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A Fabulous Kingdom: The Exploration of the Arctic

Product Description: Inconstant and forbidding, the arctic has lured misguided voyagers into the cold for centuries--pushing them beyond the limits of their knowledge, technology, and endurance. A Fabulous Kingdom charts these quests and the eventual race for the North Pole, chronicling the lives and adventures that would eventually throw light on this "magical realm" of sunless winters...read more

By Jake Page

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9780195123821 | Oxford Univ Pr, March 1, 2001, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: The lure of the Arctic forms the basis of this compelling new history of exploration, from the Vikings to the nineteenth- and twentieth-century explorers who vied with each other to reach the last great frontiers on the planet.

Paperback:

9780199837809 | 2 edition (Oxford Univ Pr, May 30, 2012), cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Inconstant and forbidding, the arctic has lured misguided voyagers into the cold for centuries--pushing them beyond the limits of their knowledge, technology, and endurance.

Navajo

Product Description: Susanne and Jake Page share their personal experience at the Navajo Nation and cover the culture's history and traditions, including Jake's own experience in a healing ceremony. Susanne's photography provides an intimate view of a Navajo healing ceremony, and highlights the unique landscape and everyday Navajo activities...read more

By Jake Page and Susanne Page

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9780810936799 | Harry N Abrams Inc, September 1, 1995, cover price $49.50 | About this edition: Striking full-color photographs provide an unprecedented look at the daily life, rituals, and traditions of the proud Navajo people and their lands, while a lively text traces their history and spiritual philosophy.

Paperback:

9781933855271 | Rio Nuevo Pub, August 31, 2010, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Susanne and Jake Page share their personal experience at the Navajo Nation and cover the culture's history and traditions, including Jake's own experience in a healing ceremony.

When the Planet Rages Natural Disasters, Global Warming and the Future of the Earth

Product Description: In New England, 1816 was called the Year Without a Summer. Crops failed throughout America and, in Western Europe, it was even worse, with food riots and armed groups raiding bakeries and grain markets. All this turmoil followed a catastrophic volcanic eruption--a year earlier on the other side of the world--the eruption of Tambora, a blast heard almost a thousand miles away...read more

By Jake Page

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9780195377019, titled "When the Planet Rages: Natural Disasters, Global Warming, and the Future of the Earth" | Oxford Univ Pr, August 28, 2009, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: In New England, 1816 was called the Year Without a Summer.

The Invisible Sex: Uncovering the True Roles of Women in Prehistory

Challenges popular beliefs that prehistoric women filled sideline roles in Paleolithic times, drawing on recent research to reveal how women developed tools that were key to survival and played a central role in human language and social development. Reprint.

By J. M. Adovasio, Jake Page and Olga Soffer

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9781598743906 | Left Coast Pr, March 31, 2009, cover price $29.95

9780061170928 | Reprint edition (Collins, February 1, 2008), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Challenges popular beliefs that prehistoric women filled sideline roles in Paleolithic times, drawing on recent research to reveal how women developed tools that were key to survival and played a central role in human language and social development.

Do Dogs Laugh?: Where Dogs Come From, What We Know About Them, and What They Think About Us

Product Description: Do Dogs Laugh? draws on the last several decades of canine research, examining everything from a dog's eyesight to its culinary preferences and sense of humor. Jake Page looks at dogs' wild brothers, the wolves, and their closer cousins, the wild or pariah dogs; explains the newest theory of how dogs were domesticated; describes a dog's development from puppyhood on; and finally ponders a dog's emotional life and intelligence...read more

By Stanley Coren (contributor), Jake Page and Susanne Page (other contributor)

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9780061132605 | 1 edition (Perennial, December 1, 2008), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Do Dogs Laugh?

Do Cats Hear With Their Feet?: Where Cats Come From, What We Know About Them, and What They Think About Us

By Jake Page

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Hardcover:

9780061456480 | 1 edition (Smithsonian Books, December 1, 2008), cover price $24.95

Hopi

Featuring a special section devoted to the Hopi's superb crafts--pottery, weaving, jewelry, and painting--an exploration of significant aspects of traditional Hopi life consists of six photo essays: Ceremonies, Corn, Daily Life, Wedding Ceremonies, Eagle Ceremony, and Pilgrimage.

By Jake Page and Susanne Page

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9780810981270 | Reprint edition (Harry N Abrams Inc, September 1, 1994), cover price $29.98 | About this edition: Featuring a special section devoted to the Hopi's superb crafts--pottery, weaving, jewelry, and painting--an exploration of significant aspects of traditional Hopi life consists of six photo essays: Ceremonies, Corn, Daily Life, Wedding Ceremonies, Eagle Ceremony, and Pilgrimage.

