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“christopher begley”

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  • Guide to Wild Foods and Useful Plants

    by Christopher Nyerges ...
    An array of abundant wild foods is available to hikers, campers, foragers, or anyone interested in living closer to the earth. Written by a leading expert on wild foods and a well-known teacher of survival skills, Guide to Wild Foods and Useful Plants is more than a listing of plant types—it teaches how to recognize edible plants and where to find them, their medicinal and nutritional properties, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lost City, Found Pyramid

    Understanding Alternative Archaeologies and Pseudoscientific Practices

    by David S. Anderson, Jeb J. Card, Christopher Begley, Stacy Dunn, James S. Bielo, Tera C. Pruitt, Denis Gojak, Evan A. Parker, Terry Barnhart0, Deborah A. Bolnick1, Bradley T. Lepper2, April M. Beisaw3, Kenneth L. Feder4 ...
    A critical investigation into how modern myths shape interpretations of the ancient past.Lost City, Found Pyramid delves into the fascinating world of sensational “pseudoarchaeology,” from perennial discoveries of lost pyramids or civilizations to contemporary ghost-hunting and reality TV. It examines how nonscientific pursuit of myths and legends warps both public perceptions of archaeology and ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Certitude

    A Profusely Illustrated Guide to Blockheads and Bullheads, Past and Present

    by Adam Begley ...
    Sometimes all we have is the courage of our convictions. But not all convictions are created equal. In fact, some are downright delusional. And once a foolish notion sinks its teeth into the famous or the powerful, look out–the impact can have profound consequences for the rest of us. So it’s nothing short of gratifying when our most bullheaded and self-righteous leading lights insist on getting ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • The Portable Atheist

    Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever

    by Christopher Hitchens ...
    A provocative, personally curated anthology of the most influential writings on atheism, from the New York Times bestselling author of God Is Not Great**.**The Portable Atheist is an entertaining guided tour of atheist and agnostic thought through the ages—with never-before-published pieces by Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Christopher Hitchens continues to make the case... ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • The Secret of the Blue Trunk

    by Lise Dion ...
    Translated by Liedewij Hawke ...
    In this true story, Armande Martel, a young nun from Quebec, is arrested by the Germans in 1940 during a stay at her religious order’s mother house in Brittany. She spends the war years in a German concentration camp. After her return to Canada, she leaves the Church, finds the love of her life in Montreal, and adopts Lise Dion.Growing up, Lise is familiar with only a few facts of her mother’s ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Dawn of Everything

    A New History of Humanity

    by David Graeber, David Wengrow ...
    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA dramatically new understanding of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about social evolution—from the development of agriculture and cities to the origins of the state, democracy, and inequality—and revealing new possibilities for human emancipation.For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike—either free ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Political Strategies in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica

    Edited by Sarah Kurnick, Joanne Baron ...
    Political authority contains an inherent contradiction. Rulers must reinforce social inequality and bolster their own unique position at the top of the sociopolitical hierarchy, yet simultaneously emphasize social similarities and the commonalities shared by all. Political Strategies in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica explores the different and complex ways that those who exercised authority in the ... Read more

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  • The Next Apocalypse

    The Art and Science of Survival

    by Chris Begley ...
    In this insightful book, an underwater archaeologist and survival coach shows how understanding the collapse of civilizations can help us prepare for a troubled future.Pandemic, climate change, or war: our era is ripe with the odor of doomsday. In movies, books, and more, our imaginations run wild with visions of dreadful, abandoned cities and returning to the land in a desperate attempt at ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • A History of Archaeological Thought

    by Bruce G. Trigger ...
    In its original edition, Bruce Trigger's book was the first ever to examine the history of archaeological thought from medieval times to the present in world-wide perspective. Now, in this new edition, he both updates the original work and introduces new archaeological perspectives and concerns. At once stimulating and even-handed, it places the development of archaeological thought and theory ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Why Hope?

    The Stand Against Civilization

    by John Zerzan ...
    The infamous eco-anarchist John Zerzan whose books have resulted in recent interviews by Vice and Believer magazines, checks in with further provocative articles about the chaotic results of civilization and technology.Says novelist Lang Gore in his introduction:"The present collection of essays continues the overarching thrust of John's scholarship, unveiling the post-apocalyptic nature of our ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mixed-Race Superheroes

    by Sika A. Dagbovie-Mullins, Eric L. Berlatsky, Gregory T. Carter, Chris Gavaler, Chris Koenig-Woodyard, Nicholas E. Miller, Isabel Molina-Guzman, Jorge J. Santos, Kwasu David Tembo0, Corrine Esther Collins1, Jasmine Mitchell2, Adrienne Resha3 ...
    American culture has long represented mixed-race identity in paradoxical terms. On the one hand, it has been associated with weakness, abnormality, impurity, transgression, shame, and various pathologies; however, it can also connote genetic superiority, exceptional beauty, and special potentiality. This ambivalence has found its way into superhero media, which runs the gamut from Ant-Man and the ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Unthinking Eurocentrism

    Multiculturalism and the Media

    by Ella Shohat, Robert Stam ...
    Series series Sightlines
    Unthinking Eurocentrism, a seminal and award-winning work in postcolonial studies first published in 1994, explored Eurocentrism as an interlocking network of buried premises, embedded narratives, and submerged tropes that constituted a broadly shared epistemology. Within a transdisciplinary study, the authors argued that the debates about Eurocentrism and post/coloniality must be considered ... Read more

    $61.99 USD