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Birds Without Wings

Louis de Bernieres
Birds Without Wings Book PDF

Author : Louis de Bernieres
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307368874

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Birds Without Wings by Louis de Bernieres Pdf

Birds Without Wings traces the fortunes of one small community in southwest Turkey (Anatolia) in the early part of the last century—a quirky community in which Christian and Muslim lives and traditions have co-existed peacefully over the centuries and where friendship, even love, has transcended religious differences. But with the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire and the onset of the Great War, the sweep of history has a cataclysmic effect on this peaceful place: The great love of Philothei, a Christian girl of legendary beauty, and Ibrahim, a Muslim shepherd who courts her from near infancy, culminates in tragedy and madness; Two inseparable childhood friends who grow up playing in the hills above the town suddenly find themselves on opposite sides of the bloody struggle; and Rustem Bey, a wealthy landlord, who has an enchanting mistress who is not what she seems. Far away from these small lives, a man of destiny who will come to be known as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is emerging to create a country from the ruins of an empire. Victory at Gallipoli fails to save the Ottomans from ultimate defeat and, as a new conflict arises, Muslims and Christians struggle to survive, let alone understand, their part in the great tragedy that will reshape the whole region forever.

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Louis de Bernières
Captain Corelli s Mandolin Book PDF

Author : Louis de Bernières
Publisher : Random House
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781446499207

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Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières Pdf

**AS SEEN ON BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS** 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR 'A true diamond of a novel, glinting with comedy and tragedy' Daily Mail It is 1941 and Captain Antonio Corelli, a young Italian officer, is posted to the Greek island of Cephallonia as part of the occupying forces. At first he is ostracised by the locals but over time he proves himself to be civilised, humorous – and a consummate musician. When Pelagia, the local doctor's daughter, finds her letters to her fiancé go unanswered, Antonio and Pelagia draw close and the working of the eternal triangle seems inevitable. But can this fragile love survive as a war of bestial savagery gets closer and the lines are drawn between invader and defender? 'Louis de Bernières is in the direct line that runs through Dickens and Evelyn Waugh...he has only to look into his world, one senses, for it to rush into reality, colours and touch and taste' Evening Standard

Flap Your Wings: Read & Listen Edition

P.D. Eastman
Flap Your Wings Read Listen Edition Book PDF

Author : P.D. Eastman
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780375986444

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Flap Your Wings: Read & Listen Edition by P.D. Eastman Pdf

In this delightful Read & Listen ebook, when a strange egg appears in their nest, Mr. and Mrs. Bird kindly take it upon themselves to raise the "baby bird" inside. But when the egg hatches, the Birds are in for a big surprise—"Junior" is the oddest-looking baby bird they've ever seen—with big, long jaws full of teeth and an appetite to match. In fact, he looks more like a baby alligator than a baby bird! Nevertheless, the devoted Birds run themselves ragged feeding Junior until he gets so big, he must leave the nest or it will collapse underneath him. But how can Junior fly without wings? To the delight of the Birds—and readers!—the dilemma is solved when Junior takes off from a branch overlooking a pond. This ebook includes Read & Listen audio narration.

Tico and the Golden Wings

Leo Lionni
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Author : Leo Lionni
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1966-04-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780394817491

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Tico and the Golden Wings by Leo Lionni Pdf

A classic fable encouraging generosity and individuality, from four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Leo Lionni. Tico, a little bird born without wings, is one day granted his dearest wish. But the wings he gets are made of gold and his bird friends turn against him. “You think you are better than we are,” they say. What Tico does with his golden feathers—and the important lesson he learns—is a fable that children will take to their hearts.

A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds

Scott Weidensaul
A World on the Wing The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds Book PDF

Author : Scott Weidensaul
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780393608915

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A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds by Scott Weidensaul Pdf

