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Book The Complete Circles of Gold Trilogy

Download or read book The Complete Circles of Gold Trilogy written by Kim Ekemar and published by Bradley & Brougham Publishing House. This book was released on 2024-05-14 with total page 683 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the end of WWII, Anton Gleichner realizes Germany will lose the war. He decides to steal a fortune in gold objects, escape the Nazi's losing war in Europe and start a new life in South America, where he forms a business arrangement with Charles Munroe. Four decades later, the freelance reporter Dusty Dawes gets an assignment to investigate the cocaine trade from Colombia to the USA. The task takes him across mountains on horseback and by riverboat to the production facilities, and later, by coincidence, to one of the top men directing the Cartagena Cartel. Dusty travels from Salvador to Rio de Janeiro, where he gets romantically involved with the mob boss's mistress. When she disappears, Dusty finds out that she has gone to Paraguay instructed to withdraw a large sum of money in cash. After they meet again in Asunción, they both are imprisoned during an event with Paraguay's president. After Jacie has extricated herself from her detention by implying that Dusty is a terrorist, she withdraws the money as instructed. She then travels on to La Paz where she gets new instructions where to deliver the money. Dusty escapes the jail where he's held, and an alert for his capture is issued. Negotiated by his country's consulate, Dusty is expelled from Paraguay. Knowing that Jacie has traveled to La Paz, he follows her there, only to find that she has traveled on to Peru. After catching up with Jacie, they are chased on the Inca Trail. Inadequately prepared, Dusty and Jacie suffer the harsh and capricious weather conditions trekking above the clouds pursued by two thugs from the Cartagena Cartel. Meanwhile, the brain behind the drug cartel is spinning a web including using Dusty and Jacie to launch crack cocaine in the US. Incorporated in the main story are historical flashbacks that formed the South America that Dusty travels in 1982: The ritual that created the Eldorado myth, the dwellers in the Amazon rainforest, the slave trade from Africa, Alfredo Stroessner's dictatorship, the poor illiterate but astute Simón Patiño who became one of the richest men in the world, the Inca chieftains fratricide, Francisco Pizarro's daring conquest of the Inca empire and the mounting search for the elusive Eldorado kingdom where the streets were considered to be paved with gold.

Book The Complete Ava Butler Trilogy

Download or read book The Complete Ava Butler Trilogy written by Pamela Fagan Hutchins and published by SkipJack Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A musical career in the making. A popstar in the crosshairs. Touring with the band just got deadly. Bombshell (Ava #1): Ava dreams of building a better life for her daughter through her island pop songs. Her new temp job leads to a once-in-a-lifetime shot at a record deal, but before she can pack her bags for New York, she discovers a dead body outside her office building. Horrified, Ava recognizes the murdered sex worker as her childhood friend. Before Ava can move on to a bright future in music, she must confront the truth behind her dark past to catch the murderer or she'll be next on his kill list. Stunner (Ava #2):After battling breast cancer, island pop singer and single mom Ava thought she could handle anything her concert tour threw her way. But when tragedy strikes her album launch party, she realizes she may have underestimated the price she’ll have to pay for fame. And the cost skyrockets when someone attempts to murder her headlining act. Knowing her future hinges on staying in the spotlight, Ava must track down the murderous stalker before the final curtain drops. Knockout (Ava #3):Everyone wants a piece of Ava’s skyrocketing star power… including her serious boyfriend and her deadbeat baby daddy. But when she visits the future site of a controversial resort and stumbles upon a dead body, Ava thinks she’s finally found a worthy cause for her newfound celebrity. Determined to catch the killer and stop the construction of the eco-unfriendly tourist trap, she plans to put her sex symbol status to good use. To solve the murder and save her career, Ava must find a new way to take down the multi-million-dollar nest of corruption before her dead body joins the construction heap. Buy the Ava Box Set to get into the rhythm with THREE fast-paced pop murder mysteries today! ˃˃˃ See why Pamela wins contests and makes best seller lists. USA Today Best Seller #1 Amazon Best Seller Top 50 Amazon Romantic Suspense and Mystery Author Silver Falchion for Best Adult Mystery USA Best Book Awards Cross-Genre Fiction Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, Romance, Quarter-finalist ˃˃˃ Once Upon A Romance calls Hutchins an "up-and-coming powerhouse writer." If you like Sandra Brown or Janet Evanovich, you will love Pamela Fagan Hutchins. A former attorney who splits her time between Nowheresville, Texas and the frozen north of Snowheresville, Wyoming, Pamela lived in the U.S. Virgin Islands for nearly ten years. She refuses to admit to taking notes for this series during that time. ˃˃˃ The Ava series reviews are in, and they're good. Very, very good. "Just when I think I couldn't love another Pamela Fagan Hutchins novel more, along comes Ava. She's smart and sassy, with a story full of juicy plot twists." — Marcy McKay, author of Pennies from Burger Heaven "To finally get a whole book of Ava's beautiful voice and attitude was so much fun. And then to see that her outer armor was mixed with the very real insecurities and struggles that we can all relate to was magical." — Tara Scheyer, Grammy-nominated musician, Long-Distance Sisters Book Club "Entertaining, complex, and thought-provoking. Each book gets better and better and better." — Ginger Copeland, power reader ˃˃˃ Catch more adventures with Ava and her friends in the What Doesn't Kill You romantic mysteries. Scroll up and grab your copy today.

