Author : Matthew Mullenix
Publisher :
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 26,96 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Falconry
ISBN :
"This extensive work represents a nuts-and-bolts approach to training and flying kestrels...A must-have for all apprentices and others who wish to know more about the intricacies of maintaining and flying a small raptor such as the American Kestrel." --Publisher's description.
Author : Barry Hines
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 39,64 MB
Release : 2000-05-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 014190383X
Life is tough and cheerless for Billy Casper, a disillusioned teenager growing up in a small Yorkshire mining town. Violence is commonplace and he is frequently cold and hungry. Yet he is determined to be a survivor and when he finds Kes, a kestrel hawk he discovers a passion in life. Billy identifies with her proud silence and she inspired in him the trust and love that nothing else can. Intense and raw and bitingly honest, A KETREL FOR A KNAVE was first published in 1968 and was also madeinto a highly acclaimed film, 'Kes', directed by Ken Loach.
Author : James Kestrel
Publisher : Titan Books (US, CA)
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 18,95 MB
Release : 2021-10-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 178909612X
Winner of the 2022 Edgar Award for Best Novel “War, imprisonment, torture, romance…The novel has an almost operatic symmetry, and Kestrel turns a beautiful phrase.” New York Times Five Decembers is a gripping thriller, a staggering portrait of war, and a heartbreaking love story, as unforgettable as All the Light We Cannot See. nominated for Best Novel in the 2022 EDGAR AWARDS NOMINATED FOR BEST THRILLER IN THE 2022 BARRY AWARDS FINALIST FOR THE HAMMETT PRIZE 2021 "Read this book for its palpitating story, its perfect emotional and physical detailing and, most of all, for its unforgettable conjuring of a steamy quicksilver world that will be new to almost every reader." Pico Iyer December 1941. America teeters on the brink of war, and in Honolulu, Hawaii, police detective Joe McGrady is assigned to investigate a homicide that will change his life forever. Because the trail of murder he uncovers will lead him across the Pacific, far from home and the woman he loves; and though the U.S. doesn't know it yet, a Japanese fleet is already steaming toward Pearl Harbor. This extraordinary novel is so much more than just a gripping crime story—it's a story of survival against all odds, of love and loss and the human cost of war. Spanning the entirety of World War II, FIVE DECEMBERS is a beautiful, masterful, powerful novel that will live in your memory forever.
Author : Lloyd Alexander
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,31 MB
Release : 2002-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780812412789
In the second volume of the Westmark trilogy, Theo is about to be Prince of Westmark, a province marked by great poverty and corruption. But an assassin's pistol shot makes things even more dangerous for the new monarchy.
Author : Roland H. Wauer
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 46,73 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781555663537
Using scientific research and easily understood interpretations, Roland H. Wauer covers many topics, such as the falcon's keen eye sight; its amazing migration patterns; its eating habits; and its hunting styles. At the heart of the book is a complete natural history including courtship routines. Foreword by William S. Clark.
Author : Mercedes Lackey
Publisher : Baen Books
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 12,69 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780671721831
For the first time in paperback, a new solo novel by a fantasy great. Set in the same world as Bardic Voices, Book I: The Lark and the Wren, this fantasy novel is "deft and readable . . . as lively as one might wish, and the reappearances of the Skull Hill Ghost from The Lark and the Wren are especially well-rendered" (Dragon).
Author : Misty Massey
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 21,1 MB
Release : 2009-02-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780765357687
“A lively tale of reckless pirates, ruthless bounty hunters, reluctant mages, and romantic adversaries. Fun, fast-paced, and full of action.” --Sharon Shinn, author of The Thirteenth House
Author : Andrew Village
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 22,31 MB
Release : 2010-11-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1408138190
Surprisingly, for one of Europe's commoner birds of prey, relatively little is known about some aspects of the Kestrel's behaviour and associations. Dr Village's book leaves us far better informed and is an inviting combination of readability and scholarship that reflects his dedication and enthusiasm for Falco tinnunculus. The author studied the Kestrel for several years in Scottish hill country and sheepwalk, then in two agricultural areas of eastern England, but his book also includes much valuable observation and data from Europe and elsewhere. Its twenty-one chapters cover all aspects of the Kestrel's life cycle, with special emphasis on breeding performance, population densities and turnover, and age and sex ratios. A section of over seventy tables of supporting data concludes the book. Keith Brockie has contributed over 30 illustrations which admirably enhance the pages.
Author : Peter Wacht
Publisher : Sylvan Chronicles
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,74 MB
Release : 2019-01-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781950236008
An only son, gifted with magic is challenged to free a people threatened by an ancient evil. Will he be forced to risk everything in a battle against the forces of darkness? Find out in Book 1 of the thrilling story of Thomas Kestrel.
Author : Barry Hines
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 17,20 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781854594860
"This new stage adaptation of Barry Hines' well-known film and novel once again proves its gritty charm and popular staying power..." --Back cover.
