Author: Stephen Bodio Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN: 1629149292 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 248
Book Description
Mongolia is a vast country located between Siberia and China, and little-known to outsiders. As Mongolia had long been under Soviet rule, it was inaccessible to Westerners. That was until 1990, when Stephen J. Bodio began planning his trip. As a boy, Bodio was always fascinated with nature. When he saw an image in National Geographic of a Kazakh nomad, dressed in a long coat and wearing a fur hat, holding a huge eagle on his fist, his life was changed from then on. When Mongolia became independent in 1990, Bodio knew that his dream to see the eagle hunters from the picture in National Geographic“/i> so many years ago was soon to become a reality. In Eagle Dreams, readers follow Bodio on his long-awaited trip to Mongolia, where he spent months with the people and birds of his dreams. He is finally able to visit the birth place of falconry and observe the traditions that have survived intact through the ages. Not only does he get to witness things most people will never be able to, but he’s also able to give life to his dreams and the people, landscapes, and animals of Mongolia that have become part of his soul.
Author: Alba Era Publisher: Outskirts Press ISBN: 1478792558 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 193
Book Description
In many cultures, girls are engaged in early childhood to a future husband chosen by their relatives. This is the story of one such girl, who at the age of 16 found her dreams and desires cut short by a fate handed down by tradition. Mistreated, discriminated against, and a victim of the worst habits and customs of the older generations, she can endure no more. But will she find a way to stop the violence, fight for her freedom, and dare to dream beautiful dreams? You Cannot Imprison an Eagle’s Dream is a powerful story, filled with anger and pain. The all-too-real traditions dominating societies in some countries can serve the stability of the family and culture—but when these practices suppress or threaten young girls, it’s time to say, No more!
Author: William W. Johnstone Publisher: Pinnacle Books ISBN: 9780786016594 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 420
Book Description
The hero of the book is Jamie Ian McCallister .He andhis sons settle a small valley, known as McCallister's Valley. The settlement is attack by various outlaws, and Jamie has to go on the warpath to get back at them.
Author: Serge Gruzinski Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 0745681344 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 244
Book Description
In this important new book the renowned historian Serge Gruzinski returns to two episodes in the sixteenth century which mark a decisive stage in global history and show how China and Mexico experienced the expansion of Europe. In the early 1520s, Magellan set sail for Asia by the Western route, Cortes seized Mexico and some Portuguese based in Malacca dreamed of colonizing China. The Aztec Eagle was destroyed but the Chinese Dragon held strong and repelled the invaders - after first seizing their cannon. For the first time, people from three continents encountered one other, confronted one other and their lives became entangled. These events were of great interest to contemporaries and many people at the time grasped the magnitude of what was going on around them. The Iberians succeeded in America and failed in China. The New World became inseparable from the Europeans who were to conquer it, while the Celestial Empire became, for a long time to come, an unattainable goal. Gruzinski explores this encounter between civilizations that were different from one another but that already fascinated contemporaries, and he shows that our world today bears the mark of this distant age. For it was in the sixteenth century that human history began to be played out on a global stage. It was then that connections between different parts of the world began to accelerate, not only between Europe and the Americas but also between Europe and China. This is what is revealed by a global history of the sixteenth century, conceived as another way of reading the Renaissance, less Eurocentric and more in tune with our age.
Author: Sheryl McFarlane Publisher: ISBN: 9780399226953 Category : Bald eagle Languages : en Pages : 44
Book Description
Robin is a dreamer. While he should be doing his chores on the farm, he is too often running through the fields, pretending to fly as he swings from a rope high in the tree, or daydreaming in the woods. So when the boy finds an injured eagle and eagerly plans to nurse it back to health, his father is reluctant to allow him to take on any extra responsibility.
Author: Janine Rogers Publisher: Reaktion Books ISBN: 1780233906 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 191
Book Description
A symbol of power, divinity, war, and justice, the eagle has been one of the most dominant birds in the human imagination for millennia. Exploring the rich history of this bird and its portrayal in art, film, literature, and poetry, this book examines how eagles became an emblematic creature that also embodies the paradoxes of our existence. Janine Rogers reveals that while humans associate eagles with light and learning, they also connect the birds to death and corruption. Eagles adorn flags, crests, and other emblems, but as she shows, they have also been relentlessly persecuted and perceived as predatory threats to livestock. While considering these contradictions, Rogers argues that eagles have suffered from the effects of human activities for years, from pesticide use to habitat destruction and global warming. She demonstrates the dangers of not saving eagles from destruction, as they are key to controlling pest populations and clearing carcasses. Featuring many illustrations of eagles in the wild, art, and popular culture, Eagle shines new light on our complex relationship with these birds, their international significance, and the dire implications of losing them to contemporary ecological threats.
Author: Lori Handeland Publisher: Lori Handeland ISBN: 0996836519 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 318
Book Description
Winner of the PRISM Award for Dark Paranormal Genny McGuire lost everything in the War Between the States. Since then she has been haunted by the dream of a white eagle, which brings her both happiness and despair. Determined to discover the truth behind what she believes is a prophecy, Genny heads for Bakerstown, Texas and comes face-to-face with Keenan Eagle, the dangerous, half-breed bounty hunter known as White Eagle. Though driven away years ago by both the Comanche-hating townsfolk and the unspeakable evil that haunts the hills, Keen has returned to Bakerstown. Unfortunately the place holds memories of every woman he's ever loved. They have all died because of him. Keen swore never to love again, yet something about the strong-willed schoolteacher awakens his desire. Is she the woman he has been searching for--the woman who can end the reign of the evil spirit known as Night Stalker, the woman who Dreams of an Eagle? historical paranormal romance novels, historical paranormal romance books, native american romance books, native american romance novel, native american romances, native american historical romance, native american historical romance novels
Author: Terry Bagley Publisher: ISBN: 9781796327397 Category : Languages : en Pages : 28
Book Description
Buzzby, Solo and Spinner, three young eagles, do not know the secret of how to fly! What will they do just fall out of their nest with a thud to the forest floor below? Night time comes and the Moon and stars bring sleep to the young eagles and then they begin to dream. In the dream, they search for the secret of how to fly and along the way meet Patina, a friend, the Council of Flowers, Tagar the wise maker of the Scroll of Tides, and Articon, the giant who keeps time always right! In the paperback, you can draw your own images of all the characters you read about!