Book The Mephisto Trilogy

    Book Details:
  • Author : Michael Slade
  • Publisher : Open Road Media
  • Release : 2024-10-29
  • ISBN : 1504098412
  • Pages : 1176 pages

Download or read book The Mephisto Trilogy written by Michael Slade and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2024-10-29 with total page 1176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an author who “writes the kind of stuff of which nightmares are made,” three thrillers featuring Mounties battling a madman intent on world domination (The Globe and Mail, Toronto). Robert DeClercq has faced a lot of lunatics as the head of the Special X team of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. But never one as sinister as Mephisto, a megalomaniac hell-bent on global destruction. But first Mephisto is fixed on taking out DeClercq—by any means possible. Featuring the complete novels Burnt Bones, Death’s Door, and Red Snow, the Mephisto trilogy showcases the Special X team as they confront an evil greater than they have ever known. “The psycho to end all psychos. Mephisto makes Hannibal Lecter seem like an Oxford don with slightly unorthodox culinary tastes.” —The Vancouver Sun Praise for the Special X series “Michael Slade’s books are blood-chilling, spine-tingling, gut-wrenching, stomach-churning, and a much closer look at the inside of a maniac’s brain than most people would find comfortable, but always riveting.” —Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of the Outlander series “Highly enjoyable.” —Time Out, London “Slade knows psychos inside out.” —Toronto Star “A get-under-your-skin thriller with machine-gun dialogue and impressive real-world research. It’s one heck of a ride.” —CNN.com “As always with Slade, a cracking good detective story.” —Anne Perry, New York Times–bestselling author of the Thomas Pitt series “Murder with gore galore.” —The Globe and Mail (Toronto) “Michael Slade is a writer who clearly knows how to tell a story and make it real.” —Robert McCammon, New York Times–bestselling author of Swan Song and the Matthew Corbett series

Book Everland  The Everland Trilogy  Book 1

Download or read book Everland The Everland Trilogy Book 1 written by Wendy Spinale and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forget the story of Peter Pan and Wendy you know. Because in Everland, the only way to grow up is to survive. London has been destroyed in a blitz of bombs and disease. The only ones who have survived are children, among them Gwen Darling and her siblings, Joanna and Mikey. They spend their nights scavenging and their days avoiding the ruthless Marauders -- the German Army led by Captain Hanz Otto Oswald Kretschmer. Unsure if the virus has spread past England's borders but desperate to leave, Captain Hook hunts for a cure, which he thinks can be found in one of the survivors. He and his Marauders stalk the streets snatching children for experimentation. None ever return. Until the day they grab Joanna. As Gwen sets out to save her, she meets a daredevil boy named Pete. Pete offers the assistance of his gang of Lost Boys and the fierce sharpshooter Bella, who have all been living in a city hidden underground. But in a place where help has a steep price and every promise is bound by blood, it will cost Gwen. And are she, Pete, the Lost Boys, and Bella enough to outsmart Captain Hook?

