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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. Seller Inventory # mon0003019743
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Very Good. In this riveting collection of stories and essays, gifted scientist, anthropologist, and writer Wade Davis offers a captivating look at indigenous cultures around the world--from the nomadic Penan of Malaysia to the Vodoun practitioners of Haiti--and a poetic, timely examination of the rapport between humans and the natural world. Traveling from the mountains of Tibet to the jungles of the Amazon, Davis delves into the mysteries of shamanic healing, experiences first-hand hallucinogenic plants, explores the vanishing Borneo rain forests, and describes the ingenuity of the Inuit as they hunt narwhale on the Arctic ice.A compelling and utterly unique celebration of the beauty and diversity of our planet, Shadows in the Sun is about landscape and character, the wisdom of lives drawn directly from the land, and the hunger of those who seek to rediscover such understanding. Davis shows that preserving the diversity of the world's cultures and spiritual beliefs is as important as preserving endangered plants and animals--and vital to our understanding of who we are. Wade Davis has been called "a rare combination of scientist, scholar, poet and passionate defender of all of life's diversity.". Seller Inventory # SKU2020023536
Book Description Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very good trade paperback with flaps. Seller Inventory # 161004-MG23
Book Description Softcover. Condition: Comme neuf. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de ce livre à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, As new. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this book's net price to charity organizations. Seller Inventory # D-380-107
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 156 pp. "A celebration of the diversity of humankind and the lands that have tempered the human spirit." Illustrated with b&w photos. Bright clean copy. Seller Inventory # 018266
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Fine +. B/W Photographs (illustrator). Revised Edition. Would you like to know where the geographic center of Aberta is ? What two rare species of birds nest in Alberta during the summer ? What was the goal of the Paslliser Expedition ? Where do the waters of the Milk River end up ? 94 pages of Alberta factoids accompanied by b/w photographs. Covers events from 1872 to 1991. Includes biblio, INDEX and quizes. Cond : Paper wrapper is salmony pink with red and blue lettering. Front cover graphic is a mosaic of artist's images including an owl and a pump-jack. Corners, edges, and spine are all sharp. Colours bright, volume square. No names scratches nor stains. No (pencil) marks - even where quizes invite them. Giftable !! Great teacher's aid for local history classes. Quote (p. 65) : " At the Sam Livingston Fish Hatchery and Rearing Station at Calgary, five to seven million fish are produced annually to stock Alberta's rivers, streams and lakes. Job Lake, near Abraham . ." Size: 4to. Seller Inventory # 005396
Book Description Taschenbuch. Condition: Wie neu. HA013117 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 249. Seller Inventory # 54076
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine copy that appears unread; first edition and first printing. Originally published in 1992; one of Wade Davis' first books. Unread. Very scarce. Simply flat signed on the title page. The spine may be faded. Images available upon request. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 000369
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: As New. Author - PHOTOGRAPHY (illustrator). Stated First Printing. Book is published in association with ' Western Canada Wilderness Committee ' and ' Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society '. Henderson book Series # 19. Essays(8) are about, " the wisdom of lives drawn directly from the land ". 156 pp. Bookseller's Inventory # 144175. Seller Inventory # 004175