Author: Gaston Leroux
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Journalists
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
The Man with the Black Feather
Author: Gaston Leroux
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Journalists
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Journalists
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
The Feather Thief
Author: Kirk Wallace Johnson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101981628
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
As heard on NPR's This American Life “Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air “One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever.” —Christian Science Monitor A rollicking true-crime adventure and a captivating journey into an underground world of fanatical fly-tiers and plume peddlers, for readers of The Stranger in the Woods, The Lost City of Z, and The Orchid Thief. On a cool June evening in 2009, after performing a concert at London's Royal Academy of Music, twenty-year-old American flautist Edwin Rist boarded a train for a suburban outpost of the British Museum of Natural History. Home to one of the largest ornithological collections in the world, the Tring museum was full of rare bird specimens whose gorgeous feathers were worth staggering amounts of money to the men who shared Edwin's obsession: the Victorian art of salmon fly-tying. Once inside the museum, the champion fly-tier grabbed hundreds of bird skins—some collected 150 years earlier by a contemporary of Darwin's, Alfred Russel Wallace, who'd risked everything to gather them—and escaped into the darkness. Two years later, Kirk Wallace Johnson was waist high in a river in northern New Mexico when his fly-fishing guide told him about the heist. He was soon consumed by the strange case of the feather thief. What would possess a person to steal dead birds? Had Edwin paid the price for his crime? What became of the missing skins? In his search for answers, Johnson was catapulted into a years-long, worldwide investigation. The gripping story of a bizarre and shocking crime, and one man's relentless pursuit of justice, The Feather Thief is also a fascinating exploration of obsession, and man's destructive instinct to harvest the beauty of nature.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101981628
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
As heard on NPR's This American Life “Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air “One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever.” —Christian Science Monitor A rollicking true-crime adventure and a captivating journey into an underground world of fanatical fly-tiers and plume peddlers, for readers of The Stranger in the Woods, The Lost City of Z, and The Orchid Thief. On a cool June evening in 2009, after performing a concert at London's Royal Academy of Music, twenty-year-old American flautist Edwin Rist boarded a train for a suburban outpost of the British Museum of Natural History. Home to one of the largest ornithological collections in the world, the Tring museum was full of rare bird specimens whose gorgeous feathers were worth staggering amounts of money to the men who shared Edwin's obsession: the Victorian art of salmon fly-tying. Once inside the museum, the champion fly-tier grabbed hundreds of bird skins—some collected 150 years earlier by a contemporary of Darwin's, Alfred Russel Wallace, who'd risked everything to gather them—and escaped into the darkness. Two years later, Kirk Wallace Johnson was waist high in a river in northern New Mexico when his fly-fishing guide told him about the heist. He was soon consumed by the strange case of the feather thief. What would possess a person to steal dead birds? Had Edwin paid the price for his crime? What became of the missing skins? In his search for answers, Johnson was catapulted into a years-long, worldwide investigation. The gripping story of a bizarre and shocking crime, and one man's relentless pursuit of justice, The Feather Thief is also a fascinating exploration of obsession, and man's destructive instinct to harvest the beauty of nature.
Black Feathers
Author: Joseph D' Lacey
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0857663453
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
It is the Black Dawn, a time of environmental apocalypse, the earth wracked and dying. It is the Bright Day, a time long generations hence, when a peace has descended across the world. In each era, a child shall be chosen. Their task is to find a dark messiah known only as the Crowman. But is he our saviour – or the final incarnation of evil? File Under: Fantasy [ The Crowman | Joined Through Time | The Last Keeper | The Journey Begins ]
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0857663453
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
It is the Black Dawn, a time of environmental apocalypse, the earth wracked and dying. It is the Bright Day, a time long generations hence, when a peace has descended across the world. In each era, a child shall be chosen. Their task is to find a dark messiah known only as the Crowman. But is he our saviour – or the final incarnation of evil? File Under: Fantasy [ The Crowman | Joined Through Time | The Last Keeper | The Journey Begins ]
Black Feathers
Author: Ellen Datlow
Publisher: Pegasus Crime
ISBN: 9781681773216
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A dazzling anthology of avian-themed fiction guaranteed to frighten and delight, edited by one of the most acclaimed horror anthologists in the genre. Birds are usually loved for their beauty and their song. They symbolize freedom, eternal life, the soul. But there’s a dark side to the avian. Birds of prey sometimes kill other birds (the shrike), destroy other birds’ eggs (blue jays), and even have been known to kill small animals (the kea sometimes eats live lambs). And who isn’t disgusted by birds that eat the dead—vultures awaiting their next meal as the life blood flows from the dying. Is it any wonder that with so many interpretations of the avian, that the contributors herein are eager to be transformed or influenced by them? Included in Black Feathers are those obsessed by birds of one type or another: A grieving widow takes comfort in her majestic winged neighbors, who enable her to cope with a predatory relative. An isolated society of women relies on a bird to tell their fortunes. A chatty parrot makes illegal deals with the dying. A troubled man lives in isolation with only one friend for company—a jackdaw. In each of these fictions, you will encounter the dark resonance between the human and avian. You will see in yourself the savagery of a predator, the shrewd stalking of a hunter, and will wade into this feathered nightmare, braving the horror of death for that which we all seek—the promise of flight.
