The Butcherbird Stories

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Publisher : Transit Lounge
ISBN 13 : 1925760219
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (257 download)

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Book Synopsis The Butcherbird Stories by : A.S. Patric

Download or read book The Butcherbird Stories written by A.S. Patric and published by Transit Lounge . This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven stories. Each like a matchstick struck to illuminate the darkness. Evocations of place ranging from a Bangla jungle to the deep, blue Danube to a winter beach in Melbourne excite and seduce. But what truly draws the reader in are the unexpected landscapes of people's lives, explored with rare sensitivity, grace and a fearless truthfulness. A lonely St Kilda chef invites a beautiful busker to use his spare room. A father sings a lullaby to comfort his young daughter who has woken from a nightmare. A taxi driver picks up an old-world gentleman who is reluctant to disclose his destination. A young immigrant boy growing up in the western suburbs of Melbourne daydreams of infinite possibility. Death, loneliness, passion and belief: Patrić takes on the big questions in life and writes about the small people of the world with stylistic verve and deep humanity. This collection of stories reveals the author, best known for his award-winning novels, as a true master of the short story form. ‘One of the most interesting and valuable writers working in Australia today.’ — The Australian

The Butcher Bird: A Somershill Manor Mystery

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1681771195
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (817 download)

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Book Synopsis The Butcher Bird: A Somershill Manor Mystery by : S. D. Sykes

Download or read book The Butcher Bird: A Somershill Manor Mystery written by S. D. Sykes and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the sequel to the critically acclaimed Plague Land, we return to Somershill Manor, where an ominous legend takes hold of hearts and minds as children begin to disappear. Oswald de Lacy is growing up fast in his new position as Lord of Somershill Manor. However, there is still the same amount of work to be done in the farms and fields, and the few people left to do it think they should be paid more—something the King himself has forbidden. Just as anger begins to spread, the story of the Butcher Bird takes flight. People claim to have witnessed a huge creature in the skies. A new-born baby is found impaled on a thorn bush. And then more children disappear. Convinced the bird is just a superstitious rumor, Oswald must discover what is really happening. He can expect no help from his snobbish mother and his scheming sister Clemence, who is determined to protect her own child, but happy to neglect her step-daughters. From the plague-ruined villages of Kent to the thief-infested streets of London and the luxurious bedchamber of a bewitching lady, Oswald's journey is full of danger, dark intrigue, and shocking revelations.

Selected Stories

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Publisher : New Africa Books
ISBN 13 : 9780864860514
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (65 download)

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Book Synopsis Selected Stories by : Jack Cope

Download or read book Selected Stories written by Jack Cope and published by New Africa Books. This book was released on 1986 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Gray Lady and the Birds: Stories of the Bird Year for Home and School

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Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (66 download)

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Book Synopsis Gray Lady and the Birds: Stories of the Bird Year for Home and School by : Mabel Osgood Wright

Download or read book Gray Lady and the Birds: Stories of the Bird Year for Home and School written by Mabel Osgood Wright and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This delightful collection of stories, stunning illustrations, and poems focused on native birds and wildlife. Part educational, part informative, published in 1914 with full-colour illustrations, the Gray Lady and the birds is a fictional story designed to educate and help protect birds and their habitat. Learn how to identify common bird breeds, their proper names and where they live in a charming fictional story.

Bird Minds

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Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 1486300200
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (863 download)

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Book Synopsis Bird Minds by : Gisela Kaplan

Download or read book Bird Minds written by Gisela Kaplan and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2015-08-03 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her comprehensive and carefully crafted book, Gisela Kaplan demonstrates how intelligent and emotional Australian birds can be. She describes complex behaviours such as grieving, deception, problem solving and the use of tools. Many Australian birds cooperate and defend each other, and exceptional ones go fishing by throwing breadcrumbs in the water, extract poisonous parts from prey and use tools to crack open eggshells and mussels. The author brings together evidence of many such cognitive abilities, suggesting plausible reasons for their appearance in Australian birds. Bird Minds is the first attempt to shine a critical and scientific light on the cognitive behaviour of Australian land birds. In this fascinating volume, the author also presents recent changes in our understanding of the avian brain and links these to life histories and longevity. Following on from Gisela’s well-received books on the Australian Magpie and the Tawny Frogmouth, as well as two earlier titles on birds, Bird Minds contends that the unique and often difficult conditions of Australia's environment have been crucial for the evolution of unusual complexities in avian cognition and behaviour.

