Author: Mark Watson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788461687534
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The Shark in the Park by Mark Watson and Pablo Michau ""Highly original, imaginative and thrilling."" ""The best illustrated children's book of 2014, hands down."" ""An old, old monster in a supposedly safe environment, one familiar to all. A walk in the park will never be the same again." " ""A hit! A brave and brilliant hit! An immediate children's classic." " The air is misty, bright and cool, the morning Michael walks to school. At the boundary of the park he waits, nervously he hesitates. The day warms up, the sun shines down and Mike walks on, into town. Gnarly branches, crook and tight, curl around the ghostly light. Suddenly he freezes, weak at the knees, what is that swimming beneath the trees? Terrifying, funny, thrilling! This new, beautifully illustrated children's book is available in paperback and digital versions. The Kindle version includes links to exclusive interactive content. Hear 7-time Emmy award winner, ABC News correspondent, and currently the host of Primetime: "What Would You Do?," John Quinones read "The Shark in the Park" on youtube here... http: //goo.gl/WXPCi0 Enjoy, and remember, it's just a story."
The Shark in the Park
Author: Mark Watson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788461687534
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The Shark in the Park by Mark Watson and Pablo Michau ""Highly original, imaginative and thrilling."" ""The best illustrated children's book of 2014, hands down."" ""An old, old monster in a supposedly safe environment, one familiar to all. A walk in the park will never be the same again." " ""A hit! A brave and brilliant hit! An immediate children's classic." " The air is misty, bright and cool, the morning Michael walks to school. At the boundary of the park he waits, nervously he hesitates. The day warms up, the sun shines down and Mike walks on, into town. Gnarly branches, crook and tight, curl around the ghostly light. Suddenly he freezes, weak at the knees, what is that swimming beneath the trees? Terrifying, funny, thrilling! This new, beautifully illustrated children's book is available in paperback and digital versions. The Kindle version includes links to exclusive interactive content. Hear 7-time Emmy award winner, ABC News correspondent, and currently the host of Primetime: "What Would You Do?," John Quinones read "The Shark in the Park" on youtube here... http: //goo.gl/WXPCi0 Enjoy, and remember, it's just a story."
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788461687534
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The Shark in the Park by Mark Watson and Pablo Michau ""Highly original, imaginative and thrilling."" ""The best illustrated children's book of 2014, hands down."" ""An old, old monster in a supposedly safe environment, one familiar to all. A walk in the park will never be the same again." " ""A hit! A brave and brilliant hit! An immediate children's classic." " The air is misty, bright and cool, the morning Michael walks to school. At the boundary of the park he waits, nervously he hesitates. The day warms up, the sun shines down and Mike walks on, into town. Gnarly branches, crook and tight, curl around the ghostly light. Suddenly he freezes, weak at the knees, what is that swimming beneath the trees? Terrifying, funny, thrilling! This new, beautifully illustrated children's book is available in paperback and digital versions. The Kindle version includes links to exclusive interactive content. Hear 7-time Emmy award winner, ABC News correspondent, and currently the host of Primetime: "What Would You Do?," John Quinones read "The Shark in the Park" on youtube here... http: //goo.gl/WXPCi0 Enjoy, and remember, it's just a story."
The Dracula Shark
Author: Terry McGuin
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1662453973
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
The story takes place in an old western town with one sheriff, in Allen East Transylvania. Dennis Brown Doctor, scientist, and a Dracula lives in a castle on the out skirts of town. His family comes to help him create something in his laboratory. They experiment on sharks. He shows them the serums, virus, and antidote that he has made. Dennis has a few surprises in store for them. One is his horse named Mid-night. He has a problem when someone either walks behind him or is not nice to him. The brothers fall for the same girl in town. One has a birthday but does not celebrate like normal people. Then things really start happening. They come across a beautiful cave, a few tunnels, a couple of houses that they didn't know were there. Let's just say it's hard to get out of all of them. Something goes through the whole town that makes them act weird. It's like you step in a mud puddle and find out it's quick sand. Hope you enjoy the book.
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1662453973
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
The story takes place in an old western town with one sheriff, in Allen East Transylvania. Dennis Brown Doctor, scientist, and a Dracula lives in a castle on the out skirts of town. His family comes to help him create something in his laboratory. They experiment on sharks. He shows them the serums, virus, and antidote that he has made. Dennis has a few surprises in store for them. One is his horse named Mid-night. He has a problem when someone either walks behind him or is not nice to him. The brothers fall for the same girl in town. One has a birthday but does not celebrate like normal people. Then things really start happening. They come across a beautiful cave, a few tunnels, a couple of houses that they didn't know were there. Let's just say it's hard to get out of all of them. Something goes through the whole town that makes them act weird. It's like you step in a mud puddle and find out it's quick sand. Hope you enjoy the book.
