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Lesser Beasts
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Author : Mark Essig
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2015-05-05
Lesser Beasts written by Mark Essig and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-05 with Nature categories.
Unlike other barnyard animals, which pull plows, give eggs or milk, or grow wool, a pig produces only one thing: meat. Incredibly efficient at converting almost any organic matter into nourishing, delectable protein, swine are nothing short of a gastronomic godsend—yet their flesh is banned in many cultures, and the animals themselves are maligned as filthy, lazy brutes. As historian Mark Essig reveals in Lesser Beasts, swine have such a bad reputation for precisely the same reasons they are so valuable as a source of food: they are intelligent, self-sufficient, and omnivorous. What’s more, he argues, we ignore our historic partnership with these astonishing animals at our peril. Tracing the interplay of pig biology and human culture from Neolithic villages 10,000 years ago to modern industrial farms, Essig blends culinary and natural history to demonstrate the vast importance of the pig and the tragedy of its modern treatment at the hands of humans. Pork, Essig explains, has long been a staple of the human diet, prized in societies from Ancient Rome to dynastic China to the contemporary American South. Yet pigs’ ability to track down and eat a wide range of substances (some of them distinctly unpalatable to humans) and convert them into edible meat has also led people throughout history to demonize the entire species as craven and unclean. Today’s unconscionable system of factory farming, Essig explains, is only the latest instance of humans taking pigs for granted, and the most recent evidence of how both pigs and people suffer when our symbiotic relationship falls out of balance. An expansive, illuminating history of one of our most vital yet unsung food animals, Lesser Beasts turns a spotlight on the humble creature that, perhaps more than any other, has been a mainstay of civilization since its very beginnings—whether we like it or not.
Men And Beasts
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Author : Kris Austen Radcliffe
language : en
Publisher: Six Talon Sign Fantasy & Futuristic Romance
Release Date : 2017-10-17
Men And Beasts written by Kris Austen Radcliffe and has been published by Six Talon Sign Fantasy & Futuristic Romance this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-17 with Fiction categories.
he world's about to burn... Rysa, Daisy, and the people of the Dragon’s Legion work frantically to bring Ladon and Dragon back together before hallucinations and debilitating seizures kill both the man and the beast. Can the group heal a ruptured human-dragon bond? Will they contain an evil Fate from Daisy’s past before he becomes an unstoppable demon? On the eve of Rysa and Ladon’s wedding, ghosts — both real and phantom — haunt souls. Echoes and revelations rip open the fabric of space and time. The universe of Fate Fire Shifter Dragon teeters on the cusp of the Burning World. Who will survive? Enter the explosive, genre-bending World on Fire universe where Science Fiction meets Urban Fantasy: Dragons, immortal warriors, family, love… and unknown science so advanced it’s indistinguishable from magic. Fate Fire Shifter Dragon World on Fire Series One Games of Fate Flux of Skin Fifth of Blood Bonds Broken & Silent All But Human Men and Beasts The Burning World
Blood Of The Anunnaki
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Author : Jordan Summers
language : en
Publisher: Jordan Summers
Release Date : 2025-05-01
Blood Of The Anunnaki written by Jordan Summers and has been published by Jordan Summers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-05-01 with Fiction categories.
In Blood of the Anunnaki, the first book of the Golden Legacy Series, we meet Aiden Theron, an 18-year-old who carries a heavy legacy. Born half human and half Anunnaki, Aiden's life takes a tragic turn when his village is destroyed by monstrous creatures unleashed by a curse from ancient gods. As chaos reigns, Aiden is left to struggle with his unique heritage and the harsh reality of his world. With his village in ruins and his loved ones lost, he vows to fight back. Aiden trains persistently, improving his skills to confront the very monsters that shattered his life. Join Aiden on his journey as he discovers hidden powers, discovers the truths of his ancestry, and battles the forces that threaten his world. With danger waiting around at every turn and the weight of his bloodline on his shoulders, Aiden must learn to embrace his destiny. Will he become the hero his village needs or fall victim to the darkness that haunts him? Prepare for a thrilling adventure filled with action, courage, and the quest for identity.
