Книги жанра HarperCollins Publishers
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2012
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George R. R. Martin's superb fantasy epic continues in consummate style as bloodshed and alchemy lay waste the Seven Kingdoms in the second volume of A Song of Ice and Fire. The Iron Throne once united the Sunset Lands, but King Robert is dead, his widow is a traitor to his memory, and his surviving brothers are set on a path of war amongst themselves. At King's Landing, the head of Lord Eddard Stark rots on a spike for all to see. His daughter Sansa is betrothed still to his killer's son Joffrey — Queen Cersei's son, though not the son of her late husband Robert. Even so, Joffrey is now a boy-king, Cersei is his regent, and war is inevitable. In Dragonstone, Robert's brother Stannis has declared himself king, while his other brother Renly proclaims himself king at Storm's End — and Eddard Stark's fifteen year old son Robb wears the crown of the north at Winterfell. A comet in the night sky, red and malevolent, the colour of blood and flame, can only be an omen of murder and war. Stannis's child Princess Shireen dreams of dragons waking from stone. And a white raven has brought word from the Citadel itself, foretelling summer's end. It has been the longest summer in living memory, lasting ten years, and the smallfolk say it means an even longer winter to come! The first rule of war is never give the enemy his wish. But winter will be the biggest enemy. From beyond the Wall the undead and Others clamour for freedom, and from beyond the sea the long-dead Dragon King's daughter hatches her revenge. Robb Stark will be exceedingly lucky to reach adulthood.
Название: Fahrenheit 451
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2008
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The hauntingly prophetic classic novel set in a not-too-distant future where books are burned by a special task force of firemen. Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being the source of all discord and unhappiness. Even so, Montag is unhappy; there is discord in his marriage. Are books hidden in his house? The Mechanical Hound of the Fire Department, armed with a lethal hypodermic, escorted by helicopters, is ready to track down those dissidents who defy society to preserve and read books. The classic novel of a post-literate future, 'Fahrenheit 451' stands alongside Orwell's '1984' and Huxley's 'Brave New World' as a prophetic account of Western civilization's enslavement by the media, drugs and conformity. Bradbury's powerful and poetic prose combines with uncanny insight into the potential of technology to create a novel which over fifty years from first publication, still has the power to dazzle and shock.
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2008
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A brand new omnibus of 55 short stories, presented for the first time in chronological order. Described by her friend Dolly Bantry as 'the typical old maid of fiction', Miss Marple has lived almost her entire life in the sleepy hamlet of St Mary Mead. Yet, by observing village life she has gained an unparalleled insight into human nature — and used it to devasting effect. As her friend Sir Henry Clithering, the ex-Commissioner of Scotland Yard has been heard to say: She's just the finest detective God ever made and many Agatha Christie fans would agree. Appearing for the first time in The Murder at The Vicarage (1930) her crime-fighting career spanned over forty years when she solved her final case in 1977 in Sleeping Murder. With every tale flawlessly plotted by the Queen of Crime herself, these short stories provide a feast for hardened Agatha Christie addicts as well as those who have grown to love the detective through her many film and television appearances. Here, for the first time, more than 50 of Agatha Christie's mini masterpieces have been collected together in one volume, perfectly illustrating the true breadth of her talent. As well as every story featuring Miss Marple, the book includes additional stand-alone tales, from macabre tales of the supernatural, through suspense-ridden mysteries, to heart-stopping cases of murder.
