The Father Of Octopus Wrestling
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The Father Of Octopus Wrestling
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Author : Frankie McMillan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
The Father Of Octopus Wrestling written by Frankie McMillan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Fiction categories.
Darkly comic, surreal and full of perceptiveness about human vulnerability and eccentricity, Frankie McMillan's small fictions often duck and dive away from the reader's expectations. With a poet's sense of how single words or phrases ripple out with alternate meanings, and a dramatist's feeling for how apparently small gestures reveal character, and how sudden, cataclysmic change can wrench us out of comfort, routine and unthinking assumptions, the author leaves us ransacking the language for finer genre definitions. This collection teems with both the animal world and a vivid circus of quirky human individuals. The pieces globe-trot all over the planet: from Russia to America to New Zealand; and yet often their piquant wisdom comes from how they bear down into 'micro-geography' of intimate relationships: the troughs, peaks, cliff-sides, the warm, still pools of recognition. Frankie McMillan is like a quietly outrageous Zen master, showing us human folly and idiocy, steering us carefully over the dark river of vulnerability that swells under it all. 'The Father of Octopus Wrestling, and other small fictions' is an artisan production, designed and printed by Ilam Press, Ilam School of Fine Arts.
Fox Tossing Octopus Wrestling And Other Forgotten Sports
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Author : Edward Brooke-Hitching
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2015-06-04
Fox Tossing Octopus Wrestling And Other Forgotten Sports written by Edward Brooke-Hitching 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 2015-06-04 with Sports & Recreation categories.
'An entertaining new book… which looks back at the most bizarre sporting activities ever devised by mankind' Daily Mail 'Perfect book for the Christmas stockings of adults and curious children' Wall Street Journal For those who enjoyed the quirkiness of Schott's Miscellany, the erudition of The Etymologicon or the extremes of The Dangerous Book for Boys, this is the ideal read. From Flagpole Sitting to Hot Cockles, Edward Brooke-Hitching has researched through piles of dusty tomes to bring vividly back to life some of the most curious, dangerous and downright bizarre sports and pastimes ever devised, before we thought better of it and erased them from the memory. After all, who would ever want to bring back Fox Tossing, a popular sport for men and women in 17th-century Germany? The sport involved dozens of couples pairing up and standing 20-25 feet apart in an enclosed field, each holding one end of a net, and then they would pull hard at both ends as the fox ran past, sending it flying high into the air. There are many other sports revealed within these pages that are unlikely ever to make an appearance on our TV screens, such as Firework Boxing, which is just as dangerous as it sounds. Meanwhile, Ski Ballet may not have been so risky, but Suzy 'Chapstick' Chaffee's signature move - the Suzy Split (a complete forward split while balanced on the tips of her skis) - was probably not one to try at home. An intriguing, entertaining and occasionally shocking insight into the vivid imaginations of humanity across the years, Fox Tossing, Octopus Wrestling and Other Forgotten Sports is an unforgettable read and a perfect gift.
True Tales Of Puget Sound
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Author : Dorothy Wilhelm
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2019-01-14
True Tales Of Puget Sound written by Dorothy Wilhelm and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-14 with History categories.
From the shores of Gig Harbor to the slopes of Mount Rainier, the towns surrounding Puget Sound all have incredible stories to share. How did Old Fort Nisqually, now perched on a lofty bluff above Tacoma, move twenty-two miles from its original 1843 site in DuPont? Did Eatonville's copper-infused paint inspire the phrase "painting the town red"? Read about the famed Pie Goddess of Enumclaw and about a cookbook compiled by Emma Smith DeVoe of Parkland that included helpful tips from suffragettes. Join author Dorothy Wilhelm, of the television show My Home Town, as she explores these beloved town tales and uncovers the rest of the story.
Fox Tossing
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Author : Edward Brooke-Hitching
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2015-11-10
Fox Tossing written by Edward Brooke-Hitching 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 2015-11-10 with Humor categories.
