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Alis the Aviator
by Danielle Metcalfe-ChenailCome along on an aviation journey with Alis! This spunky female guide will take you through an ABC of planes featuring gorgeous cut-paper art.An A to Z of planes past and present, this book has stunning cut-paper art and a cute-as-a-button guide named Alis. Named for Dr. Alis B. Kennedy, likely one of the first Indigenous women to obtain a commercial pilot licence with land and sea ratings in Canada, Alis will take you on an aviation tour from the Avro Arrow to the Zeppelin and everything in between. Meticulously researched and uniquely crafted, this is a one-of-a-kind book that will delight aviation fans big and little.
Alison Bechdel: Conversations (Conversations with Comic Artists Series)
by Rachel R. MartinDue to the huge success of her graphic memoir Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic in 2006 and its subsequent Tony Award–winning musical adaptation in 2009, Alison Bechdel (b. 1960) has recently become a household name. However, Bechdel, who has won numerous awards including a MacArthur Fellowship, has been writing and drawing comics since the early 1980s. Her comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For (DTWOF) stood out as one of the first to depict lesbians in popular culture and is widely hailed as an essential LGBTQ resource. It is also from this comic strip that the wildly popular Bechdel Test—a test to gauge positive female representation in film—obtained its name. While DTWOF secured Bechdel’s role in the comics world and queer community long before her mainstream success, Bechdel now experiences notoriety that few comics artists ever achieve and that women cartoonists have never attained.Spanning from 1990 to 2017, Alison Bechdel: Conversations collects twelve interviews that illustrate how Bechdel uses her own life, relationships, and contemporary events to expose the world to what she has referred to as the “fringes of acceptability”—the comics genre as well as queer culture and identity. These interviews reveal her intentionality in the use of characters, plots, structure, and cartooning to draw her readers toward disrupting the status quo.Starting with her earliest interviews on public access television and in little-known comics and queer presses, Rachel R. Martin traces Bechdel’s career from her days with DTWOF to her popularity with Fun Home and Are You My Mother? This volume includes her “one-off” DTWOF strips from November 2016 and March 2017 (not anthologized anywhere else) and in-depth discussions of her laborious creative process as well as upcoming projects.
Alison Dare, The Heart of the Maiden (Alison Dare #2)
by J. TorresAlison Dare: Indiana Jones meets Lara Croft in fabulous, graphic adventures.Alison Dare is not your typical twelve-year-old. She's the daughter of an archaeologist/adventurer and the masked hero known as the Blue Scarab. To top it off, she's also the niece of an international super-spy; it's no surprise that a craving for danger is in her blood! Unfortunately, her parents have locked her away at the prestigious St. Joan's Academy for Girls, hoping that this would lead to a more "normal" life for their daughter.But despite all the strict rules at the school, Alison and her best pals - Wendy and Dot - somehow manage to find themselves involved in adventures that rival those of Alison's globetrotting, planet-saving relatives. Whether it's magic genies, super-powered bank robbers, or a dastardly baron bent on world domination, Alison Dare delivers the best thrills since Indiana Jones and more action than Lara Croft!
Alison Dare, Little Miss Adventures (Alison Dare #1)
by J. TorresAlison Dare: Indiana Jones meets Lara Croft in fabulous, graphic adventures.Alison Dare is not your typical twelve-year-old. She's the daughter of an archaeologist/adventurer and the masked hero known as the Blue Scarab. To top it off, she's also the niece of an international super-spy; it's no surprise that a craving for danger is in her blood! Unfortunately, her parents have locked her away at the prestigious St. Joan's Academy for Girls, hoping that this would lead to a more "normal" life for their daughter.But despite all the strict rules at the school, Alison and her best pals - Wendy and Dot - somehow manage to find themselves involved in adventures that rival those of Alison's globetrotting, planet-saving relatives. Whether it's magic genies, super-powered bank robbers, or a dastardly baron bent on world domination, Alison Dare delivers the best thrills since Indiana Jones and more action than Lara Croft!
