A Hundred Rainbows of the Steppe. Life is a Story - story.one

A Hundred Rainbows of the Steppe. Life is a Story - story.one
Author: Ildar Daminov
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2023-08-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3710888433

"Call Me by Your Name" meets "The Kite Runner" in this poignant exploration of Timur's journey of self-discovery as a closeted gay man, torn between his traditionalist homeland of Ozguristan and the liberating possibilities of a new life abroad. Disclaimer: The book contains only the first chapters of the novels.

The Rainbow Troops

The Rainbow Troops
Author: Andrea Hirata
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2013-02-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0374709408

Published in Indonesia in 2005, The Rainbow Troops, Andrea Hirata's closely autobiographical debut novel, sold more than five million copies, shattering records. Now it promises to captivate audiences around the globe. Ikal is a student at the poorest village school on the Indonesian island of Belitong, where graduating from sixth grade is considered a remarkable achievement. His school is under constant threat of closure. In fact, Ikal and his friends—a group nicknamed the Rainbow Troops—face threats from every angle: skeptical government officials, greedy corporations hardly distinguishable from the colonialism they've replaced, deepening poverty and crumbling infrastructure, and their own low self-confidence. But the students also have hope, which comes in the form of two extraordinary teachers, and Ikal's education in and out of the classroom is an uplifting one. We root for him and his friends as they defy the island's powerful tin mine officials. We meet his first love, the unseen girl who sells chalk from behind a shop screen, whose pretty hands capture Ikal's heart. We cheer for Lintang, the class's barefoot math genius, as he bests the students of the mining corporation's school in an academic challenge. Above all, we gain an intimate acquaintance with the customs and people of the world's largest Muslim society. This is classic storytelling in the spirit of Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner: an engrossing depiction of a milieu we have never encountered before, bursting with charm and verve.

The Melody of Silence

The Melody of Silence
Author: L. P. Tvorik
Publisher: Liz Tvorik
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2021-07-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781733862325

Book 1 of a four-part series (paperback)

The Anthropology of Religion, Magic, and Witchcraft -- Pearson eText

The Anthropology of Religion, Magic, and Witchcraft -- Pearson eText
Author: Rebecca L Stein
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2015-08-07
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317350219

This book emphasizes the major concepts of both anthropology and the anthropology of religion and examines religious expression from a cross-cultural perspective while incorporating key theoretical concepts. It is aimed at students encountering anthropology for the first time.

Myths and Legends of the Bantu

Myths and Legends of the Bantu
Author: Alice Werner
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 416
Release: 1968
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780714617350

First Published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Foods of Association

Foods of Association
Author: Nina Etkin
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2009
Genre:
ISBN: 9780816539321

This fascinating book examines the biology and culture of foods and beverages that are consumed in communal settings, with special attention to their health implications. Nina Etkin covers a wealth of topics, exploring human evolutionary history, the Slow Food movement, ritual and ceremonial foods, caffeinated beverages, spices, the street foods of Hawaii and northern Nigeria, and even bottled water. Her work is framed by a biocultural perspective that considers both the physiological implications of consumption and the cultural construction and circulation of foods.

Talking Bodies Vol. II

Talking Bodies Vol. II
Author: Bodie A. Ashton
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2020-05-07
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3030369943

This volume brings together scholars from across disciplines and continents in order to continue to analyse, query, and deconstruct the complexities of bodily existence in the modern world. Comprising nine essays by leading and emerging scholars, and spanning issues ranging from literature, history, sociology, medicine, law and justice and beyond, Talking Bodies vol. II is a timely and prescient addition to the vital discussion of what bodies are, how we perceive them, and what they mean. As the essays of this volume demonstrate, it is imperative to question numerous established presumptions about both the manner by which our bodies perform their identities, and the processes by which their ownership can be impinged upon.

What Makes Civilization?

What Makes Civilization?
Author: D. Wengrow
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2018
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199699429

A vivid new account of the 'birth of civilization' in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia where many of the foundations of modern life were laid

The Legacy of Totalitarianism in a Tundra

The Legacy of Totalitarianism in a Tundra
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2014-09-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1326015702

The Legacy of Totalitarianism in a Tundra /lit/ Approved Epic Fantasy As featured in: Harold BloomÕs Shiterary Canon - The Best and Worst of Postmodernist Literature Donetsk Times Best Selling Author The Legacy of Totalitarianism in a Tundra Translation by Chuck Berry >anonymous An insight into the spook-conscious Enter the toxic post-ironic internet culture of /lit/