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Hunting and Fishing for Sport: Commerce, Controversy, Popular Culture
ISBN: 9780879726461 / Angielski / Miękka / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Why do humans continue to hunt and fish for sport, especially in the face of growing public opposition? Why are the social sciences so reluctant to investigate these popular human sporting recreations? How do the new technological advances in hunting and fishing equipment affect the sporting standards of "fair play?" How are hunting and fishing portrayed in the popular culture media of film and boys' adventure literature? These questions and more are answered by the author who takes the reader afield with him as he travels to various parts of three continents in order to experience first-hand...
Why do humans continue to hunt and fish for sport, especially in the face of growing public opposition? Why are the social sciences so reluctant to in...
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68,10 |
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Sporting Rifles
ISBN: 9781847971074 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Based on the author's considerable experience in the field, this wide-ranging and up-to-date book covers all aspects of modern sporting rifles and the most effective way of using them.
Based on the author's considerable experience in the field, this wide-ranging and up-to-date book covers all aspects of modern sporting rifles and the...
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128,10 |
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A Matter of Life and Death: Hunting in Contemporary Vermont
ISBN: 9781558497160 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. American hunters occupy a remarkably complex place in this country's cultural and political landscape. On the one hand, they are cast as perpetrators of an anachronistic and unnecessary assault on innocent wildlife. On the other hand, they are lauded as exemplars of no-nonsense American rugged individualism. Yet despite the passion that surrounds the subject, we rarely hear the unfiltered voices of actual hunters in discussions of hunting. In A Matter of Life and Death, anthropologist Marc Boglioli puts a human face on a group widely regarded as morally suspect, one that currently... American hunters occupy a remarkably complex place in this country's cultural and political landscape. On the one hand, they are cast as perpetrato... |
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121,64 |
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So You Want to Hunt Deer A Beginner's Guide for the Necessary Steps to Start Deer Hunting
ISBN: 9780557045129 / Angielski / Miękka / 131 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. So You Want to Hunt Deer is a book designed with the beginning hunter in mind. The book covers all aspects as if you've never hunted before including what items you may need to buy, where to find rules and regulations, and how to use a map and compass. The book is beneficial to hunters of all ages, and can even teach those with current hunting skills a better way to scout, track, hunt, field dress, butcher, and cook a deer. There is even a section on taxidermist selection.
So You Want to Hunt Deer is a book designed with the beginning hunter in mind. The book covers all aspects as if you've never hunted before including ...
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105,41 |
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Dangerous-Game Rifles
ISBN: 9780892728077 / Angielski / Twarda / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Explores the rifles and calibers that are drawing attention. This title includes material on action and barrel manufacture, tracing the production of a fine, custom-made, and big-bore rifle.
Explores the rifles and calibers that are drawing attention. This title includes material on action and barrel manufacture, tracing the production of ...
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153,72 |
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The Chronicles of Major Peabody: The Questionable Adventures of a Wily Spendthrift, a Politically Incorrect Curmudgeon, an Unprincipled Wagerer and an
ISBN: 9781926585185 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Major Nathaniel Peabody, USA (ret.) first saw the light of day in December of 1987 in Vol. 1, Issue 1 of the Shooting Sportsman magazine. Since that date, he has lived on the back page of every issue of that magazine. Major Nathaniel Peabody, USA (ret.) first saw the light of day in December of 1987 in Vol. 1, Issue 1 of the Shooting Sportsman magazine. Si... |
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76,63 |
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Jorrock's Jaunts and Jollities
ISBN: 9781438513393 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Robert Smith Surtees was a 19th century English editor, novelist and sporting writer. Surtees began writing for the New Sporting Magazine in 1831, contributing the comic papers, which appeared as Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities. Jorrocks, the sporting cockney grocer, with his vulgarity and good-natured artfulness, was a great success with the public. Surtees wrote several Jorrocks novels. The Table of Ocntents includes, THE SWELL AND THE SURREY, THE YORKSHIREMAN AND THE SURREY, SURREY SHOOTING: MR. JORROCKS IN TROUBLE, MR. JORROCKS AND THE SURREY STAGHOUNDS, THE TURF: MR. JORROCKS AT...
Robert Smith Surtees was a 19th century English editor, novelist and sporting writer. Surtees began writing for the New Sporting Magazine in 1831, con...
