Albatross

Albatross
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Publisher : Firefly Books Limited
Total Pages : 240
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1554074150
ISBN-13 : 9781554074150
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis Albatross by : Tui De Roy

Looks at what is known about the albatross, a bird of legend and poetry, and examines the conditions that are threatening over three-quarters of all albatross species with extinction.

Eye of the Albatross

Eye of the Albatross
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 404
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ISBN-10 : 0805062297
ISBN-13 : 9780805062298
Rating : 4/5 (97 Downloads)

Synopsis Eye of the Albatross by : Carl Safina

Interwoven with recollections of whalers and famous explorers, "Eye of the Albatross" probes the unmistakable environmental impact of the encounters between man and marine life. Safina's portrait results in an eye-opening look at the health of our oceans. 15 illustrations, 13 maps.

The Golden Albatross: How To Determine If Your Pension Is Worth It

The Golden Albatross: How To Determine If Your Pension Is Worth It
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 220
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ISBN-10 : 0960058990
ISBN-13 : 9780960058990
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis The Golden Albatross: How To Determine If Your Pension Is Worth It by : Grumpus Maximus

"I don't love this job anymore, but should I stay for the pension?" This gut-wrenching question is common for many people working in pensionable careers. But how much is your pension worth? And, is staying worth it? Since 2017, Grumpus Maximus has researched and written about this critical decision point, which he calls The Golden Albatross. Having served 20 years in the U.S. Military, he too struggled with the same questions, and now he helps others learn from his mistakes. If your job offers a pension, then this book is a must-read. Easily learn how to calculate your pension's objective value and weigh it against the subjective benefits of leaving for more fulfilling work. When done, you will agree, it was worth it.

Strange Bird

Strange Bird
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 440
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ISBN-10 : 9780300228076
ISBN-13 : 0300228074
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Strange Bird by : Michele K. Troy

The first book about the Albatross Press, a Penguin precursor that entered into an uneasy relationship with the Nazi regime to keep Anglo-American literature alive under fascism The Albatross Press was, from its beginnings in 1932, a “strange bird”: a cultural outsider to the Third Reich but an economic insider. It was funded by British-Jewish interests. Its director was rumored to work for British intelligence. A precursor to Penguin, it distributed both middlebrow fiction and works by edgier modernist authors such as D. H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, and Ernest Hemingway to eager continental readers. Yet Albatross printed and sold its paperbacks in English from the heart of Hitler’s Reich. In her original and skillfully researched history, Michele K. Troy reveals how the Nazi regime tolerated Albatross—for both economic and propaganda gains—and how Albatross exploited its insider position to keep Anglo-American books alive under fascism. In so doing, Troy exposes the contradictions in Nazi censorship while offering an engaging detective story, a history, a nuanced analysis of men and motives, and a cautionary tale.

Albatross

Albatross
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Publisher : Reaktion Books
Total Pages : 210
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ISBN-10 : 9781780232140
ISBN-13 : 1780232144
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis Albatross by : Graham Barwell

“At length did cross an Albatross, / Through the fog it came; / As if it had been a Christian soul, / We hailed it in God’s name.” The introduction of the albatross in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” remains one of the most well-known references to this majestic seabird in Western culture. In Albatross, Graham Barwell goes beyond Coleridge to examine the role the bird plays in the lives of a wide variety of peoples and societies, from the early views of north Atlantic mariners to modern encounters by writers, artists, and filmmakers. Exploring how the bird has been celebrated in proverbs, folk stories, art, and ceremonies, Barwell shows how people marvel at the way the albatross soars through the air, covering awe-inspiring distances with little effort thanks to its impressive wingspan. He surveys the many approaches people have taken to thinking about the albatross over the past two hundred years—from those who devoted their lives to these birds to those who hunted them for food and sport—and discusses its place in the human imagination. Concluding with a reflection on the bird’s changing significance in the modern world, Barwell considers threats to its continued existence and its prospects for the future. With one hundred illustrations from nature, film, and popular culture, Albatross is an absorbing look at these beautiful birds.

Observing the Plants of the Forest with Hansel and Gretel

Observing the Plants of the Forest with Hansel and Gretel
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 14
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ISBN-10 : 8000059371
ISBN-13 : 9788000059372
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis Observing the Plants of the Forest with Hansel and Gretel by : Konecna Sabina

Get to know the plants of the forest with Hansel and Gretel on their exciting way to the gingerbread house and back in this mix of encyclopedia and fairy tale! Not far from a deep forest there lived mom, dad and their two children--little boy Hansel and little girl Gretel. And because Hansel and Gretel had always been little fidgets, it was no wonder that one day they got lost deep in the woods and while trying to find their way home they came upon a witch's house made of gingerbread! What plants did they see during their wandering in and out of the forest and how did it turn out? You can read the whole story and also get really interesting information about the forests, fields, and meadows in this richly illustrated book with seven gatefolds on each spread.

Whose Track Is It?

Whose Track Is It?
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Publisher : Albatros Media
Total Pages : 14
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ISBN-10 : 8000060930
ISBN-13 : 9788000060934
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Whose Track Is It? by : Radka Piro

A little fawn got lost in the forest... Unhappy and confused, he has gone off in search of his mum, following a trail in the soil of the forest. But are these really tracks left by Mummy Deer? Maybe someone else went this way. On his expedition, the fawn learns a lot about all kinds of animals. What makes the squirrel such a great climber? What do the tracks of a horned owl look like? Do you know which animal is the quietest mover, or how a duck uses its legs to swim? If you help the fawn find his mum, a surprise will await you under every flap. And maybe you will recognize some tracks left in the soil or in the snow on your next walk!

Albatross

Albatross
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Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9780771050985
ISBN-13 : 0771050984
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Albatross by : Terry Fallis

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A funny and smart new novel about destiny--and what it means to forge your own path--from two-time Leacock Medal winner Terry Fallis. Adam Coryell is your average high-school student--well, except for that obsession with fountain pens--when his life changes forever. Based on a study by a quirky Swedish professor that claims that every human being, regardless of athletic inclination, has a body that is suited to excel in at least one sport, it turns out that Adam is good--very good, in fact--at golf. Even though he'd never even picked up a golf club. Almost instantly, and with his coach, hard-nosed Bobbie Davenport by his side, Adam and his new-found talent skyrocket to a prodigy-level stardom that includes tournament titles, sponsorship deals, throngs of fans following his every move, and fodder for tabloids. But here's the catch: Adam doesn't really like golf. And as the life he once knew slips away--including the love of his life, the dream of being a writer, and everyday normalcy--he can't help but wonder if all this success and fame is worth it . . . or if it's enough for him. Heartwarming and funny, sweeping and entertaining, Albatross takes readers on a journey of self-discovery.

Holy Mōlī

Holy Mōlī
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0870718487
ISBN-13 : 9780870718489
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis Holy Mōlī by : Hob Osterlund

The Laysan albatross is called ml in Hawaiian.--

A Fig for All the Devils

A Fig for All the Devils
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 9798985034608
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis A Fig for All the Devils by : C. S. Fritz

An abused, grief-stricken, and impoverished Sonny has all but given up on life. That is, until he meets death, by way of the Grim Reaper. The Reaper, a junk food loving, poetry reading, cigarette-addicted entity, has no time to waste as he searches for a suitable successor who would become "Death" for the next millennium. By training the boy in the ways of death and dying, Reaper grooms his young apprentice and through suspenseful and horror-laced events, he unknowingly gives Sonny something he never intended: Something to live for.  Author C.S. Fritz gives readers a true horror gem, brimming with terror and heart.