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When Stephen Bodio was a young boy in the early '50s, he saw an image in National Geographic that became forever etched in his mind: It was a photograph of a Kazakh nomad, dressed in a long coat and wearing a fur hat, holding a huge tame eagle on his fist. And a lifelong fascination with Central Asia was born.

Brought to you by Altrusian Grace Media (altrusiangrace.com) and human-narrated by Matthew Schmitz. Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics by Richard Folkard is an expansive compendium of the myths, customs, superstitions, symbolism, medicinal beliefs, religious associations, and traditional stories connected with plants across many cultures. Moving from flowers, trees, herbs, and fruits to sacred, magical, and ominous vegetation, Folkard traces how the plant kingdom has shaped folklore, poetry, ritual, healing, divination, and everyday life.

Today's mission: Challenge your knowledge of planets, comets, stars, and more with this exciting quiz. The three-book series is now all in one! If you're looking for a fun, engaging way to challenge your knowledge of outer space, then you need this fact-filled trivia book! You can quiz friends and family during a galactic trivia night. If a question stumps you, we include the answer and multiple facts with every quiz so you can also brush up on your knowledge.

In this work on a subject too often dismissed as paranormal or disreputable, Jeffrey Meldrum gives us the first book on Sasquatch to be written by a scientist with impeccable academic credentials. He gives an objective look at the facts in a field mined with hoaxes and sensationalism. Meldrum reports on the work of a team of experts from a wide variety of fields who were assembled to examine the evidence for a large, yet undiscovered, North American primate. He reviews the long history of this mystery and explains all the scientific pros and cons in a clear and accessible style.

Join editor Katharine Berry Judson as she weaves together a captivating narrative history of Alaskan myths, originally collected by government ethnologists. Through her vivid storytelling, she reveals the rich tapestry of Alaskan history as told by its diverse tribes—from the Eskimo to the Tlingit, and from the Tsetsaut to the Haida. Discover the origins of this untamed state, where the great Bird, often known as Raven, guides us through a world filled with enchanting legends and extraordinary tales.

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a short story by Washington Irving contained in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., written while he was living in Birmingham, England, and first published in 1820. It was based on a German folktale set in the Dutch culture of Post-Revolutionary War in New York State. With Irving's companion piece "Rip Van Winkle", it is among the earliest examples of American fiction still read today. (Summary by Wikipedia)

What does it mean to stay wild in a culture that would have us forget that’s what we are? If there’s one thing Jenny O’Connell learned from her 16 years as an outdoor guide, it’s that there’s a critical connection between wild spaces and our wild selves. When Jenny found herself...

A short collection of Ballads by the German poet and polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe based on German and other European and Asian legends (Summary by Alan Mapstone)

Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of myths, legends, and folklore from the Wabanaki people of Northeastern America. This captivating collection features tales from the Passamaquoddy and Penobscot tribes of Maine, alongside the Micmacs of New Brunswick. Each story has been meticulously gathered from Indigenous narrators, primarily by the author, Charles Godfrey Leland, ensuring authenticity and cultural significance. Discover the wisdom and wonder of these timeless narratives, rooted deeply in the traditions of the Algonquin tribes.

Welcome to Legend in the Field — the podcast where we dig deep into the world of seed, agriculture, and biological innovation. Each episode, we sit down with industry experts to uncover insights, trends, and real-world solutions for dealers, growers, and ag professionals. Whether you're in the field or in the know, this is your go-to source for everything shaping the future of ag.

Dive into the captivating world of Native American storytelling, where campfire narrators weave tales of the Days of the Grandfathers and the dawn of creation. This collection features authentic myths and legends, meticulously sourced from esteemed authorities such as the United States Bureau of Ethnology and the Canadian Bureau of Mines. The stories, drawn from diverse tribes including the Haida, Cree, and Algonquin, celebrate the quaint, the pure, and the beautiful facets of Indigenous culture. For those seeking a rich exploration of ethnology, this volume presents a unique glimpse into the ...

