The Vultures and the Phoenix
Author: Robert W. Millett
Publisher: Associated University Presses
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 192
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Author: Robert W. Millett
Publisher: Associated University Presses
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 192
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Carl Douglass
Publisher: Publication Consultants
Published: 2015-09-30
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 1594333629
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArthur Koestler, the notable twentieth century playwright said, Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion." Carl Douglass, neurosurgeon turned author, writes with gripping realism about the point in Garven Wilsonhulme, M.D., F.A.C.S's life when he turns the hopes and aspirations of his family, friends, colleagues, and opponents into illusions. In so doing, he realizes that he has become both The Vulture and The Phoenix in his own life. He scrambles to the heights of fame, prestige, riches, and cruelty. There, he meets a wall of opposition and begins the final great fight of his complicated life and career. What he does will surprise and amaze you. This is the finale of the successful Saga of a Neurosurgeon series."
Author: Tim Harris (Ornithologist)
Publisher:
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780717259571
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitats of vultures.
Author: Michael O'Neal Campbell
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2015-06-26
Total Pages: 372
ISBN-13: 1482223627
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book reexamines current knowledge on the evolution, ecology, and conservation biology of both New World vultures (Cathartidae) and Old World vultures (Accipitridae) and seeks answers to past and present regional extinctions, colorizations, and conservation questions. Extinct species of both families are examined, as is the disputed evidence fo
Author: Katie Fallon
Publisher: Brandeis University Press
Published: 2020-08-04
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1684580331
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFew animals have a worse reputation than the vulture. But is it deserved? With Vulture, Katie Fallon offers an irresistible argument to the contrary, tracing a year in the life of a typical North American turkey vulture. Turkey vultures, also known as buzzards, are the most widely distributed and abundant scavenging birds of prey on the planet, found from central Canada to the southern tip of Argentina and nearly everywhere in between. Deftly drawing on the most up-to-date scientific papers and articles and weaving those in with interviews with world-renowned raptor and vulture experts and her own compelling natural history writing, Fallon examines all aspects of the bird’s natural history: breeding, incubating eggs, raising chicks, migrating, and roosting. The result is an intimate portrait of an underappreciated bird—one you’ll never look at in the same way again.
Author: Todd Downing
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2020-03-10
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1504061578
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA customs agent must track down a killer on a train barreling across the Texas border into Mexico . . . When a train leaves Laredo en route to Mexico City, the trip turns terrifying as one passenger after another falls victim to murder. Will anyone make it to their destination alive? Fortunately, Hugh Rennert—US Customs agent and amateur detective—is on board, and his investigation will proceed full steam ahead . . . “You won’t go wrong in giving Todd Downing a try.” —Michael Dirda, The Washington Post
Author: John Fahey
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780965618373
DOWNLOAD EBOOKVampire Vultures is an unexpected gift from the late music legend John Fahey. Originally a project of his own conception, it was to be an epic work that would expand on many of the character and experiences he introduced in How Bluegrass Music Destroyed My Life (2000). It is a unique volume that allows the reader to walk deep into the mind of its creator. Compiled from his private papers, it includes notebook entries, short stories, letters never sent, revealing the struggles and victories of a cult icon's life in modern America.
Author: M Waegeman
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9004674713
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Virginia Hyde
Publisher: Penn State Press
Published: 2010-11
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 0271040556
DOWNLOAD EBOOKShowing Lawrence's familiarity with biblical typology from both written and visual sources, Virginia Hyde explores its many ironic and paradoxical versions in his works. She demonstrates his use of typological precursors of Christ, such as Adam and David, Moses and Aaron, and his development of a coherent cosmology centered on the cross and the Tree of Life. These features often take on radically revisionist meanings when informed by Lawrence's interests in theosophy and occult lore. Hyde fully recognized Lawrence's intensely dynamic style and examines the ways in which he works creatively with his models. Hyde sheds new light on Lawrence's &"leadership&" views, linking them to patriarchal assumptions inherent in biblical typology. She utilizes manuscripts and sketches as well as his traditional works to show that a complex form of biblical symbolism affects both his form and content in unexpected ways. His symbols are often traceable to iconographic models with typological significance. The Risen Adam includes pioneering treatments of the first Quetzalcoatl, the 1923 version of The Plumed Serpent, so different in part from the final novel as to form a separate creative effort. Hyde also offers provocative new readings of The Rainbow, Women in Love, Aaron's Rod, &"The Border Line,&" The Plumed Serpent, David, The Man Who Died, Birds, Beasts and Flowers, and other works. The book is illustrated with artwork by Lawrence and with examples of the medieval and other iconography he knew.
Author: Greiff, Louis K
Publisher: SIU Press
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780809389520
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