Tag: Unearthing

Unearthing the Polynesian Past Explorations and Adventures of an Island Archaeologist


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English | October 31, 2015 | ISBN: 0824853458 | 400 pages | EPUB | 37 Mb
Perhaps no scholar has done more to reveal the ancient history of Polynesia than noted archaeologist Patrick Vinton Kirch. For close to fifty years he explored the Pacific, as his work took him to more than two dozen islands spread across the ocean, from Mussau to Hawai’i to Easter Island. In this lively memoir, rich with personal―and often amusing―anecdotes, Kirch relates his many adventures while doing fieldwork on remote islands.

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The Disc Golf Revolution Unearthing The Big Secret Behind Golf’s Bright Future


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English | 2018 | pages: 302 | ISBN: 1986246302 | EPUB | 3,6 mb
Did you know disc golf courses will outnumber traditional golf courses in the U.S. by 2022? Millions play already, and all signs point to sustained growth for a sport that seems custom-built for the 21st century.In The Disc Golf Revolution author Jack Tupp interviews key figures and experts and uses a diverse range of sources to explain disc golf’s surging popularity. In addition to learning why, where, and how to play the game, within these pages you’ll also discover:-The link between disc golf’s history and its enviable grassroots network-How disc golf eliminates all 6 major issues that plague traditional golf-The physics of disc flight, and why discs intensify the golf experience-Why disc golf works where other forms of exercise fail-15.5 predictions about the future of disc golf, and much more!If you’re interested in disc golf as a recreational activity, excited but skeptical about the prospect of golf without the drawbacks, or love to track developing trends, this book is for you.List of Chapters:IntroductionThe Future of GolfDisc Golf in the Context of Other Sports, Games & HobbiesThe History of Disc GolfThe Organic, Grassroots Growth of Disc Golf (Players, Clubs, Courses, Competitions)Characteristics and Habitats of the Disc Golfer (Who Plays, & Where)So Many Ways to PlayWellness Through Disc GolfThe Egalitarian SportStart Playing Today (Where is the Closest Course? What Stuff Do I Need? How Do I Learn to Play? What are the Rules?)The Finer Points of the Game (Tools of the Trade, Throwing Techniques, The Complexities of Disc Flight)Disc Golf LingoDisc Golf on the RoadA Panacea for Modern ProblemsThe Future of Disc GolfDisc Golf Worlds & Terms

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The Uranium Club Unearthing the Lost Relics of the Nazi Nuclear Program


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English | July 11th, 2023 | ISBN: 1641608625 | 288 pages | True EPUB | 6.53 MB
"Much as Marcel Proust spun out a lifetime of memories from the taste of a madeleine, The Uranium Club spins out the history of Nazi Germany’s failed World War II atomic-bomb project by tracing the whereabouts of a small, blackened cube of Nazi uranium. It’s a riveting tale of competing German ambitions and arrogant mistakes, a nonfiction thriller tracking teams of American scientists as they race to prevent Hitler from beating the United States to the atomic bomb." -Richard Rhodes, author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb

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Unearthing Joy A Guide to Culturally and Historically Responsive Teaching and Learning [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0BX7GD312 | 2023 | 8 hours and 24 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 242 MB
Author: Gholdy Muhammad
Narrator: Melaine Morgan

Dr. Gholdy Muhammad adds a fifth pursuit-joy-to her groundbreaking instructional model. She defines joy as more than celebration and happiness, but also as wellness, beauty, healing, and justice for oneself and across humanity. She shows how teaching from cultural and historical realities can enhance our efforts to cultivate identity, skills, intellect, criticality, and-indeed-joy for all students, giving them a powerful purpose to learn and contribute to the world. Dr. Muhammad’s wise implementation advice is paired with model lessons and assessment tools that span subjects and grade levels.

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