Book The Whole Story

Download or read book The Whole Story written by John E. Simkin and published by K. G. Saur. This book was released on 1996 with total page 1228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is the only comprehensive guide to sequels in English, with over 84,000 works by 12,500 authors in 17,000 sequences.

Book A Mapwalker Trilogy

    Book Details:
  • Author : J.F. Penn
  • Publisher : The Creative Penn
  • Release : 2021-02-23
  • ISBN : 1913321452
  • Pages : 620 pages

Download or read book A Mapwalker Trilogy written by J.F. Penn and published by The Creative Penn. This book was released on 2021-02-23 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A place written out of history. A world off the edge of the map. In this fantasy adventure trilogy, Sienna and the Mapwalker team must defend Earthside from the invasion of the Borderlanders and face their darkest challenge against the Shadow. Map of Shadows A map of skin etched in blood. A world under threat from the Borderlands. A young woman who must risk the shadows to save her family. When her Grandfather is murdered under mysterious circumstances, Sienna Farren inherits his map shop in the ancient city of Bath, England. She discovers that her family is bound up with the Ministry of Maps, a mysterious agency who maintain the borders between this world and the Uncharted. With the help of Mila Wendell, a traveller on the canals, Sienna discovers her own magical ability and a terrifying place of blood that awaits in the world beyond. But when she discovers a truth about her past and the Borderlands begin to push through the defenses, Sienna must join the team of Mapwalkers on their mission to find the Map of Shadows – whatever the cost. In a place written out of history, a world off the edge of the map, Sienna must risk everything to find her father ... and her true path as a Mapwalker. Map of Plagues A city threatened by an ancient plague. A love across borders. A desperate choice that could break their worlds apart forever. When a fragment of a deadly map is recovered from a medieval plague pit in London, the Mapwalker team must cross over into the Borderlands once more. In a race against time, they must find the remaining pieces of the map in a journey across long-lost cities before the Shadow Cartographers wield it against Earthside in a devastating attack. Can Sienna resist the call of the Shadow as she struggles to save her home? Will Finn take a risk on love across borders or leave the Earthsiders to their fate? Map of the Impossible A journey through the realm of the dead. A threat that will change the world. A choice that might save everything—or end it all. As natural disasters sweep Earthside, a mutant army rises in the Borderlands, driven by the dark force behind the Shadow Cartographers. Sienna and the Mapwalker team must use the Map of the Impossible to journey through the realm of the dead and face the nightmare at its heart. But when one of their number is taken and the team begins to break apart, each Mapwalker must face their greatest challenge. Can the Mapwalker team reach the Tower of the Winds before the Shadow claims Earthside? Will Sienna choose Finn — or turn away from the Borderlands forever? This ebook boxset contains three full-length portal fantasy adventure novels. The trilogy is the complete series.

Book The Scarlet Star Trilogy

Download or read book The Scarlet Star Trilogy written by Ben Galley and published by BenGalley.com. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 2311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bloodrush, Bloodmoon, Bloodfeud: Books 1–3 of The Scarlet Star Trilogy

Book Highland Treasure Trilogy Box Set  The Dreamer  The Enchantress  The Firebrand

