Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches
This Elibron Classics book is a reprint of a 1904 edition by The Review of Reviews Company, New York.
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Leonard Lee Rue Iii’s Deer Hunting Tips and Techniques
Are deer browsers or grazers? Do antlers indicate age? Are buck and doe droppings different? Does moon phase affect the rut? Can antlered does breed? A host of questions about deer behavior and hunting are answered by renowned deer expert Leonard Lee Rue III in this fascinating and useful book. Includes hundreds of facts and observations about feeding behavior, deer movements, the rut, hunting techniques, and antlers–all presented in an easy-to-use QA format, illustrated with the author s stunning color photographs. Practical information for anyone who wants a more successful hunt.
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Medieval Life and Leisure in the Devonshire Hunting Tapestries (Victoria and Albert Museum Studies)
The only large-scale 15th-century tapestries in existence, the magnificent Devonshire Hunting Tapestries are a priceless resource. They provide a unique insight into medieval life, depicting a lost chivalric world in rich and fascinating detail.
The elaborate rituals of the hunt were an integral part of court etiquette in medieval and Renaissance Europe. These tapestries, once owned by the dukes of Devonshire, provide a vivid picture of the hunt in all its forms, and are also a rich repository of costume and textile history; author Linda Woolley mines them for all that they have to tell us about the fashions and customs of the time. The gorgeous illustrations include many stunning close-up details, with four eight-page color gatefolds showing the great tapestries in their entirety. This much-needed book on one of the Victoria and Albert Museum’s greatest treasures opens a window onto the vanished world of the late Middle Ages.
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Whale Hunting With Gun And Camera: A Naturalist’s Account Of The Modern Shore-Whaling Industry (1916)
A Naturalist’s Account Of The Modern Shore-Whaling Industry, Of Whales And Their Habits, And Of Hunting Experiences In Various Parts Of The World.
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Hunting the 1918 Flu: One Scientist’s Search for a Killer Virus
In 1918, medical science was at a loss to explain the Spanish flu epidemic, which swept the world in three great waves and killed an estimated 20 to 40 million people in just one year, more than the number that died during the four years of World War I. Today, while the Spanish flu has faded in the public’s memory, most virologists are convinced that sooner or later a similarly deadly flu virus will return with a vengeance.
Responding to this sustained interest in the Spanish flu, Kirsty Duncan in Hunting the 1918 Flu presents a detailed account of her experiences as she organized a multi-national, multi-discipline scientific expedition to exhume the bodies of a group of Norwegian miners, buried in Svalbard, all of whom died from the Spanish flu virus. Duncan weaves a twofold narrative: first, the story of a large-scale medical project with the objective of uncovering genetic material from the Spanish flu and second, a first-hand account of the turbulent politics that emerged as the group moved towards a goal where the egos were as strong as the stakes were high. Duncan, herself not an epidemiologist but a physical geographer, is very frank about her bruising emotional, financial, and professional experience on the ‘dark side of science.’ Readers witness how the research team engages in ‘entropic’ behaviour, despite its presumed dedication to science and the search for the virus, as the compelling story unfolds through the beginning progress and harrowing conclusion of her project (1992-2001).
In her account of pursuing the deadly killer, Kirsty Duncan raises questions not only regarding public health, epidemiology, ethics of science, and the rights of subjects but also about age, gender, and privilege in science. While her search for the virus has shown promising preliminary results, it has also shown the dangers of science itself being subsumed in the rush for personal acclaim.
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The ABC’s of Job-Hunting for Teachers: An A-Z Guide to Landing the Perfect Job
Expert insights and tips guide beginning educators to a successful search, using both online and traditional approaches. Every aspect of the job search can be tracked using the handy ABC’s checklist.
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Hunting and Fishing in the Great Smokies: The Classic Guide for Sportsmen
Jim Gasque’s classic 1948 work offers a period portrait of outdoor life in the Great Smoky Mountains. Filled with anecdotes, fishing and hunting stories, and recollections of legendary local sportsmen and guides, Hunting and Fishing in the Great Smokies presents a social history of these activities before the founding of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1934. The book also offers an insightful glimpse of the region just prior to an era of significant development and growth.
Gasque’s guide covers trout streams and trout fishing, lake fishing, and hunting. Thanks to careful preservation by the park, the streams Gasque describes still draw sportsmen today. His tips on prime fly-fishing spots are remarkably up to date and remain valuable for twenty-first-century anglers. Hunting is now prohibited within the park, but in surrounding areas it is still common.
Jim Casada’s introduction for this new edition provides a biographical profile of Gasque, puts the hunting and fishing ethics of the period into perspective for today’s sportsmen, and offers Casada’s thoughts on fishing in the park as it exists today.
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Hunting the Witch (Jane Lawless Mysteries)
Jane Lawless is slowly recovering from a head injury gained after a run-in with a killer, working a limited schedule at her restaurant, the Lyme House, and trying to stay in touch with Dr. Julia Martinsen, Jane’s former lover who wants to rekindle their relationship. Jane is reluctant, not because she doubts her own or Julia’s feelings, but because she feels Julia is keeping one too many secrets about her professional life.
When a man is murdered, Jane’s suspicions are confirmed by Julia’s stunned but evasive reaction. Partly to discover what her lover is hiding and partly out of fear for Julia’s safety, Jane reluctantly resumes the role of sleuth, teaming up with her good friend and partner-in-investigation, Cordelia Thorn. Then, finding another connection between her own life and the life of the murder victim, Jane becomes even more unsure of who she can trust and who she can’t. Before she realizes what’s at stake in this complex murder case, Jane finds herself in more danger than ever before.
Hunting the Witch is an intriguing puzzle highlighted by a delightful cast and an eerie, complicated story. For fans of Jane Lawless’s previous adventures, and for readers new to Ellen Hart’s trademark talent for chilling suspense and flesh-and-blood characters, Hunting the Witch is a real winner.
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Mammals of California
All mammals large and small that make their homes in the mountains, valleys, deserts and coasts of California are covered in this book. Features full-color photographs, color illustrations of each species, detailed drawings of prints and tracks. Each account also includes detailed descriptions of habitat, food, young, den, and similar species, as well as fun facts about natural history and behavior. Also includes range maps. Color-coded header bars for each section organize the mammals into seven major groups.
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The Deer Hunter’s Encyclopedia: One of America’s Foremost Deer Authorities Answers More Than 200 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Whitetails and Whitetail Hunting
Written by one of North America’s most famous wildlife photographers and deer-hunting experts, THE DEER HUNTER’S ENCYCLOPEDIA is a compilation of years of columns, magazine articles, and tidbits of knowledge, touching on every facet of deer and deer hunting. Presented in a question-and-answer format, THE DEER HUNTER’S ENCYCLOPEDIA answers any type of question that the reader might have.
Among the topics covered are hunting (tips, tactics, and how deer behave during hunting seasons); antlers (their development and significance, both to deer and to hunters); deer behavior; deer anatomy; fawns; deer management; and breeding and the rut. Illustrated with hundreds of Dr. Rue’s photographs, THE DEER HUNTER’S ENCYCLOPEDIA gives the reader all the information needed not only to hunt deer successfully, but also to study, understand, and appreciate these animals throughout the course of the year.