Still Life with Chickens
Still Life with Chickens

Author: Catherine Goldhammer

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2007-04-24

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1440628955

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"Frank, funny and helpful."—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution For the millions who loved A Year by the Sea comes a memoir of a woman who awakens at midlife to find wisdom in a most unlikely place In this beautifully written and frequently funny memoir, Catherine Goldhammer, newly separated, along with her twelve-year-old daughter, starts life anew in a cottage by the sea, in a rustic town where live bait is sold from vending machines. Partly to please her daughter and partly for reasons not clear to her at the time, she begins this year of transition by purchasing six baby chickens—whose job, she comes to suspect, is to pull her and her daughter forward out of one life and into another. An unforgettable story filled with hope and grace, Still Life with Chickens shows how transcendent wisdom can be found in the most unlikely of places.

Chicken Wisdom Frame-Ups
Chicken Wisdom Frame-Ups

Author: Melissa Caughey

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC

Published: 2020-03-03

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9781635862430

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Chickens, with their natural beauty and big personalities, have a wide — and growing — audience appreciative of the humor and wisdom they bring to daily life. Few are better acquainted with chickens’ charm than Melissa Caughey, who has introduced the appeal of owning a flock and chronicled the lives and personalities of her own backyard birds in the best-selling books How to Speak Chicken and A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens. In Chicken Wisdom Frame-Ups, pairs sage sentiments with delightful chicken photography on 50 individual cards. The clever Frame-Ups format includes a pull-out table-top frame, so you can display your favorite card for visual inspiration or easily swap it out for one that fits the mood or suits the moment. It’s an all-in-one package that delivers the joy of keeping chickens — without having to clean the coop!

Savage Chickens
Savage Chickens

Author: Doug Savage

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-03-01

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 1101478802

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"As a vegan, the only chickens I consume are Savage's. I never miss a meal."-Dan Piraro, cartoonist of Bizarro We've all been forced to endure jobs we don't like. We get up, go to work, go to bed, and do it again. No one knows these pains better than Doug Savage, whose dream of being a cartoonist was eclipsed by his ho- hum office job. That is, until he started doodling chicken cartoons on Post-its and turned them into one of the Internet's most popular cartoon blogs. Savage Chickens is a collection of cartoons starring Doug's beloved chickens and their officemates that will get a laugh out of even the most jaded number-crunching colleague. Doug blends cynicism, optimism, and interactive activities to create a portable pep talk for the overworked and underappreciated that will keep you sane-and amused- during the morning bus ride, the meeting-filled Monday, the tenth load of laundry, the bathroom break, or the red-eye to the coast. Watch a Video

Bitter with Baggage Seeks Same
Bitter with Baggage Seeks Same

Author: Sloane Tanen

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2003-11-05

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 1582343764

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An artist and her tiny yellow chickens explore the complexities and follies of the modern world, as they deal with playground popularity battles, crowded yoga classes, blind dates, KFCs, and other perils, in a collection of hilarious captioned photographs. 50,000 first printing.

Backyard Chickens' Guide to Coops and Tractors
Backyard Chickens' Guide to Coops and Tractors

Author: Members of Backyard Chickens.com

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-08-01

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 1440317003

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Keeping chickens isn't just for farms! The backyard chicken revolution has coops popping up in neighborhoods all over. Home-raised chickens provide a great source of superior, organic eggs that are as close as your backyard. Chickens also make good pets and provide free fertilizer—and lots of fun. Backyard Chickens Guide offers plans and photos for 16 custom coops built by real chicken owners, (including three portable designs known as tractors). Read their stories and learn from their experiences, then head out to the backyard to start your own flock.

