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Near Sacramento, numerous trails access the Central Valleys wildlife-filled wetlands and traverse riverside forests and grasslands. The California capital has numerous nearby trails that access the Central Valleys once extensive wetlands and marshes, and explore the sinuous swaths of riverside forests and broad expanses of open grasslands. Just a short distance from Sacramento the trails in the Coast Range and Sierra foothills climb oak-clothe...

Byrad Branight returns home to find only horror and loss. In his journey to save his city, his people and his Father he must travel The Four Kingdoms and beyond. New friends and enemies he will find as well as Hope.

Unguessable millions of years away in time, the wandering explorations of two immortal Minds across the limitless expanse of the Universe brings them into contact with a life form called Humanity. Their curiosity gets the better of them as they unintentionally become highly involved with the activities of this super tech, almost god like, species. As a result of this intimate contact, they learn the unbelievable secret of Humanities creation a...

Shadows of Bonampak is one of the last extensive studies of traditional Lacandon Maya society. The Dutch anthropologist Sebastiaan Roeling studied the Lacandon Maya during the past ten years in which he was able to collect many new information about this magnificent culture. Topics presented in Shadows of Bonampak include the history of the Lacandones, residence, marriage, childhood, the onen-system and dream-symbolism. Special attention is gi...

Chinese Buddhist wooden sculptures of Water-moon Guanyin, a Bodhisattva sitting in a leisurely reclining pose on a rocky throne, are housed in Western collections and are thus removed from their original context(s). Not only are most of them of unknown origin, but also lack a precise date. Tracing their sources is difficult because of the scant information provided by art dealers in previous periods. Thus, only preliminary investigations into ...

This first definitive work on the predomiance of this powerful African deity throughout the ancient world has quickly become a "cult" classic. The evolution of Mami Wata in establishing, shaping and expanding the spiritual and sacerdotal foundation of world religion, reveals also the lost but glorious past of African women's spirituality. Hailed as the new "bible" on the history of African women, this comprehensive well-researched body of work...

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This volume investigates the linguistic development of children with regard to their knowledge of the verb and its grammar. The selection of papers gives empirical evidence from a wide variety of languages including Hebrew, German, Croatian, Japanese, English, Spanish, Dutch, Indonesian, Estonian, Russian and French. Findings are interpreted with a focus on cross-linguistic similarities and differences, without subscribing to either a UG-based...

When Ramona is charged with murder, Pauline must prepare to testify about her own sordid past and reawaken painful memories while trying to keep her present life intact.

Sönke Müller befasst sich in seinem vorliegenden Buch mit einem interaktiven System zur Qualitätssicherung flächenhafter Geobasisdaten unter Verwendung von hochauflösenden Orthophotos als Referenz.Geobasisdaten werden als Datengrundlage für amtliche topographische Karten verwendet und müssen daher stets auf einem aktuellen Stand gehalten werden. Die Überprüfung der Geobasisdaten wird gewöhnlich manuell erledigt, was mit einem hohen finanzielle...

Mit dem Untergang der Sowjetunion hat sich die staatsrechtliche Stellung der russischen Kommunen grundlegend verändert: Die Verfassung der Russischen Föderation garantiert den Bürgern in Artikel 3 kommunale Selbstverwaltung, föderale und regionale Reformgesetze der 90er Jahre haben die rechtliche Grundlage für eine demokratische Erneuerung der lokalen Verwaltung gelegt. Diese Fallstudie untersucht, wie sich die neuen Rahmenbedingungen auf die ...

Sarah Elizabeth Ashley and her Mother were cooking up a special lasagna birthday dinner for her Daddy. When they went to Mr. Satterfield's corner grocery store to get the special ingredients, Sarah asked if she could have her most favorite of all, Color-plosion candy. Her Mother said, "No." But still, the Color-plosion was dazzlingly tempting. Somehow it found it's way into Sarah's pocket and caused THE PURPLE TROUBLE. Sarah learned a lesson t...

In 2003 UNESCO declared the tradition of Vedic Chanting as a national heritage and an outstanding example of cultural expression. There are groups established and individuals practising this art, not just in India, but throughout the world. In the UK and the USA there has been a great surge in interest in this Indian tradition of reciting the Veda as an aid to meditation and also as a therapeutic practice using the vibrational effects of the a...

This is the second book of The Angelic Chronicles trilogy. It tells of the celestial exploits and continuing rivalry between the archangelic brothers, Samael and Seriel, as they begin their exile in Abbadon. This is a dark, hellish place where essence-drinking demons and energy-sapping plant life abound. The story has something for everyone, being a tale of adventure with a sprinkling of romance and some dastardly deeds by Samael, a.k.a. the D...

The Gratitude Journal is like no other journal. Instead of a blank slate that is overwhelming to some and very un-inspiring, this wonderful journal will help create a positive outlook on who you are and who you want to be. It will help you define your life goals, your dreams and your passions. It will guide you on a journey to finding inner peace, happiness and gratitude for the life we have been given. It is more than a blank slate to write o...

In this handbook, I will cover several major problems and topics we face in the world today. These problems such as: cigarettes, sex, relationships, money, fear, and more will be discussed in 3 minutes, better known as 3 chapters. Everyone has his or her own beliefs on each of these topics. Right now, you're going to hear mine, Joseph A. Curtain II (with a little help from others)! As the years progressed, I managed to meet, and to talk to var...

This is the second book of The Angelic Chronicles trilogy. It tells of the celestial exploits and continuing rivalry between the archangelic brothers, Samael and Seriel, as they begin their exile in Abbadon. This is a dark, hellish place where essence-drinking demons and energy-sapping plant life abound. The story has something for everyone, being a tale of adventure with a sprinkling of romance and some dastardly deeds by Samael, a.k.a. the D...

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Using a variety of texts and addressing minority and oppressed groups within cultures, this work highlights by example the cultural role translation policies play in a discriminatory process: the consequences of which can be social marginalization, loss of identity and psychological trauma.