LIBROS DEL AUTOR: gary varner

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  • Graveyard Art & Symbolism
    Gary Varner
    A fascinating look at the pre-twentieth century grave markers and the symbolism which adorn them. Fully illustrated. ...
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    15,63 €

  • Defending Biodiversity
    Gary Varner / Jonathan A. Newman / Jonathan ANewman / Stefan Linquist
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    72,90 €

  • Where Valor Lies
    Carol Varner / Gary Varner
    'Where Valor Lies is the type of book that gets under your skin. Taking the story that her husband, Gary, began, Carol Varner has woven history into the fabric of each page, bringing us a compelling tale of faith, war, love and redemption. You won’t want to put it down.'-Kelli Stuart, novelist and author of Like a River From Its CourseIt is August 1944 and World War II is far f...
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    16,32 €

  • Monsters in Stone - Kentucky’s Gargoyles, Grotesques and Green Men
    Gary R. Varner / Gary RVarner
    A photo story of the archetypal symbols present on many of Kentucky’s 19th century buildings, including gargoyles, Green Men and other strange and grotesque images carved in stone. Includes over 40 illustrations, index and bibliography. ...
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    11,55 €

  • The Ancient Religions and Beliefs of Ethiopia
    Gary R. Varner
    One of the most ancient nations in the world, Ethiopia is a magnificent and diverse society attempting to hold on to its traditional ways in an ever changing world. The first nation to accept Christianity in the 4th century, indigenous religions and practices have been able to survive in a symbiotic relationship with the Ethiopian Orthodox Church mixing pagan beliefs and ways w...
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    15,05 €

  • Portals to Other Realms
    Gary R. Varner / Gary RVarner
    An illustrated analysis of the mysterious cup-marked stones found around the world from Russia to California, Great Britain, Sardenia and Ethiopia. These ancient cup-marked stones have been created since the dawn of time. They appear on every continent and have almost identical characteristics. With so many of them still in existence and so many people aware of them one would t...
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    12,78 €

  • The Folklore of Faeries, Elves & Little People - A Study in a Cultural Phenomenon
    Gary R. Varner
    Faeries, trolls, goblins--are these simply creatures of age old stories or are they much more? Legends of these Little People are universal across time, geography and cultures. Are the origins of these stories connected to a real race of tiny humans such as those found on the Indonesian island of Flores or to some other ancient and unknown cause?Sightings of these creatures co...
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    15,29 €

  • The Owens Valley Paiute - A Cultural History
    Gary R. Varner
    Living as long as five thousand years in the arid Great Basin, the Owens Valley Paiute and other Native groups survived to create a rich oral and ceremonial tradition, subsisting on what the earth provided. A peaceable and social culture they were overwhelmed by the ever advancing flow of American settlers, explorers and profit seekers. This is the story of the Paiute Nation, t...
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    19,64 €

  • The Great Hour Struck
    Gary Varner
    As the inferno of World War II engulfs 101st Airborne Division paratrooper Lieutenant Sam Henry, the scholar-turned-soldier is thrust on a collision course with the embodiment of beauty-and the horrors of combat.Training and awaiting D-Day in England, Sam’s can-do Yank confidence suffers the harsh realities of a war-weary nation under siege as well as a tyrannical platoon leade...
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    20,01 €

  • The History & Use of Amulets, Charms and Talismans
    Gary R. Varner
    Amulets and charms have been used since mankind evolved from its distant origins millions of years ago. They have been used to protect and to harm, and in both the practice and avoidance of witchcraft and sorcery. They are made of wood and stone, clay, metal, plants and dead animals. They are carved into crude shapes and in the most exquisite forms. They may also be composed en...
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    18,63 €

  • Gargoyles, Grotesques & Green Men
    Gary R. Varner
    The symbols and strange images that we find in our cemeteries, religious structures, banks and in our parks are the same symbols that have been part of the framework of the human psyche for thousands of years. While contemporary man may think that they are simply decorative manifestations of a by-gone era, they represent the fears, dreams, ideas, beliefs and struggles that huma...
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    19,88 €

  • The Gods of Man
    Gary R. Varner
    Today the majority of humankind worships a single God. Although this God is said to be all loving and wanting peace for his worshippers there is very little peace among the three religions based on common theology. Judaism, Christianity and Islam all fost 3 ...
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    18,63 €

  • Mysteries of Native American Myth and Religion
    Gary R. Varner
    Folklorist Gary R. Varner takes a lengthy look at various myths, legends and beliefs of Native Americans in this book. Included are stories and archaeological finds from various lands that suggest cultural contacts between explorers from China, Japan, the Mediterranean and Europe with Native Americans in pre-Columbian times. Native American folklore and myths are examined inclu...
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    23,22 €

  • The Dark Wind
    Gary R. Varner / Gary RVarner
    The Dark Wind provides a survey of witches around the world, their prehistoric origin and how society has viewed them throughout history. Folklorist Gary R. Varner explores the use of magic, spells and curses among indigenous groups as well as state approved religions such as those observed in ancient Rome and Greece, and how even contemporary Christianity uses many of the sam...
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    17,49 €

  • In Nature’s Interests?
    Gary E. Varner
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    102,59 €