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An Incomplete Dictionary Of Show Birds
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Author : Luke Stephenson
language : en
Publisher: Stephenson Press Yes Editions
Release Date : 2014-02-28
An Incomplete Dictionary Of Show Birds written by Luke Stephenson and has been published by Stephenson Press Yes Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-28 with Birds categories.
"It all started very innocently I suppose, but then it gradually turned into an obsession ...." The first inkling of this obsession came when British photographer Luke Stephenson (born 1983) met an artist who photographed pigeons--side on, against a blank background. Impressed by the simplicity of these images, Stephenson began to photograph birds. His first subjects belonged to the treasurer of the UK Budgie Society, who deemed his portraits "crap" because he had omitted the legs and tails. He subsequently developed an eye for the nuances of bird photography, and, making a specialty of photographing show birds of all kinds, developed the body of work gathered in this volume. While Stephenson's photographs depict these birds with apparent neutrality (against a variety of colored backgrounds), Michael Smith observes in his foreword to this volume that "they live in an overlap between the natural and manmade worlds, and say as much about the culture that created them as they do about nature."
An Incomplete Dictionary Of Show Birds Vol 2
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Author : Luke Stephenson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-08-09
An Incomplete Dictionary Of Show Birds Vol 2 written by Luke Stephenson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-09 with categories.
Remarkable Birds
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Author : Mark Avery
language : en
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Release Date : 2016-09-13
Remarkable Birds written by Mark Avery and has been published by Thames & Hudson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-13 with Nature categories.
Everything you didn’t know about the avian world: a fascinating compendium showcasing the extraordinary wonders of birds, illuminated with exquisite ornithological illustrations, prints, and drawings Humans share the Earth with more than 10,000 species of birds and have always been enchanted by them. Birds can be a sign of the changing seasons, a symbol of freedom, or simply a breathtaking vision of beauty. Remarkable Birds approaches these fascinating creatures thematically across eight sections covering all aspects of humans’ relationship with birds. “Songbirds” celebrates the greatest bird virtuosi, such as the nightingale, while “Birds of Prey” includes majestic hunters such as the harpy eagle. “Feathered Travelers” describes astounding journeys made by birds including tiny hummingbirds that migrate huge distances. “The Love Life of Birds” illuminates the most brilliant displays upon which different species rely to find a mate—notably the extravagant plumage and dances of birds of paradise. “Avian Cities” explores the spectacular, large colonies of species such as the flamingo, while “Useful to Us” examines the diverse ways we find birds valuable, such as the turkey or the canary. “Threatened & Extinct” describes some species that have been lost forever, and others on the brink. Birds have also had great mystical significance and “Revered & Adored” considers such species as the sacred ibis, believed by the ancient Egyptians to represent the god Thoth.
The Clown Egg Register
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Author : Luke Stephenson
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2017-03-30
The Clown Egg Register written by Luke Stephenson and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-30 with Art categories.
For clown lovers and art lovers alike, the only collection of clown faces painted on eggs anywhere in the world The Clown Egg Register is a unique record of two hundred and fifty clown faces, each one painted on to an egg. The eggs act as copyright for a clown's personal visual identity, preserving the unwritten rule that a clown must never copy the face of another. It is a tradition that began in the United Kingdom in the 1940s at Clowns International, the oldest established club for clowns. In this book, the inimitably eccentric collection of images is paired with biographies of each clown, revealing details of their private and public lives, and giving a glimpse into this outmoded art form that continues to delight and terrify children everywhere.
The Liar S Dictionary
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Author : Eley Williams
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 2021-01-05
The Liar S Dictionary written by Eley Williams and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-05 with Fiction categories.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “You wouldn’t expect a comic novel about a dictionary to be a thriller too, but this one is. In fact, [it] is also a mystery, love story (two of them) and cliffhanging melodrama.” —The New York Times Book Review An award-winning novel that chronicles the charming misadventures of a lovelorn Victorian lexicographer and the young woman put on his trail a century later to root out his misdeeds while confronting questions of her own sexuality and place in the world. Mountweazel n. the phenomenon of false entries within dictionaries and works of reference. Often used as a safeguard against copyright infringement. In the final year of the nineteenth century, Peter Winceworth is toiling away at the letter S for Swansby’s multivolume Encyclopaedic Dictionary. But his disaffection with his colleagues compels him to assert some individual purpose and artistic freedom, and he begins inserting unauthorized, fictitious entries. In the present day, Mallory, the publisher’s young intern, starts to uncover these mountweazels in the process of digitization and through them senses their creator’s motivations, hopes, and desires. More pressingly, she’s also been contending with a threatening, anonymous caller who wants Swansby’s staff to “burn in hell.” As these two narratives coalesce, Winceworth and Mallory, separated by one hundred years, must discover how to negotiate the complexities of life’s often untrustworthy, hoax-strewn, and undefinable path. An exhilarating, laugh-out-loud debut, The Liar’s Dictionary celebrates the rigidity, fragility, absurdity, and joy of language while peering into questions of identity and finding one’s place in the world.
