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Empires of the Indus
by Alice Albinia10th anniversary edition with new PrefaceOne of the largest rivers in the world, the Indus rises in the Tibetan mountains, flows west across northern India and south through Pakistan. For millennia it has been worshipped as a god; for centuries used as a tool of imperial expansion; today it is the cement of Pakistans fractious union. Five thousand years ago, a string of sophisticated cities grew and traded on its banks. In the ruins of these elaborate metropolises, Sanskrit-speaking nomads explored the river, extolling its virtues in Indias most ancient text, the Rig-Veda. During the past two thousand years a series of invaders - Alexander the Great, Afghan Sultans, the British Raj - made conquering the Indus valley their quixotic mission. For the people of the river, meanwhile, the Indus valley became a nodal point on the Silk Road, a centre of Sufi pilgrimage and the birthplace of Sikhism. Empires of the Indus follows the river upstream and back in time, taking the reader on a voyage through two thousand miles of geography and more than five millennia of history redolent with contemporary importance.
Empires of the Weak: The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World Order
by Jason SharmanHow the rise of the West was a temporary exception to the predominant world orderWhat accounts for the rise of the state, the creation of the first global system, and the dominance of the West? The conventional answer asserts that superior technology, tactics, and institutions forged by Darwinian military competition gave Europeans a decisive advantage in war over other civilizations from 1500 onward. In contrast, Empires of the Weak argues that Europeans actually had no general military superiority in the early modern era. J. C. Sharman shows instead that European expansion from the late fifteenth to the late eighteenth centuries is better explained by deference to strong Asian and African polities, disease in the Americas, and maritime supremacy earned by default because local land-oriented polities were largely indifferent to war and trade at sea.Europeans were overawed by the mighty Eastern empires of the day, which pioneered key military innovations and were the greatest early modern conquerors. Against the view that the Europeans won for all time, Sharman contends that the imperialism of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was a relatively transient and anomalous development in world politics that concluded with Western losses in various insurgencies. If the twenty-first century is to be dominated by non-Western powers like China, this represents a return to the norm for the modern era.Bringing a revisionist perspective to the idea that Europe ruled the world due to military dominance, Empires of the Weak demonstrates that the rise of the West was an exception in the prevailing world order.
Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World
by Nicholas OstlerNicholas Ostler's Empires of the Word is the first history of the world's great tongues, gloriously celebrating the wonder of words that binds communities together and makes possible both the living of a common history and the telling of it. From the uncanny resilience of Chinese through twenty centuries of invasions to the engaging self-regard of Greek and to the struggles that gave birth to the languages of modern Europe, these epic achievements and more are brilliantly explored, as are the fascinating failures of once "universal" languages. A splendid, authoritative, and remarkable work, it demonstrates how the language history of the world eloquently reveals the real character of our planet's diverse peoples and prepares us for a linguistic future full of surprises.
Employability and Skills Handbook for Tourism, Hospitality and Events Students
by Miriam FirthThis handbook provides students with an essential understanding of the skills and knowledge needed to work in the tourism, hospitality and events industries. It offers reflective, reflexive and critical analysis on personal, academic and professional development. Not only looking at how to develop the skills, attributes and prospects for employment in these competitive industries, this handbook also focuses on what the employers in tourism, hospitality and events sectors require of graduate employees. Highly illustrated, the chapters contain think points and activities, and case studies are integrated throughout offering first hand advice from both employer and graduate perspectives. The first book to focus on skills and employability in tourism, hospitality and events, this is a must read for all students studying these fields.
Employee Experience Design im Tourismus: Mitarbeiter finden und begeistern
by Nina BeyrlDieses Buch zeigt auf, wie eine durchdachte und strategisch ausgerichtete Employee Experience im Tourismussektor zu einem entscheidenden Differenzierungsmerkmal im Wettbewerb wird. Durch eine Mischung aus praxisnahen Beispielen und fundierter Theorie bietet dieses Werk einen Leitfaden für die erfolgreiche Implementierung von Employee Experience Design in Ihrem Unternehmen. Es lädt Unternehmer, Führungskräfte und Personalverantwortliche dazu ein, Employee Experience als integralen Bestandteil der Unternehmensstrategie zu begreifen, der maßgeblich zum langfristigen Erfolg beiträgt. Employee Experience Design geht über traditionelle Personalmanagementansätze hinaus. Es erfordert ein tiefes Verständnis für die Bedürfnisse, Erwartungen und Motivationen Ihres Teams sowie eine kontinuierliche Anpassung der Arbeitsumgebung, Prozesse und Unternehmenskultur an die sich wandelnden Anforderungen einer immer diverser werdenden Belegschaft. Es gilt individuell lebensphasenorientiert, intergenerational und international zu denken. Das Buch richtet sich an Führungskräfte, die die Zukunft ihrer Organisation aktiv gestalten wollen.