The Complete Odd Thomas 8-Book Bundle
Author: Dean Koontz
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 1101968591
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 3264
Book Description
His life unfolds with adventure, humor, and roller-coaster suspense. He’s the “most likable creation” (The New York Times) of “one of the master storytellers of this or any age” (The Tampa Tribune). And he’s got one hell of a hidden talent. If you don’t know his name by now, you’re the odd one out. Now all eight novels of Dean Koontz’s beloved series are together in one convenient ebook bundle: ODD THOMAS FOREVER ODD BROTHER ODD ODD HOURS ODD APOCALYPSE ODD INTERLUDE DEEPLY ODD SAINT ODD “The dead don’t talk. I don’t know why.” But they do try to communicate, with a short-order cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant confidant. Meet Odd Thomas, a gallant young sentinel at the crossroads of life and death who has won hearts on both sides of the divide. Sometimes the silent souls who seek out Odd want justice. Occasionally their otherworldly tips help him prevent a crime. You’re invited on an unforgettable journey through a world of terror and transcendence to wonders beyond imagining. And you can have no better guide than Odd Thomas. Acclaim for Dean Koontz and his Odd Thomas novels “This is Koontz working at his pinnacle, providing terrific entertainment that deals seriously with some of the deepest themes of human existence: the nature of evil, the grip of fate and the power of love.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Supernatural thrills with a side of laughs.”—The Denver Post “One would be hard-pressed to find a more satisfying read. . . . Not since Watchers has Dean Koontz created such an endearing and enduring character as Odd Thomas. . . . A superb story from one of our contemporary masters.”—San Antonio Express-News “An inventive . . . mix of suspense, whimsy and uplift.”—The Washington Post “Heartfelt and provocative . . . a wonderfully rich and entertaining story.”—Chicago Sun-Times
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 1101968591
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 3264
Book Description
His life unfolds with adventure, humor, and roller-coaster suspense. He’s the “most likable creation” (The New York Times) of “one of the master storytellers of this or any age” (The Tampa Tribune). And he’s got one hell of a hidden talent. If you don’t know his name by now, you’re the odd one out. Now all eight novels of Dean Koontz’s beloved series are together in one convenient ebook bundle: ODD THOMAS FOREVER ODD BROTHER ODD ODD HOURS ODD APOCALYPSE ODD INTERLUDE DEEPLY ODD SAINT ODD “The dead don’t talk. I don’t know why.” But they do try to communicate, with a short-order cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant confidant. Meet Odd Thomas, a gallant young sentinel at the crossroads of life and death who has won hearts on both sides of the divide. Sometimes the silent souls who seek out Odd want justice. Occasionally their otherworldly tips help him prevent a crime. You’re invited on an unforgettable journey through a world of terror and transcendence to wonders beyond imagining. And you can have no better guide than Odd Thomas. Acclaim for Dean Koontz and his Odd Thomas novels “This is Koontz working at his pinnacle, providing terrific entertainment that deals seriously with some of the deepest themes of human existence: the nature of evil, the grip of fate and the power of love.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Supernatural thrills with a side of laughs.”—The Denver Post “One would be hard-pressed to find a more satisfying read. . . . Not since Watchers has Dean Koontz created such an endearing and enduring character as Odd Thomas. . . . A superb story from one of our contemporary masters.”—San Antonio Express-News “An inventive . . . mix of suspense, whimsy and uplift.”—The Washington Post “Heartfelt and provocative . . . a wonderfully rich and entertaining story.”—Chicago Sun-Times
Terry Gilliam
Author: Peter Marks
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 152612551X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
This book is the most sustained and comprehensive examination to date of one of cinema's most challenging and lauded auteur. It proposes new ways of seeing Gilliam and his films that go beyond reductive readings of him as a gifted but manic fantasist. It analyses Gilliam's work over nearly four decades, from Monty Python, to Brazil and Tideland.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 152612551X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
This book is the most sustained and comprehensive examination to date of one of cinema's most challenging and lauded auteur. It proposes new ways of seeing Gilliam and his films that go beyond reductive readings of him as a gifted but manic fantasist. It analyses Gilliam's work over nearly four decades, from Monty Python, to Brazil and Tideland.
Pigeon English
Author: Stephen Kelman
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408815680
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Eleven-year-old Harrison Opoku, the second best runner in Year 7, races through his new life in England with his personalised trainers - the Adidas stripes drawn on with marker pen - blissfully unaware of the very real threat around him. Newly-arrived from Ghana with his mother and older sister Lydia, Harri absorbs the many strange elements of city life, from the bewildering array of Haribo sweets, to the frightening, fascinating gang of older boys from his school. But his life is changed forever when one of his friends is murdered. As the victim's nearly new football boots hang in tribute on railings behind fluorescent tape and a police appeal draws only silence, Harri decides to act, unwittingly endangering the fragile web his mother has spun around her family to keep them safe.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408815680
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Eleven-year-old Harrison Opoku, the second best runner in Year 7, races through his new life in England with his personalised trainers - the Adidas stripes drawn on with marker pen - blissfully unaware of the very real threat around him. Newly-arrived from Ghana with his mother and older sister Lydia, Harri absorbs the many strange elements of city life, from the bewildering array of Haribo sweets, to the frightening, fascinating gang of older boys from his school. But his life is changed forever when one of his friends is murdered. As the victim's nearly new football boots hang in tribute on railings behind fluorescent tape and a police appeal draws only silence, Harri decides to act, unwittingly endangering the fragile web his mother has spun around her family to keep them safe.
