Author: Jean-Michel Mabeko-Tali
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1685622852
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 73
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Inspired by the author’s childhood experience in the deep countryside of his native country, the Republic of the Congo, Tales from the Great Marsh represents a collection of short stories which illustrate a complex picture of life in a contemporary African society still rooted in its traditional beliefs and practices. Through short fictional stories, the author explores the complexity of social, cultural as well as religious, and spiritual experiences of a Bantu rural society when confronted with the challenges posed by specific existential situations such as death and modern politics, as well as the challenges posed by the encounter with the otherness. These fictional stories which marry myth and reality, are deployed towards producing knowledge that takes into account the surviving cultural aspects of old African societies formerly considered minor in studies of the continent’s past and present.
Author: William N. Smith
Publisher: Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers
ISBN: 9780870333385
Category : Market hunting (Game hunting)
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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Marsh Tales is a delight, a sort of oral history of the outlaw gunners and other salty oldtime waterfowlers that for the first time gives me the flavor of their speech, the feeling of, yes, this is the way it must have been. Don't expect any apologies here -- this is a book about life as it was lived in another time, ribald, salty, anti-authoritarian and lawless. -- Gray's Sporting JournalMore than a hundred stories are gathered here, full of adventure, high jinks, and one-step-ahead-of-the-warden mischief, along with pictures and brief biographies of the fifteen men who told them.
Author: Jeff Pearson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998025902
Category : Savannah (Ga.)
Languages : en
Pages : 289
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Mr. Scott believes he has found a formula for becoming a millionaire in less than 30 days. There is a problem. He lives in total chaos with his wife and young children. What follows is a roller coaster ride of misadventures - both serious and hilarious. This genre-defying novel is a series of short stories woven together as part of a powerful tale.
Author: Wilhelm Hauff
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 6252
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The 'TRICK OR TREAT Boxed Set: 200+ Eerie Tales from the Greatest Storytellers' represents an unparalleled assembly of haunting narratives that traverse multiple eras, celebrating the richness and diversity of literary craft. This anthology weaves together an intricate tapestry of themes, including the macabre, the supernatural, and the psychological, presented through a variety of literary forms. From the ghostly pages of traditional gothic to the unsettling realms of psychological horror, the collection stands as a testament to the genre's evolution, showcasing seminal works that have shaped the landscape of dark fiction. Noteworthy are the pieces that challenge the boundaries of horror, merging with science fiction, fantasy, and mystery, broadening the readers horizon of fear and fascination. The contributing authors to this grand volume, including luminaries such as Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, and H. P. Lovecraft, among others, bring with them a rich diversity of historical, cultural, and literary backgrounds. Their collected works represent various movements, from Romanticism to Realism to Modernism, underscoring how the themes of fear, the paranormal, and the uncanny have been explored across different cultures and epochs. This amalgamation of perspectives not only showcases the individual genius of the authors but also how they collectively contribute to the horror genres enduring legacy and its capability to probe the human psyche. For aficionados of the eerie, the 'TRICK OR TREAT Boxed Set' offers an invaluable gateway into the expanse of the horror and supernatural genres, presenting an exceptional opportunity to experience the breadth and depth of ghostly tales. Encouraging a deeper appreciation for the craftsmanship behind each terrifying story, this collection serves both as an educational tool and a source of entertainment. Readers are invited to immerse themselves in this meticulously curated anthology, to explore the nuances of fear, and to engage in the ongoing dialogue between these master storytellers and the dark corners of the imagination.
