Jim Harrison's first novel—a walk on the wild side from "a force of nature in American letters" ( The Seattle Times).The *New York Times–*bestselling author of thirty-nine books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry—including Legends of the Fall, Dalva, and Returning to Earth—Jim Harrison was one of our most beloved and acclaimed writers, adored by both readers and critics. Praised as "a raunchy, funny, swaggering, angry, cocksure b...

Vifs, sensuels, lumineux, les souvenirs coulent entre les arbres et les pierres, enfiévrant le cœur des montagnes d'Huron. Swanson, vagabond littéraire perdu en pleine forêt, reconstitue par bribes celui qu'il fut, amateur de whisky, de jolies serveuses et d'Arthur Rimbaud... À l'orée des bois et de la vie, la poésie surgit, simple et profonde." On ressort pantelant de ces Mémoires fictifs... Jim Harrison écrit au corps-à-corps. Il empoigne les mots avec la même rage que met son hé...

Wolf tells the story of a man who—after too many nameless women and drunken nights—leaves Manhattan to roam the wilderness of northern Michigan, hoping to catch a glimpse of the rare wolves that prowl that territory.Returning Harrison fans will be ecstatic to rediscover this early novel once again, and for new listeners, this work serves as the perfect introduction to Harrison’s remarkable insight, storytelling skill, and evocation of the natural world.

Vukovoj Alexandrov Volkov, Grand Prince of all Russian Wolves, wished for a mate to love, cherish, and share his life with but so far, the Fates hadn't been cooperating. But then the old phrase 'seek and ye shall find' came true, but not in the way he expected. On a mission to rescue a kidnapped pup from traffickers, Vuk found his mate and was happy to take the little peacock home as well. Now that he found him, Vuk wasn't giving up on his mate even if some of his pack members found a peac...

" Jim Harrison est un écrivain qui porte l'immortalité en lui. " The TimesWolfUn séjour en forêt, des souvenirs d'enfance qui obsèdent, et une dérive à travers les Etats-Unis composent la trame complexe du récit de Swanson, vagabond littéraire habitué des hôtels à deux dollars, amateur pêle-mêle de sauternes et de whisky, de jolies serveuses de coffee-shop, d'Arthur Miller et d'Arthur Rimbaud...Retour en terre

This book is an everything-included approach to understanding drones, creating an organization around using unmanned aircraft, and outlining the process of safety to protect that program. It is the first-of-a-kind safety-focused text book for unmanned aircraft operations, providing the reader with a required understanding of hazard identification, risk analysis, mitigation, and promotion. It enables the reader to speak the same language as any civil aviation authority, and gives them the t...

Geoecology is a fruitful interdisciplinary field, relating rocks to soils to plant and animal communities and studying the interactions between them. Modern geoecology especially concentrates on showing how geology and soils affect the structure, composition, and distribution of plant communities in a certain research area. This book applies the principles of geoecology to Western North America, and to a specific kind of rock, the fascinating serpentine belts that run along the continental...

A brilliant series for 7+ readers full of adventure, magic and friendship from Paula Harrison, author of the Rescue Princesses and Kitty and the Moonlight Rescue series.The beautiful forest that Emma lives in is home to the star wolves. Each evening, the wolves' magical song makes the stars appear in the sky. One autumn day, Emma rescues a star wolf pup from a trap. She begins a search for the little pup's family. But mean Lord Hector is trying to catch all the star wolves - he hat...

When animals stole into the castle and took the infant Princess Ina with them, King George and Queen Marit continued to believe that the animal magic was good. But sixteen years later, when an old blue wolf calls to the king's own horses in the stables to attack villagers, the king has to put down his beloved friends. Then he find himself under the spell of a ruthless Lord Morlieb, until he uses his great magic and transforms himself into a hound.Now it is King George's turn to see...

Eine mitreißende Novelle aus Thea Harrisons Welt der Alten Völker ... Die Lehrerin Alice Clark ist ein Wyr. Als zwei ihrer Freunde in kürzester Zeit ermordet werden, nimmt die junge Frau die Nachforschungen selbst in die Hand. Da geschieht ein weiterer Mord, und Alice will einen Blick auf den Tatort werfen. Hier trifft sie auf den ermittelnden Detective Gideon Riehl, einem Wolfgestaltwandler, in dem sie auf den ersten Blick ihren Seelengefährten erkennt. Und er muss alles daran setzen, Ali...

"Surprising, powerful, moving, deep," Orson Scott Card of The Princess and the Hound, the first book in this series. This tells the final story of Queen Marit and King George, as they search for their daughter, who was stolen right after birth, and at the same time try to do justice to the daughter they have adopted as their sole heir.

One day Krantz comes home to witness his wife being unfaithful to him. In a fit of anger he kills both his wife and her lover, who is also Krantz's lord. Krantz fears the punishment he will surely receive, so he flees with his three children. His safe haven is the Hartz Mountains. There he meets a beautiful young lady who he marries shortly after. Their marriage however does not go as expected. The bride's night-outs raise Krantz's suspicions. Will the story repeat itself or will be taken ...