Opis: The Strength of the Pines (Classic Reprint) - Marshall Edison

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Bruce was wakened by the sharp ring of his telephone bell. He heard its first note; and its jingle seemed to continue endlessly. There was no period of drowsiness between sleep and wakefulness; instantly he was fully aroused, in complete control of all his faculties. And this is not especially common to men bred in the security of civilization. Rather it is a trait of the wild creatures; a little matter that is quite necessary if they care at all about living. A deer, for instance, that cannot leap out of a mid-afternoon nap, soar a fair ten feet in the air, and come down with legs in the right position for running comes to a sad end, rather soon, in a puma's claws. Frontiersmen learn the trait too; but as Bruce was a dweller of cities it seemed somewhat strange in him. The trim, hard muscles were all cocked and primed for anything they should be told to do.

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Szczegóły: The Strength of the Pines (Classic Reprint) - Marshall Edison

Nazwa: The Strength of the Pines (Classic Reprint)
Autor: Marshall Edison
Wydawnictwo: FB &c Ltd
Kod paskowy: 9781330434758
Języki: angielski
Ilość stron: 326
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Oprawa: Miękka

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