Download or read book Ridgeback Tales written by Michael Hoffman and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-17 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brave Tsavo, the first Rhodesian Ridgeback dog, never dies. An African nature god blessed him with multiple lives, and he returns again and again as a boon to the people he loves. Follow Tsavo's heroic journey from the Dark Continent to the 9/11 disaster site to his life as a loyal shapeshifting companion who crosses the genetic line between man and animal. Colorful African mythology and my lifelong fondness for fantasy literature have inspired Ridgeback Tales. I am also convinced that dog-to-owner mental telepathy actually exists, because my own Ridgeback, Mister Brown, dictated these stories himself with unrelenting hound talk that coaxed me to write every day. When you finish the last story, you will ache for more. When that happens, take your own beloved dog for a walk and ask, "What do you think happens next?"
Download or read book The Adventures of Rip the Ridgeback written by Mylda L. Arsenis and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dog Tales written by and published by Hundreds of Heads Books, LLC. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like their human friends, dogs come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Some are smart, like Ma-Buku, a five-pound Chihuahua who squeaks her toy in perfect time with her owners drums. Some refuse to adhere to dog clichés, like four-year-old Elmer, who loves to chase a tennis ball but refuses to pick it up and bring it back, or six-year-old Barnabas, who can’t be bothered to chase cats but will bark vehemently at the wind. There are pretty dogs, heroic dogs, and dogs that are loyal, intuitive, or just plain strange, like Bocci, who goes into a trance when his owner’s pager goes off, and can only be "reset" by being picked up and put back down again. All make an appearance in this delightful collection of stories. Submitted by hundreds of real dog owners, these true tales of mutual love and loyalty affirm that there’s no better friend than a dog.
Download or read book How The Rhodesian Ridgeback Got Its Ridge written by Denise Flaim and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-02 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How the Rhodesian Ridgeback Got Its Ridge" is a charmingly illustrated and cleverly written fable, about how this breed of dog from southern Africa got the trademark stripe of hair on its back. In this whimsical creation tale, God surveys the various dogs He has created, and, in ticking off their idiosyncracies, decides to try one more time in creating the perfect canine. But in making a dog that is as smart as it is beautiful, God sets the stage for a mishap that leads to unintended consequences. If you love Ridgebacks and want to share that passion with a younger generation - or if you just love a clever story, beautifully told and illustrated - this is the book for you.
Download or read book The Adventures of Rip the Ridgeback written by Mylda L. Arsenis and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The adventures of a Rhodesian Ridgeback.
Download or read book Telling Tales written by Jeff Jones and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2015-06-23 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone wants to fall in love, even the loners, and this collection of short stories by author Jeff Jones finds loners at their loneliest and introduces them to the idea of romance. Taken more from imagination than personal experience, each story in the collection presents a man or woman in need of connection and sometimes salvation. There are tales of budding romance and young love. There are stories about long-term romances in need of rejuvenation. Love isnt just romantic, though; sometimes its familial, and sometimes, we need to feel closest to those who share our name. But it is all love, in its many, many incarnations. The characters of Telling Tales have no dark shadows waiting; these are stories with happy endings, intended to inspire and uplift. Loners leave their state of reclusion and join the human race. Romantic heroes win the day. We dream of moments like these, and if were lucky, well live a real life love story of our very own.
Download or read book Canis Africanis written by Lance Van Sittert and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The role of the dog in human society is the connecting thread that binds the essays in "Canis Africanis," each revealing a different part of the complex social history of southern Africa. The essays range widely from concerns over disease, bestiality, and social degradation through gambling on dogs to anxieties over social status reflected through breed classifications, and social rebellion through resisting the dog tax imposed by colonial authorities. With its focus on dogs in human history, this project is part of what has been termed the 'animal turn' in the social sciences, which investigates the spaces which animals inhabit in human society and the way in which animal and human lives interconnect, demonstrating how different human groups construct a range of identities for themselves (and for others) in terms of animals. So instead of conceiving of animals as merely constituents of ecological or agricultural systems, they can be comprehended through their role in human cultures.
Download or read book Hounds of Mercy written by Michael Hoffman and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brave Tsavo, the first African lion hound, never dies. A nature god blesses him with reincarnation, and he lives again and again as an angel of mercy for the people he loves. Follow his heroic journey from the Dark Continent to the 9/11 disaster site and the Battle of Gettysburg. Watch him outwit a famous psychiatrist and cross the genetic line between man and animal to heal his old master's broken heart. Magical realism makes anything possible in these unusual, irresistible stories.
Download or read book 100 Memorable Rhodesian Ridgeback Moments written by and published by . This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning visual exploration of the Rhodesian Ridgeback's history and pop-culture impact throughout the world, from Hollywood film studios to South African game parks to your living-room couch. A must-have for any lover of this captivating southern African breed.
