The Story Of Lynx

Author : Claude Lévi-Strauss
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1996-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0226474720

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The Story of Lynx by Claude Lévi-Strauss Pdf

"In olden days, in a village peopled by animal creatures, lived Wild Cat (another name for Lynx). He was old and mangy, and he was constantly scratching himself with his cane. From time to time, a young girl who lived in the same cabin would grab the cane, also to scratch herself. In vain Wild Cat kept trying to talk her out of it. One day the young lady found herself pregnant; she gave birth to a boy. Coyote, another inhabitant of the village, became indignant. He talked all of the population into going to live elsewhere and abandoning the old Wild Cat, his wife, and their child to their fate . . . " So begins the Nez Percé myth that lies at the heart of The Story of Lynx, Claude Lévi-Strauss's most accessible examination of the rich mythology of American Indians. In this wide-ranging work, the master of structural anthropology considers the many variations in a story that occurs in both North and South America, but especially among the Salish-speaking peoples of the Northwest Coast. He also shows how centuries of contact with Europeans have altered the tales. Lévi-Strauss focuses on the opposition between Wild Cat and Coyote to explore the meaning and uses of gemellarity, or twinness, in Native American culture. The concept of dual organization that these tales exemplify is one of non-equivalence: everything has an opposite or other, with which it coexists in unstable tension. In contrast, Lévi-Strauss argues, European notions of twinness—as in the myth of Castor and Pollux—stress the essential sameness of the twins. This fundamental cultural difference lay behind the fatal clash of European and Native American peoples. The Story of Lynx addresses and clarifies all the major issues that have occupied Lévi-Strauss for decades, and is the only one of his books in which he explicitly connects history and structuralism. The result is a work that will appeal to those interested in American Indian mythology.

Author : Ross Barnett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781472957337

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The Missing Lynx by Ross Barnett Pdf

Britain's lynx are missing, and they have been for more than a thousand years. Why have they gone? And might they come back? Britain was a very different place 15,000 years ago – home to lions, lynx, bears, wolves, bison and many more megafauna. But as its climate changed and human populations expanded, most of early Britain's largest mammals disappeared. Will advances in science and technology mean that we can one day bring these mammals back? And should we? In The Missing Lynx, palaeontologist Ross Barnett uses case studies, new fossil discoveries and biomolecular evidence to paint a picture of these lost species and to explore the ecological significance of their disappearance. He discusses how the Britons these animals shared their lives with might have viewed them and investigates why some species survived while others vanished. Barnett also looks in detail at the realistic potential of reintroductions, rewilding and even of resurrection in Britain and overseas, from the successful return of beavers in Argyll to the revolutionary Pleistocene Park in Siberia, which has already seen progress in the revival of 'mammoth steppe' grassland. As widespread habitat destruction, climate change and an ever-growing human population lead us inexorably towards the sixth extinction, this timely book explores the spaces that extinction has left unfilled. And by helping us to understand why some of our most charismatic animals are gone, Ross Barnett encourages us to look to a brighter future, one that might see these missing beasts returned to the land on which they once lived and died.

Author : Fiona Quinn
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1508998957

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Weakest Lynx by Fiona Quinn Pdf

20-year-old Lexi Sobado is a woman with a psychic gift caught in the middle of a sinister web of crime and corruption. The victim of a stalker, Lexi finds herself romantically entangled with the special agent charged with protecting her. Thing is, Lexi herself has worked for the intelligence community in the past. What she hides, what she reveals and what she keeps trying to uncover become the juggling act our heroine deals with as she tries to save her own life and stop the killer.

Author : Kim Baldwin,Xenia Alexiou
Publisher : Bold Strokes Books Inc
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010-02-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781602824256

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Missing Lynx by Kim Baldwin,Xenia Alexiou Pdf

Where do you run when there's nowhere to hide? When a sadistic serial killer known as the Headhunter resurfaces, a government blunder forces the Elite Operatives Organization into action. Operation Mask falls to Lynx. She has the determination, skills, and most importantly, the right profile, but her youth and lack of experience in the field could put more than the mission in jeopardy. Her search takes her deep into the jungles of Asia, where she must battle not only the ruthless purveyors of the international skin trade, but also her growing feelings for a mysterious mercenary with her own agenda for the Headhunter.

Author : Timothy Zahn
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504016414

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The Third Lynx by Timothy Zahn Pdf

Former agent Frank Compton races across the galaxy to prevent an evil group mind from acquiring powerful alien artifacts in the action-packed second installment of the Quadrail series from Hugo Award–winning author Timothy Zahn Frank Compton saved the universe once—and for that he must die. Having temporarily stalled the Modhri, a sinister alien group intelligence, in its evil schemes for universal domination, the former Western Alliance Intelligence operative just wants to relax in first class with his stunning, half-human partner, Bayta, aboard the worlds-linking intra-galactic transportation system, the Quadrail. But when their peace is disturbed by an annoying human passenger spinning wild tales of alien art objects, and the pest is discovered dead soon after, Compton and Bayta realize there can be no rest. The galaxy remains in grave danger. Now on a mission to find ancient sculptures, relics of a long-extinct alien civilization, Compton must elude a relentless special agent who believes him to be a murderer. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg, for everything ties into the Modhri’s secret war against all the planets along the Quadrail lines—and the enemy’s unique ability to enslave the minds of every creature it comes into contact with means an assassin could be anywhere . . . or anyone.

