Wendy Pfeffer

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

New York

Celebrating the Winter Solstice

The science, history, and cultural significance of the shortest day of the year: The Winter Solstice! The beginning of winter is marked by the solstice, the shortest day of the year. Long ago, people grew afraid when each day had fewer hours of sunshine than the day before. Over time, they realized that one day each year the sun started moving toward them again. In lyrical prose and cozy illustrations, this book explains what the winter solstice is and how it has been observed by various cultures throughout history. Many contemporary holiday traditions were borrowed from ancient solstice celebrations. "Using clear, concise language, Pfeffer discusses important ideas behind the shortest day of the year, such as the change from autumn to winter as well as the concept of the Earth's tilting away from the sun…. While appealing to a younger audience, this treatment combines the cultural approach of Ellen Jackson's The Winter Solstice (Millbrook, 1994) and the activities of Sandra Markle's Exploring Winter (Atheneum, 1984; o.p.). Pfeffer uses an easy, comfortable tone for conveying the basic information, and the end pages will provide additional opportunities for would-be astronomers to explore the principles on their own." —School Library Journal Simple science activities, ideas for celebrating the day in school and at home, and a further-reading list are included.

The Shortest Day

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Minnesota

Flight and other stories

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Great photography. Clean, nice copy. 
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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Michigan

Eyewitness Visual Dictionaries

"The Eyewitness Visual Dictionaries differ from the Eyewitness books in that the text is longer and the vocabulary more difficult.... The photographs are outstanding.... The brief text compresses many details into a few sentences, The vocabulary is scholarly...and charts combined with the text give a clear overview of the subject s ". -- RQ

⭐ Ancient Civilizations

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Fred Goodman

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Arizona

Dylan, Young, Geffen, Springsteen and the Head-On Collision of Rock and Commerce

In 1964, on the brink of the British Invasion, the music business in America shunned rock and roll. There was no rock press, no such thing as artist management -- literally no rock-and-roll business. Today the industry will gross over $20 billion. How did this change happen? From the moment Pete Seeger tried to cut the power at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival debut of Bob Dylan's electric band, rock's cultural influence and business potential have been grasped by a rare assortment of ambitious and farsighted musicians and businessmen. Jon Landau took calls from legendary producer Jerry Wexler in his Brandeis dorm room and went on to orchestrate Bruce Springsteen's career. Albert Grossman's cold-eyed assessment of the financial power at his clients' fingertips made him the first rock manager to blaze the trail that David Geffen transformed into a superhighway. Dylan's uncanny ability to keep his manipulation of the business separate from his art and reputation prefigured the savvy -- and increasingly cynical -- professionalism of groups like the Eagles. Fred Goodman, a longtime rock critic and journalist, digs into the contradictions and ambiguities of a generation that spurned and sought success with equal fervor.The Mansion on the Hill, named after a song title used by Hank Williams, Neil Young, and Bruce Springsteen, breaks new ground in our understanding of the people and forces that have shaped the music. From the Hardcover edition.

The Mansion on the Hill

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John H. Hann

Bonnie G. McEwan

Jerald T. Milanich

Florida

"Outstanding. . . . Brings to life the Apalachee and their Spanish conquerors. In clear, concise prose it paints a picture of the Apalachee and their society and shows how their interactions with Spanish explorers, missionaries, and colonists shaped the history of their society."--John F. Scarry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The Apalachee Indians of northwest Florida and their Spanish conquerors come alive in this story -- lavishly illustrated with 120 color reproductions -- story of their premier community, San Luis. With a cast of characters that includes friars, soldiers, civilians, a Spanish governor, and a diverse native population, the book portrays the dwellings, daily life, religious practices, social structures, and recreation activities at the mission. From their prehistoric ancestors and first contact with Europeans in the 1500s to their dispersal following attacks by the English and by their Native American allies in the early 1700s, the Apalachee played important roles in the history of Florida and of native peoples throughout the Southeast. The San Luis community near Tallahassee, the most thoroughly investigated mission in Florida, served as Spain's provincial capital in America. From 1656 to its conquest by the English, it flourished as the only significant Spanish settlement in Florida outside of St. Augustine. Written by the two foremost authorities on the Florida Apalachee, this full-color volume offers general readers a compelling combination of archaeology and history. John H. Hann is a research historian at the San Luis Archaeological and Historic Site and a leading scholar on the missions of Spanish Florida. He is the author of Apalachee: The Land Between the Rivers (UPF, 1988), Missions to the Calusa (UPF, 1991), and History of the Timucua Indians and Missions (UPF, 1996). Bonnie G. McEwan, director of archaeology at the San Luis site in Tallahassee, has conducted research in the Southeast, California, Spain, and the Caribbean. She is the editor of The Spanish Missions of La Florida (UPF, 1993). Financed in part with historic preservation grant assistance provided by the Bureau of Historic Preservation, Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State, assisted by the Historic Preservation Advisory Council.