Dark Purity
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Author : Aja James
language : en
Publisher: Independent
Release Date : 2022-02-17
Dark Purity written by Aja James and has been published by Independent this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-17 with Fiction categories.
The finale to the best-selling Pure/ Dark Ones series... An unlikely hero… He was once known as the Creature. An indefinable “it.” His life had never been his own, used and abused by despicable beings. Worst of all, he never knew himself. Despite his tortured past, despite the darkness inside him, he has chosen a brighter path. He has a name—Erebu. His first stand was to defy the Master who created him to save his son. But instead of destroying the greatest enemy of all, he himself was destroyed… An unlikely love… From distant lands, across fathomless seas, someone heard the Creature’s cries. He gave Ere a second chance, a miraculous rebirth that came at a steep cost, remaking Ere with his own breath, body, blood and soul. This mysterious savior has a past of his own to face, and a future to define and embrace. Will Ere be able to find him in time? Will they forge their path together or pursue separate destinies? An end and a beginning… No matter their decision, one thing is certain: they must work together to unite all Kinds if they have a hope of defeating their ultimate nemesis. The end is near… And so is a brand new beginning. * M-M PNR-fantasy romance novel with explicit content. *
The Pig And I
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Author : Kristoffer Endresen
language : en
Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd
Release Date : 2023-10-17
The Pig And I written by Kristoffer Endresen and has been published by Greystone Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-17 with Social Science categories.
In this lively and fascinating book, a guilt-ridden, bacon-loving journalist finds work at an industrial pig farm as he researches the long and torrid history of humans and swine. After convincing a skeptical pig farmer to take him on as a hired hand for six months, journalist Kristoffer Endresen follows a litter of piglets from birth to slaughter, all in the hopes of understanding what goes on inside an industrial pig farm and whether humans can ethically justify eating pork… which just so happens to be the most consumed animal protein in the world. During his days as a beginner pig wrangler, he mucks out pig pens and cuddles a cute piglet. He inseminates a female pig and narrowly escapes being trampled. Endresen interweaves his fast times at a piggery with surprising insights into the long and star-crossed bond between pigs and humans—drawing on history, literature, archeology, and myth—and shares new science into video-game-playing swine and pig heart transplants, and asks if pigs really are as smart as we think. Both an engaging saga of an overlooked animal and a provocative exploration of the ethics of industrial meat, The Pig and I asks us to consider not only where our food comes from, but also the tangled history that first brought it to our plates.
The Suicidal God
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Author : Ylisa Ebert
language : en
Publisher: Fiction4All and 4Play Press
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The Suicidal God written by Ylisa Ebert and has been published by Fiction4All and 4Play Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Fiction categories.
The two gods, the Lord of Salvation and the Prince of Dusk, have been warring with one another for ten thousand years, pitting their followers against one another in a constant struggle for dominance. Every five hundred years they are reborn into flesh forms to walk among their followers, and between rebirths communicate to their priests through the Eye. However, this rebirth, the god of the elves, humans, and dwarves is missing, while the underbeings and the Dusk Prince ready their attack. When an undercover dragon tells an unsuspecting young woman named Rynna that she is the reincarnation of the Lord, the two set off to the capital city to help save their people. However, in the absence of any memories of past lives or supernatural abilities, Rynna has only the dragon's assurances that she is who and what he claims her to be. More ominously, a strange disease has plagued Rynna since her childhood, one of continually and inexplicably trying to take her own life. Leaving behind a murdered mother, angry groups of suspicious countrymen, and all her belongings, Rynna must learn to master her own doubts and fears, all the while avoiding capture by the enemy so that she can be the leader her people need.
The Beast 666
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Author : S. A. Abakwue
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2004
The Beast 666 written by S. A. Abakwue and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with categories.
Valley Of The Damned
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Author : Douglas Laurent
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2018-07-16
Valley Of The Damned written by Douglas Laurent and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-16 with Fiction categories.
