Birding With Yeats

Author : Lynn Thomson
Publisher : House of Anansi
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781770893900

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Birding with Yeats by Lynn Thomson Pdf

A delicately rendered memoir on motherhood, family, and the beauty of the natural world. In fall 2007, Lynn Thomson experiences a huge life shift. Her teenage son, Yeats, is just beginning high school. Yeats has always struggled against the system, against the pressure to conform. He is a poet at heart: acutely sensitive, highly intelligent, and solitary by nature. Lynn and Yeats have always been close, but after fourteen years as a stay-at-home mom Lynn is going back to work for her husband, Ben, who has just opened his own bookstore. When Lynn and Yeats take a trip to Vancouver Island, they discover a mutual love of bird watching. Lynn is the only other person Yeats has found who loves nature and watching birds. Plus, she has a car. Lynn describes in wondrous detail the many trips she and Yeats take, from the Wye Marsh and Pelee Island in Ontario, to Vancouver Island in British Columbia, to an ill-fated trip to the Galapagos Islands. The two grow closer with each bird-watching expedition. At the same time, Lynn notices that her son is beginning to pull away — and she must learn to let go. Birding with Yeats is a delicate, sensitive, and gentle reflection on the unique bond between a mother and son, and the magic that is the natural world.

Author : Larkin Powell
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781496204189

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Great Plains Birds by Larkin Powell Pdf

The Great Plains is a well-known and well-studied hybrid zone for many animals, most notably birds. In Great Plains Birds Larkin Powell explores the history, geography, and geology of the plains and the birds that inhabit it. From the sandhill crane to ducks and small shorebirds, he explains migration patterns and shows how human settlements have affected the movements of birds. Powell uses historical maps and images to show how wetlands have disappeared, how grasslands have been uprooted, how rivers have been modified by dams, and how the distribution of forests has changed, all the while illustrating why grassland birds are the most threatened group of birds in North America. Powell also discusses conservation attempts and how sporting organizations have raised money to create wetland and grassland habitats for both game and nongame species. Great Plains Birds tells the story of the birds of the plains, discussing where those birds can be found and the impact humans have had on them.

Author : Jann Everard
Publisher : Stonehewer Books
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2024-03-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781738993314

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Blue Runaways by Jann Everard Pdf

From award-winning writer Jann Everard, a debut short story collection about love and loss. Some of the women in Blue Runaways are grieving. Some are looking for a second chance. All are at a turning point. From Iceland to Bali, from the comfortable houses of Canada’s cities to its wild and expansive backcountry, the characters in this collection face the most human of fears: that dear ones die, love is a risk, and no promise is certain. As diverse in situation as it is controlled in theme, this collection serves as a multifaceted exploration of loss, love, and what it takes to move on. With a keen eye for landscape and an uncanny knack for inhabiting hearts and minds, Everard ventures into her character’s darkest days. By confronting the sorrow of being alive, Blue Runaways reveals the joy of knowing we are not alone.

Author : William Butler Yeats
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Nature
ISBN : UCSC:32106005790578

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The Speckled Bird by William Butler Yeats Pdf

Author : George E. Lowe
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 603 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781462820740

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Birding and Mysticism by George E. Lowe Pdf

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Author : Natasha Tabori Fried,Lena Tabori
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Bird watching
ISBN : 1599620235

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The Little Big Book of Birds by Natasha Tabori Fried,Lena Tabori Pdf

Bird lovers will flock to this whimsical celebration of the avian world. Packed with all things feathered 'The Little Big Book of Birds' offers literature, poetry, trivia, helpful tips, humour, recipes, profiles of respected birders, & advice for the seasoned birder & beginner alike.

Author : George E. Lowe
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 627 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781462820757

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Birding and Mysticism Volume 2 by George E. Lowe Pdf

In volume 2 of Birding and Mysticism: Enlightenment Through Bird Watching, there is no traditional table of contents; rather, there are the five main parts and their sections and subsections, which contain the substantive ideas and memes of volume 2, followed by six appendices. The main thrust of volume 2 concerns the many aspects, faces, and forms of mysticism: religious, spiritual, rational, scientific, personal, and practical.

Author : Larry Sheehan
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780307716354

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The Birding Life by Larry Sheehan Pdf

A book with 200 full-color photos and a series of anecdotes shows how bird enthusiasts showcase their love of birds in and around their homes. By the author of Living With Dogs.

Author : Christian Cooper
Publisher : Random House
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780593242407

