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Download or read book Effin' Birds written by Aaron Reynolds and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compact, comprehensive, and very silly field guide featuring more than 200 of the rudest birds on earth—from the creator of the Webby Award–winning hit Instagram account! Effin’ Birds is the most eagerly anticipated new volume in the grand and noble profession of nature writing and bird identification. Sitting proudly alongside Sibley, Kaufman, and Peterson, this book contains more than 150 pages crammed full of classic, monochrome plumage art paired with the delightful but dirty aphorisms (think “I’m going to need more booze to deal with this week”) that made the Effin’ Birds feed a household name. Also included in its full, Technicolor glory is John James Audubon’s most beautiful work matched with modern life advice. Including never-before-seen birds, insults, and field notes, this guide is a must-have for any effin’ fan or birder.
Book Synopsis Greetings from Effin Birds by : Unbound
Download or read book Greetings from Effin Birds written by Unbound and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Love Lives of Birds by : Laura Erickson
Download or read book The Love Lives of Birds written by Laura Erickson and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ornithologist Laura Erickson combines her bird expertise with a touch of romance writing in this exploration of the courtship and mating rituals of 35 bird species, from the tiny ruby-throated hummingbird to the mighty great blue heron.
Book Synopsis The Ascent of Birds by : John Reilly
Download or read book The Ascent of Birds written by John Reilly and published by Pelagic Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-04-16 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When and where did the ancestors of modern birds evolve? What enabled them to survive the meteoric impact that wiped out the dinosaurs? How did these early birds spread across the globe and give rise to the 10,600-plus species we recognise today ― from the largest ratites to the smallest hummingbirds? Based on the latest scientific discoveries and enriched by personal observations, The Ascent of Birds sets out to answer these fundamental questions. The Ascent of Birds is divided into self-contained chapters, or stories, that collectively encompass the evolution of modern birds from their origins in Gondwana, over 100 million years ago, to the present day. The stories are arranged in chronological order, from tinamous to tanagers, and describe the many dispersal and speciation events that underpin the world's 10,600-plus species. Although each chapter is spearheaded by a named bird and focuses on a specific evolutionary mechanism, the narrative will often explore the relevance of such events and processes to evolution in general. The book starts with The Tinamou’s Story, which explains the presence of flightless birds in South America, Africa, and Australasia, and dispels the cherished role of continental drift as an explanation for their biogeography. It also introduces the concept of neoteny, an evolutionary trick that enabled dinosaurs to become birds and humans to conquer the planet. The Vegavis's Story explores the evidence for a Cretaceous origin of modern birds and why they were able to survive the asteroid collision that saw the demise not only of dinosaurs but of up to three-quarters of all species. The Duck's Story switches to sex: why have so few species retained the ancestral copulatory organ? Or, put another way, why do most birds exhibit the paradoxical phenomenon of penis loss, despite all species requiring internal fertilisation? The Hoatzin's Story reveals unexpected oceanic rafting from Africa to South America: a stranger-than-fiction means of dispersal that is now thought to account for the presence of other South American vertebrates, including geckos and monkeys. The latest theories underpinning speciation are also explored. The Manakin’s Story, for example, reveals how South America’s extraordinarily rich avifauna has been shaped by past geological, oceanographic and climatic changes, while The Storm-Petrel’s Story examines how species can evolve from an ancestral population despite inhabiting the same geographical area. The thorny issue of what constitutes a species is discussed in The Albatross's Story, while The Penguin’s Story explores the effects of environment on phenotype ― in the case of the Emperor penguin, the harshest on the planet. Recent genomic advances have given scientists novel approaches to explore the distant past and have revealed many unexpected journeys, including the unique overland dispersal of an early suboscine from Asia to South America (The Sapayoa’s Story) and the blackbird's ancestral sweepstake dispersals across the Atlantic (The Thrush’s Story). Additional vignettes update more familiar concepts that encourage speciation: sexual selection (The Bird-of-Paradise's Story); extended phenotypes (The Bowerbird's Story); hybridisation (The Sparrow's Story); and 'great speciators' (The White-eye's Story). Finally, the book explores the raft of recent publications that help explain the evolution of cognitive skills (The Crow's Story); plumage colouration (The Starling's Story); and birdsong (The Finch's Story)
Book Synopsis The Age of Creativity by : Emily Urquhart
Download or read book The Age of Creativity written by Emily Urquhart and published by House of Anansi. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A moving portrait of a father and daughter relationship and a case for late-stage creativity from Emily Urquhart, the bestselling author of Beyond the Pale: Folklore, Family, and the Mystery of Our Hidden Genes. “The fundamental misunderstanding of our time is that we belong to one age group or another. We all grow old. There is no us and them. There was only ever an us.” — from The Age of Creativity It has long been thought that artistic output declines in old age. When Emily Urquhart and her family celebrated the eightieth birthday of her father, the illustrious painter Tony Urquhart, she found it remarkable that, although his pace had slowed, he was continuing his daily art practice of drawing, painting, and constructing large-scale sculptures, and was even innovating his style. Was he defying the odds, or is it possible that some assumptions about the elderly are flat-out wrong? After all, many well-known visual artists completed their best work in the last decade of their lives, Turner, Monet, and Cézanne among them. With the eye of a memoirist and the curiosity of a journalist, Urquhart began an investigation into late-stage creativity, asking: Is it possible that our best work is ahead of us? Is there an expiry date on creativity? Do we ever really know when we’ve done anything for the last time? The Age of Creativity is a graceful, intimate blend of research on ageing and creativity, including on progressive senior-led organizations, such as a home for elderly theatre performers and a gallery in New York City that only represents artists over sixty, and her experiences living and travelling with her father. Emily Urquhart reveals how creative work, both amateur and professional, sustains people in the third act of their lives, and tells a new story about the possibilities of elder-hood.
