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Babbling Birds An Anthology of Poems About Parrots From Antiquity to the Present Compiled by David L. O'Neal 101 poems by 89 poets, including Ovid, Statius, Crinagoras, Tu Fu, Han-shan, Po Chi-I, Zhu Quingyu, Skelton, Campbell, Wordsworth, Gresset, Raffi, Rilke, Eliot, Stevens, Kees, Ashberry, Kinsella, and 71 other poets. 158 pages; 20 color illustrations, 1 black and white illustration; 8 page Introduction by the compiler; soft cover. $17.50 The first and only anthology of its kind. Reviews: "This book is a gem for parrot and poetry lovers alike and was evidently compiled with careful scholarship."--Jack Lewis "Belongs in the library of anyone who collects books on birds or parrots, or who just plain likes good poetry anthologies; it is the only book of its kind.A labor of love by Mr. O'Neal" - Janet Delgado ****************************** |
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Streak: The Parrot Who Loves Me By David O'Neal 86 pages; 3 color and 2 black and white illustrations; soft cover. $12.75 An account of remarkable bond between myself and my intelligent Yellow-collared Macaw, the things we do together, and the adventures we share. |
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| *********************************************************************** The Sailor’s Hornbook, or ABC; With a Vermiform Appendix on Racing Terminology By David o'Neal “He deserves Paradise who makes his companions laugh.”—Mohammed / Koran Illustrated by Jennifer Powell Soft cover; 154 pages; 18 black & white illustrations by Jennifer Powell. $15.00 Reviews "Destined to become a classic of nautical humor. Like most classics, it will be well known and seldom read." - Mark Twain “The funniest book I’ve ever read—except one of my own.”—James Thurber “Clever! Should be in every sailor’s duffel. A good read, especially when accompanied by several glasses of gin.”—Sir Francis Charles Chichester. “Music to my ears—the verse is positively oceanic and sings in perfect twelve- meter.”—Sir Neville Mariner. “A good book, with lots of arcane nautical lore, but will it float?”—L. Francis Herreshoff. “Si O’Neal había sido mi navegante, yo nunca habría descubierto América.”—Columbus de Cristobal. “Amusing. Nonetheless, I won’t let O’Neal within one hundred miles of any of my boats.”—Margaret Spencer, certifiable US Sailing instructor. Examples of Definitions NAVIGATION. Traditional navigation, without electronics, is the art and science of getting the boat to its destination with the use of cheap plastic instruments such as parallel rulers, plotters and protractors. Applying the rule of unintentional consequences, or the navigator’s calculations being imprecise, it has been found that the average result of traditional navigation is about 150 miles either side of the targeted landfall. See Circumnavigation and Intentionality. While navigators are indispensable, I knew one who was reprehensible; He attacked a young maid, And made her afraid; At the trial he was found indefensible. e=mc2 ENTRANCE. The way to get in, as to a harbor. If the entrance is long, narrow, and crooked, and is to be sailed rather than motored, the likelihood of reaching the end undamaged can be predetermined by the formula E=mc2 [where E=width of entrance, m=mass of boat, c=average estimated speed thru curves, and 2 =number of sharp turns (2,3,4,etc). This is one of the essential sailing formulas to know well. See CAPE and Vorticity Equation. ************************************************ Other Books by David O'Neal: Alphabeastiary I & II. Being 52 mostly humorous poems on birds, animals, reptiles, fish; 55 pages, illustrated, soft cover. $5.00 Light and Dark: Poems. 119 pages, soft cover [with] Poems II: Supplement to Light and Dark. 18 pages, soft cover. Together 2 vols. $15.00 Georgia on my Vine and Other Masterpieces of Modern Literature. Being short stories and sketches. 210 pages, soft cover. $15.00 The Science of Immortality and Other Poems. 50 pages; soft cover: $5.00 Please order these books from the Contact Me page on this website or email davidloneal@yahoo.com |
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