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2009
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A revolutionary road atlas of Britain with large pages folded into a more portable sized product. The atlas has detailed road maps, a selection of urban maps of major cities and a wide range of town centre plans A brand new style of atlas — it's bigger on the inside than the outside — a bit like Dr Who's Tardis. The atlas is divided into clear, easy to use colour coded sections to help you find the scale best suited to your requirements. The neat, easy to handle, portable format is ideal for use in the car and easy to store on the bookshelf. Despite the compact size of the atlas each mapping page folds out to reveal a large area of mapping at a scale of 3.2 miles to 1 inch. The handy spiral binding means that the atlas lies flat and can be folded back on itself for ease of use. The atlas includes: — Route planning section including maps for long distance route planning, motorway services information and a handy distance calculator chart. — Easy to use, clear road maps at a scale of 3.2 miles to 1 inch (1:200,000) for England, Wales and Southern Scotland and 5 miles (1:316,800) in Northern Scotland. — 20 urban area approach maps at 1 mile to 1 inch which clearly show the best routes through and into the busiest built-up-areas. — 64 street maps focussed on town centres showing places of interest, car park locations and one-way streets. — Fully updated fixed speed camera sites with the roads covered by average-speed cameras clearly highlighted. — Map showing the risk rating of Britain's major roads, courtesy of the Road Safety Foundation. — World Heritage Sites located with contact details and brief descriptions. — Over 30 categories of places of interest including castles, theme parks, sports venues, universities, mountain bike trails and surfing beaches. — The top 1000 most visited places of interest are indexed with full postcodes to aid integration with satnav systems. An ideal purchase for those who want a handy compact sized atlas without compromising on the map detail.
Название: 2010 Collins: Big Road Atlas. Britain
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2009
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The ultimate 3.2 miles to 1 inch scale large format road atlas for the year 2010, featuring Collins popular and well established road mapping; designed for exceptional clarity and ease of use. Includes a wide range of urban area maps at even larger scale plus 56 detailed town centre street plans. Presented with lie-flat spiral binding. Printed on paper sourced from a sustainable forest this fully updated road mapping covers the whole of Britain. Each scale of mapping is colour-coded for ease of use. The smallest scale maps are great for long distance route planning and the street plans help you locate your final destination. The atlas includes: — Route planning section including maps (16 miles to 1 inch) for long distance route planning, motorway services information and a handy distance calculator. — Easy to use, clear road maps at a scale of 3.2 miles to 1 inch (1:200,000) of England, Wales and Southern Scotland. Northern Scotland is shown at 5 miles to 1 inch (1:316,800). — 21 urban area approach maps at 1 mile to 1 inch which clearly show the best routes through and into the busiest built-up areas. — 56 street maps focussed on town centres showing places of interest, car park locations and one-way streets. — Fully updated fixed speed camera sites with average speed camera locations clearly highlighted. — Map showing the risk rating of Britain's major roads, courtesy of the Road Safety Foundation. — World Heritage Sites located with contact details and brief descriptions. — Over 30 categories of places of interest including castles, theme parks, sports venues, universities, mountain bike trails and surfing beaches. — Park & Ride locations shown, ideal when visiting towns and cities. — Full postcodes for the top 1000 places of interest; ideal for use alongside satnav systems. This atlas is ideal for any driver of any vehicle who prefers a large format road atlas and requires the latest information and extremely clear map detail.
Название: Paddington at the Carnival
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2009
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The irresistible Paddington Bear, who was found on Paddington station, returns in this re-issued picture book with an eye-catching new cover design. It's Springtime again and Mr Gruber is taking Paddington down to the canal to join in the fun at the Spring Carnival. Hoping to win a boat ride for two, the friends enter the Busy Bee Adventure Trail. Paddington soon discovers that he's very good at spotting things beginning with the letter B, but it seems that he's not the only one with his eye on the prize!
Название: Divorced and Deadly
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2010
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Packed with hair-raising escapades and laugh out-loud moments, this is the perfect tonic to cheer everyone up this year. Newly divorced and straining at the leash, Ben can't wait to get back into the game. His bunny-boiler ex doesn't want him, but she doesn't want anyone else to have him either so she's bought herself a powerful pair of binoculars and it's game on! Ben moves back in with his overbearing and psychopathic mother who lost her 'baby boy' to marriage once and will do anything to stop him leaving again. Eager to escape, he calls on his trusty side-kick Dickie Manse 'brains-in-his-pants' and together they find themselves renting a flat above a chip shop where their daft antics drive the Italian owner up the wall. But single life isn't all it's cracked up to be. Ben falls for the dubious charms of Nancy despite everyone warning him off. He staggers from one disaster to another, unaware that Poppy, the girl from the dog kennels where he works, is head-over-heels in love with him!
