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Author: Stephen J. Pyne Publisher: Univ of California Press ISBN: 0520391632 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 191
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A provocative rethinking of how humans and fire have evolved together over time—and our responsibility to reorient this relationship before it's too late. The Pyrocene tells the story of what happened when a fire-wielding species, humanity, met an especially fire-receptive time in Earth's history. Since terrestrial life first appeared, flames have flourished. Over the past two million years, however, one genus gained the ability to manipulate fire, swiftly remaking both itself and eventually the world. We developed small guts and big heads by cooking food; we climbed the food chain by cooking landscapes; and now we have become a geologic force by cooking the planet. Some fire uses have been direct: fire applied to convert living landscapes into hunting grounds, forage fields, farms, and pastures. Others have been indirect, through pyrotechnologies that expanded humanity's reach beyond flame's grasp. Still, preindustrial and Indigenous societies largely operated within broad ecological constraints that determined how, and when, living landscapes could be burned. These ancient relationships between humans and fire broke down when people began to burn fossil biomass—lithic landscapes—and humanity's firepower became unbounded. Fire-catalyzed climate change globalized the impacts into a new geologic epoch. The Pleistocene yielded to the Pyrocene. Around fires, across millennia, we have told stories that explained the world and negotiated our place within it. The Pyrocene continues that tradition, describing how we have remade the Earth and how we might recover our responsibilities as keepers of the planetary flame.
Author: Chris Harrison Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1450028152 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 167
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Captain Alexander Coleman and his crew are racing against the clock to locate a planet for mission "Repopulate." This seven-year journey has cost them dearly but when an unknown planet shows up on the scanner, they are in for a whole other mission. The trees are red, the grass is red, the dust that blows through their very lungs is red, but nothing can be seen except for the one treasure that promises to destroy everything this team has built. Greed, lust, and insanity terrorize the Survivor crew as they battle those they once trusted with their very lives
Author: Warren Ellis Publisher: Wildstorm ISBN: 9781401202743 Category : Comic books, strips, etc Languages : en Pages : 0
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Collects the first six issues of the comic book "Global Frequency," in which an agency of 1,001 uniquely talented operatives sets out to stop terror and other threats worldwide by whatever means necessary.
Author: Kevin J. Anderson Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1849835152 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 688
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In the far future, humanity began to search the stars, sending out vast spaceships that would take generations to reach their goals. In the depths of space they encountered the Ildiran empire - apparently the galaxy's only other intelligent civilization. The Ildirans came to Earth and passed on the knowledge of their stardrive, allowing humanity to expand to the stars. Almost two hundred years after that first contact, there are human colonies proliferating through the galaxy. As Mankind seizes the future, danger comes from the past, for two human archaeologists glean forbidden knowledge from the ruins of a dead world. Once, the insect-like Klikiss ruled the stars. Now, only their robot servants remain, guardians of a terrible technology - the Klikiss Torch, which has the power to create suns. Now, Humanity prepares to flex its new found muscle and activate the Torch for the first time in millennia, but there are reasons the Klikiss empire fell, and a train of events is about to be set in motion, that will change the universe...
Author: Bill Bryson Publisher: Anchor Canada ISBN: 0385674503 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 562
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One of the world’s most beloved and bestselling writers takes his ultimate journey -- into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer. In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail -- well, most of it. In In A Sunburned Country, he confronted some of the most lethal wildlife Australia has to offer. Now, in his biggest book, he confronts his greatest challenge: to understand -- and, if possible, answer -- the oldest, biggest questions we have posed about the universe and ourselves. Taking as territory everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, Bryson seeks to understand how we got from there being nothing at all to there being us. To that end, he has attached himself to a host of the world’s most advanced (and often obsessed) archaeologists, anthropologists, and mathematicians, travelling to their offices, laboratories, and field camps. He has read (or tried to read) their books, pestered them with questions, apprenticed himself to their powerful minds. A Short History of Nearly Everything is the record of this quest, and it is a sometimes profound, sometimes funny, and always supremely clear and entertaining adventure in the realms of human knowledge, as only Bill Bryson can render it. Science has never been more involving or entertaining.