Employees Must Wash Hands: A Bathroom Reader in Pictures
by Carter HasegawaFinally, photographic proof of what’s behind the public bathroom door.Must Wash Hands, a collection of 120 artistic photographs, offers readers a peek into the private space of the public bathroom-that unspoken and indecent yet communal and necessary space that we enter and exit every day without a second glance.With camera in hand, Carter Hasegawa travels the public bathrooms of Boston, New York, Seattle, Las Vegas, Honolulu, Indianapolis, and other American cities, snapping photos down urinals and documenting graffitied walls and wet, toilet paper-plastered floors. Photos are arranged "chronologically” as a virtual public restroom walkthrough for the reader, and they highlight unsavory and savory bathroom elements you otherwise may not have noticed-ice cubes down a urinal, unconventional "Employees Must Wash Hands” signs, interesting tile details, or a jar of baby food on the floor. These wry but intimate photos are interspersed with popular bathroom trivia, illegally overheard bathroom conversations, half-serious comments on "proper” bathroom etiquette, and seriously real anecdotes.For fans of offbeat photography and humor books such as Awkward Family Photos, People of Walmart, and Regretsy, Must Wash Hands transforms the crude and disgusting into something more compelling and beautiful, prompting the viewer to pause, admire, laugh, and connect.
Emporia (Images of America)
by Steven F. Hanschu Darla Hodges MalleinEstablished in February 1857, Emporia's founding fathers named their new business venture Emporia after a flourishing market center in Ancient Carthage. Located in the east-central part of Kansas, Emporia is known as the "Front Porch to the Flint Hills." William Allen White, publisher and editor of the Emporia Gazette, brought national attention to Emporia in the early 1900s. Known for his fiery political essays, White became an advisor to many US presidents, five of whom visited his home, Red Rocks. Emporia is home to Emporia State University, the state's first normal school, founded in 1863. Located on the university campus are the National Teachers Hall of Fame and the Memorial to Fallen Educators, honoring those who lost their lives teaching and working in America's schools. Honoring fallen heroes is a long-standing tradition in Emporia, as it is also the founding city of Veterans Day.
Empowerment: Hr Strategies For Service Excellence (Hospitality, Leisure And Tourism Ser.)
by Conrad Lashley'Empowerment: HR strategies for service excellence' shows managers and students the importance of empowerment as part of human resource strategy. It provides a critical perspective of this established vital management technique, identifying factors that will lead to a win: win situation for all concerned. When successfully incorporated as part of HR strategy, empowerment can:* enable organizations to gain commercial and competitive advantage* become more flexible* improve employee commitment* use the skills of individual employees to best advantage and enhance personal capabilities.'Empowerment: HR strategies for service excellence' uses case studies from companies such as McDonalds, TGI Fridays and Harvester Restaurants to build a picture of empowerment of service employees in context, illustrating how different forms of empowerment are employed and different working arrangements are practiced.
Empty Hands, Open Arms: The Race to Save Bonobos in the Congo and Make Conservation Go Viral
by Deni Ellis Béchard&“Absorbing . . . Béchard&’s masterful, adventure-driven reporting delivers an inspiring account of an all-too-rare ecological success story.&” —Booklist Bonobos have captured the public imagination, due not least to their famously active sex lives. Less well known is the fact that these great apes don&’t kill their own kind, and that they share nearly 99% of our DNA. Their approach to building peaceful coalitions and sharing resources has much to teach us, particularly at a time when our violent ways have pushed them to the brink of extinction. Animated by a desire to understand bonobos and learn how to save them, Deni Ellis Béchard traveled into the Congo. Empty Hands, Open Arms is the account of this journey. Along the way, we see how partnerships between Congolese and Westerners, with few resources but a common purpose and respect for indigenous knowledge, have resulted in the protection of vast swaths of the rainforest. And we discover how small solutions—found through openness, humility, and the principle that poverty does not equal ignorance—are often most effective in tackling our biggest challenges. Combining elements of travelogue, journalism, and natural history, this incomparably rich book takes the reader not only deep into the Congo, but also into our past and future, revealing new ways to save the environment and ourselves. &“Riveting [and] surprisingly uplifting.&” —David Suzuki, author of The Sacred Balance &“The embodiment of the type of reporting that we dream of reading, but all too rarely encounter—intelligent, engaged, and above all, astonishingly perceptive.&” —Dinaw Mengestu, author of The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears Also published as Of Bonobos and Men.
