Showing results for "Primitive" in Literature & Fiction

At the height of the Vietnam War, a search and rescue team known as Vulture Squad is sent to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing Green Beret platoon. As Vulture Squad hunts through the primordial depths of the valley, they discover ancient horrors that not only threaten to unravel their minds, but to end their lives, as well.

In the 1960s and early '70s, the most prominent, vocal cultural movement was the New Left: a movement that condemned America and everything it stood for: individualism, material wealth, science, technology, capitalism.

Dans un futur pas très lointain, deux civilisations, que tout oppose, peuplent la terre. Les Technos vivent dans des cités puissantes, ils ont colonisé Mars et Jupiter, disposent d'un luxe et d'un confort impensables pour un homme du XXIe siècle. Les Sixpiliens vivent en dehors des cités, éparpillés dans de petits villages, avec le strict nécessaire pour mener à bien leur occupation principale : la culture de la terre.

What are these barbaric rituals that pass for social and family life? Who are these fearsome creatures who linger in decaying mansions and at glittery malls, trendy weddings and dinner parties? These are the questions that trouble Simone, a beautiful, smart young Haitian woman.

Un mattino d'estate il tetto della casa di vacanza sulle colline liguri di Mara, scultrice, e di suo marito Craig, antropologo, crolla. A ripararlo arriva Ivo, costruttore con molte ombre nella vita. È un incontro che spezza un equilibrio già precario, e fa esplodere paure e desideri dormienti.

A year has passed since the American Forces quarantined the primeval valley, and a new Special Forces team known as Stalker Force has been created to track the most dangerous dinosaurs of all time—the utahraptors—and destroy them. The mission proves to be more than the fledgling team can handle when they come face to face with mysterious new predators, clandestine para-military operatives, and a cunning alpha male utahraptor known as Sobek; the nihil river god.

Uma história de amor e ódio, violência e redenção. Ambientada em Fortaleza, A filha primitiva traz luz e sombra para uma geração de mulheres: avó, mãe e filha–unidas pela dor e pelo abandono, separadas pela fé, pelo ceticismo e pelos segredos que guardam.

Marooned in the Forest: The Story of a Primitive Fight for Life is a thrilling survival tale following a young man lost deep in the wilderness. With no food, weapons, or fire, he must rely on his instincts and ingenuity to endure. A gripping modern-day Robinson Crusoe adventure.