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Jake is young, and his life seems boring. Phaedrus is old, and his life seems empty. Phaedrus seems to think that a nightmare is about to happen. Jake just wants to go on dreaming. Does Phaedrus really know something? Or, is he just a broken old man? Jake must choose. If Phaedrus is right, then Jake's life is going to change, and Jake will have to rethink everything he ever knew.
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A global catastrophe has returned earth to the Iron Age and killed six-billion people. Even the billionaires were tricked and eliminated. An Oxford intelligentsia have taken over the planet. Can such smart people rebuild the world in a better way? With help from the galactic federation, perhaps there is hope. But first, earth's new elite must retrieve from the past some things that were destroyed long ago - ways of thinking and living that can avoid...
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Retells the story of Ursa Major as the transformation of Callisto and Arcas, discusses the astronomical features of the constellation Ursa Major, and describes the history of the constellation and its myths in world culture including the role of the Big Dipper in the Underground Railroad. Since ancient times, people of all ages have gazed up at the stars in wonder. Ancient peoples created fascinating stories about the shapes they saw in the stars....
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New Directions paperbook volume 1560
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xv, 264 pages ; 21 cm.
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"Here at last is an exciting new translation of the modernist Brazilian epic Macunaíma by Mário de Andrade. This landmark novel from 1928 has been hugely influential. It follows the adventures of the shapeshifting Macunaíma and his brothers as they leave their home in the northern Amazon for a whirlwind tour of Brazil, cramming four centuries and a continental expanse into a single mythic plane. Having lost a magic amulet, the hero and his brothers...
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96 pages : color illustrations ; 34 cm
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A reference for stargazers anywhere in the world -- 30 charts with overlays cover the Northern and Southern Hemispheres as well as Equatorial Region. Includes the basics of astrophotography, and practical viewing tips. The ultimate guide for stargazing, anywhere in the world. The scope of The New Atlas of the Stars is remarkably comprehensive. Astronomy buffs and sky watchers will find this abundantly illustrated reference book useful anywhere in...
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xii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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"Since the beginning of human history, bears have been regarded as animals of great power. Ethnobotanist and cultural anthropologist Wolf Storl, who spent years in the wilderness with bears, explores the fascinating relationship between bears and humans, including the history, mythology, healing lore, and biology of this formidable creature. Storl takes the reader from the bear caves of the Neanderthals to the bear-worshipping Siberian tribes of today,...
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