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Category : Cowries
Languages : en
Pages : 28

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Author: Whilhelmina Mathew
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
ISBN: 1543703585
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 342

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In an unfair world for girls, Maya is an iconic protagonist having learnt to balance riding on a trident with single minded focus in her quest for the Studded Cowry. This can set her free from her present state of affairs and she can seek her identity, ambitions and aspirations. The Studded Cowry is symbolic with a precious gem inside that has a discrete substance with amazing powers. The gem can change any gem into the most precious gem: A magic formula that can automatically melt away all hurdles and set free her ancient and traditional beliefs. The two in one “The Magical Elixirs” an alchemical, the discovery of a Universal concept to transform things for the better from the ancient world of social, cultural and religious taboos. Mrs. Rumberstin Maya’s step aunt a crafty and ostentatious woman runs a Trident Riding school for girls. The riding school is a cover up, to distract Maya and keep her away from the Studded Cowry that had an unambiguous meaning to her. Amulets, charms, magical formulas- Nothing could hamper her search. The Apartment Castle is abstruse with ancient Asian magical enchantments. Can she break the barrier of finding the Studded Cowry?

Author: Robert Stephen Briffault
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Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 866

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Author: Jerry G. Walls
Publisher: TFH Publications
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296

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General information about cowries precedes color photographs and brief descriptions of numerous varieties.

Author: David Tarrant
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780646947389
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Languages : en
Pages :

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Description and taxonomic history of the cowry shells found in New South Wales.

Author: Nana Nkweti
Publisher: Black Spot Books
ISBN: 1911648349
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198

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A “boisterous and high-spirited debut” (Kirkus starred review)“that enthralls the reader through their every twist and turn” (Publishers Weekly starred review), named one of the Most Anticipated Books for Brittle Paper, The Millions, and The Rumpus, penned by a finalist for the AKO Caine PrizeIn her powerful, genre-bending debut story collection, Nana Nkweti's virtuosity is on full display as she mixes deft realism with clever inversions of genre. In the Caine Prize finalist story “It Takes a Village, Some Say,” Nkweti skewers racial prejudice and the practice of international adoption, delivering a sly tale about a teenage girl who leverages her adoptive parents to fast-track her fortunes. In “The Devil Is a Liar,” a pregnant pastor's wife struggles with the collision of western Christianity and her mother's traditional Cameroonian belief system as she worries about her unborn child.In other stories, Nkweti vaults past realism, upending genre expectations in a satirical romp about a jaded PR professional trying to spin a zombie outbreak in West Africa, and in a mermaid tale about a Mami Wata who forgoes her power by remaining faithful to a fisherman she loves.

Author: Barry Robert Wilson
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Category : Cowries
Languages : en
Pages : 416

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Author: Peter Man
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1532048564
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 380

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Victoria, a Canadian teenager adopted from China as a baby, goes through incredible adventures in China and America to discover her mysterious background. Victorias odyssey is interwoven with the amazing story of the first warrior queen of China during the Shang dynasty, circa 1200 BCE. Victoria is also linked to a northeastern barbarian tribe at the beginning of the Han dynasty, circa 200 BCE. These barbarians and their descendants would one day rule China and become a part of China. The famous Mulan was from that barbarian ruled era. Many of the mysteries are encoded in the ancient Chinese Oracle Bone writing. Victoria also learns the origins of the Chinese and other ancient civilizations. They are all related to a mythical paradise planet known as Shangala, which colonized the red giants Betelgeuse of Orion and Antares of Scorpio, the latter also known as the Heart of the Dragon.

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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 818

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Author: Cynthia Werner
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
ISBN: 0759115907
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 353

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A group of distinguished anthropologists and economists discuss the value attached to material objects by different cultures. The authors consider the sacred nature of objects that are exchanged between individuals, the value and power of markets, money, and credit, and the ways in which contemporary people bestow symbolic value on objects or individuals. With its emphasis on the interplay of cultural and economic values, this volume will be a great resource for economists and economic anthropologists.