To Hear The Cuckoo

Author : Kiran Sidhu
Publisher : Gaia
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781856754989

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I Can Hear the Cuckoo by Kiran Sidhu Pdf

"A beautiful and poetic meditation on loss, nature, and what matters in life." - Nigel Warburton From the award-winning writer of The New Yorker short film, Heart Valley Kiran Sidhu never thought she could leave London, but when her mother passes away, she knows she has to walk out of her old life and leave her toxic family behind. She chooses fresh air, an auditorium of silence and the purity of the natural world - and soon arrives in Cellan, a small, remote village nestled in the Welsh valleys. At first, the barrenness and isolation is strange. But as the months wear on, Kiran starts to connect with the close-knit community she finds there; her neighbour Sarah, who shows her how to sledge when the winter snow arrives; Jane, a 70-year-old woman who lives at the top of a mountain with three dogs and four alpacas; and Wilf, the farmer who eats the same supper every day, and teaches Kiran that the cuckoo arrives in April and leaves in July. Tender, philosophical and moving, I Can Hear the Cuckoo is a story about redefining family, about rebirth and renewal, and respecting the rhythm and timing of the earth. It's a book about moving through grief and the people we find in the midst of our sadness - and what this small community in the Welsh countryside can teach us about life.

Author : Christine Ellis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0709040946

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To Hear the Cuckoo by Christine Ellis Pdf

Author : Ken Kesey
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101575277

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey Pdf

A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition of a counterculture classic, and the inspiration for the new Netflix original series Ratched, with a foreword by Chuck Palahniuk One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately shattering, Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel has left an indelible mark on the literature of our time. Now in a new deluxe edition with a foreword by Chuck Palahniuk and cover by Joe Sacco, here is the unforgettable story of a mental ward and its inhabitants, especially the tyrannical Big Nurse Ratched and Randle Patrick McMurphy, the brawling, fun-loving new inmate who resolves to oppose her. We see the struggle through the eyes of Chief Bromden, the seemingly mute half-Indian patient who witnesses and understands McMurphy’s heroic attempt to do battle with the powers that keep them all imprisoned. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Author : Nick Davies
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781620409534

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Cuckoo by Nick Davies Pdf

A gifted biologist's careful and beguiling study of why cuckoos have got away with tricking other birds into hatching and raising their young for thousands of years. The familiar call of the common cuckoo, “cuck-oo,” has been a harbinger of spring ever since our ancestors walked out of Africa many thousands of years ago. However, for naturalist and scientist Nick Davies, the call is an invitation to solve an enduring puzzle: how does the cuckoo get away with laying its eggs in the nests of other birds and tricking them into raising young cuckoos rather than their own offspring? Early observers who noticed a little warbler feeding a monstrously large cuckoo chick concluded the cuckoo's lack of parental care was the result of faulty design by the Creator, and that the hosts chose to help the poor cuckoo. These quaint views of bad design and benevolence were banished after Charles Darwin proposed that the cuckoo tricks the hosts in an evolutionary battle, where hosts evolve better defenses against cuckoos and cuckoos, in turn, evolve better trickery to outwit the hosts. For the last three decades, Davies has employed observation and field experiments to unravel the details of this evolutionary “arms race” between cuckoos and their hosts. Like a detective, Davies and his colleagues studied adult cuckoo behavior, cuckoo egg markings, and cuckoo chick begging calls to discover exactly how cuckoos trick their hosts. For birding and evolution aficionados, The Cuckoo is a lyrical and scientifically satisfying exploration of one of nature's most astonishing and beautiful adaptations.

Author : English Dialect Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCLA:L0063369458

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Publications by English Dialect Society Pdf

Author : Charles Swainson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Birds
ISBN : OXFORD:300000842

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Provincial Names and Folk Lore of British Birds by Charles Swainson Pdf

Author : Charles Swainson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Birds
ISBN : NYPL:33433068199649

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The Folk Lore and Provincial Names of British Birds by Charles Swainson Pdf

Author : Folklore Society (Great Britain),Charles Swainson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Birds
ISBN : ONB:+Z31336600X

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The Folk Lore and Provincial Names of British Birds by Folklore Society (Great Britain),Charles Swainson Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Folklore
ISBN : UCBK:B000560916

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Publications of the Folk-lore Society by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jeremy Burchardt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2023-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781009199872

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Lifescapes by Jeremy Burchardt Pdf

A compelling study of the influences that shape our responses to landscape, through eight modern British lives.

Author : Diagram Group
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 080696913X

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The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Superstitions by Diagram Group Pdf

Broken up into categories such as Animals, Astrology, Dreams, and Flowers, this fascinating dictionary will alert you to thousands of beliefs, omens, and proverbs that you may never have known. Many other subjects range from Clothing to Food to Marriage numbers.

Author : Gabriel Nostradamus
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-10
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781783660001

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Consult the Oracle by Gabriel Nostradamus Pdf

“If you sing before breakfast you will cry before supper...' In their own words, what it meant for Victorians to dream of actors, April Fools, herrings or a railway ticket – why it was advised to throw a black snail by its horns over the left shoulder for good luck – and why it is essential to inform bees of a death in the family. “If one drops a knife, a woman is coming; a fork, a man is coming; a spoon, a fool.” Tappings on tables, questionable curatives, old wives' tales and whispers from beyond the grave – Victorians were fascinated by the supernatural. Consult the Oracle was where they might have turned when they needed to identify a witch, interpret an omen or dream, required a natural cure or wanted to divine their future with a pack of cards – or simply wished to understand what the supernatural meant to them and their ancestors. First published in 1899, it offered a layman's guide to 'matters magical and mysterious', and today is a quirky glimpse of a supernatural age now lost, by turns haunting and hilarious.

Author : Friedrich Adolph Krummacher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1854
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600082198

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The parables of Fredric Adolphus Krummacher. Transl by Friedrich Adolph Krummacher Pdf

Author : Dean Miller
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781627125772

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Animals and Animal Symbols in World Culture by Dean Miller Pdf

A comprehensive guide to the history of human interaction with the creatures of the earth, air, and water. This book provides historical perspective on mankind's complicated relationship with all creatures, from tiny insects to larger beasts. From the alligator to the wryneck, key animals from every continent are profiled, with articles focusing on how different cultures viewed the creatures with which they shared land, and the ones they considered omens of gods and devils. In addition to the numerous articles on specific animals, there are also entries on the role of animals in Christian art, and how shamans took the form and power of animals in key ceremonies. The work is highly illustrated, and subjects of major interest are provided with individual bibliographies of further reading on the subject at the end of each article.

Author : Enid Blyton
Publisher : Hachette Children's
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781444939361

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Springtime Stories by Enid Blyton Pdf

Delight in this collection of 30 short stories, full of the buzz and excitement of spring - the perfect Easter present! Head off on a sparkling springtime adventure with the world's best-loved storyteller. From the little boy who helps a lamb in trouble to the fairies hidden inside Easter Eggs, excitement and magic are never far away in this collection of stories to read and share. These fun, entertaining stories are ideal for newly confident readers and are the perfect length for reading aloud at bedtime or in the classroom. Enid Blyton remains one of Britain's favourite children's authors and her bumper short story collections are perfect for introducing her to the latest generation of readers. Enid Blyton ® and Enid Blyton's signature are Registered Trademarks of Hodder & Stoughton Limited. No trademark or copyrighted material may be reproduced without the express written permission of the trademark and copyright owner.