Mel White Knihy

This richly illustrated book will coincide with the centennial anniversary of the National Park Service.

A guide for beginning and intermediate birders describes the best birding spots in the eastern U.S. and includes species lists, descriptions of birds and their behavior, and tips on the best times to visit

Embark on a unique journey of varied personal adventures and historical highlights, a book that's every bit as engrossing, enlightening, and enchanting as the dozen enduring rivers it explores. Accompanied by dramatic photographs and period illustrations, Exploring the Great Rivers of North America chronicles how our continent's magnificent waterways have molded human history, interacting with conquistadores and colonists, trappers and explorers, steamboat pilots and God Rush prospectors, Native Americans and Amish farmers, and many, many others.

“Compelling...eloquent and compassionate...We learn as much about growing up in the Christian right as we do about gay life in Mel White’s heartfelt and revealing memoir.”—San Francisco Examiner Until Christmas Eve 1991, Mel White was regarded by the leaders of the religious right as one of their most talented and productive supporters. He penned the speeches of Ollie North. He was a ghostwriter for Jerry Falwell, worked with Jim Bakker, flew in Pat Robertson's private jet, walked sandy beaches with Billy Graham. What these men didn't know was that Mel White—evangelical minister, committed Christian, family man—was gay. In this remarkable book, Mel White details his twenty-five years of being counseled, exorcised, electric-shocked, prayed for, and nearly driven to suicide because his church said homosexuality was wrong. But his salvation—to be openly gay and Christian—is more than a unique coming-out story. It is a chilling exposé that goes right into the secret meetings and hidden agendas of the religious right. Told by an eyewitness and sure to anger those Mel White once knew best, Stranger at the Gate is a warning about where the politics of hate may lead America...a brave book by a good man whose words can make us richer in spirit and much wiser too.

Unter den Computerspielen sind die Angry Birds lange keine Unbekannten mehr.? Ob Red, Terence oder Bubbles – jeder kennt die Vögel, jeder liebt sie. Weltweit wurden die Angry-Birds-Spiele über 500 Millionen Mal heruntergeladen. Millionen von Menschen spielen begeistert mit ihnen, lenken explodierende Amseln oder meckernde Spatzen. Hier geht es um die Vorbilder der wütenden Vögel in der Natur: Das Begleitbuch enthält 50 spannende Fakten und witzige Geschichten darüber, was passiert, wenn echte Vögel mal so richtig ausrasten. Außerdem kommt die Wahrheit über die Angry Birds im Spiel ans Licht. Eingeteilt in vier Level, stellt die Autorin Mel White die persönlichen Profile der Vögel vor. Ihre Hobbys, ihre Lebensgeschichten und was sie wirklich zornig macht. Das Buch ist eine unterhaltsame Erkundungstour – sowohl in die virtuelle als auch in die reale Vogelwelt.