The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession, Paperback - Mark Obmascik

Reducere. Every January 1, a quirky crowd storms out across North America for a spectacularly competitive event called a Big Year--a grand, expensive, and oc...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Louis Le Prince invented the motion picture in 1890. The man's name was Thomas Edison. This book is the story of the birth of motion pictures, rest...

Reducere. Renowned naturalist Craig Childs explores the paradoxical nature of anthropological excavation amongst the Native American ruins his work is based ...

DescriptionImagine living for an entire year without money. Where do you live? What do you eat? How do you stay in touch with your friends and fami...

Reading paragraphs In 1991, two tourists hiking in the Alps saw something very odd sticking out of the snow. At first it looked like a doll's head....

Reducere. Do those who succeed work harder than those who only dream about success? Are they smarter, luckier, more ruthless? And does financial success brin...

An account of Noah Strycker's record-breaking year when he spotted 6, 042 of the world's 10, 000 species of birds. Traveling to 41 countries, on al...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A parable written for the age of technological disruption . . . brilliantly told' Sunday TimesThe international bests...

'Ghost towns, corporate cruelty, the centuries-old relationship betweenhumans and a species almost magical in its abilities ... fabulous.' - The Ne...

Publisher: Nabu PressAuthor(s): Mary Ann KeltyIllustration(s): black & white illustrationsPublication date: 2010Dimensions: 246 x 235 x 27Cover typ...

Description"Mark Obmascik has deftly rescued an important story from the margins of our history--and from our country's most forbidding frontier. D...

A propulsive investigation into the curious role that carrier pigeons play in South African diamond smuggling.

Reducere. In this epic account of an extraordinary life lived during remarkable times, Jay Kirk follows the adventures of legendary explorer and taxidermist ...

DescriptionCleopatra, the last Queen of Egypt, is dead and her kingdom is now a province of the Roman Empire. Enticed by the wealth of Egypt's sout...

The enchanting sequel to the No. 1 New York Times bestseller A Tale of Magic, from the author of The Land of Stories, Chris Colfer. Perfect for rea...

The enchanting sequel to the No. 1 New York Times bestseller A Tale of Magic, from the author of The Land of Stories, Chris Colfer. Perfect for rea...

The thrilling third book in Chris Colfer's No.1 New York Times bestselling A Tale of Magic... seriesPublisher: Hachette Children's GroupAuthor(s): ...

Reducere. First published in 1873, The Gilded Age is both a biting satire and a revealing portrait of post-Civil War America-an age of corruption when crooke...

Published to rave reviews in hardcover and purchased by DreamWorks in a major film deal, The Big One is a spellbinding and richly atmospheric work ...

Reducere. Charles Ripley has a good job as an engineer, a pretty wife, and an expensive house in a fashionable San Diego suburb. But it isn't until Ruskin Ma...

Reducere. Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Jing TsuNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 166 x 240 x 35Cover type: HardbackRedescopera ...

The Nature of Life: Classical and Contemporary Perspectives from Philosophy and Science - Mark A. Bedau, Carol E. Cleland

Reducere. Join field biologist Richard MacDonald on a year-long journey to document the birds of Acadia National Park and Downeast Maine. As you read this bo...

Publisher: Galaxy PressAuthor(s): L. Ron HubbardNumber of pages: 122Publication date: 2008Dimensions: 139 x 202 x 16Cover type: Paperback / softbac...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Among the many beautiful seabirds that grace Florida's coasts is the tiny least tern, a feisty creature that scrapes out its nest on open beaches o...

Publisher: Galaxy PressAuthor(s): L. Ron HubbardNumber of pages: 144Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 140 x 204 x 15Cover type: Paperback / softbac...

Reducere. A Horse's TaleBy Mark Twain1907A Horse's Tale is a novel by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), written partially in the voice of Soldier Boy, who is Buff...

Reducere. This special re-print edition of J.W. Coopers' book "Game Fowls, their Origin and History" is a historical guide to the breeding and keeping of Gam...

Publisher: Mark DavisonAuthor(s): Nigel DavisonIllustration(s): 400Number of pages: 396Publication date: 2020Dimensions: 211 x 295 x 30Cover type: ...

Reducere. Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties is the 3rd book in the Dog Man Series. A cute kitten disrupts Petey's plans in the third Dog Man book from worldwide...

Reducere. After writing twelve books over a period of forty years, I said I was finished. However, my life and the life around me has changed and I felt it t...

A captivating and beautifully written account of riding Britain's longest place-to-place journey by bike, and its history.Illustrations: 16 b/w pic...

Reducere. Lily Lapp's family has settled into their new home in Pennsylvania, but life still holds big changes and big steps for Lily. Good changes, like onc...

A fantastic, high class debut murder mystery set in Elizabethan London, for fans of C. J. Sansom, Rory Clements and S. G. MacLean. Longlisted for t...

Reducere. Released in 1961, Naked as Nature Intended created a sensation. Queues formed around the block and police were called in to manage the crowds. It s...

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2021* 'A wholly original, semi-autobiographical book on how to live, how to be calm and content with only a l...

A new adventure series set in the Land of Stories universe from the #1 New York Times bestselling author, Chris Colfer, perfect for new and old fan...

Publisher: Editions FlammarionAuthor(s): Florent BarbarossaIllustration(s): 100 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 144Publication date: 202...

A fantastic, high class debut murder mystery set in Elizabethan London, for fans of CJ Sansom, Rory Clements and SG MacLean

One of the great science and health revelations of our time is the danger posed by meat-eating. Every day, it seems, we are warned about the harm p...

Reducere. Queen Of The Unknown The tales tell of three sisters, daughters of the high king. The eldest, a valiant warrior-woman, heir to the kingdom. The you...

DescriptionThis book provides reflections on the Sunday Bible readings in the Roman Catholic Lectionary for Years A, B, and C of the liturgical cyc...

Reducere. From its riveting start in the night skies of Afghanistan to its stunning end in the recent Paris terrorist attacks, Assassins is an insider's stor...

Set before and during the French Revolution in the cities of Paris and London, A TALE OF TWO CITIES tells the story of Dr Manette’s release from im...

A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens

The first biography of the artist who ``essentially invented indie and alternative rock`` (Spin) A brilliant and influential songwriter, vocalist, ...