Download or read book Suzy the Hungry Gull written by and published by . This book was released on 2021-04 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story will transport you to the shores of Lake Superior in Minnesota. Here is where you will meet Suzy the herring gull, and she will tell you the story of her hunger and how her brothers saved her life. The characters are fictional. The information written about herring gulls is factual and is printed in blue. The themes running through this story are hunger, sibling love and loyalty and survival.
Book Synopsis Paw Prints in the Snow: Alaska, Solitude, and a Dog Named Woody by : Ward Serrill
Download or read book Paw Prints in the Snow: Alaska, Solitude, and a Dog Named Woody written by Ward Serrill and published by Girl Friday Books. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An adventure-driven Alaskan memoir with an extraordinary dog. From a remote, abandoned cabin by the ocean where orcas breeched, beneath thirteen feet of rain, a remarkable yellow Labrador named Woody helped a runaway from the corridors of corporate America seek a fierce freedom in the Alaskan wilds. Award-winning director Ward Serrill (The Heart of the Game) discovered his Shakri-La, sixteen miles from the nearest town, and accessible only by boat, in the remote Alaskan wilderness. This little hut near a waterfall and next to the ocean is where he and Woody took up their vigil. This years-long experiment in solitude and immersion in the natural world, with Woody as his only companion, took Serrill down some dark paths, forcing him to confront the reality and the emotional cost of running away all his life. By facing his darkness, he discovers an unexplored region of his heart opened by grief that offers the true possibility of belonging.
Download or read book The Forged Note written by Oscar Micheaux and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Napoleon's Cuirassiers and Carabiniers by : Emir Bukhari
Download or read book Napoleon's Cuirassiers and Carabiniers written by Emir Bukhari and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 1977-06-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Owing to the heavy casualties suffered by the Carabiniers in the 1809 campaign, the Emperor decreed that they should be armored to the same advantage as the Cuirassiers. In this way the two corps drew together in being the only troops of the Grande Armeé who were armoured, while at the same time they diverged in breaking away from their traditionally similar dress. Emir Bukhari does a splendid job of examining the uniforms and equipment of Napoleon's Cuirassiers and Carabiniers of the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815), in a text complemented throughout by numerous illustrations and diagrams including eight full page color plates by the ever popular Angus McBride.
Book Synopsis Baby Giraffe Goes Potty.: The Funniest ABC Rhyming Book for Kids 2-5 Years Old, Toddler Book, Potty Training Books for Toddlers, the Perfect Pot by : Pedro Gutierrez
Download or read book Baby Giraffe Goes Potty.: The Funniest ABC Rhyming Book for Kids 2-5 Years Old, Toddler Book, Potty Training Books for Toddlers, the Perfect Pot written by Pedro Gutierrez and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Still using nappies? Do you want to learn how to use a potty? This book and its funny characters will teach your children how to go to the toilet alone! Learning how to use the potty is not easy, everyone knows that, but this amusing book will give toddlers the push they need to take that step! -It's a fun and colourful book that kids will enjoy from the very first page. -It's full catchy rhymes and amazing illustrations. -Kids will be guided through the process by many different friendly animals which will teach them all they need to know about how to use a potty. -They will learn the alphabet too! With The Perfect Potty Zoo, learning how to go to the toilet will be a fun and playful experience. And above all, it will keep kids sitting long enough to take care of business! If your child is 2 to 5, this book is a must-have for his/her bookshelf. You ́ll have a great time together discovering the story of Baby Giraffe and her animal friends! Purchase a paperback copy and get the Kindle version for FREE! (Kindle MatchBook) Add The Perfect Potty Zoo to your cart now to enjoy or to give as a gift.
