Author: Skip Horack
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1582438501
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
In 1816, five years after being captured and sold into slavery, Kau, a pygmy tribesman, flees south into the Spanish Florida wilderness, determined to find a place where he can once again live in harmony with nature. Both haunted and driven by his memories of Africa, he embarks on an epic quest through the treacherous pinewoods, swamps, and river bottoms of the Southern frontier. He encounters renegades and thieves, traitors and mercenaries, and the dark prophetic magic of the forest before he finally finds himself within the walls of a remote fort on the Apalachicola River. There, he becomes the reluctant companion of several hundred runaway slaves once recruited by the British to fight in the War of 1812, then abandoned to fend for themselves against the American forces intent on destroying their remarkable stronghold. Inspired by actual events, and at times both violent and beautiful, The Eden Hunter provides a fascinating glimpse at a forgotten, bloody chapter in our nation's history through the eyes of one truly remarkable hero.
The Eden Hunter
Author: Skip Horack
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1582438501
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
In 1816, five years after being captured and sold into slavery, Kau, a pygmy tribesman, flees south into the Spanish Florida wilderness, determined to find a place where he can once again live in harmony with nature. Both haunted and driven by his memories of Africa, he embarks on an epic quest through the treacherous pinewoods, swamps, and river bottoms of the Southern frontier. He encounters renegades and thieves, traitors and mercenaries, and the dark prophetic magic of the forest before he finally finds himself within the walls of a remote fort on the Apalachicola River. There, he becomes the reluctant companion of several hundred runaway slaves once recruited by the British to fight in the War of 1812, then abandoned to fend for themselves against the American forces intent on destroying their remarkable stronghold. Inspired by actual events, and at times both violent and beautiful, The Eden Hunter provides a fascinating glimpse at a forgotten, bloody chapter in our nation's history through the eyes of one truly remarkable hero.
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1582438501
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
In 1816, five years after being captured and sold into slavery, Kau, a pygmy tribesman, flees south into the Spanish Florida wilderness, determined to find a place where he can once again live in harmony with nature. Both haunted and driven by his memories of Africa, he embarks on an epic quest through the treacherous pinewoods, swamps, and river bottoms of the Southern frontier. He encounters renegades and thieves, traitors and mercenaries, and the dark prophetic magic of the forest before he finally finds himself within the walls of a remote fort on the Apalachicola River. There, he becomes the reluctant companion of several hundred runaway slaves once recruited by the British to fight in the War of 1812, then abandoned to fend for themselves against the American forces intent on destroying their remarkable stronghold. Inspired by actual events, and at times both violent and beautiful, The Eden Hunter provides a fascinating glimpse at a forgotten, bloody chapter in our nation's history through the eyes of one truly remarkable hero.
The Other Side of Eden
Author: Hugh Brody
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0865476381
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
"He has spent nearly three decades studying, learning from, crusading for, and thinking about hunter-gatherers, who survive at the margins of the vast, fertile lands occupied by farming peoples and their descendants, now the great majority of the world's population. In material terms, the hunters have been all but vanquished, yet in this profound and passionate book, Brody utterly dispels the notion that theirs is a lesser way of life."--Jacket.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0865476381
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
"He has spent nearly three decades studying, learning from, crusading for, and thinking about hunter-gatherers, who survive at the margins of the vast, fertile lands occupied by farming peoples and their descendants, now the great majority of the world's population. In material terms, the hunters have been all but vanquished, yet in this profound and passionate book, Brody utterly dispels the notion that theirs is a lesser way of life."--Jacket.