Alison Em Edimburgo
by Claudia Magalhães Motta Helen Susan SwiftVinda das Highlands escocesas para Edimburgo em busca de um marido, Alison Lamont se mete em todo tipo de apuros. Obrigada a se retirar do elegante baile de Lady Forres por causa de um beijo roubado, ela tem que escapar de um tumulto na famosa Cidade Velha e acaba passando a noite na cabana de Willie Kemp, um excêntrico construtor de barcos. O problema é que, enquanto Alison fica perdidamente apaixonada pelo Sr. Kemp, sua tia quer que ela se case com o repugnante, mas rico, John Forres. Alison toma medidas drásticas para resolver seu dilema, incluindo uma longa viagem por Pentland Hills, uma região coberta de neve. Mas de quem serão as misteriosas pegadas do lado de fora de seu chalé e qual o segredo que o Sr. Kemp está escondendo?
Alison Goes for the Gold
by Catherine ConnorAlison travels through the mirror to the Junior World Cup Skating Championship and she skates to the finals. Alison wants to win--until she tangles on the ice with the cool-tempered Katja from Germany. Can she be friends with her rival? Who will take home the Gold? The Magic Attic Club was born when Alison and her three best friends Heather, Keisha, and Megan find a golden key that unlocks a neighbor's attic. There, they discover a trunk full of wonderful costumes and a mirror that transports them into the past, to a party where they're the guests of honor. Once back home, they form the Magic Attic Club, and promise to share all of their adventures with each other. Join them, and you'll discover the magic of the attic, too!
The Alison Rules
by Catherine ClarkWhat is it about Alison? For one thing, she has rules: When stealing a rowboat, ALWAYS check that the oars are the same length, so you don't go in circles. In reference to your best friend's crush, KEEP your feelings to yourself. NEVER use your locker if that's where you were standing when told the very worst news of all. But rules -- like hearts -- are meant to be broken.
Alison the Art Fairy (The School Day Fairies #2)
by Daisy MeadowsIt's time for Jack Frost to learn his lesson! Best friends Kirsty Tate and Rachel Walker usually only get to spend vacations and holidays with each other. But for a special week, they'll both be going to the same school! It's a good thing the two friends are together. Jack Frost is causing trouble at the Fairyland School--and the School Day Fairies need help! Alison's gold art badge is nowhere to be found. Rachel and Kirsty have to find it before art class gets really messy!
Alison the Art Fairy: The School Days Fairies Book 2 (Rainbow Magic #2)
by Daisy MeadowsGet ready for an exciting fairy adventure with the no. 1 bestselling series for girls aged 5 and up. Rachel and Kirsty can't wait to go to school together for a week! But trouble starts when Jack Frost steals the School Days Fairies magical star badges. Can the girls get it back before everyone's lessons go horribly wrong? 'These stories are magic; they turn children into readers!' ReadingZone.com Read all four fairy adventures in the School Days Fairies set! Marissa the Science Fairy; Alison The Art Fairy; Lydia the Reading Fairy; Kathryn the PE Fairy.
Alison, Who Went Away
by Vivian Vande VeldeFourteen-year-old Susan (or, as she prefers to be called, Sybil) has been trying to reinvent herself ever since the mysterious disappearance of her older sister, Alison. Life has been very confusing since Alison left. Susan's mother has become overly protective, fearful of losing another child. Her new school is not all bad, of course, but it is different and puzzling. Her best friend, Connie, has what could be a wonderful idea -- or maybe it has the makings of a disaster: if they sign up for the school play, they might end up with dates for the freshman dance. Readers will empathize with Susan's attempt to make sense of her confused world, the loss of her sister, a new school, turmoil at home, and the growing pains of adolescence. But Susan, despite all, remains bright, funny, and self aware with the help of a new and intelligently supportive stepfather and a lively group of school friends. The story is believable and touching and distinguished by the narrator's voice.
