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Book Hunter of Themes

Download or read book Hunter of Themes written by Karen Link Rosenflanz and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2005 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Krzizanovskij summed himself up in one of his notebooks: "I am known for being unknown." Yet he was an authority on Shakespeare and Shaw, a noted scholar, and the author of very popular dystopian and phantasmagoria short stories. Rosenflanz examines the life and work of this Russian modernist, whose imagination used the Russian formalism and futurism then current in new and rich ways, whose skill with the pun rose even to the aural level, and whose life's goal was to resurrect the idea of word as thing in all its permutations: as words, as things, as things-words, and as words-things, even unto words as prophecy, which Rosenflanz interprets as "recollections of the future." Krzizanovskij's being known for being unknown is perhaps rooted in the fact that he was so far ahead that others could not recognize him as leading the charge. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Book The Most Dangerous Game

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  • Author : Richard Connell
  • Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
  • Release : 2023-02-23
  • ISBN : 8728187490
  • Pages : 28 pages

Download or read book The Most Dangerous Game written by Richard Connell and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2023-02-23 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sanger Rainsford is a big-game hunter, who finds himself washed up on an island owned by the eccentric General Zaroff. Zaroff, a big-game hunter himself, has heard of Rainsford’s abilities with a gun and organises a hunt. However, they’re not after animals – they’re after people. When he protests, Rainsford the hunter becomes Rainsford the hunted. Sharing similarities with "The Hunger Games", starring Jennifer Lawrence, this is the story that created the template for pitting man against man. Born in New York, Richard Connell (1893 – 1949) went on to become an acclaimed author, screenwriter, and journalist. He is best remembered for the gripping novel "The Most Dangerous Game" and for receiving an Oscar nomination for the screenplay "Meet John Doe".

Book The Hunter

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  • Author : Julia Leigh
  • Publisher : Faber & Faber
  • Release : 2022-06-20
  • ISBN : 0571380093
  • Pages : 152 pages

Download or read book The Hunter written by Julia Leigh and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2022-06-20 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hunter arrives in an isolated community in the Tasmanian wilderness with a single purpose in mind: to find the last thylacine, the tiger of fable, fear and legend. The man is in the employ of the mysterious 'Company', but his sinister purpose is never revealed and as his relationship with a grieving mother and her two children becomes more ambiguous, the hunt becomes his own. Leigh's Tasmania is a place where the wilderness can still claim lives; where the connection between people and the land is at best uneasy and cannot be trusted. In prose of exceptional clarity and elegance, Julia Leigh creates an unforgettable picture of a man obsessed by an almost mythical animal in a damp dangerous landscape. The Hunter is the work of a compelling storyteller and a truly remarkable literary stylist.

Book Hunter

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  • Author : Mercedes Lackey
  • Publisher : Disney-Hyperion
  • Release : 2015-09-01
  • ISBN : 9781484707845
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Hunter written by Mercedes Lackey and published by Disney-Hyperion. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They came after the Diseray. Some were terrors ripped from our collective imaginations, remnants of every mythology across the world. And some were like nothing anyone had ever dreamed up, even in their worst nightmares. Monsters. Long ago, the barriers between our world and the Otherworld were ripped open, and it's taken centuries to bring back civilization in the wake of the catastrophe. Now, the luckiest Cits live in enclosed communities,behind walls that keep them safe from the hideous creatures fighting to break through. Others are not so lucky. To Joyeaux Charmand, who has been a Hunter in her tight-knit mountain community since she was a child, every Cit without magic deserves her protection from dangerous Othersiders. Then she is called to Apex City, where the best Hunters are kept to protect the most important people. Joy soon realizes that the city's powerful leaders care more about luring Cits into a false sense of security than protecting them. More and more monsters are getting through the barriers,and the close calls are becoming too frequent to ignore. Yet the Cits have no sense of how much danger they're in-to them, Joy and her corp of fellow Hunters are just action stars they watch on TV. When an act of sabotage against Joy takes an unbearable toll, Joy uncovers a terrifying conspiracy in the city. There is something much worse than the usual monsters infiltrating Apex. And it may be too late to stop them?