Author: Romy Tomlinson Publisher: WestBow Press ISBN: 1512742449 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 358
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A novel that grabbed my interest. The author has penned an intriguing, chilling account of biblical truths on end time scenarios that make a gripping read. Its a sobering reminder of the tragedies and triumph of the days coming to planet Earth. Dr. Jim Henry Pastor Emeritus First Baptist Orlando President Southern Baptist Convention 1994-1996 An ancient prophecy foretells of Jesus returning to earth and setting up his kingdom. When a man suddenly appears in Jerusalem and proceeds to conquer the nations of the world in one epic battle, people question if this was he. Some claimed the man was actually an alien and used advanced technology to win the fight. Others claimed he was, indeed, Jesus and that his appearance was the fulfillment of the ancient prophecy. Either way, he established his rule over the nations of the earth, and people began calling his kingdom The Seventh Empire. What would the world be like under his reign? The new ruler named Jerusalem as his capital, and built the city into one the likes of which the world had never seen before. Under his administration, mankind enjoyed unheard of peace and prosperity. Advances in medicine led to a tenfold increase in peoples lifespans and the virtual elimination of sickness and disease. Breakthroughs in science opened up new worlds, and man began to explore space again. For nearly a thousand years, all seemed good. But what was life really like in this Millennial Kingdom? Some were not satisfied and began to think of rebellion. How would the rebellion end, and what would mankinds fate now be? Was there to be another war, another empire, or would The Seventh Empire and its leader survive?
Author: Jim Zub Publisher: Marvel Entertainment ISBN: 1302523171 Category : Comics & Graphic Novels Languages : en Pages : 136
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Collects Empyre: Captain America (2020) #1-3, Empyre: Avengers (2020) #1-3. When the united Kree/Skrull army targets Earth, Captain America sends out a call for heroes! But which Avengers will stand to fight a war on three fronts? Old favorites like Scarlet Witch and the Black Knight will join new faces including Ka-Zar, Zabu and…the Man-Thing?! In New York, a villain from the past is supercharged with alien energy! In Mexico, old hatreds turn allies into enemies! And in the Savage Land, the soul of the jungle has been stolen — and Shanna the She-Devil’s life hangs in the balance! Meanwhile, Cap himself stands on the front lines! With his back against the ropes, Steve Rogers reaches out for aid — but is there anyone left to battle by his side? Prepare for mystery, magic and mayhem in the Mighty Marvel Manner — Avengers Assemble!
Author: Christopher Uhl Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 1476682313 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 271
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Discovering our meaning and purpose--our reason for being--can seem like an impossible task, especially given the tumultuous times in which we find ourselves. Through challenging provocations, uplifting narratives, and profound insights, this book emboldens readers to experience their lives, not as spectators, but as reflective, courageous and purposeful participants. We can turn toward the problems, look them in the eye, and begin the work of setting things right--we can begin the process of awakening. Organized as a five-part journey, it explores, both cognitively and experientially, what it might mean to assume the rightful authorship of your life. By breaking out of the dominant narrative of how life should be lived, and by becoming more aware of the world around us, we can gain the tools essential for becoming open-minded, embodied, introspective and soulful human beings.
Author: Arun Vishwanathan Publisher: IndraStra Global e-Journal Hosting Services ISBN: Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 85
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The Political Science Review (PSR) is a flagship, peer-reviewed, biannual journal of the Department of Political Science, University of Rajasthan (India). Since 1961-62, the Rajasthan University Press (RUP) has been publishing the journal. ISSN 0553-5196 (Print) SUDOC (France): 03964703X OCLC No: 760533858
Author: Marty Branagan Publisher: Anthem Press ISBN: 1839989432 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 193
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This broad-ranging book examines the creation, through the arts and culture, of societies that enjoy sustainable, positive peace. It begins with a critique of the pervasive nature of militarism and violence embedded deep in the cultural fabric of many societies, influencing the language and discourses we use, the films we watch, our museums and histories, our journalism, and our education systems. It also examines the roots of violence in our parenting styles, gender roles, and spiritual practices. It contrasts this with an examination of a number of peaceful societies that already exist, drawing useful lessons from their cultures. It critiques discrepancies in history education with regard to war and peace and examines artistic and cultural processes, institutions, and artifacts designed to create peace, such as peace museums and parks, peace journalism, peace education, and resistance to violence through cultural means, such as film-making, fine arts, satirical theatre, and protest music. Solutions-oriented, it examines the efficacy of these attempts and suggests positive ways forward. It also explores the role of gender in creating cultures of peace and the impacts on peacebuilding of cultivating peace within.
Author: Publisher: Debaditya Bhattacharya ISBN: Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 79
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How much of our classroom teaching in a government university can any longer afford to be critical of the world outside, the social lives we live and the social relations we reproduce on a daily basis? Isn’t that the meaning of freedom within a university – the right to freely criticise things that we do or we don’t, and to freely imagine ways of doing things better? Isn’t that the meaning of ‘academic freedom’? But of course, in our times, where governments (and ruling parties) decide what texts are teachable or what research is publishable or what opinions are permissible, is there any point left in doing ‘literary studies’ anymore? Given that the right to critique has now to be bargained for, is the teaching and studying of literature up for sale? Our unfinished conversation had closed off, with me saying: “Criticality is so rare that it has become the mark of elitism."
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