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The Wayfinders

Author : Wade Davis
Publisher : House of Anansi
ISBN 13 : 0887847668
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (878 download)

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Download or read book The Wayfinders written by Wade Davis and published by House of Anansi. This book was released on 2009 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of us are alarmed by the accelerating rates of extinction of plants and animals. But how many of us know that human cultures are going extinct at an even more shocking rate? While biologists estimate that 18 percent of mammals and 11 percent of birds are threatened, and botanists anticipate the loss of 8 percent of flora, anthropologists predict that fully 50 percent of the 7,000 languages spoken around the world today will disappear within our lifetimes. And languages are merely the canaries in the coal mine: what of the knowledge, stories, songs, and ways of seeing encoded in these voices? In The Wayfinders, Wade Davis offers a gripping and enlightening account of this urgent crisis. He leads us on a fascinating tour through a handful of indigenous cultures, describing the worldviews they represent and reminding us of the encroaching danger to humankind's survival should they vanish.

Wayfinding

Author : M. R. O'Connor
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1250096960
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Wayfinding written by M. R. O'Connor and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At once far flung and intimate, a fascinating look at how finding our way make us human. In this compelling narrative, O'Connor seeks out neuroscientists, anthropologists and master navigators to understand how navigation ultimately gave us our humanity. Biologists have been trying to solve the mystery of how organisms have the ability to migrate and orient with such precision—especially since our own adventurous ancestors spread across the world without maps or instruments. O'Connor goes to the Arctic, the Australian bush and the South Pacific to talk to masters of their environment who seek to preserve their traditions at a time when anyone can use a GPS to navigate. O’Connor explores the neurological basis of spatial orientation within the hippocampus. Without it, people inhabit a dream state, becoming amnesiacs incapable of finding their way, recalling the past, or imagining the future. Studies have shown that the more we exercise our cognitive mapping skills, the greater the grey matter and health of our hippocampus. O'Connor talks to scientists studying how atrophy in the hippocampus is associated with afflictions such as impaired memory, dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, depression and PTSD. Wayfinding is a captivating book that charts how our species' profound capacity for exploration, memory and storytelling results in topophilia, the love of place. "O'Connor talked to just the right people in just the right places, and her narrative is a marvel of storytelling on its own merits, erudite but lightly worn. There are many reasons why people should make efforts to improve their geographical literacy, and O'Connor hits on many in this excellent book—devouring it makes for a good start." —Kirkus Reviews

The Wayfinders

Author : Wade Davis
Publisher : House of Anansi
ISBN 13 : 0887849695
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (878 download)

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Download or read book The Wayfinders written by Wade Davis and published by House of Anansi. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every culture is a unique answer to a fundamental question: What does it mean to be human and alive? In The Wayfinders, renowned anthropologist, winner of the prestigious Samuel Johnson Prize, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis leads us on a thrilling journey to celebrate the wisdom of the world's indigenous cultures. In Polynesia we set sail with navigators whose ancestors settled the Pacific ten centuries before Christ. In the Amazon we meet the descendants of a true lost civilization, the Peoples of the Anaconda. In the Andes we discover that the earth really is alive, while in Australia we experience Dreamtime, the all-embracing philosophy of the first humans to walk out of Africa. We then travel to Nepal, where we encounter a wisdom hero, a Bodhisattva, who emerges from forty-five years of Buddhist retreat and solitude. And finally we settle in Borneo, where the last rainforest nomads struggle to survive. Understanding the lessons of this journey will be our mission for the next century. For at risk is the human legacy -- a vast archive of knowledge and expertise, a catalogue of the imagination. Rediscovering a new appreciation for the diversity of the human spirit, as expressed by culture, is among the central challenges of our time.

The Wayfinder's Apprentice

Author : K. Dezendorf
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book The Wayfinder's Apprentice written by K. Dezendorf and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rose knows the magical world of the Umbra exists. She's been there before, and she longs to return to the land of fantasy and start a happier life. Stuck on Earth with only her trickster guardian and a displaced gang of elven siblings for company; Rose has a fateful run-in with a rogue wild elf and meets a Wayfinder, a gatekeeper of the portals between realms. However, Rose is horrified to discover the Umbra has changed since her first visit, finding herself caught up in unexpected conflicts, from warring god-like beings to dealings with demons. With many grueling choices ahead of her, Rose finds the dream she yearns for comes with a cost.

