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The Adventures of Dr. McNinja Volume 2: Timefist (Adventures of Dr. McNinja)
by Christopher HastingsMore adventure than your puny mind can handle as the doctor and the whole McNinja clan battle pirates, clones, sentient dinosaurs, haunted spaceships, and sibling rivalry!Award-winning cartoonist Chris Hastings's riotously funny, time-bending series returns with all-new tales of monsters, mayhem, and the occasional mustache.
The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke: The Adventures Of Dr. Thorndyke (Dr. Thorndyke Ser. #5)
by R. Austin FreemanThe reader is asked to deduce how different mysteries were solved rather than whodunit. Freeman introduces five distinct tales of intrigue, romance, mutiny and murder. The ingenuity of these detective stories lies in their fresh and original approach in what amounts to a tantalising read.
The Adventures of Drip and Drop
by Jaimal YogisBeloved children&’s book authors Jaimal Yogis and Matthew Allen are back with a new children&’s book about how mindfulness begins with a leap of faith to feel alive againDrip and Drop are just a couple of care-free clouds floating on the breeze. But when Sky Dive Day hits, they're forced to discover what they're really made of (and yes, their names are a hint). Join Drip and Drop on this hilarious and heartwarming adventure as they struggle to embrace change, face their fears, and open their hearts while also getting a first-hand crash course in the water cycle.
The Adventures of Eddy and Teddy Too Teff
by Lorraine WoodingEddy and Teddy Too Teff are brothers in a family of bears. This book contains four short stories about them and their family. In the first story, Teddy is worried about losing his baby teeth. In the second, the brothers meet their baby twin sisters. Next, the bears learn valuable lessons when working in an animal shelter. Finally, they have an adventure when flying a kite.
The Adventures of Egg Box Dragon
by Richard AdamsFrom the author of Watership Downcomes an enchanting picture book about the adventures of a mischievous homemade dragon.Whatever you've lost, Egg Box Dragon will find it. He's retrieved missing footballs, glasses and watches aplenty. He's so expert at cracking mysteries that the Queen herself requests his services. Will Egg Box Dragon find the missing diamond from the Queen's crown?Richard Adams, author of Watership Down, was awarded both the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Award for children's fiction. A new mini series of Watership Down will premiere Christmas 2018 on BBC1 and launch globally on Netflix Spring 2019, featuring the voices of Olivia Colman and Freddie Fox, amongst others.Author-illustrator Alex T. Smith is the award-winning creator of the Claude series, now a TV show on Disney Junior.
The Adventures Of Elizabeth In Rugen: A Virago Modern Classic
by Elizabeth Von ArnimIn 1901 the 'real' Elizabeth holidayed on the Baltic island of Rügen with just her maid, a coachman, a carriage piled with luggage, and a woman friend. From such unpromising beginnings Elizabeth weaves a captivating farrago around her encounters. There's the snobbish bishop's wife and her personable, handsome son, a dressmaker and, astonishingly, a long-lost cousin -- Charlotte -- who is trying to evade the pursuit of her husband, the maddeningly genial old professor. Here, with delightfully astringent humour, Elizabeth recounts the misadventures that befall her. And, as she immortalised her Pomeranian wilderness in the famous ELIZABETH AND HER GERMAN GARDEN, she now writes enticingly of this remote and attractive island.
The Adventures Of Elizabeth In Rugen: A Virago Modern Classic (Virago Modern Classics #397)
by Elizabeth von ArnimIn 1901 the 'real' Elizabeth holidayed on the Baltic island of Rügen with just her maid, a coachman, a carriage piled with luggage, and a woman friend. From such unpromising beginnings Elizabeth weaves a captivating farrago around her encounters. There's the snobbish bishop's wife and her personable, handsome son, a dressmaker and, astonishingly, a long-lost cousin -- Charlotte -- who is trying to evade the pursuit of her husband, the maddeningly genial old professor. Here, with delightfully astringent humour, Elizabeth recounts the misadventures that befall her. And, as she immortalised her Pomeranian wilderness in the famous ELIZABETH AND HER GERMAN GARDEN, she now writes enticingly of this remote and attractive island.
The Adventures of Ellery Queen
by Ellery QueenIn eleven ripping stories, the mystery genre’s greatest sleuth shows his chopsFor Ellery Queen, there is no puzzle that reason cannot solve. In his time, he has faced down killers, thugs, and thieves, protected only by the might of his brain—and the odd bit of timely intervention by his father, a burly New York police inspector. But when a university professor asks Queen to teach a class, the detective finds there are people whom reason cannot touch: college students. Queen’s adventure on campus is only the first of this incomparable collection of short mysteries. In these pages, he tangles with a violent book thief, an assassin who targets acrobats, and New York’s only cleanly shaven bearded lady. Criminals everywhere fear him, whether they work in mansions or back alleys. No mystery is too difficult for the man with the golden brain.