The Apalachee Indians and Mission San Luis

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Peter L. Callero

Maryland

How Social Forces Shape Our Lives

Revised edition of the author's The myth of individualism, [2013]

The Myth of Individualism

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Discoloration on inside of book jacket
Slight foxing on book ledge

Perennial Library, 1990 - Ethnology - 255 pages
British writer and photographer John Reader intimately examines a wide variety of societies around the world showing how culture is one of man's greatest tools of survival. Here is an enlightening history of man that stresses the positive way we have evolved. 96 pages of color photographs. Sice C.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

California

Man on Earth

Brian M. Fagan

Montana

The Americas Before Columbus

A close-up look at pre-Columbian America provides a chronological history of ancient American civilizations, detailing the artistic, scientific, and cultural accomplishments of the Inca, Aztec, Maya, Olmec, Chavin, Zapotec, and other ancient peoples.

Kingdoms of Gold, Kingdoms of Jade

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Reagan Miller

Hazel Richardson

Paul C. Challen

This amazing book provides a snapshot of the arts and cultures across various ancient civilizations. Read about* Egypt's pyramids, temples, royal tombs, and palaces;* Chinese games and pastimes;* Rome's sports arenas--the Colosseum and Circus Maximus.

Arts and Culture in the Ancient World

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Roberta Altman

A Connoisseur's Guide to the Cat in History, Art, Literature, Legend

Entries arranged alphabetically cover cat breeds, cat history, cats in art and literature, and feline behavior

The Quintessential Cat

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Nicholas Thomas

An illuminating and authoritative survey of body art by a world expert on the subject This informed and accessible book explores the wide-ranging history of body art, from its expression of tribal affinities and cultural identity to its role in theatricality, criminality, and beautifying the body, as well as its influence on contemporary artists. Seven thematic chapters explore the extraordinary diversity of body arts practiced worldwide, both past and present. These range from the role of body art in traditional societies around the world, from Nigeria to Amazonia, Samoa, and New Guinea and from the past through the twentieth century. The theatricality of body is considered in a range of stages including the masquerades in West Africa, the Japanese Noh theater, the drag balls of Harlem, and the Sydney Mardi Gras parade. Later chapters explore themes of beauty and the association of tattoos with the socially marginal, before moving to the revival in the twentieth- and twenty-first centuries of body art as a means of expressing individual and cultural identity as demonstrated in the “modern primitive” movement, performance art, and celebrity tattoo culture. A wealth of illustrations reflects the many manifestations of body art, including tattooing, piercing, scarification, masquerade, hairstyles, performance art, and more.

Body Art

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Joanna Ho

HC with dust jacket. DJ shows minimal wear. Tight binding. Pages in very good condition. 

Six people from different corners of the world celebrate the history, culture, and beauty behind their names.

