H Is For Hawk


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H is for Hawk


H is for Hawk

Author: Helen Macdonald

language: en

Publisher: Random House

Release Date: 2014-07-31


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Discover the number one bestselling phenomenon that is a powerful and profound mediation on grief expressed through the trials of training a goshawk. **WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR** ** WINNER OF THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION** As a child, Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer, learning the arcane terminology and reading all the classic books. Years later, when her father died and she was struck deeply by grief, she became obsessed with the idea of training her own goshawk. She bought Mabel for £800 on a Scottish quayside and took her home to Cambridge, ready to embark on the long, strange business of trying to train this wildest of animals. H is for Hawk is an unflinchingly honest account of Macdonald's struggle with grief during the difficult process of the hawk's taming and her own untaming. This is a book about memory, nature and nation, and how it might be possible to reconcile death with life and love. **SELECTED BY CARIAD LLOYD ON BBC TWO'S BETWEEN THE COVERS** 'This beautiful book is at once heartfelt and clever in the way it mixes elegy with celebration' Andrew Motion 'It just sings. I couldn't stop reading' Mark Haddon, bestselling author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time 'Dazzling... Deeply affecting, utterly fascinating and blazing with love and intelligence' Financial Times

The Goshawk


The Goshawk

Author: T. H. White

language: en

Publisher: DigiCat

Release Date: 2022-08-16


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In "The Goshawk," T. H. White intricately weaves a profound exploration of the relationship between humans and nature through the lens of falconry. Written in a reflective and poetic style, the book immerses readers in White's personal journey as he endeavors to train a young goshawk, drawing on myth, history, and a deep understanding of the animal's instincts. This narrative transcends mere memoir; it positions falconry as a metaphor for control, freedom, and the often turbulent interplay between civilization and the wild, illuminating the psychological and emotional complexities inherent in the act of taming. T. H. White, celebrated for his later work "The Once and Future King," was profoundly influenced by his own experiences with nature and a lifelong fascination with the medieval world. His background in teaching and his keen sense of observation allow him to capture the nuanced dynamics of the natural world. Additionally, White's explorations of personal struggle and emotional depth resonate throughout the text, as he reflects on isolation, companionship, and the quest for understanding. "The Goshawk" is a must-read for anyone intrigued by the themes of mastery and surrender within the natural realm. Readers will find themselves captivated by White's vivid descriptions and introspective commentary, which make this work not only a study of falconry but also a rich philosophical inquiry. This masterful narrative invites us to reconsider our own connections with the untamed aspects of life.

Shaler's Fish


Shaler's Fish

Author: Helen Macdonald

language: en

Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

Release Date: 2016-02-02


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“Devoted readers of H Is for Hawk will find Macdonald’s gift for stunning language, patient curiosity, and expansive wisdom on full display in her poems.”—Publishers Weekly From the naturalist and author of the New York Times bestseller H is for Hawk, which appeared on more than twenty-five Best Books of the Year lists, Shaler’s Fish is a collection of poetry that roams both the outer and inner landscapes of the poet’s universe, seamlessly fusing reflections on language, science, and literature with the loamy environments of the natural worlds around her. Moving between the epic (war, history, art, myth, philosophy) and the specific (CNN, Ancient Rome, Auden, Merleau-Ponty), Helen Macdonald examines with humor and intellect what it means to be awake and watchful in the world. These are poems that probe and question, within whose nimble ecosystems we are as likely to encounter Schubert as we are “a hand of violets,” Isaac Newton as a “winged quail on turf.” Nothing escapes Macdonald’s eye and every creature herein—from the smallest bird to the loftiest thinker—holds a significant place in her poems. “Macdonald is a poet of vision and sound, oracular one moment and playful the next, whose first love and only loyalty is to the music of words.” –O, the Oprah Magazine