Deprecated: Array and string offset access syntax with curly braces is deprecated in /www/libraryLand/subs/zombies/engine/classes/templates.class.php on line 232 Call Stack: 0.0003 408584 1. {main}() /www/libraryLand/subs/zombies/engine/rss.php:0 John Hicks - Free Library Land Online - Zombies https://zombies.library.land/ ru John Hicks - Free Library Land Online - Zombies DataLife Engine Goddess's Warrior https://zombies.library.land/john-hicks/22208-goddesss-warrior.html https://zombies.library.land/john-hicks/22208-goddesss-warrior.html Goddess's Warrior
This story is of the trials a young foundling goes through to find her family.The story describes the problems a young foundling has to face and the trials and undeserved punishments she suffers before she gains acceptance by her family and comrades.]]> Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:28:52 +0300 A Wander in Vetland https://zombies.library.land/john-hicks/494052-a_wander_in_vetland.html https://zombies.library.land/john-hicks/494052-a_wander_in_vetland.html A Wander in Vetland
John Hicks is an English trained vet who has spent much of his working life in rural New Zealand. On one level A Wander in Vetland is an insider's look at his changing profession. Hicks's entertaining anecdotes mark a fond farewell to "Herriotism": the dated public image of life as a rural vet, so lovingly depicted in the novels of James Herriot.But this memoir has a far broader scope. In a lively, literary style John Hicks links his tales with some of the more curious aspects of history - particularly veterinary and medical history. Hemlock poisoning leads to a discourse on Socrates' death; brain surgery on a ram poses the question of how Neolithic man performed similar operations. There are insights into the nature of bladder stones in animals and how these relate to the suffering of Samuel Pepys in the seventeenth century; and if you ever wondered how Italian women seduced their lovers or about the use of goose quills by eunuchs in Eastern seraglios, the answers are...]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:08:48 +0200 Pizzles in Paradise https://zombies.library.land/john-hicks/477496-pizzles_in_paradise.html https://zombies.library.land/john-hicks/477496-pizzles_in_paradise.html Pizzles in Paradise
Pizzles in Paradise is well-known Southland vet John Hicks's collection of anecdotes from more than 30 years of tending to bird, beast and pet-owner. It ranges from the wilds of New Zealand to the Yorkshire Dales, from the Scottish Highlands to the fjords of Norway. Whether abseilling off a cliff to perform a post-mortem on a horse or contending with hysterical owners of pets in a city surgery, John's stories are lively and good-humoured, occasionally poignant and often hilarious. He also tells stories of childhood pranks, the trials of adolescence and courtship, the pains and rewards of emigration and the sobering experience of dealing with cancer.]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:53:10 +0200