The Scorpion and the Snakes
Author: Kathlyn Henderson
Publisher:
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 12
ISBN-13:
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Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern Guatemala, the Yucatan, and Belize
Author: Jonathan A. Campbell
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 1999-02-01
Total Pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9780806130668
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrogs, toads, salamanders, caecilians, turtles, lizards, crocodiles, and numerous species of snakes in the Petén region of northern Guatemala and adjacent terrain in Mexico and Belize are illustrated and profiled in this first field guide to the reptiles and amphibians of the area. The 160 species of creatures range from the enormous, dramatic, and potentially dangerous--such as the common venomous snake called the barba amarilla (yellow beard) and the now endangered American crocodile--to diminutive tree frogs, anoles, geckos, and skinks, and the secretive snakes of the forest floor. With 176 color photographs plus line drawings and maps, this guide is designed for use both by scientists and by interested tourists and armchair travelers. Notes on where animals are likely to be found and English and Spanish identification keys help anyone wishing to spot and recognize animals in the field.
Rants from the Hill
Author: Michael P. Branch
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Published: 2017-06-06
Total Pages: 233
ISBN-13: 1611804574
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“If Thoreau drank more whiskey and lived in the desert, he’d write like this.”—High Country News Welcome to the land of wildfire, hypothermia, desiccation, and rattlers. The stark and inhospitable high-elevation landscape of Nevada’s Great Basin Desert may not be an obvious (or easy) place to settle down, but for self-professed desert rat Michael Branch, it’s home. Of course, living in such an unforgiving landscape gives one many things to rant about. Fortunately for us, Branch—humorist, environmentalist, and author of Raising Wild—is a prodigious ranter. From bees hiving in the walls of his house to owls trying to eat his daughters’ cat—not to mention his eccentric neighbors—adventure, humor, and irreverence abound on Branch’s small slice of the world, which he lovingly calls Ranting Hill.
The Crocodile and the Scorpion
Author: Rebecca Emberley
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2013-10-29
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 1596434945
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Based on the classic fable, a crocodile and a scorpion attempt to cross a river without giving in to their natural instincts"--
World Mythology
Author: Roy G. Willis
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780805027013
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe great myths of the world create meaning out of the fundamental events of human existence: birth, death, conflict, loss, reconciliation, the cycle of the seasons. They speak to us of life itself in voices still intelligible, yet compellingly strange and distant. World Mythology offers readers an authoritative and wide-ranging guide to these enduring mythological traditions, combining the pure narrative of the myths themselves with the background necessary for more complete understanding. Here, noted mythology expert Roy Willis, brings together a team of nineteen leading scholars navigate a clear path through the complexities of myth as they distill the essence of each regional tradition and focus on the most significant figures and the most enthralling stories. All aspects of the world's key mythologies are covered, from tales of warring deities and demons to stories of revenge and metamorphosis; from accounts of lustful gods and star-crossed human lovers to journeys in the underworld. All are told at length and are accompanied by illuminating and readable introductory text. Also included are summaries of important theories about the origins and meaning of myth, and an examination of themes that recur across a range of civilizations. Beautifully illustrated with more than 500 color photographs, works of art, charts, and maps, World Mythology offers readers the most accessible guide yet to the heritage of the world's imagination.
