Author: Sylvia Lyon Rodman
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1483644626
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
A hilarious, irreverent, and utterly original exploration of the hidden traps in multicultural experiences that confront the Buenaventura Clan as it flees its South American countrys political turmoil. Confident that their wealth will smooth their entry into a new society, the Buenaventuras are ill prepared for the spiny issues that arise at every turn. Using magic realism as her canvas, the author explores the seemingly minor yet utterly significant differencesbe they religious, political or gender-driventhat lie at the core of the traditions that define and anchor us as individuals.
The Anglo Brambles
Author: Sylvia Lyon Rodman
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1483644626
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
A hilarious, irreverent, and utterly original exploration of the hidden traps in multicultural experiences that confront the Buenaventura Clan as it flees its South American countrys political turmoil. Confident that their wealth will smooth their entry into a new society, the Buenaventuras are ill prepared for the spiny issues that arise at every turn. Using magic realism as her canvas, the author explores the seemingly minor yet utterly significant differencesbe they religious, political or gender-driventhat lie at the core of the traditions that define and anchor us as individuals.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1483644626
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
A hilarious, irreverent, and utterly original exploration of the hidden traps in multicultural experiences that confront the Buenaventura Clan as it flees its South American countrys political turmoil. Confident that their wealth will smooth their entry into a new society, the Buenaventuras are ill prepared for the spiny issues that arise at every turn. Using magic realism as her canvas, the author explores the seemingly minor yet utterly significant differencesbe they religious, political or gender-driventhat lie at the core of the traditions that define and anchor us as individuals.
Brambles and Bay Leaves
Author: Shirley Hibberd
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Languages : en
Pages : 346
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Languages : en
Pages : 346
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The Anglo-American Encyclopedia and Dictionary: Dictionary department (A-Z)
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Languages : en
Pages : 696
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Languages : en
Pages : 696
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Brambles and bay leaves: essays on the homely and the beautiful
Author: James Shirley Hibberd
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Languages : en
Pages : 370
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Languages : en
Pages : 370
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Brambles and Bay Leaves
Author: Shirley Hibberd
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 338219113X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 338219113X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
The Bulletin
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Category : Sydney (N.S.W.)
Languages : en
Pages : 706
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Category : Sydney (N.S.W.)
Languages : en
Pages : 706
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Breverton's Complete Herbal
Author: Terry Breverton
Publisher: Quercus
ISBN: 1623653509
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Breverton's Complete Herbal is a modern reworking of Culpeper's classic reference guide, Culpeper's Complete Herbal. Arranged alphabetically, this book describes over 250 herbs and spices as well as feature entries on scented herb/medicinal gardens, the great herbalists and New World Herbs not included in Culpepper's original text. Each entry provides a description of the herb: its appearance and botanical features, a brief history of its uses in medicine, dyeing and cuisine to bizarre remedies and concoctions designed to get rid of all manner of real and imaginary ailments. As informative as it is entertaining, this incredibly diverse compendium contains just about everything you'll ever need to know about the properties and provenance of herbs and spices of the world. From amara dulcis to yarrow, all-heal to viper's bugloss, Breverton's Complete Herbal is a modern day treasury of over 250 herbs and their uses.
Publisher: Quercus
ISBN: 1623653509
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Breverton's Complete Herbal is a modern reworking of Culpeper's classic reference guide, Culpeper's Complete Herbal. Arranged alphabetically, this book describes over 250 herbs and spices as well as feature entries on scented herb/medicinal gardens, the great herbalists and New World Herbs not included in Culpepper's original text. Each entry provides a description of the herb: its appearance and botanical features, a brief history of its uses in medicine, dyeing and cuisine to bizarre remedies and concoctions designed to get rid of all manner of real and imaginary ailments. As informative as it is entertaining, this incredibly diverse compendium contains just about everything you'll ever need to know about the properties and provenance of herbs and spices of the world. From amara dulcis to yarrow, all-heal to viper's bugloss, Breverton's Complete Herbal is a modern day treasury of over 250 herbs and their uses.
Representations of the Natural World in Old English Poetry
Author: Jennifer Neville
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 113942596X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
This book examines descriptions of the natural world in a wide range of Old English poetry. Jennifer Neville describes the physical conditions experienced by the Anglo-Saxons - the animals, diseases, landscapes, seas and weather with which they had to contend. She argues that poetic descriptions of these elements were not a reflection of the existing physical conditions but a literary device used by Anglo-Saxons to define more important issues: the state of humanity, the creation and maintenance of society, the power of individuals, the relationship between God and creation and the power of writing to control information. Examples of contemporary literature in other languages are used to provide a sense of Old English poetry's particular approach, which incorporated elements from Germanic, Christian and classical sources. The result of this approach was not a consistent cosmological scheme but a rather contradictory vision which reveals much about how the Anglo-Saxons viewed themselves.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 113942596X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
This book examines descriptions of the natural world in a wide range of Old English poetry. Jennifer Neville describes the physical conditions experienced by the Anglo-Saxons - the animals, diseases, landscapes, seas and weather with which they had to contend. She argues that poetic descriptions of these elements were not a reflection of the existing physical conditions but a literary device used by Anglo-Saxons to define more important issues: the state of humanity, the creation and maintenance of society, the power of individuals, the relationship between God and creation and the power of writing to control information. Examples of contemporary literature in other languages are used to provide a sense of Old English poetry's particular approach, which incorporated elements from Germanic, Christian and classical sources. The result of this approach was not a consistent cosmological scheme but a rather contradictory vision which reveals much about how the Anglo-Saxons viewed themselves.
Ireland
Author: Michael Viney
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 158834424X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
Ireland conjures up images of nature's majesty: sweeping coastlines, rolling green hills, and secluded peat bogs and marshlands. A place of legendary beauty, it is also a land with a rich natural history. Michael Viney invites us to discover the geologic forces that created the island, peer into the famous bone caves that hold unique clues about animals from long ago, and experience the dramatic scenes of the cliff-lined coast and tempestuous seas. Viney begins deep in the past, when rivers of molten rock and enormous glaciers stripped the land bare. Soon after the glaciers retreated, the island was transformed into a fresh, new landscape, home to an intriguing variety of plants and animals, and an environment that has cultivated a rich human history and inspired countless myths. Infused with the lyricism of Irish prose, Ireland: A Smithsonian Natural History is indispensable for anyone seeking to understand the natural beauty of the Emerald Isle.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 158834424X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
Ireland conjures up images of nature's majesty: sweeping coastlines, rolling green hills, and secluded peat bogs and marshlands. A place of legendary beauty, it is also a land with a rich natural history. Michael Viney invites us to discover the geologic forces that created the island, peer into the famous bone caves that hold unique clues about animals from long ago, and experience the dramatic scenes of the cliff-lined coast and tempestuous seas. Viney begins deep in the past, when rivers of molten rock and enormous glaciers stripped the land bare. Soon after the glaciers retreated, the island was transformed into a fresh, new landscape, home to an intriguing variety of plants and animals, and an environment that has cultivated a rich human history and inspired countless myths. Infused with the lyricism of Irish prose, Ireland: A Smithsonian Natural History is indispensable for anyone seeking to understand the natural beauty of the Emerald Isle.
Eliza Cook's Journal
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Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Languages : en
Pages : 432
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