The Tribe That Lost Its Head

Author : Nicholas Monsarrat
Publisher : House of Stratus
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780755143573

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The Tribe That Lost Its Head by Nicholas Monsarrat Pdf

Five hundred miles off southwest Africa lies the island of Pharamaul. In dense jungle live the notorious Maula tribe, kept under surveillance by a solitary District Officer and his young wife. When Chief-designate, Dinamaula, returns England with a spirited desire to speed the development of his people, political crisis erupts.

Author : Nicholas Monsarrat
Publisher : House of Stratus
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780755129034

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The Tribe That Lost Its Head by Nicholas Monsarrat Pdf

Five hundred miles off southwest Africa lies the island of Pharamaul. In dense jungle live the notorious Maula tribe, kept under surveillance by a solitary District Officer and his young wife. When Chief-designate, Dinamaula, returns England with a spirited desire to speed the development of his people, political crisis erupts.

Author : Nicholas Monsarrat
Publisher : London : Pan Books
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:440704134

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The Tribe that Lost Its Head : Unabridged by Nicholas Monsarrat Pdf

Author : Nicholas Monsarrat
Publisher : House of Stratus
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780755140244

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Richer Than All His Tribe by Nicholas Monsarrat Pdf

The sequel to The Tribe That Lost Its Head is a compelling story charting the steady drift of a young African nation towards bankruptcy, chaos and barbarism. On the island of Pharamaul, the new Prime Minister's wealth corrupts him, leaving his nation to spiral towards hellish upheaval and tribal warfare.

Author : Peadar O. Guilin
Publisher : David Fickling Books
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06-10
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780375849527

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The Inferior by Peadar O. Guilin Pdf

STOPMOUTH AND HIS family know of no other life than the daily battle to survive. To live, they must hunt rival species, or negotiate flesh-trade with those who crave meat of the freshest human kind. It is a savage, desperate existence. And for Stopmouth, considered slowwitted hunt-fodder by his tribe, the future looks especially bleak. But then, on the day he is callously betrayed by his brother, a strange and beautiful woman falls from the sky. It is a moment that will change his destiny, and that of all humanity, forever. With echoes of Tarzan, Conan the Barbarian, and The Truman Show, Peadar Ó Guilín’s debut is an action—and idea-packed—blockbuster that will challenge your perceptions of humanity and leave you hungry for more.

Author : A. J. Penn
Publisher : Cumulus Publishing Limited
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780473205768

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The Tribe: A New World by A. J. Penn Pdf

Based upon the cult television series, 'The Tribe'. Forced to flee the city in their homeland - along with abandoning their dream of building a better world from the ashes of the old - the Mall Rats embark upon a perilous journey of discovery into the unknown. Cast adrift, few could have foreseen the dangers that lay in store. What is the secret surrounding the Jzhao Li? Will they unravel the mysteries of The Collective? Let alone overcome the many challenges and obstacles they encounter as they battle the forces of mother nature, unexpected adversaries, and at times, even themselves? Above all, can they build a new world in their own images - by keeping their dream alive?

Author : Claire Prentice
Publisher : New Harvest
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 054426228X

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The Lost Tribe of Coney Island by Claire Prentice Pdf

Describes the story of a group of people from the Philippines who were transported to Coney Island in 1905 to be portrayed as “headhunting, dog-eating savages” in a Luna Park freak show.

Author : Farley Mowat
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781551991856

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Lost in the Barrens by Farley Mowat Pdf

Awasin, a Cree Indian boy, and Jamie, a Canadian orphan living with his uncle, the trapper Angus Macnair, are enchanted by the magic of the great Arctic wastes. They set out on an adventure that proves longer and more dangerous than they could have imagined. Drawing on his knowledge of the ways of the wilderness and the implacable northern elements, Farley Mowat has created a memorable tale of daring and adventure. When first published in 1956, Lost in the Barrens won the Governor-General’s Award for Juvenile Literature, the Book-of-the-Year Medal of the Canadian Association of Children’s Librarians and the Boys’ Club of America Junior Book Award.

Author : Charles Montgomery
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0226534863

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The Shark God by Charles Montgomery Pdf

The author analyses and documents the people who had lived on the islands of Melanesia during the late nineteenth century, and chronicles the experiences of his great-grandfather, who was a missionary in the South Pacific.

Author : Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781504015578

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The Tribe of Tiger by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas Pdf

From the majestic Bengal tiger to the domesticated Siamese comes a meditation on cats from the bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Dogs and The Social Lives of Dogs From as far back in time as the disappearance of the dinosaurs, cats have occupied an important place in our evolutionary, social, and cultural history. The family of the cat is as diverse as it is widespread, ranging from the lions, tigers, and pumas of the African and Asian wilds to the domesticated cats of our homes, zoos, and circuses. When she witnesses her housecat, Rajah, effortlessly scare off two fully-grown deer, acclaimed anthropologist Elizabeth Marshall Thomas starts studying the links that bind the feline family together. Immersing herself in the subtle differences of their social orders, feeding behaviors, and means of communication, Thomas explores the nature of the cat, both wild and domestic, and the resilient streak that has ensured its survival over thousands of years.

