Peregrine spring : a master falconer's extraordinary life with birds of prey / / Nancy Cowan ; foreword by Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas |
Autore | Cowan Nancy |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Guilford, Connecticut : , : LP, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
Disciplina | 639.97/896092 |
Soggetto topico |
Falconers - United States
Falconry Birds of prey |
ISBN | 1-4930-1837-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Prologue; CHAPTER 1 A Different Way of Life; CHAPTER 2 I Begin; CHAPTER 3 Meeting Injun; CHAPTER 4 The Attack and the Mission; CHAPTER 5 Compatibility on Injun's Terms; CHAPTER 6 Goshawk in the Bedroom; CHAPTER 7 Injun on "Suffering Fools"; CHAPTER 8 Moving to the Right Place; CHAPTER 9 People in Kilts; CHAPTER 10 How High Should You Go?; CHAPTER 11 Thin Ice and Pheasants; CHAPTER 12 Hawkdogs; CHAPTER 13 Bird Years; CHAPTER 14 The Importance of Being Injun; CHAPTER 15 Tapped for a New Role; CHAPTER 16 Suspicious Characters; CHAPTER 17 Licensed!
CHAPTER 18 Meet a Bird Named N-ZCHAPTER 19 The Dance Begins; CHAPTER 20 Can He Fly?; CHAPTER 21 Airborne; CHAPTER 22 Flying to Despair; CHAPTER 23 Only Optimists Need Apply; CHAPTER 24 Bubba; CHAPTER 25 Contract Attorneys and Partnerships; CHAPTER 26 Summer Flights; CHAPTER 27 Moving Day for Falcons; CHAPTER 28 Cowan's Falcon "Nursery"; CHAPTER 29 Tabasco; CHAPTER 30 Mosby, the Gray Ghost; CHAPTER 31 Emma's Great Adventure; CHAPTER 32 Jazz; CHAPTER 33 Lightning in a Bottle; CHAPTER 34 Sidekick; CHAPTER 35 Winterizing Harris's Hawks; CHAPTER 36 Making In; CHAPTER 37 Crash CHAPTER 38 Well-GroomedCHAPTER 39 Scout; CHAPTER 40 Peregrine Spring |
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Cowan Nancy
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The president's first year : none were prepared, some never learned--why the only school for presidents is the presidency / / Douglas Cohn |
Autore | Cohn Douglas |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Guilford, Connecticut : , : LP, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
Disciplina | 973.09/9 |
Soggetto topico |
Presidents - United States - History
Presidents - United States |
ISBN | 1-4930-2395-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
NOTES ON THE TEXT; INTRODUCTION THE FRESHMAN PRESIDENT; CHAPTER 1 THE MODEL OTHERS FAILED TO FOLLOW; GEORGE WASHINGTON-PRECEDENTS 1789-1797; CHAPTER 2 WITCH HUNTERS: SEDITION AND MCCARTHYISM; JOHN ADAMS (1797) AND DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (1953); JOHN ADAMS-SEDITION 1797-1801; Timeline: XYZ Affair, Sedition Act, Quasi War, and Louisiana Purchase; DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER-MCCARTHYISM 1953-1961; Well-Known Names from the Hollywood Blacklists; CHAPTER 3 THE LONERS; THOMAS JEFFERSON (1801), JIMMY CARTER (1977), AND BARACK OBAMA (2009); THOMAS JEFFERSON-LOUISIANA PURCHASE 1801-1809
Louisiana Purchase, Mexican Cession, and Oregon TerritoryJIMMY CARTER-STAGFLATION 1977-1981; Prime Rate 1955-2014; BARACK OBAMA-OBAMACARE 2009-2017; CHAPTER 4 CONFLICTS THEY MIGHT HAVE PREVENTED, AVOIDED, OR WON: 1812, VIETNAM, 9/11, AFGHANISTAN, AND IRAQ; JAMES MADISON (1809), LYNDON B. JOHNSON (1963), AND GEORGE W. BUSH (2001); JAMES MADISON-THE WAR OF 1812 1809-1817; LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON-THE VIETNAM WAR 1963-1969; GEORGE W. BUSH-9/11, AFGHANISTAN, AND IRAQ 2001-2009; 9/11 Comparative Time Sequence; Is the Vice Presidency the Best Preparation for the Presidency? CHAPTER 5 AMERICA'S ORIGINAL SIN: SLAVERYJAMES MONROE (1817), ZACHARY TAYLOR (1849) AND MILLARD FILLMORE (1850), FRANKLIN PIERCE (1853), JAMES BUCHANAN (1857), AND ANDREW JOHNSON (1865); The Twelve Slaveholding Presidents; JAMES MONROE-MISSOURI COMPROMISE OF 1820 1817-1825; ZACHARY TAYLOR AND MILLARD FILLMORE-COMPROMISE OF 1850; ZACHARY TAYLOR 1849-1850; MILLARD FILLMORE 1850-1853; FRANKLIN PIERCE-KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT OF 1854 1853-1857; JAMES BUCHANAN-SECESSION 1857-1861; Slavery, Census, and Secession; Slave Population by Year; ANDREW JOHNSON-RECONSTRUCTION 1865-1869 CHAPTER 6 PROFESSIONAL GENERALS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: COUNTERWEIGHTS OF THE WESTANDREW JACKSON (1829), WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON (1841), ULYSSES S. GRANT (1869) (SEE ALSO ZACHARY TAYLOR, CHAPTER 5); ANDREW JACKSON-TRAIL OF TEARS 