{"product_id":"9798337200361","title":"The Killers","description":"Author: Daniel P Mannix\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9798337200361\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Open Road Integrated Media\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 Oct 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 230 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA showdown ensues between a bird of prey and a barnyard rooster in this masterpiece of nature fiction from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fox and the Hound\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Whitehackle comes from a long line of fighting cocks, but exceeds expectations as he rises to the top of the pecking order. His reputation grows when he chases off a fox and attacks a hawk in gallant defense of one his hens. The arrogant rooster is now king of the barnyard, but the hawk still circles above...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A female Cooper's hawk, Ishmael, has few natural enemies. Life itself is her greatest foe-and survive she must, to mate and nest and raise her young. Even a gunshot can't stop this courageous bird-yet she may have met her match in Whitehackle...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The day-to-day life of hawk and rooster collide in a fragile environment encroached upon by modern forces in a story of predation-both animal and human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A very compelling tale.... Mannix, who has spent most of his life near and with animals, treads it with a sure foot and a clear-eyed unsentimental approach. Like the nature he writes about, he makes no apologies and asks no special indulgence-and he writes a very readable book.\" -\u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Mannix shifts back and forth between natural enemies, dramatizing but not fictionalizing their life experiences in thoroughly entertaining information writing.... He's combined a mass of wild bird lore with a coopful of material on the complex social structure and behavior patterns of domestic poultry. Bet your nestegg on it.\" -\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47925107130526,"sku":"ING-9798337200361","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9798337200361.jpg?v=1782959708","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9798337200361","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}