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Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers (Yesterday's Classics) by Burroughs John
epub |eng | 2010-11-08 | Author:Burroughs, John [Burroughs, John]

The Weasel MY most interesting note of the season of 1893 relates to a weasel. One day in early November, my boy and I were sitting on a rock at ...
( Category: Mammals June 7,2017 )
Plant Life in Field and Garden (Yesterday's Classics) by Buckley Arabella B
epub |eng | 2010-11-08 | Author:Buckley, Arabella B. [Buckley, Arabella B.]

1. RAGGED ROBIN; 2. SUN-SPURGE; 3. TEASEL A very common plant in the hedges is the Sun-spurge, which has curious small green flowers. This plant has a poisonous milky juice ...
( Category: Nature & Ecology June 7,2017 )
The Pawnee by George Amos Dorsey
epub |eng | | Author:George Amos Dorsey

The next day Burnt-Belly went off through the timber and caught a woodpecker and took it home. The next morning he told his wife to follow him, for he was ...
( Category: Americas June 7,2017 )
Traditions of the Arapaho by George Amos Dorsey
epub |eng | | Author:George Amos Dorsey

That is the reason that the people still crush the dead bones of people when they accidentally meet with them, killing the bad and evil desires, or driving away the ...
( Category: Native American Studies June 7,2017 )
Cape Cod by Henry David Thoreau
epub, pdf |eng | 2010-11-20 | Author:Henry David Thoreau [Thoreau, Henry David]

the shining torch of the sun fell into the ocean. * * * VIII THE HIGHLAND LIGHT This light-house, known to mariners as the Cape Cod or Highland Light, is ...
( Category: United States June 7,2017 )
The Call of Everest by Conrad Anker
epub |eng | 2013-05-13 | Author:Conrad Anker [Anker, Conrad]

NEW ROUTES The next big breakthrough occurred in 1960, when the Chinese/Tibetans embarked on a massive 214-member expedition whose leader was none other than Mao Zedong. They chose the North ...
( Category: Mountains May 29,2017 )
Wildflowers of New England by Ted Elliman
epub |eng | 2016-05-25 | Author:Ted Elliman [Society Flower Wild England New and Elliman Ted]

Petals indistinguishable; leaves simple, alternate, toothed or lobed Solidago hispida (S. bicolor var. concolor) asteraceae Hairy goldenrod Late summer to fall, 1–3 ft., perennial. Open ledges, river outcrops, and dry ...
( Category: New England May 26,2017 )
The January Man by Christopher Somerville
epub |eng | | Author:Christopher Somerville

30 July 1975. ‘Morning, lads,’ said Mr Morris to Dad and me as he brought our bacon and eggs into the dining room at Sunnyside. He jerked his thumb in ...
( Category: Running & Jogging May 22,2017 )
The Things I Would Tell You by Sabrina Mahfouz
epub |eng | | Author:Sabrina Mahfouz

5. The Phone Call, Flat (NOW) Yusuf is on the phone. PAUL: There you are! New number. YUSUF: Yes. Sorry. PAUL: I heard what happened. Are you okay? YUSUF: Yeah. ...
( Category: Middle Eastern May 21,2017 )
Whale's Revenge by Walter Karp
epub |eng | 2014-08-19 | Author:Walter Karp [Walter Karp]

THE WORST CHASE feared had already befallen the men of two vessels separated from him and his crew by the storm of January 12. As early as January 14, the ...
( Category: Marine Life May 21,2017 )
Gavin Maxwell by Botting Douglas;
epub |eng | 2016-05-20 | Author:Botting, Douglas; [Douglas Botting]

Before very long she was hooked. ‘If he had asked me to marry him,’ she told me many years later, ‘I would have felt absolute delight, then fear, then second ...
( Category: Professionals & Academics May 21,2017 )
The Worst of Times by Paul B. Wignall
epub |eng | 2015-05-20 | Author:Paul B. Wignall

THE SMITHIAN/SPATHIAN EXTINCTION The Smithian and Spathian are the third and fourth stages of the Early Triassic respectively, and their boundary, around 2 million years after the Permo-Triassic boundary, marks ...
( Category: Paleontology May 21,2017 )
Mountain Geography by Martin Price
epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Martin Price [Price, Martin]

Timberline Floristics The vast majority of timberline trees of northern hemisphere mountains are pine (Pinus), spruce (Picea), and fir (Abies). These genera are represented by similar species throughout the northern ...
( Category: Earth Sciences May 20,2017 )
Death in Zion National Park by Randi Minetor
epub |eng | 2017-05-18 | Author:Randi Minetor [Minetor, Randi]

Chapter 6 Sudden Darkness: The Zion–Mt. Carmel Tunnel The Arizona Republic waxed eloquent on July 6, 1930, two days after the formal dedication of an engineering marvel in the heart ...
( Category: Travel May 19,2017 )
Owls by Matt Sewell
epub |eng | 2015-09-21 | Author:Matt Sewell [Sewell, Matt]

African Wood Owl African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii He’s from Africa, and he lives in the woods. A recognizable relative of our Tawny Owl, his coat echoes his surroundings just ...
( Category: Bird Field Guides May 18,2017 )

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