Download or read book Highland Treasure Trilogy Box Set The Dreamer The Enchantress The Firebrand written by May McGoldrick and published by MM Books. This book was released on 2018-11-08 with total page 1010 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick...another award-winning trilogy filled with Romance and Adventure in the Scottish Highlands. THE HIGHLAND TREASURE TRILOGY Three Scottish sisters hold a clue to their family’s treasure–and the key to the hearts of three Highland warriors… The Dreamer When her late father was branded a traitor to the king, Catherine Percy found sanctuary in Scotland. But a case of mistaken identity put her in a compromising position with the Highland earl sworn to protect her. Marriage to him saved her reputation, but nothing could save her from the passion that bent her body to his will–and shattered his last defense … The Enchantress Fleeing persecution from the English king, level-headed Laura took shelter in the Highlands of Scotland. But when she found herself abducted by the fearsome Laird of Blackfearn, all her well-made plans were torn asunder. His reckless and wild ways left Laura burning in his wake - and awakened in her a passion as untamed as his own…. The Firebrand Adrianne Percy was hidden in the Western Isles, safe from her family’s enemies – until her sisters sent a notorious pirate to return her to the Highlands. But when she hatches a plan to free her kidnapped mother, it requires her to marry the handsome rogue – and what begins as a simple matter of business quickly flares into an uncontrollable desire… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you enjoyed Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code or Lynsay Sands Highland Treasure, you’ll want to try this exciting series starter to the Highland Treasure Trilogy. Great for fans of Julie Garwood, Glynnis Campbell, Heather McCollum, Amanda Scott, Eliza Knight, Lynsay Sands, Hildie McQueen, Suzan Tisdale, Tanya Anne Crosby, Kerrigan Byrne, Suzanne Enoch, Tessa Dare, Keira Montclair, Julie Johnstone, Jayne Castel, Alisa Adams, Kathryn Le Veque, Maeve Greyson, Rebecca Ruger, Emma Prince, Caroline Lee, Margaret Mallory, Lily Blackwood, Elina Emerald, Allison B. Hanson, Susan King, Mary Wine, Angie Morgan, Hannah Howell, Claire Delacroix, Cecelia Mecca, Amy Jarecki, Vanessa Kelly, Janna MacGregor, Philippa Gregory or Alyson McLayne. Keywords - Scottish alpha male, hero, Highlander, romance, historical fiction, past, action adventure, action, adventure, mystery, comedy, humor, series, funny, female protagonist, protector, secret treasure, novel, secrets, suspense, strong heroine, Scotland, no cliffhangers, British Isles, clans, earl nobility romance, mystery, legend, legends, myth, myths, Highlands, warriors, three sisters, marriage of convenience, danger, survivor, HEA, happily ever after, romantic novels, romantic books, family saga, enemies to lovers.

Book Escape to Paradise Trilogy

Download or read book Escape to Paradise Trilogy written by MaryLu Tyndall and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-17 with total page 984 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on an exotic adventure in the complete Escape to Paradise series from bestselling author MaryLu Tyndall. After witnessing the death and destruction caused by the Civil War, Colonel Grant Wallace leads a group of disillusioned Southerners to relocate in Brazil. He soon becomes dangerously drawn to the widow of a Union general. Meanwhile Hayden is seeking revenge on his father while Magnolia is hoping to escape her father’s rule, and Angeline runs from the law while James holds to strong moral ideals. The new colony is off to a rocky start and continuously plagued by mysterious challenges. Includes: Forsaken Dreams, Elusive Hope, and Abandoned Memories

Book The Lost Treasure of Pim de Zwolle

Download or read book The Lost Treasure of Pim de Zwolle written by Lucidus Smith and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been written in two parts. Part 1 looks at the life and times of a Dutch pirate named Pim de Zwolle, the scourge of the Caribbean and East Indies. It covers the period from 1593 to 1653 and looks into Pim's family background, his birth, upbringing, and the circumstances that turned him into a pirate. Part 2 skips to 1951 and picks up the story of Bertie Bannister, a retired sea captain, who goes in search of Pim's lost treasure when an old map happens to come his way.

