Birdman

Author : Mo Hayder
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802194497

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Birdman by Mo Hayder Pdf

A serial killer stalks the streets of London in this “top-notch debut thriller”—the first Jack Caffery novel from the acclaimed author of Gone (Kirkus Reviews). In his first case as lead investigator with London’s murder squad, Det. Inspector Jack Caffery is called on to investigate the murder of a young woman whose body has been discovered near the Millennium Dome in Greenwich, southeast London. Mutilated beyond recognition, the victim is soon joined by four others discovered in the same area—all female and all ritualistically murdered. And when the postmortem examination reveals a gruesome signature connecting the victims, Caffery realizes exactly what he’s dealing with—a dangerous serial killer. A finalist for the Edgar Award, Birdman explores the darkest reaches of the human mind and introduces a fascinating detective to the world of British crime fiction. “Treading the grisly path blazed by Thomas Harris in 1981 with Red Dragon, promising newcomer Hayder crafts a blood-curdlingly creepy debut thriller.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “A deftly plotted assault on the nerves . . . Birdman preys on the reader’s expectations expertly, and Hayder handles her story’s complicated time scheme with enviable assurance. Graphic, disturbing, splendidly readable.” —Kirkus Reviews

Author : Melissa Ashley
Publisher : Affirm Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781925475289

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The Birdman's Wife by Melissa Ashley Pdf

A woman overshadowed by history steps back into the light . . . Artist Elizabeth Gould spent her life capturing the sublime beauty of birds the world had never seen before. But her legacy was eclipsed by the fame of her husband, John Gould. The Birdman?s Wife at last gives voice to a passionate and adventurous spirit who was so much more than the woman behind the man. Elizabeth was a woman ahead of her time, juggling the demands of her artistic life with her roles as wife, lover, helpmate, and mother to an ever-growing brood of children. In a golden age of discovery, her artistry breathed wondrous life into hundreds of exotic new species, including Charles Darwin?s famous Galapagos finches. In The Birdman?s Wife, the naïve young girl who falls in love with a demanding and ambitious genius comes into her own as a woman, an artist and a bold adventurer who defies convention by embarking on a trailblazing expedition to collect and illustrate Australia?s `curious? birdlife. In this indelible portrait, an extraordinary woman overshadowed by history steps back into the light where she belongs.

Author : Cindi Myers
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781459244245

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The Birdman's Daughter by Cindi Myers Pdf

As a wife and mother, Karen McBride wonders if she'll ever discover what her own spirit requires to feel whole. When her father, the formidable champion bird-watcher, Martin Engel, suffers a stroke, Karen rushes home to Texas to take care of the man who always seemed to have more love for winged creatures than his own family. And now here she is—her children nearly grown, and her rock-of-a-husband, Tom, angry with her for not giving more of herself. She has the feeling that if she could only connect with Martin, somehow her relationships would all make sense. Is this her last chance to soar free?

Author : Troon Harrison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-27
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0889955069

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The Birdman by Troon Harrison Pdf

Alexander Ross was a Canadian ornithologist, medical doctor and naturalist...and so much more. As a young man in Belleville, in the years before the American Civil War, Alexander was introduced in his parents' home to slaves who had made their way to freedom through the underground railroad. From that moment on, he dedicated his life to helping slaves escape north to freedom. He travelled to the American south using his interest in local bird populations and his reputation as a naturalist to gain access to the plantation slaves. Once he was in touch with them, he passed along information about the escape routes and the safe houses. Several times his activities brought him to the attention of American authorities.

Author : Stephen Richards
Publisher : Mirage Publishing
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1902578031

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The Charles Bronson Book of Poems by Stephen Richards Pdf

A collection of poems and illustrations from one of Britain's dangerous category 'A' prisoners, Charles Bronson, formerly Michael Peterson. The poetry indicts the anachronistic penal system for what Bronson says they did to him.