Hunter
Author: Eden Summers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781925512441
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
These men don't build bridges... They bury bodies. Now an INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER I've been running for ten years - fleeing my past and clawing my way toward an inescapable act of vengeance. Finally, I can taste revenge on the tip of my tongue. Then he walks into my life, cold, dark, and full of secrets. His possessive touch dilutes my thirst for retribution. His aggressive confidence obliterates my need for solitude. It's impossible not to become consumed by him... Until I find out who he really is. I fell for a criminal. A murderer. A man from the underworld who was not only sent to stop me from achieving my goal, but to end my life. From bestselling author, Eden Summers, comes a seductively thrilling standalone destined to leave you breathless.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781925512441
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
These men don't build bridges... They bury bodies. Now an INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER I've been running for ten years - fleeing my past and clawing my way toward an inescapable act of vengeance. Finally, I can taste revenge on the tip of my tongue. Then he walks into my life, cold, dark, and full of secrets. His possessive touch dilutes my thirst for retribution. His aggressive confidence obliterates my need for solitude. It's impossible not to become consumed by him... Until I find out who he really is. I fell for a criminal. A murderer. A man from the underworld who was not only sent to stop me from achieving my goal, but to end my life. From bestselling author, Eden Summers, comes a seductively thrilling standalone destined to leave you breathless.
Fruits of Eden
Author: Amanda Harris
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813059348
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
At the turn of the nineteenth century—when most food in America was bland and brown and few people appreciated the economic potential of then-exotic foods—David Fairchild convinced the U.S. Department of Agriculture to finance overseas explorations to find and bring back foreign cultivars. Fairchild traveled to remote corners of the globe, searching for fruits, vegetables, and grains that could find a new home in American fields and in the American diet. In Fruits of Eden, Amanda Harris vividly recounts the exploits of Fairchild and his small band of adventurers and botanists as they traversed distant lands—Algeria, Baghdad, Cape Town, Hong Kong, Java, and Zanzibar—to return with new and exciting flavors. Their expeditions led to a renaissance not only at the dinner table but also in horticulture, providing diversity of crops for farmers across the country. Not everyone was supportive, however. The scientific community was concerned with invasive species, and World War I fanned the flames of xenophobia in Washington. Adversaries who believed Fairchild’s discoveries would contaminate the purity of native crops eventually shut down his program, but his legacy lives on in today’s modern kitchen, where navel oranges, Meyer lemons, honeydew melons, soybeans, and durum wheat are now standard.
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813059348
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
At the turn of the nineteenth century—when most food in America was bland and brown and few people appreciated the economic potential of then-exotic foods—David Fairchild convinced the U.S. Department of Agriculture to finance overseas explorations to find and bring back foreign cultivars. Fairchild traveled to remote corners of the globe, searching for fruits, vegetables, and grains that could find a new home in American fields and in the American diet. In Fruits of Eden, Amanda Harris vividly recounts the exploits of Fairchild and his small band of adventurers and botanists as they traversed distant lands—Algeria, Baghdad, Cape Town, Hong Kong, Java, and Zanzibar—to return with new and exciting flavors. Their expeditions led to a renaissance not only at the dinner table but also in horticulture, providing diversity of crops for farmers across the country. Not everyone was supportive, however. The scientific community was concerned with invasive species, and World War I fanned the flames of xenophobia in Washington. Adversaries who believed Fairchild’s discoveries would contaminate the purity of native crops eventually shut down his program, but his legacy lives on in today’s modern kitchen, where navel oranges, Meyer lemons, honeydew melons, soybeans, and durum wheat are now standard.
