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GlisGlis:
I was searching method to natural dye cattail and stumbled on a very informative free book on project gutemberg site.
As I see often post on natural dyes I think it's of common interest.
you can read online or download a version more suitable for ereaders.
title is: A book on vegetable dyes
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50079
I paste the working link as this is a no profit organisation and I'm not advertising or such
GlisGlis:
just saw El abrazo de la serpiente (embrace of the serpent) movie
An adventure based on two journeys made by a shaman in the amazonian jungle.
A pretext to show the drama of disappearing indigenous population
Pretty intense at times, all shot in black and white
Fox:
"nunamuit" and "the land of feast and famine" by helge ingested are both good books about northern people in Canada and Alaska...
GlisGlis:
At my local library I found put on display "el primer heroi" (the first hero) by Marti Gironell
Allegedly a novel set in prehistoric times.
Reading the enthusiastic reviews I had pretty high expectations
--- Quote ---He is considered a master of the popular historical novel, and his novels have brought renewed interest and fame to forgotten yet fascinating figures of Southern Europe’s history.
--- End quote ---
It was an almost total delusion.
I did not like it at all and stopped reading about halfway through the book.
it's a cauldron of clichès and worst of all there are depicted living styles, tools, techniques taken from all over the world in different times and blended toghether in an inconsistent scenario.
The archery parts are terrifying. Same for the nature and fauna description.
In my opinion not worth the reading time
GlisGlis:
"the inheritors" by William Golding
the story of one of the first encounters between neanderthal and sapiens
It may not be historically correct but it's a very good read in my opinion!
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