Winters in the World

2023-07-25 History

Author : Eleanor Parker
Release : 2023-07-25
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 712/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Winters in the World written by Eleanor Parker. This book was released on 2023-07-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interweaving literature, history, and religion, an exquisite meditation on the turning of the seasons in medieval England—now in paperback. Winters in the World is a beautifully observed journey through the cycle of the year in Anglo-Saxon England, exploring the festivals, customs, and traditions linked to the different seasons. Drawing on a wide variety of source material, including poetry, histories, and religious literature, Eleanor Parker investigates how Anglo-Saxons felt about the annual passing of the seasons and the profound relationship they saw between human life and the rhythms of nature. Many of the festivals celebrated in the United Kingdom today have their roots in the Anglo-Saxon period, and this book traces their surprising history while unearthing traditions now long forgotten. It celebrates some of the finest treasures of medieval literature and provides an imaginative connection to the Anglo-Saxon world.

Winter World

2009-10-13 Science

Author : Bernd Heinrich
Release : 2009-10-13
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 632/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Winter World written by Bernd Heinrich. This book was released on 2009-10-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From flying squirrels to grizzly bears, and from torpid turtles to insects with antifreeze, the animal kingdom relies on some staggering evolutionary innovations to survive winter. Unlike their human counterparts, who must alter the environment to accommodate physical limitations, animals are adaptable to an amazing range of conditions. Examining everything from food sources in the extremely barren winter land-scape to the chemical composition that allows certain creatures to survive, Heinrich's Winter World awakens the largely undiscovered mysteries by which nature sustains herself through winter's harsh, cruel exigencies.

Winter of the World

2012-09-18 Fiction

Author : Ken Follett
Release : 2012-09-18
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 439/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Winter of the World written by Ken Follett. This book was released on 2012-09-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is truly epic. . . . The reader will probably wish there was a thousand more pages." —The Huffington Post Picking up where Fall of Giants, the first novel in the extraordinary Century Trilogy, left off, Winter of the World follows its five interrelated families—American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh—through a time of enormous social, political, and economic turmoil, beginning with the rise of the Third Reich, through the great dramas of World War II, and into the beginning of the long Cold War. Carla von Ulrich, born of German and English parents, finds her life engulfed by the Nazi tide until daring to commit a deed of great courage and heartbreak . . . . American brothers Woody and Chuck Dewar, each with a secret, take separate paths to momentous events, one in Washington, the other in the bloody jungles of the Pacific . . . . English student Lloyd Williams discovers in the crucible of the Spanish Civil War that he must fight Communism just as hard as Fascism . . . . Daisy Peshkov, a driven social climber, cares only for popularity and the fast set until war transforms her life, while her cousin Volodya carves out a position in Soviet intelligence that will affect not only this war but also the war to come.

The People of Twelve Thousand Winters

2011-12-09 Juvenile Nonfiction

Author : Trinka Hakes Noble
Release : 2011-12-09
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 027/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The People of Twelve Thousand Winters written by Trinka Hakes Noble. This book was released on 2011-12-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten-year-old Walking Turtle is of the Lenni Lenape tribe. He lives with his family in a small village alongside the Passaic River in what will become northern New Jersey. They have a relatively peaceful life, with nature offering up a bounty of resources for food and shelter, amply meeting their needs. Walking Turtle is close to his younger cousin, Little Talk. He feels protective of Little Talk, who has difficulty walking. Together they roam the forests near their village, with Walking Turtle carrying his cousin on his back. But in the autumn of Walking Turtle's tenth year, his father tells him that soon he must leave childhood friends behind and begin warrior school. Walking Turtle worries about what will become of Little Talk when he leaves for his training. And what is his future?Trinka Hakes Noble is the award-winning author of numerous picture books, including The Orange Shoes and The Scarlet Stockings Spy. She lives in Bernardsville, New Jersey.

Lights of Winter

2013-12-15 Light

Author : Heather Conrad
Release : 2013-12-15
Genre : Light
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 524/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Lights of Winter written by Heather Conrad. This book was released on 2013-12-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the festivals and holidays celebrated in the winter season in different countries of the world.

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