Valley of the Damned Epic Martial Arts/Allegorical Life Poem Close ranks and join in Battle Royal far beyond all human sensibilities with Valley of the Damned as the tenacious tome engages the worldwide Forces of Evil for all of humanities sake! Valley is an action-adventure martial-arts story and is designed as an interactive karate kata, a mirror, a Zen meditative rock garden, a mandala, a guide to the classical Underworld, a strategic soul-map and life-labrinth in which to see yourself and the "musing's upon" humanity of the great and awesome "Celestial Powers That Be." Pilgrim, if you're going to ride with those three killer-phantoms, best saddle up and strap in, because they are looking for you! Poem Info: For millennia, Epic poems have been some of the world's most powerful sources of inspiration, capturing the high essence of gods, heroes, romances, glories, tragedies and monsters. From Homer's Odyssey to The Aeneid, Arthur and Beowulf, and from Gilgamesh to The Mahbhrata and The Divine Comedy, these larger than life tales transcend time, revealing to humanity our innermost secrets, dreamsand nightmares. Conveying a deep sense of the mystical, Epics carry with them a sweeping sense of life in the fullest measure, as men and women of renown stand tall against the backdrop of history and destiny, our presentand futurebeing firmly rooted in the past . . . Valhalla! Norse gods, spirits o'war, shades, swordketeering pallorous ghost traces, soulpires, jowling grunting pigmen and slavering wolveweres, spectres, wraiths, banshees and other mind-lacerating night-haunting creatures of untold dread all come together in this Epic action-packed, martial arts adventure never before heard of tale on earthThe Valley of the Damned! In this, the "Forgotten tale that no one knows, except those who enter therein," all are invited to venture into the exotic, serrating, unseen Netherworld of the dead, where fragmented remnants of driven spirits contend with each other for power and control over kingdoms, unspeakable legions of fallen shades, and the most prized possession of allthe immortal human soul! Ride now with three killer-phantoms on their quest to pursue the vainglorious sneering karate movie superstar Mark Theman for his soulthe despised arrogant human whom all spirits desire to capture for their own sinister purposes! Trail the perpetual teenage Valkyrie Kari, mass-battle artist, known for her mesmerizing psychotically poetic-sword s'kills and who will confront "any and all never odd or even" risks to win. Shadowing her is the jackal-like Angel-Heart, amoral sword-slingin'duelist who always dogs her, never missing an opportunity to exploit and track with Dark Storm, merciless bounty huntress who will stop at nothing in order to seize the power that Theman possesseshis soulish living human aura! Based upon the works of cinematic masters such as Japanese director Akira Kurosawa (The Seven Samurai, 1954) and Italian director Sergio Leone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, 1966), Valley is constructed as a movie. Words, sentences and stanzas function as camera shots for full lucid visual impact, pulling readers in and out of their own self-made focal mindset realizations of delight or horror that can only but belong to their own innermost soul-searching intertwined personal Netherscapes! From the mortal aspect, what is covered in the Epic is a survey of the modern American martial arts scene. A study of souls in action, readers may recognize that Valley is a social commentary, allowing insight into the deadly, bizarre, icy undercurrents and riptides of the unseen "Martial Art Deadlands"the Field of Marsthat many trod today, as must the bloody countless who are yet to come. Rich in visual and audio description and replete with scores of villainous and heroic spirits, Valley is an outrageous tale of valor and woe, bravery and cowardiceof damnation and redemptionplayed out on an immense spiritual killing field where spectral phantoms are tried and tested in the fires of their (and our) own passions. In Valley readers will: Enter the grotesque Market of the Soul where long-lost warriors screetch and claw in vain to recapture their former glory! Sit with the great Warlords of all climes, times and dimensions and listen to Motion-Effectrix Artifex St. Kari of the Blade, Val-kid extraswordinaire spin inspirangular tales of gallantry as Evil lurks about waiting to devour the unwaryand then follow her into glaringly-beyond hellishly lunacidal pitched battle Join with Mark Theman, the ruthless, scheming martial arts film star as he desperately attempts to retrieve his long-lost soul before it is hurled headlong into the deepest Abyss of Hell! Ensnare doomed pitiful souls with the implacable bounty hunting phasma-revenant Dark Storm in her bid for supreme power over millions and the coveted throne of Asgard! Follow the hell-hound packin' cold mercenary Angel-Heart as he, like a goodly razor-sharp Ginsu kitchen knife scrupulously cutting away as seen on eleven o'clock at night TV, slices and dices the damned on his way up to become the top blade in the grisly Mortuus! Valley is laced with myth/hist notes from the world over. (S)wordplay and inter-twistorted tales chorridor and pierce the Epic. Elusive mind-resonances, shadowy mental focal lengths, pale thought-illusions, intangible swhirling emotion-pools, insubstantial spring-loaded will-traps, graspless snaring barbed-wired realizations, sharp-cornered soul-fading mirages and spiritually bleak sucking quicksands nigh unto dimensions invisi'bled labrinth readers down into the inner sanctums of her lores; devilering them up to the uncanny, disturbing veiled Nether and the grim, macabre obliquitious secrets she brings to dark! Valley culminates in a superlative modern legend that will stir the imaginations of those hearts who desire a bold, soul-searching undertaking into the rhapsodic core of their own Heavenly stratums or the dankest helks of their own stark raving mad personal Hells! Good Luck Hunting!