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2010
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Paulo Coelho is a worldwide phenomenon. At a time when he is coming up to the fantastic achievement of 100 million copies sold worldwide across all his books, his fans will be delighted with the first ever official biography of Paulo, an in-depth look at his life and work, and what makes him the much-loved author he is today. Paulo's first official biographer, Fernando Morais, provides an exhaustive look at Paulo's fascinating and varied life, taking several years to research his subject, and interviewing everyone who knows Paulo. He weaves together the strands of Paulo's life, revealing the man behind the world-famous writer. Paulo Coelho was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August 1947. Before he became internationally known and a worldwide bestseller, he had to overcome many obstacles. As a teenager, he was subjected to the brutality of electric shock treatment in the psychiatric hospital where his parents, who took his rebelliousness as a sign of madness, interned him three times. As a member of the esoteric underworld, he was put in prison for alleged subversive activities against the Brazilian dictatorship and subjected to physical torture. Later, Paulo joined forces with rock star Raul Seixas and together they composed songs that revolutionized Brazilian rock music. Hippie, journalist, rock star, actor, playwright, theatre director and producer of television programs, this whirlwind life came to an end in 1982, during a trip to Europe. In Dachau and later in Amsterdam, Paulo had a mystical meeting with J, his new mentor, who persuaded him to walk the Road to Santiago de Compostela, a medieval pilgrim's route between France and Spain. In 1986 Paulo walked the Road to Santiago, and it was there that he reconverted to Christianity and found again the faith bequeathed to him by the Jesuit fathers of his school years. He would later describe this experience in his first book, The Pilgrimage. The following year, The Alchemist, established his worldwide reputation. The novel has already achieved the status of a universally admired modern classic. Now, for the first time, discover the true story of the man behind some of the world's most loved books.
Название: Collins Pocket English Dictionary
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2012
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Collins Pocket English Dictionary is the most up-to-date and information-packed dictionary of its size available. With spelling, grammar and pronunciation help, plus a handy supplement, the Pocket Dictionary gives you all the everyday words you need — at your fingertips. This new edition of the Collins Pocket English Dictionary provides up-to-date language coverage along with practical guidance on effective English for everyday use. The text is compiled using the latest information on current English from Collins Word Web — our unique and constantly updated 4-billion-word database — ensuring the most up-to-date language coverage available. And, with all entry words and spelling forms highlighted in colour and clear, modern definitions, you can be sure to find all the information you need in the quickest time possible.
Название: The Hypnotist
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2012
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You need clues. You need time. You need a motive. You won't have any of them. Tumba, Sweden A triple murder, all the same family. The killer is at large, and it looks as if the elder sister escaped the carnage. But she is missing and it seems only a matter of time until she too is murdered. Detective Inspector Joona Linna demands to investigate the grisly aftermath — against the wishes of the national police. Where can Linna begin? The only surviving witness is the boy, Josef, whose mother, father and little sister were killed before his eyes, and he's in shutdown, comatose with shock. Obsessed and desperate, Linna turns to disgraced specialist Erik Maria Bark!