Author : Sebastian Junger
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781443449601

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Tribe by Sebastian Junger Pdf

Sebastian Junger, the bestselling author of War and The Perfect Storm, takes a critical look at post-traumatic stress disorder and the many challenges today’s returning veterans face in modern society. There are ancient tribal human behaviors-loyalty, inter-reliance, cooperation-that flare up in communities during times of turmoil and suffering. These are the very same behaviors that typify good soldiering and foster a sense of belonging among troops, whether they’re fighting on the front lines or engaged in non-combat activities away from the action. Drawing from history, psychology, and anthropology, bestselling author Sebastian Junger shows us just how at odds the structure of modern society is with our tribal instincts, arguing that the difficulties many veterans face upon returning home from war do not stem entirely from the trauma they’ve suffered, but also from the individualist societies they must reintegrate into. A 2011 study by the Canadian Forces and Statistics Canada reveals that 78 percent of military suicides from 1972 to the end of 2006 involved veterans. Though these numbers present an implicit call to action, the government is only just taking steps now to address the problems veterans face when they return home. But can the government ever truly eliminate the challenges faced by returning veterans? Or is the problem deeper, woven into the very fabric of our modern existence? Perhaps our circumstances are not so bleak, and simply understanding that beneath our modern guises we all belong to one tribe or another would help us face not just the problems of our nation but of our individual lives as well. Well-researched and compellingly written, this timely look at how veterans react to coming home will reconceive our approach to veteran’s affairs and help us to repair our current social dynamic.

Author : Nicholas Monsarrat
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781780224459

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The Kappillan of Malta by Nicholas Monsarrat Pdf

'One of the most memorable characters of post-war fiction' Daily Express A classic novel set in the siege of Malta 1940-1942 from the bestselling author of The Cruel Sea Father Salvatore was a simple, lumbering priest, a Kappillan serving the poor Valetta, when war came out of the blue skies to pound the island to dust. Now amid the catacombs discovered by a chance bomb, he cared for the flood of homeless, starving, frightened people who sought shelter from the death that fell unceasingly from the sky. His story, and the story of Malta, is told in superbly graphic pictures of six days during the siege. Each of those days brought forth from the Kappillan a message of inspiration to keep them going - the legendary tales of six mighty events of Malta's history which shone through the centuries and gathered them together in a fervent belief in their survival.

Author : Nicholas Monsarrat
Publisher : House of Stratus
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780755130061

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The White Rajah by Nicholas Monsarrat Pdf

The breathtaking island of Makassang, in the Java Sea, is the setting for this tremendous historical novel. Piracy, plundering and barbarism are rife. The ageing Rajah, threatened by rebellion, enlists the help of Richard Marriott - baronet's son-turned-buccaneer, but Richard falls for the Rajah's daughter.

Author : Frances Larson
Publisher : Granta Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781847088017

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Severed by Frances Larson Pdf

Our history is littered with heads. Over the centuries, they have decorated our churches, festooned our city walls and filled our museums; they have been props for artists and specimens for laboratory scientists, trophies for soldiers and items of barter. Today, as videos of decapitations circulate online and cryonicists promise that our heads may one day live on without our bodies, the severed head is as contentious and compelling as ever. From shrunken heads to trophies of war; from memento mori to Damien Hirst's With Dead Head; from grave-robbing phrenologists to enterprising scientists, Larson explores the bizarre, often gruesome and confounding history of the severed head. Its story is our story.

Author : Scott Wallace
Publisher : Crown
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307462978

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The Unconquered by Scott Wallace Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The extraordinary true story of a journey into the deepest recesses of the Amazon to track one of the planet's last uncontacted indigenous tribes. Even today there remain tribes in the far reaches of the Amazon rainforest that have avoided contact with modern civilization. Deliberately hiding from the outside world, they are the last survivors of an ancient culture that predates the arrival of Columbus in the New World. In this gripping first-person account of adventure and survival, author Scott Wallace chronicles an expedition into the Amazon’s uncharted depths, discovering the rainforest’s secrets while moving ever closer to a possible encounter with one such tribe—the mysterious flecheiros, or “People of the Arrow,” seldom-glimpsed warriors known to repulse all intruders with showers of deadly arrows. On assignment for National Geographic, Wallace joins Brazilian explorer Sydney Possuelo at the head of a thirty-four-man team that ventures deep into the unknown in search of the tribe. Possuelo’s mission is to protect the Arrow People. But the information he needs to do so can only be gleaned by entering a world of permanent twilight beneath the forest canopy. Danger lurks at every step as the expedition seeks out the Arrow People even while trying to avoid them. Along the way, Wallace uncovers clues as to who the Arrow People might be, how they have managed to endure as one of the last unconquered tribes, and why so much about them must remain shrouded in mystery if they are to survive. Laced with lessons from anthropology and the Amazon’s own convulsed history, and boasting a Conradian cast of unforgettable characters—all driven by a passion to preserve the wild, but also wracked by fear, suspicion, and the desperate need to make it home alive—The Unconquered reveals this critical battleground in the fight to save the planet as it has rarely been seen, wrapped in a page-turning tale of adventure.