Author: Ralph Payne-Gallwey
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473347467
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
Originally published 1896. The book comprises a short natural history of British wildfowl and complete and comprehensive directions in shooting wildfowl on the coast and inland with shotgun and punt gun. Over two hundred illustrations. Many of the earliest field sports books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Wildfowl and Wildfowl Shooting with Shotgun and Punt Gun
Author: Ralph Payne-Gallwey
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473347467
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
Originally published 1896. The book comprises a short natural history of British wildfowl and complete and comprehensive directions in shooting wildfowl on the coast and inland with shotgun and punt gun. Over two hundred illustrations. Many of the earliest field sports books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473347467
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
Originally published 1896. The book comprises a short natural history of British wildfowl and complete and comprehensive directions in shooting wildfowl on the coast and inland with shotgun and punt gun. Over two hundred illustrations. Many of the earliest field sports books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Moon's Blood
Author: Bill Brooks
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
ISBN: 1645401855
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
SOME LEGENDS JUST WON'T DIE On a frontier overrun by men who'd kill you as soon as look at you, Ben Moon was a legend. One of the most feared gunfighters who ever drew breath, he'd faced down his most deadly enemies without flinching... But the west had changed. And so had Ben Moon. Too many years of drinking and shooting and killing had done something bad to his soul. Then, one freezing morning in 1882, he found salvation in a sinner named Jane. Once, he'd actually thought about marrying her. Now she was dying and all she wanted was to see the child she'd given up at birth. Because he still had his pride and honor, Ben rode out to look for Jane's little girl. He went back out among the men with hard eyes and smoking guns who wanted to kill the infamous Ben Moon...and probably would.
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
ISBN: 1645401855
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
SOME LEGENDS JUST WON'T DIE On a frontier overrun by men who'd kill you as soon as look at you, Ben Moon was a legend. One of the most feared gunfighters who ever drew breath, he'd faced down his most deadly enemies without flinching... But the west had changed. And so had Ben Moon. Too many years of drinking and shooting and killing had done something bad to his soul. Then, one freezing morning in 1882, he found salvation in a sinner named Jane. Once, he'd actually thought about marrying her. Now she was dying and all she wanted was to see the child she'd given up at birth. Because he still had his pride and honor, Ben rode out to look for Jane's little girl. He went back out among the men with hard eyes and smoking guns who wanted to kill the infamous Ben Moon...and probably would.
Shotgun Lovesongs
Author: Nickolas Butler
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 146684079X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Impressively original." —The New York Times "Sparkles in every way. A love letter to the open lonely American heartland...A must-read." —People "The kind of book that restores your faith in humanity." —Toronto Star Welcome to Little Wing. It's a place like hundreds of others, nothing special, really. But for four friends—all born and raised in this small Wisconsin town—it is home. And now they are men, coming into their own or struggling to do so. One of them never left, still working the family farm that has been tilled for generations. But others felt the need to move on, with varying degrees of success. One trades commodities, another took to the rodeo circuit, and one of them even hit it big as a rock star. And then there's Beth, a woman who has meant something special in each of their lives. Now all four are brought together for a wedding. Little Wing seems even smaller than before. While lifelong bonds are still strong, there are stresses—among the friends, between husbands and wives. There will be heartbreak, but there will also be hope, healing, even heroism as these memorable people learn the true meaning of adult friendship and love. Seldom has the American heartland been so richly and accurately portrayed. Though the town may have changed, the one thing that hasn't is the beauty of the Wisconsin farmland, the lure of which, in Nickolas Butler's hands, emerges as a vibrant character in the story. Shotgun Lovesongs is that rare work of fiction that evokes a specific time and place yet movingly describes the universal human condition. It is, in short, a truly remarkable book—a novel that once read will never be forgotten.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 146684079X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Impressively original." —The New York Times "Sparkles in every way. A love letter to the open lonely American heartland...A must-read." —People "The kind of book that restores your faith in humanity." —Toronto Star Welcome to Little Wing. It's a place like hundreds of others, nothing special, really. But for four friends—all born and raised in this small Wisconsin town—it is home. And now they are men, coming into their own or struggling to do so. One of them never left, still working the family farm that has been tilled for generations. But others felt the need to move on, with varying degrees of success. One trades commodities, another took to the rodeo circuit, and one of them even hit it big as a rock star. And then there's Beth, a woman who has meant something special in each of their lives. Now all four are brought together for a wedding. Little Wing seems even smaller than before. While lifelong bonds are still strong, there are stresses—among the friends, between husbands and wives. There will be heartbreak, but there will also be hope, healing, even heroism as these memorable people learn the true meaning of adult friendship and love. Seldom has the American heartland been so richly and accurately portrayed. Though the town may have changed, the one thing that hasn't is the beauty of the Wisconsin farmland, the lure of which, in Nickolas Butler's hands, emerges as a vibrant character in the story. Shotgun Lovesongs is that rare work of fiction that evokes a specific time and place yet movingly describes the universal human condition. It is, in short, a truly remarkable book—a novel that once read will never be forgotten.
