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Author :Froelich Gladstone Rainey Publisher :UPenn Museum of Archaeology ISBN 13 :9780924171154 Total Pages :362 pages Book Rating :4.1/5 (711 download)
Book Synopsis Reflections of a Digger by : Froelich Gladstone Rainey
Download or read book Reflections of a Digger written by Froelich Gladstone Rainey and published by UPenn Museum of Archaeology. This book was released on 1992 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For some 30 years the University of Pennsylvania Museum flourished under the directorship of Froelich Rainey, who revived it after WW II and made it a preeminent institution devoted to excavation and innovative technology applied to archaeology. In this personal memoir, Dr. Rainey recounts the highlights of his archaeological career spanning more than 50 years of active field research in all parts of the world--the West Indies, the Arctic, the Near and Middle East, Europe, the New World, and the Far East.
Download or read book Gold Diggers written by Sanjena Sathian and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of The Washington Post's 10 Best Books of 2021 * One of NPR's Best Books of 2021 * New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * Long-listed for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize “Dizzyingly original, fiercely funny, deeply wise.” —Celeste Ng, #1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere “Sanjena Sathian’s Gold Diggers is a work of 24-karat genius.” —Ron Charles, The Washington Post How far would you go for a piece of the American dream? A magical realist coming-of-age story, Gold Diggers skewers the model minority myth to tell a hilarious and moving story about immigrant identity, community, and the underside of ambition. A floundering second-generation teenager growing up in the Bush-era Atlanta suburbs, Neil Narayan is funny and smart but struggles to bear the weight of expectations of his family and their Asian American enclave. He tries to want their version of success, but mostly, Neil just wants his neighbor across the cul-de-sac, Anita Dayal. When he discovers that Anita is the beneficiary of an ancient, alchemical potion made from stolen gold—a “lemonade” that harnesses the ambition of the gold’s original owner—Neil sees his chance to get ahead. But events spiral into a tragedy that rips their community apart. Years later in the Bay Area, Neil still bristles against his community's expectations—and finds he might need one more hit of that lemonade, no matter the cost. Sanjena Sathian’s astonishing debut offers a fine-grained, profoundly intelligent, and bitingly funny investigation into what's required to make it in America. Soon to be a series produced by Mindy Kaling!
Book Synopsis House of Lost Worlds by : Richard Conniff
Download or read book House of Lost Worlds written by Richard Conniff and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping tale of 150 years of scientific adventure, research, and discovery at the Yale Peabody Museum This fascinating book tells the story of how one museum changed ideas about dinosaurs, dynasties, and even the story of life on earth. The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, now celebrating its 150th anniversary, has remade the way we see the world. Delving into the museum's storied and colorful past, award-winning author Richard Conniff introduces a cast of bold explorers, roughneck bone hunters, and visionary scientists. Some became famous for wresting Brontosaurus, Triceratops, and other dinosaurs from the earth, others pioneered the introduction of science education in North America, and still others rediscovered the long-buried glory of Machu Picchu. In this lively tale of events, achievements, and scandals from throughout the museum's history. Readers will encounter renowned paleontologist O. C. Marsh who engaged in ferocious combat with his "Bone Wars" rival Edward Drinker Cope, as well as dozens of other intriguing characters. Nearly 100 color images portray important figures in the Peabody's history and special objects from the museum's 13-million-item collections. For anyone with an interest in exploring, understanding, and protecting the natural world, this book will deliver abundant delights.
Download or read book San Francisco written by Mick Sinclair and published by Signal Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As part of the Cities of the Imagination Series, this book presents an in-depth cultural, historical, and literary guide to San Francisco, a beautiful city renowned for its artists, eccentrics, visionaries, and activism.
Download or read book Rest in Peace written by Gary Laderman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-03-06 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though it has often been passionately criticized--as fraudulent, exploitative, even pagan--the American funeral home has become nearly as inevitable as death itself, an institution firmly embedded in our culture. But how did the funeral home come to hold such a position? What is its history? And is it guilty of the charges sometimes leveled against it? In Rest in Peace, Gary Laderman traces the origins of American funeral rituals, from the evolution of embalming techniques during and after the Civil War and the shift from home funerals to funeral homes at the turn of the century, to the increasing subordination of priests, ministers, and other religious figures to the funeral director throughout the twentieth century. In doing so he shows that far from manipulating vulnerable mourners, as Jessica Mitford claimed in her best-selling The American Way of Death (1963), funeral directors are highly respected figures whose services reflect the community's deepest needs and wishes. Indeed, Laderman shows that funeral directors generally give the people what they want when it is time to bury our dead. He reveals, for example, that the open casket, often criticized as barbaric, provides a deeply meaningful moment for friends and family who must say goodbye to their loved one. But he also shows how the dead often come back to life in the popular imagination to disturb the peace of the living. Drawing upon interviews with funeral directors, major historical events like the funerals of John F. Kennedy and Rudolf Valentino, films, television, newspaper reports, proposals for funeral reform, and other primary sources, Rest in Peace cuts through the rhetoric to show us the reality--and the real cultural value--of the American funeral.
