The Eagle and the Swan

The Eagle and the Swan
Author: Carol Strickland
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media
Total Pages: 586
Release: 2018-11-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781635617719

Famed for her stirring "Leda and the Swan" performance in the Imperial Palaces, a beautiful dancer changes the course of history. The soldier and the swan dancer join on a treacherous path to power that leads all the way to the throne. The events that ensue, amid the struggles and politics of a society in flux, leave a city in ruins.

Adventure

Adventure
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 602
Release: 1918
Genre: Adventure stories
ISBN:

The Eagle's Way : Nature's New Frontier in a Northern Landscape

The Eagle's Way : Nature's New Frontier in a Northern Landscape
Author: Jim Crumley
Publisher: Saraband
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2022-01-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1915089204

"The best nature writer working in Britain today." - The Los Angeles Times. Eagles, more than any other bird, spark our imaginations. These magnificent creatures encapsulate the majesty and wildness of Scottish nature. But change is afoot for the eagles of Scotland: the golden eagles are now sharing the skies with sea eagles after a successful reintroduction programme. In 'The Eagle's Way', Jim Crumley exploits his years of observing these spectacular birds to paint an intimate portrait of their lives and how they interact with each other and the Scottish landscape. Combining passion, beautifully descriptive prose and the writer's 25 years of experience, 'The Eagle's Way' explores the ultimate question - what now for the eagles? - making it essential reading for wildlife lovers and eco-enthusiasts.

The Works

The Works
Author: Henry Rider Haggard
Publisher:
Total Pages: 338
Release: 1916
Genre:
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The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America's Bird

The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America's Bird
Author: Jack E. Davis
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2022-03-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1631495267

Best Books of the Month: Wall Street Journal, Kirkus Reviews From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Gulf, a sweeping cultural and natural history of the bald eagle in America. The bald eagle is regal but fearless, a bird you’re not inclined to argue with. For centuries, Americans have celebrated it as “majestic” and “noble,” yet savaged the living bird behind their national symbol as a malicious predator of livestock and, falsely, a snatcher of babies. Taking us from before the nation’s founding through inconceivable resurgences of this enduring all-American species, Jack E. Davis contrasts the age when native peoples lived beside it peacefully with that when others, whether through hunting bounties or DDT pesticides, twice pushed Haliaeetus leucocephalus to the brink of extinction. Filled with spectacular stories of Founding Fathers, rapacious hunters, heroic bird rescuers, and the lives of bald eagles themselves—monogamous creatures, considered among the animal world’s finest parents—The Bald Eagle is a much-awaited cultural and natural history that demonstrates how this bird’s wondrous journey may provide inspiration today, as we grapple with environmental peril on a larger scale.

Well Stressed

Well Stressed
Author: Sonia Lupien
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2012-04-30
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1118273605

Contrary to common belief stress is not simply "time pressure" or "workload" but rather our natural response to these things, but chronic stress can cause serious and long-lasting health problems. Drawing on two decades of clinical research into the effects of stress on the brain and the body, Dr. Sonia Lupien provides a practical and accessible guide to understanding and managing the stresses we face every day. She identifies the four underlying factors that underlie any stressful situation: Novelty-something new and unfamiliar; Unpredictability-not knowing how something is going to unfold; Threat-to your sense of self; and a poor Sense of self control, hence the appropriate acronym "N.U.T.S." to explore how stress makes us feel and presents proven solutions for dealing with stress.