Simply May
Author: Starr Sackstein
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557132754
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Mei-Shai is a teenager living in Shanghai during the Cultural Revolution. Chairman Mao's China has the Chinese people scared & all of the young people have become his foot-soldiers except the group of subversives. Unsatisfied with life she is now forced to lead, she decides to act for the first time in her life because she is sure there is a better life out there for her. America is nothing like what they know & Mei-Shai takes to it much better than her weaker friend. The two encounter the hippie movement first hand when they are taken into a commune, accepting the kindness of strangers as they struggle to learn about themselves & their new surroundings. The social issues of the time become a stumbling block for May to learn on, but she knows perseverance is the only way to succeed.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557132754
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Mei-Shai is a teenager living in Shanghai during the Cultural Revolution. Chairman Mao's China has the Chinese people scared & all of the young people have become his foot-soldiers except the group of subversives. Unsatisfied with life she is now forced to lead, she decides to act for the first time in her life because she is sure there is a better life out there for her. America is nothing like what they know & Mei-Shai takes to it much better than her weaker friend. The two encounter the hippie movement first hand when they are taken into a commune, accepting the kindness of strangers as they struggle to learn about themselves & their new surroundings. The social issues of the time become a stumbling block for May to learn on, but she knows perseverance is the only way to succeed.
Low Red Moon
Author: Caitlin R. Kiernan
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780451461643
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Chance Silvey grew up in her grandparents’ house on the side of Red Mountain, high above the urban sprawl of Birmingham, Alabama. Now married, with a baby on the way, she wants to move on and leave the house—and the tragic history of her family—in the past. But her future is already tainted. Chance is hallucinating, seeing blood everywhere, and is afraid to uncover what it means. Her husband, Deacon, a gifted psychic, fears being drawn into a police investigation after having a vision of a serial killer’s brutality. And it all leads to a woman with a thirst for violence, hiding from something that haunts her day and night. Something even more terrible than herself…
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780451461643
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Chance Silvey grew up in her grandparents’ house on the side of Red Mountain, high above the urban sprawl of Birmingham, Alabama. Now married, with a baby on the way, she wants to move on and leave the house—and the tragic history of her family—in the past. But her future is already tainted. Chance is hallucinating, seeing blood everywhere, and is afraid to uncover what it means. Her husband, Deacon, a gifted psychic, fears being drawn into a police investigation after having a vision of a serial killer’s brutality. And it all leads to a woman with a thirst for violence, hiding from something that haunts her day and night. Something even more terrible than herself…
A to Z Guide to White-tailed Deer and Deer Hunting
Author: Randall Gilbert
Publisher: Woods N' Water, Inc.
ISBN: 9780970749390
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Complete reference guide of information, terms, phrases, and topics about white-tailed deer. 99 black-and-white photos and 13 illustration.
Publisher: Woods N' Water, Inc.
ISBN: 9780970749390
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Complete reference guide of information, terms, phrases, and topics about white-tailed deer. 99 black-and-white photos and 13 illustration.
Boy's Life
Author: Robert McCammon
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453231560
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 722
Book Description
An Alabama boy’s innocence is shaken by murder and madness in the 1960s South in this novel by the New York Times–bestselling author of Swan Song. It’s 1964 in idyllic Zephyr, Alabama. People either work for the paper mill up the Tecumseh River, or for the local dairy. It’s a simple life, but it stirs the impressionable imagination of twelve-year-old aspiring writer Cory Mackenson. He’s certain he’s sensed spirits whispering in the churchyard. He’s heard of the weird bootleggers who lurk in the dark outside of town. He’s seen a flood leave Main Street crawling with snakes. Cory thrills to all of it as only a young boy can. Then one morning, while accompanying his father on his milk route, he sees a car careen off the road and slowly sink into fathomless Saxon’s Lake. His father dives into the icy water to rescue the driver, and finds a beaten corpse, naked and handcuffed to the steering wheel—a copper wire tightened around the stranger’s neck. In time, the townsfolk seem to forget all about the unsolved murder. But Cory and his father can’t. Their search for the truth is a journey into a world where innocence and evil collide. What lies before them is the stuff of fear and awe, magic and madness, fantasy and reality. As Cory wades into the deep end of Zephyr and all its mysteries, he’ll discover that while the pleasures of childish things fade away, growing up can be a strange and beautiful ride. “Strongly echoing the childhood-elegies of King and Bradbury, and every bit their equal,” Boy’s Life, a winner of both the Bram Stoker and World Fantasy Awards, represents a brilliant blend of mystery and rich atmosphere, the finest work of one of today’s most accomplished writers (Kirkus Reviews).