Book The Anthropology of Hunter Gatherers

Download or read book The Anthropology of Hunter Gatherers written by Vicki Cummings and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-13 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a basic introduction to key debates in the study of hunter-gatherers, specifically from an anthropological perspective, but designed for an archaeological audience. Hunter-gatherers have been the focus of intense anthropological research and discussion over the last hundred years, and as such there is an enormous literature on communities all over the world. Yet, among the diverse range of peoples studied, there are a number of recurrent themes, including not only the way in which people make a living (hunting, gathering and fishing) but also striking similarities in other areas of life such as belief systems and social organisation. These themes are described and then explored through archaeological case-studies. The overarching theme throughout the volume is the use of ethnographic analogy, and how archaeologists should be critical in its use.

Book the heart is a lonely hunter

Download or read book the heart is a lonely hunter written by carson mccullers and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Hunter Elite

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  • Author : Tara Kathleen Kelly
  • Publisher : University Press of Kansas
  • Release : 2018-03-15
  • ISBN : 0700625887
  • Pages : 348 pages

Download or read book The Hunter Elite written by Tara Kathleen Kelly and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2018-03-15 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the end of the nineteenth century, Theodore Roosevelt, T. S. Van Dyke, and other elite men began describing their big-game hunting as “manly sport with the rifle.” They also began writing about their experiences, publishing hundreds of narratives of hunting and adventure in the popular press (and creating a new literary genre in the process). But why did so many of these big-game hunters publish? What was writing actually doing for them, and what did it do for readers? In exploring these questions, The Hunter Elite reveals new connections among hunting narratives, publishing, and the American conservation movement. Beginning in the 1880s these prolific hunter-writers told readers that big-game hunting was a test of self-restraint and “manly virtues,” and that it was not about violence. They also opposed their sportsmanlike hunting to the slaughtering of game by British imperialists, even as they hunted across North America and throughout the British Empire. Their references to Americanism and manliness appealed to traditional values, but they used very modern publishing technologies to sell their stories, and by 1900 they were reaching hundreds of thousands of readers every month. When hunter-writers took up conservation as a cause, they used that reach to rally popular support for the national parks and for legislation that restricted hunting in the US, Canada, and Newfoundland. The Hunter Elite is the first book to explore both the international nature of American hunting during this period and the essential contributions of hunting narratives and the publishing industry to the North American conservation movement.