New York Times Bestseller Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize A Library Journal Best Science and Technology Book of the Year An exhilarating exploration of the science and wonder of global bird migration. In the past two decades, our understanding of the navigational and physiological feats that enable birds to cross immense oceans, fly above the highest mountains, or remain in unbroken flight for months at a stretch has exploded. What we’ve learned of these key migrations—how billions of birds circumnavigate the globe, flying tens of thousands of miles between hemispheres on an annual basis—is nothing short of extraordinary. Bird migration entails almost unfathomable endurance, like a sparrow-sized sandpiper that will fly nonstop from Canada to Venezuela—the equivalent of running 126 consecutive marathons without food, water, or rest—avoiding dehydration by "drinking" moisture from its own muscles and organs, while orienting itself using the earth’s magnetic field through a form of quantum entanglement that made Einstein queasy. Crossing the Pacific Ocean in nine days of nonstop flight, as some birds do, leaves little time for sleep, but migrants can put half their brains to sleep for a few seconds at a time, alternating sides—and their reaction time actually improves. These and other revelations convey both the wonder of bird migration and its global sweep, from the mudflats of the Yellow Sea in China to the remote mountains of northeastern India to the dusty hills of southern Cyprus. This breathtaking work of nature writing from Pulitzer Prize finalist Scott Weidensaul also introduces readers to those scientists, researchers, and bird lovers trying to preserve global migratory patterns in the face of climate change and other environmental challenges. Drawing on his own extensive fieldwork, in A World on the Wing Weidensaul unveils with dazzling prose the miracle of nature taking place over our heads.

Notwithstanding

Louis de Bernières
Notwithstanding Book PDF

Author : Louis de Bernières
Publisher : Random House
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781409086703

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Notwithstanding by Louis de Bernières Pdf

Welcome to the village of Notwithstanding, where a lady dresses in plus fours and shoots squirrels, a retired general gives up wearing clothes altogether, a spiritualist lives in a cottage with the ghost of her husband, and people think it quite natural to confide in a spider that lives in a potting shed. Based on de Bernières' recollections of the village he grew up in, Notwithstanding is a funny and moving depiction of a charming vanished England.

Cooka

Deborah Burggraaf
Cooka Book PDF

Author : Deborah Burggraaf
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0981899099

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Cooka by Deborah Burggraaf Pdf

Cooka is unhappy with life in her cage and longs to explore the outdoors. One day, her cage door is left open and Cooka's wish comes true in a most surprising way. Her new friends team together in a heroic rescue that saves Cooka and brings her back home to safety.

Baby Bird

Andrew Gibbs
Baby Bird Book PDF

Author : Andrew Gibbs
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781786035912

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Baby Bird by Andrew Gibbs Pdf

"All birds are born to fly," thinks Baby Bird, watching the other hatchlings leave the nest. "I suppose it’s now or never…" But one of Baby’s wings is twisted and shrunken and not at all like the other one. Instead of flying, Baby plummets to the ground. There, Baby makes a new friend, and learns that sometimes you have to find unexpected ways to achieve your dreams. A moving story about the power of friendship and the importance of accepting yourself just the way you are, this lovely watercolor picture book shows how friends can help you overcome difficulty.

The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts

Louis de Bernieres
The War of Don Emmanuel s Nether Parts Book PDF

Author : Louis de Bernieres
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307822369

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The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts by Louis de Bernieres Pdf

This rambunctious first novel by the author of the bestselling Corelli's Mandolin is set in an impoverished, violent, yet ravishingly beautiful country somewhere in South America. When the haughty Dona Constanza decides to divert a river to fill her swimming pool, the consequences are at once tragic, heroic, and outrageously funny. "Walks a precarious edge between slapstick and pathos, never once losing its balance."--Washington Post Book World.

So Much Life Left Over

Louis de Bernieres
So Much Life Left Over Book PDF

Author : Louis de Bernieres
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781524747893

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So Much Life Left Over by Louis de Bernieres Pdf

They were an inseparable tribe of childhood friends whose world was torn apart by the First World War. Some were lost in battle, and those who survived have had their lives unimaginably upended, scattered to Ceylon and India, France and Germany, and, inevitably, back to Britain. Now, at the dawn of the 1920s, all are trying to pick up the pieces. At the center of Louis de Bernières’s riveting novel are Daniel, an RAF flying ace, and Rosie, a wartime nurse. As their marriage is slowly revealed to be built on lies, Daniel finds solace—and, sometimes, family—with other women, and Rosie draws her religion around herself like a carapace. Here too are Rosie’s sisters—a bohemian, a minister’s wife, and a spinster, each seeking purpose and happiness in her own unconventional way; and Daniel’s military brother, unable to find his footing in a peaceful world. Told in brief, dramatic chapters, So Much Life Left Over follows the stories of these old friends over the decades as their paths re-cross or their ties fray, as they test loyalties and love, face survivor’s grief and guilt, and adjust to a new world.