This collection of Sioux legends, with nearly 40 tales, provides a rich window into the cultural beliefs and values of the Sioux people. Through stories passed down across generations, these myths and legends not only serve to impart life lessons but also offer deep insights into the Sioux worldview. A central theme in many of these tales is the profound respect for nature and its creatures, illustrating how the Sioux people viewed the natural world as interconnected with human life. - Summary by Anthony Karl Futterer

Delve into the rich tapestry of Italian culture, history, and folklore with "Italian Life and Legends," a podcast that invites you to explore the vibrant narratives woven throughout Italy’s past and present. Each episode presents a new complete audiobook, showcasing a rotating collection of short stories, legends, and historical sketches that celebrate the essence of Italian life. Listeners will encounter profiles of notable performers, intriguing accounts of everyday life, and captivating tales that reflect the spirit of the Italian people and their enduring traditions. This is not a single...

The myths in this 1911 volume are authentic. The original collections were made by government ethnologists. Only the quaintest and purest of the myths have been selected. The leading myth of the North the Raven Myth, is given with a fair degree of completeness. . These tribes are included: Eskimo (Bering Strait), Tlingit (Wrangel), Tsetsaut, Tlingit, Tsimshian, Athapascan (Upper Yukon), Eskimo (Lower Yukon), Eskimo (Port Clarence), Koyukun, and Koryak (Siberia). - Summary by Author's Preface and david wales

Iracema (translated as Iracema, the Honey Lips: a legend of Brazil) is considered one of the most important books of Brazilian romanticism, but also of Brazilian literature as a whole. It's been called a poem in prose, a poetic novel, a fictional-historical novel, an indianist novel, an epic-lyric narrative, a mythic poem. The obvious difficulty in defining this work shows its many facets: legendary, narrative, poetic, lyric, mythic. The story revolves around the unexpected appearance of a Portuguese warrior in the lands of the Tabajara indians, on the shores of Ceará, Brazil, in the early ...

Uncover the chilling truth behind maritime history's most famous unsolved mystery in this atmospheric investigation. Whether you need a captivating story for your daily commute or want to engage your curious mind on a long road trip, this exploration of doomed flights and vanished ships delivers...

Here, amidst the vast sweep of the plains which stretch away to the horizon on every side, boundless, limitless, endless, lived the plains Indians. Standing in the midst of this vast green plain on a soft May morning, after the Thunder Gods have passed, when the sun is shining in the soft blue above, and the sweet, rain-swept air is blown about by the Four Winds which are always near to man, day and night,—standing far out on the plains with no hint of the white man or his work—one sees the earth somewhat as the Indian saw it and wonders not at his reverence for the Mysterious One who ...

It is a loss to American literature that so much of the legendary history of these Indian tribes has gone, beyond hope of recovery. Exquisite in color, poetical in feeling, these legends of sun, moon, and stars, of snow, ice, lightning, thunders, the winds, the life of the forest birds and animals about them, and the longing to understand the why and the how of life—all which we have only in fragments…. As in all the other volumes of this series, no effort has been made to ornament or amplify these legends in the effort to make them “literary,” or give them “literary charm.” They ...

From the Introduction: "Nature stories, legends, and poems appeal to the young reader’s interest in various ways. Some of them suggest or reveal certain facts which stimulate a spirit of investigation and attract the child’s attention to the beauty and mystery of the world. Others serve an excellent purpose by quickening his sense of humour." This is a charming collection of stories, legends, and poems about autumn harvest, Halloween, and Thanksgiving translated from the Danish, French, German, and others. There are animal stories and poems by some very famous authors and poets. All in all...

Podcast featuring eminent figures in the field of Urological surgery from the UK and the rest of the world. We look back at distinguished careers and chat about achievements, failures, anecdotes, tips, reminiscences, the future, and life. In association with BURST (www.bursturology.com) Catch up with us on all you favourite podcast apps - Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and of course right here on Podbean by downloading the Podbean player Music Credit: 'Drum & Brass' by Martin Blaekkovold, courtesy Epidemic Sound