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453231560
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 722
Book Description
An Alabama boy’s innocence is shaken by murder and madness in the 1960s South in this novel by the New York Times–bestselling author of Swan Song. It’s 1964 in idyllic Zephyr, Alabama. People either work for the paper mill up the Tecumseh River, or for the local dairy. It’s a simple life, but it stirs the impressionable imagination of twelve-year-old aspiring writer Cory Mackenson. He’s certain he’s sensed spirits whispering in the churchyard. He’s heard of the weird bootleggers who lurk in the dark outside of town. He’s seen a flood leave Main Street crawling with snakes. Cory thrills to all of it as only a young boy can. Then one morning, while accompanying his father on his milk route, he sees a car careen off the road and slowly sink into fathomless Saxon’s Lake. His father dives into the icy water to rescue the driver, and finds a beaten corpse, naked and handcuffed to the steering wheel—a copper wire tightened around the stranger’s neck. In time, the townsfolk seem to forget all about the unsolved murder. But Cory and his father can’t. Their search for the truth is a journey into a world where innocence and evil collide. What lies before them is the stuff of fear and awe, magic and madness, fantasy and reality. As Cory wades into the deep end of Zephyr and all its mysteries, he’ll discover that while the pleasures of childish things fade away, growing up can be a strange and beautiful ride. “Strongly echoing the childhood-elegies of King and Bradbury, and every bit their equal,” Boy’s Life, a winner of both the Bram Stoker and World Fantasy Awards, represents a brilliant blend of mystery and rich atmosphere, the finest work of one of today’s most accomplished writers (Kirkus Reviews).
Boys' Life
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.
Shocking True Stories of Citizens Who Took the Law Into Their Own Hands
Author: Gary Provost
Publisher: Crossroad Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
AN EYE FOR AN EYE They are battered women, grieving parents, and burglarized homeowners who responded to criminal violence by taking the law into their own hands. Their cases have struck a deep chord in American society. Are they victims of a failing judicial system or criminals themselves? True crime writer Gary Provost examines the stories of ordinary citizens who have taken on the roles of judge, jury and — sometimes — executioner. Are their acts a higher form of justice...or merely revenge? You decide: * Bernhard Goetz, who shot four teenagers when they approached him on a subway train and demanded money * The young man who gunned down his own friend for killing his teenaged sister in a drunk-driving accident * The mother who risked her life to track down and apprehend her daughter's rapist * "Grambo," the Dallas grandmother who held a burglar at gunpoint for forty-five minutes while waiting for the police * The battered wife who hired a hit man to murder her husband after seventeen years of abuse Fascinating, penetrating, and chilling, Into Their Own Hands is a controversial and thought-provoking look at what's wrong with crime and punishment in America today and what happens when victims don't just get mad — they get even.
Publisher: Crossroad Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
AN EYE FOR AN EYE They are battered women, grieving parents, and burglarized homeowners who responded to criminal violence by taking the law into their own hands. Their cases have struck a deep chord in American society. Are they victims of a failing judicial system or criminals themselves? True crime writer Gary Provost examines the stories of ordinary citizens who have taken on the roles of judge, jury and — sometimes — executioner. Are their acts a higher form of justice...or merely revenge? You decide: * Bernhard Goetz, who shot four teenagers when they approached him on a subway train and demanded money * The young man who gunned down his own friend for killing his teenaged sister in a drunk-driving accident * The mother who risked her life to track down and apprehend her daughter's rapist * "Grambo," the Dallas grandmother who held a burglar at gunpoint for forty-five minutes while waiting for the police * The battered wife who hired a hit man to murder her husband after seventeen years of abuse Fascinating, penetrating, and chilling, Into Their Own Hands is a controversial and thought-provoking look at what's wrong with crime and punishment in America today and what happens when victims don't just get mad — they get even.
Over Burning Sands
Author: P R Adams
Publisher: Promethean Tales
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
A changed world. A deadly world. Major Gabby Alonso woke to violence and an AI bent on killing her. She wasn't ready to die. Now she has to lead the last remnants of her team into the world they were supposed to rebuild, to reclaim from centuries-old ruins. While the world has changed, it's nothing like the training and simulations had taught her to expect. Except, that is, for its lethality. Petty tyrants, misguided pacifists, bloodthirsty marauders—Alonso can trust no one, racing from one threat to the next, always trying to stay just ahead of death on her way to find the peaceful promise of someone named Reggie Lee. Grab your copy of this thrilling post-apocalyptic tale now and follow the bloody path that leads Over Burning Sands.
Publisher: Promethean Tales
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
A changed world. A deadly world. Major Gabby Alonso woke to violence and an AI bent on killing her. She wasn't ready to die. Now she has to lead the last remnants of her team into the world they were supposed to rebuild, to reclaim from centuries-old ruins. While the world has changed, it's nothing like the training and simulations had taught her to expect. Except, that is, for its lethality. Petty tyrants, misguided pacifists, bloodthirsty marauders—Alonso can trust no one, racing from one threat to the next, always trying to stay just ahead of death on her way to find the peaceful promise of someone named Reggie Lee. Grab your copy of this thrilling post-apocalyptic tale now and follow the bloody path that leads Over Burning Sands.