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Download or read book Paradise Found written by Steve Nicholls and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first Europeans to set foot on North America stood in awe of the natural abundance before them. The skies were filled with birds, seas and rivers teemed with fish, and the forests and grasslands were a hunter’s dream, with populations of game too abundant and diverse to even fathom. It’s no wonder these first settlers thought they had discovered a paradise of sorts. Fortunately for us, they left a legacy of copious records documenting what they saw, and these observations make it possible to craft a far more detailed evocation of North America before its settlement than any other place on the planet. Here Steve Nicholls brings this spectacular environment back to vivid life, demonstrating with both historical narrative and scientific inquiry just what an amazing place North America was and how it looked when the explorers first found it. The story of the continent’s colonization forms a backdrop to its natural history, which Nicholls explores in chapters on the North Atlantic, the East Coast, the Subtropical Caribbean, the West Coast, Baja California, and the Great Plains. Seamlessly blending firsthand accounts from centuries past with the findings of scientists today, Nicholls also introduces us to a myriad cast of characters who have chronicled the changing landscape, from pre–Revolutionary era settlers to researchers whom he has met in the field. A director and writer of Emmy Award–winning wildlife documentaries for the Smithsonian Channel, Animal Planet, National Geographic, and PBS, Nicholls deploys a cinematic flair for capturing nature at its most mesmerizing throughout. But Paradise Found is much more than a celebration of what once was: it is also a reminder of how much we have lost along the way and an urgent call to action so future generations are more responsible stewards of the world around them. The result is popular science of the highest order: a book as remarkable as the landscape it recreates and as inspired as the men and women who discovered it.
Book Synopsis Drawn From Paradise: The Discovery, Art and Natural History of the Birds of Paradise by : Sir David Attenborough
Download or read book Drawn From Paradise: The Discovery, Art and Natural History of the Birds of Paradise written by Sir David Attenborough and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2012-08-30 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawn from Paradise is David Attenborough’s journey through the cultural history of the birds of paradise, one of the most exquisite and extravagant, colourful and intriguing families of birds.
Download or read book Paradise written by George Chainey and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Paradise on Earth by : Barbara Cartland
Download or read book A Paradise on Earth written by Barbara Cartland and published by Barbara Cartland EBooks ltd. This book was released on 2012-08-14 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Lord Milton should have been a happy man, with an ancient title and a magnificent estate. But he was deep in debt and haunted by memories of the Crimea, where he had once been a soldier and taken part of the Charge of the Light Brigade. To take his mind off the past, he eagerly accepted the suggestion of a friend to become the manager of a hotel in Brighton, called the Paradise Hotel. He was seeking new discoveries, but he could not have guessed how startling his discoveries were going to be. First he decided to abandon his title and pass simply as John Milton. Then there was the mysterious young lady, who arrived suddenly and begged him to hide her from a man who was hunting her. Finally there was the aggressive Sir Stewart Paxton who was seeking her, full of fury and threats. To Cecilia the Paradise Hotel was a paradise indeed once she had met John Milton. She had no idea where the rocky road was taking her. She only knew that she must escape her evil guardian, Sir Stewart, who was ruthlessly intent on marrying her for her fortune. And John was the only man who could help her. Lord Milton came to understand how wonderfully attractive she was, how gentle and sympathetic to the nightmares that still troubled him. He would give his life to protect her and make her his own. But then he made a terrible discovery about her, and it seemed as if a life together was impossible. What happened when Sir Stewart pursued them, and how Cecilia found a man who loved her for herself instead of for her money, is all told in this romantic and unusual story by Barbara Cartland."
Book Synopsis A Book of Discovery by : M. B. Synge
Download or read book A Book of Discovery written by M. B. Synge and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-22 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A Book of Discovery' is an account of the history of the world's exploration from the earliest times to the finding of the South Pole, written by Margaret Bertha Synge. The book chronicles the journeys of many famous explorers, such as Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus and includes personal accounts of their expeditions. The explorers featured in the book undertook incredible feats of bravery and endurance, and Synge's admiration for their achievements shines through in her writing. The book is beautifully illustrated with reproductions of early maps, woodcuts, and paintings, adding to the allure of the stories it tells. A Book of Discovery is a must-read for anyone with an interest in the history of exploration and adventure.
Book Synopsis Inventing Americans in the Age of Discovery by : Michael Householder
Download or read book Inventing Americans in the Age of Discovery written by Michael Householder and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-06 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inventing Americans in the Age of Discovery traces the linguistic, rhetorical, and literary innovations that emerged out of the first encounters between Europeans and indigenous peoples of the Americas. Through analysis of six texts, Michael Householder demonstrates the role of language in forming the identities or characters that permitted Europeans (English speakers, primarily) to adapt to the unusual circumstances of encounter. Arranged chronologically, the texts examined include John Mandeville's Travels, Richard Eden's English-language translations of the accounts of Spanish and Portuguese discovery and conquest, George Best's account of Martin Frobisher's voyages to northern Canada, Ralph Lane's account of the abandonment of Roanoke, John Smith's writings about Virginia, and John Underhill's account of the Pequot War. Through his analysis, Householder reveals that English colonists did not share a universal, homogenous view of indigenous Americans as savages, but that the writers, confronted by unfamiliar peoples and situations, resorted to a mixed array of cultural beliefs, myths, and theories to put together workable explanations of their experiences, which then became the basis for how Europeans in the colonies began transforming themselves into Americans.
