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[close] Publisher of books on Archaeology, Anthropology, Composition and Rhetoric, Ethnohistory, Folklore, Latin American Studies, Natural History, Western History, Mining History, Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region, Native American Studies, Law, and Social Science

[close] "Go to Alaska," they said. "It'll be fun," they said. They couldn't have been more wrong. The day is a beautiful day as you board the small plane called Canso. The sky is blue, the sun is shinning and there isn't a cloud in the sky. The airport is located in a small town in the Florida Panhandle and it is hot. Everyone is encouraged very strongly to buy a blanket, even a jacket. The airline supplies these things, of course, but everyone would want their own stuff. No one really listens, though. The plane takes off and for a long time, everything is fine. You're sailing over the beautiful, unsettled, wild and free Canadian mountains. You're starting to regret not buying a blanket when they seem to run out. There is a sudden burst of turbulence as we enter a storm. A flight attendant goes to check on the captain and there is a scream. Then, there is an unmistakable feeling of free falling... You wake up freezing. It takes a while to registered that the smell is blood. It takes a while to realize that you've crashed. It takes a while to realize that the plane is on fire... There's no sign of civilization anywhere. Search parties have been sent out and there's nothing. Can you survive against the elements? Against the grizzlies? Against all odds? Or will you be one of those who perish? Or will you be one of those who just up and disappears? This RP takes place in the dead of winter. So, it is dark and snowy, all the time.

[close] This is a group supporting the idea that there is a paucity of current fiction being written about the era from 1960 to 1980. The tumultuous period of Cross-country trips, a generation gap and the social movements of anti-war, pro civil rights, plus woman's, and gay liberation. The period from what might be called the first Liberation Lit book, "On The Road", to Tim Robbins string of irreverences in the late seventies, with "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues"providing a good example. But what writers are reflecting back now on this period of huge change and a restructuring of the entire social contract? Where are the novels to finally end the divide between the returning soldier and the protesting hippie? Where is the closure that is needed as baby boomers enter their old age. They need art to reflect their sense of all this finally being past.

[close] This reading group will focus on natural history. We will immerse ourselves within the realm of organisms as we explore the biodiversity of the planet. Discover and discuss animal species ranging from vertebrates such as birds and mammals to soft-bodied organisms such as mollusks, worms and jellies. We will journey throughout the world's biomes via ecological and evolutionary perspectives, the microscopic connections and the life histories of different species. Hopefully we will gain a better understanding of the numerous species we share the planet with. Environmental aspects and conservation measures are also important topics of interest in this group. Coral polyps "Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality."