In the 21st-century American Southwest, there’s a bull in the window and a rat under the bed. John and his wife dodge gunshots at Christmas, sink in mud to the axles, and find human bones in the dirt. Along the way he meets a shaman, Buddhist monks, knife-toting tough guys, a ...
As a reader you become immersed in the way of life of medieval American Indians and their way of life. This book was an enjoyable read and it is the first book in a trilogy, so there are books two and three to look forward to reading as well. Read more Report See more reviews ...
1. At the Library Tell your librarian that you are interested in books about the Amazon rainforest. 2. On the Web In the address window, type: Then type: Amazon rainforest. Click on “Google Search.” Read the colored links. Click on one that looks interesting. When you want to ...
They concluded that Indians would love an Amazon-style shopping site. Just like Bezos, they began by selling books online. Eight years on, Flipkart, valued at about $15 billion, is now India’s biggest e-commerce company, with 44% of the market—nearly triple Amazon’s 15%—and the two...
Only 10% resorted to more formal methods like books, courses or lectures. While this measure does not control for age, many of the 90% of women whose family, friends and neighbors taught them about medicinal plants are undoubtedly “younger” women. In fact, the average age of women who ...
Between 1906 and 1921 he embarked on no less than seven South American mapping commissions contributing much to the Society’s ongoing mission to map the world. He was appalled, however, by the way in which some plantation owners treated the Indians of Amazonia. By contrast Fawcett appears to...
The cultivation of manioc among the Kuikuru Indians of the Upper Xingu. In: Hames, R.B., Vickers, W.T. (Eds.), Adaptive Responses of Native Amazonians. Academic Press, New York, pp. 65–111. Cleary, D., 2001. Toward an environmental history of the Amazon: from prehistory to the ...
Another limitation was the lack of clinical information about the studied group. We had access only to birth date from the health agent’s registration books. At the end of the study, both individual, and overall results were presented to the communities, and a technical report was handed to...
1987. Shamanism and Art of the Eastern Tukanoan Indians: Colombian Northwest Amazon. Groningen: Institute of Religious Iconography. [Google Scholar] Reichel-Dolmatoff, Geraldo. 1997. Rainforest Shamans: Essays on the Tukáno Indians of the Northwest Amazon. Dartington: Themis Books. [Google Scholar...
This story is about learning about the American,Chinese,Iranians,Russians, and Indians communicating and making it one big storm。 Sarah Hunt was the main character。 The main conflict was between all the states。 I thought this was a very detaled book。 I think Sarah Hunt and the A...