Birds And The Culture Of The European Bronze Age
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Author : Joakim Goldhahn
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-10-24
Birds And The Culture Of The European Bronze Age written by Joakim Goldhahn and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-24 with Nature categories.
Shows how archaeologists gain knowledge about past ontologies, and explores the role that birds played in Bronze Age economy, ritual and religion.
Birdwatchingwatching
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Author : Alex Horne
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2009-01-29
Birdwatchingwatching written by Alex Horne and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-29 with Humor categories.
Alex Horne is not a birdwatcher. But his dad is, so with the prospect of fatherhood looming on his own horizon, Alex decided there was no better time to really get to know both his father and his father's favourite hobby. So he challenged his dad to a Big Year: from 1 January to 31 December they would each try to spot as many birds as possible; the one who spied the most species would be the victor. Along the way Alex would find out what makes his dad tick, pick up a bit of fatherly wisdom and perhaps even 'get into' birdwatching himself. Join Alex as he journeys from Barnes to Bahrain in this charming tale of obsession, manliness, fathers and sons, and the highly amusing twists and turns of a year-long bird race.
A Bird In Flight Leaves No Trace
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Author : Seon Master Subul
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2019-04-30
A Bird In Flight Leaves No Trace written by Seon Master Subul and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-30 with Religion categories.
Penetrate the nature of mind with this contemporary Korean take on a classic of Zen literature. The message of the Tang-dynasty Zen text in this volume seems simple: to gain enlightenment, stop thinking there is something you need to practice. For the Chinese master Huangbo Xiyun (d. 850), the mind is enlightenment itself if we can only let go of our normal way of thinking. The celebrated translation of this work by John Blofeld, The Zen Teaching of Huang Po, introduced countless readers to Zen over the last sixty years. Huangbo’s work is also a favorite of contemporary Zen (Korean: Seon) Master Subul, who has revolutionized the strict monastic practice of koans and adapted it for lay meditators in Korea and around the world to make swift progress in intense but informal retreats. Devoting themselves to enigmatic questions with their whole bodies, retreatants are frustrated in their search for answers and arrive thereby at a breakthrough experience of their own buddha nature. A Bird in Flight Leaves No Trace is a bracing call for the practitioner to let go and thinking and unlock the buddha within.
Citizen Bird
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Author : Mabel Osgood Wright
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897
Citizen Bird written by Mabel Osgood Wright and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1897 with Birds categories.
This classic and widely influential work brings together the talents of the greatest American ornithologist of his generation (Coues), a pioneering nature writer/editor/ornithologist (Wright), and a young artist whose contribution to the American tradition of bird illustration proved to be second only to Audubon's own (Fuertes); this book features the first substantial body of his work. Directed at the general public, especially children, and written in an entertaining and fanciful fiction style, the work imparts solid scientific knowledge while inculcating conservation values. It exemplifies the extensive literature of popular yet scientifically-grounded ornithology which nurtured the national passion for birds in this era, thereby fostering some of conservationism's most vital and widespread grass roots. Women were particularly well-represented in this literature, often--like Wright--combining literary gifts with serious scientific knowledge (Wright was elected to membership in the American Ornithologists' Union) to bridge the widening gap between professional science and amateur nature-study, and often--as in this work--confirming contemporary expectations of gender roles by directing their writings particularly toward children.
A Bird S Eye View Of Life With Add And Adhd
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Author : Chris A. Zeigler Dendy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-11
A Bird S Eye View Of Life With Add And Adhd written by Chris A. Zeigler Dendy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11 with Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder categories.
Twelve teens and a young adult who are living with attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder describe what it is like to have the conditions, and offer practical coping strategies.