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Author |
: David Barrett |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 230 |
Release |
: 2013-03-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0615789196 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780615789194 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Big Manhattan Year by : David Barrett
What is it like to spend nearly every day for a year trying to observe as many bird species as possible within the confines of Manhattan? In 2012 I did just that-it's called having a "big year"-and I was not the only one. In this book I tell how I learned to bird and how I went on to become a competitive birder. Then I give a detailed account of my 2012 battle with one of the nation's best, ornithologist Andrew Farnsworth, and others to have the biggest of big Manhattan years. You may be surprised that each year over 200 species of birds reside in or migrate through Manhattan. Observing and accurately identifying them poses many challenges. You need to know what they look like, what they sound like, and where and when they are likely to appear. Birding can be a leisurely walk in the park, or it can be something much more demanding. Manhattan is home to a number of talented and obsessive birders for whom birding is a test of brains, logistics, and physical stamina, requiring both an understanding of nature and a knack for technology. Those new to birding will learn along with me as I begin by exploring one of the world's premier birding locations, the Central Park Ramble. As my own knowledge and experience grow, I introduce the reader to a series of beautiful and rare birds to be found not only in Central Park but also in the many excellent but less well-known parks of Manhattan. Journey with me from the waters of New York Harbor, where Red-breasted Mergansers and Horned Grebes swim, to the top of Inwood Hill Park, where Black Vultures and Great Horned Owls fly.
Author |
: Mark Obmascik |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 290 |
Release |
: 2011-09-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781451648607 |
ISBN-13 |
: 145164860X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Big Year by : Mark Obmascik
Follows the 1998 Big Year competition between Sandy Komito, Al Levantin, and Greg Miller, during which the three rivals risked their lives to set a new North American birding record.
Author |
: Yuval Zommer |
Publisher |
: National Geographic Books |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2019-06-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780500651513 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0500651515 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Big Book of Birds by : Yuval Zommer
The next Big Book in the series introduces young children to some of the most colorful, magnificent, silly, and surprising feathered creatures from around the world. Following up the hugely successful The Big Book of Bugs, The Big Book of Beasts, and The Big Book of the Blue, The Big Book of Birds is a fact-filled tour of the world’s most wonderful winged creatures. Yuval Zommer’s distinctive illustrations show off some of the most colorful, flamboyant, impressive, and wacky birds of the sky. Picture-book charm pairs with informative nonfiction to make a beautiful, large-format title for parents to share with young children and for older children to read by themselves. The book draws in children and parents alike with captivating information about and charming illustrations of hummingbirds, peacocks, flamingos, bald eagles, secretary birds, puffins, red-crowned cranes, and more. The book also invites young bird-watchers to protect birds where they live and make their gardens bird-friendly. The text is chatty, funny, and full of remarkable facts. Yuval Zommer’s illustrations and fresh approach are what make this series feel distinct. His glorious and quirky pictures appeal to young children, who will relish the flighty questions and pithy facts about the most exciting creatures of the sky.
Author |
: Neal Stephenson |
Publisher |
: Harper Collins |
Total Pages |
: 322 |
Release |
: 2009-10-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780061847387 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0061847380 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Big U by : Neal Stephenson
The New York Times Book Review called Neal Stephenson's most recent novel "electrifying" and "hilarious". but if you want to know Stephenson was doing twenty years before he wrote the epic Cryptonomicon, it's back-to-school time. Back to The Big U, that is, a hilarious send-up of American college life starring after years our of print, The Big U is required reading for anyone interested in the early work of this singular writer.
Author |
: Donald L. Miller |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 784 |
Release |
: 2015-05-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781416550204 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1416550208 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Synopsis Supreme City by : Donald L. Miller
An award-winning historian surveys the astonishing cast of characters who helped turn Manhattan into the world capital of commerce, communication and entertainment --
Author |
: Alyssa Bermudez |
Publisher |
: Roaring Brook Press |
Total Pages |
: 292 |
Release |
: 2021-08-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781250850782 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1250850789 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis Big Apple Diaries by : Alyssa Bermudez
In Big Apple Diaries, a heartfelt diary-style graphic memoir by Alyssa Bermudez, a young New Yorker doodles her way through middle school—until the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack leaves her wondering if she can ever be a kid again. It’s the year 2000 in New York City. For 12-year old Alyssa, a biracial Puerto Rican girl, this means all kinds of new challenges: splitting time between her dad's apartment in Manhattan and her mom's new place in Queens, navigating the ups and downs of middle school, harboring an epic crush on a new classmate, and figuring out how to be a "real" Puerto Rican. The only way to make sense of it all is to write and draw her thoughts and worries into her diary. Then life abruptly changes on September 11, 2001. After the Twin Towers fall and so many lives are lost, her concerns about gossip, crushes, and fashion feel distant and insignificant. Alyssa must find a new sense of self and purpose amidst all of the chaos, and find strength to move forward with hope. This moving graphic memoir is based on Alyssa Bermudez's own middle school diaries.
Author |
: Mike Wallace |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 1195 |
Release |
: 2017 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780195116359 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0195116356 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis Greater Gotham by : Mike Wallace
Volume two of the world famous trilogy on the history of New York
Author |
: Mark Kurlansky |
Publisher |
: Random House |
Total Pages |
: 338 |
Release |
: 2007-01-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781588365910 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1588365913 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Big Oyster by : Mark Kurlansky
Before New York City was the Big Apple, it could have been called the Big Oyster. Now award-winning author Mark Kurlansky tells the remarkable story of New York by following the trajectory of one of its most fascinating inhabitants–the oyster, whose influence on the great metropolis remains unparalleled. For centuries New York was famous for its oysters, which until the early 1900s played such a dominant a role in the city’s economy, gastronomy, and ecology that the abundant bivalves were Gotham’s most celebrated export, a staple food for the wealthy, the poor, and tourists alike, and the primary natural defense against pollution for the city’s congested waterways. Filled with cultural, historical, and culinary insight–along with historic recipes, maps, drawings, and photos–this dynamic narrative sweeps readers from the island hunting ground of the Lenape Indians to the death of the oyster beds and the rise of America’s environmentalist movement, from the oyster cellars of the rough-and-tumble Five Points slums to Manhattan’s Gilded Age dining chambers. Kurlansky brings characters vividly to life while recounting dramatic incidents that changed the course of New York history. Here are the stories behind Peter Stuyvesant’s peg leg and Robert Fulton’s “Folly”; the oyster merchant and pioneering African American leader Thomas Downing; the birth of the business lunch at Delmonico’s; early feminist Fanny Fern, one of the highest-paid newspaper writers in the city; even “Diamond” Jim Brady, who we discover was not the gourmand of popular legend. With The Big Oyster, Mark Kurlansky serves up history at its most engrossing, entertaining, and delicious.
Author |
: Mark Karlins |
Publisher |
: Turtleback Books |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 1999-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0613161564 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780613161565 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Synopsis Music Over Manhattan by : Mark Karlins
Perfect Cousin Herbert always gets all the attention until Uncle Louie starts teaching Bernie how to play the trumpet
Author |
: Tom Miller |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 256 |
Release |
: 2015-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1910258008 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781910258002 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis Seeking New York by : Tom Miller
Based on the popular blog Daytonian in Manhattan, 'Seeking New York' investigates the back stories of Manhattan's architecture and monuments. Alongside the expected account of architects, dates and styles, it reveals the human history of the buildings and statues: the scandals, the tribulations, the joys and achievements, the humanity, indeed, of the New Yorkers who lived within these walls.