1829-1837; WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON-HEALTH OF THE PRESIDENT 1841; ULYSSES S. GRANT-TRUST AND DISTRUST 1869-1877; None of the Twelve General/Presidents Took the Country into a Major War; CHAPTER 7 TAXATION WITH REPRESENTATION: TARIFFS TO INCOME TAXES JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (1825), BENJAMIN HARRISON (1889), WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT (1913), RONALD REAGAN (1981), AND GEORGE H. W. BUSH (1989)JOHN QUINCY ADAMS-TARIFF OF ABOMINATIONS 1825-1829; BENJAMIN HARRISON-1890 MCKINLEY TARIFF AND THE PANIC OF 1893 1889-1893; WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT-INCOME TAX AND SUFFRAGE 1909-1913; RONALD REAGAN-FLAT TAX 1981-1989; Income Tax as a Percentage of Gross Income 1913-2013; Why Social Security Benefits Should Be Paid Out of General Revenue and Not from a Regressive Social Security Tax; GEORGE H. W. BUSH-"NO NEW TAXES" 1989-1993; Ex-Presidents CHAPTER 8 PANIC, LAISSEZ FAIRE, AND DEPRESSION |
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The president's first year : none were prepared, some never learned--why the only school for presidents is the presidency / / Douglas Cohn |
Autore | Cohn Douglas |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Guilford, Connecticut : , : LP, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
Disciplina | 973.09/9 |
Soggetto topico |
Presidents - United States - History
Presidents - United States |
ISBN | 1-4930-2395-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
NOTES ON THE TEXT; INTRODUCTION THE FRESHMAN PRESIDENT; CHAPTER 1 THE MODEL OTHERS FAILED TO FOLLOW; GEORGE WASHINGTON-PRECEDENTS 1789-1797; CHAPTER 2 WITCH HUNTERS: SEDITION AND MCCARTHYISM; JOHN ADAMS (1797) AND DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (1953); JOHN ADAMS-SEDITION 1797-1801; Timeline: XYZ Affair, Sedition Act, Quasi War, and Louisiana Purchase; DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER-MCCARTHYISM 1953-1961; Well-Known Names from the Hollywood Blacklists; CHAPTER 3 THE LONERS; THOMAS JEFFERSON (1801), JIMMY CARTER (1977), AND BARACK OBAMA (2009); THOMAS JEFFERSON-LOUISIANA PURCHASE 1801-1809
Louisiana Purchase, Mexican Cession, and Oregon TerritoryJIMMY CARTER-STAGFLATION 1977-1981; Prime Rate 1955-2014; BARACK OBAMA-OBAMACARE 2009-2017; CHAPTER 4 CONFLICTS THEY MIGHT HAVE PREVENTED, AVOIDED, OR WON: 1812, VIETNAM, 9/11, AFGHANISTAN, AND IRAQ; JAMES MADISON (1809), LYNDON B. JOHNSON (1963), AND GEORGE W. BUSH (2001); JAMES MADISON-THE WAR OF 1812 1809-1817; LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON-THE VIETNAM WAR 1963-1969; GEORGE W. BUSH-9/11, AFGHANISTAN, AND IRAQ 2001-2009; 9/11 Comparative Time Sequence; Is the Vice Presidency the Best Preparation for the Presidency? CHAPTER 5 AMERICA'S ORIGINAL SIN: SLAVERYJAMES MONROE (1817), ZACHARY TAYLOR (1849) AND MILLARD FILLMORE (1850), FRANKLIN PIERCE (1853), JAMES BUCHANAN (1857), AND ANDREW JOHNSON (1865); The Twelve Slaveholding Presidents; JAMES MONROE-MISSOURI COMPROMISE OF 1820 1817-1825; ZACHARY TAYLOR AND MILLARD FILLMORE-COMPROMISE OF 1850; ZACHARY TAYLOR 1849-1850; MILLARD FILLMORE 1850-1853; FRANKLIN PIERCE-KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT OF 1854 1853-1857; JAMES BUCHANAN-SECESSION 1857-1861; Slavery, Census, and Secession; Slave Population by Year; ANDREW JOHNSON-RECONSTRUCTION 1865-1869 CHAPTER 6 PROFESSIONAL GENERALS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: COUNTERWEIGHTS OF THE WESTANDREW JACKSON (1829), WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON (1841), ULYSSES S. GRANT (1869) (SEE ALSO ZACHARY TAYLOR, CHAPTER 5); ANDREW JACKSON-TRAIL OF TEARS 1829-1837; WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON-HEALTH OF THE PRESIDENT 1841; ULYSSES S. GRANT-TRUST AND DISTRUST 1869-1877; None of the Twelve General/Presidents Took the Country into a Major War; CHAPTER 7 TAXATION WITH REPRESENTATION: TARIFFS TO INCOME TAXES JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (1825), BENJAMIN HARRISON (1889), WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT (1913), RONALD REAGAN (1981), AND GEORGE H. W. BUSH (1989)JOHN QUINCY ADAMS-TARIFF OF ABOMINATIONS 1825-1829; BENJAMIN HARRISON-1890 MCKINLEY TARIFF AND THE PANIC OF 1893 1889-1893; WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT-INCOME TAX AND SUFFRAGE 1909-1913; RONALD REAGAN-FLAT TAX 1981-1989; Income Tax as a Percentage of Gross Income 1913-2013; Why Social Security Benefits Should Be Paid Out of General Revenue and Not from a Regressive Social Security Tax; GEORGE H. W. BUSH-"NO NEW TAXES" 1989-1993; Ex-Presidents CHAPTER 8 PANIC, LAISSEZ FAIRE, AND DEPRESSION |