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Better Living Through Birding by Christian Cooper Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Central Park birder Christian Cooper takes us beyond the viral video that shocked a nation and into a world of avian adventures, global excursions, and the unexpected lessons you can learn from a life spent looking up. “Wondrous . . . captivating.”—Ed Yong, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of An Immense World A Washington Post and Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year • Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal Christian Cooper is a self-described “Blerd” (Black nerd), an avid comics fan and expert birder who devotes every spring to gazing upon the migratory birds that stop to rest in Central Park, just a subway ride away from where he lives in New York City. While in the park one morning in May 2020, Cooper was engaged in the birdwatching ritual that had been a part of his life since he was ten years old when what might have been a routine encounter with a dog walker exploded age-old racial tensions. Cooper’s viral video of the incident would send shock waves through the nation. In Better Living Through Birding, Cooper tells the story of his extraordinary life leading up to the now-infamous incident in Central Park and shows how a life spent looking up at the birds prepared him, in the most uncanny of ways, to be a gay, Black man in America today. From sharpened senses that work just as well at a protest as in a park to what a bird like the Common Grackle can teach us about self-acceptance, Better Living Through Birding exults in the pleasures of a life lived in pursuit of the natural world and invites you to discover them yourself. Equal parts memoir, travelogue, and primer on the art of birding, this is Cooper’s story of learning to claim and defend space for himself and others like him, from his days at Marvel Comics introducing the first gay storylines to vivid and life-changing birding expeditions through Africa, Australia, the Americas, and the Himalayas. Better Living Through Birding recounts Cooper’s journey through the wonderful world of birds and what they can teach us about life, if only we would look and listen.

Author : Lois Lowry
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545337625

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Crow Call by Lois Lowry Pdf

The two-time Newbery medalist has crafted “a loving representation of a relationship between parent and child” in post-WWII America (Publishers Weekly, starred review). This is the story of young Liz, her father, and their strained relationship. Dad has been away at WWII for longer than she can remember, and they begin their journey of reconnection through a hunting shirt, cherry pie, tender conversation, and the crow call. This allegorical story shows how, like the birds gathering above, the relationship between the girl and her father is graced with the chance to fly. “The memory of a treasured day spent with a special person will resonate with readers everywhere.” —School Library Journal (starred review) “Beautifully written, the piece reads much like a traditional short story . . . the details of [Ibatoulline’s] renderings gracefully capture a moment in time that was lost. Relevant for families whose parents are returning from war, the text is also ripe for classroom discussion and for advanced readers.” —Kirkus Reviews

Author : William Butler Yeats
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-04
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780486159454

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Early Poems by William Butler Yeats Pdf

Rich selection of 134 poems published between 1889 and 1914: "Lake Isle of Innisfree," "When You Are Old," "Down by the Salley Gardens," many more. Note. Alphabetical lists of titles and first lines.

Author : Sharon Blackie
Publisher : September Publishing
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781910463895

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The Enchanted Life by Sharon Blackie Pdf

A book of natural wonders, practical guidance and life-changing empowerment, by the author of the word-of-mouth bestseller If Women Rose Rooted. 'To live an enchanted life is to pick up the pieces of our bruised and battered psyches, and to offer them the nourishment they long for. It is to be challenged, to be awakened, to be gripped and shaken to the core by the extraordinary which lies at the heart of the ordinary. Above all, to live an enchanted life is to fall in love with the world all over again.' The enchanted life has nothing to do with escapism or magical thinking: it is founded on a vivid sense of belonging to a rich and many-layered world. It is creative, intuitive, imaginative. It thrives on work that has heart and meaning. It loves wild things, but returns to an enchanted home and garden. It respects the instinctive knowledge, ethical living and playfulness, and relishes story and art. Taking the inspiration and wisdom that can be derived from myth, fairy tales and folk culture, this book offers a set of practical and grounded tools for reclaiming enchantment in our lives, giving us a greater sense of meaning and of belonging to the world.

Author : Tim Dee
Publisher : Random House
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Bird watchers
ISBN : 9780099516491

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The Running Sky by Tim Dee Pdf

Birds.

Author : David Gilmour
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-02
Category : Authors
ISBN : 0446593397

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The Film Club by David Gilmour Pdf

Gilmour offers his 15-year-old son an unconventional deal: Jesse can drop out of school, but he must watch three movies a week of his father's choosing. Through their film club, father and son discuss everything from love to drugs--and their own lives change in surprising ways.

Author : William Butler Yeats
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781513275888

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Ideas of Good and Evil by William Butler Yeats Pdf

Ideas of Good and Evil (1903) is a collection of wide-ranging essays by Irish poet W.B. Yeats. Writing on such subjects as the art of poetry, politics, and the occult, Yeats proves himself to be not only a master of verse and drama, but an immensely talented essayist and thorough scholar. “What is ‘Popular Poetry’?” reflects on a changing Irish literary landscape which has, over the course of Yeats’ career, established its own place in world literature apart from, and perhaps surpassing, its English counterpart. Juxtaposing “the poetry of the coteries, which presupposes the written tradition” and “the true poetry of the people, which presupposes the unwritten tradition,” Yeats argues that the spirit of Irish poetry depends on its unfaltering connection to the itinerant bards and storytellers whose gift for musicality and memory kept language alive for a widely illiterate people. In “Magic,” Yeats, a longtime member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, discusses his belief in the occult. Musing on the power of symbol to evoke memories, as well as the revelation of his past lives, Yeats provides personal anecdotes and secondhand accounts of magical occurrences and experiences, exposing a world secrets and hidden meaning for believers and the uninitiated alike. “The Philosophy of Shelley’s Poetry” is an academic essay in which Yeats argues that Shelley’s poems far surpass the radical ideologies of such figures as William Godwin. Ideas of Good and Evil showcases the diverse intellectual and spiritual interests of W.B. Yeats, an icon of Irish literature and one of the twentieth century’s leading poetic voices. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of W.B. Yeats’s Ideas of Good and Evil is a classic of Irish literature reimagined for modern readers.