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Als freie Journalisten bewohnen Ben Gregory und Paul Templin ein grosszügiges Penthouse auf Hawaii. Die umfangreichen Recherchen für ihre Berichte führen die beiden Männer immer wieder in kriminelle Kreise und sorgen für eine ganze Menge Schwierigkeiten und Aufsehen. Polizei-Leutnant Frank Roper ist sehr eng mit Ben und Paul befreundet. Er fungiert häufig als ihr Informant und muss den beiden Journalisten öfters aus der Patsche helfen, wenn di...

The two sections of this collection retrace the author's androgynous childhood and beyond, unearthing both laughter and wounds while travelling from the hills of Italy and the back country of China to the magical landscape of the Gulf Islands.

The Wind River Variations is a collection of poems and prose-poems given birth by Brian Brett's participation in one of a series of river expeditions in the summer of 2003, introducing artists, environmentalists, writers, photographers, and Native elders to the hard-to-access glories of the three rivers ? the Wind River, the Bonnet Plume River, and the Snake River that feed the Peel River which eventually flows into the Mackenzie River and the...

Beginning naked in the darkness Brian Brett takes us on a journey through a summer's day that also tells the story of his affectionately named Trauma Farm--exploring the garden, orchards, fields, the mysteries of live-stock and poultry, and the social intricacies of rural communities. Both a memoir and a natural history of the small mixed farm, this eighteen-year-long day travels forward and backward in time, taking us all the way from Babylon...

A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick For thirty years, Brian Brett shared his office and his life with Tuco, a remarkable parrot given to asking such questions as "Whaddya know?” and announcing "Party time!” when guests showed up at Brett's farm. Although Brett bought Tuco on a whim as a pet, he gradually realizes the enormous obligation he has to the bird and learns that the parrot is a lot more complex than he thought. Simultaneously a biography ...

De hele wereld in één land Blauwe luchten, wildparken, ongerepte natuur en het vooruitzicht van veel zon, is wat vele reizigers verwachten van Zuid-Afrika. Het landschap is enorm gevarieerd: van prachtige bossen tot indrukwekkende kusten en bruisende steden. Geen enkele reis is compleet zonder een bezoek aan een van de nationale parken om de majestueuze leeuwen, olifanten en andere dieren te zien. Kaapstad, gelegen in de schaduw van de imposan...

For thirty years, Brian Brett shared his office and his life with Tuco, a remarkable parrot given to asking such questions as "Whaddya know?” and announcing "Party time!” when guests showed up at Brett's farm. Although Brett bought Tuco on a whim as a pet, he gradually realizes the enormous obligation he has to the bird and learns that the parrot is a lot more complex than he thought. Simultaneously a biography of this singular bird and a his...

Brian Brett’s farm on Salt Spring Island is affectionately known as Trauma Farm. There, he raises chickens, pigs, cows, sheep, and goats, tends an extensive orchard and vegetable garden, concocts fabulous meals from the bounties of the farm, and has various misadventures. This funny and thought-provoking memoir traces one day on Trauma Farm. In it, Brett explores the natural history of the small mixed farm, meditates on the perfection of the e...