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One Day as a Tiger

Author : John Porter
Publisher : Vertebrate Publishing
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781910240090

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'The wall was the ambition, the style became the obsession.' In the autumn of 1982, a single stone fell from high on the south face of Annapurna and struck Alex MacIntyre on the head, killing him instantly and robbing the climbing world of one of its greatest talents. Although only twenty-eight years old, Alex was already one of the leading figures of British mountaineering's most successful era. His ascents included hard new routes on Himalayan giants like Dhaulagiri and Changabang and a glittering record of firsts in the Alps and Andes. Yet how Alex climbed was as important as what he climbed. He was a mountaineering prophet, sharing with a handful of contemporaries - including his climbing partner Voytek Kurtyka - the vision of a purer form of alpinism on the world's highest peaks. One Day As A Tiger, John Porter's revelatory and poignant memoir of his friend Alex MacIntyre, shows mountaineering at its extraordinary best and tragic worst - and draws an unforgettable picture of a dazzling, argumentative and exuberant legend.

One Day as a Tiger

Author : Anne Haverty
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Animal genetic engineering
ISBN : UCSC:32106015457804

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Martin Hawkins, a brilliant young historian, turns his back on his academic career and returns home to the family sheep farm. It is here that Missy, a sheep that has been improved with the introduction of human genes, begins to make a significant impact on his imagination.

A Tiger Tail

Author : Mike Boldt
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481448864

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A Tiger Tail by Mike Boldt Pdf

From the creative mind of rising star Mike Boldt comes a hilarious and original tale about overcoming back-to-school jitters, making new friends, and taking things in stride. Anya wakes up to discover that she has grown a tiger tail. Yes, a striped tiger tail. It also happens to be the first day of school. What will the other kids think? Are girls with tiger tails even allowed to go to school?! Anya is about to find out.

When You Trap a Tiger

Author : Tae Keller
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781524715700

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When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller Pdf

WINNER OF THE NEWBERY MEDAL • WINNER OF THE ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Would you make a deal with a magical tiger? This uplifting story brings Korean folklore to life as a girl goes on a quest to unlock the power of stories and save her grandmother. Some stories refuse to stay bottled up... When Lily and her family move in with her sick grandmother, a magical tiger straight out of her halmoni's Korean folktales arrives, prompting Lily to unravel a secret family history. Long, long ago, Halmoni stole something from the tigers. Now they want it back. And when one of the tigers approaches Lily with a deal--return what her grandmother stole in exchange for Halmoni's health--Lily is tempted to agree. But deals with tigers are never what they seem! With the help of her sister and her new friend Ricky, Lily must find her voice...and the courage to face a tiger. Tae Keller, the award-winning author of The Science of Breakable Things, shares a sparkling tale about the power of stories and the magic of family. "If stories were written in the stars ... this wondrous tale would be one of the brightest." —Booklist, Starred Review

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs

Author : J. A. Simpson
Publisher : Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Reference
ISBN : UOM:49015000941014

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs by J. A. Simpson Pdf

The dictionary gives explanations of the meanings and use of proverbs whenever these are obscure. By means of numerous illustrative quotations it also provides a documentary history of each proverb from its first recorded use in written English, and supplies details of earlier related forms in other languages.

Hypnotize a Tiger

Author : Calef Brown
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company BYR Paperbacks
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-28
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781627795777

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Hypnotize a Tiger by Calef Brown Pdf

This is the first longer-format, middle-grade collection from #1 New York Times-bestselling author-illustrator Calef Brown. Moving away from the picture book format offers Calef the opportunity to tackle a variety of themes and poetry styles as well as reach a slightly older audience. Hypnotize a Tiger is chock-full of Calef's zany black-and-white artwork and features his wonderfully inventive characters and worlds-from the "completely nonviolent and silent" Lou Gnome to Percival, the impetuous (and none-too-sensible) lad who believes he is invincible, to Hugh Jarm (who has a huge arm, natch!). It's a whimsical world: creative, fun, and inspiring!