Paperback:

9781933855264 | Reprint edition (Rio Nuevo Pub, January 20, 2009), cover price $29.95

El Sexo Invisible/ The Invisible Sex

By Jake Page

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Hardcover:

9788426416513 | Lumen Editorial, March 30, 2008, cover price $27.95

Dogs: A Natural History

Draws on recent scientific discoveries to document new understanding about the important historical contributions of dogs, covering such topics as the domestication of canines, the differences between wild and companion dogs, and the intricacies of the canine mind. 20,000 first printing.

By Stanley Coren (contributor) and Jake Page

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9780061132599 | 1 edition (Smithsonian Books, October 1, 2007), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Draws on recent scientific discoveries to document new understandings about the historical contributions of dogs, covering such topics as the domestication of canines, the differences between wild and companion dogs, and the intricacies of the canine mind.

The Invisible Sex: Uncovering the True Role of Women in Prehistory

By J. M. Adovasio, Jake Page and Olga Soffer

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9780061170911 | Smithsonian Books, February 1, 2007, cover price $26.95 | About this edition: Challenges popular beliefs that prehistoric women filled sideline roles in prehistoric times, drawing on recent research to reveal how women developed tools that were key to survival and played a central role in human language and social development.

The Big One: The Earthquake that Rocked Early America and Helped Create a Science

The author investigates a geological catastrophe story--the series of massive earthquakes, centered in what is now Missouri and Arkansas, at the start of the 1800s that wreaked almost unimaginable destruction on the American frontier--and speculates about the likelihood of a repeat performance.

By Charles Officer and Jake Page

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9780618341504 | Houghton Mifflin, June 1, 2004, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Investigates the series of massive earthquakes, centered in what is now Missouri and Arkansas, at the start of the 1800s that wreaked almost unimaginable destruction on the American frontier.

In the Hands of the Great Spirit: The 20,000 Year History of American Indians

A complete, one-volume history of the American Indians, presented from the Native American point of view, draws on historical documents, archaeological artifacts, and oral legends to profile early societies, clarify misconceptions, and describe recent revivals. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

By Jake Page

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9780684855769 | Free Pr, April 1, 2003, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: Chronicles the American Indian over 20,000 years, offering specific events and occurrances and introducing new information based on recent archaeological findings.

Paperback:

9780684855776, titled "In the Hands of the Great Spirit: The 20,000-Year History of American Indians" | Reprint edition (Free Pr, April 1, 2004), cover price $18.99 | About this edition: Presents a complete history of the American Indians, drawing on historical documents, archaeological artifacts, and oral legends to profile early societies, clarify misconceptions, and describe recent revivals.

The Knotted Strings

Product Description: The movie in progress is based on a historical event, a Native American victory over Spanish invaders. But some Indians deeply resent the movie company's filming on tribal land. Shooting has just begun when a deadly real-life scenario rapidly eclipses the one slated for the screen: the man who leased the Santo Esteban Pueblo to Hollywood suddenly dies, and the leading man is murdered...read more

By Jake Page

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Hardcover:

9780345387820 | Ballantine Books, March 1, 1995, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: Attending a lavish Hollywood costume epic that is being filmed in Santa Fe, Mo Bowdre, a blind sculptor and amateur sleuth, is on the set of a scene shoot when a brutal murder takes place

Paperback:

9780826328625 | Univ of New Mexico Pr, July 1, 2003, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: The movie in progress is based on a historical event, a Native American victory over Spanish invaders.

9780345387837 | Del Rey, January 1, 1996, cover price $5.99 | About this edition: Investigating a series of deaths that surround a movie shoot at the Santo Esteban Pueblo, blind sculptor and part-time detective Mo Bowdre believes that there is more than native superstitions at work.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781561004065 | Abridged edition (Brilliance Audio, April 1, 1995), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Blind sculptor and sometimes sleuth, Mo Bowdre, relies on his inner vision to solve murder and sabotage during a movie shoot on tribal Indian land.

9781561006137 | Mut edition (Bookcassette Sales, April 1, 1995), cover price $23.95 | About this edition: Blind sculptor and sometimes sleuth, Mo Bowdre, relies on his inner vision to solve murder and sabotage during a movie shoot on tribal Indian land.

9781561002382 | Unabridged edition (Brilliance Audio Lib Edn, April 1, 1995), cover price $57.25 | About this edition: Attending a lavish Hollywood costume epic that is being filmed in Santa Fe, Mo Bowdre, a blind sculptor and amateur sleuth, is on the set of a scene shoot when a brutal murder takes place.

