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Museum of Other People: From Colonial Acquisitions to Cosmopolitan Exhibitions

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Author: Kuper, Adam

Publisher: Pantheon Books

Date Published: 04-2024

ISBN: 0593700678 | EAN: 9780593700679

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Features: Index, Price on Product | Pages: 432

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Wildscape: Trilling Chipmunks, Beckoning Blooms, Salty Butterflies, and Other Sensory Wonders of Nature

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Author: Lawson, Nancy

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

Date Published: 03-2023

ISBN: 1797222473 | EAN: 9781797222479

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Features: Bibliography, Price on Product | Pages: 304

Annotation: "From Nancy Lawson, author of The Humane Gardener, an insightful and personal exploration of the vibrant web of nature outside our back door-where animals and plants perceive and communicate using marvelous sensory capabilities we are only beginning to understand"--

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Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings: Evidence of Advanced Civilization in the Ice Age (Revised)

BasicBinding: Paperback

Author: Hapgood, Charles

Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press

Date Published: 01-2014

ISBN: 0932813429 | EAN: 9780932813428

BasicBinding: Paperback

Features: Maps, Price on Product, Illustrated, Bibliography, Index | Pages: 316

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Cave of Bones: A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Author: Hawks, John

Publisher: National Geographic Society

Date Published: 08-2023

ISBN: 1426223889 | EAN: 9781426223884

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product | Pages: 240

Annotation: "This thrilling book takes the reader into South African caves to discover fossil remains that reframe the human family tree"--

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Land of Open Graves: Living and Dying on the Migrant Trail Volume 36

BasicBinding: Paperback

Publisher: University of California Press

Date Published: 10-2015

ISBN: 0520282752 | EAN: 9780520282759

BasicBinding: Paperback

Features: Price on Product, Bibliography, Index | Pages: 384

Annotation: "Anthropologist Jason De Leâon sheds light on one of the most pressing political issues of our time--the human consequences of US immigration policy. The Land of Open Graves reveals the suffering and death that take place daily in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona as thousands of undocumented migrants attempt to cross from Mexico into the United States. Drawing on the four major fields of anthropology, De Leâon uses an innovative combination of ethnography, archaeology, linguistics, and forensic science to produce a scathing critique of 'Prevention through Deterrence,' the federal border enforcement policy that encourages migrants to cross in areas characterized by extreme environmental conditions and high risk of death. For two decades, this policy has failed to deter border crossers while successfully turning the rugged terrain of southern Arizona into a killing field"--Provided by publishe

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Gullah Culture in America

BasicBinding: Paperback

Publisher: Blair

Date Published: 03-2023

ISBN: 1949467961 | EAN: 9781949467963

BasicBinding: Paperback

Features: Bibliography, Price on Product, Illustrated, Index | Pages: 272

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Proishozhdenie genialnosti i fashizma / ????????????? ??

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Publisher: Lidia Nevzorova

Date Published: 03-2023

EAN: 9791221031119

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Pages: 256

Content Language: Russian

Annotation:

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Proishozhdenie genialnosti i fashizma / ????????????? ??

BasicBinding: Paperback

Publisher: Lidia Nevzorova

Date Published: 05-2023

EAN: 9791221033014

BasicBinding: Paperback

Pages: 256

Content Language: Russian

Annotation:

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Technology of the Gods: The Incredible Sciences of the Ancients

BasicBinding: Paperback

Author: Childress, David Hatcher

Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press

Date Published: 05-2000

ISBN: 0932813739 | EAN: 9780932813732

BasicBinding: Paperback

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Table of Contents, Price on Product | Pages: 344

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Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter

BasicBinding: Paperback

Author: Henrich, Joseph

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Date Published: 10-2017

ISBN: 0691178437 | EAN: 9780691178431

BasicBinding: Paperback

Features: Price on Product, Illustrated, Maps, Bibliography, Index | Pages: 464

Annotation: "Humans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the wild, often failing to overcome even basic challenges, like obtaining food, building shelters, or avoiding predators. On the other hand, human groups have produced ingenious technologies, sophisticated languages, and complex institutions that have permitted us to successfully expand into a vast range of diverse environments. What has enabled us to dominate the globe, more than any other species, while remaining virtually helpless as lone individuals? This book [argues] that the secret of our success lies not in our innate intelligence, but in our collective brains--in the ability of human groups to socially interconnect and learn from one another over generations"--Back cover.

