Poachers

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Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061856843
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)

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Book Synopsis Poachers by : Tom Franklin

Download or read book Poachers written by Tom Franklin and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Edgar Award winner, Tom Franklin’s Poachers collects ten stunning, bleak tales set in the woodlands, swamps and chemical plants along the Alabama River. Staking his claim as a fresh, original Southern voice, Tom Frankin’s lyric, deceptively simple prose conjures a world where the default setting is violence, a world of hunting and fishing, gambling and losing, drinking and poaching—a world most of us have never seen. In the chilling title novella, three wild boys confront a mythic game warden as mysterious and deadly as the river they haunt. And, as a weathered, hand-painted sign reads: “Jesus is not coming.” This terrain isn’t pretty, isn’t for the weak of heart, but in these deperate, lost people, Franklin somehow finds the moments of grace that make them what they so abundantly are: human. “While he may occasionally wax sentimental about life in the impoverished South, Franklin’s style is often as laconic and simply spoken as his characters’ dialogue, sometimes close to Hemingway, but more often akin to Denis Johnson or Raymond Carver in its resonant ordinariness.” —Publishers Weekly

Poachers' Tales

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Publisher : David & Charles Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780715309513
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (95 download)

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Book Synopsis Poachers' Tales by : John Humphreys

Download or read book Poachers' Tales written by John Humphreys and published by David & Charles Publishers. This book was released on 2001-07-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The word poacher evokes strong emotions from people in other walks of life. Urban romantics see the poacher as the Robin Hood of the countryside, but gamekeepers loathe him. This book presents a variety of colourful yarns of old-time poachers and their activities in bygone days.

The Confessions of a Poacher

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Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (57 download)

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Book Synopsis The Confessions of a Poacher by : John F.L.S. Watson

Download or read book The Confessions of a Poacher written by John F.L.S. Watson and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-04-25 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The poacher of these "Confessions" is no imaginary being. In the following pages the author has set down nothing but what has come within his own personal experience; and, although the little book is full of strange inconsistencies, he cannot, knowing the man, call them by a harder name. Nature made old "Phil" a Poacher, but she made him a Sportsman and a Naturalist at the same time. Although eighty years of age there is still some of the old erectness in his carriage; some of the old fire in his eyes. As a young man he was handsome, though now his features are battered out of all original conception. His silvery hair still covers a lion-like head, and his tanned cheeks are hard and firm. If his life has been a lawless one he has paid heavily for his wrong doings. Great as a poacher, he must have been great whatever he had been.

The Contented Poacher

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ISBN 13 : 9780756799540
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (995 download)

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Book Synopsis The Contented Poacher by : Elantu B. Vedvode

Download or read book The Contented Poacher written by Elantu B. Vedvode and published by . This book was released on 2006-01 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history, the poacher has been pigeonholed as scoundrel, thief, & criminal. But there exists another breed of poacher: one who proudly hunts without a gun, using guile alone. Veovode has spent a lifetime observing animals & coaxing them onto her plate. She'll show you how to nab a turkey using a fishnet, tap into woodchuck psychology, avoid meeting a bear on a path, & catch catfish with cornmeal cakes. She also shares 60 original recipes, including her Lemon Roadrunner with Almonds, Porcupine in Pomegranate Sauce, & Rattlesnake Potpie with Prickly Pear Apples. Other recipes feature venison, buffalo, prairie dog, armadillo, field mouse, & grasshopper (along with store-bought substitutions for squeamish city dwellers). Illus.

Textual Poachers

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135964696
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

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Book Synopsis Textual Poachers by : Henry Jenkins

Download or read book Textual Poachers written by Henry Jenkins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ethnographic study of communities of media fans, their interpretative strategies, its social institutions and cultural practices. Jenkins focuses on fans of popular TV programmes, including Star Trek and The Professionals.

Out of Season

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Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1459800990
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (598 download)

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Book Synopsis Out of Season by : Kari Jones

Download or read book Out of Season written by Kari Jones and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key Selling Points New, enhanced features (dyslexia-friendly font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.

Everglades Patrol

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Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 0813042771
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)

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Book Synopsis Everglades Patrol by : Tom Shirley

Download or read book Everglades Patrol written by Tom Shirley and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2012-09-03 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As law enforcement officer and game manager for the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Lt. Tom Shirley was the law in one of the last true frontiers in the nation--the Florida Everglades. In Everglades Patrol, Shirley shares the stories from his beat--an ecosystem larger than the state of Rhode Island. His vivid narrative includes dangerous tales of hunting down rogue gladesmen and gators and airboat chases through the wetlands in search of illegal hunters and moonshiners. During his thirty-year career (1955-1985), Shirley saw the Glades go from frontier wilderness to "ruination" at the hands of the Army Corps of Engineers. He watched as dikes cut off the water flow and controlled floods submerged islands that had supported man and animals for 3,000 years, killing much of the wildlife he was sworn to protect.

