Horse People - Scenes from the Riding Life

Informationen zum Autor Michael Korda is the author of Ulysses S. Grant , Ike , Hero , and Charmed Lives . Educated at Le Rosey in Switzerland and at Magdalen College, Oxford, he served in the Royal Air Force. He took part in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and on its fiftieth anniversary was awarded the Order of Merit of the People's Republic of Hungary. He and his wife, Margaret, make their home in Dutchess County, New York. Klappentext Bestselling author Michael Korda's Horse People is the story -- sometimes hilariously funny, sometimes sad and moving, always shrewdly observed -- of a lifetime love affair with horses, and of the bonds that have linked humans with horses for more than ten thousand years. It is filled with intimate portraits of the kind of people, rich or poor, Eastern or Western, famous or humble, whose lives continue to revolve around the horse. Korda is a terrific storyteller, and his book is intensely personal and seductive, a joy for everyone who loves horses. Even those who have never ridden will be happy to saddle up and follow him through the world of horses, horse people, and the riding life. Zusammenfassung Bestselling author Michael Korda's Horse People is the story -- sometimes hilariously funny, sometimes sad and moving, always shrewdly observed -- of a lifetime love affair with horses, and of the bonds that have linked humans with horses for more than ten thousand years. It is filled with intimate portraits of the kind of people, rich or poor, Eastern or Western, famous or humble, whose lives continue to revolve around the horse. Korda is a terrific storyteller, and his book is intensely personal and seductive, a joy for everyone who loves horses. Even those who have never ridden will be happy to saddle up and follow him through the world of horses, horse people, and the riding life.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Michael Korda
• Verlag: Harper Collins Usa
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 21.10.2003
• EAN: 9780066212524
• ISBN: 978-0-06-621252-4
• Seiten: 384
• Abmessung: 155 mm x 229 mm x 33 mm
• Themen: Biography: general, Horse Racing, Memoirs, Wildlife: general interest, Dogs as pets, Domestic animals and pets, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Wildlife: mammals: general interest, Horses and ponies: general interest, Dog obedience and training, NATURE: Animals / General, NATURE: Animals / Wildlife, NATURE: Animals / Horses, NATURE: Animals / Mammals, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: General, HUMOR: General, PETS: Essays & Narratives, PETS: Horses, SPORTS & RECREATION: Animal Sports / Equestrian, SPORTS & RECREATION: Animal Sports / Horse Racing