Hunting Eden
Author: V. H. Nicolson
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
I wasn't looking for love, but Hunter King crashed into my world and flipped it upside down. He's a King alright... a sex on legs and larger than life pro-golfer. A sinful God. And I want to dive into his hypnotic brown eyes. But I'm broken, I'm lost... stuck in a time loop. Waiting for my heart to heal. True to his name, Hunter King decides I'm someone he wants. I'm his hot prey. But I don't want to be caught. And he's not used to being told no. We're from two different worlds. I won't allow him to piece me back together. But I may not have a choice, because my soul craves his. And it makes me question everything. I always thought my heart belonged to another... What if I'm wrong? **** Hunting Eden is a standalone romance featuring a gorgeous sports hero who wears his heart on his sleeve, and a beautiful dreamer dancer who's built walls so high around her, you can no longer see her petite frame. It's a perfectly blended full-length romance filled with heat, laughter, emotion, and a HEA, with no cliffhanger. Hunting Eden is Book 1 of The Triple Trouble Series. ***Book 2 Coming soon.*** Authors note: This book touches on sensitive discussions about baby loss and accidental death.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
I wasn't looking for love, but Hunter King crashed into my world and flipped it upside down. He's a King alright... a sex on legs and larger than life pro-golfer. A sinful God. And I want to dive into his hypnotic brown eyes. But I'm broken, I'm lost... stuck in a time loop. Waiting for my heart to heal. True to his name, Hunter King decides I'm someone he wants. I'm his hot prey. But I don't want to be caught. And he's not used to being told no. We're from two different worlds. I won't allow him to piece me back together. But I may not have a choice, because my soul craves his. And it makes me question everything. I always thought my heart belonged to another... What if I'm wrong? **** Hunting Eden is a standalone romance featuring a gorgeous sports hero who wears his heart on his sleeve, and a beautiful dreamer dancer who's built walls so high around her, you can no longer see her petite frame. It's a perfectly blended full-length romance filled with heat, laughter, emotion, and a HEA, with no cliffhanger. Hunting Eden is Book 1 of The Triple Trouble Series. ***Book 2 Coming soon.*** Authors note: This book touches on sensitive discussions about baby loss and accidental death.
Soul Storm
Author: D. N. Erikson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781983293825
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
I already died once.I'm sure as hell not doing it again. I thought life was bad reaping souls for my vampire prick of a boss. Then someone killed my old friend right outside my house and planted the gun under my floorboards. Which is when I learned life can actually get a whole lot worse. Now I have the FBI breathing down my neck, trying to put me in cuffs. But even worse threats lurk in the shadows of this miserable island city I'm forced to call home. And one rain goddess believes my crimes deserve the death penalty... NOTE: this novel was originally released under the title Rain Dance.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781983293825
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
I already died once.I'm sure as hell not doing it again. I thought life was bad reaping souls for my vampire prick of a boss. Then someone killed my old friend right outside my house and planted the gun under my floorboards. Which is when I learned life can actually get a whole lot worse. Now I have the FBI breathing down my neck, trying to put me in cuffs. But even worse threats lurk in the shadows of this miserable island city I'm forced to call home. And one rain goddess believes my crimes deserve the death penalty... NOTE: this novel was originally released under the title Rain Dance.
Soul Bite
Author: D. N. Erikson
Publisher: Eden Hunter Trilogy
ISBN: 9781717871534
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
I thought death was the worst fate in the world. But nothing's colder than a vampire's bite. Immortality isn't all it's cracked up to be. I wouldn't know-yet. It all started with the rather unpleasant murder of an FBI agent-the latest in a string of serial murders. A bad enough way to kick off any day. Until Aldric bit me, which means I have a way, way bigger problem. Because I only have three days to reverse the curse before I'm the vampire's loyal indentured servant forever. Too bad no one's coming to help. The FBI is reeling from the killings. My allies have been scattered to the wind. And a certain rain goddess is causing me plenty of trouble, even in exile. Which means I probably won't even survive long enough to experience eternity's cold embrace...
Publisher: Eden Hunter Trilogy
ISBN: 9781717871534
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
I thought death was the worst fate in the world. But nothing's colder than a vampire's bite. Immortality isn't all it's cracked up to be. I wouldn't know-yet. It all started with the rather unpleasant murder of an FBI agent-the latest in a string of serial murders. A bad enough way to kick off any day. Until Aldric bit me, which means I have a way, way bigger problem. Because I only have three days to reverse the curse before I'm the vampire's loyal indentured servant forever. Too bad no one's coming to help. The FBI is reeling from the killings. My allies have been scattered to the wind. And a certain rain goddess is causing me plenty of trouble, even in exile. Which means I probably won't even survive long enough to experience eternity's cold embrace...
