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Oaxaca Journal
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Author : Oliver Sacks
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2012-07-05
Oaxaca Journal written by Oliver Sacks and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-05 with Nature categories.
Oliver Sacks, the bestselling author of Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, is most famous for his studies of the human mind: insightful and beautifully characterized portraits of those experiencing complex neurological conditions. However, he has another scientific passion: the fern . . . Since childhood Oliver has been fascinated by the ability of these primitive plants to survive and adapt in many climates. Oaxaca Journal is the enthralling account of his trip, alongside a group of fellow fern enthusiasts, to the beautiful province of Oaxaca, Mexico. Bringing together Oliver’s endless curiosity about natural history and the richness of human culture with his sharp eye for detail, this book is a captivating evocation of a place, its plants, its people, and its myriad wonders. ‘Light and fast-moving, unburdened by library research but filled with erudition’ – New Yorker
Oaxaca Journal
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Author : Oliver Sacks
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2012-03-06
Oaxaca Journal written by Oliver Sacks and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-06 with Travel categories.
From "the poet laureate of medicine" and national bestselling author of Awakenings comes a fascinating investigation of Southern Mexico that explores the origins of chocolate and mescal, pre-Columbian culture and hallucinogens, and the peculiar passions of botanists. "Light and fast-moving. . . . Among the botanical and anthropological observations, one catches glimpses of Sacks's inner life: his preoccupation with dualities, his nearly Victorian sense of modesty, his fascination with the world around him." —The New Yorker Since childhood, Oliver Sacks was fascinated by ferns: an ancient class of plants able to survive and adapt in many climates. Along with a delightful group of fellow fern aficionados—mathematicians, poets, artists, and assorted botanists and birders—he embarked on an exploration of Southern Mexico, a region that is also rich in human history and culture. Combining Sacks's enthusiasm for natural history and the richness of humanity with his sharp and observant eye for detail, Oaxaca Journal is a rare treat.
Oaxaca Journal
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Author : Oliver Sacks
language : en
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Release Date : 2012-03-06
Oaxaca Journal written by Oliver Sacks and has been published by Vintage Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-06 with Travel categories.
"I have been an inveterate keeper of journals since I was 14 especially at times of adventure and crisis and travel. Here, for the first time, such a journal made its way to publication, not that much changed from the raw, handwritten journal that I kept during my fascinated 9 days in Oaxaca." Dr. Oliver Sacks Oliver Sacks is best known as an explorer of the human mind, a neurologist with a gift for the complex, insightful portrayals of people and their conditions that fuel the phenomenal success of his books. But he is also a card-carrying member of the American Fern Society, and since childhood has been fascinated by these primitive plants and their ability to survive and adapt. Now the bestselling author of Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat brings his ceaseless curiosity and eye for the wondrous to the province of Oaxaca, Mexico. Oaxaca Journal is Sacks's spellbinding account of his trip with a group of fellow fern enthusiasts to the beautiful, history-steeped province of Oaxaca. Bringing together Sacks's passion for natural history and the richness of human culture with his penetrating curiosity and trammeling eye for detail, Oaxaca Journal is a captivating evocation of a places, its plants, its people and its myriad wonders.
Oaxaca Travel Journal
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Author : Bandera de Oaxaca Bien Padre
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-01-16
Oaxaca Travel Journal written by Bandera de Oaxaca Bien Padre and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-16 with categories.
A cute notebook journal to write in, 8.5x11 inches in dimensions, 120 Pages!
Oaxaca Travel Journal
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Author : Mexicotraveljournals
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-02-20
Oaxaca Travel Journal written by Mexicotraveljournals and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-20 with categories.
A high quality Oaxaca Travel Journal designed to make traveling light a breeze. Perfect size for travel, 100 pages and a glossy cover for easy packing. Throw it into your purse, a small backpack, or into your suitcase. An ideal notebook for writing down your memories and bringing them home to read in the years to come. Have a wonderful trip to Oaxaca!
The Island Of The Colour Blind
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Author : Oliver Sacks
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2011-06-16
The Island Of The Colour Blind written by Oliver Sacks and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-16 with Literary Collections categories.
'Sacks is rightly renowned for his empathy . . . anyone with a taste for the exotic will find this beautifully written book highly engaging' – Sunday Times Always fascinated by islands, Oliver Sacks is drawn to the Pacific by reports of the tiny atoll of Pingelap, with its isolated community of islanders born totally colour-blind; and to Guam, where he investigates a puzzling paralysis endemic there for a century. Along the way, he re-encounters the beautiful, primitive island cycad trees – and these become the starting point for a meditation on time and evolution, disease and adaptation, and islands both real and metaphorical in The Island of the Colour-Blind.
On The Plain Of Snakes
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Author : Paul Theroux
language : en
Publisher: Eamon Dolan Books
Release Date : 2019
On The Plain Of Snakes written by Paul Theroux and has been published by Eamon Dolan Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Travel categories.
Legendary travel writer Paul Theroux drives the entire length of the US-Mexico border, then goes deep into the hinterland, on the back roads of Chiapas and Oaxaca, to uncover the rich, layered world behind today's brutal headlines. Paul Theroux has spent his life crisscrossing the globe in search of the histories and peoples that give life to the places they call home. Now, as immigration debates boil around the world, Theroux has set out to explore a country key to understanding our current discourse: Mexico. Just south of the Arizona border, in the desert region of Sonora, he finds a place brimming with vitality, yet visibly marked by both the US Border Patrol looming to the north and mounting discord from within. With the same humanizing sensibility he employed in Deep South, Theroux stops to talk with residents, visits Zapotec mill workers in the highlands, and attends a Zapatista party meeting, communing with people of all stripes who remain south of the border even as their families brave the journey north. From the writer praised for his "curiosity and affection for humanity in all its forms" (New York Times Book Review), On the Plain of Snakes is an exploration of a region in conflict.
Day Of The Dead
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Author : Shawn D. Haley
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2004-12-01
Day Of The Dead written by Shawn D. Haley and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-12-01 with Social Science categories.
The Day of the Dead is the most important annual celebration in Oaxaca, Mexico. Skillfully combining textual information and photographic imagery, this book begins with a discussion of the people of Oaxaca, their way of life, and their way of looking at the world. It then takes the reader through the celebration from the preparations that can begin months in advance through to the private gatherings in homes and finally to the cemetery where the villagers celebrate together — both the living and the dead. The voices in the book are of those people who have participated in the Day of the Dead for as long as they can remember. There are no ghosts here. Only the souls of loved ones who have gone to the Village of the Dead and who are allowed to return once a year to be with their family. Very readable and beautifully illustrated, this book provides an extensive discussion of the people of Oaxaca, their way of life and their beliefs, which make the Day of the Dead logical and easily comprehensible.
Oaxaca
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Author : Judith Cooper Haden
language : en
Publisher: Artisan Publishers
Release Date : 2002-06-15
Oaxaca written by Judith Cooper Haden and has been published by Artisan Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-06-15 with History categories.
Explores the culture and customs of the Mexican region of Oaxaca.
Insurgent Oaxaca
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Author : A. S. Dillingham
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-08-03
Insurgent Oaxaca written by A. S. Dillingham and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-03 with History categories.
"This book explores the history of indigenous modernization in the Americas through a focus on indigenous education and development in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, particularly in the last half of the 20th century"--