En Cyclo Pedia: Everything you need to know about cycling, from the essential to the obscure
by Johan TellIn En Cyclo Pedia Johan Tell - award-winning Swedish writer and cycling obsessive - uncovers the very soul of cycling, exploring and explaining the many and varied stories that form the basis of cycling culture. Beautifully illustrated, with hundreds of entries ranging from Tour de France stages to illegal Alley Cat races, and cult heroes to cycling slang, Tell provides a personal insight into this complex world that only a cycling junkie can. From a pilgrimage to the Bianchi factory in Milan to scouring the streets of New York for the origins of the fixie, via the bicycle cafés of Barcelona and the cobblestones of Flanders, En Cyclo Pedia is a complete A to Z guide to the unique, indescribable character of global bike culture.Entries include:- Alley Cat Race- Bianchi- BMX- Brooks- Cafés- Campagnolo- Carbon Fibre- Drag- Environment- Films- Fixie- Grand Tours- Hand-built- Hipster- Lycra- Mountains- Nutrition- Oudenaarde- Paris-Roubaix- Quicksilver- Rouleur- Scalatore- Shaved Legs- Style- Tattoos- Ultracycling- Velodrome- XC- Zedler...and many more
En Cyclo Pedia: Everything you need to know about cycling, from the essential to the obscure
by Johan TellIn En Cyclo Pedia Johan Tell - award-winning Swedish writer and cycling obsessive - uncovers the very soul of cycling, exploring and explaining the many and varied stories that form the basis of cycling culture. Beautifully illustrated, with hundreds of entries ranging from Tour de France stages to illegal Alley Cat races, and cult heroes to cycling slang, Tell provides a personal insight into this complex world that only a cycling junkie can. From a pilgrimage to the Bianchi factory in Milan to scouring the streets of New York for the origins of the fixie, via the bicycle cafés of Barcelona and the cobblestones of Flanders, En Cyclo Pedia is a complete A to Z guide to the unique, indescribable character of global bike culture.Entries include:- Alley Cat Race- Bianchi- BMX- Brooks- Cafés- Campagnolo- Carbon Fibre- Drag- Environment- Films- Fixie- Grand Tours- Hand-built- Hipster- Lycra- Mountains- Nutrition- Oudenaarde- Paris-Roubaix- Quicksilver- Rouleur- Scalatore- Shaved Legs- Style- Tattoos- Ultracycling- Velodrome- XC- Zedler...and many more
En Route
by Juliana EngbergIt's almost impossible to get lost these days; the fastest and most direct route arrives with the press of a few keys. But what of the joys of the unexpected discovered off the grid?En Route is an ode to wandering through time and place, meeting personalities with no fixed addresses. Juliana Engberg takes you along on her adventures. Who knows where you will end up? You could bump into Greta Garbo, Casanova, the Virgin Mary, or even the Dog on the Tuckerbox.Real journeys are not always about the destination.
En busca de las entrañas del hielo
by Juan Francisco LecarosUna narración trepidante de las exploraciones a la Antártica durante el siglo XX. Frío glacial. Meses de oscuridad absoluta. Mil tonalidades del blanco. Bajas probabilidades de sobrevivencia. ¿Qué motivó a hombres con sus vidas resueltas a embarcarse en viajes donde se arriesgaban a morir congelados o devorados por bestias desconocidas? En busca de las entrañas del hielo. La edad heroica de la exploración antártica contesta esta pregunta a través de la narración de las principales exploraciones del siglo XX, en el que nombres como el de Ernest Shackleton, Fridtjof Nansen e, incluso, el mítico Piloto Pardo, se convirtieron en leyendas y protagonistas de las páginas más gloriosas de las exploraciones al continente blanco. Juan Francisco Lecaros, conocedor de los vientos salvajes de la Antártica, reconstruye con la precisión de una brújula y el detalle del mejor de los mapas, la historia de este territorio y de las campañas que nos han permitido conocerlo. Este libro, además de funcionar como retrato de una época, es un homenaje a la curiosidad y la tenacidad de aquellos hombres que agrandaron el mundo. Pero, sobre todo, es un texto de no ficción que se lee como la mejor de las novelas de aventuras.
