![]() ![]() ![]() Anthony also describes his fascinating discovery of how the wear from bits on ancient horse teeth reveals the origins of horseback riding. He explains how they spread their traditions and gave rise to important advances in copper mining, warfare, and patron-client political institutions, thereby ushering in an era of vibrant social change. Linking prehistoric archaeological remains with the development of language, David Anthony identifies the prehistoric peoples of central Eurasia's steppe grasslands as the original speakers of Proto-Indo- European, and shows how their innovative use of the ox wagon, horseback riding, and the warrior's chariot turned the Eurasian steppes into a thriving transcontinental corridor of communication, commerce, and cultural exchange. The Horse, the Wheel, and Language lifts the veil that has long shrouded these original Indo-European speakers, and reveals how their domestication of horses and use of the wheel spread language and transformed civilization. But who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the globe? Until now their identity has remained a tantalizing mystery to linguists, archaeologists, and even Nazis seeking the roots of the Aryan race. Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European. ![]()
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![]() ![]() A rich evocationof the Renaissance, The Tigress of Forlì reveals Caterina Riario Sforza as a brilliant and fearless ruler and a tragic but unbowed figure. ![]() In finally losing her lands to the Borgia family, she put up a resistance that inspired all of Europe and set the stage for her progeny-including Cosimo de Medici-to follow her example to greatness. The astonishing life of Caterina Sforza, one of the most prominent women of Renaissance Italy, who was a wife, mother, leader, and warrior with enough. Following her husband's assassination, she ruled Italy's crossroads with iron will, martial strength, political savvy-and an icon's fashion sense. After turbulent years in Rome's papal court, she moved to the Romagnol province of Forlì. ![]() She was altruistic, spending her time and resources tending to the poor and sick when plague broke out, taking them food and medicine of her own making and braving the worst hit districts. Raised in the court of Milan and wed at age ten to the pope's corrupt nephew, Caterina was ensnared in Italy's political intrigues early in life. THE TIGRESS OF FORL Caterina Sforza was a force to be reckoned with. ![]() In this glittering biography, Elizabeth Lev reexamines Caterina's extraordinary life and accomplishments. The astonishing life of Caterina Sforza, one of the most prominent women of Renaissance Italy, who was a wife, mother, leader, and warrior with enough fierceness to make Machiavelli himself wince. ![]() ![]() As an added bonus, there%E2%80%99s even a special treat for Dragon Ball fans. Toriyama%E2%80%99s punchy dialogue and waggish spirit are still intact, and his art, although pared down, remains sharp in its sense of movement and pace in this back-to-basics one-off from one of the industry%E2%80%99s giants. An orbit-bound pop idol doppelganger and a bit of %E2%80%9Ctime dilation%E2%80%9D round out the book%E2%80%99s mayhem, which%E2%80%94like its hero%E2%80%94offers a whole lot packed into a small space. Dragon Ball Super introduces Jaco as Earth's resident Galactic Patrolman, but how did he come to be in Akira Toriyama's world The Dragon Ball Super era has added a host of fascinating new characters into the anime and manga franchise's extensive book of lore, including Beerus, Whis and a canon iteration of Broly. In the meantime, Omori needs to keep Jaco%E2%80%99s presence a secret, despite a nosy government agent, as well as Jaco%E2%80%99s attention-grabbing antics and powers. Although bothered by the whole ordeal, Omori offers to help repair Jaco%E2%80%99s vessel and send the diminutive extraterrestrial on his way. Intergalactic peacekeeper Jaco is assigned to protect Earth from an incoming threat, but he crashes his spaceship on a remote island inhabited by Omori, a retired engineer. ![]() ![]() Dragon Ball creator Toriyama returns to comedic serials with the story of an eccentric alien who befriends a grumpy old man. ![]() ![]() The question is how much redemption is going to cost Thumbs, his persecutors, Alex, and even Pipe. Steeped in regret, Alex snatches at an opportunity for one small redemption: the rescue of his planetside friend Thumbs. Pipe proves a sympathetic interlocutor for Alex’s history as an interstellar diplomat, whose mistake has caused a socioecological cataclysm still underway on the planet Demeter. In contrast, “Peace, Pipe” features a narrator who’s so isolated that he hallucinates conversations with a pipe in his quarantine chamber. Are they medicine? Golems conjured by male mythologizing? Evolution’s next stage? Nathan considers-and the Group resists-each possibility, with catastrophic consequences. After an epidemic kills off all women, strange mushrooms grow from their graves, taking on shambling female shapes. “The Beauty” examines self-isolated men who call their community “the Group.” Their saga is told by Nathan, who continuously reimagines the shaping power of his storytelling role. pairs the title story, published in 2014, with “Peace, Pipe,” a new work. ![]() Whiteley’s solid first book-length volume in the U.S. ![]() ![]() On Maher new book aimed at the leadership/ business/nonprofit world, Story or Die: Why Story is the Only Way to Engage, Persuade and Inspire – and How to Use Brain Science to Create One that Will, will be published by Ten Speed Press. Since 2006, she’s been an instructor in the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program, and she has been on the faculty of the School of Visual Arts MFA program in Visual Narrative in New York City. ![]() Norton and John Muir Publications, as an agent at the Angela Rinaldi Literary Agency, as a producer on shows for Showtime and Court TV, and as a story consultant for Warner Brothers and the William Morris Agency. Her TEDx talk, Wired for Story, opened Furman University’s 2014 TEDx conference. On Maher new book aimed at the leadership/ business/nonprofit world, Story or Die: Why Story is the Only Way to Engage, Persuade Lisa Cron is a story coach, speaker, and the author of Wired for Story and Story Genius. Lisa Cron is a story coach, speaker, and the author of Wired for Story and Story Genius. