The Curse Of The Labrador Duck
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The Curse Of The Labrador Duck
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Author : Glen Chilton
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2009-09-08
The Curse Of The Labrador Duck written by Glen Chilton 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 2009-09-08 with Nature categories.
In an obsessive 82,000-mile quest for dead birds, how much trouble can one scientist get into? Finally, the world's leading authority on the extinct Labrador Duck, Dr. Glen Chilton, shares the story of his frenzied obsession to reveal the histories behind the mysterious bird -- a saga wherein he sets out to examine the remains of every Labrador Duck, conduct genetic analysis on every Labrador Duck egg, and visit every site where the duck was shot...with many a (mis)adventure along the way. More elusive than the Passenger Pigeon, the Dodo, or the Great Auk and breeding in places so obscure that no certain records exist of its nests, the Labrador Duck succumbed to extinction almost before anyone realized it was in decline. When Chilton began his travels, there were thought to be approximately fifty stuffed specimens, scattered among the museums of Europe and North America. However, as his search progressed, it became clear that some specimens had been lost to war and theft, while others lay hidden in far-flung collections, overseen by secretive curators. After traveling the equivalent of 3.3 times around the world with a series of oddball companions, Chilton finally began to close in on every known specimen...but not before he risked heavy-metal poisoning in Russia, swam naked in a glacier-fed stream, corresponded with a millionaire murderer, and narrowly avoided arrest in New York City. A magnificent blend of travel writing, science, detective work, and mishap, The Curse of the Labrador Duck is the zany adventure of one biologist's obsessive quest to uncover the mysteries of one of the world's most enigmatic birds.
The Curse Of The Labrador Duck
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Author : Glen Chilton
language : en
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Release Date : 2009-09-04
The Curse Of The Labrador Duck written by Glen Chilton and has been published by Simon & Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-04 with Endangered species categories.
Little is known about the Labrador Duck, which once populated eastern North America but has been extinct for more than 100 years. Stuffed specimens, housed under glass in museums and in private collections worldwide, are rare -- only 55 are known to exist. Even more rare is the kind of scientist who would, given the task of writing a small species account about the Labrador Duck, travel around the globe more than three times in search of every last stuffed bird. And what about the curse? Everyone who has owned a stuffed specimen has come to a bad end, whether going to jail or dying under mysterious circumstances. But Chilton is a rare specimen himself, and a biologist with a self-professed obsessive personality. ("They say that some children suck their thumb while still in the womb; I spent those nine months chewing my fingernails.") His pursuit of the extinct species took him to the ducks' breeding habitat on Canada's east coast, as well as on many adventures in Europe and America as he searched museums and personal collections. Over the course of his epic journey, Chilton encountered a colourful flock of scientists, journalists and amateur ornithologists. He also endured numerous hangovers, swam naked in a glacier-fed stream and narrowly avoided arrest in New York City. The Curse of the Labrador Duck is a quest unlike any other, an impulsive journey around the planet in pursuit of a bird no one in our lifetime has seen alive. Looking for the chance to win $10,000.00? Read on to find out how you could win.
The Last Place You D Look For A Wallaby
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Author : Glen Chilton
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
Release Date : 2013-04
The Last Place You D Look For A Wallaby written by Glen Chilton and has been published by Univ. of Queensland Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04 with Science categories.
Glen Chilton returns with another scientific quest, this time to seek out species ill-advisedly introduced into foreign environments. Chilton visits Ireland to witness how rhododendrons, an ornamental plant that escaped a private garden, now threaten to choke out the last of the great oak forests of the United Kingdom. He escapes blood-thirsty midges and a murderous Hungarian architect while visiting a colony of forgotten Scottish wallabies; finds out how termites, brought in on packing crates after WWII, contributed to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans; dives with turtles in North Queensland; and dodges both crocodiles and big guns in the eucalyptus forests of Ethiopia. Along the way, Chilton never turns down the opportunity to share a few pints with eccentric locals, often finding himself in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Max Helsing And The Thirteenth Curse
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Author : Curtis Jobling
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2015-11-10
Max Helsing And The Thirteenth Curse written by Curtis Jobling and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-10 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Max is just your average kid growing up in Gallows Hill, a small town outside of Boston—well, except that he lives in a gothic mansion with an old former prizefighter, and his after-school job is carrying on the monster-hunting tradition of his family, the van Helsings. Despite the bloody legacy he’s inherited, Max always tries to be kind and fair to the ghouls, demons, and other creatures he encounters. So he’s confused when monsters start attacking him willy-nilly—even those he thought of as friends. Max discovers he’s been cursed by an evil Warlock who intends to reclaim the earth for the monsters. To save his life, Max must rely on his gearhead friend Syd, his boy-genius neighbor Wing, and his brand-new puppy for help. But time is running out, and if they can’t figure out how to break the Thirteenth Curse, Max—and the world as we know it—will be in deep, deep trouble…
Hope Is The Thing With Feathers
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Author : Christopher Cokinos
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2009-05-14
Hope Is The Thing With Feathers written by Christopher Cokinos and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-14 with Nature categories.
