When the worlds of Ranger's Apprentice and Brotherband cross over, action and adventure are guaranteed! King Duncan of Araluen has an urgent mission for Hal and the Heron Brotherband. One assassination attempt on Princess Cassandra was foiled. But the killers won't be satisfied until they have fulfilled their honour-bound duty. The Herons, along with Ranger Gilan, set off for Arrida. There they must track the cult of killers across the desert, and infiltrate the cult's mountain lair to find their leader - and stop him. But the giant assassin isn't the only threat they will face. There is a seaside battle looming, and the Herons are called upon to help an old friend of Araluen in his fight. Trapped in an unfamiliar land, their forces split between searing hot land and treacherous seas, can the Herons complete their mission - before the killers find their royal target?
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 256, Publishers: John Wiley & Sons Inc, Author: Suk–young Kim, ISBN-13: 9781503640870, Date of issue: 2024
Román se vyznačuje černou komikou, nutí k přemýšlení a neustále překvapuje. Pagford je zdánlivě idylické anglické městečko s dlážděným náměstím a starobylým opatstvím, ale za hezkou fasádou je město ve válce, naznačuje děj nakladatel. "Bohatí jsou ve válce s chudými, teenageři s rodiči, manželky s manželi, učitelé se žáky."Zápletka začíná úmrtím čtyřicátníka Barryho Fairweathera, které obyvatele městečka šokuje. "Prázdné místo, které po Barrym zůstane v radě farnosti, se brzy stane katalyzátorem pro největší válku, jakou město zažilo. Kdo bude triumfovat ve volbách provázených vášněmi, pokrytectvím a nečekanými odhaleními?" píše nakladatelství Little, Brown.
J.K. Rowling's screenwriting debut is captured in this exciting hardcover edition of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them screenplay.When Magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York, he intends his stay to be just a brief stopover. However, when his magical case is misplaced and some of Newt's fantastic beasts escape, it spells trouble for everyone . . .Inspired by the original Hogwart's textbook by Newt Scamander, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original screenplay marks the screenwriting debut of J.K. Rowling, author of the beloved and internationally bestselling Harry Potter books. A feat of imagination and featuring a cast of remarkable characters and magical creatures, this is epic adventure-packed storytelling at its very best. Whether an existing fan or new to the wizarding world, this is a perfect addition for any film lover or reader's bookshelf.The film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them will have its theatrical release on 18th November 2016.
Boris Vians erfolgreichstes Buch: der Kultroman über eine seltsame Liebe, voller sprachlicher Erfindungen und fantastischer Begebenheiten. Colin hat seinen Freund Chick zum Essen geladen - alles ist bestens vorbereitet: blassblaues, zum Teppich passendes Tischtuch, als Tafelaufsatz ein Glasgefäß, in dem zwei in Formalin schwimmende Hühnchen das "Spectre de la Rose" von Nijinski darstellen. Nicolas, der Koch, serviert Pastete von einem Aal, den er mit Ananas-Zahnpasta aus der Wasserleitung gelockt hat. Als Colin endlich die süße Chloe kennenlernt wird gleich geheiratet, mit allem was dazugehört: Ehrenpäderasten, einem schneeweißen Automobil und Unmengen von weißen Gladiolen und roten Rosen, mit denen die Zimmer ausgelegt werden. Noch auf der Hochzeitsreise spürt Chloe einen rätselhaften Druck in der Brust. Professor Frißtfrist lässt zwar den Goldpegel in Colins Tresor immer weiter sinken, weiß aber keinen rechten Rat ...
Joey is a good kid, maybe even a great kid, but his teachers never know what he's going to do next. He sharpens his finger in the pencil-sharpener and swallows his house key. He can't sit still for more than a minute - Joey is buzzing! Told from Joey's own unique viewpoint by acclaimed American author Jack Gantos, this is an exceptionally funny and touching story about a boy with severe attention deficit disorder (ADD).
