02708cam a2200349 4500 235133045 TxAuBib 20140806120000.0 ||||||s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780802191670 0802191673 b5dc2dcc-1b09-4caf-b394-c57af70dd7ff OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2155748 OverDrive (Product ID) 2155748 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Macdonald, Helen. H is for Hawk [Libby]. Grove/Atlantic, Inc., 2015. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 899kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Biography & Autobiography. Family & Relationships. Nonfiction. HTML:<p><b>* <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER</b><br /> <b>* Winner of the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize</b><br /> <b>* Named the Costa Book of the Year</b><br /> <b>* #1 best-seller in the UK</b><br /> When Helen Macdonald's father died suddenly on a London street, she was devastated. An experienced falconer—Helen had been captivated by hawks since childhood—she'd never before been tempted to train one of the most vicious predators, the goshawk. But in her grief, she saw that the goshawk's fierce and feral temperament mirrored her own. Resolving to purchase and raise the deadly creature as a means to cope with her loss, she adopted Mabel, and turned to the guidance of <i>The Once and Future King</i> author T.H. White's chronicle <i>The Goshawk</i> to begin her challenging endeavor. Projecting herself "in the hawk's wild mind to tame her" tested the limits of Macdonald's humanity and changed her life.<br /> Heart-wrenching and humorous, this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast, with a parallel examination of a legendary writer's eccentric falconry. Obsession, madness, memory, myth, and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-06 20:32:42. http://westtexas.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=b5dc2dcc-1b09-4caf-b394-c57af70dd7ff https://samples.overdrive.com/h-is-for-b5dc2d?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/h-is-for-b5dc2d?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/h-is-for-b5dc2d?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) CCTYL