“Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristsics”
JEF Volume 2/2008 Number 1 Contents: Tuija Saarinen. Sickness, Hygienic Education and Village Practice: Tuberculosis in the Life of a Cobbler Outi Fingerroos. Places of Memory in the Red Vyborg of 1918 Riina Haanpää. From a Fratricide to a Family Memory Helena Riotsala. Does Sense of Place Still Exist? Kristin Kuutma. The Making of Sami […]
“Journey to the Center of the Earth”
Journey to the Center of the Earth is a classic 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne. The story involves German professor Otto Lidenbrock who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the centre of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans descend into the Icelandic volcano Snæfellsjökull, encountering many adventures, including […]
“Juhan Kukk. Framer of Estonian Independence”
Articles and memoirs Juhan Kukk – a martyr of the Republic of Estonia The ancestors of Estonians have lived on this land for thousands of years. Our nationhood was proclaimed a century ago. Juhan Kukk formulated the quintessence of this nation in the text of the Declaration of Independence (1918). In the course of the […]
“Katkenud lapsepõlv. Kohtumine president Pätsiga ja teisi mälukilde 1938-1945”
Poisipõnnina enne okupatsiooni ja Teist maailmasõda Eesti kahe riigivanema, Konstantin Pätsi ja Otto Strandmaniga kohtunud Toomas-Valter Huigi mälukillud kirjeldavad pöördelist aega nii Eesti kui ka lapse elus. Uudishimulik poiss märkas ja tajus paljutki ning aastakümneid hiljem mõjuvad tema mälukillud läbielatust ja kogetust nii ehedalt, justkui rändaksime koos autoriga aastates 1938-1945. “Murdnud kevadel 1941 koos Itaalia […]
“Keto Diet Cookbook for Women After 50”
800 easy & delectable recipes to reactivate your genes of health, energy, and weight loss. The complete ketogenic diet recipe book. 28-day meal plan. Lose up 32 pounds in 4 weeks. Our body metabolism reduces by more than 30% by age 50. Our bones and muscles become weary and weaker with every passing second, and at […]
“Khanty Mythology. Encyclopaedia of Uralic Mythologies”
The Encyclopaedia of Uralic Mythologies offers a comparative base for the study of the roots and present forms of Finno-Ugrian and Samoyedic mythologies and ethnic religions. The peoples speaking the Uralic language are indigenous peoples of Northern Eurasia in the territory extending from Fennoscandia to the Taimyr Peninsula. Along with their complicated histories and cultural […]
“King Charles II”
Following a youth of poverty and bitter exile after his father´s execution, the ousted King Charles first challenged, then made his magnificent escape from Cromwell´s troops before he was eventually restored to his throne in triumph in 1660. Spanning his life both before and after the Restoration, Antonia Fraser´s biography captures all the vitality of […]
“Kite”
“The kite was like a kind of angel in his mind. So rare… so big… so beautiful!” Taylor is hand-rearing a red kite in secret. The bird is endangered, but not everyone wants to protect it. Taylor’s father is a gamekeeper, and his employer wants the kite dead. Taylor’s family will lose everything if his […]
“Kublai Khan: The Mongol King Who Remade China”
Kublai Khan, the thirteenth-century Mongolian prince who became warrior emperor of China, was perhaps the most powerful man who ever lived. Grandson of great Genghis Khan, he inherited the largest land empire in history – and doubled it. Driven to fulfil his grandfather´s destiny and ensure Mongol supremacy, Kublai´s realm would embrace over half of […]
“Kundalini Yoga: The Mysteries of the Fire”
Unlock the Divine Spiritual Power Within You. Ancient Secrets of Hinduism Revealed. For thousands of years, many have wondered at the tales of the mysterious force called “the srepent power” or the “kundalini”, yet the method to attain this power has been hidden, misunderstood, or sometimes, intentionally sabotaged. Now, like a refreshing spring breeze, Samael […]
“Labyrinth”
In the Pyrenees mountains near Carcassonne, Alice, a volunteer at an archaeological dig, stumbles into a cave and makes a startling discovery-two crumbling skeletons, strange writings on the walls, and the pattern of a labyrinth. Eight hundred years earlier, on the eve of a brutal crusade that will rip apart southern France, a young woman […]
“Laev”
Ühel sügisööl murrab maailmameri Taani väinade kaitsetammidest läbi, hiigellaine tormab Läänemerre ning suur osa Eestimaast jääb vee alla. Siiski ei taba maailmamere tõusust tingitud katastroof siinset elanikkonda päris ootamatult – kõigile soovijatele on leitud uus kodu Kanada sisemaal. Kuid romaani peategelane on otsustanud paigale jääda, ehitades endale muistse Noa kombel kohmaka ühemehelaeva ja mõistes end […]
“Lake Ladoga — The Coastal History of the Greatest Lake in Europe”
This multidisciplinary volume offers a spectacular view and the first overall presentation of the history of Lake Ladoga, of the greatest lake in Europe. The focus of the study is on the northern parts of the shores of the lake, which belonged to Finland’s rule between 1812 and 1944. Adopting the lens of coastal history, […]
“Late Victorian Holocausts. El Niño Famines and the Making of the Third World”
Examining a series of El Niño-induced droughts and the famines that they spawned around the globe in the last third of the 19th century, Mike Davis discloses the intimate, baleful relationship between imperial arrogance and natural incident that combined to produce some of the worst tragedies in human history. Late Victorian Holocausts focuses on three […]
“Leadership. Six Studies in World Strategy”
Henry Kissinger analyses how six extraordinary leaders he has known have shaped their countries and the world ‘Leaders,’ writes Henry Kissinger in this compelling book, ‘think and act at the intersection of two axes: the first, between the past and the future; the second between the abiding values and aspirations of those they lead. They […]
“Legion and the Emperor´s Soul”
International Bestseller The internationally bestselling author of the Mistborn and Stormlight Archive series presents two novellas, available for the first time in one volume, that showcase his remarkable gift for gripping narrative, world-building and empathetic characters. Legion Stephen Leeds, AKA “Legion”, is a man whose unique mental condition allows him to generate a multitude of […]
“Let the Right One In”
It is autumn 1981 when inconceivable horror comes to Blackeberg, a suburb in Sweden. The body of a teenager is found, emptied of blood, the murder rumoured to be part of a ritual killing. Twelve-year-old Oskar is personally hoping that revenge has come at long last – revenge for the bullying he endures at school, […]
“Liesel”
Saksa ülikoolilinna Göttingeni tagasihoidlikuks, ent kauniks sümboliks on pronksist Gänselisesel, paljajalgne kolme hane kandev tüdruk, keda kõik äsja tudengiks saanud peavad aukohuseks põsele suudelda. Nii kohtuvad ka kaugel 1926. aastal Hanetüdruku juures selle raamatu peategelased. Liivimaalt lahkunud Elisabeth von Menzen ja tema eakaaslane Harry Weber. Ja see kohtumine jääb helgena püsima läbi nende dramaatiliselt kulgeva […]
“Life after God”
We are the first generation raised without God. We are creatures with strong religious impulses, yet they have nowhere to flow in this world of malls and TV, Kraft dinners and jets. How do we cope with loneliness? Anxiety? The collapse of relationships? How do we reach the quiet, safe layer of our lives? In […]