Book Space Cowboys   A Bounty Hunter   s Life

Download or read book Space Cowboys A Bounty Hunter s Life written by Eternia Publishing and published by Zander Pearce. This book was released on 2023-05-25 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SPACE COWBOYS A BOUNTY HUNTER’S LIFE EXPLORING COWBOY BEBOP'S MAIN THEMES, CHARACTERS AND THEIR JOURNEYS Introducing "Space Cowboys: A Bounty Hunter’s Life: Exploring Cowboy Bebop's Main Themes, Characters And Their Journeys" – the ultimate guide to understanding one of the most beloved anime series of all time. This book delves deep into the heart of Cowboy Bebop, exploring its main characters, themes, and central ideas. From the exploration of death and mortality, to the significance of dreams and aspirations, to the role of music and comedy, this book covers it all. Through the analysis of these themes, readers will gain a deeper understanding of the characters and story of Cowboy Bebop, and the cultural significance of the series as a whole. The book also includes a list of 5 main themes that are explored in depth throughout the chapters, including: - The exploration of death and mortality - The significance of friendship and relationships - The role of music and sound in storytelling - The exploration of identity and self-discovery - The impact of space travel and science fiction on storytelling This book is a must-have for fans of Cowboy Bebop and anime in general. It offers a comprehensive analysis of the series that is both engaging and enlightening. Whether you're a longtime fan or a newcomer to the series, "Space Cowboys: A Bounty Hunter’s Life: Exploring Cowboy Bebop's Main Themes, Characters And Their Journeys" is a valuable addition to any anime lover's bookshelf. CONTENT (30 CHAPTERS) Cowboy Bebop And Its Significance In Anime Spike Spiegel: The Protagonist And His Complex Character Jet Black: The Father Figure And His Past Faye Valentine: The Femme Fatale And Her Tragic History Edward: The Quirky Genius And Her Role In The Story Ein: The Smart Corgi And His Significance The Bebop Crew: Analysis Of Their Dynamics And Relationships The Villains Of Cowboy Bebop: Analysis Of Their Motivations And Characterization The Bounty Hunting World Of Cowboy Bebop: An Overview The Music Of Cowboy Bebop: Its Impact And Significance. The Visual Style Of Cowboy Bebop: Its Influences And Innovations The Philosophy Of Cowboy Bebop: An Exploration Of Its Themes And Ideas Existentialism In Cowboy Bebop: Its Significance And Impact On The Story The Exploration Of Human Emotions In Cowboy Bebop The Role Of Memory And Nostalgia In The Story The Significance Of Freedom In Cowboy Bebop The Role Of Family In Cowboy Bebop The Exploration Of Death And Mortality In Cowboy Bebop The Significance Of Dreams And Aspirations In The Story The Use Of Flashbacks In Cowboy Bebop: Its Significance And Function The Importance Of Friendship In Cowboy Bebop The Role Of Humor And Comedy In The Series The Influence Of Film Noir On Cowboy Bebop The Role Of Music In The Series: Analysis Of Its Themes And Messages The Impact Of Space Travel And Science Fiction On Cowboy Bebop The Symbolism In Cowboy Bebop: Analysis Of Its Meaning And Significance The Exploration Of Identity And Self-Discovery In Cowboy Bebop The Relationship Between Cowboy Bebop And Japanese Culture Cowboy Bebop And Its Impact On Anime And Pop Culture The Legacy Of Cowboy Bebop And Its Exploration Of Main Characters, Themes And Central Ideas

Book Threads of Life

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  • Author : Clare Hunter
  • Publisher : Abrams
  • Release : 2019-10-15
  • ISBN : 168335771X
  • Pages : 352 pages

Download or read book Threads of Life written by Clare Hunter and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This globe-spanning history of sewing and embroidery, culture and protest, is “an astonishing feat . . . richly textured and moving” (The Sunday Times, UK). In 1970s Argentina, mothers marched in headscarves embroidered with the names of their “disappeared” children. In Tudor, England, when Mary, Queen of Scots, was under house arrest, her needlework carried her messages to the outside world. From the political propaganda of the Bayeux Tapestry, World War I soldiers coping with PTSD, and the maps sewn by schoolgirls in the New World, to the AIDS quilt, Hmong story clothes, and pink pussyhats, women and men have used the language of sewing to make their voices heard, even in the most desperate of circumstances. Threads of Life is a chronicle of identity, memory, power, and politics told through the stories of needlework. Clare Hunter, master of the craft, threads her own narrative as she takes us over centuries and across continents—from medieval France to contemporary Mexico and the United States, and from a POW camp in Singapore to a family attic in Scotland—to celebrate the universal beauty and power of sewing.