Book Hard as Stone Trilogy Omnibus

Download or read book Hard as Stone Trilogy Omnibus written by Beatrice B. Morgan and published by Authors 4 Authors Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-20 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This omnibus edition of the Hard as Stone series brings the entire trilogy together in one volume! Hard as Stone Seventeen-year-old Raven Thane wants an adventure...and she’s going to get one. Just not the way that she expected. Bored and disinterested with a routine life in her remote underground community, she fails to notice a thief during her turn at guard duty. Zander, a charming sharpshooter, tasks her with helping him retrieve the mysterious stolen item. Posing as a couple on the road, they’ll face deadly automatons and Gray Elite soldiers, entangle themselves in a complicated world of spies and freedom fighters, and hide secrets of their own. Can Raven fix her mistake and prove herself more than a simple country girl? Or will she create even more chaos? Thick as Blood With the stolen centrum recovered, Raven’s adventure with Zander is over. Or is it? Raven’s lingering fever worries the Dwellers, and Zander is set on returning her to Silver Glen, pushing her out of their plans to rescue Princess Rosaria. But even when the Hammel Forest seems quiet, a dangerous automaton is always around the next tree. After Raven finds herself in the midst of another rebel caravan, she has a choice to make. Will she return to life underground, find her way back to Zander and the mission, or get swept away on an exciting new journey? Strong as Steel After a harrowing escape from the Gray Elite, everything is in shambles: Zander’s lost his arm, General Deacon will hunt Raven at any cost, and an unexpected ally seeks asylum on their airship. But one thing is going right for Raven—she has magic, thanks to the centrum, and now she needs to learn how to use it. When Raven and her friends seek information about her strange power, she is offered a chance to become a Wraith like Zander. The journey brings more answers than Raven has ever dreamed of as she discovers as much about her own heart as her magic. Will the truth behind her power be enough to change the world or protect the ones she loves? Authors 4 Authors Content Rating This title has been rated 17+, appropriate for older teens and adults, and contains: -Brief strong language -Brief graphic violence -Brief sex -Mild alcohol use -Mild negative illicit drug use -Mild positive and negative fantasy drug use For more information on our rating system, please, visit our Content Guide.

Book Alfredo V  a   s Narrative Trilogy

Download or read book Alfredo V a s Narrative Trilogy written by Roberto Cantú and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2023-08-07 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the publication of La Maravilla (1993), Alfredo Véa entered the world of letters in full possession of his craft as a novelist, blending narrative fiction and engaging anecdotes with allusions to art (music, paintings, poetry) and autobiography (e.g., his tour of duty in Vietnam), written in the poetry and prose of the world with penetrating reflections on America (as an ideal), and the United States (as a country). Véa’s narrative trilogy was recognized for its attention to language, ingenious conception at the level of plot and theme, and broad reflections on American society, its history (politics, art, religion, the entertainment industry), and its role as a world power in the twentieth century, specifically during the Vietnam war. Although recognized as a writer of great intuition and exceptional creativity, until now, no book-length study has been written on Alfredo Véa as a novelist. In this book, each one of the novels in the trilogy is analyzed and interpreted from an interdisciplinary perspective and with the general reader in mind, as well as college and university professors and students of US and world literatures.

Book The Treasure   Book 2   The Guardians Trilogy

Download or read book The Treasure Book 2 The Guardians Trilogy written by C L Moore and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-02-21 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard, Templar Priest and Knight of St Andrew, has a mission to fulfil. He is the last of his kind, entrusted by King Baldwin and his family, the MacPherson Clan, to protect humanity, and Heaven. He saves Ethan Henry, son of Jacob, in his time - 1179, he was in the right place at the right time, but he isn't the only Being that has been looking for Ethan. Ethan isn't sure of his destiny. When he meets the Templar Knight he can feel things changing. In his family you only fight, but maybe Heaven has something else in mind for him. Serendriel is a misfit Angel, finding Ethan and getting him to safety is his last chance.Antares, The Watcher, is grateful that he has been chosen to protect Ethan Henry. Ethan and Richard have to retrieve the Templar Treasure from Jerusalem; one cannot do it without the other. They must succeed, Heaven and all of humanity depends on it.

Book Sophie s Daughters Trilogy

Download or read book Sophie s Daughters Trilogy written by Mary Connealy and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 1038 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saddle up for sure-fire fun when three sisters meet their opposites in a collection of Old West romances. Alex Buchanan is a wanted man. Beth McClellan is an idealistic nurse. When the two cross paths, will they find enough common ground for a future together? Sally McClellan is a tomboy through-and-through. . .until she’s rescued by Logan McKenzie. But will the lady within flourish before a pair of outlaws end her chances for good? It’s a battle of wills when Tom Linscott tries to save self-sufficient widow Mandy McClellan Gray from outlaws. But will love or the outlaws win out?

