Author: Howard Waldrop
Publisher: Small Beer Press
ISBN: 1618730746
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Literary mashup master Waldrop is back with new stories of pirates, hidden movie history, the Wolfman of Alcatraz, and more.
Horse of a Different Color
Author: Howard Waldrop
Publisher: Small Beer Press
ISBN: 1618730746
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Literary mashup master Waldrop is back with new stories of pirates, hidden movie history, the Wolfman of Alcatraz, and more.
Publisher: Small Beer Press
ISBN: 1618730746
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Literary mashup master Waldrop is back with new stories of pirates, hidden movie history, the Wolfman of Alcatraz, and more.
Horse of a Different Color
Author: Ralph Moody
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803282179
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Horse of a Different Color ends the "roving days" of young Ralph Moody. His saga began on a Colorado ranch in Little Britches and continued at points east and west in Man of the Family, The Fields of Home, The Home Ranch, Mary Emma & Company, Shaking the Nickel Bush, and The Dry Divide. All have been reprinted as Bison Books.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803282179
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Horse of a Different Color ends the "roving days" of young Ralph Moody. His saga began on a Colorado ranch in Little Britches and continued at points east and west in Man of the Family, The Fields of Home, The Home Ranch, Mary Emma & Company, Shaking the Nickel Bush, and The Dry Divide. All have been reprinted as Bison Books.
Little Britches
Author: Ralph Moody
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803281783
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Ralph Moody was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Through his eyes we experience the pleasures and perils of ranching there early in the twentieth century. Auctions and roundups, family picnics, irrigation wars, tornadoes and wind storms give authentic color to Little Britches. So do adventures, wonderfully told, that equip Ralph to take his father's place when it becomes necessary. Little Britches was the literary debut of Ralph Moody, who wrote about the adventures of his family in eight glorious books, all available as Bison Books.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803281783
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Ralph Moody was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Through his eyes we experience the pleasures and perils of ranching there early in the twentieth century. Auctions and roundups, family picnics, irrigation wars, tornadoes and wind storms give authentic color to Little Britches. So do adventures, wonderfully told, that equip Ralph to take his father's place when it becomes necessary. Little Britches was the literary debut of Ralph Moody, who wrote about the adventures of his family in eight glorious books, all available as Bison Books.
The Equine Tapestry
Author: Lesli Kathman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780990475910
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Color has fascinated horse lovers for centuries, and the story of the formation of the different breeds is closely tied to the subject of color. The Equine Tapestry explores the role color has played, both from a historical perspective and in changing trends of the modern horse world. Combining a modern understanding of genetics with a wealth of historical documentation, this series gives a more complete picture of the founding of the different breeds and shows how this relates to the unusual colors popular in the present day. An Introduction to Colors and Patterns opens the series with a look at the different colors and patterns, giving detailed explanations written in plain English. Full color photos and illustrations are used throughout to enhance the text.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780990475910
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Color has fascinated horse lovers for centuries, and the story of the formation of the different breeds is closely tied to the subject of color. The Equine Tapestry explores the role color has played, both from a historical perspective and in changing trends of the modern horse world. Combining a modern understanding of genetics with a wealth of historical documentation, this series gives a more complete picture of the founding of the different breeds and shows how this relates to the unusual colors popular in the present day. An Introduction to Colors and Patterns opens the series with a look at the different colors and patterns, giving detailed explanations written in plain English. Full color photos and illustrations are used throughout to enhance the text.
Horse Anatomy
Author: John Green
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486448134
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Over 100 accurate drawings examine the horse — inside and out. The skeleton, muscles, nervous system, and major organs are clearly labeled and explained.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486448134
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Over 100 accurate drawings examine the horse — inside and out. The skeleton, muscles, nervous system, and major organs are clearly labeled and explained.
Horse Color
Author: Dan Phillip Sponenberg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780914327462
Category : Horses
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This fascinating book provides a single, comprehensive and standardized system to describe and classify, for the first time, all colors and patterns of the world's horses. Some 187 full-color photos illustrate every color and pattern, even the extremely rare ones. The authors discuss the scientific evidence available for linking colors and patterns to other traits such as long and short distance speed, athletic ability, hardiness, endurance and fertility.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780914327462
Category : Horses
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This fascinating book provides a single, comprehensive and standardized system to describe and classify, for the first time, all colors and patterns of the world's horses. Some 187 full-color photos illustrate every color and pattern, even the extremely rare ones. The authors discuss the scientific evidence available for linking colors and patterns to other traits such as long and short distance speed, athletic ability, hardiness, endurance and fertility.
