Download or read book The Fisherman Who Rode a Horse written by Kenneth Watters and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2023-05-22 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will give you lots of laughs most of the time and leave you scratching your head the rest of the time. It is about life in the fishing industry starting with crayfishing then trawling for prawns followed by beach seine fishing. It is about the life of a teenager going from school to fishing then becoming an electronic engineer for NASA and finally going into research in the fishing industry. Along the way he led a life filled with fun and adventure riding out cyclones at sea, also known as hurricanes, got into trouble on several occasions and closely avoided death on at least one occasion. The book follows the fishing industry over half the Australian coastline from Fremantle in Western Australia to Cairns in Queensland and life at the Carnarvon NASA Tracking Station and college then the Orroral Valley Tracking Station nestled in the snowy mountains. This is an autobiography of one who has enjoyed life to it’s fullest and married a wonderful woman. I am sure you will not be disappointed.

Download or read book The Fisherman Who Rode a Horse written by Kenneth B. Watters and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-06 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description of my Autobiography. This is the story of my life from 1963 to 1975. I left High School with very acceptable results in 1963 to go fishing professionally up and down the West Australian coast. I rode out several cyclones at sea, joined in the fun and games of my peers both ashore and at sea. I was involved in most types of fishing, crayfishing, shark fishing, prawn fishing, tuna fishing and beach seine fishing. In 1966 I took a job at the Carnarvon NASA Tracking Station between seasons where I developed a very strong interest in how it all worked. I returned to school at the WA Institute of Technology (now Curtin University) and graduated as an Electronic Engineer in 1970 and from there I became an Engineer at the NASA Tracking Station at Orroral Valley in the Mountains of the ACT. In 1974 I left the Tracking Station to return to Carnarvon in West Australia to take a position, with the Nor West Whaling Company, as research engineer. After 6 months in Carnarvon NWW transferred me to Queensland to do research for their Gulf of Carpentaria fleet, home ported in Cairns. Having a strong desire to return to WA for the birth of our second son and not being happy in Cairns my wife and I journeyed back to WA to take up a position with the M G Kailis group to do further research in the fishing game. While writing this autobiography in 2003 my wife and I were living in Ocean farm. A friend living close by called in and asked if I would like to accompany him on a farm run. He was managing several farms in the area. On the way back to Ocean Farm we had a very nasty accident. We were travelling on a dirt road and as we came over a crest found a vehicle coming at us down the centre of the road, quite normal on a dirt road. Bob went to the left as far as he could as the crest was atop a cutting and the banks on each side of the road were quite high. The van coming at us turned to the same side of the road and we hit head on. The young guys in the van were from Norway and they drive on the right side of the road opposite to us Aussies, The young guys were both killed. I took it pretty badly as they were kids the same age as my two boys going off windsurfing at Gnarloo the same spot my kids surfed. I came down with a severe case of depression and closed of writing my biography. If there is ever a strong enough demand I might take it up again as I have another 20yrs of fishing experience culminating in operating a hovercraft service between Carnarvon and Monkey Mia. This would mean not only selling some books but getting great feedback from those kind enough to purchase my book. I would like to thank my wife for not only putting up with my long absences at sea and raising my two wonderful boys but for being my best critique. I would also like to thank Terry Kierans an ex Tracky for editing my book. Hope you all get some pleasure and laughs from my story. Ken

Download or read book Star of Sakova Forgotten Legacy 2 written by Richard S. Tuttle and published by KBS Publishing. This book was released on 2008-01-07 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Star of Sakova, the second volume of the Forgotten Legacy, features Lyra, the only daughter of Master Malafar, owner and master of the Omunga Academy of Magic. A devastating and seemingly senseless attack on the Omunga Academy of Magic leaves Lyra running for her life. Her father, Master Malafar, was kidnapped and her mother was killed during the attack. Her mother's cryptic dying words propel Lyra on a journey across the country in search of her Uncle Temiker. The raiders of the Academy however have other plans for Lyra as they doggedly pursue her. With the raiders in pursuit and Imperial troops blocking the roads, Lyra has no chance of survival unless she enters the dreaded Sakova, a land of nightmares. The Sakova, long known as a place of no return, is home to cannibals, ferocious beasts, and strange magic. Discover a world of swords and magic, political intrigue and deceit, and cunning, ruthless people who seek to finish the annihilation of a society that began ages ago.