A Butcherbird Story

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ISBN 13 : 9780864451453
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Book Synopsis A Butcherbird Story by : Donna Brink Reid

Download or read book A Butcherbird Story written by Donna Brink Reid and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Western Australian author. The story of butcher birds befriended by an old gardener in the ghost town of Gwalia. Delicate B/W and coloured pencil drawings. 8 yrs+

Black Rock White City

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Publisher : Melville House
ISBN 13 : 1612196845
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (121 download)

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Book Synopsis Black Rock White City by : A. S. Patric

Download or read book Black Rock White City written by A. S. Patric and published by Melville House. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2016 Miles Franklin Literary Award A powerful debut novel about two refugees starting over after losing everything Jovan and Suzana have fled war-torn Sarajevo. They have lost their children, their standing as public intellectuals, and their connection to each other. Now working as cleaners in a suburb of Melbourne, they struggle to rebuild their lives under the painful hardships of immigrant life. During a hot Melbourne summer Jovan's janitorial work at a hospital is disrupted by mysterious acts of vandalism. But as the attacks become more violent and racially charged, he feels increasingly targeted, and taunted to interpret their meaning. Under tremendous pressure the couple struggle to keep their marriage together, but fear that they may never find peace from the ravages of war . . . Black Rock White City is an essential story of displacement and immediate threat—the new reality of suburban life—and the deeply personal responses of two refugees seeking redemption.

Birds and People

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Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1448163471
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (481 download)

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Book Synopsis Birds and People by : Mark Cocker

Download or read book Birds and People written by Mark Cocker and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-03-17 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are 10,500 species of bird worldwide and wherever they occur people marvel at their glorious colours and their beautiful songs. We also trap and consume birds of every kind. Yet birds have not just been good to eat. Their feathers, which keep us warm or adorn our costumes, give birds unique mastery over the heavens. Throughout history their flight has inspired the human imagination so that birds are embedded in our religions, folklore, music and arts. Vast in both scope and scale, Birds and People explores and celebrates this relationship and draws upon Mark Cocker’s 40 years of observing and thinking about birds. Part natural history and part cultural study, it describes and maps the entire spectrum of our engagements with birds, drawing in themes of history, literature, art, cuisine, language, lore, politics and the environment. In the end, this is a book as much about us as it is about birds. Birds and People has been stunningly illustrated by one of Europe’s best wildlife photographers, David Tipling, who has travelled in 39 countries on seven continents to produce a breathtaking and unique collection of photographs. The book is as important for its visual riches as it is for its groundbreaking content. Birds and People is also exceptional in that the author has solicited contributions from people worldwide. Personal anecdotes and stories have come from more than 650 individuals in 81 different countries. They range from university academics to Mongolian eagle hunters, and from Amerindian shamans to some of the most celebrated writers of our age. The sheer multitude of voices in this global chorus means that Birds and People is both a source book on why we cherish birds and a powerful testament to their importance for all humanity.

Las Vegas for Vegans

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Publisher : Transit Lounge
ISBN 13 : 1921924519
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (219 download)

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Book Synopsis Las Vegas for Vegans by : A. S. Patric

Download or read book Las Vegas for Vegans written by A. S. Patric and published by Transit Lounge . This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Las Vegas to Melbourne, from Europe to a doomed airplane in mid-flight, from a seedy motel to the local bookstore, the true setting of these stories is the human heart. A son spends the day at work having left his father dying on the kitchen floor, a woman finds herself unexpectedly alone in a hotel room in Rome, Kafka watches the last journey of the famous Swimmer as he disappears into the Danube, a father abandons his family, yet mysteriously turns up three days later at the Mirage Inn on the edge of Simpson Desert. A. S. Patric’s characters are searching for possibilities, truth and lies, the revelations of shadows, and the strange light that shines between tall buildings. Las Vegas for Vegans is original, assured, beautiful storytelling of exceptional craft, brimming with humour and compassion.

