Download or read book The New Roger Caras Treasury of Great Cat Stories written by Roger A. Caras and published by Galahad Books. This book was released on 2000-09 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mysterious, amusing, and always surprising, the domestic cat has padded its way into the hearts of animal lovers and, as this collection reveals, some of the world's greatest writers. Award-winning nature writer Roger Caras provides us with this big, new collection of tales all on the virtues of cats. Representing a wide range of styles, the authors in this anthology provide an irresistible array of stories. Cleveland Amory compares the human and feline aging processes in "A Cat for All Seasons". Ernest Hemingway paints an unforgettable scene about the allure of a wet stray in "Cat in the Rain". And P. G. Wodehouse doles out a generous portion of English wit in the delightful romp, "Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch". This volume celebrates the once-wild creature that has established a special place in the literature, lore, legends, and living rooms of their human admirers.
Download or read book Roger Caras Treasury of Great Fishing Stories written by Roger A. Caras and published by Bristol Park Books. This book was released on 1996-05 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-seven stories that celibrate fishing as art, craft, and quasi-religious persuit. Locals include British streams to American rivers and the ocean.
Download or read book Roger Caras Treasury of Great Cat Stories written by Roger A. Caras and published by Plume Books. This book was released on 1988-11 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning author of books on nature, wild and companion animals, and the environment brings together a collection of tales by such master storytellers as Rudyard Kipling, Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, P.G. Wodehouse, and others, who join in their respect and admiration for the mysterious and beautiful feline.
Download or read book The Cat and the Human Imagination written by Katharine M. Rogers and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2001-03-28 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intelligent, amusing, and affectionate look at cats in history, literature, and art
Download or read book Roger Caras Treasury of Classic Nature Tales written by Roger A. Caras and published by Galahad Books. This book was released on 1997-10 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh, superlative anthology of 20th-century American nature writing, from Edward Abbey to Ann Haymond Zwinger. Among the myriad creatures and habitats: the annual thousand-mile migration of ruby-throated hummingbirds from New England to the Amazon; the adventures of an immense blue whale; an encounter between a swordfish and a mako shark; and many more.
Download or read book Cat is Watching written by Roger A. Caras and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1990-09-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows how cats view people and the world around them through a combination of biology, psychology, and personal anecdote.
Download or read book Treasury of Great Horse Stories written by Roger Caras and published by . This book was released on 2007-09-13 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featured in literature and popular culture; immortalized in myth, legen, and art; the role of the horse has been transformed by mankind through the years. Admired for their strength, speed and beauty, horses have represented survival, wealth, dominance, freedom and even spirituality. Thus, it is not surprising that many of our most treasured authors, both past and present, have chosen to feature this magnificent creature in their writings. From Anna Sewell's Black Beauty to Mary O' Hara's My Friend Flicka?-Treasury of Great Horse Stories gathers works from the greatest writers of our times
Download or read book More Short Stories written by Henry Irvine Christ and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [In this book,] you will find many first-rate writers ... : Ernest Hemingway, H.G. Wells, P.G. Wodenhouse, Elizabeth Bowen, James Thurber, Shirley Jackson, and Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., to name a few. Some talented newcomers, like Ouida Sebestyen, a black writer, show us that basic human experiences are not restricted to race nor nation. There are classics, like Thomas Bailey Aldrich's "Marjorie Daw," and recent gems like Bel Kaufman's "Sunday in the Park." [You will find stories from other countries.]. [The book is] to improve [your] reading skills, [to increase your] vocabulary.-To the students
Download or read book Short Story Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 1096 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Work of Pamela Sargent written by Jeffrey M. Elliot and published by Millefleurs. This book was released on 1990 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The New Beacon Book of Quotations by Women written by Rosalie Maggio and published by Beacon Press (MA). This book was released on 1996 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This topically arranged volume of memorable and dynamic words covers an extraordinary range of subjects: love, coffee, death, football, poetry, politics, horses, money, and more than 1,400 others. Featuring approximately 16,000 quotations, including 10,000 new entries, it is the most complete collection in print. The 2,600 women quoted here are writers and artists, scientists and musicians, lawyers and politicians, scholars and celebrities. They speak from six continents and from ancient times to the present. A section explaining the origins of frequently cited misquotations, an informative biographical index, and an index of subjects and key lines complete this reference.
Download or read book A Dog Is Listening written by Roger A. Caras and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1993-03-10 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As readers of A Cat Is Watching know, Roger Caras has a special affinity with the animal kingdom. Now, in a winning mix of psychological insight, factual research, and personal, paws-on experience, Caras takes the reader into the special world of dogs. A noted wildlife author explores the canine world and reveals what they see, hear, feel, taste, and smell, and more, in a heartwarming guide to man's best friend accompanied by amusing stories.
Download or read book World History and Myths of Cats written by Elli Kohen and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique book is structured by country, from prehistoric to present times.
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Download or read book Your Magickal Cat written by Gerina Dunwich and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purr-fect reference on the mystery and mysticism of cats through the ages—from demons to deities, harbingers of bad luck to charmed companions. Enter into the mystical world of cats through this unique and comprehensive resource. In Your Magickal Cat, you’ll learn how cats and paganism have been linked together throughout history, and how the cat has acquired the roles of witch’s familiar, deity, omen, healer, shamanic totem, and dream symbol. Also covered are: astrology for cats and their humans, feline divination, hands-on spells, New Age healing techniques, a list of enchanting names for your familiar, dozens of cat-oriented proverbs, sources and resources, and much more. Cat lovers are sure to be charmed by the legends, lore, poetry, and illustrations within this loving, extensively researched book. “The research on the historical end was good . . . Get it if you need a quick reference to feline lore.”—Pagan Book Reviews
Download or read book The Cumulative Book Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 2262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world list of books in the English language.
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