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Transformations in Mississippian Native American Culture    by Jabe Fincher, Jr
Price: Free! 470 words. Language: English. Published on February 15, 2012. Nonfiction » Social Science » Anthropology / Cultural.

This tells of the cultural changes in the Mississippian period Native Americans to include deculuration.
Superstitions - What's True?    by Flora Anselmi
Price: $4.99 USD. 5800 words. Language: English. Published by ALVIS International Editions  on July 2, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Anthropology.

Many people are superstitious and are independent of their culture, race, ethnicity, social class or profession. We find the superstitions in all populations of the world and in a variety of forms. In general we can say that every act is being adjusted by the power, mysterious and irrational, to foster a positive event or avoid a negative.
Old Superstitions - Rituals & Beliefs    by Amalia Esposito
Price: $4.99 USD. 4030 words. Language: English. Published by ALVIS International Editions  on July 2, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Anthropology.

Many superstitious beliefs have a profound their rationality, more or less noticeable, because it also makes their stay over the centuries, although related to models of culture, economy and culture, now largely exceeded. Many ways of doing, attitudes and behaviors of people are affected by the very beliefs on which it denies any foundation or that you would like to ignore.
Superstizioni - Cosa c'è di Vero?    by Flora Anselmi
Price: $4.99 USD. 5770 words. Language: Italian. Published by ALVIS International Editions  on July 2, 2012. Nonfiction » Social Science » Anthropology / Cultural.

Molte persone sono superstiziose e lo sono indipendentemente dalla loro cultura, razza, etnia, classe sociale o professionale. Ritroviamo le superstizioni in tutte le popolazioni del mondo e in una grande varietà di forme. In generale si può dire che è ogni atto al quale si attribuisce il potere, misterioso e irrazionale, di favorire un evento positivo o di scongiurarne uno negativo.
Vecchie Superstizioni - Riti e Credenze    by Amalia Esposito
Price: $4.99 USD. 4020 words. Language: Italian. Published by ALVIS International Editions  on July 2, 2012. Nonfiction » Social Science » Anthropology / Cultural.

Contrariamente a quanto comunemente si ritiene molte credenze superstiziose hanno una loro profonda razionalità, più o meno percepibile, che rende anche ragione della loro permanenza nel corso dei secoli, pur se connesse a modelli di civiltà, economia e cultura, oggi in gran parte superati. Tanti modi di fare, atteggiamenti e comportamenti della gente, risultano condizionati da queste credenze.
Eating Our Way Toward Civilization: How food processing shaped human body, mind and cultures    by Nataly Sielicki
Price: $0.99 USD. 5810 words. Language: English. Published on March 1, 2013. Nonfiction » Cooking, Food, Wine, Spirits » History.

In the series of short essays the author overviews works of anthropologists, archeologists, cultural sociologists, historians and gastronomists who argue that the cooking played a significant role in human evolution and history, and sometimes even whole Empires “were built not by the sword but by the spoon”.
INSPIRE YOUR INNER GLOBAL LEADER: True Stories for New Leaders    by Deborah Levine
Price: $3.95 USD. 14960 words. Language: English. Published on January 5, 2013. Nonfiction » Social Science » Global society studies.

True Stories for New Leaders are food for thought leaders. Be inspired and entertained by the adventures of Culture Guru Deborah Levine. Share her journey from Jewish soldier's letters of WW II, to the British island of Bermuda, Harvard University, New York City's garment district and the Oklahoma City bombing. Map your own journey to a global mindset and global leadership.