Falcon Fever
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Falcon Fever
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Author : Tim Gallagher
language : en
Publisher: HMH
Release Date : 2009-05-22
Falcon Fever written by Tim Gallagher and has been published by HMH this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-22 with Nature categories.
The ornithologist and award-winning author of The Grail Bird shares his love of falconry in this “boundary-stretching memoir” (Kirkus Reviews). “To me, falconry at its highest level is an art form in which the canvas is the entire sky.” What is it about falconry that inspires such avid devotees? Tim Gallagher has pondered this question since he first became obsessed with the sport at the age of twelve. In Falcon Fever, he interweaves memoir, history, and travelogue as he takes us along on his many adventures—mallard hunting in upstate New York with his falcon MacDuff; traveling to Wyoming and the Scottish Highlands to visit and learn from other falconers; attending the annual field meet of the North American Falconers’ Association; and making his personal pilgrimage to the southern Italian lands and landmarks of his hero Frederick II, the thirteenth-century Holy Roman Emperor who wrote the classic text On the Art of Hunting with Birds. From his early use of falconry to escape a troubled childhood to the vibrant, modern community that continues to practice the centuries-old sport of kings, Gallagher offers both a knowledgeable introduction to these birds of prey and an inspiring personal story. “A series of exhilarating, often poignant stories. . . . He weaves an eloquent life story around his life with hawks and falcons.” —Houston Chronicle “The ideal tonic to reinvigorate a nation distracted by laptops from its love for its natural heritage.” —Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “A poignant, introspective volume.” —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
How Fast Can A Falcon Dive
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Author : Peter Capainolo
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2010
How Fast Can A Falcon Dive written by Peter Capainolo and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Nature categories.
"Want to know everything about birds of preyùour amazing raptors? Then Capainolo and Butler's compact book, How Fast Can a Falcon Dive?, is the place to start!"--Joel Cracraft, Lamont Curator of Birds, American Museum of Natural History.
By Night In Chile
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Author : Roberto Bolaño
language : en
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
Release Date : 2003-12-17
By Night In Chile written by Roberto Bolaño and has been published by New Directions Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-12-17 with Fiction categories.
A deathbed confession revolving around Opus Dei and Pinochet, By Night in Chile pours out the self-justifying dark memories of the Jesuit priest Father Urrutia. As through a crack in the wall, By Night in Chile's single night-long rant provides a terrifying, clandestine view of the strange bedfellows of Church and State in Chile. This wild, eerily compact novel—Roberto Bolano's first work available in English—recounts the tale of a poor boy who wanted to be a poet, but ends up a half-hearted Jesuit priest and a conservative literary critic, a sort of lap dog to the rich and powerful cultural elite, in whose villas he encounters Pablo Neruda and Ernst Junger. Father Urrutia is offered a tour of Europe by agents of Opus Dei (to study "the disintegration of the churches," a journey into realms of the surreal); and ensnared by this plum, he is next assigned—after the destruction of Allende—the secret, never-to-be-disclosed job of teaching Pinochet, at night, all about Marxism, so the junta generals can know their enemy. Soon, searingly, his memories go from bad to worse. Heart-stopping and hypnotic, By Night in Chile marks the American debut of an astonishing writer.
Special Bibliography Series
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Author : United States Air Force Academy. Library
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Special Bibliography Series written by United States Air Force Academy. Library and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Bibliography categories.
Special Bibliography Series
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1957
Special Bibliography Series written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1957 with categories.
Atlanta
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006-11
Atlanta written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-11 with categories.
Atlanta magazine’s editorial mission is to engage our community through provocative writing, authoritative reporting, and superlative design that illuminate the people, the issues, the trends, and the events that define our city. The magazine informs, challenges, and entertains our readers each month while helping them make intelligent choices, not only about what they do and where they go, but what they think about matters of importance to the community and the region. Atlanta magazine’s editorial mission is to engage our community through provocative writing, authoritative reporting, and superlative design that illuminate the people, the issues, the trends, and the events that define our city. The magazine informs, challenges, and entertains our readers each month while helping them make intelligent choices, not only about what they do and where they go, but what they think about matters of importance to the community and the region.
The Art And Practice Of Hawking
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Author : E. B. Michell
language : en
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Release Date : 2015-12-22
The Art And Practice Of Hawking written by E. B. Michell and has been published by Read Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-22 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to the art of hawking, with information on training, game-hawking, equipment, care and management, nutrition, handling, history, and much more. Based on the author's thirty years hawking experience, this timeless manual contains everything a beginner might need to know on the subject, and will also include information of value to those with more experience. Contents include: "History and Literature", "The Birds Used in Hawking", "Furniture and Fittings", "Eyesses and Hack Hawks", "Passage Hawks", "Training and Entering", "Rook-Hawking", "Game-Hawking", "Lark-Hawking", "Gulls, Heron, Kite, Duck", "The Goshawk", et cetera. Many vintage texts such as this, especially those dating back to the 1900s and before, are increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on falconry.
Hints On The Management Of Hawks And Practical Falconry
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Author : James Edmund Harting
language : en
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Release Date : 2021-03-22
Hints On The Management Of Hawks And Practical Falconry written by James Edmund Harting and has been published by Read Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-22 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This vintage book contains a comprehensive and practical handbook on falconry, with information on training, care and management, common ailments, equipment and equipping, feeding, and much more. Written in clear, plain language and full of simple instructions and invaluable hints, this timeless volume is highly recommended for the modern falconer, and would make for a great addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: “Choice of Hawk”, “The Perch”, “The Block”, “The Bath”, “Glove, Hood and Jesses”, “Sending a hawk by Rail”, “Treatment on Arrival”, “Hooding”, “Putting on the Jesses”, “Varvels”, “The Leash”, “The Brail”, “Feeding”, “Washed Meat”, “Range”, “Tiring”, “Castings”, “The Lure”, etcetera. Many antiquarian texts such as this, especially those dating back to the 1900s and before, are increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on falconry.
The World Of Author Karen Wiesner A Compendium Of Fiction
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Author : Karen Wiesner
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
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The World Of Author Karen Wiesner A Compendium Of Fiction written by Karen Wiesner and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Smithsonian Stories
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Author : Wilton S. Dillon
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-07-05
Smithsonian Stories written by Wilton S. Dillon and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-05 with Art categories.
Why is the Smithsonian more than the "Nation's Attic?" Or more than a museum complex? As Wilton S. Dillon shows, the Smithsonian came to be the institution we know today under the twenty-year leadership of "Sun King" S. Dillon Ripley.Ripley aspired to reinvent the Smithsonian as a great universitywith museums. Although little understood by the public at large, it began as a basic research center. The Smithsonian remains a key contributor to the world of higher learning and functions diplomatically as the ministry of culture for the United States. Dillon provides backstage insights into Ripley's quest for the wholeness of knowledge. He describes how he inspired its role as a "theater of ideas as well as artifacts." Under his tutelage, the National Mall became a playground for world intelligentsia, an "intellectual free trade zone" in the shadow of the nation's political capital.Dillon reminds us that interdisciplinary, international Smithsonian symposia foreshadowed twenty-first-century issues and trends. His descriptions of the educational rewards of balancing tradition with the avant-garde are inspiring. As Dillon reminds us, Ripley's twenty-year reign may well have helped spark the waning embers of the Enlightenment.