Book Synopsis IELTS General Writing Task Masterclass ® by : Marc Roche
Download or read book IELTS General Writing Task Masterclass ® written by Marc Roche and published by . This book was released on 2018-11 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete IELTS preparation self-study book which focuses on practical English writing skills for the official IELTS exam.
Book Synopsis Honey Bunny Amigurumi Dress-Up Doll with Garden Play Mat: Crochet Patterns for Bunny Doll Plus Doll Clothes, Garden Playmat & Accessories by : Linda Wright
Download or read book Honey Bunny Amigurumi Dress-Up Doll with Garden Play Mat: Crochet Patterns for Bunny Doll Plus Doll Clothes, Garden Playmat & Accessories written by Linda Wright and published by Lindaloo Enterprises. This book was released on 2019-02-09 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crochet a cuddly bunny, an adorable wardrobe, a magnificent garden & accessories. Honey Bunny is a sweet 10" soft bunny that is made with single crochet. Includes crochet patterns for Honey Bunny, doll clothes, plant-and-pick Garden Playmat, garden tools, insects and a carrot-shaped sleeping bag.
Download or read book Juma the Giraffe written by Monica Bond and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-04 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when Juma the giraffe sees his reflection in a waterhole? Monica Bond's story, beautifully illustrated by Kayla Harren, will touch the hearts of children everywhere who a searching for what makes them special.
Download or read book Phrenology Cat written by Marlo Scrimizzi and published by RP Minis. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered why your cat acts a certain way, has such an attitude, or does strange things? Now with the Phrenology Cat kit you can pin-point and label where in your cat's brain their emotions, likes, dislikes, and quirks are located on this adorable ceramic bust. This kit includes: 3"-tall uniquely designed and painted ceramic bust 32-page illustrated mini book on phrenology for cats
Book Synopsis Privateers & Pirates 1730–1830 by : Angus Konstam
Download or read book Privateers & Pirates 1730–1830 written by Angus Konstam and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2001-05-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the pirate scourge of the early 18th century, many sea captains took to privateering as a means of making money. A form of nationally sponsored piracy, it reached its peak during the American Revolution (1763-1776), when the fledgling American navy had to rely on privateers to disrupt British shipping between England and the rebellious colonies. Following peace in 1815, many former privateers turned to piracy, spawning the last great piratical wave, which would last for a decade. The world of these privateers and latter-day pirates comes vividly to life in this detailed exploration of their ships, crews, ports and battle tactics.
Download or read book Atypical Animal Book written by and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ryswyck written by L. D. Inman and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-26 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world still scarred two centuries after a nuclear holocaust, a military academy in an embattled nation has been turning out brilliant officers whose skill in fighting is exceeded only by their devotion to the law of courtesy. Then two of its elite students uncover a secret that has haunted its founder for twenty years. As the building scandal threatens Ryswyck Academy, their friendship becomes an indispensable grace for their community and the linchpin of a perilous solution to their country's desperate struggle.Lieutenant Stephanie Speir has just won a place in Ryswyck's junior officer cadre. Her buoyant, balanced joy in combat is shadowed by the illness of her father, a retired intelligence officer and former prisoner of war. In the single-combat arena she faces Lieutenant Walter Douglas, the youngest son of a rural family, and they kindle an unshakable friendship.That friendship becomes their anchor when a security breach reveals to them the dark secret behind General Barklay's drive to found Ryswyck Academy. Already troubled by Ryswyck's isolated culture and the problems of translating the ideal of courtesy to modern warfare, Douglas becomes profoundly disturbed by the revelations of Barklay's past participation in a heinous act. His only confidant is Speir, who up till this moment had been shielded from the details of her father's experiences as a prisoner in Berenian hands. Barklay's secret sets Ryswyck's loving ethos against the context of a brutal war with Ilona's enemy across the strait, a contrast that only grows starker as the two friends take commissions at an inhospitable island base. Soon Speir and Douglas find themselves drawn not only into the looming threat of scandal, but into the overwhelming prospect of battle, which will put their skill, their courtesy, and their friendship to the ultimate test.