A prizewinning poet and nature writer weaves together natural history, biology, sociology, and personal narrative to tell the story of the lives, habitats, and deaths of six extinct bird species.
Moby Duck
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Author : Donovan Hohn
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2011-03-03
Moby Duck written by Donovan Hohn and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-03 with Science categories.
Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year A revelatory tale of science, adventure, and modern myth. When the writer Donovan Hohn heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to a few beachcombers, and read up on Arctic science and geography. But questions can be like ocean currents: wade in too far, and they carry you away. Hohn's accidental odyssey pulls him into the secretive world of shipping conglomerates, the daring work of Arctic researchers, the lunatic risks of maverick sailors, and the shadowy world of Chinese toy factories. Moby-Duck is a journey into the heart of the sea and an adventure through science, myth, the global economy, and some of the worst weather imaginable. With each new discovery, Hohn learns of another loose thread, and with each successive chase, he comes closer to understanding where his castaway quarry comes from and where it goes. In the grand tradition of Tony Horwitz and David Quammen, Moby-Duck is a compulsively readable narrative of whimsy and curiosity.
How To Hold Animals
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Author : Toshimitsu Matsuhashi
language : en
Publisher: Scribner
Release Date : 2020-11-03
How To Hold Animals written by Toshimitsu Matsuhashi and has been published by Scribner this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-03 with Nature categories.
How to Hold Animals is the irresistible guide to holding more than forty critters according to advice from wildlife specialists. Learn from the experts—a pet shop owner, a veterinarian, a wildlife photographer, and a reptile handler—how to pick up and hold dozens of species of animals, great and small, furry, scaly, and feathery, including snails, chipmunks, chickens, chinchillas, stag beetles, lizards, hamsters, owls, grasshoppers, mice, and more. Chock full of fascinating facts, interviews with experts, and full-color photos on every page, How to Hold Animals will delight and inform animal lovers of all stripes.
The Attack Of The Killer Rhododendrons
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Author : Glen Chilton
language : en
Publisher: HarperPerennial
Release Date : 2014-04-07
The Attack Of The Killer Rhododendrons written by Glen Chilton and has been published by HarperPerennial this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-07 with Biological invasions categories.
In the rollicking and award-nominated The Curse of the Labrador Duck, Glen Chilton travelled the world over more than three times to seek out every last stuffed specimen of the extinct Labrador duck in prose "that calls to mind James Herriot and Bill Bryson" (A.J. Jacobs). Now he returns with yet another quest, this time to seek out species ill-advisedly introduced into foreign environments. Chilton visits Ireland to witness how the rhododendron, an ornamental plant that escaped a private garden, now threatens to choke out the last of the great oak forests of the U.K. He escapes blood thirsty midges and a murderous Hungarian architect while visiting a colony of forgotten Scottish wallabies; finds out how termites, brought in on packing crates after the Second World War, contributed to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans; and dodges crocodiles and AK-47s in the eucalyptus forests of Ethiopia. And, in true Glen Chilton fashion, he never turns down the opportunity to share a few ales with eccentric locals. The Attack of the Killer Rhododendrons is a hilarious, neurotically charged romp through the world's jungles, deserts and dumpsters in search of transplanted creatures trying to make a new home in an alien country.
Bay Of Spirits
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Author : Farley Mowat
language : en
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Release Date : 2009-01-13
Bay Of Spirits written by Farley Mowat and has been published by McClelland & Stewart this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-13 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 1957, Farley Mowat shipped out aboard one of Newfoundland’s famous coastal steamers, tramping from outport to outport along the southwest coast. The indomitable spirit of the people and the bleak beauty of the landscape would lure him back again and again over the years. In the process of falling in love with a people and a place, Mowat also met the woman who would be the great love of his life. A stunningly beautiful and talented young artist, Claire Wheeler insouciantly climbed aboard Farley’s beloved but jinxed schooner as it lay on the St. Pierre docks, once again in a cradle for repairs, and changed both their lives forever. This is the story of that love affair, of summers spent sailing the Newfoundland coast, and of their decision to start their life together in Burgeo, one of the province’s last remaining outports. It is also an unforgettable portrait of the last of the outport people and a way of life that had survived for centuries but was now passing forever. Affectionate, unsentimental, this is a burnished gem from an undiminished talent. I was inside my vessel painting the cabin when I heard the sounds of a scuffle nearby. I poked my head out the companionway in time to see a lithesome young woman swarming up the ladder which leaned against Happy Adventure’s flank. Whining expectantly, the shipyard dog was endeavouring to follow this attractive stranger. I could see why. As slim and graceful as a ballet dancer (which, I would later learn, was one of her avocations), she appeared to be wearing a gleaming golden helmet (her own smoothly bobbed head of hair) and was as radiantly lovely as any Saxon goddess. I invited her aboard, while pushing the dog down the ladder. “That’s only Blanche,” I reassured my visitor. “He won’t bite. He’s just, uh . . . being friendly.” “That’s nice to know,” she said sweetly. Then she smiled . . . and I was lost. —From Bay of Spirits
The Lost Bird Project
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Author : Todd McGrain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
The Lost Bird Project written by Todd McGrain and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Art categories.
A sculptor creates memorials to five extinct North American bird species