Alison's Automotive Repair Manual
by Brad BarkleyA widow in her mid-thirties, Alison has been mourning for two years. Now living in small town West Virginia with her sister Sarah and brother-in-law Bill, Alison is unable to move on with her life. Finally, she promises Sarah and Bill that she will start over-once she restores the abandoned, nearly ruined 1976 Corvette she found rusting in the garage and immediately loved. Unfortunately, Alison doesn't know the first thing about cars, and the fact that the townspeople (with the exception of a cute demolition man) find a woman messing with automotive parts bewildering doesn't help. With beautiful frankness and surprising hilarity, Brad Barkley tells of a gutsy woman's attempts to overcome loss, and fit into a close-knit community, in a triumphant look at grief, love, loss, and moving on.
Alison's Fierce and Ugly Halloween
by Marion Dane BauerLike most kids, Alison loves Halloween. This year, instead of being a princess or a fairy, she decides to be something scary -- a pirate. But when nobody shows any trace of fear, she turns fierce and ugly for real!
Alison's Ghosts
by John Downie Mary Alice Downie[From the back cover:] "The oddly carved pipe bowl takes eleven-year-old Alison back in time into the wigwam of a Micmac shaman! She quickly returns to the present but it takes her all summer to unravel the pipe's haunting history." Alison knows it is her task to find the stem that fits with the pipe bowl she has. The sad shaman is depending on her to find it. Her younger sisters and cousins are too frightened of the ghosts Allison is seeing to help her. On her own, Alison learns that the pipe has done harm to families in the past and that it could harm her if she doesn't find the missing piece and return the whole pipe to its owner who, hundreds of years ago, knew how to use it to help others.
Alison's Zinnia
by Anita LobelAlison acquired an Amaryllis for Beryl. Beryl bought a Bergonia for Crystal. Crystal cut a Chrysanthemum for Dawn. And so it went until Yolansa yanked a Yucca for Zena, who zeroed in on a Zinnia for Alison... Anita Lobel's dazzling flower paintings glow with life and turn an original and witty alphabet book into a magnificent floral display for all ages. Alison acquired an Amaryllis for Beryl. Beryl bought a Begonia for Crystal. Crystal cut a Chrysanthemum for Dawn. And so it went, until Yolanda yanked a Yucca for Zena, who zeroed in on a Zinnia for Alison ...
Aliss at the Fire
by Jon Fosse Damion SearlsIn her old house by the fjord, Signe lies on a bench and sees a vision of herself as she was more than twenty years earlier: standing by the window waiting for her husband Asle, on that terrible late November day when he took his rowboat out onto the water and never returned. Her memories widen out to include their whole life together, and beyond: the bonds of one family and their battles with implacable nature stretching back over five generations, to Asle's great-great- grandmother Aliss. In Jon Fosse's vivid, hallucinatory prose, all these moments in time inhabit the same space, and the ghosts of the past collide with those who still live on. Aliss at the Fire is a haunting exploration of love, ranking among the greatest meditations on marriage and loss.
Aliss at the Fire
by Jon Fosse Damion SearlsIn her old house by the fjord, Signe lies on a bench and sees a vision of herself as she was more than twenty years earlier: standing by the window waiting for her husband Asle, on that terrible late November day when he took his rowboat out onto the water and never returned. Her memories widen out to include their whole life together, and beyond: the bonds of one family and their battles with implacable nature stretching back over five generations, to Asle's great-great- grandmother Aliss. In Jon Fosse's vivid, hallucinatory prose, all these moments in time inhabit the same space, and the ghosts of the past collide with those who still live on. Aliss at the Fire is a haunting exploration of love, ranking among the greatest meditations on marriage and loss.
Alissa's Miracle
by Ginna GrayAnd widow Alissa Kirkpatrick was so in love with enigmatic Dirk Matheson that she agreed to a childless marriage. She put away that dream of babies, moving on to her life with her handsome bridegroom. Until the pregnancy test proved positive. . . Alissa's joy turned to sadness after she told Dirk. This announcement was on he'd never expected, and he had past pain that he couldn't share. Suddenly Alissa was in for the fight of her life -- her man or her child. And with her little miracle budding within her, Alissa vowed she'd win both -- and love for a lifetime!
Alistair and Kip's Great Adventure!
by John SegalOne bossy cat. One nervous beagle. Two best friends. When Alistair and Kip set out to sea, they quickly find themselves in deep water. Who will come to the rescue? Join them and have a whale of a time in John Segal's charming tale of adventure and friendship.
