Winter's Wolf
Author: Lou Grimes
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Published: 2020-08-15
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ISBN-13: 9781735616209
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Lou Grimes
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Published: 2020-08-15
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ISBN-13: 9781735616209
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Cecilia Ekbäck
Publisher: Hachette Books
Published: 2015-01-27
Total Pages: 385
ISBN-13: 1602862532
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A compelling historical thriller set in 1700s Sweden from an exciting new literary talent. "Exquisitely suspenseful, beautifully written, and highly recommended." -- Lee Child "Visually acute, skillfully written; it won't easily erase its tracks in the reader's mind." -- Hilary Mantel "Wolf winter,'" she said, her voice small. "I wanted to ask about it. You know, what it is." He was silent for a long time. "It's the kind of winter that will remind us we are mortal," he said. "Mortal and alone." Swedish Lapland, 1717. Maija, her husband Paavo and her daughters Frederika and Dorotea arrive from their native Finland, hoping to forget the traumas of their past and put down new roots in this harsh but beautiful land. Above them looms Blackån, a mountain whose foreboding presence looms over the valley and whose dark history seems to haunt the lives of those who live in its shadow. While herding the family's goats on the mountain, Frederika happens upon the mutilated body of one of their neighbors, Eriksson. The death is dismissed as a wolf attack, but Maija feels certain that the wounds could only have been inflicted by another man. Compelled to investigate despite her neighbors' strange disinterest in the death and the fate of Eriksson's widow, Maija is drawn into the dark history of tragedies and betrayals that have taken place on Blackån. Young Frederika finds herself pulled towards the mountain as well, feeling something none of the adults around her seem to notice. As the seasons change, and the "wolf winter," the harshest winter in memory, descends upon the settlers, Paavo travels to find work, and Maija finds herself struggling for her family's survival in this land of winter-long darkness. As the snow gathers, the settlers' secrets are increasingly laid bare. Scarce resources and the never-ending darkness force them to come together, but Maija, not knowing who to trust and who may betray her, is determined to find the answers for herself. Soon, Maija discovers the true cost of survival under the mountain, and what it will take to make it to spring.
Author: Gary D. Schmidt
Publisher: SkyLight Paths Publishing
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 542
ISBN-13: 1893361535
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Contributors include: Basho, Will Campbell, Rachel Carson, Annie Dillard, Donald Hall, Ron Hansen, Jane Kenyon, Jamaica Kincaid, Barry Lopez, Kathleen Norris, Henry David Thoreau, John Updike, E.B. White and many others.
Author: L. David Mech
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2010-10-01
Total Pages: 483
ISBN-13: 0226516989
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Wolves are some of the world's most charismatic and controversial animals, capturing the imaginations of their friends and foes alike. Highly intelligent and adaptable, they hunt and play together in close-knit packs, sometimes roaming over hundreds of square miles in search of food. Once teetering on the brink of extinction across much of the United States and Europe, wolves have made a tremendous comeback in recent years, thanks to legal protection, changing human attitudes, and efforts to reintroduce them to suitable habitats in North America. As wolf populations have rebounded, scientific studies of them have also flourished. But there hasn't been a systematic, comprehensive overview of wolf biology since 1970. In Wolves, many of the world's leading wolf experts provide state-of-the-art coverage of just about everything you could want to know about these fascinating creatures. Individual chapters cover wolf social ecology, behavior, communication, feeding habits and hunting techniques, population dynamics, physiology and pathology, molecular genetics, evolution and taxonomy, interactions with nonhuman animals such as bears and coyotes, reintroduction, interactions with humans, and conservation and recovery efforts. The book discusses both gray and red wolves in detail and includes information about wolves around the world, from the United States and Canada to Italy, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Israel, India, and Mongolia. Wolves is also extensively illustrated with black and white photos, line drawings, maps, and fifty color plates. Unrivalled in scope and comprehensiveness, Wolves will become the definitive resource on these extraordinary animals for scientists and amateurs alike. “An excellent compilation of current knowledge, with contributions from all the main players in wolf research. . . . It is designed for a wide readership, and certainly the language and style will appeal to both scientists and lucophiles alike. . . . This is an excellent summary of current knowledge and will remain the standard reference work for a long time to come.”—Stephen Harris, New Scientist “This is the place to find almost any fact you want about wolves.”—Stephen Mills, BBC Wildlife Magazine
Author: Earle Wescott
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 1989-02
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780553279238
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →When hard-boiled reporter Fran Thomas returns home to escape the misery of a failed marriage and a stalled career, awaiting him is not the comforts of home but nightmare visions and gripping terror. Chilling . . . gripping . . . unsettling.--Booklist.
Author: Kay Winters
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780689802188
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Author: John Connolly
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2014-10-28
Total Pages: 448
ISBN-13: 1476703205
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →New York Times bestselling author John Connolly is a master of the supernatural thriller—“a genre of one” (Bookreporter)—whose eerie and electrifying Charlie Parker mystery turns a small town in Maine into an unforgettable character that threatens to destroy the brooding private investigator. The isolated community of Prosperous, Maine, has always thrived. While others suffered, the people there have remained fortunate, wealthy, secure, and insular throughout the centuries. Miles to the south, in Portland, a homeless man dies, and the disturbing manner of his death brings Prosperous to the attention of the private investigator Charlie Parker. He is a dangerous man, driven by compassion, rage, and the desire for vengeance. Prosperous and its townsfolk recognize that he poses a threat to their security that runs deeper than any in their long history. But this community has its own way of protecting itself, and its sheltered residents have marked Charlie for death so that Prosperous may survive. Prosperous, and the secret that is buried beneath it…
Author: C.J. Trent
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2010-06-03
Total Pages: 361
ISBN-13: 1450223214
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Seasons Series continues Choose Your Path. After a narrow escape in New York, Seear Moon must confront the truth of The Twelve. Their secrets are deep, but some are darker than others. Seears annoyance with the leader of The Twelve grows as he refuses to reveal his plans. The arrival of an old enemy drives the wedge deeper between Seear and The Twelve. Apart from them, she is drawn into the darker parts of her childhood. Old nightmares come to remind her of the life she left behind while Arayas fury at her defeat sends her to ever more unstable means of revenge. Arayas actions threaten to break the tenuous treaty between the vampire lines. When darkness even The Twelve fear, comes for Seear, she must embrace the power within herself to survive.
Author: L. David Mech
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Published: 2003-05-01
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780816629596
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →For more than nine years the wolves in Alaska's Denali National Park were the subject of intense research by a group of renowned scientists led by L. David Mech. The result of their work is the most comprehensive study of a population of wolves and their prey ever available. This accessible, fascinating, and extensively illustrated book will appeal to researchers, general readers, and wolf enthusiasts across the world.