Poachers and Poaching

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
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Book Synopsis Poachers and Poaching by : John Wilson

Download or read book Poachers and Poaching written by John Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ramblings of a Lowcountry Game Warden

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Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 1611171180
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (111 download)

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Book Synopsis Ramblings of a Lowcountry Game Warden by : Ben McC. Moïse

Download or read book Ramblings of a Lowcountry Game Warden written by Ben McC. Moïse and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this colorful memoir, a South Carolina game warden recounts a quarter-century of adventure patrolling the woods and waters of the Palmetto State. Ben McC. Moïse served with distinction as a South Carolina game warden for nearly a quarter century. In this career-spanning memoir, the cigar-chomping, ticket-writing scourge of lowcountry fish-and-game-law violators chronicles grueling stakeouts, complex trials, hair-raising adventures, and daily interactions with a host of outrageous personalities. With a lawman's eye for fine details, a conservationist's nose for the aroma of pluff mud, and a seasoned storyteller's ear for the rhythms of a good southern yarn, Moïse recounts his stout-hearted and steadfast efforts to protect the lowcountry landscape and bring to justice those who would run roughshod over fish and game laws on the Carolina coast. Along the way he paints a vivid portrait of evolving attitudes and changing regulations governing coastal conservation.

Danny the Champion of the World

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101652977
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Book Synopsis Danny the Champion of the World by : Roald Dahl

Download or read book Danny the Champion of the World written by Roald Dahl and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-08-16 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can Danny and his father outsmart the villainous Mr. Hazell? Danny has a life any boy would love—his home is a gypsy caravan, he's the youngest master car mechanic around, and his best friend is his dad, who never runs out of wonderful stories to tell. But one night Danny discovers a shocking secret that his father has kept hidden for years. Soon Danny finds himself the mastermind behind the most incredible plot ever attempted against nasty Victor Hazell, a wealthy landowner with a bad attitude. Can they pull it off? If so, Danny will truly be the champion of the world.

The Boy and the Poacher's Moon

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ISBN 13 : 9780798181372
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (813 download)

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Book Synopsis The Boy and the Poacher's Moon by : Pamela Newham

Download or read book The Boy and the Poacher's Moon written by Pamela Newham and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Billy is one of four teens chosen as the finalists in a competition to spend a long weekend in the Kruger Park. But on their first night in the bushveld, they run into a group of rhino poachers and land in grave danger. Who is the mysterious boy, and the anonymous "Hornblower"? Will they help the four friends expose the villains and save the rhino?

Abalone Tales

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Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822391155
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)

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Book Synopsis Abalone Tales by : Les W. Field

Download or read book Abalone Tales written by Les W. Field and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2008-08-29 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Native peoples of California, the abalone found along the state’s coast have remarkably complex significance as food, spirit, narrative symbol, tradable commodity, and material with which to make adornment and sacred regalia. The large mollusks also represent contemporary struggles surrounding cultural identity and political sovereignty. Abalone Tales, a collaborative ethnography, presents different perspectives on the multifaceted material and symbolic relationships between abalone and the Ohlone, Pomo, Karuk, Hupa, and Wiyot peoples of California. The research agenda, analyses, and writing strategies were determined through collaborative relationships between the anthropologist Les W. Field and Native individuals and communities. Several of these individuals contributed written texts or oral stories for inclusion in the book. Tales about abalone and their historical and contemporary meanings are related by Field and his coauthors, who include the chair and other members of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe; a Point Arena Pomo elder; the chair of the Wiyot tribe and her sister; several Hupa Indians; and a Karuk scholar, artist, and performer. Reflecting the divergent perspectives of various Native groups and people, the stories and analyses belie any presumption of a single, unified indigenous understanding of abalone. At the same time, they shed light on abalone’s role in cultural revitalization, struggles over territory, tribal appeals for federal recognition, and connections among California’s Native groups. While California’s abalone are in danger of extinction, their symbolic power appears to surpass even the environmental crises affecting the state’s vulnerable coastline.

The Tiger

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Publisher : Knopf Canada
ISBN 13 : 0307375277
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Book Synopsis The Tiger by : John Vaillant

Download or read book The Tiger written by John Vaillant and published by Knopf Canada. This book was released on 2010-08-24 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's December 1997 and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia's Far East. The tiger isn't just killing people, it's annihilating them, and a team of men and their dogs must hunt it on foot through the forest in the brutal cold. To their horrified astonishment it emerges that the attacks are not random: the tiger is engaged in a vendetta. Injured and starving, it must be found before it strikes again, and the story becomes a battle for survival between the two main characters: Yuri Trush, the lead tracker, and the tiger itself. As John Vaillant vividly recreates the extraordinary events of that winter, he also gives us an unforgettable portrait of a spectacularly beautiful region where plants and animals exist that are found nowhere else on earth, and where the once great Siberian Tiger - the largest of its species, which can weigh over 600 lbs at more than 10 feet long - ranges daily over vast territories of forest and mountain, its numbers diminished to a fraction of what they once were. We meet the native tribes who for centuries have worshipped and lived alongside tigers - even sharing their kills with them - in a natural balance. We witness the first arrival of settlers, soldiers and hunters in the tiger's territory in the 19th century and 20th century, many fleeing Stalinism. And we come to know the Russians of today - such as the poacher Vladimir Markov - who, crushed by poverty, have turned to poaching for the corrupt, high-paying Chinese markets. Throughout we encounter surprising theories of how humans and tigers may have evolved to coexist, how we may have developed as scavengers rather than hunters and how early Homo sapiens may have once fit seamlessly into the tiger's ecosystem. Above all, we come to understand the endangered Siberian tiger, a highly intelligent super-predator, and the grave threat it faces as logging and poaching reduce its habitat and numbers - and force it to turn at bay. Beautifully written and deeply informative, The Tiger is a gripping tale of man and nature in collision, that leads inexorably to a final showdown in a clearing deep in the Siberian forest.