Alistair Cooke at the Movies
by Alistair CookeA wonderful entertainment that reflects Alistair Cooke&’s love affair with cinema, from his early days as a film critic to his iconic role as the host of Masterpiece Theatre Humphrey Bogart, Fred Astaire, Lauren Bacall, Marlene Dietrich, and Marilyn Monroe are just a few of the stars profiled, along with many directors, in this sparkling and comprehensive collection of reviews, interviews, and essays. Alistair Cooke&’s first radio talk at the BBC was in October 1934, and the subject was cinema. He had begun reviewing films in the 1920s as a Cambridge undergraduate. This anthology of his best film criticism and essays includes his many favorite subjects. In &“The Symbol Called Garbo,&” Cooke reveals the woman behind the enigmatic screen goddess. James Cagney is identified as &“one of the few technically perfect actors,&” while Charlie Chaplin was &“the funniest clown alive.&” Shirley Temple&’s multi-million-dollar appeal is explained, as is the subtlety underpinning the slapstick humor of the Marx Brothers. Directors such as Frank Capra, Fritz Lang, and Cecil B. DeMille meet with Cooke&’s high praise, while Alfred Hitchcock evokes a more complicated reaction. Full of glamorous stars, provocative opinions, and fond memories, Alistair Cooke at the Movies is a very personal and captivating guide to the golden age of Hollywood and beyond.
The Alistair Cooke Collection Volume One: Letters from America, Talk About America, and The Americans
by Alistair CookeThree volumes of BBC broadcasts about the US from the New York Times–bestselling author, host of Masterpiece Theater, and &“international treasure&” (Booklist). In addition to his most visible presence as the host of PBS&’s Masterpiece Theater for over two decades, British-born Alistair Cooke entertained and informed millions of listeners around the globe with his weekly BBC radio program, Letters from America, for over half a century. An outstanding observer of the American scene, he became one of the world&’s best-loved broadcasters. The three works in this collection gather together his most memorable insights into American history and culture. &“Reading [Cooke] is like spending an evening with him: you may have heard it all before, but never told with such grace and sparkle&” (The New York Times Book Review). Letters from America: Beginning with his first letter in 1946, a powerful description of American GIs returning home, and ending with his last broadcast in February 2004, reflecting on the presidential campaign, this comprehensive collection displays Cooke&’s &“virtuosity approaching genius in talking about America in human terms&” (Lord Hill of Luton, chairman of the BBC). Highlights include an eyewitness account of Robert Kennedy&’s assassination, a moving evocation of 9/11, personal reflections on presidents, and warm remembrances of celebrity friends and cultural icons. &“In this tightly edited collection . . . Cooke captures the expanding soul of a nation and people.&” —Publishers Weekly Talk About America: Personally selected by Cooke, these dispatches cover a tumultuous time in American history, including the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War. Along with cogent commentary, Cooke offers characteristically incisive portraits of political and cultural figures such as John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert Frost, H. L. Mencken, Charles Lindbergh, and John Glenn. &“There is great political penetration here, and there are flashes on every page of wit, humanity, and wisdom.&” —The New York Times The Americans: Always entertaining, provocative, and enlightening, the &“best storyteller in America&” reports on an extraordinarily diverse range of topics, from Vietnam, Watergate, and the constitutional definition of free speech to the jogging craze and the pleasures of a family Christmas in Vermont (James Reston). In this New York Times bestseller, Cooke eulogizes Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren, pays an affectionate and moving tribute to Duke Ellington, and treats readers to a night at the opera with Jimmy Carter. &“One of the most gifted and urbane essayists of the century.&” —The Spectator
Alistair Grim's Odd Aquaticum (Alistair Grim #2)
by Greg Funaro"Dive head-, feet-, or face-first into this delicious danger." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review When Grubb, an orphan and runaway chimney sweep, entered the wondrous world of the Odditorium, his life changed forever. Apprenticed to the mechanical marvel's strange proprietor, Alistair Grim, Grubb unfortunately must settle into his new position on the lam, as all of England is convinced that Alistair Grim is a villain. Grim, however, has come up with a plan to expose the real villain: Prince Nightshade, a wicked necromancer who wants the Odditorium's power source for himself. With the evil prince hot on their trail, Grim, Grubb and the rest of the Odditorium's crew embark on a perilous adventure to find the legendary sword Excalibur: the only weapon capable of penetrating Nightshade's magical suit of armor. As expected, their quest turns out to be anything but ordinary. Not only can the Odditorium fly, but it can also swim! And so the crew battens down the hatches and sets off on an underwater voyage to the otherworldly realm of Avalon, home to Excalibur. Along the way, they must battle a banshee assassin, sea monsters, and a witch who seeks revenge on Alistair Grim for stealing her magical objects. But that's not all. Unbeknownst to Grubb and the others, their fate has been written in an ancient Avalonian prophecy-a prophecy that holds the key to a destiny not even Alistair Grim could have imagined.
