Iceland Imagined: Nature, Culture, and Storytelling in the North Atlantic, Paperback - Karen Oslund

Iceland, Greenland, Northern Norway, and the Faroe Islands lie on the edges of Western Europe, in an area long portrayed by travelers as remote and...

Describes the author's three-week trip on an Orkney trawler as it journeys far into the north Atlantic in search of its catch. Combining humour wit...

Reducere. Having survived Borneo, Amazonia, and the Congo, the indefatigable Redmond O'Hanlon sets off on his next adventure: his own perfect storm, in the w...

Reducere. Please note that this is a black and white copy of the book. - 40 embroidery patterns preserved in the Palestinian diaspora, including six complete...

This beautifully illustrated, full-color guide provides everything readers need to know about the medicinal powers of 90 native herbs of Iceland--8...

Can a subject be sovereign in a hegemony? Can creativity be reined in by forces of empire? Studying closely the oral narrations and writings of fou...

Publisher: North Atlantic Books, U.S.Author(s): Rachel ZimmermanNumber of pages: 200Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 226 x 20Cover type: Pap...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. A collection of essays explores the impact of indigenous cultures with stable communities on the conservation of biological diversity in natural ha...

Attempts to challenge the virtual exclusion of the male perspective from Middle Eastern studies of gender. The text investigates the ways in which ...

Over decades of martial arts and meditation practice, Peter Ralston discovered a curious and paradoxical fact: that true awareness arises from a st...

In this unique anthology, women from around the world write about the movement to change the current, industrial paradigm of how we grow our food. ...

A guide that shows painters, drawers, doodlers, and urban sketchers how to bring their drawings to life with colorful, bold, yet accessible paintin...

Reducere. This exquisitely illustrated story of quiet bravery tells in rich detail how the little ship Carpathia saved 705 passengers of the Titanic from the...

Rescuing Titanic tells with exquisite illustrations and richly-detailed text the story of the little ship Carpathia and its heroic journey rescuing...

... provides readers with a much-needed cross-cultural and multidisciplinary perspective on ecofeminist activism and scholarship." --Iris... a very...

An inspired tale of high adventure, Out in the Cold is Bill Murray's vivid portrait of adventure across the vast Northern Atlantic from the Arctic ...

A fascinating description of how utilizing the biochar embedded in terra preta, the recently rediscovered sacred soil of the pre-Columbian peoples ...

Spanning the North Atlantic rim from Canada to Scotland, and from the Caribbean to the coast of West Africa, the British Atlantic world is deeply i...

Have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes, customs, and ...

Inspired by women s struggles for the protection of nature as a condition for human survival, award-winning environmentalist Vandana Shiva shows ho...

DescriptionWeaving together herbal and medical traditions from around the world into a singular cohesive model, this groundbreaking book guides her...

Publisher: North Atlantic Books, U.S.Translator: Thomas ClearyNumber of pages: 160Publication date: 1994Dimensions: 155 x 229 x 30Cover type: Paper...

Igniting a long-overdue dialogue about how the legacy of racial injustice and white supremacy plays out in society at large and Buddhist communitie...

Publisher: North Atlantic Books, U.S.Author(s): Scott TaylorIllustration(s): 8-PG B&W PHOTO INSERTNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2003Dimensi...

Now available in paperback: The Great Transformation is nothing less than a global account of the time when religion was born. 'A remarkable histor...

In The Valkyries' Loom, Mich le Hayeur Smith examines Viking textiles as evidence of the little-known work of women in the Norse colonies that expa...

Reducere. In the late sixteenth century, the English started expanding westward, establishing control over parts of neighboring Ireland as well as exploring ...

Publisher: North Atlantic Books, U.S.Author(s): John P. CongerNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 1994Dimensions: 154 x 229 x 20Cover type: Paper...

The Bible is a groundbreaking explanation and interpretation of the single most influential text of all time, by the world's foremost religious his...