Author: William Goldsmith
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
ISBN: 1848128622
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Meet Mark Anchovy: pizza delivery boy and private detective! 'Hilarious and exciting' The Scotsman 'LOVE this proper funny series ... Funny, fast-paced adventure with loads of cheese (the good kind!)' Pamela Butchart Colin Kingsley is a pizza delivery boy with a twist. He's actually an aspiring detective. But in sleepy Rufflington-on-Sea, there are no cases to solve - until the Golden Spatula League come calling. The world's premier agency for 'caterer-detectives', run by children, the G.S.L. have been dazzled by Colin's freakish memory skills. To join their ranks, Colin - codenamed 'Mark Anchovy' - must fly to Rome to track down a valuable stolen painting, titled, 'Girl With A Squirrel'. The chief suspect: Big Alan Fresco, notorious art thief and pizza addict. It's the toughest, most pizza-ry mystery the G.S.L. have ever encountered. Read more of the Mark Anchovy adventures for fast-paced and food-filled hilarity: MARK ANCHOVY: WAR AND PIZZA MARK ANCHOVY: PIZZA POWER
Mark Anchovy: Pizza Detective (Mark Anchovy 1)
Author: William Goldsmith
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
ISBN: 1848128622
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Meet Mark Anchovy: pizza delivery boy and private detective! 'Hilarious and exciting' The Scotsman 'LOVE this proper funny series ... Funny, fast-paced adventure with loads of cheese (the good kind!)' Pamela Butchart Colin Kingsley is a pizza delivery boy with a twist. He's actually an aspiring detective. But in sleepy Rufflington-on-Sea, there are no cases to solve - until the Golden Spatula League come calling. The world's premier agency for 'caterer-detectives', run by children, the G.S.L. have been dazzled by Colin's freakish memory skills. To join their ranks, Colin - codenamed 'Mark Anchovy' - must fly to Rome to track down a valuable stolen painting, titled, 'Girl With A Squirrel'. The chief suspect: Big Alan Fresco, notorious art thief and pizza addict. It's the toughest, most pizza-ry mystery the G.S.L. have ever encountered. Read more of the Mark Anchovy adventures for fast-paced and food-filled hilarity: MARK ANCHOVY: WAR AND PIZZA MARK ANCHOVY: PIZZA POWER
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
ISBN: 1848128622
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Meet Mark Anchovy: pizza delivery boy and private detective! 'Hilarious and exciting' The Scotsman 'LOVE this proper funny series ... Funny, fast-paced adventure with loads of cheese (the good kind!)' Pamela Butchart Colin Kingsley is a pizza delivery boy with a twist. He's actually an aspiring detective. But in sleepy Rufflington-on-Sea, there are no cases to solve - until the Golden Spatula League come calling. The world's premier agency for 'caterer-detectives', run by children, the G.S.L. have been dazzled by Colin's freakish memory skills. To join their ranks, Colin - codenamed 'Mark Anchovy' - must fly to Rome to track down a valuable stolen painting, titled, 'Girl With A Squirrel'. The chief suspect: Big Alan Fresco, notorious art thief and pizza addict. It's the toughest, most pizza-ry mystery the G.S.L. have ever encountered. Read more of the Mark Anchovy adventures for fast-paced and food-filled hilarity: MARK ANCHOVY: WAR AND PIZZA MARK ANCHOVY: PIZZA POWER
The Pear Affair
Author: Judith Eagle
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536217034
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
"First published by Faber & Faber Limited (UK) 2020"--Title page verso.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536217034
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
"First published by Faber & Faber Limited (UK) 2020"--Title page verso.
A Dark So Deadly
Author: Stuart MacBride
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 000821770X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
A gripping standalone thriller from the Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae series.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 000821770X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
A gripping standalone thriller from the Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae series.