En la llanura de las serpientes: Viajes por los caminos de México
by Paul Theroux«—¿Cómo se llama este pueblo, señor? —Es San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca —dijo—. Allá está el viejo convento. Era una iglesia rota, enorme, hueca y solitaria. —¿Qué significa Coixtlahuaca? —El llano de las serpientes.» Paul Theroux ha recorrido el mundo en busca de las historias y los pueblos que dan vida a los lugares que llaman hogar. Ahora, mientras los debates sobre inmigración hierven en todo el mundo, Theroux se ha propuesto explorar un país clave para comprender el discurso global actual: México. Con la misma sensibilidad humanizadora que lo caracteriza, el legendario escritor de viajes recorre toda la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México, se adentra en las carreteras de Chiapas y Oaxaca, visita a los trabajadores de los molinos zapotecas en el altiplano y asiste a una reunión del partido zapatista para descubrir el mundo rico y estratificado que también hay detrás de un país convulso. «Hace amigos, va a todos lados, aprende español con otros extranjeros, ve cómo hacen mezcal, toma clases de cocina y, sobre todo, aprende y escucha, una de las lecciones del libro. […] Un libro tan complejo, tan interesante y sobre todo tan imprescindible.» Pedro Ángel Palou, El Heraldo
En mares salvajes: Un viaje al Ártico
by Javier ReverteUn viaje por el último territorio virgen del planeta. Fascinado por la epopeya de las navegaciones árticas, Javier Reverte nos ofrece una exploración de los océanos salvajes, los bosques vírgenes y costas ásperas del antártico. En el verano de 2007, los hielos se abrieron por vez primera en el paso del Noroeste. Un año después, el autor del libro encontró pasaje en un barco oceanográfico ruso, uno de los primeros que acometían la aventura de cruzar el Paso. En el curso de trece días, fue testigo de la violencia del océano en aquellas salvajes latitudes cercadas por el hielo y de las condiciones de extrema dureza en las que viven los pocos habitantes de las regiones boreales. Desde Ottawa, un mes antes de la navegación, hasta Edmonton, también en Canadá, Javier Reverte nos describe, con su estilo inimitable, las regiones que recorre y las gentes que se encuentra en el camino, al tiempo que mezcla su periplo con la historia de las épicas exploraciones de tiempos pasados, rastreando los pasos y las hazañas de John Franklin o Roald Amundsen, entre muchos otros. Un retrato actual de una región que está sufriendo profundos y acelerados cambios climáticos, cuyas consecuencias tendrán serios efectos tanto en la política como en la economía y el medio ambiente. La crítica ha dicho...«Uno quisiera estar a bordo de ese buque.»Eduardo Riestra, ABC Cultural «Un libro apasionante que logra retrotraernos a un lugar que no es la infancia pero se le parece mucho.»Leer
En otras palabras
by Jhumpa LahiriUna oda al lenguaje y a su inherente poder para definir nuestra identidad y, a la postre, modelar nuestra forma de ser y de relacionarnos. ¿Cómo es posible que me sienta exiliada de una lengua que no es la mía, una lengua que no sé? Tal vez porque soy una escritora que no pertenece del todo a ninguna lengua. El impacto que supuso para Jhumpa Lahiri el contacto directo con el italiano durante su primera visita a Florencia tras acabar los estudios universitarios fue el comienzo de un largo cortejo que, con el tiempo, se ha convertido en una honda pasión por un idioma que le es extrañamente familiar y que le despierta un irreprimible deseo de aprehenderlo y hacerlo suyo. El primer libro en italiano de una autora de lengua materna bengalí, pero que siempre ha hablado y escrito en inglés, es el testimonio de un tenaz recorrido de descubrimiento y aprendizaje en pos de un objetivo irracional.Una obsesión que Lahiri compara con el amor no correspondido, porque atesora en sus páginas el fascinante eco de una distancia: la que siempre nos separa del objeto amado. Así pues, Jhumpa Lahiri plasma con exquisita lucidez la adquisición de un idioma ajeno, describiendo el proceso como un período de transición, de pérdida y liberación, de tensiones y regeneración, que le permite convertirse en una escritora distinta. La crítica ha dicho...«Pocas veces hemos leído reflexiones tan emocionantes sobre la belleza de la lengua italiana; algunas páginas recuerdan también, en su desazón, pasajes de Nabokov.»Gabriele Pedullà, Il Sole 24 Ore «Metamorfosis de una mujer, metamorfosis de una escritora, metamorfosis de un estilo. [...] Lahiri interpreta la metamorfosis como un camino existencial que lleva de la muerte al renacimiento. En esta fase de transición, su prosa elegante y precisa, tan rica en imágenes simbólicas y evocadoras, acaba despojada de todas las impurezas al encontrarse con el idioma italiano, revelando una insondable profundidad.»Panorama «Precioso. [...] Un autorretrato absolutamente singular.»The New York Times Book Review
Enchanted Childhoods: Growing Up in Yosemite, 1864-1945
by Shirley SargentReunion of people from Yosemite Elementary School, the meeting of over fifty alumni and their youthful experiences in Yosemite.