Author : Aimee Thurlo
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780373696611

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Secrets of the Lynx by Aimee Thurlo Pdf

"For P.I. Paul Grayhorse, there were no secrets--thanks to his special Navajo gift. He knew why U.S. Deputy Marshal Kendra Armstrong found him in the canyons of New Mexico. Reopening the case that ended his marshal career and killed his partner did more than haunt Paul; it put him in the crosshairs. Using Paul to flush out her fugitive was risky, but teaming with him was downright dangerous. In his arms, Kendra felt like a woman, with a woman's desires. But with his powers, could she hide her biggest secret--that she'd fallen for him? And that for the first time in her career, she was afraid...afraid to live without him if she couldn't get her man?"--P. [4] of cover.

Author : Jonathan London
Publisher : Candlewick Press (MA)
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : PSU:000047091757

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Let the Lynx Come in by Jonathan London Pdf

While his father sleeps in their cabin in the wilderness, a young boy climbs on the back of a lynx and explores the Northern Lights and the moon.

Author : Fiona Quinn
Publisher : Fiona Quinn
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1946661414

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Hyper Lynx by Fiona Quinn Pdf

Author : Arnold Ringstad
Publisher : Wild Cats
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1622432525

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Lynx by Arnold Ringstad Pdf

"Amicas High Interest hardcover edition is published by Amicus"--Title page verso.

Author : Matthew Giakoumi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Brown bear
ISBN : 0980770408

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The Story of Anni the Bear and Amy the Lynx by Matthew Giakoumi Pdf

Author : Randall Jarrell
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1997-02-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0062050885

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The Animal Family by Randall Jarrell Pdf

This is the story of how, one by one, a man found himself a family. Almost nowhere in fiction is there a stranger, dearer, or funnier family--and the life that the members of The Animal Familylive together, there in the wilderness beside the sea, is as extraordinary and as enchanting as the family itself. 1966 Newbery Honor Book Best Illustrated Children's Book 1965 Year's Best Juvenile 1965 (NYT)

Author : Ralph Lutts
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2001-09-12
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781566399180

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Wild Animal Story by Ralph Lutts Pdf

At the beginning of the twentieth century, the wild animal story emerged in Canadian literature as a distinct genre, in which animals pursue their own interests—survival for themselves, their offspring, and perhaps a mate, or the pure pleasure of their wildness. Bringing together some of the most celebrated wild animal stories, Ralph H. Lutts places them firmly in the context of heated controversies about animal intelligence and purposeful behavior. Widely regarded as entertaining and educational, the early stories—by Charles G. D. Roberts, Ernest Thompson Seton, John Muir, Jack London and others—had an avid readership among adults and children. But some naturalists and at least one hunter—Theodore Roosevelt—discredited these writers as "nature fakers," accusing them of falsely portraying animal behavior. The stories and commentaries collected here span the twentieth century. As present day animal behaviorists, psychologists, and the public attempt to sort out the meaning of what animals do and our obligations to them, Ralph Lutts maps some of the prominent features of our cultural landscape. Tales include: • The Springfield Fox by Ernest Thompson Seton • The Sounding of the Call by Jack London • Stickeen by John Muir • Journey to the Sea by Rachel Carson Other selections include esssays by Theoore Roosevelt, John Burroughs, Margaret Atwood, and Ralph H. Lutts. postamble();

Author : Kelly Oriard,Callie Christensen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1792320221

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Slumberkins Presents Lynx by Kelly Oriard,Callie Christensen Pdf

Author : W. Andersen
Publisher : W. Andersen
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : PKEY:6610000482832

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The Lotus, the Lamb, and the Lynx by W. Andersen Pdf

What if you had three immortal spirit animals to guide you toward enlightenment? Psyche, a young woman who rejects her destiny as the High Priestess of her village in Nepal, is banished with Lamb, Lotus, and Lynx - her soul companions who are more than they seem. Together, they embark on a journey to the sacred Bodhi Tree, where Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment. But their quest is not easy. They travel through a land where ancient myths and legends come to life, full of awe-inspiring wonders and perilous dangers. Along the way, they face many challenges and miracles, and they encounter Baal, a mysterious and charismatic man who claims to know the truth about their allies and their impact on enlightenment. But can they trust him? And what is the secret that their companions are hiding? Will Psyche and her spirit animals reach the Bodhi Tree and attain enlightenment? Or will they fall prey to the dark forces that lurk in their shadows? Find out in this captivating story that blends the ancient wisdom of Buddhism with shamanism. A story that reveals the eternal forces of awakening we all have inside.

Author : Mingwei Song
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780231555531

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Fear of Seeing by Mingwei Song Pdf

A new wave of cutting-edge, risk-taking science fiction has energized twenty-first-century Chinese literature. These works capture the anticipation and anxieties of China’s new era, speaking to a future filled with uncertainties. Deeply entangled with the politics and culture of a changing China, contemporary science fiction has also attracted a growing global readership. Fear of Seeing traces the new wave’s origin and development over the past three decades, exploring the core concerns and literary strategies that make it so distinctive and vital. Mingwei Song argues that recent Chinese science fiction is united by a capacity to illuminate what had been invisible—what society had chosen not to see; what conventional literature had failed to represent. Its poetics of the invisible opens up new literary possibilities and inspires new ways of telling stories about China and the world. Reading the works of major writers such as Liu Cixin and Han Song as well as lesser-known figures, Song explores how science fiction has spurred larger changes in contemporary literature and culture. He analyzes key topics: variations of utopia and dystopia, cyborgs and the posthuman, and nonbinary perspectives on gender and genre, among many more. A compelling and authoritative account of the politics and poetics of contemporary Chinese science fiction, Fear of Seeing is an important book for all readers interested in the genre’s significance for twenty-first-century literature.