Publisher: Pegasus Crime
ISBN: 9781681773216
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A dazzling anthology of avian-themed fiction guaranteed to frighten and delight, edited by one of the most acclaimed horror anthologists in the genre. Birds are usually loved for their beauty and their song. They symbolize freedom, eternal life, the soul. But there’s a dark side to the avian. Birds of prey sometimes kill other birds (the shrike), destroy other birds’ eggs (blue jays), and even have been known to kill small animals (the kea sometimes eats live lambs). And who isn’t disgusted by birds that eat the dead—vultures awaiting their next meal as the life blood flows from the dying. Is it any wonder that with so many interpretations of the avian, that the contributors herein are eager to be transformed or influenced by them? Included in Black Feathers are those obsessed by birds of one type or another: A grieving widow takes comfort in her majestic winged neighbors, who enable her to cope with a predatory relative. An isolated society of women relies on a bird to tell their fortunes. A chatty parrot makes illegal deals with the dying. A troubled man lives in isolation with only one friend for company—a jackdaw. In each of these fictions, you will encounter the dark resonance between the human and avian. You will see in yourself the savagery of a predator, the shrewd stalking of a hunter, and will wade into this feathered nightmare, braving the horror of death for that which we all seek—the promise of flight.
The Black Feather
Author: Genora Willcox Powell
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1465386920
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The Black Feather will weave you through inter-dimensional mind and body travel at a rapid pace. So allow for your imagination to soar along with Ms. Weaver, Odin (Raven/Kangee) and his young love, Becke. Weaver has been summoned to help Odin a young man of 19 make his quest in his self –discovery. While Becke lives the harsh realities of life. Set in the Pacific Northwest and Ireland. Have you ever played a drum and felt it resonant within your body and got lost within? Or held your hands up into the sky and watched all of your being ness catch stardust? Perhaps you have taken the time to look deeply into the eyes of a bird and felt its spirit reach out and speak to you? If so, this book should please you, if not this book should engage your mind for countless travelers have used these methods to cross the many dimensions. Genora W. (Olson) Powell, author
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1465386920
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The Black Feather will weave you through inter-dimensional mind and body travel at a rapid pace. So allow for your imagination to soar along with Ms. Weaver, Odin (Raven/Kangee) and his young love, Becke. Weaver has been summoned to help Odin a young man of 19 make his quest in his self –discovery. While Becke lives the harsh realities of life. Set in the Pacific Northwest and Ireland. Have you ever played a drum and felt it resonant within your body and got lost within? Or held your hands up into the sky and watched all of your being ness catch stardust? Perhaps you have taken the time to look deeply into the eyes of a bird and felt its spirit reach out and speak to you? If so, this book should please you, if not this book should engage your mind for countless travelers have used these methods to cross the many dimensions. Genora W. (Olson) Powell, author
William Calhoun and the Black Feather. Book I
Author: Aik Iskandaryan
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5041329060
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
William returns to the world of wizards and finds out that an ancient and mysterious place called the «Magic Feather Graveyard’ has chosen him as its new Keeper and now he is connected to it by an unbreakable Magic Contract. He also reconsiders the mysterious legacy from his unknown ancestor – the Magic Feather. And soon it turns out that together with William, a powerful killer of wizards has returned to the Wizard Community and William is his #1 target.
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5041329060
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
William returns to the world of wizards and finds out that an ancient and mysterious place called the «Magic Feather Graveyard’ has chosen him as its new Keeper and now he is connected to it by an unbreakable Magic Contract. He also reconsiders the mysterious legacy from his unknown ancestor – the Magic Feather. And soon it turns out that together with William, a powerful killer of wizards has returned to the Wizard Community and William is his #1 target.
Black Feathers
Author: Joseph D' Lacey
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
ISBN: 0857663461
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
It is the Black Dawn, a time of environmental apocalypse, the earth wracked and dying. It is the Bright Day, a time long generations hence, when a peace has descended across the world. In each era, a child shall be chosen. Their task is to find a dark messiah known only as the Crowman. But is he our saviour – or the final incarnation of evil? File Under: Fantasy [ The Crowman | Joined Through Time | The Last Keeper | The Journey Begins ]
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
ISBN: 0857663461
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
It is the Black Dawn, a time of environmental apocalypse, the earth wracked and dying. It is the Bright Day, a time long generations hence, when a peace has descended across the world. In each era, a child shall be chosen. Their task is to find a dark messiah known only as the Crowman. But is he our saviour – or the final incarnation of evil? File Under: Fantasy [ The Crowman | Joined Through Time | The Last Keeper | The Journey Begins ]
Grief Is the Thing with Feathers
Author: Max Porter
Publisher: Graywolf Press
ISBN: 1555979378
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Here he is, husband and father, scruffy romantic, a shambolic scholar--a man adrift in the wake of his wife's sudden, accidental death. And there are his two sons who like him struggle in their London apartment to face the unbearable sadness that has engulfed them. The father imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and emptiness, while the boys wander, savage and unsupervised. In this moment of violent despair they are visited by Crow--antagonist, trickster, goad, protector, therapist, and babysitter. This self-described "sentimental bird," at once wild and tender, who "finds humans dull except in grief," threatens to stay with the wounded family until they no longer need him. As weeks turn to months and the pain of loss lessens with the balm of memories, Crow's efforts are rewarded and the little unit of three begins to recover: Dad resumes his book about the poet Ted Hughes; the boys get on with it, grow up. Part novella, part polyphonic fable, part essay on grief, Max Porter's extraordinary debut combines compassion and bravura style to dazzling effect. Full of angular wit and profound truths, Grief Is the Thing with Feathers is a startlingly original and haunting debut by a significant new talent.
