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Iconicity of the Uto-Aztecans Snake Anthropomorphy in the Great Basin, the American Southwest and Mesoamerica


Free Download Tirtha Prasad Mukhopadhyay, "Iconicity of the Uto-Aztecans: Snake Anthropomorphy in the Great Basin, the American Southwest and Mesoamerica"
English | ISBN: 1800739729 | 2023 | 266 pages | PDF | 327 MB
Uto-Aztecan iconic practices are primarily conditioned by the consciousness of the snake as a death-dealing power, and as such, an animal that displays the deepest fears and anxieties of the individual. The attempt to study a snake simulacrum thus constitutes the basic objective of this volume. A long, all-embracing iconicity of snakes and related snake motifs are evident in different cultural expressions ranging from rock art templates to other cultural artifacts like basketry, pottery, temple architecture and sculptural motifs. Uto-Aztecan iconography demonstrates a symbolic memorial order of emotional valences, as well as the negotiations with death and a belief in rebirth, just as the skin-shedding snake reptile manifests in its life cycle.

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The Northern Pine Snake – Pituophis Melanoleucus Its Life History, Behavior and Conservation


Free Download Joanna Burger, "The Northern Pine Snake – Pituophis Melanoleucus: Its Life History, Behavior and Conservation "
English | ISBN: 161209452X | 2011 | 92 pages | PDF | 3 MB
At the northern limit of their range, the Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus) is listed as a threatened species by the state of New Jersey. They occur in the southern portion of the state in an area known as the Pine Barrens, where they are isolated from other conspecifics much farther south in Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky and the Carolinas. The major threat that Pine Snakes face throughout their range is habitat loss. Measures to protect Pine Snakes are discussed in this book, particularly habitat protection, enhancement of known nesting areas, construction of hibernacula and protection of nesting and hibernation habitats from off-road vehicles

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AI Snake Oil What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference


Free Download AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference by Arvind Narayanan, Sayash Kapoor
English | September 24, 2024 | ISBN: 069124913X | 360 pages | MOBI | 13 Mb
From two of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in AI, what you need to know about AI-and how to defend yourself against bogus AI claims and products

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Sister Snake A Novel


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English | December 3, 2024 | ISBN: 006335506X | True EPUB | 272 pages | 1.4 MB
A glittering, bold, darkly funny novel about two sisters-one in New York, one in Singapore-who are bound by an ancient secret

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AI Snake Oil What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference


Free Download AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference by Arvind Narayanan, Sayash Kapoor
English | September 24th, 2024 | ISBN: 069124913X | 361 pages | True PDF | 11.06 MB
From two of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in AI, what you need to know about AI-and how to defend yourself against bogus AI claims and products

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AI Snake Oil What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference


Free Download AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference by Arvind Narayanan, Sayash Kapoor
English | September 24th, 2024 | ISBN: 069124913X | 360 pages | True EPUB | 14.15 MB
From two of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in AI, what you need to know about AI-and how to defend yourself against bogus AI claims and products

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Snake Oil A Novel


Free Download Snake Oil: A Novel by Kelsey Rae Dimberg
English | September 17, 2024 | ISBN: 0062867954 | True EPUB | 352 pages | 0.7 MB
A razor-sharp literary thriller about three women vying for power at a wellness startup, where the cost of ambition might be deadly

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The Snake in the Clinic Psychotherapy’s Role in Medicine and Healing


Free Download Guy Dargert, "The Snake in the Clinic: Psychotherapy’s Role in Medicine and Healing"
English | ISBN: 1782203745 | 2016 | 194 pages | PDF | 1406 KB
This book is for psychotherapists and would make a wise companion for anyone starting out in the profession. It entreats readers to be mindful of symptoms, how not to confuse symptoms with illness and how both can be read as paths to the deeper reaches of the psyche where the cause of illness lies.

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