Adventures Of An Ensign [Illustrated Edition]
by VedetteIncludes The First World War On The Somme Illustration Pack - 107 photos/illustrations and 31 maps.These are the wartime adventures of "Vedette", a pseudonym of noted journalist and screenwriter Valentine Williams, during the First World War. Williams volunteered for service at the age of 32, a little on the old side for service in as prestigious and hard fighting as the Irish Guards. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant or "Ensign", and found himself travelling to France and the frontline in 1916. There was little enough time for him to learn his duties and responsibilities in the field before he and his men were thrown into the hell of the Battle of the Somme. The sounds of the shells, bullets and cries of "Stretcher-BearER!" were to become all too familiar to the author before he was wounded and sent back to Blighty. His memoirs are told in the third person, with verve wit and vivid detail that belie William's journalist background.
The Adventures of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Volume One: Swords and Deviltry, Swords Against Death, and Swords in the Mist (The Adventures of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser)
by Fritz LeiberThe Hugo and Nebula Award–winning series of swords and sorcery, featuring two unorthodox heroes, from a Grand Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Many decades before George R. R. Martin&’s Game of Thrones, Grand Master Fritz Leiber ruled the sword-and-sorcery universe. These three short story collections chronicle the unconventional adventures of Leiber&’s endearing antiheroes: barbarian Fafhrd and former wizard&’s apprentice, the Gray Mouser. Swords and Deviltry: Fafhrd, a handsome barbarian of the Steppes, is seduced by a beautiful prostitute and her equally intoxicating city, while the Gray Mouser, a slum rat wizard-in-training, is tempted by the dark arts. The two men meet on a night of multiple thieveries and an enduring partnership is born. Swords Against Death: Rogue swordsmen and devoted companions Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser pursue ill-gotten fortunes within the confines of Lankhmar. They cross paths with two wizards, Sheelba of the Eyeless Face and Ningauble of the Seven Eyes, and a most violent clash ensues. Eventually, following further adventures, the two antiheroes end up as indentured swordsman servants to their former foes. Swords in the Mist: A cloud of concentrated hatred and lean times in Lankhmar compels Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser to temporarily depart the most corrupt metropolis in all of Nehwon as they seek adventure in the realm of the Sea-King—and on a different world entirely. This must-read collection of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser short stories features multiple Hugo and Nebula Award–nominated tales, and includes the acclaimed novella Ill Met in Lankhmar.
The Adventures of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Volume Two: Swords Against Wizardry, The Swords of Lankhmar, and Swords and Ice Magic (The Adventures of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser)
by Fritz LeiberThe Hugo and Nebula Award–winning series of sword and sorcery—featuring two unorthodox heroes—from a Grand Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Long before George R. R. Martin&’s Game of Thrones became a worldwide phenomenon, Fritz Leiber ruled the literary universe of sword and sorcery. This novel and two short story collections chronicle the adventures of Leiber&’s endearing and groundbreaking antiheroes: the barbarian Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, a former wizard&’s apprentice—in the series hailed as &“one of the great works of fantasy in this century&” (Publishers Weekly). This is a must-read collection of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser short stories, featuring the Hugo Award–nominated novellas &“Scylla&’s Daughter&” and &“Stardock.&” Swords Against Wizardry: Bold Fafhrd and the sly Gray Mouser find adventure wherever they tread quick and lightly, whether it be in consulting a witch for advice, climbing Nehwon&’s highest peak in search of riches, discovering that they may not actually be the greatest thieves in Lankhmar, or working both sides of a royal battle for the throne of Quarmall. The Swords of Lankhmar: With a plague of rats teeming in Lankhmar, Fafhrd and the Mouser are hired by the city to guard a shipment of grain overseas. But when the duo returns, they discover the sentient vermin have taken over Lankhmar for themselves! And now it&’s up to the barbarian and the thief to build a better rat trap. Swords and Ice Magic: Fafhrd and Gray Mouser make their way by sword and stealth as they face death in many forms, earn the ire of gods whose names they rarely even speak in vain anymore, lazily drift on the Great Equatorial Current, and venture far into the icy wastes of the Rime Isle to confront a pair of deities and a pillaging fleet in this World Fantasy Award nominee.
