Author: Roger A. Caras
Publisher: Galahad Books
ISBN: 9781578660988
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Mysterious, amusing, and always surprising, the domestic cat has padded its way into the hearts of animal lovers and, as this collection reveals, some of the world's greatest writers. Award-winning nature writer Roger Caras provides us with this big, new collection of tales all on the virtues of cats. Representing a wide range of styles, the authors in this anthology provide an irresistible array of stories. Cleveland Amory compares the human and feline aging processes in "A Cat for All Seasons". Ernest Hemingway paints an unforgettable scene about the allure of a wet stray in "Cat in the Rain". And P. G. Wodehouse doles out a generous portion of English wit in the delightful romp, "Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch". This volume celebrates the once-wild creature that has established a special place in the literature, lore, legends, and living rooms of their human admirers.
The New Roger Caras Treasury of Great Cat Stories
Author: Roger A. Caras
Publisher: Galahad Books
ISBN: 9781578660988
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Mysterious, amusing, and always surprising, the domestic cat has padded its way into the hearts of animal lovers and, as this collection reveals, some of the world's greatest writers. Award-winning nature writer Roger Caras provides us with this big, new collection of tales all on the virtues of cats. Representing a wide range of styles, the authors in this anthology provide an irresistible array of stories. Cleveland Amory compares the human and feline aging processes in "A Cat for All Seasons". Ernest Hemingway paints an unforgettable scene about the allure of a wet stray in "Cat in the Rain". And P. G. Wodehouse doles out a generous portion of English wit in the delightful romp, "Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch". This volume celebrates the once-wild creature that has established a special place in the literature, lore, legends, and living rooms of their human admirers.
Publisher: Galahad Books
ISBN: 9781578660988
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Mysterious, amusing, and always surprising, the domestic cat has padded its way into the hearts of animal lovers and, as this collection reveals, some of the world's greatest writers. Award-winning nature writer Roger Caras provides us with this big, new collection of tales all on the virtues of cats. Representing a wide range of styles, the authors in this anthology provide an irresistible array of stories. Cleveland Amory compares the human and feline aging processes in "A Cat for All Seasons". Ernest Hemingway paints an unforgettable scene about the allure of a wet stray in "Cat in the Rain". And P. G. Wodehouse doles out a generous portion of English wit in the delightful romp, "Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch". This volume celebrates the once-wild creature that has established a special place in the literature, lore, legends, and living rooms of their human admirers.
Roger Caras' Treasury of Great Fishing Stories
Author: Roger A. Caras
Publisher: Bristol Park Books
ISBN: 9780884861423
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Twenty-seven stories that celibrate fishing as art, craft, and quasi-religious persuit. Locals include British streams to American rivers and the ocean.
Publisher: Bristol Park Books
ISBN: 9780884861423
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Twenty-seven stories that celibrate fishing as art, craft, and quasi-religious persuit. Locals include British streams to American rivers and the ocean.
Cat is Watching
Author: Roger A. Caras
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671724436
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Shows how cats view people and the world around them through a combination of biology, psychology, and personal anecdote.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671724436
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Shows how cats view people and the world around them through a combination of biology, psychology, and personal anecdote.
Roger Caras' Treasury of Classic Nature Tales
Author: Roger A. Caras
Publisher: Galahad Books
ISBN: 9781578660094
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
A fresh, superlative anthology of 20th-century American nature writing, from Edward Abbey to Ann Haymond Zwinger. Among the myriad creatures and habitats: the annual thousand-mile migration of ruby-throated hummingbirds from New England to the Amazon; the adventures of an immense blue whale; an encounter between a swordfish and a mako shark; and many more.
Publisher: Galahad Books
ISBN: 9781578660094
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
A fresh, superlative anthology of 20th-century American nature writing, from Edward Abbey to Ann Haymond Zwinger. Among the myriad creatures and habitats: the annual thousand-mile migration of ruby-throated hummingbirds from New England to the Amazon; the adventures of an immense blue whale; an encounter between a swordfish and a mako shark; and many more.