Download or read book A Fisherman in the Saddle written by Julian Roup and published by Jacana Media. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows the journey of the author as he reflects back on his life-long quest to find "a place of his own" through the two sources of renewal in his life: horseback riding and fishing.

Download or read book Lectures on Natural History Delivered at the Fisherman s Home Brighton written by Edward Jesse and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dorset Folk Tales written by Tim Laycock and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The spectacular and varied landscape of Dorset, with its giants, hill forts, Jurassic coast and ancient buildings is the source and inspiration for many curious stories that have been passed down in families and village communities for generations. This book contains a rich and diverse collection of those ancient legends rooted in the oral tradition. From the absorbing tales of the Old King of Corfe and the Thorncombe Thorn to the intriguing Buttons on a Card and George Pitman and the Dragon, these illustrated stories bring alive the landscape of the county's rolling hills and coastline. Dorset actor, singer and storyteller Tim Laycock has a lifelong interest in the folklore and oral traditions of the county. Many of the stories in this collection have been passed on to him by Dorset residents, and appear here in print for the first time.

Download or read book The Black Pilgrim written by Michał Czajkowski and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The King And The Lamp written by Duncan Williamson and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduced by Barbara McDermitt The telling of tales and the oral tradition in Scotland has long and honourable history, both in the annals of the folk and in the more formal pages of literary publication. Writers as different as Hogg, Scott, Stevenson, Cunninghame Graham, Buchan, Grassic Gibbon and Alasdair Gray have all drawn on the form or the voice or the features of the folk tale. Duncan Williamson, arguably the greatest traditional tale teller in modern times, is a master of this spellbinding art, and here in a single volume Linda Williamson has gathered together some of the most memorable tales in his repertoire. Transcribed from recorded sessions for the sound archives of the School of Scottish Studies, these twenty-six stories give us privileged access to the travellers’ fireside with stories of talking animals; of the broonie, selkies and fairies; of cunning Jack’s adventures; of kings and giants in long tales for the winter nights. ‘An extraordinary collection of stories.’ The Scotsman ‘Exemplary and delightful . . . [Williamson] is the inheritor of a rich and vital oral tradition . . . and is recognised as a master narrator.’ Times Educational Supplement ‘ . . . the bearer of the richest oral tradition in Europe.’ Herald

Download or read book The Fisherman s Daughter written by Florence Montgomery and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Best Fairy Tales illustrated written by Brothers Grimm and published by Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-08 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In our swiftly changing world, one thing remains constant: For children and adults alike, it is absolutely impossible to live without the wonder of fairy tales. From ancient Aesop’s’ morality tales to modern storytellers such as J.K. Rowling, Terry Pratchett, and Dr. Seuss, stories guide our lives. The tales in this collection will appeal to all sorts of readers: those who read to be entertained, to laugh, to garner wisdom and moral lessons, and even those looking for a proper scare. Brothers Grimm Charles Perrault Hans Christian Andersen Rudyard Kipling Joseph Jacobs The Best Fairy Tales Аннотация The Best Fairy Tales Brothers Grimm Hansel And Gretel Little Red-Cap (Little Red Riding Hood) Rumpelstiltskin Rapunzel Charles Perrault Cinderella Or The Little Glass Slipper The Master Cat Or Puss In Boots The Sleeping Beauty In The Woods Hans Christian Andersen The Ugly Duckling Oscar Wilde The Happy Prince The Nightingale And The Rose The Selfish Giant The Devoted Friend The Remarkable Rocket Rudyard Kipling Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Joseph Jacobs English Fairy Tales Preface Tom Tit Tot The Three Sillies The Rose-Tree The Old Woman And Her Pig How Jack Went To Seek His Fortune Mr. Vinegar Nix Nought Nothing Jack Hannaford Binnorie Mouse And Mouser Cap O' Rushes Teeny-Tiny Jack And The Beanstalk The Story Of The Three Little Pigs The Master And His Pupil Titty Mouse And Tatty Mouse Jack And His Golden Snuff-Box The Story Of The Three Bears Jack The Giant-Killer Henny-Penny Childe Rowland Molly Whuppie The Red Ettin The Golden Arm The History Of Tom Thumb Mr. Fox Lazy Jack Johnny-Cake Earl Mar's Daughter Mr. Miacca Whittington And His Cat The Strange Visitor The Laidly Worm Of Spindleston Heugh The Cat And The Mouse The Fish And The Ring The Magpie's Nest Kate Crackernuts The Cauld Lad Of Hilton The Ass, The Table, And The Stick Fairy Ointment The Well Of The World's End Master Of All Masters The Three Heads Of The Well Russian Folk Fairy Tales Marya Morevna Sister Alenushka, Brother Ivanushka Morozko Finist The Falcon Frog-Tsarevna Vasilisa The Beautiful