Pirate Cinema
Author: Cory Doctorow
Publisher: Tor Teen
ISBN: 1429943181
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of Little Brother, Cory Doctorow, comes Pirate Cinema, a new tale of a brilliant hacker runaway who finds himself standing up to tyranny. Trent McCauley is sixteen, brilliant, and obsessed with one thing: making movies on his computer by reassembling footage from popular films he downloads from the net. In the dystopian near-future Britain where Trent is growing up, this is more illegal than ever; the punishment for being caught three times is that your entire household's access to the internet is cut off for a year, with no appeal. Trent's too clever for that too happen. Except it does, and it nearly destroys his family. Shamed and shattered, Trent runs away to London, where he slowly learns the ways of staying alive on the streets. This brings him in touch with a demimonde of artists and activists who are trying to fight a new bill that will criminalize even more harmless internet creativity, making felons of millions of British citizens at a stroke. Things look bad. Parliament is in power of a few wealthy media conglomerates. But the powers-that-be haven't entirely reckoned with the power of a gripping movie to change people's minds.... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Tor Teen
ISBN: 1429943181
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of Little Brother, Cory Doctorow, comes Pirate Cinema, a new tale of a brilliant hacker runaway who finds himself standing up to tyranny. Trent McCauley is sixteen, brilliant, and obsessed with one thing: making movies on his computer by reassembling footage from popular films he downloads from the net. In the dystopian near-future Britain where Trent is growing up, this is more illegal than ever; the punishment for being caught three times is that your entire household's access to the internet is cut off for a year, with no appeal. Trent's too clever for that too happen. Except it does, and it nearly destroys his family. Shamed and shattered, Trent runs away to London, where he slowly learns the ways of staying alive on the streets. This brings him in touch with a demimonde of artists and activists who are trying to fight a new bill that will criminalize even more harmless internet creativity, making felons of millions of British citizens at a stroke. Things look bad. Parliament is in power of a few wealthy media conglomerates. But the powers-that-be haven't entirely reckoned with the power of a gripping movie to change people's minds.... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Mog’s Birthday
Author: Judith Kerr
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008399417
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Share in fifty years of a really remarkable cat... A special birthday story to celebrate fifty years of MOG, everyone’s favourite family cat!
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008399417
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Share in fifty years of a really remarkable cat... A special birthday story to celebrate fifty years of MOG, everyone’s favourite family cat!
Mark Anchovy: Pizza Power (Mark Anchovy 3)
Author: William Goldsmith
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
ISBN: 1800780435
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Mark Anchovy: pizza delivery boy and private detective is on a new mission - to Japan! 'Hilarious and exciting' The Scotsman 'LOVE this proper funny series ... Funny, fast-paced adventure with loads of cheese (the good kind!)' Pamela Butchart Colin Kingsley, AKA Mark Anchovy, has a lot on his plate. And it's not just fishy pizza . . . The pizza delivery boy turned detective is in Japan to track down Lord Bobo, an English gameshow host who is missing. Worryingly, a bloodthirsty butler is after him. More worryingly, he has a new apprentice to train: his sister, Alicia. Has the world's busiest pizza detective bitten off more than he can chew? Read more of the Mark Anchovy adventures for fast-paced and food-filled hilarity: MARK ANCHOVY: PIZZA DETECTIVE - out now! MARK ANCHOVY: WAR AND PIZZA - out now!
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
ISBN: 1800780435
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Mark Anchovy: pizza delivery boy and private detective is on a new mission - to Japan! 'Hilarious and exciting' The Scotsman 'LOVE this proper funny series ... Funny, fast-paced adventure with loads of cheese (the good kind!)' Pamela Butchart Colin Kingsley, AKA Mark Anchovy, has a lot on his plate. And it's not just fishy pizza . . . The pizza delivery boy turned detective is in Japan to track down Lord Bobo, an English gameshow host who is missing. Worryingly, a bloodthirsty butler is after him. More worryingly, he has a new apprentice to train: his sister, Alicia. Has the world's busiest pizza detective bitten off more than he can chew? Read more of the Mark Anchovy adventures for fast-paced and food-filled hilarity: MARK ANCHOVY: PIZZA DETECTIVE - out now! MARK ANCHOVY: WAR AND PIZZA - out now!