The Adventures of Fat Rice: Recipes from the Chicago Restaurant Inspired by Macau
by Adrienne Lo Hugh Amano Abraham ConlonWith 100 recipes, this is the first book to explore the vibrant food culture of Macau--an east-meets-west melting pot of Chinese, Portuguese, Malaysian, and Indian foodways--as seen through the lens of the cult favorite Chicago restaurant, Fat Rice. An hour's ferry ride from Hong Kong, on the banks of the Pearl River in China, lies Macau--a modern, cosmopolitan city with an unexpected history. For centuries, Macau was one of the world's greatest trading ports: a Portuguese outpost and crossroads along the spice route, where travelers from Europe, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and mainland China traded resources, culture, and food. The Adventures of Fat Rice is the story of how two Chicago chefs discovered and fell in love with this fascinating and, at least until now, unheralded cuisine. With dishes like Minchi (a classic Macanese meat hash), Po Kok Gai (a Portuguese-influenced chicken curry with chouriço and olives), and Arroz Gordo (if paella and fried rice had a baby), now you, too, can bring the eclectic and wonderfully unique--yet enticingly familiar--flavors of Macau into your own kitchen.From the Hardcover edition.
The Adventures of Feluda
by Satyajit RaySatyajit Ray's series of Bengali detective stories feature the expert sleuth Pradosh C. Miller, better known as Feluda. The stylish Feluda enjoys yoga, jujitsu, karate, and solving mysteries. Ray's writing style is suspenseful and vivid. As his stories progress Feluda transforms from a reputationless amateur investigator to a highly regarded detective.
The Adventures Of Finnigan: A Small Cat with a Big Attitude
by Sandra McGregorThe Adventures of Finnigan is a fictional story about a stray cat who finds a caring family to adopt her. She tries to do the right thing and fit in with the family but is not always successful – sometimes with humorous results. Her new family looks after her and forgives her when she misbehaves.
The Adventures of Flash Jackson: A Novel
by William KowalskiHaley Bombauer, aka Flash Jackson, confronts the summer of her seventeenth year with glorious anticipation. She envisions herself roaming the hillsides and forests on her beloved horse, venturing farther and farther away from her sleepy hometown and her overprotective mother. But when Haley falls through the rotted roof of the barn, she is destined to spend the summer in a thigh-high cast, stuck at home with her mother, enduring visits from her spooky grandmother, and pondering the error of her impulsive ways. The year that follows will, in fact, transform not only her life but also the lives of those around her. Set in Mannville, New York, William Kowalski's signature town, here is the story of one young woman's emergence into a world that, in her words, "was not designed with girls in mind" and her efforts to find a way to fit in without giving up her independence.
The Adventures of Frankie The Puffin
by Robin Thomas‘Frankie spied the prize far below, leant into the wind, felt his fledgling feathers bristle in the breeze and dropped like a whirling walnut.’ Thus begins the thrilling tale of Frankie, a curious and courageous young puffin who dares to be different in a world of look-alikes. Together with his best friends, Frampton and Frillicity, Frankie embarks on his first migration, facing a myriad of dangers and challenges along the way. From establishing the first sky library with his beloved Uncle Fruitcake to mastering the game of Swoop and Cut Engines, Frankie’s adventures are filled with excitement and wonder. He narrowly escapes the jaws of a shark and the claws of a black-eyed gull, meets the wise Mr. Turtle and the jovial Wally the Walrus, and bravely takes on a rescue mission to save fellow puffins from an oil slick. As Frankie and his friends explore the limitless sky, they learn valuable lessons about the art of play, survival, and the importance of being true to oneself. In a world that often demands conformity, Frankie’s un-puffin-like behavior sets him apart, but it also leads to moments of loneliness. Will his unique personality land him in trouble, and will his friends remain by his side through thick and thin?
The Adventures of Freddie the Foal: Freddie the Foal’s Big Day Out
by Ivy SmithThe Adventures of Freddie the Foal looks at life through Freddie’s eyes from the day he is born. His early life in the big wide world takes him on a journey of learning, adventure, and fun! What will he see? Where will he go? Who will he meet along the way? Every day, Freddie learns something new about the farm where he lives with his mother and friends. One day, he leaves the farm, and his biggest adventure begins… This is the first in a series of books about Freddie, his life on the farm, how he grows, and how he adapts to the challenges he faces. In a humorous, traditional style, the book provides, within the story, practical knowledge of how to care for a pony. It is suitable as a bedtime story for very young children, for young early readers at home or in school, and for pony-loving children everywhere!
The Adventures of Fundi the Firefly: Learning To Glow
by Kyle FultonFundi is a young firefly with a big problem: he can’t glow like the other fireflies. Determined to find his light, Fundi sets off on an enchanting journey with his spirited sidekick, Flo the Fairy. Together, they seek advice and guidance from the wise and wonderful creatures of the forest. Will Fundi discover the secret to shining bright? Find out in this heartwarming tale of friendship, courage, and self-discovery!
The Adventures of George Washington
by Margaret DavidsonThis is one of George Washington's big adventures. Christmas night 1776 - They are crossing the river to Trenton where the enemy army is.