Download or read book The Saddle and Show Horse Chronicle written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hoover the Fishing President written by Hal Elliott Wert and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-02-24 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intensely private and shy man, Hoover the person was largely unknown to the American public. In this extensively researched biography devoted to the angling side of Hoover, author Hal Elliott Wert examines the often overlooked life of our thirty-first president. In a presidency plagued by the Depression, in a time when the country was poised between the agrarian society of the past and the advent of a modern professional class, Herbert Hoover faced numerous challenges. A thinker and a doer who shaped the way we live today, Hoover found relief from the stresses of his professional life in his pastime, fishing. Herbert Hoover fished near his hometown of West Branch, Iowa, as a boy and then moved to Oregon, where he fished the Rogue, Willamette, McKenzie, and Columbia rivers. As a young man, he attended Stanford and fished and camped throughout the West during breaks. He fished and spent time in the outdoors throughout his life and especially in his years as president. He founded Cave Man Camp at Bohemian Grove north of San Francisco, a yearly getaway for powerful Republicans, and Camp Rapidan in Virginia while he was in the White House. In addition to freshwater fishing, Hoover enjoyed fishing the salt. On trips to Florida later in his life, he stalked bonefish and fished for permit and the larger species, such as sailfish.

Download or read book Europa s Fairy Book written by Joseph Jacobs and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 1932 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since almost exactly a hundred years ago the Grimms produced their Fairy Tale Book, folk-lorists have been engaged in making similar collections for all the other countries of Europe, outside Germany, till there is scarcely a nook or a corner in the whole continent that has not been ransacked for these products of the popular fancy. The Grimms themselves and most of their followers have pointed out the similarity or, one might even say, the identity of plot and incident of many of these tales throughout the European Folk-Lore field. Von Hahn, when collecting the Greek and Albanian Fairy Tales in 1864, brought together these common formul of the European Folk-Tale. These were supplemented by Mr. S. Baring-Gould in 1868, and I myself in 1892 contributed an even fuller list to the Hand Book of Folk-Lore. Most, if not all of these formul, have been found in all the countries of Europe where folk-tales have been collected. In 1893 Miss M. Roalfe Cox brought together, in a volume of the Folk-Lore Society, no less than 345 variants of Cinderella and kindred stories showing how widespread this particular formula was throughout Europe and how substantially identical the various incidents as reproduced in each particular country. It has occurred to me that it would be of great interest and, for folk-lore purposes, of no little importance, to bring together these common Folk-Tales of Europe, retold in such a way as to bring out the original form from which all the variants were derived. I am, of course, aware of the difficulty and hazardous nature of such a proceeding; yet it is fundamentally the same as that by which scholars are accustomed to restore the Ur-text from the variants of different families of MSS. and still more similar to the process by which Higher Critics attempt to restore the original narratives of Holy Writ. Every one who has had to tell fairy tales to children will appreciate the conservative tendencies of the child mind; every time you vary an incident the children will cry out, That was not the way you told us before.? The Folk-Tale collections can therefore be assumed to retain the original readings with as much fidelity as most MSS. That there was such an original rendering eminating from a single folk artist no serious student of Miss Cox's volume can well doubt. When one finds practically the same ?tags? of verse in such different dialects as Danish and Romaic, German and Italian, one cannot imagine that these sprang up independently in Denmark, Greece, Germany, and Florence. The same phenomenon is shown in another field of Folk-Lore where, as the late Mr. Newell showed, the same rhymes are used to brighten up the same children?s games in Barcelona and in Boston; one cannot imagine them springing up independently in both places. So, too, when the same incidents of a fairy tale follow in the same artistic concatenation in Scotland, and in Sicily, in Brittany, and in Albania, one cannot but assume that the original form of the story was hit upon by one definite literary artist among the folk. What I have attempted to do in this book is to restore the original form, which by a sort of international selection has spread throughout all the European folks.