Book Synopsis A Book of Discovery by : Margaret Bertha
Download or read book A Book of Discovery written by Margaret Bertha and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: A Book of Discovery by Margaret Bertha
Book Synopsis The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nation by : Richard Hakluyt
Download or read book The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nation written by Richard Hakluyt and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Discovery of Heaven by : Harry Mulisch
Download or read book The Discovery of Heaven written by Harry Mulisch and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1997-11-01 with total page 737 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Exhilerating, magnificent, dangerous." -- The Times Literary Supplement (London) One of the great novels of the Twentieth Century, described by John Updike as a meditation on "the persistence of trauma, the rapacity of eros, the fragility of our orderly schemes" On a cold night in Holland two men meet and change each other's lives forever. Max Delius - a hedonistic, yet brilliant astronomer who loves fast cars, nice clothes and beautiful women - picks up Onno Quist, a cerebral chaotic philologist who cannot bear the ordinariness of everyday life. Despite their differences, they fast become great friends. And when they learn they were conceived on the same day, it is clear that their meeting is no coincidence. As the pair fall into and out of love with the same woman - Ada - so their lives become further intertwined. For all three are on a mysterious journey destined to shape human history. The Discovery of Heaven is internationally recognized as a masterpiece. Rich in philosophical, psychological, historical and theological enquiry, it is an extravagant, bold and satisfying novel of ideas.
Book Synopsis Discovery of Cosmic Fractals by : Yurij Baryshev
Download or read book Discovery of Cosmic Fractals written by Yurij Baryshev and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2002 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a simple manner, explains the frontiers of astronomy, how fractals appear in cosmic physics, offers a personal view of the history of the idea of self-similarity and of cosmological principles and presents the debate which illustrates how new concepts and deeper observations reveal unexpected aspects of Nature.
Book Synopsis The Heart of the World by : Ian Baker
Download or read book The Heart of the World written by Ian Baker and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legend of Shangri-La emerged from the Tibetan Buddhist belief in beyul, or hidden lands. Tibetan prophecies proclaim that the greatest of these mythical sanctuaries lies at the eastern edge of the Himalayas, veiled by a colossal waterfall at the heart of the forbidding Tsangpo gorge. After years of research and investigation, Buddhist scholar and world-class climber Ian Baker and his team made worldwide news by reaching the bottom of the Tsangpo gorge and finding a magnificent 108-foot-high waterfall - the legendary grail of both Western explorers and Tibetan seekers. The Heart of the World recounts one of the most captivating stories of exploration and discovery in recent memory - an extraordinary journey into one of the wildest and most inaccessible places on earth, a meditation on our place in nature, and a pilgrimage to the heart of Tibetan Buddhism.
Book Synopsis Political Anthropology as Method by : Arpad Szakolczai
Download or read book Political Anthropology as Method written by Arpad Szakolczai and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-02-27 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores considerations of method in the field of political anthropology, contending that this constitutes a distinct approach within the broader area of the human, social and political sciences. Faithful to the basic guiding ideas of anthropology, it nonetheless challenges and rejects the pretended stance of scientific neutrality and advances a position that engages with the notion of participation, recognising its value and arguing that participation is essential to the development of a proper social and political understanding. An outline of what political anthropology can offer by way of methods, this invitation to consider the development of methodological ideas beyond the presumed ‘scientific’ and ‘universalistic’ approaches that dominate in the social sciences will appeal to scholars of anthropology, sociology and politics with interests in questions of method and methodology.
Book Synopsis Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D by : C. Raymond Beazley
Download or read book Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D written by C. Raymond Beazley and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D: With an Account of Geographical Progress Throughout the Middle Ages As the Preparation for His Work" by C. Raymond Beazley Dom Henrique of Portugal, Duke of Viseu, better known as Prince Henry the Navigator, was a central figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire and in the 15th-century European maritime discoveries and maritime expansion. This book honors his memory and career to give him the respect he deserves.
Book Synopsis The Discovery of America by : John Fiske
Download or read book The Discovery of America written by John Fiske and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Pilgrimage In Europe And America, Leading To, The Discovery Of The Sources Of The Mississippi And Bloody River by : Giacomo Costantino Beltrami
Download or read book A Pilgrimage In Europe And America, Leading To, The Discovery Of The Sources Of The Mississippi And Bloody River written by Giacomo Costantino Beltrami and published by . This book was released on 1828 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Pre-Columbian Discovery of America by the Northmen by : B[enjamin Franklin] De Costa
Download or read book The Pre-Columbian Discovery of America by the Northmen written by B[enjamin Franklin] De Costa and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Christopher Columbus and how He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery by : Justin Winsor
Download or read book Christopher Columbus and how He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery written by Justin Winsor and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
