Author: Paul Hearn
Publisher: OUP - (Dominoes)
ISBN: 9780194247733
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
When Jake Stevens goes to work for some months in Ireland, he feels happy. He loves travelling, and talking about his job - making computer games for BananaTech in America.'Your new game's going to be the best thing at the Irish Computer Games Show!' people at BananaTech Ireland tell him.But living with a noisy parrot isn't easy, and when Jake asks the most beautiful girl at work out to dinner, she says 'no'.Then someone steals Jake's game the night before the show. Who - or what - can help him to get it back?
Jake's Parrot
Author: Paul Hearn
Publisher: OUP - (Dominoes)
ISBN: 9780194247733
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
When Jake Stevens goes to work for some months in Ireland, he feels happy. He loves travelling, and talking about his job - making computer games for BananaTech in America.'Your new game's going to be the best thing at the Irish Computer Games Show!' people at BananaTech Ireland tell him.But living with a noisy parrot isn't easy, and when Jake asks the most beautiful girl at work out to dinner, she says 'no'.Then someone steals Jake's game the night before the show. Who - or what - can help him to get it back?
Publisher: OUP - (Dominoes)
ISBN: 9780194247733
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
When Jake Stevens goes to work for some months in Ireland, he feels happy. He loves travelling, and talking about his job - making computer games for BananaTech in America.'Your new game's going to be the best thing at the Irish Computer Games Show!' people at BananaTech Ireland tell him.But living with a noisy parrot isn't easy, and when Jake asks the most beautiful girl at work out to dinner, she says 'no'.Then someone steals Jake's game the night before the show. Who - or what - can help him to get it back?
Parrot's Lament, The and Other True Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligen
Author: Eugene Linden
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101222387
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
A gorilla shrewdly sells back a missing key chain to the highest bidder. An orangutan picks a lock to let himself out of his zoo enclosure and two elephants adopt a tag-team strategy to keep their handlers from putting them back into theirs. In The Parrot's Lament, noted environmentalist Eugene Linden offers more than one hundred true anecdotes about animal acts of cooperation, heroism, escape—even tales of deception or manipulation of human beings. Drawing on the first-person experiences of veterinarians, field biologists, researchers, and trainers, Linden has compiled a warmly entertaining and powerfully persuasive argument for animal consciousness that, while not human, far exceeds what humans usually grant animals. Scientifically sound and emotionally compelling, The Parrot's Lament contains remarkable stories that are sure to resonate with animal lovers, turning skeptics everywhere into believers.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101222387
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
A gorilla shrewdly sells back a missing key chain to the highest bidder. An orangutan picks a lock to let himself out of his zoo enclosure and two elephants adopt a tag-team strategy to keep their handlers from putting them back into theirs. In The Parrot's Lament, noted environmentalist Eugene Linden offers more than one hundred true anecdotes about animal acts of cooperation, heroism, escape—even tales of deception or manipulation of human beings. Drawing on the first-person experiences of veterinarians, field biologists, researchers, and trainers, Linden has compiled a warmly entertaining and powerfully persuasive argument for animal consciousness that, while not human, far exceeds what humans usually grant animals. Scientifically sound and emotionally compelling, The Parrot's Lament contains remarkable stories that are sure to resonate with animal lovers, turning skeptics everywhere into believers.
A Touch of Jen
Author: Beth Morgan
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316704253
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
A young couple's toxic Instagram crush spins out of control and unleashes a sinister creature in this twisted, viciously funny, "bananas good" story (Carmen Maria Machado). "Um, holy shit...This novel will be the most fun you'll have this summer." —Emily Temple, Literary Hub Remy and Alicia, a couple of insecure service workers, are not particularly happy together. But they are bound by a shared obsession with Jen, a beautiful former co-worker of Remy’s who now seems to be following her bliss as a globe-trotting jewelry designer. In and outside the bedroom, Remy and Alicia's entire relationship revolves around fantasies of Jen, whose every Instagram caption, outfit, and new age mantra they know by heart. Imagine their confused excitement when they run into Jen, in the flesh, and she invites them on a surfing trip to the Hamptons with her wealthy boyfriend and their group. Once there, Remy and Alicia try (a little too hard) to fit into Jen’s exalted social circle, but violent desire and class resentment bubble beneath the surface of this beachside paradise, threatening to erupt. As small disturbances escalate into outright horror, we find ourselves tumbling with Remy and Alicia into an uncanny alternate reality, one shaped by their most unspeakable, deviant, and intoxicating fantasies. Is this what “self-actualization” looks like? Part millennial social comedy, part psychedelic horror, and all wildly entertaining, A Touch of Jen is a sly, unflinching examination of the hidden drives that lurk just outside the frame of our carefully curated selves.
