The Bones Of The Baobab Tree

Author : Karin Elder
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781982281861

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The Bones of the Baobab Tree by Karin Elder Pdf

Set in South Carolina, USA, 18th Century. A story of slaves. Based on fact, embellished in empathy. Main character Nicholas. Born on a plantation in 1767. Taken from his mother aged seven, by his Masters’ worker Barn, who heads up the boys for the Moloch cult. Nicholas is initiated. Seeds are sown for Nicholas to become a deranged psychotic. He has a penchant for white females. Khat, delicate, timorous. Shunned by mother and siblings is raised by her grandmother En; a high priestess versed in voodoo. Is En a force for good or evil? Khat is taken, sold to a wealthy plantation owner. With his first wife he was kind, generous, loving. She died in childbirth. He remarried a harridan, a malicious, vindictive woman. Hence: he became a malevolent, obese, caricature, the antithesis of a South Carolina gentleman. Beth the head cook enfolds Khat. Does she influence Nicholas’s and Khat’s destiny? Is the novel about white oppression and black submission, or does good triumph? Plucked from their traditional culture in Africa. Pitched into a white culture of manners, finery, folly and frivolity. Their lives could be forever destroyed. Or could they draw on their own native spirit, the supernatural with a tincture of voodoo – to survive? The topic thought to be stale, even arid. But my story not only touch the heart of human nature. It pierces its very bowels. “Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage.” Richard Lovelace.

Author : Shay Youngblood
Publisher : Dramatic Publishing
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : African American women
ISBN : 087129298X

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Talking Bones by Shay Youngblood Pdf

Author : John Rashford
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031264702

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Baobab by John Rashford Pdf

Modern humans, descendants of a founding population that separated from chimpanzees some five to eight million years ago, are today the only living representative of a branching group of African apes called hominins. Because of its extraordinary size and shape, the baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) has long been identified as the most striking tree of Africa’s mosaic savanna, the landscape generally regarded as the environment of hominin evolution. This book makes the case for identifying the baobab as the tree of life in the hunter-gatherer adaptation that was the economic foundation of hominin evolution. The argument is based on the significance of the baobab as a resource-rich environment for the Hadza of northeastern Tanzania, who continue to be successful hunter-gatherers of the African savanna.

Author : G.E. Wickens
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 535 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008-03-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402064319

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The Baobabs: Pachycauls of Africa, Madagascar and Australia by G.E. Wickens Pdf

This is the only comprehensive account of all eight species in the genus Adansonia. It describes the historical background from the late Roman period to the present. It covers the extraordinary variety of economic uses of baobabs. There are also appendices on vernacular names, gazetteer, economics, nutrition and forest mensuration. This book fills a gap in the botanical literature. It deals with a genus that has fascinated and intrigued scientists and lay persons for centuries.

Author : Donna Cousins
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781532035456

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The Story of Bones by Donna Cousins Pdf

Grounded in the grandeur of the sub-Saharan wilderness, The Story of Bones traces a remarkable boy’s journey from a hardscrabble cassava farm to the rarified world of a private African safari camp. Bones comes of age facing heartache, deprivation, and formidable human adversaries—the most dangerous creatures in Africa. His path to love and fulfillment awakens a passion for imperiled animals while forging loyalties that force him to make a wrenching decision. The narrative pulses with tension and unforeseen twists. Provocative and moving, The Story of Bones builds to a powerful appeal for the preservation of Africa’s most endangered species. An author at the peak of her storytelling powers, Donna Cousins transports readers to the sights, sounds, smells, and realities—both harsh and beautiful—of the African bush. Foreword INDIES 2018 Book of the Year Finalist in two categories: General Adult Fiction and Multicultural Adult Fiction.

Author : Donna Cousins
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781462061617

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Waiting for Bones by Donna Cousins Pdf

Four friends on an African safari must transform themselves from tourists into agents of their own survival. Griff, a dedicated orthopedic surgeon, has a bone-deep aversion to the unexpected. Nina is a master of three languages andshe mistakenly believesher own roomy universe. Todd is a marathon-running footwear engineer whose impulsive behavior compounds the danger for everyone. Abby, a beautiful, gifted teacher, encounters a steep learning curve during this vacation of a lifetime. Waiting for Bones is the story of a life-or-death test for two couples in a vast, untamed wilderness. Dehydration, sunstroke, savage vegetation, and Africas most fearsome predatorssome of them humanthreaten at every turn. As the four come face-to-face with the hazards and living riches of one of the last pristine environments on Earth, they make life-changing discoveries about their partners and themselves. This is a writer who can dramatize action, spring surprises and deliver a satisfying, even inspiring, denouement. BookReview.com

Author : John William Griffith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1098 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Microscopes
ISBN : UIUC:30112010209523

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The Micrographic Dictionary by John William Griffith Pdf

Author : J. W. Griffith,Arthur Henfrey
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 974 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385254572

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The Micrographic Dictionary by J. W. Griffith,Arthur Henfrey Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

Author : George Acquah-Hayford,John Kitchen
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781291688054

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The Rainbow Talisman by George Acquah-Hayford,John Kitchen Pdf

A disc falls from the sky and, in Africa, a boy, Kofi, is born. On the very same day, in America another boy is born. His name is Jesse. These two are destined to meet and forge a friendship that will shake the world. Kofi is keeper of the disc, but only when he and Jesse meet are they able to begin their quest to unlock the earth-changing powers hidden in it. Their quest leads them to all corners of the world and into the most astounding of adventures.

