Akron Public Library

Examines the beginnings of the relationship between men and horses and describes the way of life of the Scythians and other ancient mounted nomads of Eurasia.

"Following his vivid account of traveling with one of the last camel caravans on earth in Men of Salt, Michael Benanav now brings us along on a journey with a tribe of forest-dwelling nomads in India. Welcomed into a family of nomadic water buffalo herders, he joins them on their annual spring migration into the Himalayas. More than a glimpse into an endangered culture, this superb adventure explores the relationship between humankind and wild lands,...

"A Quebec bestseller based on the life of Michel Jean's great-grandmother that delivers an empathetic portrait of drastic change in an Innu community. Kukum recounts the story of Almanda Sǐmon, an orphan raised by her aunt and uncle, who falls in love with a young Innu man despite their cultural differences and goes on to share her life with the Pekuakami Innu community. They accept her as one of their own: Almanda learns their language, how to live...

"Distinguished scholars write of the lives and customs of eight groups- Lohars of India, etc. who wander over long distances in search of food and water for their families and animals."

A devious military officer schemes to infiltrate a hidden city deep in the heart of the Upper Egyptian desert, where bands of artisans prepare the tombs of the Pharaohs and a legendary stone of magical powers is protected by elite soldiers.

Moving across millennia, Nomads explores the transformative and often bloody relationship between settled and mobile societies. Often overlooked in history, the story of the umbilical connections between these two very different ways of living presents a radical new view of human civilization. From the Neolithic revolution to the twenty-first century via the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the great nomadic empires of the Arabs and Mongols, the...

Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad. Along the way, she meets other nomads who become mentors in the vast landscape of the American West.

A camel gives birth to a rare white camel and rejects it. The nomads send off for a musician who, according to ancient ritual, will perform a ceremony that is meant to coax the mother into nursing her baby.

As Old Europe falls apart under the pressure of nomadic invaders, Marrah meets the nomad warrior Stavan. Their love for each other and their children dooms Stavan to fight his own people.

Discover what it's really like to live and work full-time on the road in a camper van from eco-vanlifer and founder of the Diversify Vanlife movement, Noami Grevemberg. Feeling dissatisfied with her office job and her "stationary home," in 2016 Noami Grevemberg took a bold step. She quit her job, sold her belongings, and set out in her 1985 VW Vanagon to pursue a life of simplicity and travel with her husband and German Shepherd by her side. In her...