Название: Micro
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2013
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An instant classic in the vein of Jurassic Park, this boundary-pushing novel has all the hallmarks of Michael Crichton's greatest adventures with its combination of pulse-pounding thrills, cutting-edge technology, and extraordinary research Three men are found dead in a locked second-floor office in Honolulu. There is no sign of struggle, though their bodies are covered in ultra-fine, razor-sharp cuts. With no evidence, the police dismiss it as a bizarre suicide pact. But the murder weapon is still in the room, almost invisible to the human eye. In Cambridge, Massachusetts, seven graduate students at the forefront of their fields are recruited by a pioneering microbiology start-up company. Nanigen MicroTechnologies sends them to a mysterious laboratory in Hawaii, where they are promised access to tools that will open up a whole new scientific frontier. But this opportunity of a lifetime will teach them the true cost of existing at the cutting-edge! The group becomes prey to a technology of radical, unimaginable power and is thrust out into the teeming rainforest. Armed only with their knowledge of the natural world, the young scientists face a hostile wilderness that threatens danger at every turn. To survive, they must harness the awe-inspiring creative — and destructive — forces of nature itself.
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2012
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A magisterial history of the greatest and most terrible event in history, from one of the finest historians of the Second World War. A book which shows the impact of war upon hundreds of millions of people around the world soldiers, sailors and airmen; housewives, farm workers and children. Reflecting Max Hastings's thirty-five years of research on World War II, All Hell Let Loose describes the course of events, but focuses chiefly upon human experience, which varied immensely from campaign to campaign, continent to continent. The author emphasises the Russian front, where more than 90% of all German soldiers who perished met their fate. He argues that, while Hitler's army often fought its battles brilliantly well, the Nazis conducted their war effort with 'stunning incompetence'. He suggests that the Royal Navy and US Navy were their countries' outstanding fighting services, while the industrial contribution of the United States was much more important to allied victory than that of the US Army. The book ranges across a vast canvas, from the agony of Poland amid the September 1939 Nazi invasion, to the 1943 Bengal famine, in which at least a million people died under British rule and British neglect. Among many vignettes, there are the RAF's legendary raid on the Ruhr dams, the horrors of Arctic convoys, desert tank combat, jungle clashes. Some of Hastings's insights and judgements will surprise students of the conflict, while there are vivid descriptions of the tragedies and triumphs of a host of ordinary people, in uniform and out of it. 'The cliche is profoundly true', he says. 'The world between 1939 and 1945 saw some human beings plumb the depths of baseness, while others scaled the heights of courage and nobility'. This is 'everyman's story', an attempt to answer the question: 'What was the Second World War like?', and also an overview of the big picture. Max Hastings employs the technique which has made many of his previous books best-sellers, combining top-down analysis and bottom-up testimony to explore the meaning of this vast conflict both for its participants and for posterity.
Название: 2009 Collins: Road Atlas. Europe
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2009
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A4 format Scale 1:1 000 000 (1 cm to 10 kms/1 inch to 16 miles). A fully revised edition of A4 spiral road atlas containing road mapping, route planning maps, large scale road maps of the Ruhr and Rhine, city through route maps, city centre plans and a comprehensive place names index. NEW FOR THE 2009 EDITION: — Extra 24 city through-route maps. — 16 new city centre street plans. AREA OF COVERAGE Europe from North Cape to Gibraltar and from Ireland to western Turkey. MAIN FEATURES: Clear, easy to follow road maps at a scale of 1:1 000 000. Euroroutes and motorways easily distinguished. International road classification, road distances in kilometres and relief shown by attractive layer tints. I NCLUDES: Route planning maps; 72 through route maps of the following cities: Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Beflast, Belgrade, Berlin, Bern, Birmingham, Bonn, Bordeaux, Bratislava, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Cardiff, Chisinau, Cologne, Copenhagen, Dublin, Edinburgh, Firenze, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Gothenburg, The Hague, Hamburg, Helsinki, Istanbul, Kyiv, Leipzig, Lisbon, Ljubljana, London, Lyon, Madrid, Manchester, Marseille, Milan, Minsk, Moskva, Munich, Murcia, Naples, Orleans, Oslo, Palermo, Paris, Podgorica, Porto, Prague, Prishtine, Riga, Rome, Rotterdam, Sankt Peterburg, Sarajevo, Seville, Skopje, Sofia, Stockholm, Strasbourg, Tallinn, Tirane, Toulouse, Turin, Valencia, Venice, Vienna, Vilnius, Warsaw, Zagreb, Zurich; 16 centre street plans of the following cities: Athina, Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Brussels, Dublin, Helsinki, Kobenhaven, Lisboa, London, Madrid, Oslo, Paris, Roma, Stockholm and Wien. Also includes larger scale road mapping extending from Amsterdam to Munich and making route following easier through this densely populated area. WHO THE PRODUCT IS OF INTEREST TO Motorists planning a journey in Europe and for use en route.