Finding Your Way in a Wild New World

Author : Martha Beck
Publisher : Atria Books
ISBN 13 : 1451624603
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Finding Your Way in a Wild New World written by Martha Beck and published by Atria Books. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The best known life coach in America” (Psychology Today) and bestselling author of Finding Your Own North Star provides a new transformational program for creating an unconventional life path to a sustainable way of life. Martha Beck’s program has been practiced by Oprah and featured on Super Soul Sunday! Finding Your Way in a Wild New World reveals a remarkable path to the most important discovery you can make: the knowledge of what you should be doing with your one wild and precious life. It’s the thing that so fulfills you that, if you knew what it was, you’d run straight toward it through brambles and fire. Life coach and bestselling author of Finding Your Own North Star Martha Beck guides you to find out how you got to where you are now and what you should do next, with clear instructions on tapping into the deep, wordless knowledge you carry in your body and soul. You probably have sensed that you have a higher calling and a quiet power that could change the world—you lack only the tools. With her sparkling prose, Beck draws from ancient wisdom and modern science to help you consciously tap into that power and develop those tools for transformation. You’ll also find your inner identity and your external “tribe” of like-minded people, experience the spark of inspiration, and take action to make a lasting impact on the world. Compassionate and inspirational, Finding Your Way in a Wild New World is a revolutionary journey of self-discovery that leads to miraculous change.

To Find the Way

Author : Susan Nunes
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824813766
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)

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Download or read book To Find the Way written by Susan Nunes and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using his knowledge of the sea and stars, Vahi-roa the navigator guides a group of Tahitians aboard a great canoe to the unknown islands of Hawaii.

One River

Author : Wade Davis
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439126836
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book One River written by Wade Davis and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of two generations of scientific explorers in South America—Richard Evans Schultes and his protégé Wade Davis—an epic tale of adventure and a compelling work of natural history. In 1941, Professor Richard Evan Schultes took a leave from Harvard and disappeared into the Amazon, where he spent the next twelve years mapping uncharted rivers and living among dozens of Indian tribes. In the 1970s, he sent two prize students, Tim Plowman and Wade Davis, to follow in his footsteps and unveil the botanical secrets of coca, the notorious source of cocaine, a sacred plant known to the Inca as the Divine Leaf of Immortality. A stunning account of adventure and discovery, betrayal and destruction, One River is a story of two generations of explorers drawn together by the transcendent knowledge of Indian peoples, the visionary realms of the shaman, and the extraordinary plants that sustain all life in a forest that once stood immense and inviolable.

The Wayfinder, 9 12 fantasy

Author : Darcy Pattison
Publisher : Mims House
ISBN 13 : 1629441376
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (294 download)

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Download or read book The Wayfinder, 9 12 fantasy written by Darcy Pattison and published by Mims House. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “…deftly crafted and original fantasy novel that is very highly recommended…” Midwest Book Review This riveting middle-grade fantasy combines the intriguing abilities to Find what’s missing with pulse-pounding suspense. A great loss has frozen Win’s heart. He cares for nothing. But a plague is spreading like wildfire across the Heartland. Win must use his Wayfinding skills to descend into the great Rift, for beyond it lies the Well of Life. Only its waters will heal the plague. No one has ever returned from a journey into the Rift. But the Heartland depends on him. Can he put his loss behind him and fight for the Heartland? Discover what one person can accomplish. Read this story of how one person fights the plague, the pandemic that threatens the land.

From Engineer to Manager

Author : B. Michael Aucoin
Publisher : Artech House
ISBN 13 : 9781580530040
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book From Engineer to Manager written by B. Michael Aucoin and published by Artech House. This book was released on 2002 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are looking for a lively, down-to-earth experience in the journey to innovative engineering management, this is definitely the book for you. The author's 20-plus year perspective indicates that, while most engineers will spend the majority of their careers as managers, most are dissatisfied with the transition. Much of this frustration is the result of lack of preparation and training. This book gives you a solid grounding in the critical attitudes and principles needed for success.

Wayfinding Leadership

Author : Dr Chellie Spiller, Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr and John Panoho
Publisher : Huia Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1775502767
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (755 download)

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Download or read book Wayfinding Leadership written by Dr Chellie Spiller, Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr and John Panoho and published by Huia Publishers. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Kyle Finds Her Way

Author : Susie Salom
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0545852684
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book Kyle Finds Her Way written by Susie Salom and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this delightful debut, Kyle Constantini discovers what it takes to navigate middle school: good friends, a crusading spirit, and her lucky blue fedora. On the first day of sixth grade, Kyle Constantini lands in the principal's office after standing up against (that is, punching) Ino Nevarez, who was teasing a deaf girl at school. Her punishment? Join the NAVS program, which teaches constructive problem-solving (that is, not punching).Kyle loves NAVS, where her team competes in a challenge to navigate a maze. But her parents refuse to let her participate... so Kyle may just have to fudge the truth a bit to get around them. Then her best friend starts to crush on a cute new English boy, who seems to be interested in -- Kyle? As the NAVS competition approaches, she has to trust her instincts, take some good advice, and figure out her way through the amazing maze of middle school.Rich characters, a big heart, and a witty, warm voice make Kyle Finds Her Way a debut worth discovering.