The House of the Scorpion
Author: Nancy Farmer
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2013-08-01
Total Pages: 414
ISBN-13: 1471120384
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNewberry Honour Award Winner & National Book Award Winner. Matt is six years old when he discovers that he is different from other children and other people. To most, Matt isn't considered a boy at all, but a beast, dirty and disgusting. But to El Patron, lord of a country called Opium, Matt is the guarantee of eternal life. El Patron loves Matt as he loves himself - for Matt is himself. They share the exact same DNA. As Matt struggles to understand his existence and what that existence truly means, he is threatened by a host of sinister and manipulating characters, from El Patron's power-hungry family to the brain-deadened eejits and mindless slaves that toil Opium's poppy fields. Surrounded by a dangerous army of bodyguards, escape is the only chance Matt has to survive. But even escape is no guarantee of freedom . . . because Matt is marked by his difference in ways that he doesn't even suspect. Praise for The House of Scorpions: 'It's a pleasure to read science fiction that's full of warm, strong characters... that doesn't rely on violence as the solution to complex problems of right and wrong. It's a pleasure to read.' Ursula K. LeGuin 'Fabulous' Diana Wynne Jones Also by Nancy Farmer: The Sea of Trolls Land of the Silver Apples The Islands of the Blessed The Lord of Opium
Medical Toxicology
Author: Pınar Erkekoglu
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2021-02-03
Total Pages: 350
ISBN-13: 1838802770
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMedical toxicology is a sub-branch of toxicology concerned with the diagnosis, management, and prevention of poisoning and other adverse effects of drugs, cosmetics, personal care products, occupational and environmental toxicants, and biological agents. Poisoning with drugs, herbs, venoms, and toxins is a significant global public health problem. Medical toxicologists are involved in the assessment and treatment of acute or chronic poisoning, substance abuse, adverse drug reactions, drug overdoses, envenomation, industrial accidents, and other chemical exposures. As such, there is a pressing need for safe and specific antidotes, as many antidotes currently in use have a relatively low margin of safety or therapeutic index. This book focuses on poisonings with drugs, venoms, toxins, interaction in clinics, antidotes, and forensics. It provides qualified scientific knowledge on different aspects of medical toxicology, drug and substance abuse, clinical interactions between drugs and herbs, antidotes, antidote networks, and forensic toxicology.
Snake and Scorpion Coloring Book
Author: snake and scorpion coloring book
Publisher:
Published: 2020-03-05
Total Pages: 26
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSnakes and scorpions coloring book size 8.5 * 11 for children, kids and toddlers, contains 26 pages divided between pages including snakes and scorpions for coloring and blank pages dedicated to free drawing and the tradition of drawing snakes, scorpions and writing notes for the child. It can be presented as a wonderful gift for children and adults also who like snakes and scorpions.
Mesopotamian Magic: Textual, Historical and Interpretative Perspectives
Author: Tzvi Abusch
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2021-10-25
Total Pages: 317
ISBN-13: 9004496297
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume, edited by Tzvi Zbusch and Karel van der Toorn, contains the papers delivered at the first international conference on Mesopotamian magic held under the auspices of the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies (NIAS) in June 1995. It is the first collective volume dedicated to the study of this topic. It aims at serving as a bench-mark and provides analytic and innovative but also sythetic and programmatic essays. Magical texts, forms, and traditions from the Mesopotamian cultural worlds of the third millennium BCE through the first millennium CE, in the Sumerian, Akkadian and Aramaic languages as well as in art, are examined.
Sorcery, Snakes, and Scorpions
Author: Fenley Grant
Publisher:
Published: 2020-11
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781953301017
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMage Evangeline Sand's perfect life crashed the day her mother died. Since Enchanted Rock's North American Council Security force failed to make her mother's murderer pay for his crime, she's taken the law into her own hands. Justice will be served, with a side order of magic. Unfortunately, the law has other ideas and pairs her with an unlikely and unwanted partner, Maximino 'The Scorpion' Espina.? Sorcerer Max Espina will do anything for his family. With his uncle's fate in dire straits as the murder suspect, Max shoulders the responsibility of clearing the family name and forcing the true criminal to serve his uncle's sentence. The task gets trickier when he's teamed up with the crime victim's beautiful daughter, Evangeline 'The Snake' Sand. ? ? ? Will Evangeline and Max overcome their differences, deal with their mutual attraction, and bring the true killer to justice, or will their distrust and independent ways fracture their alliance...and let a power-mad magic wielder get away with murder?
