The Memory Of Birds
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The Memory Of Birds
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Author : Breyten Breytenbach
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
The Memory Of Birds written by Breyten Breytenbach and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with South Africa categories.
Migratory Birds
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Author : Mariana Oliver
language : en
Publisher: Undelivered Lectures
Release Date : 2021
Migratory Birds written by Mariana Oliver and has been published by Undelivered Lectures this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with LITERARY COLLECTIONS categories.
A sensitive, stunning debut on movement, migration, and loss, in the vein of Valeria Luiselli's Sidewalks.
Bird Brain
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Author : Nathan Emery
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2016-09-06
Bird Brain written by Nathan Emery and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-06 with Nature categories.
"This book was conceived, designed and produced by Ivy Press"--Title page verso.
The Meaning Of Birds
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Author : Simon Barnes
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2016-09-08
The Meaning Of Birds written by Simon Barnes and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-08 with Nature categories.
One of our most eloquent nature writers offers a passionate and informative celebration of birds and their ability to help us understand the world we live in. As well as exploring how birds achieve the miracle of flight; why birds sing; what they tell us about the seasons of the year and what their presence tells us about the places they inhabit, The Wisdom of Birds muses on the uses of feathers, the drama of raptors, the slaughter of pheasants, the infidelities of geese, and the strangeness of feeling sentimental about blue tits while enjoying a chicken sandwich. From the mocking-birds of the Galapagos who guided Charles Darwin toward his evolutionary theory, to the changing patterns of migration that alert us to the reality of contemporary climate change, Simon Barnes explores both the intrinsic wonder of what it is to be a bird – and the myriad ways in which birds can help us understand the meaning of life.
The Book Of Memory
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Author : Mary J. Carruthers
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1992-05-14
The Book Of Memory written by Mary J. Carruthers 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 1992-05-14 with History categories.
The Book of Memory is a magisterial and beautifully illustrated account of the workings and function of memory in medieval society. Memory was the psychological faculty valued above all others in the period stretching from late antiquity through the Renaissance. The prominence given to memory has profound implications for the contemporary understanding of all creative activity, and the social role of literature and art. Drawing on a range of fascinating examples from Dante, Chaucer, and Aquinas to the symbolism of illuminated manuscripts, this unusually wide-ranging book offers new insights into the medieval world.
Bird Brain
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Author : Nathan Emery
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2024-11-01
Bird Brain written by Nathan Emery and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-11-01 with Nature categories.
This surprising look at the intelligence and behavior of birds is "a winner . . . the illustrations are excellent—dramatic, informative, and fun" (Frank Gill, author of Ornithology). One of Forbes 's Best Books About Birds and Birding of the Year Birds have not been known for their high IQs, which is why a person of questionable intelligence is sometimes called a "birdbrain." Yet in the past two decades, the study of avian intelligence has witnessed dramatic advances. From a time when birds were seen as simple instinct machines responding only to stimuli in their external worlds, we now know that some birds have complex internal worlds as well. This book provides an engaging exploration of the avian mind, revealing how science is exploding one of the most widespread myths about our feathered friends—and changing the way we think about intelligence in other animals as well. Bird Brain looks at the structures and functions of the avian brain, and describes the extraordinary behaviors that different types of avian intelligence give rise to. It offers insights into crows, jays, magpies, and other corvids—the "masterminds" of the avian world—as well as parrots and some less-studied species from around the globe. This lively and accessible book shows how birds have sophisticated brains with abilities previously thought to be uniquely human, such as mental time travel, self-recognition, empathy, problem solving, imagination, and insight. Written by a leading expert and featuring a foreword by Frans de Waal, renowned for his work on animal intelligence, Bird Brain shines critical new light on the mental lives of birds. "This lovely book combines pictures of bird species, diagrams of experimental situations, and brain anatomy to provide information about bird intelligence. The illustrations are superb!" — Choice "Complex ideas are made intelligible with the aid of sharp, and often stunning, design—gorgeous close-up photographs and smart infographics." — Library Journal
A Theory Of Birds
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Author : Zaina Alsous
language : en
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Release Date : 2019-10-14
A Theory Of Birds written by Zaina Alsous and has been published by University of Arkansas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-14 with Poetry categories.
Winner of the 2019 Etel Adnan Poetry Prize Inside the dodo bird is a forest, Inside the forest a peach analog, Inside the peach analog a woman, Inside the woman a lake of funerals This layering of bird, woman, place, technology, and ceremony, which begins this first full-length collection by Zaina Alsous, mirrors the layering of insights that marks the collection as a whole. The poems in A Theory of Birds draw on inherited memory, historical record, critical theory, alternative geographies, and sharp observation. In them, birds—particularly extinct species—become metaphor for the violences perpetrated on othered bodies under the colonial gaze. Putting ecological preservation in conversation with Arab racial formation, state vernacular with the chatter of birds, Alsous explores how categorization can be a tool for detachment, domination, and erasure. Stretching their wings toward de-erasure, these poems—their subjects and their logics—refuse to stay put within a single category. This is poetry in support of a decolonized mind.
Birds
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897
Birds written by 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.
Plague Birds
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Author : Jason Sanford
language : en
Publisher: Apex Publications
Release Date : 2021-09-21
Plague Birds written by Jason Sanford and has been published by Apex Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-21 with Fiction categories.
Glowing red lines split their faces. Shock-red hair and clothes warn people to flee their approach. They are plague birds, the powerful merging of humans and artificial intelligences who serve as judges and executioners after the collapse of civilization. And the plague birds’ judgment is swift and deadly, as Crista discovered as a child when she watched one kill her mother. In a world of gene-modded humans constantly watched over by benevolent AIs, everyone hates and fears the plague birds. But to save her father and home village, Crista becomes the very creature she fears the most. And her first task as a plague bird is hunting down an ancient group of murderers wielding magic-like powers. As Crista and her AI symbiote travel farther from home than she ever imagined, they are plunged into a strange world where she judges wrongdoers, befriends other outcasts, and uncovers an extremely personal conspiracy that threatens the lives of millions. Plague Birds is a genre-bending mix of science fiction and dark fantasy and the epic story of a young woman who becomes one of the future’s most hated creatures, with a killer AI bonded to her very blood.
Seven Little Known Birds Of The Inner Eye
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Author : Mulk Raj Anand
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 2009-10-10
Seven Little Known Birds Of The Inner Eye written by Mulk Raj Anand and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-10 with Religion categories.
In this fascinating, informal approach to art appreciation, an eminent Indian scholar reveals the crucial difference between merely looking at and really seeing painting and sculpture, drawing and architecture. And to the open-minded and sensitive observer, he shows how simple perceptions can be transmuted into darshana—the pure delight of union with the inner life of a work of art. The presentation is poetic, not technical, directed toward the general reader rather than the specialist. The author begins by symbolizing certain powers of the imagination as the "seven little-known birds of the inner eye." Then he traces these energies of the "body-soul" through a wide range of aesthetic response—from the first, almost involuntary discriminations lines, colors, and forms to the insights attained by the "third eye" of total vision. Illustrated and discussed are the superb murals and breathtaking architecture of India; ancient symbols and modern experiments; the landscape paintings of Song China and the works of major Western artists.