Say My Name

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Kathryn Lasky

Former library book. Has all the library markings. Overall, the book is in great shape. ￼

Texas

Sugaring Time

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Bill Manley

Manfred Bietak

Ancient Egyptso familiar and yet so distant. In this new compendium in the popular Seventy series, an international team of Egyptologists and archaeologists probes the most compelling mysteries in the light of recent research and discoveries. First, there are the puzzles that set the ancient Egyptians apart from other cultures. Where did these people come from originally, and why did they believe their king was a god? Why did they mummify their loved ones in deathand then write letters to them? Some mysteries revolve around Egypt's relations with other peoples such as the lost African kingdoms of Yam and Punt, the Israelites and their exodus to the Promised Land, or the Sea People warriors of the ancient Mediterranean. Even today, Egyptologists continue to unearth new mysteries: evidence that Tutankhamun was murdered, unexplained shafts inside the Great Pyramid that seem to align with the stars, and a massive mausoleum built for the sons of Rameses II. All the famous people and places of ancient Egypt are discussedRameses the Great, Cleopatra, Akhenaten, the Great Pyramid, the Valley of the Kingsas well as fascinating but shadowy figures such as Senenmut, Smendes, and Khababash. Hundreds of evocative photographs and specially commissioned diagrams, maps, plans, and reconstructions complement the intriguing texts. 420 illustrations, 354 in color.

The Seventy Great Mysteries of Ancient Egypt

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Richard H. Robbins

Oregon

History

A Problem-Based Approach

Cultural Anthropology

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Caroline Grimshaw

Music

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Cindy Wiggers

Geography

If you d like a geography course that includes mapping activities, atlas usage, research, notebooking, and culture with very little teacher preparation, look no further. The Trail Guide to World Geography is a "week one, day one" kind of teacher s manual with daily geography drills (answers included) and numerous weekly assignment choices. Assign as much or as little asyou think appropriate. Daily drills are offered at 3 different levels for versatility and multi-year usage. With this easy-to-use course, students will learn to recognize important characteristics and traits of each continent, read and create maps, identify key geographical terms, and more. All you need to get started is this book, an atlas, and outline maps. Uses Geography Through Art for added culture through hands-on art from throughout the world. Finish up the year by reading Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne using the geography through literature unit included. This course lays a solid foundation of world geography for students 2nd grade and up."

Trail Guide to World Geography: A Teacher’s Manual

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Bruce Chatwin

Map page separated like they always do. Excellent book on the mystic Patagonia region.

An exhilarating look at a place that still retains the exotic mystery of a far-off, unseen land, Bruce Chatwin's exquisite account of his journey through Patagonia teems with evocative descriptions, remarkable bits of history, and unforgettable anecdotes. Fueled by an unmistakable lust for life and adventure and a singular gift for storytelling, Chatwin treks through "the uttermost part of the earth" -- that stretch of land at the southern tip of South America, where bandits were once made welcome -- in search of almost-forgotten legends, the descendants of Welsh immigrants, and the log cabin built by Butch Cassidy. An instant classic upon publication in 1977, In Patagonia is a masterpiece that has cast a long shadow upon the literary world. Book jacket.

In Patagonia

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Teacher Manual

Some pages have extra teacher’s notes and writing on them, see last few photos for typical examples

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

World history, geography and cultures

Around the World in 180 Days Teacher’s Guide

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New Hampshire

How Children Live Around the World

After ten years of study and consultation, UNICEF, the premier organization devoted to the care and welfare of the world's children, published the results of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Using these tenets as a base, A Life Like Mine profiles children from all over the globe leading their lives in different and fascinating ways. The challenges of nations both developed and developing are revealed in the stories and photographs in this special volume. DK and UNICEF have combined their inspirational forces to provide remarkable insight into children's lives.

A Life Like Mine

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Greg Paprocki

Excellent condition! Educational and interesting 

How are our lives different from the lives of people around the world? Explore the amazing diversity of our planets people and cultures in full technicolor. Find out how people celebrate the New Year in Thailand, discover Irans incredible Fire Festival, and much, much more.

Here and There

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Book cover shows shelf wear 
Pages are clean and binding is tight 

The Untold Story of Ancient Maya

A Forest of Kings

Elizabeth Dalby

Joanne Kirkby

Keith Furnival

Kirsteen Rogers

Good to excellent condition
Usborne Internet-Linked
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Illinois

An illustrated guide to the continent of Asia. With recommended web sites throughout the book.

Introduction to Asia - Usborne

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Kate Farrell

Kenneth Koch

An Illustrated Anthology of Poems for Young People

Published in association with the Metropolitan Museum of Art.


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