Lewis: 5152 books
A Brief Guide to Native American Myths and Legends
With a new introduction and commentary by Jon E. Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
In this brilliant reworking of Lewis Spence's seminal Myths and Legends of the North American Indians, Jon E. Lewis puts the work in context with an extensive new introductory essay and additional commentary throughout the book on the history of Native Americans, their language and lifestyle, culture...
Silent Sparks
The Wondrous World of Fireflies
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
For centuries, the beauty of fireflies has evoked wonder and delight. Yet for most of us, fireflies remain shrouded in mystery: How do fireflies make their light? What are they saying with their flashing? And what do fireflies look for in a mate? In Silent Sparks, noted biologist and firefly expert...
A Cosmos in Stone
Interpreting Religion and Society Through Rock Art
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2002
J. David Lewis-Williams is world renowned for his work on the rock art of Southern Africa. In this volume, Lewis-Williams describes the key steps in his evolving journey to understand these images painted on stone. He describes the development of technical methods of interpreting rock paintings of...
by Lewis Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1995
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1995
This magnificent collection of essays by scientist and National Book Award-winning writer Lewis Thomas remains startlingly relevant for today’s world. Luminous, witty, and provocative, the essays address such topics as “The Attic of the Brain,” “Falsity and Failure,” “Altruism,” and...
W.E.B. Du Bois
A Biography 1868-1963
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2009
The two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning biography of W. E. B. Du Bois from renowned scholar David Levering Lewis, now in one condensed and updated volume
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois—the premier architect of the civil rights movement in America—was a towering and controversial personality,...
The Politics of Everybody
Feminism, Queer Theory, and Marxism at the Intersection
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2016
The Politics of Everybody examines the production and maintenance of the terms 'man', 'woman', and 'other' within the current political moment; the contradictions of these categories and the prospects of a Marxist approach to praxis for queer bodies. Few thinkers have attempted to reconcile queer...
by Michael Lewis
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: April 27, 2017
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: April 27, 2017
Autor best-seller do The New York Times, Michael Lewis examina como uma teoria premiada com o Nobel de Economia alterou para sempre a nossa percepção da realidade.O projeto desfazer conta a envolvente história da parceria de dois psicólogos israelenses cujo trabalho deu origem ao livro Rápido...
Work Wanted
Protect Your Retirement Plans in Uncertain Times
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2009
“Work Wanted is a must-read for all boomers who see more than a finish line for their career! Jim Walker and Linda Lewis bring new light to the concepts of aging, work, and retirement in this great book.” —Marshall Goldsmith, executive coach and author, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There ...
Welsh Americans
A History of Assimilation in the Coalfields
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
In 1890, more than 100,000 Welsh-born immigrants resided in the United States. A majority of them were skilled laborers from the coal mines of Wales who had been recruited by American mining companies. Readily accepted by American society, Welsh immigrants experienced a unique process of acculturation....
Memoires van een verslaafd brein
een hersenwetenschapper onderzoekt zijn verleden als drugsverslaafde
Language: Dutch
Release Date: November 30, 2012
De briljante student Marc Lewis stond op het punt zijn studie psychologie af te ronden, toen hij werd betrapt op het stelen van drugs uit een apotheek. Hij bleek al vijftien jaar verslaafd te zijn. De arrestatie markeerde het begin van een opmerkelijke ommekeer: hij overwon niet alleen zijn verslaving,...
by Matthew Lewis, Matthew Gregory Lewis
Language: French
Release Date: December 21, 2014
Language: French
Release Date: December 21, 2014
Texte intégral révisé suivi d'une biographie de Matthew Gregory Lewis. En 1794, M. G. Lewis, âgé de 19 ans, est envoyé à La Haye en qualité d'attaché d'ambassade. C'est au cours de son bref séjour dans cette ville qu'il écrit un livre éminemment subversif, "Ambroise, ou le Moine",...
by Janet Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2013
This is the first digital version of Cases of Circumstantial Evidence, a collection of three historical novels by noted American writer Janet Lewis. For the first time, these works have been brought together in a single edition, each with a new introduction by Kevin Haworth:The Wife of Martin GuerreBased...
by Richard T. Callaghan, Michael P. Pateman, Daniel Torres Etayo
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
Heritage preservation is a broad term that can include the protection of a wide range of human-mediated material and cultural processes ranging from specific artifacts, ancient rock art, and features of the built environment and modified landscapes. As a region of multiple independent nations and...
by Larry Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2018
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