Author : Louie Stowell
Publisher : Usborne Publishing Ltd
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781474905527

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The Baobab Tree by Louie Stowell Pdf

When the gods create a talking tree, they soon regret it because it won’t be quiet. So they turn it upside down and bury its head in the dirt. The classic African folktale, specially retold as part of the Usborne Reading Programme for children just starting to read alone. This ebook includes audio and reading-related puzzles. "Crack reading and make confident and enthusiastic readers with this fantastic reading programme." - Julia Eccleshare

Author : Michael B. Walker,Joseph Osgood Barrett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1850
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HXP1TT

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Scholars' Leaf of the Tree of Knowledge by Michael B. Walker,Joseph Osgood Barrett Pdf

Author : Anna Lewington
Publisher : Batsford Books
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781849940801

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Ancient Trees by Anna Lewington Pdf

‘Among all the varied productions with which Nature has adorned the surfaces of the earth, none awakens our sympathies, or interests our imagination so powerfully as those venerable trees, which seem to have stood the lapse of ages...’ John Muir, 1868 A fascinating celebration of the some of the oldest living organisms on the planet, from the grand Oaks of Europe and mighty Redwoods of California to Africa’s ‘upside-down’ Baobab tree, and from the Ginkgos of China and Korea to the Olive tree, the worldwide symbol of peace. Ancient Trees covers those species of tree that have lived for more than a thousand years: the Redwood, Bristlecone pine, Montezuma Cypress, the Monkey Puzzle, Amazonian Ancients, Yew, Oak, Sweet Chestnut, Lime, Olive, Welwitschia, the Baobab, Kauri, Totara, Antarctic Beech, the Fig, Cedar, and Ginkgo. Anna Lewington, the well-known writer on all things botanical, and leading wildlife photographer Edward Parker provide an illuminating and visually striking history of each tree species, including where the long-living species can still be found, the tree’s botanical details, and its mythical associations.

Author : Yolanda Fernandez-Jalvo,Peter Andrews
Publisher : Springer
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401774321

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Atlas of Taphonomic Identifications by Yolanda Fernandez-Jalvo,Peter Andrews Pdf

The aim of the atlas is to provide images of taphonomic modifications, making it as comprehensive as possible with evidence presently available. This volume is intended both as a field guide for identifying taphonomic modifications in the field, and for use in the laboratory when collections of fossils are being analyzed. Images in the book are a combination of scanning electron micrographs, regular photographs, cross-sections of bones and line drawings and graphs. By providing good quality illustrations of taphonomic modifications, with links between similar types of modification, the atlas provides a reference source for identifying the agents responsible for the modifications, the processes by which they were formed, and the potential bias introduced by the processes. The authors also aim to emphasize on the directions they consider taphonomic studies should be headed. Firstly, we should seek to quantify the degree of bias introduced into a fossil fauna and to take account of this bias before interpreting the palaeoecology of the fossil site. Secondly, we should recognize that taphonomic modifications increase the information encoded in fossils by identifying perimortem and postmortem contexts. This provides a more dynamic and realistic view of the past.

Author : Wilma Stockenström
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1034679914

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The Expedition to the Baobab Tree by Wilma Stockenström Pdf

Author : Andrea Sarubbi Fereshteh
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781507209554

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In the Company of Trees by Andrea Sarubbi Fereshteh Pdf

Fascinating facts, trivia, and stories celebrating nature and the magnificent life of trees and their invaluable place in our lives, including beautiful, full-color photographs throughout. When was the last time you spent time outside? The space between your front door and your car doesn’t count. Nature holds incredible power to soothe our spirits, calm our minds, and open us up to creativity, if we can unplug long enough to step away from our screens and embrace it. And while they say you can’t see the forest for the trees, they play perhaps the leading role in our enjoyment of the outdoors. In the Company of Trees helps you rediscover your own connection to the world outside, with over 195 quotes, facts, and stories honoring trees from across the world and in our own back yards alike. Inviting, full-color photos of sun-dappled forests and tree-filled hikes throughout will inspire you to do some forest-bathing of your own and embrace the healing power of nature.