Название: Collins GEM German Dictionary
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2012
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This latest edition of Collins' multimillion-selling dictionary comes with all the latest words in both languages, making it the perfect choice for anyone needing a portable, up-to-the-minute German dictionary. Features include: All the latest words in both languages; New coverage of vocabulary from Australia and New Zealand; Full GCSE coverage; User-friendly Phrasefinder supplement for travellers, including a handy menu-reader section; Clear, colour layout, useful examples, language and cultural notes. Combining the best traditions of Collins dictionary-making with the latest innovations in technology, the Collins Gem German Dictionary has been designed to give travellers, students, business people and the general user alike all the information they need in a handy, take-anywhere format. Includes all the latest words reflecting changes in modern lifestyle, as well as all the features you would expect from a Collins dictionary: an easy-to-read colour layout, special treatment of key words such as have, this, lassen, so, notes about life in German-speaking countries and warnings on commonly confused words. The Phrasefinder section has been developed to give travellers on business, school and leisure trips all the essential phrases they need. The menu-reader section is a quick guide to the most common words and phrases you will find in German cafes and restaurants, ensuring you always get what you expect from a meal out. Also available in the Collins German dictionary range are Collins German School Dictionary, Collins Easy Learning German Dictionary and Collins German Dictionary & Grammar Comprehensive dictionaries.
Название: Collins GEM French Dictionary
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2012
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This latest edition of Collins' multimillion-selling dictionary comes with all the latest words in both languages plus handy links to verb tables, making it the perfect choice for anyone needing a portable, up-to-the-minute French dictionary. Features include: All the latest words in both languages; New coverage of vocabulary from Australia and New Zealand; New links to verb tables; Full GCSE coverage; User-friendly Phrasefinder supplement for travellers, including a handy menu-reader section; Clear, colour layout, useful examples, language and cultural notes. Combining the best traditions of Collins dictionary-making with the latest innovations in technology, the Collins Gem French Dictionary has been designed to give travellers, students, business people and the general user alike all the information they need in a handy, take-anywhere format. Includes all the latest words reflecting changes in modern lifestyle, as well as all the features you would expect from a Collins dictionary: an easy-to-read colour layout, special treatment of key words such as can, that, faire, quoi, notes about life in French-speaking countries and warnings on commonly confused words. The Phrasefinder section has been developed to give travellers on business, school and leisure trips all the essential phrases they need. The menu-reader section is a quick guide to the most common words and phrases you will find in French cafes and restaurants, ensuring you always get what you expect from a meal out. Also available in the Collins French dictionary range are Collins French School Dictionary, Collins Easy Learning French Dictionary and Collins French Dictionary & Grammar Comprehensive dictionaries.
Название: Italian Dictionary
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2012
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This latest edition of Collins' multimillion-selling dictionary comes with all the latest words in both languages plus handy links to verb tables, making it the perfect choice for anyone needing a portable, up-to-the-minute Italian dictionary.