Enchanted Islands: A Mediterranean Odyssey – A Memoir of Travels through Love, Grief and Mythology
by Laura CoffeyEnchanted Islands tells the true story of Laura Coffey's epic journey around the mystical archipelagos of the Mediterranean. Blending memoir, travel and nature writing with tales from The Odyssey, and infused with sharply comic wit, this is a celebration of the redemptive powers of cold-water swimming and luminous star-lit skies.
Enchanted New York: A Journey along Broadway through Manhattan's Magical Past (Sexual Cultures)
by Kevin DannA fantastical field guide to the hidden history of New York's magical pastManhattan has a pervasive quality of glamour—a heightened sense of personality generated by a place whose cinematic, literary, and commercial celebrity lends an aura of the fantastic to even its most commonplace locales. Enchanted New York chronicles an alternate history of this magical isle. It offers a tour along Broadway, focusing on times and places that illuminate a forgotten and sometimes hidden history of New York through site-specific stories of wizards, illuminati, fortune tellers, magicians, and more. Progressing up New York’s central thoroughfare, this guidebook to magical Manhattan offers a history you won’t find in your Lonely Planet or Fodor’s guide, tracing the arc of American technological alchemies—from Samuel Morse and Robert Fulton to the Manhattan Project—to Mesmeric physicians, to wonder–working Madame Blavatsky, and seers Helena Roerich and Alice Bailey. Harry Houdini appears and disappears, as the world’s premier stage magician’s feats of prestidigitation fade away to reveal a much more mysterious—and meaningful—marquee of magic.Unlike old-world cities, New York has no ancient monuments to mark its magical adolescence. There is no local memory embedded in the landscape of celebrated witches, warlocks, gods, or goddesses—no myths of magical metamorphoses. As we follow Kevin Dann in geographical and chronological progression up Broadway from Battery Park to Inwood, each chapter provides a surprising picture of a city whose ever-changing fortunes have always been founded on magical activity.
Enchanting Paris: The Hedonist's Guide (Hedonist Guide)
by Hélène RoccoGo beyond the ordinary with this charming and sophisticated entry in the Hedonist’s Guide travel series, a remarkable travelogue, guidebook, and coffee table keepsake—filled with spectacular color photography and detailed insights—that showcases Paris’s stunning beauty and hidden gems.See the City of Light through the eyes of a native with Paris, the third book in the Hedonist’s Guide series.Combining essential insider details, cultural information, must-see attractions, and detailed maps with glorious custom photography—including 350 full-color images—Enchanting Paris is the ultimate handbook for modern nomads, including both savvy travelers and novice tourists. Designed for twenty-first-century globetrotters,Enchanting Paris features stylish graphics and an elegant visual design, including a special tri-fold map that makes the city and its distinct arrondissements easy to navigate, as well as a breakdown of must-visit places, thematic double-page photographic spreads to help you discover and get to know the city, and walking routes to explore each district away from the crowds. Every fascinating detail of the city is revealed, from the splendor of its palaces to the charms of its terraces, the romanticism of its many bridges to the magnificence of its food, the wealth of its museums and cultural landmarks to the delights of its shops and stores.Whether you prefer a more traditional visit or want to chart your own unique course, this user-friendly handbook includes everything you need—and more. Enchanting Paris offers inspiration and insight for armchair travelers and dreamers alike. Best of all, the gorgeous photography transforms the book into a keepsake that will transport you back to your favorite places and sights long after returning home.Experience Paris as never before with the Hedonist’s Guide!