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97,98 |
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Sportsman Environmentalist
ISBN: 9780979017872 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mullikin asserts that it is critical to draw upon the traditional American values of ingenuity and creativity to develop and promote new technologies that will preserve the great outdoors for future generations in a way that complements, not challenges, the pastimes of America's sportsmen and women.
Mullikin asserts that it is critical to draw upon the traditional American values of ingenuity and creativity to develop and promote new technologies ...
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30,30 |
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Falcon Fever: A Falconer in the Twenty-First Century
ISBN: 9780547237794 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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83,81 |
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A Southern Sportsman: The Hunting Memoirs of Henry Edwards Davis
ISBN: 9781570038631 / Angielski / Twarda / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Henry Edwards Davis (1879-1966) began his hunting adventures as a boy riding in the saddle with his father on foxhunts and deer drives in the company of Confederate cavalry veterans. Born on Hickory Grove Plantation in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, Davis developed his taste for the hunt at an early age. In later years he became a renowned sportsman and expert on sporting firearms. Published here for this first time after a four-decade-long hiatus, his collection of southern hunting tales describes his many experiences in pursuit of turkeys, deer, ducks, and partridges through the...
Henry Edwards Davis (1879-1966) began his hunting adventures as a boy riding in the saddle with his father on foxhunts and deer drives in the company ...
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136,25 |
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Hunting the Elephant in Africa and Other Recollections of Thirteen Years' Wanderings
ISBN: 9781444632248 / Angielski / Miękka / 426 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book contains the recollections of one of the most noted big game hunters and explorers of Africa originally published in 1913. The book will appeal to every lover of wilderness adventure and every person who values the observations of an excellent field naturalist. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original artwork and text.
The book contains the recollections of one of the most noted big game hunters and explorers of Africa originally published in 1913. The book will appe...
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136,56 |
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Hunting Extinct Animals In The Patagonian Pampas
ISBN: 9781444632279 / Angielski / Miękka / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book presents the general features and conclusions of the successful Amherst Expedition to Patagonia. Many photos and drawings are used to illustrate the findings of the fossil hunt. A good read for anyone with an interest in archeology and natural history. Originally published in 1913. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original artwork and text.
This book presents the general features and conclusions of the successful Amherst Expedition to Patagonia. Many photos and drawings are used to illust...
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98,14 |
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Hunting Booger Bottom: Life Lessons from the Field
ISBN: 9780061946004 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Michael Waddell] is the real McCoy. Down to earth, clever, genuine, well-grounded, funny as all hell, kind, generous, decent, and surely one of the best natural hunters and woodsmen that I have ever grilled a sacred backstrap with." --Ted Nugent From hunting legend Michael Waddell, star of multiple Outdoor Channel programs, comes a poignant and funny book about growing up in rural Georgia: Hunting Booger Bottom. Waddell offers priceless anecdotes from his lifetime of hunting with the fascinating--and often hilarious--cast of characters he's met along the way. Breathtaking... "Michael Waddell] is the real McCoy. Down to earth, clever, genuine, well-grounded, funny as all hell, kind, generous, decent, and surely one of t... |
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99,06 |
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The Oakleigh Shooting Code: Containing Two Hundred And Twenty Chapters Of Information Relative To Shooting (1836)
ISBN: 9781437383713 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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183,35 |
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The Warwickshire Hunt From, 1795 To 1836: Describing Many Of The Most Splendid Runs, With Their Highly Celebrated Hounds (1837)
ISBN: 9781437345933 / Angielski / Miękka / 420 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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157,73 |
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The Hive Of The Bee Hunter: A Repository Of Sketches (1854)
ISBN: 9781437403374 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia...
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204,70 |
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Perils And Pleasures Of A Hunter's Life Or The Romance Of Hunting (1858)
ISBN: 9780548863282 / Angielski / Miękka / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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136,40 |
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Runs With The Lanarkshire And Renfrewshire Fox Hounds, And Other Sporting Incidents (1874)
ISBN: 9780548844489 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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85,17 |
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Hunting Songs And Miscellaneous Verses (1860)
ISBN: 9780548708040 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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119,31 |
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Fox-Hunting: As Recorded By Raed (1873)
ISBN: 9780548665817 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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119,31 |