Book Theme and Space

Download or read book Theme and Space written by A. G. F. van Holk and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 1996 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the appearance of Lotman's Poetics of the Artistic Text (1970) and Universe of the Mind (1990), and Eco's Introduction to Semiotics (1972), the investigation of the working of signs in language, the arts and the sciences has witnessed an ever-increasing impact on our understanding of human culture. In this book an attempt is made at developing a linguistic model for the semiotics of culture, and to apply this to the analysis of a number of Russian and Polish dramatic texts, mostly from the nineteenth-century. In the first five chapters such well known plays as Ostrovskij's The Thunderstorm, Turgenev's A Month in the Country and Gogol's The Inspector-General are discussed, alternatively with Stowacki's Fantazy and some of Fredro's comedies. Special chapters are devoted to the performance of drama, and to some urgent issues concerning the structure of semiotic space. The last and most lengthy chapter presents an outline of so-called text linguistics, here conceived as a variety of case grammar, duely revised for application to the analysis of drama and its non-verbal context. The book addresses itself to readers familiar with Slavic languages and interested in the relation between language and literary themes, and the place of drama in culture.

Book Shadow of the Hunter

Download or read book Shadow of the Hunter written by Richard K. Nelson and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1983-04-15 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows a group of Eskimo hunters and their families through the cycle of an arctic year and looks at the different realms of the Eskimo world.

Book Apex

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  • Author : Mercedes Lackey
  • Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
  • Release : 2017-09-05
  • ISBN : 148474859X
  • Pages : 304 pages

Download or read book Apex written by Mercedes Lackey and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being a member of the Elite Hunter Command imperils Joy in more ways than one. In their latest clash with Othersiders, the army of monsters nearly wiped them out. Apex City is safe...for now. But within the city barriers, Joy must wage a different kind of war. The corrupt and powerful PsiCorps is determined to usurp the Hunters as chief defenders of Apex City and Joy is now squarely in their crosshairs. Unused to playing political games, she has very few people she can truly trust—not even Josh, her first friend in Apex City, who broke up with her when it became too dangerous for a Psimon to be dating a Hunter. Then Josh comes to Joy for help. He fears that Abigail Drift, the head of PsiCorps, will soon use him in her twisted experiments designed to empower PsiCorps and render Hunters superfluous--a scheme that's already killed off dozens of Psimons. Joy manages to smuggle Josh to safety, but he cannot evade Drift forever... As Joy faces ever more powerful Othersiders, she is helped by the most surprising ally imaginable---the same Folk Mage she once met in battle on the train to Apex City. But can Joy trust the most cunning and treacherous of all Othersiders? In the thrilling finale to Mercedes Lackey's #1 New York Times bestselling trilogy, Joy must risk everything to end a brutal war...before she loses all she's ever loved.

Book The Hunter

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  • Author : Tony Park
  • Publisher : Pan Macmillan
  • Release : 2017-08-01
  • ISBN : 1509862846
  • Pages : 358 pages

Download or read book The Hunter written by Tony Park and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hunter by Tony Park, the author of Red Earth, is a full-throttle international thriller that will engross fans of Clive Cussler. Safari guide and private investigator Hudson Brand hunts people, not animals. He's on the trail of Linley Brown who's been named as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy. Linley's friend, Kate, supposedly died in a fiery car accident in Zimbabwe, but Kate's sister wants to believe it is an elaborate fraud. South African detective Sannie van Rensburg is also looking for Linley, as well as a serial killer who has been murdering prostitutes on Sannie's watch. Top of her list of suspects is Hudson Brand. Sannie and Hudson cross paths and swords as they track the elusive Linley from South Africa and Zimbabwe to the wilds of Kenya's Masai Mara game reserve. Tony Park's trademark storytelling prowess turns this hunt into a thrilling - and deadly - escapade through some of the most dangerous, yet beautiful, places on earth.

