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The Patron Saint of Eels

Author : Gregory Day
Publisher : Picador Australia
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781743540015

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Winner of the Patrick White Literary Award A contemporary fable, this book shows that when life seems dull and cruel it is the power of the natural world, and our ability to imagine it, that can bring the wonder back into living. In the southern Italian village of Stellanuova, in the 1700s, a Franciscan monk, Fra Ionio, becomes known as the Patron Saint of Eels when he brings a distraught fisherman's yearly catch of eels back from the dead in the village market. When Stellanuova's inhabitants emigrate to Australia in the post World War II migrations of the 1940s, 50s and 60s, the immortal saint is left looking down on an abandoned town. To fulfil his calling, he decides in heaven to migrate with his countrymen and now looks down on the state of Victoria, where he intercedes in matters relating to eels. In the southern Victorian town of Mangowak, Noel Lea lives with the melancholy inheritance of a place undergoing the gentrifications of contemporary Australia. Along with his oldest friend, Nanette Burns, he longs for a time when life was less complex and unexpected magic seemed to permeate the ocean town and its people. When spring rains flood a nearby swamp and hundreds of eels get trapped in the grassy ditches around Noel's family home, he and Nanette encounter the vibrant Fra Ionio and get more magic than they bargained for. A beautifully written, charming and evocative book by Gregory Day, who also authored Trace, in collaboration with photographer, Robert Ashton.

Eels and Humans

Author : Katsumi Tsukamoto,Mari Kuroki
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9784431545293

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Eels and Humans by Katsumi Tsukamoto,Mari Kuroki Pdf

This book explains much of what is known currently about freshwater eels, focusing on social and cultural aspects as well as science. A wealth of eel-related material is presented by scientists from around the world, including information on eel fishing, resources, distribution, aquaculture, economics, cuisine, environment and ecosystems, idioms, arts and crafts, tradition, legends, mythology, archaeology and even memorial services. Eels are important as food for humankind and are an interesting model for scientists studying animal migration and reproductive ecology. Their snake-like morphology differentiates them from most other fish, and their unpredictable behaviour that allows them to move over wet land and climb rocks adjacent to waterfalls attracts attention and evokes curiosity. Eels are therefore considered to be enigmatic creatures or metaphysical entities beyond human intelligence; indeed, they have been deified in parts of the world. In recent decades, however, with global populations of eels in sharp decline, some species face a real threat of extinction, and effective conservation strategies and measures are needed. Comparisons across these issues between various countries provide an image of a long-lasting relationship between eels and humankind, and encourage comprehensive and detailed understanding of eels from the perspectives of social, cultural and natural sciences. By promoting understanding of the close relationship between eels and humans, the broader public is engaged and public awareness of eel importance raised, helping to conserve these unique but endangered fish.

Ron McCoy's Sea of Diamonds

Author : Gregory Day
Publisher : Picador Australia
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2008-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781741980448

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Winner of the Patrick White Literary Award On the wild clifftop of the coastal town of Mangowak, Ron McCoy lives an almost marsupial existence with his elderly mother. He hunts and gathers while the town sleeps; he is acutely shy, but in the privacy of his imagination, fostered as it is by his love of music and the oceanscape of his birth, all things are possible. Liz and Craig Wilson, meanwhile, are lovers of the surf and the bush. When Craig is offered a job by Colin Batty, Mangowak's larrikin real estate agent, the dream of bringing up their kids away from the city is finally realised. But working for Batty Real Estate is not as simple as it seems. The surrounding landscape is full of alchemic power and mystery and when Ron McCoy and his mother decide to sell half their land, the subtle generational differences between young and old Australia begin to swirl. Written in a precise, painterly style, Gregory Day's follow-up to his award-winning debut novel, The Patron Saint of Eels, is a powerful meditation on belonging, on landscape, and on love.

