Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Date Published: 2008-05-09
ISBN-13:9780618805754ISBN:0618805753
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Date Published: 2008-05-09
ISBN-13:9780618805754ISBN:0618805753
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Date Published: 2008-05-09
ISBN-13:9780618805754ISBN:0618805753
Description: New. New, unread, unused & in perfect condition with no damaged or missing pages. This is a pre-release collectible paperback with same cover. This book is the same isbn, but is a paperback. Great Copy. Ships Lightning Fast. read more
Description: New in new dust jacket. Brand new hardcover with jacket. Has a remainder dot along top edge of pages. Tracking on every package. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 326 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Mariner Books
Date Published: 2009-05-22
ISBN-13:9780547237794ISBN:0547237790
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Date Published: 2008-05-09
ISBN-13:9780618805754ISBN:0618805753
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780618805754. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780618805754ISBN:0618805753
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Edition: Advanced Reading Copy.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780618805754ISBN:0618805753
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Brand new soft cover book. Advance reading copy or uncorrected proof in perfect condition. Cover art may not match retail copy. Buy with confidence from a Work At Home Mom! read more
"This book is really two books in one. The first half, about the author's troubled youth and his burgeoning interest in falconry, is fascinating. It's the kind of thing where you wonder, how do kids ever get interested in this? I learned that falconers/hawkers actually take baby hawks from the nest, a little upsetting when you think of how protective mama sparrows are of their babies. The second half is about his contemporary falconry and travels - that half is a snoozer! All it is is lists of locations and names of falconers and their birds. The first is definitely worth reading though."
"About half-way through this book I wondered how he could keep talking on topic of falcons without making the reading dry. Surprisingly enough, the very next chapter was about him selling the reefer in his teenage years and the resulting five months spent in jail. The book is a mix of his rough personal life and his passion for falconry, making for an interesting read."
"This is an interesting mix of travelogue, history, memoir and naturalist writing. Tim Gallagher writes about his own love of falconry, with a look into his past and his struggles as a young man with his abusive father. There's also a lot about Frederick II, the Holy Roman Emperor from the 1200s who also was an avid falconer. Gallagher spent a year "chasing Frederick's ghost" and the second part of the book mixes his travels as a falconer with his travels in Italy as he follows Frederick II's footsteps.
I enjoyed the glimpse into the life of a falconer and appreciated the history and personal journey of the author."
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