A Hunter's Confession
Author: David Carpenter
Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd
ISBN: 1553656202
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
A Hunter's Confession tells the story of hunting in David Carpenter's life, including the reasons he once loved it and the reasons he no longer pursues it. When he was a boy, Carpenter and his father and brother would head out along the side roads and into the prairie marshlands searching for duck, grouse, and partridge. As a young man, he began skulking around the bushes with his hunting buddies and trudging through groves of larch, alpine fir, and willow in search of elk. Later, hunting became a form of therapy, a way to ward off melancholy and depression. In the end, as a result of a dramatic experience after shooting a grouse, Carpenter gave up hunting for good. Winding through this personal narrative is Carpenter's exploration of the history of hunting, subsistence hunting versus hunting for sport, trophy hunting, and the meaning of the hunt for those who have written about it most eloquently. Are wild creatures somehow our property? How is the sport hunter different from the hunter who must kill game to survive? Is there some sort of bridge that might connect aboriginal hunters to non-aboriginal hunters? Why do many hunters feel most fully alive when they
Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd
ISBN: 1553656202
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
A Hunter's Confession tells the story of hunting in David Carpenter's life, including the reasons he once loved it and the reasons he no longer pursues it. When he was a boy, Carpenter and his father and brother would head out along the side roads and into the prairie marshlands searching for duck, grouse, and partridge. As a young man, he began skulking around the bushes with his hunting buddies and trudging through groves of larch, alpine fir, and willow in search of elk. Later, hunting became a form of therapy, a way to ward off melancholy and depression. In the end, as a result of a dramatic experience after shooting a grouse, Carpenter gave up hunting for good. Winding through this personal narrative is Carpenter's exploration of the history of hunting, subsistence hunting versus hunting for sport, trophy hunting, and the meaning of the hunt for those who have written about it most eloquently. Are wild creatures somehow our property? How is the sport hunter different from the hunter who must kill game to survive? Is there some sort of bridge that might connect aboriginal hunters to non-aboriginal hunters? Why do many hunters feel most fully alive when they
Soil
Author: Jamie Kornegay
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476750904
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
In this darkly comic, “promising debut from an assured new voice in Southern fiction” (Library Journal), an idealistic young farmer moves his family to a Mississippi flood basin, suffers financial ruin—and becomes increasingly paranoid he’s being framed for murder. It all begins with a simple dream. An ambitious young environmental scientist hopes to establish a sustainable farm on a small patch of land nestled among the Mississippi hills. Jay Mize convinces his wife Sandy to move their six-year-old son away from town and to a rich and lush parcel where Jacob could run free and Jay could pursue the dream of a new and progressive agriculture for the twenty-first century. Within a year he’d be ruined. When the corpse appears on his family’s property, Jay is convinced he’s being set up. And so beings a journey into a maze of misperceptions and personal obsessions, as the farmer, his now-estranged wife, a predatory deputy, and a backwoods wanderer, all try to uphold a personal sense of honor. By turns hilarious and darkly disturbing, Soil traces one man’s apocalypse to its epic showdown in the Mississippi mudflats. “The Coen brothers meets Flannery O’Connor. It’s definitely Gothic, it’s definitely dark, but at the same time, it is hilarious and heartbreaking” (Kyle Jones, NPR). Drawing on elements of classic Southern noir, dark comedy, and modern dysfunction, Jamie Kornegay’s novel is about the gravitational pull of one man’s apocalypse and the hope that maybe, just maybe, he can be reeled in from the brink. “Dig your hands into this Soil to find gutty and peppery writing, an almost recklessly bold imagination, audacious empathy, and a story so twisty and volatile that nearly every turn feels electrifyingly unexpected” (Jonathan Miles, award-winning author of Want Not and Dear American Airlines).