Author : Jolene Babyak
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105016380698

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Birdman by Jolene Babyak Pdf

A genius? A scientist? A sociopath? Known to millions as the "Birdman" of Alcatraz, was he the earnest, warm-hearted "bird doctor" and writer of two books, as portrayed by Burt Lancaster in the 1962 film? Or was he a far more flamboyant and diabolical double-murderer, whose event-filled, tragicomic life converted a 12-year conviction into a 54-year death sentence? Meticulously researched, with never-before-published prison reports and Stroud's own writings, with quotes from prisoners, officers, psychologists and avian pathologists, Birdman explodes the myths surrounding Robert Stroud.--From publisher description.

Author : David Almond,Polly Dunbar
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780763653453

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My Dad's a Birdman by David Almond,Polly Dunbar Pdf

In a northern English town, Lizzie, despite her own grief over the death of her mother, tries to distract her grief-stricken father by helping him enter and prepare for the Great Human Bird Competition.

Author : Vivien Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Rock groups
ISBN : 0731678397

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Radio Birdman by Vivien Johnson Pdf

Author : Thomas E. Gaddis
Publisher : Comstock Book Distributors
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Ornithology
ISBN : 0891740554

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Birdman of Alcatraz by Thomas E. Gaddis Pdf

Author : Melvin Burgess
Publisher : Andersen Press (UK)
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0862649765

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The Birdman by Melvin Burgess Pdf

When Jarvis buys a robin from the mysterious Birdman with plans to free it, he finds it harder to let the lovely bird go then he thought.

Author : James M. Vardaman
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Nature
ISBN : CORNELL:31924090314919

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Call Collect, Ask for Birdman by James M. Vardaman Pdf

Author : Melissa Ashley
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781925475289

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The Birdman's Wife by Melissa Ashley Pdf

A woman overshadowed by history steps back into the light . . . Artist Elizabeth Gould spent her life capturing the sublime beauty of birds the world had never seen before. But her legacy was eclipsed by the fame of her husband, John Gould. The Birdman’s Wife at last gives voice to a passionate and adventurous spirit who was so much more than the woman behind the man. Elizabeth was a woman ahead of her time, juggling the demands of her artistic life with her roles as wife, lover, helpmate, and mother to an ever-growing brood of children. In a golden age of discovery, her artistry breathed wondrous life into hundreds of exotic new species, including Charles Darwin’s famous Galapagos finches. In The Birdman’s Wife, the naïve young girl who falls in love with a demanding and ambitious genius comes into her own as a woman, an artist and a bold adventurer who defies convention by embarking on a trailblazing expedition to collect and illustrate Australia’s ‘curious’ birdlife. In this indelible portrait, an extraordinary woman overshadowed by history steps back into the light where she belongs.

Author : Robert D. Campbell
Publisher : Living History Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Air pilots
ISBN : 0615281885

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Reminiscences of a Birdman by Robert D. Campbell Pdf

Author : Carmen Rubin
Publisher : Carmen Rubin
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-12
Category : Jazz musicians
ISBN : 9780615260532

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Ashti Meets Bird Man Al by Carmen Rubin Pdf

Ashti, a multi-cultural 9-year old girl, and her mother meet Birdman Al, an old man singing songs and playing with birds in the park. After listening to his love for jazz music and conerns about it becoming a lost genre, they come up with a great idea to keep jazz alive and connect the music to children.

Author : Jaime Lara
Publisher : Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ACMRS)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Apocalyptic art
ISBN : 0866985298

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Birdman of Assisi by Jaime Lara Pdf

This volume examines images and beliefs related to birdmen among Incas and other peoples of South America, and the transformation of that phenomena in the colonial era by Christian missionaries. The author brings to light previously-unknown images of Saint Francis of Assisi with wings, flying through the air as a militant angel of the Apocalypse. Although commissioned by the Franciscan friars, these works of painting and sculpture were executed by native artists with native sensibilities. They reveal a social critique of colonial society, an expectation of an approaching end of the world, and a controversial role for Francis of Assisi at a final cosmic battle. Natural catastrophes, such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, combined with mythology, prophecy, piety and public performance, assert a "Franciscan exceptionalism" at a crucial time in Latin American history. A side trip to colonial Mexico reveals that similar dynamics were occurring there, but with different artistic solutions. Birdman of Assisi documents how a beloved medieval saint gained new life among Incas and other native civilizations of the Americas, and continues to fascinate their descendants today.