MEG: Primal Waters
Author: Steve Alten
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765308908
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
An adventuresome middle-aged father of two gets more than he bargained for when he joins a new survival series that puts him face to face with the most dangerous creature ever to stalk the Earth.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765308908
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
An adventuresome middle-aged father of two gets more than he bargained for when he joins a new survival series that puts him face to face with the most dangerous creature ever to stalk the Earth.
The Outboard Boys: Stories 3 and 4
Author: Roger Garis
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0978457390
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0978457390
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Shelter: Lost & Found
Author: R.A. Conroy
Publisher: BHC Press
ISBN: 1643970909
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Homeless and shy teen Peggy Dillan is on the run from a secret past. After daring to save a stray dog from a tormenting gang, she finds herself running right into the Farroway Animal Shelter and into something unexpected. There she meets an eccentric group of misfits in charge of the abused and neglected animals: no-nonsense, allergy-ridden Betty; cantankerous cat lady Clara; caring animal cop Joe; and Terry—the optimistic, patient, and diplomatic warden. Enlisted into their ranks, Peggy learns to navigate the run-down, problem-ridden shelter while searching for a way to save the stray dog, Lucky, from his abusive owner. As Peggy struggles to help save the sinking shelter, she learns it’s possible to change the world “one corner at a time” with courage and conviction. This novel contains forty beautiful original illustrations by the author.
Publisher: BHC Press
ISBN: 1643970909
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Homeless and shy teen Peggy Dillan is on the run from a secret past. After daring to save a stray dog from a tormenting gang, she finds herself running right into the Farroway Animal Shelter and into something unexpected. There she meets an eccentric group of misfits in charge of the abused and neglected animals: no-nonsense, allergy-ridden Betty; cantankerous cat lady Clara; caring animal cop Joe; and Terry—the optimistic, patient, and diplomatic warden. Enlisted into their ranks, Peggy learns to navigate the run-down, problem-ridden shelter while searching for a way to save the stray dog, Lucky, from his abusive owner. As Peggy struggles to help save the sinking shelter, she learns it’s possible to change the world “one corner at a time” with courage and conviction. This novel contains forty beautiful original illustrations by the author.
Dream Life
Author: G. Edward Stone
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 146282983X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Martin Rove seeks help from a sleep therapist to deal with chronic insomnia. Soon after, he is thrust into a vivid, parallel dream life, every bit as realistic as the concious life he is familiar with. His journey will bring him to the brink of insanity. His quest to understand may eventually cost him everything, including the woman he loves dearly.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 146282983X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Martin Rove seeks help from a sleep therapist to deal with chronic insomnia. Soon after, he is thrust into a vivid, parallel dream life, every bit as realistic as the concious life he is familiar with. His journey will bring him to the brink of insanity. His quest to understand may eventually cost him everything, including the woman he loves dearly.
Piranha Heights
Author: Philip Ridley
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1472538285
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
Philip Ridley's latest play for Soho Theatre brings his unique blend of story-telling mixed with an apocalyptic vision of a society at conflict with itself to the stage. 'Look - they're fading. Those liars. Dissolving . . . It's the end of their world . . . The birth of a new one . . . Our one . . . Our world.' It's Mother's Day and mother is dead. Now her two sons gather in her home to argue about the truth of their childhood. But a storm is approaching . . . with a violent new truth all of its own. This programme playtext is published to tie in with the premiere at Soho Theatre, London, on 15 May 2008. Praise for Leaves of Glass: 'Like a shard of glass plunged straight to the heart . . . superb.' Guardian
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1472538285
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
Philip Ridley's latest play for Soho Theatre brings his unique blend of story-telling mixed with an apocalyptic vision of a society at conflict with itself to the stage. 'Look - they're fading. Those liars. Dissolving . . . It's the end of their world . . . The birth of a new one . . . Our one . . . Our world.' It's Mother's Day and mother is dead. Now her two sons gather in her home to argue about the truth of their childhood. But a storm is approaching . . . with a violent new truth all of its own. This programme playtext is published to tie in with the premiere at Soho Theatre, London, on 15 May 2008. Praise for Leaves of Glass: 'Like a shard of glass plunged straight to the heart . . . superb.' Guardian