Author: Al Alvarez
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408841010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
From the author of The Savage God, a unique memoir of growing old, and a lesson in not going gently into that good night The ponds of Hampstead Heath are small oases; fragments of wild nature nestled in the heart of north-west London. For the best part of his life Al Alvarez – poet, critic, novelist, rock-climber and poker player – has swum in them almost daily. An athlete in his youth, Alvarez chronicles what it is to grow old with humour and fierce honesty – from his relentlessly nagging ankle which makes daily life a struggle, to infuriating bureaucratic battles with the council to keep his disabled person's Blue Badge, the devastating effects of a stroke, and the salvation he finds in the three Ss – Swimming, Sex and Sleep. As Alvarez swims in the ponds he considers how it feels when you begin to miss that person you used to be – to miss yourself. Swimming is his own private form of protest against the onslaught of time; proof to others, and himself, that he's not yet beaten. By turns funny, poetic and indignant, Pondlife is a meditation on love, the importance of life's small pleasures and, above all, a lesson in not going gently in to that good night. _____________________ 'A beautiful unfolding of a story, told in deceptively simple prose but with a great power to move' Sunday Times 'The adrenalin still flows in lively extracts' The Times 'A marvellous book... it has no business to be as invigorating and absorbing – its success is against the odds' Observer
Pondlife
Author: Al Alvarez
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408841010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
From the author of The Savage God, a unique memoir of growing old, and a lesson in not going gently into that good night The ponds of Hampstead Heath are small oases; fragments of wild nature nestled in the heart of north-west London. For the best part of his life Al Alvarez – poet, critic, novelist, rock-climber and poker player – has swum in them almost daily. An athlete in his youth, Alvarez chronicles what it is to grow old with humour and fierce honesty – from his relentlessly nagging ankle which makes daily life a struggle, to infuriating bureaucratic battles with the council to keep his disabled person's Blue Badge, the devastating effects of a stroke, and the salvation he finds in the three Ss – Swimming, Sex and Sleep. As Alvarez swims in the ponds he considers how it feels when you begin to miss that person you used to be – to miss yourself. Swimming is his own private form of protest against the onslaught of time; proof to others, and himself, that he's not yet beaten. By turns funny, poetic and indignant, Pondlife is a meditation on love, the importance of life's small pleasures and, above all, a lesson in not going gently in to that good night. _____________________ 'A beautiful unfolding of a story, told in deceptively simple prose but with a great power to move' Sunday Times 'The adrenalin still flows in lively extracts' The Times 'A marvellous book... it has no business to be as invigorating and absorbing – its success is against the odds' Observer
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408841010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
From the author of The Savage God, a unique memoir of growing old, and a lesson in not going gently into that good night The ponds of Hampstead Heath are small oases; fragments of wild nature nestled in the heart of north-west London. For the best part of his life Al Alvarez – poet, critic, novelist, rock-climber and poker player – has swum in them almost daily. An athlete in his youth, Alvarez chronicles what it is to grow old with humour and fierce honesty – from his relentlessly nagging ankle which makes daily life a struggle, to infuriating bureaucratic battles with the council to keep his disabled person's Blue Badge, the devastating effects of a stroke, and the salvation he finds in the three Ss – Swimming, Sex and Sleep. As Alvarez swims in the ponds he considers how it feels when you begin to miss that person you used to be – to miss yourself. Swimming is his own private form of protest against the onslaught of time; proof to others, and himself, that he's not yet beaten. By turns funny, poetic and indignant, Pondlife is a meditation on love, the importance of life's small pleasures and, above all, a lesson in not going gently in to that good night. _____________________ 'A beautiful unfolding of a story, told in deceptively simple prose but with a great power to move' Sunday Times 'The adrenalin still flows in lively extracts' The Times 'A marvellous book... it has no business to be as invigorating and absorbing – its success is against the odds' Observer
Pond Life
Author: Hiller Goodspeed
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734324723
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734324723
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Pond Life
Author: George K. Reid
Publisher: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 146686480X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
This eBook is best viewed on a color device. This guide describes and illustrates, in full color, the plants and animals that live in or near ponds, lakes, streams, and wetlands. It includes surface-dwelling creatures as well as those of open water, the bottom, and the shore and tells how various animals and plants live together in a community. Plus suggestions for: Where and when to look Observing and collecting specimens Making exciting discoveries
Publisher: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 146686480X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
This eBook is best viewed on a color device. This guide describes and illustrates, in full color, the plants and animals that live in or near ponds, lakes, streams, and wetlands. It includes surface-dwelling creatures as well as those of open water, the bottom, and the shore and tells how various animals and plants live together in a community. Plus suggestions for: Where and when to look Observing and collecting specimens Making exciting discoveries
Pond Life
Author: Barbara Taylor
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780789429704
Category : Desert animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Examines the variety of life found in a pond, including great diving beetles, frogs, and newts.
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780789429704
Category : Desert animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Examines the variety of life found in a pond, including great diving beetles, frogs, and newts.
RSPB First Book of Pond Life
Author: Derek Niemann
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408165716
Category : Pond animals
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Beautifully illustrated first spotter's guides for 4-7 year-olds.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408165716
Category : Pond animals
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Beautifully illustrated first spotter's guides for 4-7 year-olds.
Life in a Pond
Author: Carol K. Lindeen
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1515734633
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Explores how plants, insects, fish, birds, and other animals come together in ponds and make them their homes.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1515734633
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Explores how plants, insects, fish, birds, and other animals come together in ponds and make them their homes.
Pond Life
Author: James Kavanagh
Publisher: Nature Activity Book
ISBN: 9781583555828
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Designed to complement the curriculum for grades 3-5, the Pond Life Nature Activity Book features dozens of nature-related games, quizzes and classroom activities that encourage interest and engage children in nature and the natural sciences.
Publisher: Nature Activity Book
ISBN: 9781583555828
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Designed to complement the curriculum for grades 3-5, the Pond Life Nature Activity Book features dozens of nature-related games, quizzes and classroom activities that encourage interest and engage children in nature and the natural sciences.
The New Observer's Book of Pond Life
Author: John Clegg
Publisher: Frederick Warne Publishers
ISBN: 9780723233381
Category : Freshwater biology
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
Publisher: Frederick Warne Publishers
ISBN: 9780723233381
Category : Freshwater biology
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
Mr. Big
Author: Carol Dembicki
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1616089679
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
A stunning graphic novel for kids about an ornery snapping turtle, a murder of crows, and the importance of ecosystems.
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1616089679
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
A stunning graphic novel for kids about an ornery snapping turtle, a murder of crows, and the importance of ecosystems.
Life in a Pond
Author: Craig Hammersmith
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1429668164
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
"Color photos and simple text describe animals and their adaptations to a pond habitat"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1429668164
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
"Color photos and simple text describe animals and their adaptations to a pond habitat"--Provided by publisher.