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So Much Stuff: How Humans Discovered Tools, Invented Meaning, and Made More of Everything

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Author: Colwell, Chip

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Date Published: 11-2023

ISBN: 022680142X | EAN: 9780226801421

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Features: Price on Product, Illustrated, Index | Pages: 304

Annotation: Over three million years ago, our ancient ancestors realized that rocks could be broken into sharp-edged objects for slicing meat, making the first knives. This discovery resulted in a good meal, and eventually changed the fate of our species and our planet. With So Much Stuff, archaeologist Chip Colwell sets out to investigate why humankind went from self-sufficient primates to nonstop shoppers, from needing nothing to needing everything. Along the way, he uncovers spectacular and strange points around the world--an Italian cave with the world's first known painted art, a Hong Kong skyscraper where a priestess channels the gods, and a mountain of trash that rivals the Statue of Liberty. Through these examples, Colwell shows how humanity took three leaps that led to stuff becoming inseparable from our lives, inspiring a love affair with things that may lead to our downfall. Now, as landfills brim and oceans drown in trash, Colwell issues a timely call to reevaluate our relationship with the things that both created and threaten to undo our overstuffed planet.

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Still Life with Bones: Genocide, Forensics, and What Remains

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Author: Hagerty, Alexa

Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)

Date Published: 03-2023

ISBN: 0593443136 | EAN: 9780593443132

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Features: Price on Product, Bibliography | Pages: 320

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Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers in the United States, Updated with a New Preface and Epilogue Volume 27 (First Edition, with a Forewor

BasicBinding: Paperback

Publisher: University of California Press

Date Published: 11-2023

ISBN: 0520398637 | EAN: 9780520398634

BasicBinding: Paperback

Features: Price on Product | Pages: 328

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Accidental Archaeologists: True Stories of Unexpected Discoveries

BasicBinding: Paperback

Author: Albee, Sarah

Publisher: Scholastic

Date Published: 11-2020

ISBN: 1338575783 | EAN: 9781338575781

BasicBinding: Paperback

Features: Bibliography, Price on Product, Illustrated, Maps, Ikids | Pages: 224

Audience Age Range: 08 to 12

Reading Grade Level: 03 to 07

Annotation: "A lighthearted but informative look at chance discoveries made by ordinary people, of artifacts (and treasures) from the past. Many of these discoveries have led to leaps in our knowledge of history and science. Each short chapter [begins] with a dramatic story of discovery, followed by the significance of the artifact that was discovered, followed by a look into the history of the civilization/era from which the artifact originates"--

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Looking for the Hidden Folk: How Iceland's Elves Can Save the Earth

BasicBinding: Paperback

Author: Brown, Nancy Marie

Publisher: Pegasus Books

Date Published: 09-2023

ISBN: 1639365745 | EAN: 9781639365746

BasicBinding: Paperback

Features: Price on Product | Pages: 288

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Language Puzzle: Piecing Together the Six-Million-Year Story of How Words Evolved

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Author: Mithen, Steven

Publisher: Basic Books

Date Published: 06-2024

ISBN: 1541605381 | EAN: 9781541605381

BasicBinding: Hardcover

Pages: 544

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Cactus Hunters: Desire and Extinction in the Illicit Succulent Trade

BasicBinding: Paperback

Author: Margulies, Jared D

Publisher: University of Minnesota Press

Date Published: 11-2023

ISBN: 1517913993 | EAN: 9781517913991

BasicBinding: Paperback

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product | Pages: 392

Annotation: "Delving into the strange world of succulent collecting, Jared D. Margulies explores the mystery of why some of the most ardent lovers of these plants engage in their illicit trade-even at the risk of driving some species to extinction. A heady blend of international intrigue, social theory, botanical lore, and ecological study, The Cactus Hunters offers complex insight into species extinction, conservation, and 'more-than-human' care"--

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Myth: A Very Short Introduction (Revised)

BasicBinding: Paperback

Author: Segal, Robert A

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Date Published: 09-2015

ISBN: 0198724705 | EAN: 9780198724704

BasicBinding: Paperback

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product | Pages: 160

Annotation: This Very Short Introduction explores different approaches to myth from several disciplines, including science, religion, philosophy, literature, and psychology. In this new edition, Robert Segal considers both the future study of myth as well as the impact of areas such as cognitive science and the latest approaches to narrative theory.

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Where the Language Lives: VI Hilbert and the Gift of Lushootseed

BasicBinding: Paperback

Author: Yoder, Janet

Publisher: Girl Friday Books

Date Published: 05-2022

ISBN: 1954854269 | EAN: 9781954854260

BasicBinding: Paperback

Features: Dust Cover, Price on Product, Bibliography | Pages: 240

Annotation:

The life and work of Upper Skagit tribal elder Vi Hilbert, who revitalized her native language--Lushootseed--and the culture it expresses.

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Little History of Archaeology

BasicBinding: Paperback

Author: Fagan, Brian

Publisher: Yale University Press

Date Published: 05-2019

ISBN: 0300243219 | EAN: 9780300243215

BasicBinding: Paperback

Features: Price on Product | Pages: 288

Annotation: The thrilling history of archaeological adventure, with tales of danger, debate, audacious explorers, and astonishing discoveries around the globe

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