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The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR011891482
A feral history of home, and our relationship with that most unloved bird.
Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Jon Day is a writer, critic and academic. He is the author of Cyclogeography (Notting Hill Editions, 2015) and Homing (John Murray, 2019), which was a book of the year in the Guardian, The Spectator, Daily Telegraph and Observer, and was longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award. He is a regular contributor to the London Review of Books, and his essays and reviews have also appeared in the Financial Times, New York Review of Books, Bookforum, n+1, Guardian, The Spectator and many others. He teaches English and creative writing at King's College London.
Titel: Homing: On Pigeons, Dwellings and Why We ...
Verlag: John Murray
Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Good
Anbieter: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Artikel-Nr. 40488485-20
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 'Rich and joyous .The book's quiet optimism about our ability to change, and to learn to love small things passionately, will stay with me for a long time' Helen Macdonald 'Big-hearted and quietly gripping' Guardian 'I love Jon Day's writing and his birds. A marvellous, soaring account' Olivia Laing '[A] beautiful book about unbeautiful birds' Observer 'This is nature writing at its best' Financial Times 'Awash with historical and literary detail, and moving moments . Wonderful' Telegraph 'Every page of this beautifully written book brought me pleasure' Charlotte Higgins 'A vivid evocation of a remarkable species and a rich working-class tradition. It's also a charming defence of a much-maligned bird, which will make any reader look at our cooing, waddling, junk-food-loving feathered friends very differently in future' Daily Mail 'Endlessly interesting and dazzlingly erudite, this wonderful book will make a home for itself in your heart' Prospect As a boy, Jon Day was fascinated by pigeons, which he used to rescue from the streets of London. Twenty years later he moved away from the city centre to the suburbs to start a family. But in moving house, he began to lose a sense of what it meant to feel at home. Returning to his childhood obsession with the birds, he built a coop in his garden and joined a local pigeon racing club. Over the next few years, as he made a home with his young family in Leyton, he learned to train and race his pigeons, hoping that they might teach him to feel homed. Having lived closely with humans for tens of thousands of years, pigeons have become powerful symbols of peace and domesticity. But they are also much-maligned, and nowadays most people think of these birds, if they do so at all, as vermin. A book about the overlooked beauty of this species, and about what it means to dwell, Homing delves into the curious world of pigeon fancying, explores the scientific mysteries of animal homing, and traces the cultural, political and philosophical meanings of home. It is a book about the making of home and making for home: a book about why we return. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Artikel-Nr. GOR010793304
Anzahl: 4 verfügbar
Anbieter: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Reprint. Paperback. Homing. On Pigeons, Dwellings and Why We Return. This book delves into the curious world of pigeon fancying, explores the scientific mysteries of animal homing and traces meanings of home. It is a book about why we return. Illustrated. 255 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.). Artikel-Nr. 112129
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: Speedyhen, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: NEW. Artikel-Nr. NW9781473635401
Anzahl: 9 verfügbar
Anbieter: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Vereinigtes Königreich
PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Artikel-Nr. GB-9781473635401
Anzahl: 9 verfügbar
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Delves into the curious world of pigeon fancying, and explores the scientific mysteries of animal homing as well as the cultural meanings of home. Artikel-Nr. 9781473635401
Anzahl: 2 verfügbar
Anbieter: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, USA
Zustand: New. 2020. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Artikel-Nr. V9781473635401
Anzahl: Mehr als 20 verfügbar
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
Zustand: New. A feral history of home, and our relationship with that most unloved bird.Über den AutorJon Day is a lecturer in English at King s College London. He has written for the London Review of Books, the New York Review. Artikel-Nr. 319492128
Anzahl: 5 verfügbar
Anbieter: preigu, Osnabrück, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Homing | On Pigeons, Dwellings and Why We Return | Jon Day | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2020 | Hodder & Stoughton | EAN 9781473635401 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. Artikel-Nr. 117502959
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