Название: Don't Cry
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2005
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Nowhere to run! The spine-chilling new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author. No place to hide! The crime scenes are horrifying: the victims arranged with deliberate care, posed to appear alive despite their agonized last moments and the shocking nature of their deaths. For grief counsellor Audrey Sherrod it's clear the murders are work of a deranged serial killer. At first, the only link is the victims' physical appearance. But then another connection emerges, tying them to a past series of horrifying crimes — crimes that hit all too close to home. As the truth is unravelled, its more twisted and terrifying than anyone could ever imagine. Prepare to lose sleep with this shocking and utterly engrossing thriller, for fans of Karen Rose and Karin Slaughter.
Название: Discovering London: The Illustrated Map
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2012
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Scale: 1:8,250 (7.5 inches to 1 mile). London has a vast array of museums, galleries and other attractions. This hand-watercoloured map contains individual paintings of all the main sites and landmarks, shop-by-shop street maps, theatres and cinemas, comprehensive travel information and index. This attractive, fact-filled map includes: Railway stations, bus routes, London underground map, taxi ranks and car parks. Shop-by-shop street maps for Oxford Street, Bond Street, Covent Garden, Portobello Road, King's Road, Brompton Cross, Exmouth Market, Beauchamp Place, St. Christopher's Place and South Molton Street, Knightsbridge, Jermyn Street and Kensington. London's theatres and cinemas. Places to eat, internet cafes and good places for a picnic. An inset map of the City of London. Comprehensive index. Historical and contemporary anecdotes.
Название: The Kashmir Shawl
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2005
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Spanning decades and moving from the stark beauty of the Welsh landscape to the Himalayas and Kashmir, this is a story of bravery, courage and love. Within one exotic land lie the secrets of a lifetime! Newlywed Nerys Watkins leaves rural Wales for the first time in her life, to accompany her husband on a missionary posting to India. Travelling from lonely Ladakh, high up in the Himalayas, Nerys discovers a new world in the lakeside city of Srinagar. Here, in the exquisite heart of Kashmir, the British live on carved wooden houseboats and dance, flirt and gossip as if there is no war. But the battles draw ever closer, and life in Srinagar becomes less frivolous when the men are sent away to fight. Nerys is caught up in a dangerous friendship, and by the time she is reunited with her husband, the innocent Welsh bride has become a different woman. Years later, when Mair Ellis clears out her father's house, she finds an exquisite antique shawl, woven from the finest yarns and embroidered in the shades of lake water and mountain skies. Wrapped within its folds is a lock of child's hair. Tracing her grandparents' roots back to Kashmir, Mair embarks on a quest that will change her life forever.
Название: Bird Cloud: A Memoir of Place
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2005
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Annie Proulx, one of America's finest writers, invites us to share her experience in the building of her new home on a rich plot of untouched, unspoilt prairie and her pleasure in uncovering of the layers of American history locked beneath the topsoil. 'Bird Cloud' is the name Annie Proulx gave to 640 acres of Wyoming wetlands and prairie and 400 foot cliffs plunging down to the North Platte River. On the day she first visited, a cloud in the shape of a bird hung in the evening sky. Proulx also saw pelicans, bald eagles, golden eagles, great blue herons, ravens, scores of bluebirds, harriers, kestrels, elk, deer and a dozen antelope. She knew she had to purchase the land, then owned by the Nature Conservancy, and she knew what she would build on it — a house in harmony with her work, her appetites and her character — a library surrounded by bedrooms and a kitchen. Proulx's first non-fiction in more than twenty years, Bird Cloud is the story of building that house — solar panels, a Japanese soak tub, a concrete floor, elk horn handles on kitchen cabinets — and an enthralling natural history and archeology of the region, inhabited for millennia by Ute, Arapaho and Shoshone Indians. It is also a family history, going back to nineteenth century Mississippi river boat captains and Canadian settlers, and an illuminating autobiography. Proulx, a writer with extraordinary powers of observation and compassion, turns her lens on herself. We understand how she came to be living in a house surrounded by wilderness, with shelves for thousands of books and long worktables on which to heap manuscripts, research materials and maps, and how she came to be one of the great American writers of her time.
