey, and Everett Ruess. With its sweeping valleys and towering mountains, its inviting summers and glittering snowscapes, its hiking trails and world-renowned ski slopes, Utah’s soaring heights are, indeed, where life is elevated. Explore these wild spaces through the dramatic and captivating photography of Ryan Jeffery, which captures Utah’s beloved wildness—the wildlife, the national parks, the desert vistas, and the mountains, all beautifully arrayed in splendor. Quotes from Utah authors such as Terry Tempest Williams, Edward Abbey, and Everett Ruess are spread throughout the scenes. Each page whisks you away to spaces like no other—where open skies kiss the silhouette of the landscape that rises to meet it. “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.” — Edward Abbey “To be whole. To be complete. Wildness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are separate from.” — Terry Tempest Williams
Revelstoke: Where the worlds of the living, dead, and extraordinary collide Embark on a fascinating journey into Revelstoke, Canada, a world-renowned ski destination with a well-kept secret: it has a long and active paranormal history just as breathtaking as its mountain views. Packed with stories of hauntings, UFOs, Sasquatch, missing time, and much more, A Strange Little Place takes you into a small town full of thrilling secrets and bizarre encounters. Chronicling over seventy years of unusual occurrences in his hometown, Brennan Storr provides exciting, first-hand accounts of unexplainable phenomena. Discover the sinister mysteries of Rogers Pass, the strange craft and spectral music of the Arrow Lakes, and generations of hauntings in the infamous Holten House. As a magnet for the supernatural, Revelstoke invites you to experience things you never thought possible.
The Civil Power in Its Relations to the Church; Considered with Special Reference to the Court of Final Ecclesiastical Appeal in England. With Appendix Containing All Statutes on which the Jurisdiction of that Tribunal Over Spiritual Causes is Founded; and Also Ecclesiastical Judgments Delivered by it Since Those Published by the ... Bishop of London in 1865 by James Wayland Joyce Pdf
The WEIRDest People in the World by Joseph Henrich Pdf
A New York Times Notable Book of 2020 A Bloomberg Best Non-Fiction Book of 2020 A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2020 A Human Behavior & Evolution Society Must-Read Popular Evolution Book of 2020 A bold, epic account of how the co-evolution of psychology and culture created the peculiar Western mind that has profoundly shaped the modern world. Perhaps you are WEIRD: raised in a society that is Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. If so, you’re rather psychologically peculiar. Unlike much of the world today, and most people who have ever lived, WEIRD people are highly individualistic, self-obsessed, control-oriented, nonconformist, and analytical. They focus on themselves—their attributes, accomplishments, and aspirations—over their relationships and social roles. How did WEIRD populations become so psychologically distinct? What role did these psychological differences play in the industrial revolution and the global expansion of Europe during the last few centuries? In The WEIRDest People in the World, Joseph Henrich draws on cutting-edge research in anthropology, psychology, economics, and evolutionary biology to explore these questions and more. He illuminates the origins and evolution of family structures, marriage, and religion, and the profound impact these cultural transformations had on human psychology. Mapping these shifts through ancient history and late antiquity, Henrich reveals that the most fundamental institutions of kinship and marriage changed dramatically under pressure from the Roman Catholic Church. It was these changes that gave rise to the WEIRD psychology that would coevolve with impersonal markets, occupational specialization, and free competition—laying the foundation for the modern world. Provocative and engaging in both its broad scope and its surprising details, The WEIRDest People in the World explores how culture, institutions, and psychology shape one another, and explains what this means for both our most personal sense of who we are as individuals and also the large-scale social, political, and economic forces that drive human history. Includes black-and-white illustrations.
The German Arctic Expedition of 1869-70 by Karl Koldewey Pdf
A detailed account of the voyage of the German Ships Germania and Hansa, the wreck of the Hansa in the ice, sled journeys and observations of natural phenomena in Greenland.