Added by: susan6th | Karma: 3133.45 | Fiction literature | 17 December 2009
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Legions of Space
Two complete novels, and a host of novelettes fill a large volume by the master of science fiction adventure. In the first novel, A Trace of Memory, a drifter named Legion is hired by a millionaire who claims to be centuries old, but has nearly complete amnesia. He can only remember that something is hunting for him, and Legion's job is to protect him. The job turns out to be more than Legion bargained for when he finds himself and his employer on a prehistoric starship hurtling into the unknown.
McManus celebrates the hidden pleasures, unappreciated lore, and opportunities for disaster to be found in such outdoor recreations as camping, hunting, and fishing
Best-selling outdoor humorist McManus ( The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw , LJ 6/15/89) bags another in this collection of yarns featuring irascible woodsman Rancid Crabtree, "Phantom of the Woods" Retch Sweeney, boyhood pal Crazy Eddie, and others of McManus's acquaintance. Also meet hunting dog Strange, dog delinquent, whose prey of choice is year-old roadkill.
Guns Magazine: shooting sports magazine offering the latest news on guns, ammunition, and accessories. Contains articles on target shooting, hunting, collecting, gun history, gun control and the law.
The poem "The Hunting Of The Snark: An Agony In Eight Fits" by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). BBC Radio Broadcast: Monday 4th May 1992 "The Hunting of the Snark" is a fantasy that sails along on magical language, surreal images, and an undercurrent of sly humour. With Alan Bennett [The Narrator], Paul Daneman [The Bellman], David Collings [The Baker], David King [The Butcher], and Peter Pendry-Jones [The Snark]. Music composed by Stephen Fowl, Directed by Rosemary Hart