There's no right way to keep a diary, but if there's an entertaining way, David Sedaris seems to have mastered it. If it's navel-gazing you're after, you've come to the wrong place; ditto treacly self-examination. Rather, his observations turn outward: a fight between two men on a bus, a fight between two men on the street, pedestrians being whacked over the head or gathering to watch as a man considers jumping to his death. There's a dirty joke shared at a book signing, then a dirtier one told at a dinner party-lots of jokes here. Plenty of laughs. These diaries remind you that you once really hated George W. Bush, and that not too long ago, Donald Trump was a harmless laughingstock, at least on French TV. Time marches on, and Sedaris, at his desk or on planes, in fine hotel dining rooms and odd Japanese inns, records it. The entries here reflect an ever-changing background-new administrations, new restrictions on speech and conduct. What you can say at the start of the book, you can't by the end. At its best, A Carnival of Snackery is a sort of sampler: the bitter and the sweet. Some entries are just what you wanted. Others you might want to spit discreetly into a napkin.
"Was wohl hinter der Sonne, dem Mond und den Sternen ist?" Diese und viele weitere wichtige Fragen beschäftigen Ida. Da taucht eines nachts ein fliegender Wal auf, der sie auf eine abenteuerliche Reise mitnimmt. Gemeinsam nähern sie sich den großen Fragen des Lebens
Hellraisers tells the story of four of the greatest boozers of all time: Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole and Oliver Reed. Robert Sellers and Jake cleverly weave the four biographies seamlessly into one fast-paced adventure of drunken binges, orgies, parties and fun. Told through the eyes of Martin, a wannabe Hellraiser, the story begins in a typical London pub at Christmas time. One by one, each of the four Hellraisers take this disillusioned soul on a personal tour of their childhoods, rise to stardom and chaotic personal lives.
This is the story, based on fact, of a boy who couldn't speak until the age of seven. Now twenty, he describes the events of his life. Four-year-old Shahaab has not started talking. The family doctor believes there is no cause for concern; nevertheless, Shahaab is ridiculed by others who call him 'dumb'. Young Shahaab doesn't understand what the word means and thinks it is a compliment, until one day his cousin plays a trick on him to prove to everyone that the boy truly is the neighbourhood idiot. When his mother recounts the incident to her husband, Shahaab is crushed to learn that his father also thinks the boy's speech impediment indicates that his son is an idiot and thus brings shame on the family. Shahaab soon recognizes that his father's love and esteem is concentrated on his older brother, Arash, and his younger sister, Shadee. In his innocent and deeply hurt child's mind, he begins to believe that the 'good' and 'intelligent' children like his older brother are their fathers' sons. On the other hand, children like him who are 'clumsy' and 'problematic' are their mothers' sons. From that moment on, his world, which he thought was filled with beauty and kindness, suddenly turns harsh, full of anger and insult. He begins to lash out, taking childish revenge on those around him, encouraged by his two imaginary friends, Esi and Bibi. No one in the family can understand Shahaab's wild behaviour except his maternal grandmother, who seems to possess the understanding and the kindness he so desperately craves. Their growing bond leads to a deep friendship in which Shahaab is able to experience some happiness and finally find his voice.
Michael, a young boy growing up on the tropical island of Rose Town, has been saving up for his own fishing boat for years. But when a terrible storm wrecks his home, Michael is forced to take a job working for a rich, mysterious newcomer named Spargo. Spargo asks Michael to search for one thing in the deep waters around Rose Town - whales . . . Autorid: Nicola Davies
An eye-opening account of the over-medicalisation of our lives, by a leading medical practitioner and popular Telegraph health expert. The number of prescriptions issued by family doctors has soared threefold in just fifteen years with millions now committed to taking a cocktail of half a dozen (or more) different pills to lower the blood pressure and sugar levels, statins, bone strengthening and cardio protective drugs. In Too Many Pills, doctor and writer James Le Fanu examines how this progressive medicalisation of people's lives now poses a major threat to their health and wellbeing, responsible for a hidden epidemic of drug induced illness (muscular aches and pains, lethargy, insomnia, impaired memory and general decrepitude), a sharp increase in the number of emergency hospital admissions for serious side effects and implicated in the recently noted decline in life expectancy. The paradoxically harmful, if increasingly well recognised, consequences of too much medicine are illustrated by the remarkable personal testimony of the readers of James Le Fanu's weekly medical column, coerced into taking drugs they do not need, debilitated by their adverse effects - and their almost miraculous recovery on discontinuing them. The only solution, he argues, is for the public to take the initiative. His review of the relevant evidence for the efficacy, or otherwise, of commonly prescribed drugs should allow readers of Too Many Pills to ask much more searching questions about the benefits and risks of the medicines they are taking.