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316704253
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
A young couple's toxic Instagram crush spins out of control and unleashes a sinister creature in this twisted, viciously funny, "bananas good" story (Carmen Maria Machado). "Um, holy shit...This novel will be the most fun you'll have this summer." —Emily Temple, Literary Hub Remy and Alicia, a couple of insecure service workers, are not particularly happy together. But they are bound by a shared obsession with Jen, a beautiful former co-worker of Remy’s who now seems to be following her bliss as a globe-trotting jewelry designer. In and outside the bedroom, Remy and Alicia's entire relationship revolves around fantasies of Jen, whose every Instagram caption, outfit, and new age mantra they know by heart. Imagine their confused excitement when they run into Jen, in the flesh, and she invites them on a surfing trip to the Hamptons with her wealthy boyfriend and their group. Once there, Remy and Alicia try (a little too hard) to fit into Jen’s exalted social circle, but violent desire and class resentment bubble beneath the surface of this beachside paradise, threatening to erupt. As small disturbances escalate into outright horror, we find ourselves tumbling with Remy and Alicia into an uncanny alternate reality, one shaped by their most unspeakable, deviant, and intoxicating fantasies. Is this what “self-actualization” looks like? Part millennial social comedy, part psychedelic horror, and all wildly entertaining, A Touch of Jen is a sly, unflinching examination of the hidden drives that lurk just outside the frame of our carefully curated selves.
Shackled yet Free
Author: Dennis A. McIntyre
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 146205434X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
When Jake was four years old, his life turned upside-down. One morning he woke up to his mother saying, Your daddy does not live here anymore. At the time, she was pregnant, and they needed money. Suddenly Jake was the man of the house, and he never saw his real dad again. His mother remarried, but it wasnt the same. The damage had been done, and Jakes path to destruction began. As he grows, he tries to ?ll the emptiness of abandonment with drugs, violence, and troubled relationships. Of course his e?orts failed, which only pushed him further toward a life of crime. Eventually, Jake goes too far, and he ends up behind bars. He has hit rock bottom, and there is no hope for recovery or redemption. But then he meets someone who changes all that and tells him about someone who is willing to forgive. Shackled yet Free is a perilous journey into the life of a man who faces obstacles from the get-go. Unable to recover from the pain of his past, his life is almost ruined until he ?nds God. Jake never knew there was someone who would love him unconditionally and heal old wounds. No longer imprisoned by previous pain, Jake might be able to get his life back and ?nd love, family, and absolution.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 146205434X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
When Jake was four years old, his life turned upside-down. One morning he woke up to his mother saying, Your daddy does not live here anymore. At the time, she was pregnant, and they needed money. Suddenly Jake was the man of the house, and he never saw his real dad again. His mother remarried, but it wasnt the same. The damage had been done, and Jakes path to destruction began. As he grows, he tries to ?ll the emptiness of abandonment with drugs, violence, and troubled relationships. Of course his e?orts failed, which only pushed him further toward a life of crime. Eventually, Jake goes too far, and he ends up behind bars. He has hit rock bottom, and there is no hope for recovery or redemption. But then he meets someone who changes all that and tells him about someone who is willing to forgive. Shackled yet Free is a perilous journey into the life of a man who faces obstacles from the get-go. Unable to recover from the pain of his past, his life is almost ruined until he ?nds God. Jake never knew there was someone who would love him unconditionally and heal old wounds. No longer imprisoned by previous pain, Jake might be able to get his life back and ?nd love, family, and absolution.
One Wants to Be a Letter
Author: Jake Marrazzo
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578803845
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Jake Marrazzo is seventeen year old with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy who wrote a children's book, One Wants to be a Letter. The book is a story about being different. The main character is named One. One is a number whose friends are all letters. He has felt different and wants to be just like his friends. Throughout the story, One keeps trying to be a letter, when in the end he finds out that being a Number One was what he was meant to be. The book has received rave reviews and sold over 700 copies since being released on October 1, 2020.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578803845
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Jake Marrazzo is seventeen year old with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy who wrote a children's book, One Wants to be a Letter. The book is a story about being different. The main character is named One. One is a number whose friends are all letters. He has felt different and wants to be just like his friends. Throughout the story, One keeps trying to be a letter, when in the end he finds out that being a Number One was what he was meant to be. The book has received rave reviews and sold over 700 copies since being released on October 1, 2020.