Publisher: Graywolf Press
ISBN: 1555979378
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Here he is, husband and father, scruffy romantic, a shambolic scholar--a man adrift in the wake of his wife's sudden, accidental death. And there are his two sons who like him struggle in their London apartment to face the unbearable sadness that has engulfed them. The father imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and emptiness, while the boys wander, savage and unsupervised. In this moment of violent despair they are visited by Crow--antagonist, trickster, goad, protector, therapist, and babysitter. This self-described "sentimental bird," at once wild and tender, who "finds humans dull except in grief," threatens to stay with the wounded family until they no longer need him. As weeks turn to months and the pain of loss lessens with the balm of memories, Crow's efforts are rewarded and the little unit of three begins to recover: Dad resumes his book about the poet Ted Hughes; the boys get on with it, grow up. Part novella, part polyphonic fable, part essay on grief, Max Porter's extraordinary debut combines compassion and bravura style to dazzling effect. Full of angular wit and profound truths, Grief Is the Thing with Feathers is a startlingly original and haunting debut by a significant new talent.
The Archangel Experiment
Author: Stacey Brown
Publisher: Black Feather Intuition
ISBN: 9780998483504
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
**Includes over 30 downloadble Guided Meditations!! Skip the middle man and get connected directly to your own private League of Luminaries! Like Star Trek's com badges and universal translator, or today's obsession, the smart phone, The Archangel Experiment offers you your own personal hotline to angelic wisdom and guidance. No matter your issue, there is at least one expert Arch who can help! Have you wondered about who the Archangels are and what purpose they serve? You might be surprised to learn that they fulfill their purpose by helping you fulfill yours! Many books have been written on these fascinating, mystical symbols of the Divine, relating history, stories and folklore, with the occasional prayer or mantra thrown in for good measure. Rarely do these books offer a clear, viable road map or toolkit for really getting to know them on a first name basis, and learning how they can help you directly. The Archangel Experiment is a Divinely inspired set of experiments (guided meditations, creative analysis, movement, hands-on craft options, and group experiments) designed to allow you personal access to 18 Archangels, including a free download of over 30 recorded guided meditations to accompany your experience. Develop your unique relationship with each of them in a way that works for you. You'll never be left wondering where to turn to for assistance again!
Publisher: Black Feather Intuition
ISBN: 9780998483504
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
**Includes over 30 downloadble Guided Meditations!! Skip the middle man and get connected directly to your own private League of Luminaries! Like Star Trek's com badges and universal translator, or today's obsession, the smart phone, The Archangel Experiment offers you your own personal hotline to angelic wisdom and guidance. No matter your issue, there is at least one expert Arch who can help! Have you wondered about who the Archangels are and what purpose they serve? You might be surprised to learn that they fulfill their purpose by helping you fulfill yours! Many books have been written on these fascinating, mystical symbols of the Divine, relating history, stories and folklore, with the occasional prayer or mantra thrown in for good measure. Rarely do these books offer a clear, viable road map or toolkit for really getting to know them on a first name basis, and learning how they can help you directly. The Archangel Experiment is a Divinely inspired set of experiments (guided meditations, creative analysis, movement, hands-on craft options, and group experiments) designed to allow you personal access to 18 Archangels, including a free download of over 30 recorded guided meditations to accompany your experience. Develop your unique relationship with each of them in a way that works for you. You'll never be left wondering where to turn to for assistance again!
The Longhunter
Author: E.P. Lewis
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1669818551
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 523
Book Description
In 1777, a young American Longhunter, William MacEwan, searches for his kidnapped family. Drawn into a world of treachery and danger, he is forced to navigate the ongoing American Revolution, Indian wars, and British marauders. His incredible journey leads him to the very heart of London itself.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1669818551
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 523
Book Description
In 1777, a young American Longhunter, William MacEwan, searches for his kidnapped family. Drawn into a world of treachery and danger, he is forced to navigate the ongoing American Revolution, Indian wars, and British marauders. His incredible journey leads him to the very heart of London itself.