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The quotable warrior / / compiled by Lamar Underwood |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Guilford, Connecticut : , : LP, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.02 |
Soggetto topico |
Military history - 20th century
African American soldiers - History |
ISBN | 1-4930-2203-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Order of Battle; Introduction; 1 The Call to Battle; 2 9/11 and BEYOND; 3 Remembering Pearl Harbor; 4 Under Fire; 5 Uncommon Valor; 6 At Ease!; 7 Soldiering Through; 8 'Nam; 9 The Weight of Command; 10 The Fallen; 11 Final Battles; Authors and Works Quoted; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798090403321 |
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The quotable warrior / / compiled by Lamar Underwood |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Guilford, Connecticut : , : LP, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.02 |
Soggetto topico |
Military history - 20th century
African American soldiers - History |
ISBN | 1-4930-2203-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Order of Battle; Introduction; 1 The Call to Battle; 2 9/11 and BEYOND; 3 Remembering Pearl Harbor; 4 Under Fire; 5 Uncommon Valor; 6 At Ease!; 7 Soldiering Through; 8 'Nam; 9 The Weight of Command; 10 The Fallen; 11 Final Battles; Authors and Works Quoted; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813488203321 |
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Real lace revisited / / James P. MacGuire |
Autore | MacGuire James P. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Guilford, Connecticut : , : LP, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (313 pages) |
Disciplina | 305.89162073 |
Soggetto topico |
Irish Americans
Upper class - United States Rich people - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4930-3734-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface: In praise of Stephen Birmingham -- Foreword: The real first Irish family -- McDonnell & Co. : the aftermath -- The rise of the wealthy Irish Catholics -- WASPs, Jews, and the Irish -- Southward and westward -- Faith of our fathers (and mothers) -- Profile: Portsmouth Priory : the early years -- From counting houses to carryout -- Profile: Tom Monaghan and Domino's Pizza -- High (and low) society -- Profile: Watering holes : Saratoga, Southampton, Newport -- Sport -- Profile: The Maras and Rooneys : from racing to pro football -- In the public arena -- Profile: The Kennedys and the Buckleys -- Vatican II : an age of anxiety -- The 1960s : high-water mark -- Profile: Portsmouth again : from priory to abbey -- Gratitude -- Profile: Peter Flanigan and student sponsor partners -- Assimilation : leaving the ghetto -- Decay and falling away -- Epilogue: Endings and new beginnings. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910155113803321 |
MacGuire James P.
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The smartest things ever said : new and expanded / / edited and with an introduction by Steven D. Price |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Guilford, Connecticut : , : LP, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (393 pages) |
Disciplina | 081 |
Soggetto topico | Quotations, English |
ISBN | 1-4930-2629-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910155089703321 |
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Totally scripted : the guide to hollywood idioms, phrases, quotes and words that have changed the english language / / Josh Chetwynd |
Autore | Chetwynd Josh <1971-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Guilford, Connecticut : , : LP, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (233 pages) |
Disciplina | 428.00973 |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Idioms
English language |
ISBN |
1-63076-282-2
1-63076-283-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Idioms, words, and quotes -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Selected sources and further reading -- Index of idioms, phrases, quotes, and words -- About the author. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910150355103321 |
Chetwynd Josh <1971->
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