The Executive Coloring Book
Author: Marcie Hans
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 073521557X
Category : Coloring books
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
The original adult coloring book! A New York Times bestseller when it was originally published in 1961, The Executive Coloring Book is crashing the adult coloring book party with its subversive humor. "This is me. I am an executive. Executives are important. They go to important offices and do important things. Color my underwear important." So begins the dangerously funny classic, The Executive Coloring Book. Originally published more than fifty years ago, this brief and brilliant coloring book skewers the early sixties executive set. If Mad Men made them look glamorous, The Executive Coloring Book casts them in a different hue and invites everyone in on the joke.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 073521557X
Category : Coloring books
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
The original adult coloring book! A New York Times bestseller when it was originally published in 1961, The Executive Coloring Book is crashing the adult coloring book party with its subversive humor. "This is me. I am an executive. Executives are important. They go to important offices and do important things. Color my underwear important." So begins the dangerously funny classic, The Executive Coloring Book. Originally published more than fifty years ago, this brief and brilliant coloring book skewers the early sixties executive set. If Mad Men made them look glamorous, The Executive Coloring Book casts them in a different hue and invites everyone in on the joke.
Color My Horse
Author: Bev Pettersen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780987671721
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
A disillusioned heiress swaps her credit cards for a pitchfork and shovel in a desperate attempt to escape her grandfather's iron-fisted control. However, at the track she must earn the respect of an uncompromising horse trainer who has little tolerance for greenhorns, especially one he's been forced to hire.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780987671721
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
A disillusioned heiress swaps her credit cards for a pitchfork and shovel in a desperate attempt to escape her grandfather's iron-fisted control. However, at the track she must earn the respect of an uncompromising horse trainer who has little tolerance for greenhorns, especially one he's been forced to hire.
A Horse of a Different Killer
Author: Jody Jaffe
Publisher: Fawcett
ISBN: 9780804114721
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
"A SMART, WITTY MYSTERY. . . The suspense mounts, and the solution surprises.--The Cleveland Plain Dealer When a quarter-million-dollar show horse and a top trainer are found brutally murdered side by side, Natalie Gold, a reporter for the Charlotte Commercial Appeal, seizes the chance to get off the fashion beat she so detests: she knows the rich, competitive, and devious world of the show horse circuit. Teamed with handsome investigative reporter, Henry Goode, Nattie makes the rounds of the Carolina show horse circuit, pumping society matrons for scandals and tracking down trainers. But as she closes in on the truth, Nattie becomes the target for a series of increasingly savage death threats, not only to herself, but to her beloved horse, Brenda Starr. . . . "DELIGHTFUL. . . . I hope Natalie Gold doesn't wait too long before jumping back into the suspense-story saddle again." --Washington Post Book World "YOU'LL WANT TO GO ALONG FOR THE RIDE IN HORSE OF A DIFFERENT KILLER.--The Virginia Pilot & Ledger "SHADES OF ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE'S SILVER BLAZE! . . . Bright, lively, self-consciously a Philadelphia yenta, [Nattie is] a most appealing guide." --Kirkus Reviews
Publisher: Fawcett
ISBN: 9780804114721
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
"A SMART, WITTY MYSTERY. . . The suspense mounts, and the solution surprises.--The Cleveland Plain Dealer When a quarter-million-dollar show horse and a top trainer are found brutally murdered side by side, Natalie Gold, a reporter for the Charlotte Commercial Appeal, seizes the chance to get off the fashion beat she so detests: she knows the rich, competitive, and devious world of the show horse circuit. Teamed with handsome investigative reporter, Henry Goode, Nattie makes the rounds of the Carolina show horse circuit, pumping society matrons for scandals and tracking down trainers. But as she closes in on the truth, Nattie becomes the target for a series of increasingly savage death threats, not only to herself, but to her beloved horse, Brenda Starr. . . . "DELIGHTFUL. . . . I hope Natalie Gold doesn't wait too long before jumping back into the suspense-story saddle again." --Washington Post Book World "YOU'LL WANT TO GO ALONG FOR THE RIDE IN HORSE OF A DIFFERENT KILLER.--The Virginia Pilot & Ledger "SHADES OF ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE'S SILVER BLAZE! . . . Bright, lively, self-consciously a Philadelphia yenta, [Nattie is] a most appealing guide." --Kirkus Reviews
A Horse Of A Different Color
Author: KC Dunlap
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1491839341
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Our story begins on a world not so different from our own. There are lakes and streams with the bluest of water that rushes from mountains green with forest. There are meadows and canyons. Many animals live on this world, but none more beautiful then the horse. These are quite extraordinary horses. Their size and color are like horses in our world, but this is where the similarity ends. They are the fastest animal of this world, able to run for miles. They can jump as if taking flight, they can climb all but the steepest of mountains. And for our story, they can talk to each other. This is a story about one special horse. It will take him some time to know, although he is different from other horses, he has a gift. He will find out what he can do with this gift. Indeed, he is a horse of a different color.
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1491839341
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Our story begins on a world not so different from our own. There are lakes and streams with the bluest of water that rushes from mountains green with forest. There are meadows and canyons. Many animals live on this world, but none more beautiful then the horse. These are quite extraordinary horses. Their size and color are like horses in our world, but this is where the similarity ends. They are the fastest animal of this world, able to run for miles. They can jump as if taking flight, they can climb all but the steepest of mountains. And for our story, they can talk to each other. This is a story about one special horse. It will take him some time to know, although he is different from other horses, he has a gift. He will find out what he can do with this gift. Indeed, he is a horse of a different color.