The Postie and The Priest

Author : Ron Burrows
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781625643315

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A priest, a postie, a parish, a suburb, a city, a diocese, an unusual and deep friendship, a struggle to get a book published The Postie and the Priest is part biography, part philosophy, part social commentary, part theological reflection. Here is a fl y-on-the-wall account of the daily life of an iconic Melbourne priest who has a deep passion for the battlers of his city, written by his postman who began by delivering his letters and ended up recording his life story. The stories from Fr Bob Maguire's life recall family events, life in the seminary, time as an army chaplain, work in various parishes, media connections and above all, his passion for the organisations he founded -Open Family and the Fr Bob Maguire Foundation - that give voice to his concern for the underprivileged and the homeless of Melbourne. The postie admires the priest and tells his story but this is as much the postie's story, giving us a unique insight into the history, characters and streets of South Melbourne that have shaped the lives of both men.

Beyond the Catch

Author : Louis Sicking,Darlene Abreu-Ferreira
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004169739

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Drawing on archaeological and written sources, this collection of essays presents fascinating new interpretations in the history of the fisheries by highlighting the consequences of the northern fisheries through interdisciplinary approaches to various themes, including the environment, economy, politics, and society in the medieval and early modern periods.

Australian Book Review

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Books
ISBN : IND:30000115663803

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Chaucer and the Tradition of Fame

Author : Benjamin Granade Koonce
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781400876945

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The author's aim is to "restore to the reading of the poem a background of medieval meanings familiar enough to Chaucer’s contemporary reader but almost lost to the modem." Mr. Koonce believes that fame was a clearly defined Christian concept in the Middle Ages, and his interpretation of Chaucer’s allegory proceeds from that central focus. Originally published in 1966. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

The Eye of the Sandpiper

Author : Brandon Keim
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781501712647

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In The Eye of the Sandpiper, Brandon Keim pairs cutting-edge science with a deep love of nature, conveying his insights in prose that is both accessible and beautiful. In an elegant, thoughtful tour of nature in the twenty-first century, Keim continues in the tradition of Lewis Thomas, Stephen Jay Gould, and David Quammen, reporting from the frontiers of science while celebrating the natural world’s wonders and posing new questions about our relationship to the rest of life on Earth. The stories in The Eye of the Sandpiper are arranged in four thematic sections. Each addresses nature through a different lens. The first is evolutionary and ecological dynamics, from how patterns form on butterfly wings to the ecological importance of oft-reviled lampreys. The second section explores the inner lives of animals, which science has only recently embraced: empathy in rats, emotions in honeybees, spirituality in chimpanzees. The third section contains stories of people acting on insights both ecological and ethological: nourishing blighted rivers, but also caring for injured pigeons at a hospital for wild birds and demanding legal rights for primates. The fourth section unites ecology and ethology in discussions of ethics: how we should think about and behave toward nature, and the place of wildness in a world in which space for wilderness is shrinking. By appreciating the nonhuman world more fully, Keim writes, "I hope people will also act in ways that nourish rather than impoverish its life—which is, ultimately, the problem that needs to be solved at this Anthropocene moment, with a sixth mass extinction looming, once-common animals becoming rare, and Earth straining to support 7.5 billion people. The solution will come from a love of nature rather than chastisement or lamentation."

Field and Stream

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Fishing
ISBN : UOM:39015079964808

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The Place-names of Norfolk

Author : Karl Inge Sandred,Bengt Lindström
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN : UOM:39015036046400

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English Place-Name Society

Author : English Place-Name Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN : STANFORD:36105012038381

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The Dublin University Magazine

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 718 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : Ireland
ISBN : UIUC:30112110907331

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The Book of Eels

Author : Tom Fort
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Eels
ISBN : UCSD:31822031538077

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What has been the dish of kings, the subject of myths and the traveller of epic and mysterious journeys? The eel.

Chamber's Journal

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1030 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1935
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951002440908T

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Chambers's Journal

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1935
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UTEXAS:059172131286728

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