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"Our country is lucky to have Jerry Dennis. A conservationist with the soul of a poet whose beat is Wild Michigan, Dennis is a kindred spirit of Aldo Leopold and Sigurd Olson. The Windward Shore---his newest effort---is a beautifully written and e......

Animals are everywhere in our lives. We follow them into the wild, we invite them into our homes, they inhabit our dreams, mythologies, folklores, and popular cultures. What is this powerful bond? Why are we so fascinated with animals of every kin......

Dennis was born on a farm in 1940, in a mud house with no comforts, far from any town. Experiencing much physical and emotional abuse with no one to talk to, he was bombarded with emotions of abandonment, worthlessness, rejection, no love, and hop......

In these acclaimed essays, Jerry Dennis, widely recognized as one of our finest writers on nature and the outdoors, turns his attention to old passions and finds new reasons to appreciate them. This engaging collection explores the quintessential ......

There is nothing in the universe like water. It is unique and beautiful and without it there could be no life on earth. Little wonder, then, that people have always expressed such awe, delight, and reverence for it.The Bird in the Waterfall is a c......

In this remarkable collection of essays and stories, winner of the Best Book of the Year Award from the Outdoor Writers Association of America, Jerry Dennis demonstrates why he has emerged as one of America's finest writers on nature and the outdo......

The Seventh Priest - Offering Day is Dennis' first work of historical fiction and is the first of a two-book series. The second book, The Seventh Priest - Preacherman's Harvest is expected to be released in late 2012. Both books are based in rel......

From the age of 16, Dennis Balcombe knew that he would be a missionary to China, even though it was then a communist nation and closed to the West. In 1969, he moved from his home state of California to Hong Kong and there established his base of ......

First published in 1957, The World Regained describes Dennis McEldowney's increasing disability caused by a congenital heart condition, the operation at Green Lane Hospital in 1950 that relieved this condition, and the mixed emotions he felt upon ......

"Most anthropologists who have lived among other people . . . feel a periodic need to go back," writes Philip A. Dennis in the introduction to this book. "Fieldwork gives you a stake in the people themselves, a set of relationships that last the r......

Born in Surrey in 1918, Dennis David had a very distinguished war record, both during the Battle for France and the Battle of Britain. This is his autobiography of his flying career until he retired in 1967. Author: David, Dennis Publisher: Grub ......

More than a collection of fishing stories, A Place on the Water is a passionate and eloquent exploration of subjects with broad appeal: love of land and water, informed and unsentimental appreciation of nature, and outrage at changes that threaten......

One day Daniel the Scarecrow discovers that not only can he speak but he also has a beautiful singing voice! Birds and animals from all around gather each evening at sunset to listen to Daniel sing. Acting on the advice of his friend the owl, Dani......

Chester knows that his days are numbered. He knows that his time is almost up-especially with the wear and tear he's received as one-half of Anthony's favourite pair of socks! He plans his escape to freedom and runs away before he can end up in th......

Synopsis: It started with an afternoon hike to explore a new-found cave; but ended with David James and Tanya being pursued by a strange golden mist that transported them to another world. It was a world where they had been known for centuries. It......

Virtual events can be a dream for marketers. They can generate leads cost effectively and they facilitate real-time interactions with sales prospects that can lead to quicker and more efficient marketing qualification. Dennis Shiao, a virtual eve......

Synopsis: It had been spoken of in whispers for centuries.---- It was the hope of the Lands of the Adoni. The very mention of it caused hearts to pound faster, and eyes to fill with tears. David James and Tanya, Knights of Es-soh-en, were drawn i......

Synopsis: It began with Tanya diving into the ocean on a summer's day. When she didn't surface, her brother, David James, dove in to find her only to discover the ocean had become the golden mist which would transport he and his sister to Dula and......

Have you ever thought about how our Lord uses the most unusual circumstances to let us know that He is up to something? Sometimes, as it was in Elijah's experience, our brook dries up and we must move to a new location. At other times, God may use......

Praise for Five Easy Decades: How Jack Nicholson Became the Biggest Movie Star in Modern Times"Dennis McDougal is a rare Hollywood reporter: honest, fearless, nobody's fool. This is unvarnished Jack for Jack-lovers and Jack-skeptics but, also, for......