Out of the Blue
Author: Zoë Brickel
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0955978610
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0955978610
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Jake's Bones
Author: Jake McGowan-Lowe
Publisher: Ticktock Books, Limited
ISBN: 9781848988521
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Jake McGowan-Lowe is a boy with a very unusual hobby. Since the age of 7, he has been photographing and blogging about his incredible finds and now has a worldwide following, including 100,000 visitors from the US and Canada. Follow Jake as he explores the animal world through this new 64-page book. He takes you on a world wide journey of his own collection, and introduces you to other amazing animals from the four corners of the globe. Find out what a cow's tooth, a rabbit's rib and a duck's quack look like and much, much more besides.
Publisher: Ticktock Books, Limited
ISBN: 9781848988521
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Jake McGowan-Lowe is a boy with a very unusual hobby. Since the age of 7, he has been photographing and blogging about his incredible finds and now has a worldwide following, including 100,000 visitors from the US and Canada. Follow Jake as he explores the animal world through this new 64-page book. He takes you on a world wide journey of his own collection, and introduces you to other amazing animals from the four corners of the globe. Find out what a cow's tooth, a rabbit's rib and a duck's quack look like and much, much more besides.
Jack Eagle the Pirate and Other Mysterious Tales
Author: Kathleen Hope
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1467896128
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
This book is a collection of mythical and mysterious rhyming stories, from places as diverse as China, Canada, and the South Pacific ocean. The content of each poem is also diverse,, with a mystery off the west coast of Ireland, contrasting with a ghostly tale of pirates in the South Seas. Some of the stories leave the ending to the reader;s imagination, while others suggest why the mystery may have happened. Altogether, the book is a mixture of intrigue, and suspense, which will appeal to children from about 8 years of age and upwards. Teenagers wil also appreciate the different scenarios throughout the book, and adults also would gain considerable enjoyment from reading it. This is a thought-provoking book, and one can only be amazed at the outcome of each tale. Children will want to keep reading till the end, waiting expectantly for the conclusion of each tale, whether it be a mysterious ending, or a puzzle never to be solved. An immense amount of thought went into each story. This book was as much a pleasure to write as it will be to read. Some of the incidents in the book, were experienced by the Author during travels around the world.
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1467896128
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
This book is a collection of mythical and mysterious rhyming stories, from places as diverse as China, Canada, and the South Pacific ocean. The content of each poem is also diverse,, with a mystery off the west coast of Ireland, contrasting with a ghostly tale of pirates in the South Seas. Some of the stories leave the ending to the reader;s imagination, while others suggest why the mystery may have happened. Altogether, the book is a mixture of intrigue, and suspense, which will appeal to children from about 8 years of age and upwards. Teenagers wil also appreciate the different scenarios throughout the book, and adults also would gain considerable enjoyment from reading it. This is a thought-provoking book, and one can only be amazed at the outcome of each tale. Children will want to keep reading till the end, waiting expectantly for the conclusion of each tale, whether it be a mysterious ending, or a puzzle never to be solved. An immense amount of thought went into each story. This book was as much a pleasure to write as it will be to read. Some of the incidents in the book, were experienced by the Author during travels around the world.
Jake's Escape
Author: Robin Hanbury-Tenison
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448174740
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
When a fishing trip goes wrong, twelve year old Jake finds himself alone and lost in the Amazon rainforest. Flesh-eating piranhas, infected wounds and attacks from vicious jungle creatures are the least of his worries - how is he going to ESCAPE?
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448174740
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
When a fishing trip goes wrong, twelve year old Jake finds himself alone and lost in the Amazon rainforest. Flesh-eating piranhas, infected wounds and attacks from vicious jungle creatures are the least of his worries - how is he going to ESCAPE?
The Lost Sword
Author: Huw Powell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1619638371
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Jake Cutler – 13-year-old ruler of the secret planet Altus – is on the run from the Interstellar Navy. He and the crew of the pirate spaceship, the Dark Horse, are wanted over the disappearance of the ISS Colossus, the most powerful ship in the Navy's fleet. But that's not the only reason Jake's being hunted. If he's found, he'll be forced to reveal the location of Altus, home to a fortune in crystals. With that much wealth, the Interstellar Navy plans to start an intergalactic war bigger than any seen before. It's up to Jake to stop them, but how will a teenager convince the rulers of the universe that they're in terrible danger?
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1619638371
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Jake Cutler – 13-year-old ruler of the secret planet Altus – is on the run from the Interstellar Navy. He and the crew of the pirate spaceship, the Dark Horse, are wanted over the disappearance of the ISS Colossus, the most powerful ship in the Navy's fleet. But that's not the only reason Jake's being hunted. If he's found, he'll be forced to reveal the location of Altus, home to a fortune in crystals. With that much wealth, the Interstellar Navy plans to start an intergalactic war bigger than any seen before. It's up to Jake to stop them, but how will a teenager convince the rulers of the universe that they're in terrible danger?