Download or read book Paul Henry written by S. B. Kennedy and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a biography of Paul Henry's life and artistic achievements, especially his idyllic landscape paintings of the west of Ireland. It interweaves the life of his talented wife, Grace, and explores his friendships and associations with Paris and Dublin.
Book Synopsis Digger's Bones by : Paul Mansfield Keefe
Download or read book Digger's Bones written by Paul Mansfield Keefe and published by Paul Mansfield Keefe. This book was released on 2010-11-08 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archaeologist Angie Cooper's colleague and friend, Tarek "Digger" Rashid, is murdered in front of her. But not before giving her cryptic photographic clues to a hidden tomb and the two thousand year old bones within. Angie must battle a ruthless hitman, hired by a U.S. senator with presidential aspirations, and a sociopathic religious zealot while overcoming severe acrophobia. Caught in a web of lies, deceit, and betrayal, she works to unravel the secret of Digger's bones. Bones that affect the lives of all they touch.Digger's Bones is an action packed thriller that takes you from the churches and burial tombs of ancient Jerusalem to the harrowing cliffs of Bandelier National Monument and the glacier capped Zugspitze in Germany. Angie Cooper, her career in shambles, finds herself on the run from mercenaries, the Holy See, the FBI, and Interpol while trying to solve one of archaeology’s great mysteries. Yet some things are better left in the past.
Book Synopsis Digger Phelps's Tales from the Notre Dame Hardwood by : Digger Phelps
Download or read book Digger Phelps's Tales from the Notre Dame Hardwood written by Digger Phelps and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2004 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ESPN basketball commentator Digger Phelps is regarded as one of the most charismatic and opinionated analysts in the profession. And he was the same personality during his 20 years as the head coach at the University of Notre Dame. Digger Phelps's Tales from the Notre Dame Hardwood recalls the most successful period in Notre Dame basketball history. In his 20 seasons. 17 of Phelps's teams advanced to postseason play, including 14 NCAA Tournament teams. In the book, Phelps recalls his initial expression of interest in Notre Dame through a 1965 letter he wrote to football coach Ara Parseghian. It recounts the scenes of his seven wins over number one-ranked teams, including the landmark game in 1974 when the Irish ended UCLA's 88-game winning streak. Two chapters concentrate on the coach's former Notre Dame players, concluding with the selection of his All-Digger teams. He also recalls the 20 Hall of Fame coaches he competed against, including Bobby Knight, Al McGuire, Ray Meyer, and John Wooden. Digger Phelps's Tales from the Notre Dame Hardwood concludes with a chapter entitled Domers, which documents Phelps's relationship with Notre Dame coaches, administrators, and student-athletes, including Father Theodore Hesburgh, the man who made Notre Dame what it is today.
Book Synopsis The Gold Digger and Other Stories by : Upen Dave
Download or read book The Gold Digger and Other Stories written by Upen Dave and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-25 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lovely woman with her eye on the jewelry case. An Indian American father grappling with change. A young lady with a scar trying to rise above the hurt of the past. This entertaining collection of short stories sketches humans as both noble and flawed. These tales range from witty to wrenching to hilarious, and rarely have the ending you expect. The author, Upen Dave, weaves tales inspired by his broad life experience and flavored with a dash of O. Henry, Ernest Hemingway, and Jean-Paul Sartre. Set in the US and around the world, these stories capture the irony of life.