Encino
by Michael CrosbyThe San Fernando Valley area that became the modern city of Encino has gone through a surprisingly international sequence of ownership, beginning with Native American tribes, then the Spanish and Californios, followed by the French, Basques, and Americans. In the post-World War II boom, Encino became an affluent enclave of those who portrayed all of the above on the screen: Hollywood movie and television stars. Encino originated around an artesian spring that served for several thousand years as the gathering place of three tribes: the Fernandeño, Tongva, and Chumash. This spring, which was documented in Fr. Juan Crespi's diary during the Portola Expedition in 1769, today still provides water within the grounds of Los Encinos State Historic Park. El encino is Spanish for "the oak," and the area was so named for the vast panorama of oak groves covering it.
Encore Provence: New Adventures In The South Of France (Compass Ser.)
by Peter MayleIn his most delightful foray into the wonders of Provençal life, Peter Mayle returns to France and puts behind him cholesterol worries, shopping by phone, California wines, and other concerns that plagued him after too much time away.In Encore Provence, Mayle gives us a glimpse into the secrets of the truffle trade, a parfumerie lesson on the delicacies of scent, an exploration of the genetic effects of 2,000 years of foie gras, and a small-town murder mystery that reads like the best fiction. Here, too, are Mayle's latest tips on where to find the best honey, cheese, or chambre d'hìte the region has to offer. Lyric, insightful, sparkling with detail, Encore Provence brings us a land where the smell of thyme in the fields or the glory of a leisurely lunch is no less than inspiring.
Encore Provence: New Adventures in the South of France
by Peter MayleAfter trying--what folly!--to live in other places, Peter Mayle is back in his beloved Provence. He celebrates his homecoming by sharing with us a whole new feast of adventures, discoveries, hilarities, and culinary treats, liberally seasoned with a joyous mix of Gallic characters. The pauses for refreshment include an unforgettable meal in a converted gas station, a rendezvous with the very best bouillabaisse, and visits to eventful weekly markets. But there is life after lunch, and we also discover a school for noses in Haute Provence, a gardener who grows black tomatoes, the secret the the oversexed butcher, a celebration of Alowine (Halloween) Provence-style, and the genetic effects of two thousand years of Fois gras. There is a memorable tour of Marseille, a comprehensive lesson on olive oil, a search for the perfect corkscrew, and invaluable recommendations for splendid local cheeses, wines, honey, bread, country restaurants, and off-the-beaten-track places to stay. Never has Peter Mayle written with more unabashed pleasure about his heaven on earth.
Encounter
by Brittany LubyTwo people navigate their differences with curiosity and openness in this stunning picture book that imagines the first meeting between an Indigenous fisher and a European sailor.Based on an actual journal entry by French explorer Jacques Cartier from his first expedition to North America in July 1534, this story imagines the first encounter between a European sailor and a Stadaconan fisher. As the two navigate their differences (language, dress, food) with curiosity, the natural world around them notes their similarities. The seagull observes their like shadows, the mosquito notes their equally appealing blood, the mouse enjoys the crumbs both people leave behind. This story explores how encounters can create community and celebrates varying perspectives and the natural world. It is at once specific and universal. It's a story based on a primary document and historical research, but it is in equal measure beautifully imagined. It makes room for us to recognize our differences while celebrating our shared humanity.Debut author Brittany Luby's background in social justice and history brings a breathtaking depth of insight and understanding to this story and Michaela Goade's expressive art brings equal life to the creatures and landscapes. An author's note outlines the historical context as well as situates the story in the present day.
Encounter
by Brittany LubyTwo people navigate their differences with curiosity and openness in this stunning picture book that imagines the first meeting between an Indigenous fisher and a European sailor.Based on an actual journal entry by French explorer Jacques Cartier from his first expedition to North America in July 1534, this story imagines the first encounter between a European sailor and a Stadaconan fisher. As the two navigate their differences (language, dress, food) with curiosity, the natural world around them notes their similarities. The seagull observes their like shadows, the mosquito notes their equally appealing blood, the mouse enjoys the crumbs both people leave behind. This story explores how encounters can create community and celebrates varying perspectives and the natural world. It is at once specific and universal. It's a story based on a primary document and historical research, but it is in equal measure beautifully imagined. It makes room for us to recognize our differences while celebrating our shared humanity.Debut author Brittany Luby's background in social justice and history brings a breathtaking depth of insight and understanding to this story and Michaela Goade's expressive art brings equal life to the creatures and landscapes. An author's note outlines the historical context as well as situates the story in the present day.