Author: Peter Kazaks
Publisher: Natural Heritage Books
Keywords: point, eskimo, lake, reindeer
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2003-11-05
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 1896219845
ISBN-13: 9781896219844

Canoe across large lakes, up and down rivers and rapids; labour over portages and through a miasma of black flies; bask in the golden evenings of the sub-arctic. In this account of an 800-mile canoe trip, Peter Kazaks conveys the experience of being in the north by describing the daily details that bring the trip to life. He captures the flavour of an extended wilderness canoe trip and reflects on living in unfettered wilderness. The reader will also grasp something of the serene beauty of the barren lands and begin to understand why its intoxicating nature keeps drawing some back. The first h

Authors:Alexandra Kazaks, Judith S Stern,
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Keywords: world, issues, contemporary, handbook, reference, obesity
Number of Pages: 323
Published: 2009-06-08
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 1598841955
ISBN-13: 9781598841954

In this timely and revealing handbook, two of the foremost experts on obesity provide an up-to-date, scientifically accurate, yet accessible study of our current understanding of the causes, consequences, and most effective responses to this persistent health threat.Obesity: A Reference Handbook helps readers unravel the connections between obesity, genetics, and the environmental and behavioral factors that might exacerbate the condition. It brings together the latest findings from a wide range of recent studies, including those aimed at defining obesity, analyzing diets, and evaluating medic

Authors:Linda Benson, Ingvar Svanberg,
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Keywords: china, studies, modern, kazaks, history, last, nomads, culture
Number of Pages: 251
Published: 1998-02
List price: $32.95
ISBN-10: 1563247828
ISBN-13: 9781563247828

This study, based on Chinese publications and archival materials as well as on recent fieldwork, provides an up-to-date treatment of Kazak history and culture, emphasizing the Kazaks in 20th-century China and, in particular, their status today as one of China’s minority nationalities.