The Adventures of Gerard
by Sir Arthur Conan DoyleI hope that some readers may possibly be interested in these little tales of the Napoleonic soldiers to the extent of following them up to the springs from which they flow. <P> <P> The age was rich in military material, some of it the most human and the most picturesque that I have ever read. Setting aside historical works or the biograp-hies of the leaders there is a mass of evidence written by the actual fighting men themselves, which describes their feelings and their experiences, stated always from the point of view of the particular branch of the service to which they belonged. The Cavalry were particularly happy in their writers of memoirs. Thus De Rocca in his "Memoires sur la guerre des Francais en Espagne" has given the narrative of a Hussar, while De Naylies in his "Memoires sur la guerre dEspagne" gives the same campaigns from the point of view of the Dragoon. Then we have the "Souvenirs Militaires du Colonel de Gonneville," which treats a series of wars, including that of Spain, as seen from under the steel-brimmed hair-crested helmet of a Cuirassier. Pre-eminent among all these works, and among all military memoirs, are the famous reminiscences of Marbot, which can be obtained in an English form. Marbot was a Chasseur, so again we obtain the Cavalry point of view. Among other books which help one to an understanding of the Napoleonic soldier I would specially recommend "Les Cahiers du Capitaine Coignet," which treat the wars from the point of view of the private of the Guards, and "Les Memoires du Sergeant Bourgoyne," who was a non-commissioned officer in the same corps. The Journal of Sergeant Fricasse and the Recollections of de Fezenac and of de Segur complete the materials from which I have worked in my endeavour to give a true historical and military atmosphere to an imaginary figure.
The Adventures of Gerard (Classics To Go)
by Sir Arthur Conan DoyleSir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish writer and physician, most noted for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. This is a collection of short stories, lesser known stories. The swashbuckling, eponymous hero, Etienne Gerard, is one of Napoleon's gallant French Hussars, who considers himself the finest of them all. Conan Doyle pokes gentle fun at both the French and the English. This is the second volume containing eight adventures. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
The Adventures of Grandad and His Special Little Grandson: The Tale of the Angry Dragon
by Wayne GriffithsGrandad and his Special Little Grandson are called upon to help a small farming village whose fields and crops were burnt by an angry dragon. Our two heroes have to trek to a mountain and climb it to find the dragon's lair before they confront him. Join Grandad and his Special Little Grandson on their journey and find out if they can save the villagers from the dragon and restore peace to the village.
The Adventures of Grandfather Frog (Dover Children's Thrift Classics)
by Thornton W. BurgessDetermined to see the Great World beyond the familiar vistas of the Smiling Pool, Laughing Brook, Green Meadows, and Green Forest, Grandfather Frog leaps forth to tumble haplessly into the pitfalls of greed, boastfulness, and carelessness. In this time-honored classic, Thornton W. Burgess mixes exciting adventure and good-natured humor with gentle homily to spin a wholesome tale of animal characters that children have found irresistible for generations.Woven into Grandfather Frog's adventures are the daring pranks of Jerry Muskrat, Little Joe Otter, and Billy Mink, the hunting exploits of Longlegs the Blue Heron and Whitetail the Marsh Hawk, and the brave deeds of Danny Meadow Mouse and Striped Chipmunk. Their interwoven stories, newly reset here in large, easy-to-read type, will delight children as they discover, one by one, the many good reasons why Grandfather Frog came to wish he had never, never thought of leaving the Smiling Pool to see the Great World.
The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash: My Life, My Beats
by David Ritz Grandmaster FlashA no-holds-barred memoir from the primary architect of hip hop and one of the culture's most revered music icons--both the tale of his life and legacy and a testament to dogged determination. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five fomented the musical revolution known as hip hop. Theirs was a groundbreaking union between one DJ and five rapping MCs. One of the first hip hop posses, they were responsible for such masterpieces as "The Message" and "Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel. " In the 1970s Grandmaster Flash pioneered the art of break-beat DJing--the process of remixing and thereby creating a new piece of music by playing vinyl records and turntables as musical instruments. Disco-era DJs spun records so that people could dance. The original turntablist, Flash took it a step further by cutting, rubbing, backspinning, and mixing records, focusing on "breaks"--what Flash described as "the short, climactic parts of the records that really grabbed me"--as a way of heightening musical excitement and creating something new. Now the man who paved the way for such artists as Jay-Z, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, and 50 Cent tells all--from his early days on the mean streets of the South Bronx, to the heights of hip hop stardom, losing millions at the hands of his record label, his downward spiral into cocaine addiction, and his ultimate redemption with the help and love of his family and friends. In this powerful memoir, Flash recounts how music from the streets, much like rock 'n' roll a generation before, became the sound of an era and swept a nation with its funk, flavor, and beat.