The Speed of Dark
Author: Elizabeth Moon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
"In the near future, disease will be a condition of the past. Most genetic defects will be removed at birth; the remaining during infancy. Unfortunately, there will be a generation left behind. For members of that missed generation, small advances will be made. Through various programs, they will be taught to get along in the world despite their differences. They will be made active and contributing members of society. But they will never be normal. Lou Arrendale is a member of that lost generation, born at the wrong time to reap the awards of medical science. Part of a small group of high-functioning autistic adults, he has a steady job with a pharmaceutical company, a car, friends, and a passion for fencing. Aside from his annual visits to his counselor, he lives a low-key, independent life. He has learned to shake hands and make eye contact. He has taught himself to use "please" and "thank you" and other conventions of conversation because he knows it makes others comfortable. He does his best to be as normal as possible and not to draw attention to himself. But then his quiet life comes under attack. It starts with an experimental treatment that will reverse the effects of autism in adults. With this treatment Lou would think and act and "be just like everyone else. But if he was suddenly free of autism, would he still be himself? Would he still love the same classical music-with its complications and resolutions? Would he still see the same colors and patterns in the world-shades and hues that others cannot see? Most importantly, would he still love Marjory, a woman who may never be able to reciprocate his feelings? Would it be easier for her to return the love of a"normal"? There are intense pressures coming from the world around him-including an angry supervisor who wants to cut costs by sacrificing the supports necessary to employ autistic workers. Perhaps even more disturbing are the barrage of questions within himself. For Lou must decide if he should submit to a surgery that might completely change the way he views the world . . . and the very essence of who he is. Thoughtful, provocative, poignant, unforgettable, "The Speed of Dark is a gripping exploration into the mind of an autistic person as he struggles with profound questions of humanity and matters of the heart.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
"In the near future, disease will be a condition of the past. Most genetic defects will be removed at birth; the remaining during infancy. Unfortunately, there will be a generation left behind. For members of that missed generation, small advances will be made. Through various programs, they will be taught to get along in the world despite their differences. They will be made active and contributing members of society. But they will never be normal. Lou Arrendale is a member of that lost generation, born at the wrong time to reap the awards of medical science. Part of a small group of high-functioning autistic adults, he has a steady job with a pharmaceutical company, a car, friends, and a passion for fencing. Aside from his annual visits to his counselor, he lives a low-key, independent life. He has learned to shake hands and make eye contact. He has taught himself to use "please" and "thank you" and other conventions of conversation because he knows it makes others comfortable. He does his best to be as normal as possible and not to draw attention to himself. But then his quiet life comes under attack. It starts with an experimental treatment that will reverse the effects of autism in adults. With this treatment Lou would think and act and "be just like everyone else. But if he was suddenly free of autism, would he still be himself? Would he still love the same classical music-with its complications and resolutions? Would he still see the same colors and patterns in the world-shades and hues that others cannot see? Most importantly, would he still love Marjory, a woman who may never be able to reciprocate his feelings? Would it be easier for her to return the love of a"normal"? There are intense pressures coming from the world around him-including an angry supervisor who wants to cut costs by sacrificing the supports necessary to employ autistic workers. Perhaps even more disturbing are the barrage of questions within himself. For Lou must decide if he should submit to a surgery that might completely change the way he views the world . . . and the very essence of who he is. Thoughtful, provocative, poignant, unforgettable, "The Speed of Dark is a gripping exploration into the mind of an autistic person as he struggles with profound questions of humanity and matters of the heart.
Women and the Mafia
Author: Giovanni Fiandaca
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387365427
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
The insightful essays in this book shine a new light on the roles of women within criminal networks, roles that in reality are often less traditional than researchers used to think. The book seeks to answer questions from a wide range of academic disciplines and traces the portrait of women tied to organized crime in Italy and around the world. The book offers up accounts of mafia women, and also tales of severe abuse and violence against women.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387365427
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
The insightful essays in this book shine a new light on the roles of women within criminal networks, roles that in reality are often less traditional than researchers used to think. The book seeks to answer questions from a wide range of academic disciplines and traces the portrait of women tied to organized crime in Italy and around the world. The book offers up accounts of mafia women, and also tales of severe abuse and violence against women.
A Long Time Gone
Author: Karen White
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451468554
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street novels comes an enthralling southern gothic saga about one woman's quest for the truth... When Vivien Walker left her home in the Mississippi Delta, she swore never to go back. But in the spring, nine years to the day since she’d left, Vivien returns, fleeing from a broken marriage and her lost dreams for children. What she hopes to find is solace with her dear grandmother who raised her, a Walker woman with a knack for making everything all right. Instead Vivien is forced into the unexpected role of caretaker, challenging her personal quest to find the girl she once was. But things will change again in ways Vivien cannot imagine. A violent storm has revealed the remains of a long-dead woman buried near the Walker home, not far from the cypress swamp that is soon to give up its ghosts. Vivien knows there is now only one way to rediscover herself—by uncovering the secrets of her family and breaking the cycle of loss that has haunted them for generations. READERS GUIDE INCLUDED
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451468554
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street novels comes an enthralling southern gothic saga about one woman's quest for the truth... When Vivien Walker left her home in the Mississippi Delta, she swore never to go back. But in the spring, nine years to the day since she’d left, Vivien returns, fleeing from a broken marriage and her lost dreams for children. What she hopes to find is solace with her dear grandmother who raised her, a Walker woman with a knack for making everything all right. Instead Vivien is forced into the unexpected role of caretaker, challenging her personal quest to find the girl she once was. But things will change again in ways Vivien cannot imagine. A violent storm has revealed the remains of a long-dead woman buried near the Walker home, not far from the cypress swamp that is soon to give up its ghosts. Vivien knows there is now only one way to rediscover herself—by uncovering the secrets of her family and breaking the cycle of loss that has haunted them for generations. READERS GUIDE INCLUDED