Saving the Last Rhinos

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1643135120
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (431 download)

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Book Synopsis Saving the Last Rhinos by : Grant Fowlds

Download or read book Saving the Last Rhinos written by Grant Fowlds and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The remarkable story of Grant Fowlds, who has dedicated his life to saving the imperiled rhinos, vividly told with Graham Spence, co-author of the bestselling The Elephant Whisperer. What would drive a man to ‘smuggle’ rhino horn back into Africa at great risk to himself? This is just one of the situations Fowlds has put himself in as part of his ongoing fight against poaching, in order to prove a link between southern Africa and the illicit, lucrative trade in rhino horn in Vietnam. Shavings of rhino horn are sold as a snake-oil “cures,” but a rhino’s horn has no magical, medicinal properties whatsoever. Yet it is for this that rhinoceroses are being killed at an escalating rate that puts the survival of the species in jeopardy. This corrupt, illegal war on wildlife has brought an iconic animal to the brink of extinction. Growing up on a farm in the eastern Cape of South Africa, Grant developed a deep love of nature, turning his back on hunting to focus on saving wildlife of all kinds and the environment that sustains both them and us. He is a passionate conservationist who puts himself on the front line of protecting rhinos in the wild—right now, against armed poachers—and in the long term, through his work with schoolchildren, communities, and policymakers.

More Tales of the Old Poachers

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ISBN 13 : 9780715316849
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (168 download)

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Book Synopsis More Tales of the Old Poachers by : John Humphreys

Download or read book More Tales of the Old Poachers written by John Humphreys and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hooked

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Publisher : Rodale Books
ISBN 13 : 1623361516
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (233 download)

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Book Synopsis Hooked by : G. Bruce Knecht

Download or read book Hooked written by G. Bruce Knecht and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2007-05-15 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This modern pirate yarn has all the makings of a great true adventure tale and explores the ways our culinary tastes have all manner of unintended consequences for the world around us. Hooked tells the story of the poaching of the Patagonian toothfish (known to Americans as "Chilean Sea Bass") and is built around the pursuit of the illegal fishing vessel Viarsa by an Australian patrol boat, Southern Supporter, in one of the longest pursuits in maritime history. Author G. Bruce Knecht chronicles how an obscure fish merchant in California "discovered" and renamed the fish, kicking off a worldwide craze for a fish no one had ever heard of and everyone had to have. With demand exploding, pirates were only too happy to satisfy our taste for Chilean Sea Bass. From the world's most treacherous waters to its most fabulous kitchens, Hooked is at once a thrilling tale and a revelatory popular history that will appeal to a diverse group of readers.

Convergence Culture

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Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814742955
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Book Synopsis Convergence Culture by : Henry Jenkins

Download or read book Convergence Culture written by Henry Jenkins and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “What the future fortunes of [Gramsci’s] writings will be, we cannot know. However, his permanence is already sufficiently sure, and justifies the historical study of his international reception. The present collection of studies is an indispensable foundation for this.” —Eric Hobsbawm, from the preface Antonio Gramsci is a giant of Marxian thought and one of the world's greatest cultural critics. Antonio A. Santucci is perhaps the world's preeminent Gramsci scholar. Monthly Review Press is proud to publish, for the first time in English, Santucci’s masterful intellectual biography of the great Sardinian scholar and revolutionary. Gramscian terms such as “civil society” and “hegemony” are much used in everyday political discourse. Santucci warns us, however, that these words have been appropriated by both radicals and conservatives for contemporary and often self-serving ends that often have nothing to do with Gramsci’s purposes in developing them. Rather what we must do, and what Santucci illustrates time and again in his dissection of Gramsci’s writings, is absorb Gramsci’s methods. These can be summed up as the suspicion of “grand explanatory schemes,” the unity of theory and practice, and a focus on the details of everyday life. With respect to the last of these, Joseph Buttigieg says in his Nota: “Gramsci did not set out to explain historical reality armed with some full-fledged concept, such as hegemony; rather, he examined the minutiae of concrete social, economic, cultural, and political relations as they are lived in by individuals in their specific historical circumstances and, gradually, he acquired an increasingly complex understanding of how hegemony operates in many diverse ways and under many aspects within the capillaries of society.” The rigor of Santucci’s examination of Gramsci’s life and work matches that of the seminal thought of the master himself. Readers will be enlightened and inspired by every page.