Experiencing Animal Minds
Experiencing Animal Minds

Author: Julie A. Smith

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2012-11-27

Total Pages: 391

ISBN-13: 0231530765

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In these multidisciplinary essays, academic scholars and animal experts explore the nature of animal minds and the methods humans conventionally and unconventionally use to understand them. The collection features chapters by scholars working in psychology, sociology, history, philosophy, literary studies, and art, as well as chapters by and about people who live and work with animals, including the founder of a sanctuary for chickens, a fur trapper, a popular canine psychologist, a horse trainer, and an art photographer who captures everyday contact between humans and their animal companions. Divided into five sections, the collection first considers the ways that humans live with animals and the influence of cohabitation on their perceptions of animals' minds. It follows with an examination of anthropomorphism as both a guide and hindrance to mapping animal consciousness. Chapters next examine the effects of embodiment on animals' minds and the role of animal-human interembodiment on humans' understandings of animals' minds. Final sections identify historical representations of difference between human and animal consciousness and their relevance to pre-established cultural attitudes, as well as the ways that representations of animals' minds target particular audiences and sometimes produce problematic outcomes. The editors conclude with a discussion of the relationship between the book's chapters and two pressing themes: the connection between human beliefs about animals' minds and human ethical behavior, and the challenges and conditions for knowing the minds of animals. By inviting readers to compare and contrast multiple, uncommon points of view, this collection offers a unique encounter with the diverse perspectives and theories now shaping animal studies.

Midnight Chicken
Midnight Chicken

Author: Ella Risbridger

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2019-01-10

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 140886777X

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_________________ Winner of the Guild of Food Writers General Cookbook Award 2020 _________________ 'A manual for living and a declaration of hope' – Nigella Lawson 'Beautiful, life-affirming memoir with recipes ... The most talented British debut writer in a generation' - Sunday Times 'Brave and moving ... as effective as a manual for life as it is as a kitchen companion' - Shamil Thakrar, co-founder of Dishoom _________________ There are lots of ways to start a story, but this one begins with a chicken. Because one night, Ella found herself lying on her kitchen floor, wondering if she would ever get up – and it was the thought of a chicken, of roasting it, and of eating it, that got her to her feet and made her want to be alive. Midnight Chicken is the story of Ella's life in a Tiny Flat, and the food she cooked there. From roast garlic and tomato soup to charred leek lasagne or burntbutter brownies, she shares recipes that are about people, about love, about the things that matter every day. This is a cookbook-of-stories to make you fall in love with the world again. With a new afterword about life after The Tiny Flat. _________________ 'An utter treat' - Dolly Alderton 'Divine. Utterly totally perfect' - Charly Cox 'Generous, honest and uplifting' - Diana Henry 'So thoughtfully and poetically written' - Josie Long 'She cooks like a dream and writes like an angel' - Sarah Phelps 'She has found a way to write not just about food itself but, more importantly, about the darkness for which cooking can be a partial remedy' - Bee Wilson _________________

Fresh Eggs Daily
Fresh Eggs Daily

Author: Lisa Steele

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780985562250

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More than ever, Americans care about the quality and safety of the food they eat. They're bringing back an American tradition: raising their own backyard chickens for eggs and companionship. And they care about the quality of life of their chickens. Fresh Eggs Daily is an authoritative, accessible guide to coops, nesting boxes, runs, breeding, feed, and natural health care with time-tested remedies. The author promotes the benefits of keeping chickens happy and well-occupied, and in optimal health, free of chemicals and antibiotics. She emphasizes the therapeutic value of herbs and natural supplements to maintaining a healthy environment for your chickens. Includes many "recipes" and 8 easy DIY projects for the coop and run. Full color photos throughout. The USDA's new study of urban chicken raising sees a 400% increase in backyard chickens over the next 5 years, driven by younger adults.

Gwen the Rescue Hen
Gwen the Rescue Hen

Author: Leslie Crawford

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780998862323

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Gwen has spent her whole life in a big egg-laying hen house, so she knows very little about what chickens can do (besides lay eggs, of course). A fateful tornado turns her world upside-down and sideways, landing her in a strange new place that's nothing like the hen house. Using her wits and chicken superpowers, Gwen dodges danger at every turn until she finds safety and friendship with a boy named Mateo. Together they discover how extraordinary an ordinary chicken really is. The book includes a bonus section called "More About Chickens," where curious readers can learn that chickens have extraordinary eyesight, a complex language of 24 sounds, and are descended from dinosaurs, among other fun facts. Gwen the Rescue Hen is the second children's book in Stone Pier Press's Farm Animal Rescue Series, perfect for ages 4 to 7. The first book, Sprig the Rescue Pig, was released in the Spring of 2018.