The First Americans: In Pursuit of Archaeology's Greatest Mystery

A leading archaeologist addresses the complex puzzle about the origins of the first humans to settle in North America, reassessing common myths about early human migration and lifestyle, arguing that the first Americans most likely arrived by boat, and exploring questions about the role of women in early American society, the origins of Native Americans, and more. Reprint. 15,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

By J. M. Adovasio and Jake Page

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9780375505522 | 1 edition (Random House Inc, August 1, 2002), cover price $26.95 | About this edition: A leading archaeologist addresses the complex puzzle about the origins of the first humans to settle in America, reassessing common myths about early human migration and lifestyle.

Paperback:

9780375757044 | Reprint edition (Modern Library, June 1, 2003), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A leading archaeologist addresses the complex puzzle about the origins of the first humans to settle in America, reassessing common myths about early human migration and lifestyle.

The Lethal Partner

Product Description: The Lethal Partner is Jake Page's latest Mo Bowdre novel. Bowdre, a blind sculptor who lives in Santa Fe, is drawn into a murder mystery surrounding the recent discovery of seven previously unknown Georgia O'Keeffe paintings. Elijah Potts, successful author and owner of the Southwest Creations art gallery, claims that he and a couple of friends uncovered the canvases in an old adobe house...read more

By Jake Page

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9780345387844 | Ballantine Books, February 1, 1996, cover price $21.00 | About this edition: With the help of his Hopi girlfriend, Connie, and the Internet, blind sculptor-turned-amateur sleuth Mo Bowdre investigates the theft of seven previously unknown Georgia O'Keeffe paintings and the murder of an art gallery owner's mistress

Paperback:

9780826328632 | Univ of New Mexico Pr, May 1, 2003, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: The Lethal Partner is Jake Page's latest Mo Bowdre novel.

9780345387851 | Reprint edition (Ballantine Books, February 1, 1997), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: With the help of his Hopi girlfriend, Connie, and the Internet, blind sculptor-turned-amateur sleuth Mo Bowdre investigates the theft of seven previously unknown Georgia O'Keeffe paintings and the murder of an art gallery owner's mistress

Cavern

Product Description: Set in and around the town of Carlsbad, New Mexico--home to both the Department of Energy's Waste Isolation Pilot Project (WIPP), the underground dumping area for irradiated materials, and the magnificent Carlsbad Caverns--Cavern is a truly terrifying thriller, laced with flawless science, caving research, and an excellent romance...read more

By Jake Page

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9780826322265 | Univ of New Mexico Pr, June 1, 2000, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: When expert spelunker Jack Whittaker discovers the footprint of an ancient species of bear in a New Mexico cave, he becomes embroiled in a series of murders in the supposedly secure, man-made caverns of a waste isolation plant.

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9780826322272 | Univ of New Mexico Pr, January 1, 2003, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Set in and around the town of Carlsbad, New Mexico--home to both the Department of Energy's Waste Isolation Pilot Project (WIPP), the underground dumping area for irradiated materials, and the magnificent Carlsbad Caverns--Cavern is a truly terrifying thriller, laced with flawless science, caving research, and an excellent romance.

The Deadly Canyon

Blind sculptor Mo Bowdre becomes embroiled once again in mystery when he takes a commission at a remote desert research station and finds conspiracy, deception, and murder

By Jake Page

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Hardcover:

9780345379306 | Ballantine Books, March 1, 1994, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: Blind sculptor Mo Bowdre becomes embroiled once again in mystery when he takes a commission at a remote desert research station and finds conspiracy, deception, and murder

Paperback:

9780826328618 | Univ of New Mexico Pr, October 1, 2002, cover price $9.95

9780345379313 | Reprint edition (Del Rey, March 1, 1995), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: Stopping at a remote New Mexican outpost, the unlikely site of his newest sculpture commission, Mo Bowdre discovers a ring of conspiracy, sexual deception, and smuggling when he uncovers the body of a murdered FBI special agent

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781561005406 | Unabridged edition (Brilliance Audio, April 1, 1994), cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Blind sculptor Mo Bowdre becomes embroiled once again in mystery when he takes a commission at a remote desert research station and finds conspiracy, deception, and murder.

9781561001682 | Unabridged edition (Brilliance Audio Lib Edn, April 1, 1994), cover price $57.25 | About this edition: Blind sculptor Mo Bowdre becomes embroiled once again in mystery when he takes a commission at a remote desert research station and finds conspiracy, deception, and murder.