Book Synopsis American Gold Digger by : Brian Donovan
Download or read book American Gold Digger written by Brian Donovan and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2020-10-05 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stereotype of the "gold digger" has had a fascinating trajectory in twentieth-century America, from tales of greedy flapper-era chorus girls to tabloid coverage of Anna Nicole Smith and her octogenarian tycoon husband. The term entered American vernacular in the 1910s as women began to assert greater power over courtship, marriage, and finances, threatening men's control of legal and economic structures. Over the course of the century, the gold digger stereotype reappeared as women pressed for further control over love, sex, and money while laws failed to keep pace with such realignments. The gold digger can be seen in silent films, vaudeville jokes, hip hop lyrics, and reality television. Whether feared, admired, or desired, the figure of the gold digger appears almost everywhere gender, sexuality, class, and race collide. This fascinating interdisciplinary work reveals the assumptions and disputes around women's sexual agency in American life, shedding new light on the cultural and legal forces underpinning romantic, sexual, and marital relationships.
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Book Synopsis Winstanley and the Diggers, 1649-1999 by : Andrew Bradstock
Download or read book Winstanley and the Diggers, 1649-1999 written by Andrew Bradstock and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-19 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays explore the the Diggers, a group of 17th century men who shared a vision of a society based on collective ownership of the land. The themes discussed include the continuing power of leader Winstanley's writings, ideas on civil liberty and the economic background.
Book Synopsis Digger Does It All (Not Really!) by : Brooke Vitale
Download or read book Digger Does It All (Not Really!) written by Brooke Vitale and published by Little Genius Books. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From bestselling author and editor Brooke Vitale and renowned illustrator Pat Corrigan (Toe Truck Joe), this the story of a boastful construction vehicle who thinks he can do it all. “Here I am. Make way, make way! Digger’s here to save the day! “No job’s too big, no job’s too small, for the best construction truck of all.” Children of all ages will love the story of Digger, the construction vehicle who thinks he can lift like a crane, carry like a forklift, dump like a dump truck, and push like a bulldozer. But, when he tries to do everyone else’s jobs, he creates a crazy chaotic construction site! The simple rhyming text tells a silly story, while gently introducing the concept of cooperation, as well as the message that the best way to show up in the world is as yourself!
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Book Synopsis The Grave Digger's Boy by : R.R. Newman
Download or read book The Grave Digger's Boy written by R.R. Newman and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2019-08-19 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this debut crime thriller, an overturned twenty-year-old murder case forces the victim’s sister to seek help from one of last people to see her alive. As a boy, Ben was one of the last to see beautiful young Esther Garrett alive—which led to an intense obsession. Twenty years later, the conviction of her murderer is overturned due to a police corruption scandal. Ben’s obsession is reawakened when Esther’s sister asks for his help in investigating the crime. As Ben is drawn deeper into the case, he will be forced to face the truth about his own life and soon finds himself questioning everything he ever believed. Was Esther really murdered? And if so, could the killer be closer to home than anyone ever imagined? The Grave Digger’s Boy is a gripping crime mystery full of stunning twists and turns and the perfect read for fans of authors like Rachel Abbott, Cara Hunter and Patricia Gibney.
Book Synopsis The Well Digger by : F Lionel Young, III
Download or read book The Well Digger written by F Lionel Young, III and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-07 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Well Digger is a little book about flourishing in the desert in the middle of a famine. It is the story of the forgotten patriarch, Isaac, who faced famine, failure, frustration and foe-but never gave up. He just kept digging wells, and God continued to bless him after every disappointing loss. Written by a pastor-theologian, this heartfelt reflection on the challenges of life helps bring clarity to the biblical picture of blessing. This inspirational work is rooted in the biblical text and nourished by the ancient wisdom of people like Origen of Alexandria, Augustine of Hippo, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Jonathan Edwards and C. S. Lewis.
Download or read book Digger's Moon written by John Heird and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-10 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digger's Moon is a dramatic, gritty and realistic look at life and death in the Indian Territory. Set in Fort Smith, Arkansas, where Federal Judge Isaac C. Parker and his 200 U.S. Deputy Marshals struggled to bring justice to the chaos of the Western frontier, Digger's Moon recalls life in a place often called "Hell on the Border." It was a place where life was cheap, and living was hard. Violence convulsed everyday life, and revenge was the law of the land. Digger's Moon is the story of brutality born of lawlessness, and Parker's hard-fought brand of justice, a captivating tale of precarious friendships and redemptive love. Painstakingly researched for historical accuracy and masterfully written in the tradition of old-fashioned, campfire story telling, Digger's Moon will sweep you into the adventures of unforgettable characters, page after page. And when you're finished the last page, this story will stay with you from first-light to twilight, through the light of a digger's moon, until you pick it back up and fall once again under its spell.