Tears of a Tiger

Author : Sharon M. Draper
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-23
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442489134

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Tears of a Tiger by Sharon M. Draper Pdf

The death of high school basketball star Rob Washington in an automobile accident affects the lives of his close friend Andy, who was driving the car, and many others in the school.

It's a Tiger!

Author : David LaRochelle
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780811869256

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It's a Tiger! by David LaRochelle Pdf

A child imagines that he is in a story where he encounters a tiger at every turn.

There's a Tiger in the Garden

Author : Lizzy Stewart
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-04
Category : Board books
ISBN : 9781786035615

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There's a Tiger in the Garden by Lizzy Stewart Pdf

Board book edition of the best-selling winner of the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize, Illustrated Book Category.

The Secret Life of a Tiger

Author : Przemyslaw Wechterowicz
Publisher : Words & Pictures
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-27
Category : Tiger
ISBN : 1910277819

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The Secret Life of a Tiger by Przemyslaw Wechterowicz Pdf

Tiger is a cat with simple pleasures. He likes to spend his days wandering about, chatting with friends and having a little snack. But at night his secret life is revealed - and its very surprising! Find out about Tiger's unexpected night hobby in this delightfully funny, warm-hearted picture book that reminds us that sometimes animals (and people) behave in unexpected ways.

Flora and Tiger

Author : Eric Carle
Publisher : Philomel
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0399232036

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Flora and Tiger by Eric Carle Pdf

The author recalls experiences from his childhood in Germany and his later life in the United States, all in some way connected with various animals.

The Tiger

Author : John Vaillant
Publisher : Knopf Canada
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780307375278

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The Tiger by John Vaillant Pdf

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.

Animals, Literature and the Politics of Representation

Author : J. Simons
Publisher : Springer
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2001-12-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780230513549

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Animals, Literature and the Politics of Representation by J. Simons Pdf

This book addresses the question of animal rights in the context of literary criticism. Working from a committed position, it asks the question, 'What would literary studies look like if we took animal rights seriously?' It offers critical surveys of the main themes in the history of animal rights and some of the more important contemporary positions together with readings of a wide range of literary texts from classical antiquity to the present day.

History is Mostly Repair and Revenge

Author : Liliana Sikorska
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : English fiction
ISBN : 3631597711

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History is Mostly Repair and Revenge by Liliana Sikorska Pdf

Papers presented at a symposium organized by the Dept. of English Literature and Literary Linguistics, School of English, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznaaan.

In the Land of Tigers and Snakes

Author : Huaiyu Chen
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023-03-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780231554640

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In the Land of Tigers and Snakes by Huaiyu Chen Pdf

Animals play crucial roles in Buddhist thought and practice. However, many symbolically or culturally significant animals found in India, where Buddhism originated, do not inhabit China, to which Buddhism spread in the medieval period. In order to adapt Buddhist ideas and imagery to the Chinese context, writers reinterpreted and modified the meanings different creatures possessed. Medieval sources tell stories of monks taming wild tigers, detail rituals for killing snakes, and even address the question of whether a parrot could achieve enlightenment. Huaiyu Chen examines how Buddhist ideas about animals changed and were changed by medieval Chinese culture. He explores the entangled relations among animals, religions, the state, and local communities, considering both the multivalent meanings associated with animals and the daily experience of living with the natural world. Chen illustrates how Buddhism influenced Chinese knowledge and experience of animals as well as how Chinese state ideology, Daoism, and local cultic practices reshaped Buddhism. He shows how Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism developed doctrines, rituals, discourses, and practices to manage power relations between animals and humans. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including traditional texts, stone inscriptions, manuscripts, and visual culture, this interdisciplinary book bridges history, religious studies, animal studies, and environmental studies. In examining how Buddhist depictions of the natural world and Chinese taxonomies of animals mutually enriched each other, In the Land of Tigers and Snakes offers a new perspective on how Buddhism took root in Chinese society.