"Originally published in 2015 in Great Britain by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd."
Low Man Rides Again
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Author : Harry Allen Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Low Man Rides Again written by Harry Allen Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Indiana categories.
We Give A Squid A Wedgie
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Author : C. Alexander London
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2013-04-04
We Give A Squid A Wedgie written by C. Alexander London and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-04 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
If Oliver and Celia Navel had any hopes this year would be less life-threatening than the last, their hopes are quickly shattered…along with their television set. When a strange scientist warns them that their mother is—yet again—in peril, it’s off to the Pacific Ocean they go. But navigating stormy seas proves easy compared to tackling a Kraken—an enormous squid—and the twins think they might have bitten off more than they can chew. In their quest for Atlantis, Oliver and Celia are in the worst trouble of their young lives; and survival comes down to one seemingly impossible task: giving a squid a wedgie.
Dancing With The Octopus
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Author : Debora Harding
language : en
Publisher: Profile Books
Release Date : 2020-08-27
Dancing With The Octopus written by Debora Harding and has been published by Profile Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-27 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION* 'Extraordinary' Kate Mosse 'Electric' Lemn Sissay 'Searing' Julia Samuel One Omaha winter day in 1978, when Debora Harding was just fourteen, she was abducted at knife-point, thrown into a van, assaulted, held for ransom, and left to die. But what if this wasn't the most traumatic, defining event in her childhood? Undertaking a radical project, Debora Harding dexterously shifts between the past and present to unravel her story. From the immediate aftermath to the possibility of restorative justice twenty years later, Dancing with the Octopus lays bare the social and political forces that act upon us after the experience of serious crime. A vivid, sly and intimate portrait of one family's disintegration, this is a darkly humorous and ground-breaking narrative of reckoning and recovery.
The Father S Almanac
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Author : S. Adams Sullivan
language : en
Publisher: Main Street Books
Release Date : 2011-01-26
The Father S Almanac written by S. Adams Sullivan and has been published by Main Street Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-26 with Family & Relationships categories.
A perennial bestseller, now revised and updated for a new generation of fathers, this readable, inspiring guide to the world of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers is an indispensable treasury of advice, ideas, and suggestions.
Animal Theologians
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Author : Andrew Linzey
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2023
Animal Theologians written by Andrew Linzey and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with Philosophy categories.
Many people who have thought about God have not thought about animals, or about the relationship between the two. But among those who have are some of the most celebrated religious thinkers, including Michel de Montaigne, Thomas Tryon, John Wesley, John Ruskin, Leo Tolstoy, Mohandas K. Gandhi, Albert Schweitzer, and Paul Tillich. This volume comprises 24 scholarly studies that detail challenges to the dominant anthropocentrism of most religious traditions. The editors have brought together Jewish, Unitarian, Christian, transcendentalist, Muslim, Hindu, Dissenting, deist, and Quaker voices, each offering a unique theological perspective that counters the neglect of the nonhuman. Animal Theologians is divided into three parts starting with the pioneers who first saw a relationship between animals and divinity, those who contributed to the expansion of social sensibility to animals, and ending with the work of contemporary theologians. The essays in this volume use contextual and historical background to describe what led animal theologians to their beliefs, and then pave way for further developments in this expanding field. This volume is an act of reclaiming different religious traditions for animals by recovering lost voices.
Octopus Hug
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Author : Laurence Pringle
language : en
Publisher: Astra Young Readers
Release Date : 1996-02-01
Octopus Hug written by Laurence Pringle and has been published by Astra Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-02-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
When Mom goes out for the evening, Becky and Jesse start to bicker. But then Dad gives them an octopus hug, and the house is soon rocking with laughter. An octopus hug is just one of the silly games in Larry Pringle's story that celebrates the special delight children feel when they engage in horseplay with their dads. Kate Salley Palmer's energetic text illustrations, practically reach out and draw the reader into the fun. Here's a book the whole family can enjoy.