The Stolen Gods

When a major dealer of Native American art is murdered, Mo Bowdre and his girlfriend, Connie Barnes, investigate and uncover, in addition to the murder, a plot to steal Hopi Indian sacred objects

By Jake Page

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9780345379283 | Ballantine Books, March 1, 1993, cover price $19.00 | About this edition: When a major dealer of Native American art is murdered, Mo Bowdre and his girlfriend, Connie Barnes, investigate and uncover, in addition to the murder, a plot to steal Hopi Indian sacred objects

Paperback:

9780826328601 | Univ of New Mexico Pr, February 1, 2002, cover price $9.95

9780345379290 | Reprint edition (Ballantine Books, March 1, 1994), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: When a major dealer of Native American art is murdered, Mo Bowdre and his girlfriend, Connie Barnes, investigate and uncover, in addition to the murder, a plot to steal Hopi Indian sacred objects

The American Southwest: Land of Challenge and Promise

Celebrates the ancient cultures and distinctive landscapes of the American Southwest

By Bruce Dale and Jake Page

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9780792270638 | Natl Geographic Society, January 1, 2002, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Celebrates the ancient cultures and distinctive landscapes of the American Southwest

9780792270676 | Natl Geographic Society, June 1, 1998, cover price $10.01 | About this edition: Celebrates the ancient cultures and distinctive landscapes of the American Southwest

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9780792274520 | Natl Geographic Society, April 1, 1999, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Celebrates the ancient cultures and distinctive landscapes of the American Southwest

Sacred Lands of Indian America

From rock art in New Mexico to a recently uncovered shaman's cave in the Mojave, this loving tribute to Native American spirituality documents U.S. sites considered sacred by Indian people.

By Paula Gunn Allen, Charles E. Little, James Parks Morton, David Muench (photographer), Jake Page (editor), Ruth Rudner and Rennard Strickland

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9780810906037 | Harry N Abrams Inc, September 1, 2001, cover price $45.00 | About this edition: From rock art in New Mexico to a recently uncovered shaman's cave in the Mojave, this loving tribute to Native American spirituality documents U.

Goddess: Myths of the Female Divine

Explores the feminine image of the divine in myth and legend (view table of contents)

By David Adams Leeming and Jake Page

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9780735103580 | Replica Books, July 1, 2001, cover price $31.85 | About this edition: Explores the feminine image of the divine in myth and legend

9780195086393 | Oxford Univ Pr, November 1, 1994, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Gathering seventy-five noted tales of Goddess mythology, an introduction describes a divine figure's growth throughout history, chronicling her first appearances during the Ice Age and her re-emergences in modern religion, psychology, and science.

Paperback:

9780195104622 | Oxford Univ Pr, April 11, 1996, cover price $19.99

Earth and You: Tales of the Environment

Product Description: Two experts assess the planet's environmental health. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By Charles Officer and Jake Page

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9780914339878 | Peter Randall Pub, April 1, 2000, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Two experts assess the planet's environmental health.

The Mythology of Native North America

Recounts more than seventy Native American myths from a variety of cultures, covering gods, creation, and heroes and heroines, and discusses each myth within its own context, its relationship to other myths, and its place within world mythology (view table of contents)

By David Adams Leeming and Jake Page

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9780806130125 | Univ of Oklahoma Pr, April 1, 1998, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Recounts more than seventy Native American myths from a variety of cultures, covering gods, creation, and heroes and heroines, and discusses each myth within its own context, its relationship to other myths, and its place within world mythology

Paperback:

9780806132396 | Univ of Oklahoma Pr, February 1, 2000, cover price $19.95

Wild Justice: The People of Geronimo Vs. the United States

Examines the Indian Claims Commisssion of the late 1940s and the Chiricahua Apaches' attempt to gain restitution from the United States government

By Michael Lieder and Jake Page

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Hardcover:

9780679451839 | 1 edition (Random House Inc, August 1, 1997), cover price $25.95 | About this edition: Examines the Indian Claims Commission of the late 1940s and the Chiricahua Apaches' attempt to gain restitution from the U.

Paperback:

9780806131337 | Univ of Oklahoma Pr, March 1, 1999, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Examines the Indian Claims Commisssion of the late 1940s and the Chiricahua Apaches' attempt to gain restitution from the United States government

Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America: An Anthology

From the legend of Paul Bunyan to the icon of Uncle Sam, a unique and entertaining collection of America's great myths and legends includes excerpts from primary material and an analysis of how immigrants assimilated to American folklore. UP. (view table of contents)

By David Adams Leeming (editor) and Jake Page

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9780195117837 | Oxford Univ Pr, January 28, 1999, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: From the legend of Paul Bunyan to the icon of Uncle Sam, a unique and entertaining collection of America's great myths and legends includes excerpts from primary material and an analysis of how immigrants assimilated to American folklore.

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