Flashgordon’s Items of Note

The South Central Gond indigenous people live in the forests and hills of India in Maharashatra and Andhra Pradesh, north of the Godavari River. They are essentially concentrated in the Chandrapur, Adilabad, and Garhichiroli districts. The Southeast Gond indigenous people live in the forests and hills of southern India. They are primarily concentrated in the […]

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Barbara Bower and Barbara Rose Johnston, eds.2007
Left Coast Press
On May 2, 2008 the cyclone Nargis crashed into Myanmar, killing an estimated 78,000 people and inundating countless acres of land. A week later, an earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale struck Wenchuan County in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. These two events brought the […]

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When one thinks of literature, many great authors come to mind: Steinbeck, Dostoevsky, Rand, Proust, Hemingway, and so on. All of these authors have one thing in common, the ability to weave an engrossing, detailed, and rich story. Beyond these “modern masters” certain countries over time have also been known for their great literature and […]

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