Ride a Cockhorse

Ride a Cockhorse PDF Author: Raymond Kennedy
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590175042
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 329

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A revolution is under way at a once sleepy New England bank. Forty-five-year-old Frances Fitzgibbons has gone from sweet-tempered loan officer to insatiable force of nature almost overnight. Suddenly she’s brazenly seducing the high-school drum major, taking over her boss’s office, firing anyone who crosses her, inspiring populist fervor, and publicly announcing plans to crush her local rivals en route to dominating the entire banking industry in the northeast. The terrifying new order instituted by Frankie and her offbeat goon squad (led by her devoted hairdresser and including her own son-in-law) is an awesome spectacle to behold. Brimming with snappy dialogue and gleeful obscenity, Ride a Cockhorse is a rollicking cautionary tale of small-town demagoguery that might be seen to prefigure both America’s current financial woes and the rise of Sarah Palin. Frances is in any case a beautiful monster of an antiheroine—resist her at your peril!

Ride a Cockhorse

Ride a Cockhorse PDF Author: Raymond Kennedy
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590175042
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 329

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Book Description
A revolution is under way at a once sleepy New England bank. Forty-five-year-old Frances Fitzgibbons has gone from sweet-tempered loan officer to insatiable force of nature almost overnight. Suddenly she’s brazenly seducing the high-school drum major, taking over her boss’s office, firing anyone who crosses her, inspiring populist fervor, and publicly announcing plans to crush her local rivals en route to dominating the entire banking industry in the northeast. The terrifying new order instituted by Frankie and her offbeat goon squad (led by her devoted hairdresser and including her own son-in-law) is an awesome spectacle to behold. Brimming with snappy dialogue and gleeful obscenity, Ride a Cockhorse is a rollicking cautionary tale of small-town demagoguery that might be seen to prefigure both America’s current financial woes and the rise of Sarah Palin. Frances is in any case a beautiful monster of an antiheroine—resist her at your peril!

Ride A-cock Horse to Banbury Cross

Ride A-cock Horse to Banbury Cross PDF Author: Randolph Caldecott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Ride a Cock-horse

Ride a Cock-horse PDF Author: Sarah Williams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780192723758
Category : Lullabies, English
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Ride a Cock Horse is a selection of play rhymes for small children, including dancing rhymes and clapping rhymes , and ending with a lullaby section. It is now being reissued with a new cover by Ian Beck.

Ride a Cock Horse and Other Nursery Rhymes

Ride a Cock Horse and Other Nursery Rhymes PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780712357869
Category : Nursery rhymes, English
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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An elegantly produced collection of classic nursery rhymes, illustrated by the inimitable Mervyn Peake.

R. Caldecott's Picture Book

R. Caldecott's Picture Book PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's songs
Languages : en
Pages : 102

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The Orchard Book of Nursery Rhymes

The Orchard Book of Nursery Rhymes PDF Author: Zena Sutherland
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0531059030
Category : Children's poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 100

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Book Description
The well-known authority in the field of children's literature presents a selection of familiar nursery rhymes.

Brave New World

Brave New World PDF Author: Aldous Huxley
Publisher: Rosetta Books
ISBN: 0795311257
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246

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Book Description
This classic novel of a perfectly engineered society is “one of the most prophetic dystopian works of the twentieth century” (The Wall Street Journal). Half a millennium from now, in the World State, the watchword is that every one belongs to every one else. No matter what class of human you are bred to be—from the intellectual Alphas to the Epsilons who provide the manual labor—you are a part of the efficient, well-oiled whole. You are nourished, secure, and blissfully serene thanks to the freely distributed drug called soma. And while sex is strongly encouraged, the old way of procreation is forbidden, eliminating even the pains of childbirth. But when a man and woman journey beyond these confines to where the “savages” reside, and bring back two outsiders, the cracks begin to show. Named as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the twentieth century by the Modern Library, Brave New World is one of the first truly dystopian novels. Influenced by the historic events of Huxley’s era yet as relevant today as ever, it is a remarkable depiction of the conflict between progress and the human spirit. “Chilling. . . . That he gave us the dark side of genetic engineering in 1932 is amazing.” —Providence Journal-Bulletin “It is a frightening experience, indeed, to discover how much of his satirical prediction of a distant future became reality in so short a time.” —The New York Times Book Review

A Book of Nursery Rhymes

A Book of Nursery Rhymes PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 91

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The Cat and the Fiddle

The Cat and the Fiddle PDF Author: Jackie Morris
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781847803818
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64

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With over forty traditional nursery rhymes, personally chosen by the illustrator and laid out in colour-drenched double spreads. this is a beautiful, painterly collection of rhymes that has the makings of a classic. Included are familiar favourites such as: Hickory Dickory Dock, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Lavender's Blue, Ride a Cock Horse, Pop Goes the Weasel, To market, To market. And then there are some unusual rhymes to discover, such as Jumping Joan, Gray Goose and Gander, and Hark, Hark, the Dogs Do Bark. The pictures contain lots of detail to pore over, with strong decorative elements and a fine sense of colour and design. The perfect book to share, not only with a baby, but with the whole family.

Favorite Nursery Rhymes from Mother Goose

Favorite Nursery Rhymes from Mother Goose PDF Author: Scott Gustafson
Publisher: Artisan Books
ISBN: 1579656986
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
From nonsense to lessons learned, these 45 rhymes include Mother Goose favourites including Itsy Bitsy Spider, The Queen of Hearts, Ride a Cock Horse, and more, illustrated in detail by Scott Gustafson.