Book Becoming Thuperman

    Book Details:
  • Author : Elgon Williams
  • Publisher : Pandamoon Publishing
  • Release : 2023-12-17
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 290 pages

Download or read book Becoming Thuperman written by Elgon Williams and published by Pandamoon Publishing. This book was released on 2023-12-17 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if you could take make-believe and make it real? It’s the summer of 1988 and little is normal about Will and Sandra, except for the name of their town, Normal, Illinois. The two precocious eight-year-olds share overactive imaginations, a love of baseball and genuine affection for each other. But over the course of a single, fateful week at the beginning of their summer vacation the duo discovers budding superhero powers. Each day is a new adventure and an excuse for them to get on their bikes and enjoy being kids. Down the street from where they live is a spooky old house. An elderly woman and her older brother live there along with an overly protective dog that barks at the kids, frightening them as they pass by the house on their bikes. Children in the neighborhood believe the old lady is actually a witch and the old house is haunted. And there’s a rumor that she keeps kids locked in her basement. Sandra helps Will overcome his lack of confidence. Will convinces Sandra to stand up to her mother and become what she wants to be. Together, the kids use a map/maze that Sandra created to explore their imaginations, taking a detour through a fantastic world where they serve as fairy royalty. But when reality rudely intrudes on their idyllic world, Will and Sandra unlock their true potential as a crime fighting team when they are forced to save the day from two dangerous men.

Book The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara Trilogy

Download or read book The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara Trilogy written by Terry Brooks and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2011-10-19 with total page 1250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestselling author of the classic Shannara epic, Terry Brooks, has proven himself one of the modern masters of fantasy, brilliantly creating breathtaking worlds of magic, adventure, and intrigue. Now, for the first time in one marvelous collector’s edition hardcover, here’s the complete trilogy of the Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Ilse Witch, Antrax, and Morgawr. In these enchanting novels, a colorful contingent of characters takes to the skies aboard a magnificent airship–the Jerle Shannara–on a quest fraught with wonder and danger. Ilse Witch A half-drowned elf carries a map covered with cryptic symbols–and Walker Boh, the last of the Druids, has the skill to decipher them. But someone else understands the map’s significance: the ruthless Ilse Witch, who will stop at nothing to possess it–and the powerful magic it leads to. Antrax While in search of the elusive magic, Walker Boh is lured into a trap–caught in a dark maze beneath a ruined city, stalked by a hungry, unseen enemy. It is Antrax: a spirit that feeds off enchantment and traps the souls of men. Now the fate of the Four Lands hangs in the balance. Morgawr The intrepid heroes aboard the Jerle Shannara have reached their breaking point. A centuries-old sorcerer, the Morgawr, vows to find and control the fabled ancient books of magic–and he is an adversary of awesome might with a fleet of airships and a crew of walking dead men at his command. In The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, Terry Brooks weaves together high adventure, vividly wrought characters, and a spellbinding world into an irresistible story of heroism and sacrifice, love and honor.

Book The Way of the Hare

    Book Details:
  • Author : Marianne Taylor
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2017-06-15
  • ISBN : 1472909909
  • Pages : 208 pages

Download or read book The Way of the Hare written by Marianne Taylor and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the relationship between humans and the charismatic and elusive hare. To the people of rural Britain, hares are deeply beloved, perhaps above all other animals. They thrive in abundance in imagery but can be maddeningly elusive in reality. In our stories – ancient and modern – they are magical, uncanny and illogical beings which commune with the moon, vanish at will, and lose their minds when spring arrives. Yet despite the breadth and depth of its legends, the brown hare of the lowlands is a relative newcomer to our islands, and our 'real' ancient hare is the mountain hare of the most unforgiving high mountainsides. Hares of myth have godly powers, but real, earthbound hares walk a dangerous line – they are small animals with many predators but have no burrow or tunnel to shelter them from danger. They survive by a combination of two skills honed to unimaginable extremes – hiding in plain sight, and running faster than anything and anyone. The need to excel as hiders and runners ultimately directs every aspect of hare biology and behaviour, as well as inspiring our own wild ideas about hare-kind. This book explores hares as they are and as we imagine them, and the long and often bloody history of our association with these enigmatic animals. Elegant studies of molecular biology and biomechanical physics help us understand how hares are put together, while centuries of game estate records reveal how humans have commodified and exploited them. But it is ultimately the moments spent in the company of wild hares that allow us to bring together myth and reality to celebrate the magic of the living animal.