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476750904
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
In this darkly comic, “promising debut from an assured new voice in Southern fiction” (Library Journal), an idealistic young farmer moves his family to a Mississippi flood basin, suffers financial ruin—and becomes increasingly paranoid he’s being framed for murder. It all begins with a simple dream. An ambitious young environmental scientist hopes to establish a sustainable farm on a small patch of land nestled among the Mississippi hills. Jay Mize convinces his wife Sandy to move their six-year-old son away from town and to a rich and lush parcel where Jacob could run free and Jay could pursue the dream of a new and progressive agriculture for the twenty-first century. Within a year he’d be ruined. When the corpse appears on his family’s property, Jay is convinced he’s being set up. And so beings a journey into a maze of misperceptions and personal obsessions, as the farmer, his now-estranged wife, a predatory deputy, and a backwoods wanderer, all try to uphold a personal sense of honor. By turns hilarious and darkly disturbing, Soil traces one man’s apocalypse to its epic showdown in the Mississippi mudflats. “The Coen brothers meets Flannery O’Connor. It’s definitely Gothic, it’s definitely dark, but at the same time, it is hilarious and heartbreaking” (Kyle Jones, NPR). Drawing on elements of classic Southern noir, dark comedy, and modern dysfunction, Jamie Kornegay’s novel is about the gravitational pull of one man’s apocalypse and the hope that maybe, just maybe, he can be reeled in from the brink. “Dig your hands into this Soil to find gutty and peppery writing, an almost recklessly bold imagination, audacious empathy, and a story so twisty and volatile that nearly every turn feels electrifyingly unexpected” (Jonathan Miles, award-winning author of Want Not and Dear American Airlines).
Math Exchanges
Author: Kassia Omohundro Wedekind
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
ISBN: 1571108262
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Traditionally, small-group math instruction has been used as a format for reaching children who struggle to understand. Math coach Kassia Omohundro Wedekind uses small-group instruction as the centerpiece of her math workshop approach, engaging all students in rigorous "math exchanges." The key characteristics of these mathematical conversations are that they are: 1) short, focused sessions that bring all mathematical minds together, 2) responsive to the needs of the specific group of mathematicians, and 3) designed for meaningful, guided reflection. As in reading and writing workshop, students in math workshop become self-directed and independent while participating in a classroom community of learners. Through the math exchanges, students focus on number sense and the big ideas of mathematics. Teachers guide the conversations with small groups of students, mediating talk and thinking as students share problem-solving strategies, discuss how math works, and move toward more effective and efficient approaches and greater mathematical understanding. Although grounded in theory and research, Math Exchanges: Guiding Young Mathematicians in Small Group Meetings is written for practicing teachers and answers such questions as the following: How can I use a math workshop approach and follow a certain textbook or set of standards? How should I form small groups? How often should I meet with small groups? What should I focus on in small groups? How can I tell if my groups are making progress? What do small-group math exchanges look like, sound like, and feel like?
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
ISBN: 1571108262
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Traditionally, small-group math instruction has been used as a format for reaching children who struggle to understand. Math coach Kassia Omohundro Wedekind uses small-group instruction as the centerpiece of her math workshop approach, engaging all students in rigorous "math exchanges." The key characteristics of these mathematical conversations are that they are: 1) short, focused sessions that bring all mathematical minds together, 2) responsive to the needs of the specific group of mathematicians, and 3) designed for meaningful, guided reflection. As in reading and writing workshop, students in math workshop become self-directed and independent while participating in a classroom community of learners. Through the math exchanges, students focus on number sense and the big ideas of mathematics. Teachers guide the conversations with small groups of students, mediating talk and thinking as students share problem-solving strategies, discuss how math works, and move toward more effective and efficient approaches and greater mathematical understanding. Although grounded in theory and research, Math Exchanges: Guiding Young Mathematicians in Small Group Meetings is written for practicing teachers and answers such questions as the following: How can I use a math workshop approach and follow a certain textbook or set of standards? How should I form small groups? How often should I meet with small groups? What should I focus on in small groups? How can I tell if my groups are making progress? What do small-group math exchanges look like, sound like, and feel like?