Download or read book Tales of Taliesin written by Cornelia Brierly and published by Pomegranate. This book was released on 2000 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Compass is a life transformation novel that will guide you on a journey of self-discovery. At the core of The Compass are specific lessons about belief systems and understanding who you really are in order to live out your destiny.Jonathan, the main character, escapes his suburban life after a tragedy that alters his plans for the future. Paralyzed by grief, he decides to journey across the globe in an effort to realign his inner compass. He sets off with a backpack leaving behind his career, friends, family, and home. His travels begin in the dry desert of Nevada, and continue on to the pristine mountains of the Adirondacks, and then to a medieval village in Romania. In each destination Jonathan encounters one pivotal person who offers a major life lesson, and he begins to realize that each individual was placed there for a reason. The Compass is a metaphor for the journey of our lives.In the tradition of The Alchemist, The Compass provides you with specific life lessons about authenticity, self-empowerment, and believing in your dreams. As humans we are all connected - by love, pain, and sometimes even by tragedies or events we cannot control. Each one of us travels a unique path, yet we are linked by experiences and emotions. In this connectedness, there is life.
Download or read book Tales from the Big Trails written by Martyn Howe and published by Vertebrate Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-02 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I am already planning the next adventure. The wanderlust that infected me has no cure.' It all started in Fishguard in the mid-1970s when, aged fifteen, Martyn Howe and a friend set off on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path armed with big rucksacks, borrowed boots, a Primus stove and a pint of paraffin, and a thirst for adventure. After repeating the route almost thirty years later, Martyn was inspired to walk every National Trail in England and Wales, plus the four Long-Distance Routes (now among the Great Trails) in Scotland. His 3,000-mile journey included treks along the South West Coast Path, the Pennine Way, the Cotswold Way and the West Highland Way. He finally achieved his ambition in 2016 when he arrived in Cromer in Norfolk, only to set a new goal of walking the England and Wales Coast Paths and the Scottish National Trail. In Tales from the Big Trails, Martyn vividly describes the diverse landscapes, wildlife, culture and heritage he encounters around the British Isles, and the physical and mental health benefits he derives from walking. He also celebrates the people who enrich his travels, including fellow long-distance hikers, tourists discovering Britain's charm, farmers working the land, and the friendly and eccentric owners of hostels, campsites and B&Bs. And when he is asked 'Why do you do it?', the answer is as simple as placing one foot in front of the other: 'It makes me happy.'
Download or read book The Dogs of Babel written by Carolyn Parkhurst and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2003-06-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poignant and beautiful debut novel explores a man's quest to unravel the mystery of his wife's death with the help of the only witness -- their Rhodesian ridgeback, Lorelei.
Download or read book Rhodesian Literature in English written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Across the Lines written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-05-16 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third volume of ASNEL Papers covers a wide range of theoretical and thematic approaches to the subject of intertextuality. Intertextual relations between oral and written versions of literature, text and performance, as well as problems emerging from media transitions, regionally instructed forms of intertextuality, and the works of individual authors are equally dealt with. Intertextuality as both a creative and a critical practice frequently exposes the essential arbitrariness of literary and cultural manifestations that have become canonized. The transformation and transfer of meanings which accompanies any crossing between texts rests not least on the nature of the artistic corpus embodied in the general framework of historically and socially determined cultural traditions. Traditions, however, result from selective forms of perception; they are as much inventions as they are based on exclusion. Intertextuality leads to a constant reinforcement of tradition, while, at the same time, intertextual relations between the new literatures and other English-language literatures are all too obvious. Despite the inevitable impact of tradition, the new literatures tend to employ a dynamic reading of culture which fosters social process and transition, thus promoting transcultural rather than intercultural modes of communication. Writing and reading across borders becomes a dialogue which reveals both differences and similarities. More than a decolonizing form of deconstruction, intertextuality is a strategy for communicating meaning across cultural boundaries.
Download or read book Through the Eyes of a Ridgeback written by Gunnar D. Ridgeback and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered what your dog is thinking? What if your dog wrote all those thoughts onto a book? Meet Gunnar, aka The G Man, a 2 year old Rhodesian Ridgeback who has the gift of sharing Deep Thoughts and digging deep holes. A very high spirited and fast moving Ridgeback who has more friends on the social networks than his human family combined. Follow along as he drags you into this "Dog Days of summer" book of short stories. Through the Eyes of a Ridgeback will have you scratching your head saying "What the Ridge." *This is the updated edition with extra photos and deep thoughts.* Coming to ebooks the beginning of September, 2013.
Download or read book The Complete Rhodesian Ridgeback written by Peter Nicholson and published by Howell Books. This book was released on 1991 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within Africa and around the world, the Ridgeback has proven its versatility, devotion and intelligence. This text examines the breed's unique appearance and its ability to hunt, as well as its adaptability as a family companion.
Download or read book Once Upon a Chicken Pie and Other Food Tales written by Johan de Villiers and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2011-10-05 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Definitely a cookbook with a difference, Once Upon a Chicken Pie and Other Food Tales comprises a collection of stories centred around the food, personalities and occasions that inspired the featured recipes. It is based on the travels and experiences of Johan de Villiers and Len Straw through Italy, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, France, Morocco, Cyprus and South Africa, and reflects their love of the unusual, the funny, the whimsical, good company and great food. Each chapter is named after a traditional nursery rhyme or story with a relevant food theme.
