The Real Thing

preview-18
  • The Real Thing Book Detail

  • Author : Briony Penn
  • Release Date : 2015-10-15
  • Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
  • Genre : Nature
  • Pages : 640
  • ISBN 13 : 1771600713
  • File Size : 30,30 MB

The Real Thing by Briony Penn PDF Summary

Book Description: The Real Thing is the first official biography of Ian McTaggart Cowan (1910–2010), the “father of Canadian ecology.” Authorized by his family and with the research support and participation of the University of Victoria Libraries, Briony Penn provides an unprecedented and accessible window into the story of this remarkable naturalist. From his formative years roaming the mountains around Vancouver looking for venison to his last years finishing the voluminous and authoritative Birds of British Columbia, Cowan’s life provides a unique perspective on a century of environmental change—with a critical message for the future. As the head and founder of the first university-based wildlife department in Canada, Ian McTaggart Cowan revolutionized the way North Americans understood the natural world, and students flocked into his classrooms to hear his brilliant, entertaining lectures regarding the new science of ecology. His television programs in the 1950s and ’60s, Fur and Feathers, The Web of Life and The Living Sea, made him a household name around the world. He was also responsible for hiring a young David Suzuki, who followed in his nature-show-host footsteps. Illustrated throughout with colour and black-and-white photos from all aspects of Cowan’s life, The Real Thing takes the reader on an adventurous and inspirational journey through the heart of North American ecology, wilderness, landscape and wonder.

Disclaimer: www.yourbookbest.com does not own The Real Thing books pdf, neither created or scanned. We just provide the link that is already available on the internet, public domain and in Google Drive. If any way it violates the law or has any issues, then kindly mail us via contact us page to request the removal of the link.

The Real Thing

The Real Thing

File Size : 29,29 MB
Total View : 8296 Views
DOWNLOAD

The Real Thing is the first official biography of Ian McTaggart Cowan (1910–2010), the “father of Canadian ecology.” Authorized by his family and with the

The Emperor of Nature

The Emperor of Nature

File Size : 66,66 MB
Total View : 4911 Views
DOWNLOAD

This is the first biography of the father of descriptive ornithology, the author of American Ornithology or The Natural History of Birds Inhabiting the United S

The Feather Thief

The Feather Thief

File Size : 96,96 MB
Total View : 394 Views
DOWNLOAD

As heard on NPR's This American Life “Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller.” —Ma

A Bird in the Bush

A Bird in the Bush

File Size : 88,88 MB
Total View : 2601 Views
DOWNLOAD

This journey through the world of birdwatchers is “a wonderful book. . . . fascinating, often hilarious anecdotes and information” (Daily Mail, Critic’s C

ThirdWay

ThirdWay

File Size : 52,52 MB
Total View : 2051 Views
DOWNLOAD

Monthly current affairs magazine from a Christian perspective with a focus on politics, society, economics and culture.