Alistair Grim's Odditorium (Alistair Grim #1)
by Gregory FunaroGrubb, age twelve (or thereabouts), has never known anything beyond his miserable existence as a chimney sweep, paid only in insults and abuse by his cruel master. All of that changes the day he stows away in the coach belonging to a mysterious guest at the inn that he is tasked with cleaning. Grubb emerges from Alistair Grim's trunk and into the wondrous world of the Odditorium. Fueled by a glowing blue energy that Grubb can only begin to understand, the Odditorium is home to countless enchanted objects and an eccentric crew that embraces Grubb as one of their own. There's no time for Grubb to settle into his new role as apprentice to the strange, secretive Mr. Grim. When the Odditorium comes under attack, Grubb is whisked off on a perilous adventure. Only he can prevent the Odditorium's magic from falling into evil hands???and his new family from suffering a terrible fate. Grubb knows he's no hero. He's just a chimney sweep. But armed with only his courage and wits, Grubb will confront the life-or-death battle he alone is destined to fight.
Alistair MacLean: Six Complete Novels
by Alistair MacLeanAn omnibus volume that contains six complete Alistair MacLean novels, including: The Guns of Navarone, Force 10 from Navarone, Puppet on a Chain, Caravan to Vaccares, Seawitch and Goodbye California.
Alistair MacLean's Death Train
by Alistair MacneillThe story of DEATH TRAIN was conceived by Alistair MacLean--author of the world-famous bestsellers The Guns of Navarone, Where Eagles Dare and Santorini--and was completed as a novel after his death. During his lifetime, two of his other story outlines, HOSTAGE TOWER and AIR FORCE ONE IS DOWN, were written as thrillers and published to great acclaim. His millions of loyal readers will be happy to know that with DEATH TRAIN the Alistair MacLean tradition of fast-paced action and pulse-pounding suspense continues. ARMAGEDDON ON RAILS. Racing across Europe is a train carrying a potentially devastating cargo: six unimaginably lethal steel-reinforced kegs. Five contain plutonium-iv. The sixth holds a threat that could prove even more catastrophic to an unsuspecting continent. Scrambling to halt this doomsday freight is a team of crack agents from the United Nations Anti-Crime Organization: the haunted ex-football player, the expatriate African, the stunning woman translator and black-belt martial artist. Their quarry keeps speeding just beyond their reach. And time is running out.
Alistair McDowall's Pomona (The Fourth Wall)
by David Ian Rabey‘It’s all real. All of it. Everything bad is real’ - Moe Alistair McDowall’s Pomona was first staged in 2014 and won properly startling, and startled, acclaim. Its edgeland setting permits a surrealistic disengagement of linear forms of time, which is both dreamlike and wildly funny; nightmarish and ominously enveloping. The play has as its imaginative springboard a landscape which is both real and surreal. It offers an unforgettable journey into radical uncertainty, alongside unpredictable action that presents and questions the forms by which all too much of British life is lived. Rabey offers us a wild plunge into this modern English urban rabbit hole, a haunting and bewildering high-stakes hunt for meaning and value, set in a gothic noir Manchester, possibly dystopian (or possibly not).