The Cat and the Human Imagination
Author: Katharine M. Rogers
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472087501
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
An intelligent, amusing, and affectionate look at cats in history, literature, and art
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472087501
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
An intelligent, amusing, and affectionate look at cats in history, literature, and art
In the Beginning
Author: Virginia Hamilton
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152387426
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
An illustrated collection of twenty-five myths from various parts of the world explaining the creation of the world.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152387426
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
An illustrated collection of twenty-five myths from various parts of the world explaining the creation of the world.
Treasury of Great Horse Stories
Author: Roger Caras
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780884864172
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Featured in literature and popular culture; immortalized in myth, legen, and art; the role of the horse has been transformed by mankind through the years. Admired for their strength, speed and beauty, horses have represented survival, wealth, dominance, freedom and even spirituality. Thus, it is not surprising that many of our most treasured authors, both past and present, have chosen to feature this magnificent creature in their writings. From Anna Sewell's Black Beauty to Mary O' Hara's My Friend Flicka?-Treasury of Great Horse Stories gathers works from the greatest writers of our times
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780884864172
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Featured in literature and popular culture; immortalized in myth, legen, and art; the role of the horse has been transformed by mankind through the years. Admired for their strength, speed and beauty, horses have represented survival, wealth, dominance, freedom and even spirituality. Thus, it is not surprising that many of our most treasured authors, both past and present, have chosen to feature this magnificent creature in their writings. From Anna Sewell's Black Beauty to Mary O' Hara's My Friend Flicka?-Treasury of Great Horse Stories gathers works from the greatest writers of our times
More Short Stories
Author: Henry Irvine Christ
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780877207658
Category : Short stories
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
[In this book,] you will find many first-rate writers ... : Ernest Hemingway, H.G. Wells, P.G. Wodenhouse, Elizabeth Bowen, James Thurber, Shirley Jackson, and Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., to name a few. Some talented newcomers, like Ouida Sebestyen, a black writer, show us that basic human experiences are not restricted to race nor nation. There are classics, like Thomas Bailey Aldrich's "Marjorie Daw," and recent gems like Bel Kaufman's "Sunday in the Park." [You will find stories from other countries.]. [The book is] to improve [your] reading skills, [to increase your] vocabulary.-To the students
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780877207658
Category : Short stories
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
[In this book,] you will find many first-rate writers ... : Ernest Hemingway, H.G. Wells, P.G. Wodenhouse, Elizabeth Bowen, James Thurber, Shirley Jackson, and Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., to name a few. Some talented newcomers, like Ouida Sebestyen, a black writer, show us that basic human experiences are not restricted to race nor nation. There are classics, like Thomas Bailey Aldrich's "Marjorie Daw," and recent gems like Bel Kaufman's "Sunday in the Park." [You will find stories from other countries.]. [The book is] to improve [your] reading skills, [to increase your] vocabulary.-To the students
Novice
Author: James H. Schmitz
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1528781686
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
This is a classic science fiction short story by James H. Schmitz and illustrated by Schoenherr that first appeared in Analog Science Fact and Fiction. The following passage is part of its intriguing intro: 'A novice is one who is inexperienced—but that doesn't mean incompetent. Nor does it mean stupid!' This work is part of our Vintage Sci-Fi Classics Series, a series in which we are republishing some of the best stories in the genre by some of its most acclaimed authors, such as Isaac Asimov, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and Robert Sheckley. Each publication is complete with a short introduction to the history of science fiction.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1528781686
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
This is a classic science fiction short story by James H. Schmitz and illustrated by Schoenherr that first appeared in Analog Science Fact and Fiction. The following passage is part of its intriguing intro: 'A novice is one who is inexperienced—but that doesn't mean incompetent. Nor does it mean stupid!' This work is part of our Vintage Sci-Fi Classics Series, a series in which we are republishing some of the best stories in the genre by some of its most acclaimed authors, such as Isaac Asimov, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and Robert Sheckley. Each publication is complete with a short introduction to the history of science fiction.
The Work of Pamela Sargent
Author: Jeffrey M. Elliot
Publisher: Millefleurs
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Publisher: Millefleurs
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description