Author: Patricia Hanlon
Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press
ISBN: 1942658885
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 122
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Four seasons of immersion in New England’s Great Marsh “Like Wendell Berry and Rachel Carson, Hanlon is a true poet-ecologist, sharing in exquisitely resonant prose her patient observations of nature’s most intimate details. As she and her husband, through summer and snow, swim their local creeks and estuaries, we marvel at the timeless yet fragile terrain of both marshlands and marriage. This is the book to awaken all of us, right now, to how our coastline is changing and what it means for our future.” —Julia Glass, author of Three Junes and A House Among the Trees The Great Marsh is the largest continuous stretch of salt marsh in New England, extending from Cape Ann to New Hampshire. Patricia Hanlon and her husband built their home and raised their children alongside it. But it is not until the children are grown that they begin to swim the tidal estuary daily. Immersing herself, she experiences, with all her senses in all seasons, the vigor of a place where the two ecosystems of fresh and salt water mix, merge, and create new life. In Swimming to the Top of the Tide, Hanlon lyrically charts her explorations, at once intimate and scientific. Noting the disruptions caused by human intervention, she bears witness to the vitality of the watersheds, their essential role in the natural world, and the responsibility of those who love them to contribute to their sustainability. Patricia Hanlon is a visual artist who paints the beautiful ecosystem of New England’s Great Marsh and is involved in the watershed organizations of Greater Boston. Swimming to the Top of the Tide is her first book.
Author: George Croly
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 334
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Author: Archibald Rutledge
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 1643361333
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 294
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Thirty-five stirring, contemplative stories of deer hunting from a winner of the John Burroughs Medal. Archibald Rutledge—renowned outdoor writer, poet laureate, and authority on whitetails—lived a rich life at Hampton Plantation in South Carolina, and had a mystical attachment to deer that found fulfillment in hunting and writing. No American sporting writer has been more persuasive in capturing the myriad, and often elusive, meanings of the hunt. According to editor Jim Casada, Rutledge has an unrivaled knack for capturing the thrill of the chase, and his ability to set a scene is such that it places the reader squarely amidst the deep swamps, ridges of mixed pines and hardwoods, and dense thickets of palmetto and greenbrier. Rutledge considered deer, “that noble, elusive, crafty, wonderful denizen of the wilds,” to be the wisest of the game animals. His firm belief was that there was “much more to hunting than hunting.” He praised whitetails in poetry, found in them a basis for a sophisticated philosophy, and, most of all, immortalized the world of the hunter and the hunted in prose. Tales of Whitetails is the only book ever published devoted exclusively to Rutledge’s deer tales.
Author: Walter Shelley Phillips
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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Author: Richard Adams
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307808238
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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The “utterly captivating” (People) sequel to the beloved classic Watership Down, which introduced millions of readers to an extraordinary world of rabbits. • “It’s grand to see Mr. Adams’s characters again.” —The New York Times Book Review Tales From Watership Down returns to the unforgettable characters of Fiver, Hazel, Bigwig, Dandelion, and the legendary hero El-ahrairah, and also presents new heroes as they struggle to survive the cruelties of nature and the shortsighted selfishness of humankind, embark on new adventures, and recount traditional stories of rabbit mythology, charming us once again with imagination, heart, and wonder. A spellbinding book of courage and survival, these tales are an exciting invitation to come home to a beloved world.
Author: Cheri Register
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN: 0873519965
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 285
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Under the corn and soybean fields of southern Minnesota lies the memory of vast, age-old wetlands, drained away over the last 130 years in the name of agricultural progress. But not everyone saw wetlands as wasteland. Before 1900, Freeborn County’s Big Marsh provided a wealth of resources for the neighboring communities. Families hunted its immense flocks of migrating waterfowl, fished its waters, trapped muskrats and mink, and harvested wood and medicinal plants. As farmland prices rose, however, the value of the land under the water became more attractive to people with capital. While residents fought bitterly, powerful outside investors overrode local opposition and found a way to drain 18,000 acres of wetland at public expense. Author Cheri Register stumbled upon her great-grandfather’s scathing critique of the draining and was intrigued. Following the clues he left, she uncovers the stories of life on the Big Marsh and of the “connivers” who plotted its end: the Minneapolis land developer, his local fixer, an Illinois banker, and the lovelorn local lawyer who did their footwork. The Big Marsh, an environmental history told from a personal point of view, shows the enduring value of wild places and the importance of the fight to preserve them, both then and now.