Book Woman the Hunter

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  • Author : Mary Zeiss Stange
  • Publisher : Beacon Press
  • Release : 1998-07-01
  • ISBN : 9780807046395
  • Pages : 276 pages

Download or read book Woman the Hunter written by Mary Zeiss Stange and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 1998-07-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over two million American women hunt. By taking up weapons for the explicit purpose of killing, they are shattering one of Western culture's oldest and most firmly entrenched taboos. The image of a woman 'armed and dangerous' is profoundly threatening to our collective psyche--and it is rejected by macho males and radical feminists alike. Woman the Hunter juxtaposes unsettlingly beautiful accounts of the author's own experiences hunting deer, antelope, and elk with an argument that builds on the work of thinkers from Aldo Leopold to Clarissa Pinkola Estes. Exploring how women and men relate to nature and violence, Mary Zeiss Stange demonstrates how false assumptions about women and about hunting permeate contemporary thought. Her book is a profound critique of our society's evasion of issues that make us uncomfortable, and it culminates in a surprising claim: that only by appreciating the value of hunting can we come to understand what it means to be human. Controversial and original, defying easy stereotypes,Woman the Hunter is sure to provoke strong reactions in almost every reader.

Book Harpoon of the Hunter

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  • Author : Markoosie
  • Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
  • Release : 1970
  • ISBN : 9780773502321
  • Pages : 86 pages

Download or read book Harpoon of the Hunter written by Markoosie and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1970 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely acclaimed, 'Harpoon of the Hunter' is the story of Kamik, a young hero who comes to manhood while on a treacherous hunt for a wounded polar bear.

Book Hunter Gatherers in History  Archaeology and Anthropology

Download or read book Hunter Gatherers in History Archaeology and Anthropology written by Alan Barnard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of hunter-gatherers has had a profound impact on thinking about human nature and about the nature of society. The subject has especially influenced ideas on social evolution and on the development of human culture. Anthropologists and archaeologists continue to investigate living hunter-gatherers and the remains of past hunter-gatherer societies in the hope of unearthing the secrets of our ancestors and learning something of the natural existence of humankind. Hunter-Gatherers in History, Archaeology and Anthropology provides a definitive overview of hunter-gatherer historiography, from the earliest anthropological writings through to the present day. What can early visions of the hunter-gatherer tell us about the societies that generated them? How do diverse national traditions, such as American, Russian and Japanese, manifest themselves in hunter-gatherer research? What is the most up-to-date thinking on the subject and how does it reflect current trends within the social sciences? This book provides a much-needed overview of the history of thought on one of science's most intriguing subjects. It will serve as a landmark text for anthropologists, archaeologists and students researching anthropological theory or the history of social anthropology and related disciplines.

Book Clementine Hunter

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  • Author : Art Shiver
  • Publisher : LSU Press
  • Release : 2012-09-17
  • ISBN : 0807148806
  • Pages : 225 pages

Download or read book Clementine Hunter written by Art Shiver and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2012-09-17 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clementine Hunter (1887--1988) painted every day from the 1930s until several days before her death at age 101. As a cook and domestic servant at Louisiana's Melrose Plantation, she painted on hundreds of objects available around her -- glass snuff bottles, discarded roofing shingles, ironing boards -- as well as on canvas. She produced between five and ten thousand paintings, including her most ambitious work, the African House Murals. Scenes of cotton planting and harvesting, washdays, weddings, baptisms, funerals, Saturday night revelry, and zinnias depict experiences of everyday plantation life along the Cane River. More than a personal record of Hunter's life, her paintings also reflect the social, material, and cultural aspects of the area's larger African American community. Drawing on archival research, interviews, personal files, and a close relationship with the artist, Art Shiver and Tom Whitehead offer the first comprehensive biography of this self-taught painter, who attracted the attention of the world. Shiver and Whitehead trace Hunter's childhood, her encounters at Melrose with artists and writers, such as Alberta Kinsey and Lyle Saxon, and the role played by eccentric François Mignon, who encouraged and promoted her art. The authors include rare paintings and photographs to illustrate Hunter's creative process and discuss the evolution of her style. The book also highlights Hunter's impact on the modern art world and provides insight into a decades-long forgery operation that Tom Whitehead helped uncover. This recent attention reinforced the uniqueness of Hunter's art and confirmed her place in the international art community, which continues to be inspired by the life and work of Clementine Hunter.