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sokka was excited to tell the Earth King about the Kyoshi Warriors and how great Suki was. Suki then left to rejoin the Kyoshi warriors after knowing he was safe. However, after they made it through the pass, Sokka finally kissed Suki and the two became a couple. She confronted Sokka about this and tried to kiss him but he initially rejected her because the moon was out. Sokka had fallen in with a girl named Yue who passed away months prior and was overprotective of Suki because of this. Suki accompanied Sokka and his group through the Serpent's Pass, although he desperately attempts to stop her. ![]() He did not recognize her without her makeup until she kissed him. Months later, Sokka was reunited with Suki at Full Moon Bay. Suki and the Kyoshi Warriors were inspired by Sokka and decided to leave in order to take part in the war. He apologized to Suki for being sexist and she kissed him. The pair sparred and trained together whilst flirting, but Sokka eventually had to leave because Zuko attacked the village. Sokka then begged her to train him and she agreed but made him dress in a Kyoshi Warrior uniform. He later went to spar with Suki and she easily subdued him. Sokka was upset that he was defeated by a group of women and made a sexist comment which irritated Suki until Katara apologized on his behalf. He and the other members of Team Avatar were ambushed by the Kyoshi Warriors. ![]() Sokka first met Suki while he was visiting Kyoshi Island. ![]() ![]() ![]() But pretending Layla doesn't exist isn't as easy as Cleo hoped, especially after she's assigned to be Layla's tutor. Now Cleo wants to erase every memory, good or bad, that tethers her to her ex-best friend. Nearly a month since Cleo realized they'll never be besties again. ![]() It's been twenty-seven days since Cleo and Layla's friendship imploded. You can't rewrite the past, but you can always choose to start again. ![]() "Stunning." -Nic Stone, bestselling author of Dear Martin and Odd One Out For fans of Nina LaCour's We Are Okay and Adam Silvera's History Is All You Left Me, this heartfelt and ultimately uplifting novel follows one sixteen-year-old girl's friend breakup through two concurrent timelines-ultimately proving that even endings can lead to new beginnings. ![]() ![]() ![]() developing a robust and diverse Relaxation Responseģ. The course will be organized around a cluster of slow thinking habits:Ģ. ![]() It’s also a great preventative program for any dog, including puppies. While the original focus of my Slow Thinking program was dogs struggling with aggression, it will significantly benefit dogs with other behavior issues. The course will also offer practical strategies as well as exercises that will help your own (or your client’s) dog become a slow, non-aroused thinker. It will focus on the cognitive foundations of aggression in dogs & how changing a dog's thinking patterns can help them find more appropriate ways of responding to concerning or scary stimuli. This four-week course will examine how to transform this unfortunately familiar scenario by incorporating insights from cutting-edge research on canine cognition. The consequences of this are too often a bite incident and then surrender to shelter or even euthanasia for a dog. Dogs struggling with aggression habitually make fast-twitch decisions about their behavior when confronted with a threatening or scary stimulus. ![]() ![]() With the stunning full-color underwater photography of Andy Murch, Jillian Morris, and Duncan Brake, Sharks of the Shallows brings boaters, fishers, divers, and shark lovers directly alongside these unfairly maligned creatures. Carrier explains fascinating phenomena, including the reason for the bizarre shape of the hammerhead, how a bull shark is able to swim hundreds of miles up freshwater rivers, what lies behind sharks’ remarkable capability to learn and remember, and why many scientists believe that they are equipped with the most sophisticated sensory systems in the animal kingdom. ![]() Guiding readers through basic biology, key attributes, and identification tips, the book explores what makes sharks such successful apex predators. ![]() Carrier reveals the captivating lives of these large marine predators and describes how they have survived for over 400 million years. In this first-ever book dedicated to the sharks of this region, biologist Jeffrey C. However, few places on Earth are home to the amazing diversity of shark species that beautify the shallow waters of Florida and the Bahamas. These marvels of evolution have adapted to thrive in every major aquatic realm on the planet, from frigid Arctic waters through temperate but stormy seas and on into the tropics. Thrilling underwater photographs enrich this unique guide to the shallow-water sharks of Florida and the Bahamas.Īgile, sleek, and precise, sharks display many qualities we can admire and appreciate. ![]() ![]() ![]() So far, all the books in this series have been truly stunning editions of classic tales, and they really are wonderful additions to any library, or as a beautiful keepsake gift. The books are hardbacks, bound in heavy textured paper with debossing and spot foiling, but no dust jacket. ![]() And 2022 sees the advent of the standalone book MinaLima Magic, an interactive look into their creative process. The Potter books are a smidge shorter than the children’s classics, but follow the same construction and interactive design techniques as the classics series. In 2020 they expanded this line with the first of (presumably) seven volumes of the Harry Potter novels in similar style. Best known for their design work on the Harry Potter franchise, in 2015 they committed to producing a 12 volume series of interactive children’s classics in conjunction with Harper Design, and to date (2022), eight of these volumes have been released. Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima are the graphic design duo affectionately known as MinaLima. ![]() |