Free (nook/Kindle/Kobo) Shadows in the Sun [Nature & Indigenous Culture Travelogue]

ATDrake · 07-25-2016, 04:51 AM

Shadows in the Sun: Travels to Landscapes of Spirit and Desire by British Columbian ethnographer and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis (Wikipedia, TED Talk profile) is his accessibly-written anecdote and essay-laden travelogue which takes you through selected regions worldwide for Exactly What It Says In The Title, exploring the local native people and places as well as their interactions with each other as well as visitors, free courtesy of nature and science publisher Island Press's Shearwater imprint.

Currently free @ B&N, Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK), Kobo & iTunes & Google Play (none available to Canadians, but also free in the UK and possibly other countries)

And this has been the selected 3rd (non-repeat) free ebook thread of the day.

Because not only are quality non-fiction freebies always welcome, it's been quite some time since Island Press has generously given us another one of their nifty quasi-academic ones, and this happens to be by a notable fellow Canadian, exploring parts of Canada, to boot. (Apparently, our literature is known for its sense of place.)

Enjoy!

Description
Wade Davis has been called "a rare combination of scientist, scholar, poet and passionate defender of all of life's diversity." In Shadows in the Sun, he brings all of those gifts to bear on a fascinating examination of indigenous cultures and the interactions between human societies and the natural world.

Ranging from the British Columbian wilderness to the jungles of the Amazon and the polar ice of the Arctic Circle, Shadows in the Sun is a testament to a world where spirits still stalk the land and seize the human heart. Its essays and stories, though distilled from travels in widely separated parts of the world, are fundamentally about landscape and character, the wisdom of lives drawn directly from the land, the hunger of those who seek to rediscover such understanding, and the consequences of failure.

As Davis explains, "To know that other, vastly different cultures exist is to remember that our world does not exist in some absolute sense but rather is just one model of reality. The Penan in the forests of Borneo, the Vodoun acolytes in Haiti, the jaguar Shaman of Venezuela, teach us that there are other options, other possibilities, other ways of thinking and interacting with the earth." Shadows in the Sun considers those possibilities, and explores their implications for our world.

MickeyC · 07-25-2016, 05:13 AM

Got it! Thanks

Dr. Drib · 07-25-2016, 07:25 AM

Got it!

Thanks.

GtrsRGr8 · 07-25-2016, 03:38 PM

I love travel and adventure books. This looks like a good one. And it's free! Great find!

07-25-2016, 04:51 AM	#1
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Free (nook/Kindle/Kobo) Shadows in the Sun [Nature & Indigenous Culture Travelogue] Shadows in the Sun: Travels to Landscapes of Spirit and Desire by British Columbian ethnographer and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis (Wikipedia, TED Talk profile) is his accessibly-written anecdote and essay-laden travelogue which takes you through selected regions worldwide for Exactly What It Says In The Title, exploring the local native people and places as well as their interactions with each other as well as visitors, free courtesy of nature and science publisher Island Press's Shearwater imprint. Currently free @ B&N, Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK), Kobo & iTunes & Google Play (none available to Canadians, but also free in the UK and possibly other countries) And this has been the selected 3rd (non-repeat) free ebook thread of the day. Because not only are quality non-fiction freebies always welcome, it's been quite some time since Island Press has generously given us another one of their nifty quasi-academic ones, and this happens to be by a notable fellow Canadian, exploring parts of Canada, to boot. (Apparently, our literature is known for its sense of place.) Enjoy! Description Wade Davis has been called "a rare combination of scientist, scholar, poet and passionate defender of all of life's diversity." In Shadows in the Sun, he brings all of those gifts to bear on a fascinating examination of indigenous cultures and the interactions between human societies and the natural world. Ranging from the British Columbian wilderness to the jungles of the Amazon and the polar ice of the Arctic Circle, Shadows in the Sun is a testament to a world where spirits still stalk the land and seize the human heart. Its essays and stories, though distilled from travels in widely separated parts of the world, are fundamentally about landscape and character, the wisdom of lives drawn directly from the land, the hunger of those who seek to rediscover such understanding, and the consequences of failure. As Davis explains, "To know that other, vastly different cultures exist is to remember that our world does not exist in some absolute sense but rather is just one model of reality. The Penan in the forests of Borneo, the Vodoun acolytes in Haiti, the jaguar Shaman of Venezuela, teach us that there are other options, other possibilities, other ways of thinking and interacting with the earth." Shadows in the Sun considers those possibilities, and explores their implications for our world.

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07-25-2016, 05:13 AM	#2
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Got it! Thanks

07-25-2016, 07:25 AM	#3
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,751 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	Got it! Thanks.

07-25-2016, 03:38 PM	#4
GtrsRGr8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,334 Karma: 27815322 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Southeastern U.S., ya'll Device: Kindle; Kindle (10.1.1) for PC; Kindle Cloud Reader	I love travel and adventure books. This looks like a good one. And it's free! Great find!

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