Download or read book Irish Gothic Fairy Stories written by Steve Lally and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the four provinces of Ireland there are thirty-two counties. Each county and its people have their own traditions, beliefs and folklore – and each one is also inhabited by the Sidhe: an ancient and magical race. Some believe they are descended from fallen angels, whilst others say they are the progeny of Celtic deities. They go by many names: the good folk, the wee folk, the gentle people and the fey, but are most commonly known as ‘the fairies’. These are not the whimsical fairies of Victorian and Edwardian picture books. They are feared and revered in equal measure, and even in the twenty-first century are spoken of in hushed tones. The fairies are always listening. Storyteller Steve Lally and his wife singer-songwriter Paula Flynn Lally have compiled this magnificent collection of magical fairy stories from every county in Ireland. Filled with unique illustrations that bring these tales to life, Irish Gothic Fairy Stories will both enthral and terrify readers for generations to come.

Download or read book A Fisherman in the Saddle written by Julian Roup and published by BLKDOG Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-24 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Fisherman in the Saddle is a meditation on joy; it is a return to those things that have given me the greatest pleasure in life – horses and fishing. Both have been lifesavers in their time, like medicine in their effect. Horse riding is cheaper than seeing a shrink and I find contemplation or meditation as a by-product of riding or fishing, life enhancing. This book was born out of the death of a horse, Sebastian. To commemorate him I started writing and soon found all my other horses appearing on the pages of this book, like milestones to my life. They carried me into beautiful landscapes on three continents and offered solace when everything else failed. When I am in the saddle I’m home, wherever I may be. And the sea has never failed to provide fish and the best kind of companionship. I have always been seawitched. If you love the outdoors and find solace under the sky, then this book is for you. And if you love horses and landscape, or the sea and fishing, then you will find a bonus here.

Download or read book Grimm s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Charles Folkard written by Brothers Grimm and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition of the ‘Grimm’s Fairy Tales – Illustrated by Charles Folkard’ was originally published in 1911, and contains fifty-six of the Brothers Grimm’s classic stories. The narratives include the famed tales of ‘Sleeping Beauty’, ‘Tom Thumb’, ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, ‘Hansel and Gretel’, ‘Cinderella’, ‘The Frog Prince’, and many more. They are all beautifully illustrated by Charles Folkard – in both colour, and black and white. Folkard (1878 – 1963) was a celebrated British illustrator, known for creating ‘Teddy Tail’, a popular cartoon character who rain in the Daily Mail newspapers for decades. He is also renowned for his illustrations for Arabian Nights, Aesop’s Fables, Pinocchio – and of course – the Brothers Grimm. The Brothers Grimm are perhaps the best known folklorists of all time. Die Brüder Grimm; Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859), were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, lexicographers and authors – who together specialized in collecting and publishing folklore during the nineteenth century. The popularity of their collected tales has endured well; they have been translated into more than 100 languages, and remain in print in the present day. This is a text to be appreciated by young and old alike; extraordinary for its literary as well as artistic significance. Pook Press celebrates the great ‘Golden Age of Illustration‘ in children’s literature – a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration from the 1880s to the 1930s. Our collection showcases classic fairy tales, children’s stories, and the work of some of the most celebrated artists, illustrators and authors.