Jdporterbooks (17 risultati)

Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. Lessons from the Zoo: Ten Animals that Changed My Life. Book.

Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. Roaming, Rambling, and Reminiscing: Musings from a South Georgia Mule Wagon. Book.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. The Menagerie: A Zoo Story. Book.

Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. The Dogcatcher and The Fox. Book.

PF. Condizione: New.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - When author J. D. Porter retired after a forty-year career managing parks, zoos, and museums, he found a new adventure as the pilot of a mule wagon for a local quail hunting lodge. This fascinating gig led to yet another job title for Porter: newspaper columnist, for his local paper, the Albany Herald. This charming collection of essays, anecdotes, and tales is the result.Being tasked with writing about his work on the mule wagon prompted Porter to explore with humor and poignancy a wide variety of topics, from how shotguns can be works of art to the art of the walk, from a bridgebuilding slave to a tortoise and a billionaire, and from a dog named Joy to contemplating tombstones. Fans of Southern writers like Rick Bragg and Roy Blount, Jr., and nature writers like E.B. White and Wendell Berry, will find much to love packed into this collection of essays.…

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The Dotson Park Zoo is a typical American zoo-a zoo that has long prided itself on being at the cutting edge of zoo technology. Its history includes a wrestling bear that kills a man in a bar-fight, a cobra in a baby carriage, and chimpanzees and elephants living together in the same space. It is a story replete with shady dealmaking, backstabbing and even murder. At the Dotson Park Zoo, the only thing more dangerous than the animals is the politics. Many modern zoos have reached their hundredth anniversary and dozens of books have been written for their centennials, but it is unlikely that any zoo had the knowledge of past events to tell the whole story-until now. The Dotson Park Zoo story may be a work of fiction, but it is a tale that will ring true for anyone who has ever been immersed in the culture of zoos.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Dogs are disappearing from the streets of 1920 Chicago and Raven Griffith with the Animal Welfare Association is on the case. She is a courageous woman who has reined-in a team of runaway horses, faced down a racist mob, and been kidnapped and shot. But when she assumes the seemingly trivial task of investigating those missing dogs, her adventure really begins. As a lodger in the lavish home of eccentric widow Katherine Ruebottom, Raven gains a circle of fierce female friends, including Jo Washington, a young woman with a murky past, and Min Lee, the child of a conscripted railroad laborer from China, who is also hiding more than she tells. To solve the mystery of the missing dogs, Raven and her posse team up with a handsome policeman and a gangster known as the Fox. But against the backdrop of murder, corruption, and racial violence, Raven's cause seems futile. How can this young woman prevail against corrupt cops, an Irish street gang, and a sinister drug company in her pursuit of justice for the animals In the end, Raven rescues the dogs, inherits Katherine's estate, and assumes control of the Animal Welfare Association. She is surrounded by her dogs, her friends, and her lover. But sinister forces are still outside her door. 'The Dogcatcher and The Fox recalls the great social novels of the era, like Henry Blake Fuller's The Cliffdwellers and the sweeping historical fiction of E. L. Doctorow's Ragtime.' Ian Morris.…

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Condizione: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Klappentext Animals have much to teach us if we will take the time to listen. Animals have quite literally changed J. D. (Doug) Porter s life. He looks at some of the most noteworthy in his memoir, Lessons from the Zoo: Ten Animals that.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The Dotson Park Zoo is a typical American zoo-a zoo that has long prided itself on being at the cutting edge of zoo technology. Its history includes a wrestling bear that kills a man in a bar-fight, a cobra in a baby carriage, and chimpanzees and elephants living together in the same space. It is a story replete with shady dealmaking, backstabbing and even murder. At the Dotson Park Zoo, the only thing more dangerous than the animals is the politics. Many modern zoos have reached their hundredth anniversary and dozens of books have been written for their centennials, but it is unlikely that any zoo had the knowledge of past events to tell the whole story-until now. The Dotson Park Zoo story may be a work of fiction, but it is a tale that will ring true for anyone who has ever been immersed in the culture of zoos. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…