Light at the Edge of the World

Author : Wade Davis
Publisher : D & M Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1926706897
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Light at the Edge of the World written by Wade Davis and published by D & M Publishers. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 30 years, renowned anthropologist Wade Davis has traveled the globe, studying the mysteries of sacred plants and celebrating the world’s traditional cultures. His passion as an ethnobotanist has brought him to the very center of indigenous life in places as remote and diverse as the Canadian Arctic, the deserts of North Africa, the rain forests of Borneo, the mountains of Tibet, and the surreal cultural landscape of Haiti. In Light at the Edge of the World, Davis explores the idea that these distinct cultures represent unique visions of life itself and have much to teach the rest of the world about different ways of living and thinking. As he investigates the dark undercurrents tearing people from their past and propelling them into an uncertain future, Davis reiterates that the threats faced by indigenous cultures endanger and diminish all cultures.

The Wayfinding Bible NLT

Author : Tyndale
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1414361939
Total Pages : 1519 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book The Wayfinding Bible NLT written by Tyndale and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 1519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you want a fast overview of the grand story of the Bible or a deeper exploration of the riches of Scripture, The Wayfinding Bible will be your guide. With an innovative, full-color visual guide at the top of each reading, The Wayfinding Bible provides you with three paths through Gods Word: the Fly-Over Route, the Direct Route and the Scenic Route. Following the Fly-Over Route, you'll cover the most important events in the Bible in just 40 readings, giving you a fresh overview of how these events tell the story of Gods redemption. Following the Direct Route's 200 readings, you'll develop a better understanding of how Gods story develops through history. Following the Scenic Route, you'll explore new territory while discovering a richness and depth in God's Word that you've not seen before. Ideal for those who are encountering the Bible for the first time or simply looking for a new journey through Scripture, The Wayfinding Bible, featuring the easy-to-read New Living Translation (NLT) of the Bible text, will help you to reach your destination.

Grandfather Tang's Story

Author : Ann Tompert
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 051757487X
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Grandfather Tang's Story written by Ann Tompert and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1990 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grandfather tells a story about shape-changing fox fairies who try to best each other until a hunter brings danger to both of them.

The Wayfinder

Author : Darcy Pattison
Publisher : Heartland Tale
ISBN 13 : 9781629441368
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (413 download)

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Download or read book The Wayfinder written by Darcy Pattison and published by Heartland Tale. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Win must use his Wayfinding skills to descend into the great Rift, for beyond it lies the Well of Life. Only its waters will heal the plague that's sweeping across the Heartland. But no one has ever returned from a journey into the Rift.

Infinite Stars: Dark Frontiers

Author : Jack Campbell
Publisher : Titan Books (US, CA)
ISBN 13 : 1789092922
Total Pages : 765 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Infinite Stars: Dark Frontiers written by Jack Campbell and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 765 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continuing the definitive space opera anthology series. Today's most popular writers produce new stories in their most famous universes, alongside essential and seminal short fiction from past masters. The definitive collection of explorers and soldiers, charting the dark frontiers of our expanding universe. Amongst the infinite stars we find epic sagas of wars, tales of innermost humanity, and the most powerful of desires - our need to create a better world. The second volume of seminal short science fiction, featuring twenty-six new stories from series such as Wayfarers, Confederation, The Lost Fleet, Waypoint Kangaroo, Ender, Dream Park, the Polity and more. Alongside work from tomorrow's legends, revisit works by masters who helped define the genre: Arthur C. Clarke, Jack Campbell, Becky Chambers, Robert Heinlein, George R.R. Martin, Susan R. Matthews, Orson Scott Card, James Blish, E.E. "Doc" Smith, Tanya Huff, Curtis C. Chen, Seanan McGuire, Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, Larry Niven and Steven Barnes, Gardner Dozois, David Farland, Mike Shepherd, C.L. Moore, Neal Asher, Weston Ochse, Brenda Cooper, Alan Dean Foster, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Kevin J. Anderson, David Weber and C.J. Cherryh. Infinite Stars: Dark Frontiers brings you the essential work from past, present, and future bestsellers as well as Grand Masters of science fiction.

We, the Navigators

Author : David Lewis
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824815820
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (158 download)

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Download or read book We, the Navigators written by David Lewis and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1994-05-01 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition includes a discussion of theories about traditional methods of navigation developed during recent decades, the story of the renaissance of star navigation throughout the Pacific, and material about navigation systems in Indonesia, Siberia, and the Indian Ocean.