Author: Sarah Stewart
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 146689976X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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A dazzling depiction of the connection between diverse readers of all ages and their books, from beloved author-illustrator team Sarah Stewart and David Small. This Book of Mine is a celebration of the power of reading, of the ways in which books launch our adventures, give us comfort, challenge our imaginations, and offer us connection. From new mothers to fantasy lovers, butterfly hunters to musicians, the readers of This Book of Mine all share a common passion for favorite books—whether freshly discovered at the library or bookstore or saved from childhood and reread across a lifetime. A unique gift for bibliophiles young and old, This Book of Mine trumpets a simple truth: A well-loved book in hand brings color to any reader’s life.
Author: Amy Clampitt
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231132875
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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This extraordinary collection of letters sheds light on one of the most important postwar American poets and on a creative woman's life from the 1950s onward. Amy Clampitt was an American original, a literary woman from a Quaker family in rural Iowa who came to New York after college and lived in Manhattan for almost forty years before she found success (or before it found her) at the age of 63 with the publication of The Kingfisher. Her letters from 1950 until her death in 1994 are a testimony to her fiercely independent spirit and her quest for various kinds of truth-religious, spiritual, political, and artistic. Written in clear, limpid prose, Clampitt's letters illuminate the habits of imagination she would later use to such effect in her poetry. She offers, with wit and intelligence, an intimate and personal portrait of life as an independent woman recently arrived in New York City. She recounts her struggle to find a place for herself in the world of literature as well as the excitement of living in Manhattan. In other letters she describes a religious conversion (and then a gradual religious disillusionment) and her work as a political activist. Clampitt also reveals her passionate interest in and fascination with the world around her. She conveys her delight in a variety of day-to-day experiences and sights, reporting on trips to Europe, the books she has read, and her walks in nature. After struggling as a novelist, Clampitt turned to poetry in her fifties and was eventually published in the New Yorker. In the last decade of her life she appeared like a meteor on the national literary scene, lionized and honored. In letters to Helen Vendler, Mary Jo Salter, and others, she discusses her poetry as well as her surprise at her newfound success and the long overdue satisfaction she obviously felt, along with gratitude, for her recognition.
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Languages : en
Pages : 282
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Author: Colin Tudge
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307395391
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 482
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A blend of history, science, philosophy, and environmentalism, The Tree is an engaging and elegant look at the life of the tree and what modern research tells us about their future. There are redwoods in California that were ancient by the time Columbus first landed, and pines still alive that germinated around the time humans invented writing. There are Douglas firs as tall as skyscrapers, and a banyan tree in Calcutta as big as a football field. From the tallest to the smallest, trees inspire wonder in all of us, and in The Tree, Colin Tudge travels around the world—throughout the United States, the Costa Rican rain forest, Panama and Brazil, India, New Zealand, China, and most of Europe—bringing to life stories and facts about the trees around us: how they grow old, how they eat and reproduce, how they talk to one another (and they do), and why they came to exist in the first place. He considers the pitfalls of being tall; the things that trees produce, from nuts and rubber to wood; and even the complicated debt that we as humans owe them. Tudge takes us to the Amazon in flood, when the water is deep enough to submerge the forest entirely and fish feed on fruit while river dolphins race through the canopy. He explains the “memory” of a tree: how those that have been shaken by wind grow thicker and sturdier, while those attacked by pests grow smaller leaves the following year; and reveals how it is that the same trees found in the United States are also native to China (but not Europe). From tiny saplings to centuries-old redwoods and desert palms, from the backyards of the American heartland to the rain forests of the Amazon and the bamboo forests, Colin Tudge takes the reader on a journey through history and illuminates our ever-present but often ignored companions.
Author: Sarah Froggatt
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1477158138
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
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There are five surviving species of rhinoceros: the Black, the Javan and the Sumatran rhinos are listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning they could be extinct within 30-60 years. The Sumatran rhino is covered in a leathery, dark grey-brown skin. It is often called the “hairy rhino” because it has tufty reddish brown hair, unlike other rhinos. The Sumatran rhino is the only rhino in Asia that has two horns, however the smaller one never grows to more than about ten centimetres, which can make it look like it only has one horn. This rhino used to be found from the foothills of the Himalayas, through Eastern China right down to Peninsular Malaysia as well as the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Borneo. However, today it is believed only about 200 rhinos survive mainly in parts of Sumatra and possibly Peninsula Malaysia. The Sumatran rhino lives in dense forests, swamps and forest highlands, staying close to water where they spend most of their day wallowing in muddy pools that they often dig or deepen themselves to keep them cool and protect them against insects. They like to eat in the evening and before dawn when it is cooler and live off up to 100 different types of fruit, bamboo, twigs, leaves and bark! Sumatran rhinos are rather shy, solitary animals staying within their own home range. The young usually stay with their mother until they are about 18 months old. Rhinos begin breeding when they are 7 or 8 years old, with a wait of 3 to 4 years between each birth. As the gestation period is about 15 to 16 months and not always successful, these animals are seriously at risk. The Sumatran rhino is the most endangered of all of the rhinoceros species, numbers have fallen more than 50% over the past 20 years, mainly because of poaching and habitat destruction. Rhino Protection Units help protect them and give this vulnerable species a chance at breeding and surviving. Further information about this gentle (if sometimes grumpy) animal can be found through ARKIVE: www.arkive.com and the International Rhino Foundation: www.rhinos.org.
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Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 398
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Author: Danielle Berggren
Publisher: Danielle Berggren
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 431
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A woman who held the fate of kingdoms. The exiled Fae seeking her. A sorcerer king gone mad. Maeve Almeida once wielded magics, journeyed beneath twin suns, and crowned a king. On Earth, she takes her memories and pours them into books her readers believe to be fantasy. Only she knows the truth. Rodan has bridged time and space, striding through worlds to find the woman who was at the center of his fall from the high throne of the Five Realms. When he does, he feels the same pull toward Maeve that he once did, on that night many years ago. The two of them set to right the damage done by Sebastian Sekou, who Maeve called friend, returning to the Realms to run the trials together. At each turn, they must conquer unique and deadly challenges. As intensity grows between Maeve and Rodan, the two face looming threats on all sides, and they must ask themselves what is worth the risk. Content Warning: Catching Pathways is an adult dark fantasy romance, with events both past and present which could be triggering. Read with care.
Author: Ziggy Ziegler
Publisher: Ziggy Ziegler
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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This book is based on a series of social media post of mine online over the past ten years. And now for your reading pleasure a snap shot containing some of the best sugar based drinks in the world are yours to keep as a compendium of how things were in the early part of this century. I hope you enjoy how my mind interprets what these amazing beverages are and that it makes your days very smiley and happy. Ziggy.
Author: Frances Noyes Hart
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368911813
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
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Reproduction of the original.
Author: Barbara Wall
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349211095
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 295
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