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Kokopu Dreams

By: Chris Baker,Christopher Ian Baker

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Before the telly died, haggard looking people, politicians mostly, described how an illegally imported rabbit calicivirus had mutated. It wasn't killing rabbits any more, and nor was it affecting cats and dogs, and not the native bat nor the little spotted kiwi. But it had been killing people with a type of haemorrhagic fever that travelled from the Mackenzie Country up and down the land like the wind, from Bluff to Cape Reinga in about three weeks. And that was the good news"--Back cover.

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Huia Publishers

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1877266310

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Shadow Waters

By: Chris Baker,Christopher Ian Baker

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Shadow Waters

By: Chris Baker,Christopher Ian Baker

The people of Kokopu Waters are having problems with spirits, emanations of the as-yet unburied and hence unrestful dead. But the greater threat is the seemingly indestructible sea demons who are appearing in the corporeal guise of loved ones who have passed away. They torment and attack people. Hoheria and Kevin are drawn into battle, a battle that involves transformative deaths by drowning so that the sea demons can ultimately be confronted in their own territory.

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Huia Publishers

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1869692357

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9781869692353

Mythology For Dummies

By: Christopher W. Blackwell,Amy Hackney Blackwell

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Mythology For Dummies

By: Christopher W. Blackwell,Amy Hackney Blackwell

Every culture and time has its myths. You might say that myths help us to understand people, since just like people they can be inspirational and beautiful, as well as cruel and violent. The main players in mythology are the original drama kings and queens — they hang themselves in shame, poke out their own eyes, rule cities, and marry their relatives — and the fun doesn’t stop there! If you want all the scoop on gods and goddesses, fates and furies, monsters and heroes from around the world, Mythology for Dummies is the Who’s Who of mythological figures that you can’t do without. It’s no secret that mythology can be confusing for anyone. From cultural hero Johnny Appleseed, to manly Odysseus, to femme fatale Aphrodite, and those pesky Cyclops running amuck on that faraway island, Mythology for Dummies covers all the bases, including information on: Greek mythology Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey Roman mythology Virgil’s Aeneid Beowulf Non-European mythology Also, this book will get you up to speed on the heavy stuff—like how mythology intersects with our lives, and explores the meaning of existence. Organized into chapters on specific topics, it breaks down the common types of myths and mythological figures, and offers plain-English explanations of how myths have appeared in cultures throughout the ages. You’ll find what you need to know on these topics and many more: What makes myths different from legends and fairy tales Greek creation myths and those really ancient Greek Gods The Olympian Gods (taller, younger, and better looking than you) The Greek goddesses (the fairest and the meanest of them all) Heroes — made, born, and re-born Mythological places from Elysium Fields, to Atlantis, and Xanadu Roman religion — how it was begged, borrowed, and stolen You’ll also enjoy helpful features like charts comparing major figures, and a tear-out tip-sheet with a timeline of world civilizations. Whether you want to dabble in the wonders of mythology or get serious, Mythology for Dummies will demystify the subject, and show you how important myths can be to a culture. You’ll never say, “It’s only a myth” again!

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118053877

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9781118053874

Pynchon's Against the Day

A Corrupted Pilgrim's Guide

By: Jeffrey Severs,Christopher Leise

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Pynchon's Against the Day

A Corrupted Pilgrim's Guide

By: Jeffrey Severs,Christopher Leise

Thomas Pynchon's longest novel to date, Against the Day (2006), excited diverse and energetic opinions when it appeared on bookstore shelves nine years after the critically acclaimed Mason & Dixon. Its wide-ranging plot covers nearly three decades-from the 1893 World's Fair to the years just after World War I-and follows hundreds of characters within its 1085 pages. Pynchon's Against the Day: A Corrupted Pilgrim's Guide offers eleven essays by established luminaries and emerging voices in the field of Pynchon criticism, each addressing a significant aspect of the novel's manifold interests. By focusing on three major thematic trajectories (the novel's narrative strategies; its commentary on science, belief, and faith; and its views on politics and economics), the contributors contend that Against the Day is not only a major addition to Pynchon's already impressive body of work but also a defining moment in the emergence of twenty-first century American literature.

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Lexington Books

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1611490650

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9781611490657

Naked Seeing

The Great Perfection, the Wheel of Time, and Visionary Buddhism in Renaissance Tibet

By: Christopher Hatchell

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Naked Seeing

The Great Perfection, the Wheel of Time, and Visionary Buddhism in Renaissance Tibet

By: Christopher Hatchell

Buddhism is in many ways a visual tradition, with its well-known practices of visualization, its visual arts, its epistemological writings that discuss the act of seeing, and its literature filled with images and metaphors of light. Some Buddhist traditions are also visionary, advocating practices by which meditators seek visions that arise before their eyes. Naked Seeing investigates such practices in the context of two major esoteric traditions, the Wheel of Time (Kalacakra) and the Great Perfection (Dzogchen). Both of these experimented with sensory deprivation, and developed yogas involving long periods of dwelling in dark rooms or gazing at the open sky. These produced unusual experiences of seeing, which were used to pursue some of the classic Buddhist questions about appearances, emptiness, and the nature of reality. Along the way, these practices gave rise to provocative ideas and suggested that, rather than being apprehended through internal insight, religious truths might also be seen in the exterior world-realized through the gateway of the eyes. Christopher Hatchell presents the intellectual and literary histories of these practices, and also explores the meditative techniques and physiology that underlie their distinctive visionary experiences. The book also offers for the first time complete English translations of three major Tibetan texts on visionary practice: a Kalacakra treatise by Yumo Mikyo Dorj , The Lamp Illuminating Emptiness, a Nyingma Great Perfection work called The Tantra of the Blazing Lamps, and a B n Great Perfection work called Advice on the Six Lamps, along with a detailed commentary on this by Drugom Gyalwa Yungdrung.

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497

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Oxford University Press

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0199982902

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9780199982905

The Watchers Guide Buffy The Vampire Slayer

By: Christopher Golden,Nancy Holder

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The Watchers Guide Buffy The Vampire Slayer

By: Christopher Golden,Nancy Holder

The ultimate fan guide to "this season's most distinctive and sharply written new show" ("Entertainment Weekly"), this official companion book includes exclusive interviews, never-before-seen photos, a day on the set journal, and more. of color photos.

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Gallery Books

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0671024337

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9780671024338

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Kokopu Dreams

Kokopu Dreams

Shadow Waters

Shadow Waters

Mythology For Dummies

Mythology For Dummies

Pynchon's Against the Day

Pynchon's Against the Day

Naked Seeing

Naked Seeing

The Watchers Guide Buffy The Vampire Slayer

The Watchers Guide Buffy The Vampire Slayer

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