That Bird Has My Wings

Jarvis Jay Masters
That Bird Has My Wings Book PDF

Author : Jarvis Jay Masters
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780061937378

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That Bird Has My Wings by Jarvis Jay Masters Pdf

OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK 2022 "When I think about the fact that society, a nation, has sentenced me to death, all I can do is turn inside myself, to the place in my heart that wants so desperately to feel human, still connected to this world, as if I have a purpose." The moving memoir of a Death Row inmate who discovers Buddhism and becomes an inspirational role model for fellow inmates, guards, and a growing public In 1990, while serving a sentence in San Quentin for armed robbery, Jarvis Jay Masters was implicated as an accessory in the murder of a prison guard. A 23-year-old Black man, Jarvis was sentenced to death in the gas chamber. While in the maximum security section of Death Row, using the only instrument available to him—a ball-point pen filler—Masters's astounding memoir is a testament to the tenacity of the human spirit and the talent of a fine writer. Offering us scenes from his life that are at times poignant, revelatory, frightening, soul-stirring, painful, funny and uplifting, That Bird Has My Wings tells the story of the author’s childhood with parents addicted to heroin, an abusive foster family, a life of crime and imprisonment, and the eventual embracing of Buddhism. Masters’s story drew the attention of luminaries in the world of American Buddhism, including Pema Chodron, who wrote a story about him for O Magazine and offers a foreword to the book. Thirty-two years after his conviction, Masters is still on Death Row. A growing movement of people believe Masters is innocent, and are actively working within the legal system to free him.

Extraordinary Birds

Sandy Stark-McGinnis
Extraordinary Birds Book PDF

Author : Sandy Stark-McGinnis
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781526603142

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Extraordinary Birds by Sandy Stark-McGinnis Pdf

Eleven-year-old December knows everything about birds, and everything about getting kicked out of foster homes. All she has of her biological mum is the book she left behind, The Complete Guide to Birds, Volume One, and a photo with a message: 'In flight is where you'll find me.' December knows she's truly a bird, just waiting for the day she transforms and flies away to reunite with her mum. The scar on her back must be where her wings have started to blossom – she just needs to practise and to find the right tree. She has no choice; it's the only story that makes sense. When she's placed with Eleanor, a new foster mum who runs a taxidermy business and volunteers at a wildlife rescue, December begins to see herself and what home means in a new light. But the story she tells herself about her past is what's kept December going this long, and she doesn't know if she can let go of it ... even if changing her story might mean that she can finally find a place where she belongs.

Black Wings Beating

Alex London
Black Wings Beating Book PDF

Author : Alex London
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-25
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780374306830

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Black Wings Beating by Alex London Pdf

*An NBC Today Show Book Club Pick!* *A Seventeen Magazine Best YA Book of 2018!* *A Kirkus Best YA Fantasy Book of the Year* *A We Need Diverse Books 2018 Must-Read* "Epic thrills, heart-punching romance, and a marvel of a hero" --Adam Silvera, New York Times-bestselling author of They Both Die at the End The people of Uztar have long looked to the sky with hope and wonder. Nothing in their world is more revered than the birds of prey and no one more honored than the falconers who call them to their fists. Brysen strives to be a great falconer—while his twin sister, Kylee, rejects her ancient gifts for the sport and wishes to be free of falconry. She’s nearly made it out, too, but a war is rolling toward their home in the Six Villages, and no bird or falconer will be safe. Together the twins must journey into the treacherous mountains to trap the Ghost Eagle, the greatest of the Uztari birds and a solitary killer. Brysen goes for the boy he loves and the glory he's long craved, and Kylee to atone for her past and to protect her brother's future. But both are hunted by those who seek one thing: power. In this first young-adult fantasy novel in a trilogy, Alex London launches a soaring saga about the memories that haunt us, the histories that hunt us, and the bonds of blood between us.

Bird Book

Sidney Wade
Bird Book Book PDF

Author : Sidney Wade
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0997652330

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Bird Book by Sidney Wade Pdf

In this stunning collection, the author offers an exquisite array of poems at once sublime and playful, dedicated to the unearthly wonders of winged creatures. The book is a universal song of praise to the mysteries and intricacies of the animal world that surrounds us, and a wide-awake hymn, by a master lyricist, to the delights and surprises of our common language. The brilliantly vivid, elegant verse is sure to delight and inspire general readers, poetry enthusiasts, and avid birders or naturalists alike.

Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds

Phil Gregory
Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds Book PDF

Author : Phil Gregory
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780691202143

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Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds by Phil Gregory Pdf

First published in the United Kingdom by Helm/Bloomsbury in 2019.