Salted And Cured
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Author : Jeffrey Roberts
language : en
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Release Date : 2017
Salted And Cured written by Jeffrey Roberts and has been published by Chelsea Green Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Business & Economics categories.
From country ham to coppa, bacon to bresaola Prosciutto. Andouille. Country ham. The extraordinary rise in popularity of cured meats in recent years often overlooks the fact that the ancient practice of meat preservation through the use of salt, time, and smoke began as a survival technique. All over the world, various cultures developed ways to extend the viability of the hunt--and later the harvest--according to their unique climates and environments, resulting in the astonishing diversity of preserved meats that we celebrate and enjoy today everywhere from corner delis to white-tablecloth restaurants. In Salted and Cured, author Jeffrey P. Roberts traces the origins of today's American charcuterie, salumi, and other delights, and connects them to a current renaissance that begins to rival those of artisan cheese and craft beer. In doing so, Roberts highlights the incredible stories of immigrant butchers, breeders, chefs, entrepreneurs, and other craftspeople who withstood the modern era's push for bland, industrial food to produce not only delicious but culturally significant cured meats. By rejecting the industry-led push for "the other white meat" and reinvigorating the breeding and production of heritage hog breeds while finding novel ways to utilize the entire animal--snout to tail--today's charcutiers and salumieri not only produce everything from country ham to violino di capra but create more sustainable businesses for farmers and chefs. Weaving together agriculture, animal welfare and health, food safety and science, economics, history, a deep sense of place, and amazing preserved foods, Salted and Cured is a literary feast, a celebration of both innovation and time-honored knowledge, and an expertly guided tour of America's culinary treasures, both old and new.
The Sword Of Destruction
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Author : Jesse Kaiser
language : en
Publisher: Jesse Kaiser
Release Date : 2025-06-26
The Sword Of Destruction written by Jesse Kaiser and has been published by Jesse Kaiser this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-06-26 with Bibles categories.
A compilation of inspired writings to destroy all false beliefs vanquishing all strange beasts of the depths, returning holiness unto the sons of man. In which by God I Jesse Kaiser was commanded to forage and temper. This book defines a clear picture of the body of God, who he is and where he reigns and those who populate the houses thereof the body of him. The judges over them being the heads of the houses thereof. There being only one truth and light, only one Son Jesus Christ that came of God being the firstborn of the church, and an in depth explanation of his Atonement for us, the parting of the way of the body for the blood pass over. The significance of the accomplishments of Jesus Christ at the Garden of Gethsemane, and the Hill of Cumorah. Aswell as the Holy Ghost, an messenger of truth liken a white dove. The three of which are separate personages united in one purpose, that purpose being the will of God which is to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man, being the purpose of God unto man. Of which I go into further detail of the differences of the two immortality, and eternal life in the book. Topics aswell delve into the metaphysics of the universe, as it is in the heavens so it is on the earth, being the macrocosm and microcosm analogy. Dualism of the spirit body and the flesh body, of light and of darkness, of which was and which was created. Unwind string theory and all its straights and loops that form the bigger tapestry with the revelations in this tome!