Keeping Christmas: Yuletide Traditions in Norway and the New Land, Paperback - Kathleen Stokker

Reducere. The modern Norwegian-American Christmas is a warm and regenerative family holiday for millions of Americans whose ancestors came from Norway--celeb...

Reducere. Spells are conjured, herbs collected, and potions concocted in this fascinating history of the practices and beliefs of Norway's folk healers at ho...

Reducere. An examination of the sacred botany and the pagan origins and rituals of Christmas - Analyzes the symbolism of the many plants associated with Chri...

This book examines a participatory approach in child protection practices in Norway and the United States. It explores ways of empowering children;...

Reducere. One of The New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of 2015 and a NYT Bestseller Widely acclaimed as a masterpiece, Asne Seierstad's One of Us i...

Reducere. How did enslaved African Americans in the Old South really experience Christmas? Did Christmastime provide slaves with a lengthy and jubilant respi...

Drawing on interviews with directors, producers, special effects artists, photographers and actors, this book celebrates the sordid, colorful histo...

Reducere. Old New Land forever altered the face of the Middle East. The book was a nineteenth-century utopian blueprint for a modern state of Israel. There w...

Christmas bells ring with danger Christmas Peril by Margaret Daley and Debby Giusti In "Merry Mayhem" by Margaret Daley, danger follows Annie Colem...

Reducere. ``We will go to America ``It is 1868, and Carl Erik's family faces starvation in Sweden. As their hopes fade, they must endure a journey over land ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Kathleen FinneranA superb portrait of family life, THE TENDER LAND is a love story unlike any other. The Finnerans -- paren...

From the Arctic Circle to Oslo's lively city life, from the northern lights to nights when the sun never sets, from gardens to immense bridges link...

Reducere. Reveals how the ancient Celtic text of the Mabinogion was the mythical predecessor to the legends of King Arthur. - Revised edition of Arthur and t...

Reducere. Remember that line from "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"? "There'll be scary ghost stories and tales of the glories of Christmases long, ...

A stocking-filler-sized compilation of Christmas lore, revealing the intriguing origins of the traditional festivities. Forty short pieces on indiv...

Reducere. The 195 stories collected in this first anthology of Aboriginal myth were told to anthropologists Ronald and Catherine Berndt, who spent nearly fif...

Reducere. DescriptionDeck the Halls with Disney Those stockings hung by the chimney with care aren't stuffed with toys this year, but with a Yuletide collect...

Reducere. Nicholas Roerich--prolific artist and writer, renowned philosopher, educator, and explorer--relates the remarkable encounters and events of his tra...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Elizabeth FellowIt's a cold December afternoon on the Yorkshire Moors, and you've been invited to celebrate Christmas at Do...

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 ...

Publisher: Fernwood Publishing Co LtdAuthor(s): Rachel ArissNumber of pages: 174Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 228 x 154 x 10Cover type: Paperba...

Reducere. Join Carole P. Roman on a trip to the Northern Hemisphere and learn about Norway- The Land Of the Midnight Sun. In this exciting series, children a...

When Mao Zedong proclaimed The People's Republic of China in 1949, China was a poor and wrecked society after years of continuous wars. For centuri...

Publisher: Kjos MusicPublication date: 2020Dimensions: 229 x 304 x 9Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro...

Reducere. When a Yuletide festival promises jovial crowds in the small Montana town of Timberton, resident artist and chef, Mist, knows she'll have her hands...

"...a very attractive seasonable title..." --Books Ireland. A lavishly illustrated book with everything you need to know about Christmas: over 700 ...

Reducere. This book examines contemporary changes in labor market institutions in the United States, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and the Netherlands, focusing ...

Reducere. Women in Christian Traditions offers a concise and accessible examination of the roles women have played in the construction and practice of Christ...

An exploration of the wild spirits that once roamed the lands and inhabited the waters and the pagan rites used to gain their good will - Explores ...

Reducere. George R. Stewart's classic study of place-naming in the United States was written during World War II as a tribute to the varied heritage of the n...

This beautiful advent devotional based on Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, shows how the reclamation of Scrooge's soul helps us understand the ...

Reducere. Advent is one of the busiest and most commercialized times of the year. The weeks leading up to Christmas are packed full of shopping, gift giving,...

DescriptionHow public land has been stolen from us. Much has been written about Britain's trailblazing post-1970s privatization program, but the bi...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Elizabeth PerezWinner, 2017 Clifford Geertz Prize in the Anthropology of Religion, presented by the Society for the Anthrop...

Reducere. Award NameSpur AwardsAward categoryNonfiction-BiographyThe events of July 19, 1878, marked the beginning of what became known as the Lincoln County...

Reducere. Kathleen Phelan (nee Newton) was utterly unique; a female vagabond who embraced the freedom of the tramp lifestyle and philosophy. Like the infamou...

It is the rainy season. Drunk and delirious, an old man lies dying in the Queensland bush. In his opium-hazed last hours, a priest finds his desert...

Reducere. Now that his family has moved to California, Matthew has doubts as the holiday season approaches. Palm trees? No snow? Its all wrong.Little sister ...

Dark secrets threaten the highest of New York society in the twelfth Victorian Christmas novella

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: William CrononForeword by: John DemosAfterword by: William CrononThe book that launched environmental history now updated. ...