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  • The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles

    by Jean-Henri Fabre ...
    Few insects in our climes vie in popular fame with the Glow-worm, that curious little animal which, to celebrate the little joys of life, kindles a beacon at its tail-end. Who does not know it, at least by name? Who has not seen it roam amid the grass, like a spark fallen from the moon at its full? The Greeks of old called it [Greek: lampouris], meaning, the bright-tailed. Science employs the same ... Read more

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  • Guys Like Me

    by Dominique Fabre ...
    "Fabre speaks to us of luck and misfortune, of the accidents that make a man or defeat him . . . [He] is the discreet megaphone of the man in the crowd" ( Elle).Lifelong Parisian Dominique Fabre—author of The Waitress Was New—exposes the shadowy, anonymous lives of many who inhabit the French capital. In this quiet, subdued tale, a middle-aged office worker, divorced and alienated from his only ... Read more

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  • The Life of the Caterpillar (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. A Lyrical Natural History of Caterpillar Instincts, Metamorphosis, and Nineteenth-Century Entomology

    by Jean-Henri Fabre, Celia Orwinley ...
    Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos ...
    In The Life of the Caterpillar, Jean-Henri Fabre turns the seemingly humble larva into a subject of intellectual drama and aesthetic fascination. Through patient observation of feeding, moulting, processionary habits, defenses, and metamorphosis, he reveals the caterpillar as an organism of intricate instincts and surprising adaptations. Fabre's style unites scientific precision with lyrical ... Read more

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  • Corazones

    by Liese Sherwood-Fabre ...
    A collection of three award-winning literary short stories exploring the impact of love. “A Stranger in the Village,” nominated for the 2007 Pushcart Prize, describes how the arrival of a young woman into a Mexican mountain village changed sixteen-year-old Hector forever. “Sacrifice” offers an Aztec tale of political intrigue and love. Doña Rosa, a market-place curandera, assists the lovelorn ... Read more

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  • The Wonders of Instinct: Chapters in the Psychology of Insects

    Enriched edition. Unlocking the Secret World of Insect Psychology

    by Jean-Henri Fabre, Savannah Clarke ...
    Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, Bernard Miall ...
    In "The Wonders of Instinct: Chapters in the Psychology of Insects," Jean-Henri Fabre embarks on an illuminating exploration of insect behavior, deftly blending meticulous observation with vivid narrative. Drawing on a wealth of empirical study, Fabre delves into the instinctual actions of various insects, unveiling the complex cognitive mechanisms that underpin their seemingly simple lives. His ... Read more

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  • The Story-book of Science

    by Jean-Henri Fabre ...
    ONE evening, at twilight, they were assembled in a group, all six of them. Uncle Paul was reading in a large book. He always reads to rest himself from his labors, finding that after work nothing refreshes so much as communion with a book that teaches us the best that others have done, said, and thought. He has in his room, well arranged on pine shelves, books of all kinds. There are large and ... Read more

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  • The Life and Love of the Insect

    Enriched edition. Exploring the Wonders and Relationships of Insects in Nature

    by Jean-Henri Fabre, Penelope Hightower ...
    Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos ...
    In "The Life and Love of the Insect," Jean-Henri Fabre intricately explores the fascinating world of insects through meticulous observation and poetic prose. His approach combines scientific rigor with a lyrical style, emphasizing both the beauty and complexity of insect behaviors and their natural habitats. Fabre's vivid descriptions and anthropomorphic insights not only illuminate the life ... Read more

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  • Wilhelmina Quigley: Monkey See, Monkey Do

    A Short-Story Teen Witch Fantasy

    by Liese Sherwood-Fabre ...
    A young witch with unpredictable powers. A complex transformation spell. What could possibly go wrong?Following a magical mishap, Wilhelmina Quigley accidentally transforms her classmate, Fynn, into a monkey. With a frightened Fynn running from those who could help him, Wilhelmina sets off on an extraordinary adventure to recapture and transform the monkey back to a boy. From incantation blunders ... Read more

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  • The Mad Butterfly's Ball

    by Preston Grassmann, Chris Kelso, Clive Barker, Paul Di Filippo, Jeffrey Thomas, Richard A. Kirk, Kij Johnson, Priya Sharma, Tom Over, Lafciado Hearn, Eugen Bacon, Joe Koch, Anna Tambour, Nuzo Onoh, Matthew Holness, Arlton Eadie, Rumi Kaneko, Thomas M. Disch, D. R. G. Sugawara, Brian Evenson, Matt Neil Hill, Dempow Torishima, H.G. Wells, E.F. Benson, Kaaron Warren, Christopher Young, Algernon Blackwood, Ramsey Campbell, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, Emily Dickinson, Henri Fabre, Jon Greenaway, Gary J. Shipley ...
    The Mad Butterfly's Ball is an essential compendium of stories dedicated to the lurking horror and profound wonder of those that live, largely unseen, in the world around us—the enigmatic insect! Featuring original and new works by Clive Barker, Jeffrey Thomas, Kaaron Warren, Paul Di Filippo, Eugen Bacon, and many more, alongside classics of the subgenre, The Mad Butterfly's Ball is the largest ... Read more

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  • Spying Through a Glass Darkly

    The Ethics of Espionage and Counter-Intelligence

    by Cécile Fabre ...
    Series series New Topics in Applied Philosophy
    Cécile Fabre draws back the curtain on the ethics of espionage and counterintelligence. Espionage and counter-intelligence activities, both real and imagined, weave a complex and alluring story. Yet there is hardly any serious philosophical work on the subject. Cécile Fabre presents a systematic account of the ethics of espionage and counterintelligence. She argues that such operations, in the ... Read more

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  • Recital of the Dark Verses

    by Luis Felipe Fabre ...
    Translated by Heather Cleary ...
    A road novel, a coming-of-age tale, and a raunchy slapstick comedy that tells—in careening, charismatic prose—the (true) story of the theft of the body of Saint John of the Cross.In August 1592, a bailiff and his two assistants arrive at the monastery of Úbeda, with the secret task of transferring the remains of Saint John of the Cross, the great Carmelite poet and mystic, to his final abode. When ... Read more

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  • An Unconventional Holmes

    Three Unnatural Cases

    by Liese Sherwood-Fabre ...
    Sherlock Holmes must solve three cases that carry him into the unnatural: the disappearance of the Baker Street Irregulars, the true identity of a Great War veteran, and a vampyre’s grisly death. He must cross into the worlds of the Grimm Brothers and Bram Stoker to unravel the mysteries confronting him. Can Holmes’ conventional methods still function in the unconventional world? ... Read more

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