The Story of a Bird Lover

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Book Synopsis The Story of a Bird Lover by : William Earl Dodge Scott

Download or read book The Story of a Bird Lover written by William Earl Dodge Scott and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Stories and Poems for Children

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Book Synopsis Stories and Poems for Children by : Celia Thaxter

Download or read book Stories and Poems for Children written by Celia Thaxter and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten short stories and seventy-one poems on a variety of topics.

Is Birdsong Music?

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Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253026482
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Book Synopsis Is Birdsong Music? by : Hollis Taylor

Download or read book Is Birdsong Music? written by Hollis Taylor and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-01 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A ground-breaking study of the songs of the pied butcherbird . . . intellectually engaging and also very entertaining as a fieldwork memoir.” —The Music Trust How and when does music become possible? Is it a matter of biology, or culture, or an interaction between the two? Revolutionizing the way we think about the core values of music and human exceptionalism, Hollis Taylor takes us on an outback road trip to meet the Australian pied butcherbird. Recognized for their distinct timbre, calls, and songs, both sexes of this songbird sing in duos, trios, and even larger choirs, transforming their flute-like songs annually. While birdsong has long inspired artists, writers, musicians, and philosophers, and enthralled listeners from all walks of life, researchers from the sciences have dominated its study. As a field musicologist, Taylor spends months each year in the Australian outback recording the songs of the pied butcherbird and chronicling their musical activities. She argues persuasively in these pages that their inventiveness in song surpasses biological necessity, compelling us to question the foundations of music and confront the remarkably entangled relationship between human and animal worlds. Equal parts nature essay, memoir, and scholarship, Is Birdsong Music? offers vivid portraits of the extreme locations where these avian choristers are found, quirky stories from the field, and an in-depth exploration of the vocalizations of the pied butcherbird. “Hollis Taylor has given us one of the most serious books ever written on animal music. Is Birdsong Music? is so engaging that all who care about humanity’s place on Earth should read it. We are certainly not the only musicians on this planet.” —David Rothenberg, author of Why Birds Sing

The Story of the Birds

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Book Synopsis The Story of the Birds by : James Newton Baskett

Download or read book The Story of the Birds written by James Newton Baskett and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Postcolonial African Writers

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136593977
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)

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Book Synopsis Postcolonial African Writers by : Siga Fatima Jagne

Download or read book Postcolonial African Writers written by Siga Fatima Jagne and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference book surveys the richness of postcolonial African literature. The volume begins with an introductory essay on postcolonial criticism and African writing, then presents alphabetically arranged profiles of some 60 writers, including Chinua Achebe, Nadine Gordimer, Bessie Head, Doris Lessing, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Tahbar Ben Jelloun, among others. Each entry includes a brief biography, a discussion of major works and themes that appear in the author's writings, an overview of the critical response to the author's work, and a bibliography of primary and secondary sources. These profiles are written by expert contributors and reflect many different perspectives. The volume concludes with a selected general bibliography of the most important critical works on postcolonial African literature.

Useful Objects

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197553486
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (975 download)

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Book Synopsis Useful Objects by : Reed Gochberg

Download or read book Useful Objects written by Reed Gochberg and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Useful Objects' examines the cultural history of nineteenth-century American museums through the eyes of writers, visitors, and collectors. Throughout this period, museums gradually transformed from encyclopedic cabinets to more specialized public institutions. These changes prompted wider debates about how museums determine what objects to select, preserve, and display-and who gets to decide. Drawing on a wide range of archival materials and accounts in fiction, guidebooks, and periodicals, this text shows how the challenges facing nineteenth-century museums continue to resonate in debates about their role in American culture today.

Twelve African Writers

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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040021484
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Book Synopsis Twelve African Writers by : Gerald Moore

Download or read book Twelve African Writers written by Gerald Moore and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-04-01 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1980, this book introduces the student to twelve of the most exciting and significant African authors of the 20th Century, whose work represents Anglophone and Francophone writing (with translation) drawn from West, East and Southern Africa. Twelve African Writers was a revised, updated and extended edition of the pioneering Seven African Writers which did so much to make students aware of African literature. The book also contains an extensive bibliography of the works not just of the selected writers, but other important African authors and recommendations of further critical works.

Bulletin

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
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Book Synopsis Bulletin by : J. Herman Bossler Memorial Library (Carlisle, Pa.)

Download or read book Bulletin written by J. Herman Bossler Memorial Library (Carlisle, Pa.) and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: