Author: Llanwoeseth Mardis
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing Rights Agency
ISBN: 1625169361
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
Set in the 2030s, a black cat named Spartacus becomes part cat, part machine when he is microchipped. This high-powered cat offers his newfound skills to the police and secret service. He is extremely loyal to his nation and to the Wildgust family, his owners. The cat's first mission is to investigate a group believed to be linked to the world's most infamous and wanted terrorists, namely Vincent-Leopold Van Fokker and his granddaughter, Helena Van Fokker, who are against Britain's policy of chipping criminals to track them, just as they do pets. Spartacus tries to trace the whereabouts of the Van Fokkers, especially when it becomes clear that they intend to kidnap Philomela Wildgust, the daughter of the family he lives with. Philomela's father is Charles Wildgust, the Permanent Home Secretary of State and Hereditary Lord Crown Bearer of England, who also happens to be in charge of monitoring Britain's chipping programme. After Philomela is kidnapped, Spartacus is assigned the mission to save her, but the Van Fokkers escape justice. While she was held captive, Britain was closed to the outside world. Spartacus manages to find Vincent-Leopold and kills him, but his granddaughter vows revenge by declaring war on Britain. This is the first book of the Agent Felesoid series.
Agent Felesoid
Author: Llanwoeseth Mardis
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing Rights Agency
ISBN: 1625169361
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
Set in the 2030s, a black cat named Spartacus becomes part cat, part machine when he is microchipped. This high-powered cat offers his newfound skills to the police and secret service. He is extremely loyal to his nation and to the Wildgust family, his owners. The cat's first mission is to investigate a group believed to be linked to the world's most infamous and wanted terrorists, namely Vincent-Leopold Van Fokker and his granddaughter, Helena Van Fokker, who are against Britain's policy of chipping criminals to track them, just as they do pets. Spartacus tries to trace the whereabouts of the Van Fokkers, especially when it becomes clear that they intend to kidnap Philomela Wildgust, the daughter of the family he lives with. Philomela's father is Charles Wildgust, the Permanent Home Secretary of State and Hereditary Lord Crown Bearer of England, who also happens to be in charge of monitoring Britain's chipping programme. After Philomela is kidnapped, Spartacus is assigned the mission to save her, but the Van Fokkers escape justice. While she was held captive, Britain was closed to the outside world. Spartacus manages to find Vincent-Leopold and kills him, but his granddaughter vows revenge by declaring war on Britain. This is the first book of the Agent Felesoid series.
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing Rights Agency
ISBN: 1625169361
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
Set in the 2030s, a black cat named Spartacus becomes part cat, part machine when he is microchipped. This high-powered cat offers his newfound skills to the police and secret service. He is extremely loyal to his nation and to the Wildgust family, his owners. The cat's first mission is to investigate a group believed to be linked to the world's most infamous and wanted terrorists, namely Vincent-Leopold Van Fokker and his granddaughter, Helena Van Fokker, who are against Britain's policy of chipping criminals to track them, just as they do pets. Spartacus tries to trace the whereabouts of the Van Fokkers, especially when it becomes clear that they intend to kidnap Philomela Wildgust, the daughter of the family he lives with. Philomela's father is Charles Wildgust, the Permanent Home Secretary of State and Hereditary Lord Crown Bearer of England, who also happens to be in charge of monitoring Britain's chipping programme. After Philomela is kidnapped, Spartacus is assigned the mission to save her, but the Van Fokkers escape justice. While she was held captive, Britain was closed to the outside world. Spartacus manages to find Vincent-Leopold and kills him, but his granddaughter vows revenge by declaring war on Britain. This is the first book of the Agent Felesoid series.
Agent Felesoid and the Incident on the 49th Parallel
Author: Llanwoeseth Mardis
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
ISBN: 1631355015
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
The series continues in the 2030s, featuring Spartacus, a black cat that becomes part machine after he is micro-chipped. His newly found skills are used to spy for the British secret service and police. Spartacus heads to Afghanistan to fight the Taliban. Helping him is a troop of SAS so they can capture the top ten leaders of the Taliban. On his return home, Spartacus witnesses his sister’s first day of attending the Army Cadet Force. After he attends several meetings of the ACF with his sister, Spartacus is ordered into his father’s office and is informed that the Canadian governor general has received an intelligence report from a mole in the CIA. His mission is to obtain the details of America’s plans to invade Canada. With the help of the mole, he gains entrance into the Pentagon, where he places the plans on the mole’s laptop to ensure her loyalties are with Canada. His plan is to blackmail the mole by getting her to hand over the plans to a group of Commonwealth spies. Spartacus requests permission to patrol the border of the 49th Parallel until he reaches a special place to witness and video record the Incident on the 49th Parallel. All the member states of the Commonwealth of Nations declared war on the U.S. and President Lincoln asked for an armistice after thirty days. In a special meeting, the USA is reduced to fifteen states.
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
ISBN: 1631355015
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
The series continues in the 2030s, featuring Spartacus, a black cat that becomes part machine after he is micro-chipped. His newly found skills are used to spy for the British secret service and police. Spartacus heads to Afghanistan to fight the Taliban. Helping him is a troop of SAS so they can capture the top ten leaders of the Taliban. On his return home, Spartacus witnesses his sister’s first day of attending the Army Cadet Force. After he attends several meetings of the ACF with his sister, Spartacus is ordered into his father’s office and is informed that the Canadian governor general has received an intelligence report from a mole in the CIA. His mission is to obtain the details of America’s plans to invade Canada. With the help of the mole, he gains entrance into the Pentagon, where he places the plans on the mole’s laptop to ensure her loyalties are with Canada. His plan is to blackmail the mole by getting her to hand over the plans to a group of Commonwealth spies. Spartacus requests permission to patrol the border of the 49th Parallel until he reaches a special place to witness and video record the Incident on the 49th Parallel. All the member states of the Commonwealth of Nations declared war on the U.S. and President Lincoln asked for an armistice after thirty days. In a special meeting, the USA is reduced to fifteen states.
The Eyes of the Amaryllis
Author: Natalie Babbitt
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 1429955171
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Experience love and loss in this enchanting sea mystery from Natalie Babbitt, The Eyes of the Amaryllis, the basis for the 1982 movie adaption of the same name. When the brig Amaryllis was swallowed in a hurricane, the captain and all the crew were swallowed, too. For thirty years the captain's widow, Geneva Reade, has waited, certain that her husband will send her a message from the bottom of the sea. But someone else is waiting, too, and watching her, a man called Seward. Into this haunted situation comes Jenny, the widow's granddaughter. The three of them, Gran, Jenny, and Seward, are drawn into a kind of deadly game with one another and with the sea, a game that only the sea knows how to win. The Eyes of the Amaryllis is a 1977 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 1429955171
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Experience love and loss in this enchanting sea mystery from Natalie Babbitt, The Eyes of the Amaryllis, the basis for the 1982 movie adaption of the same name. When the brig Amaryllis was swallowed in a hurricane, the captain and all the crew were swallowed, too. For thirty years the captain's widow, Geneva Reade, has waited, certain that her husband will send her a message from the bottom of the sea. But someone else is waiting, too, and watching her, a man called Seward. Into this haunted situation comes Jenny, the widow's granddaughter. The three of them, Gran, Jenny, and Seward, are drawn into a kind of deadly game with one another and with the sea, a game that only the sea knows how to win. The Eyes of the Amaryllis is a 1977 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year.
The Forty-ninth Magician
Author: Samuel F. Babbitt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Rugby For Dummies
Author: Mathew Brown
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470677082
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
Now updated–a practical guide to understanding rugby, North American—style Filled with illustrations and photographs of drills and shape-up exercises, Rugby For Dummies tackles North American rugby rules, levels of play, and how to coach junior players as well as adults. This revised edition includes the scoop on the fall 2007 rugby World Cup in France, expanded coverage of women’s rugby, and updated information on North America's best players and teams.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470677082
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
Now updated–a practical guide to understanding rugby, North American—style Filled with illustrations and photographs of drills and shape-up exercises, Rugby For Dummies tackles North American rugby rules, levels of play, and how to coach junior players as well as adults. This revised edition includes the scoop on the fall 2007 rugby World Cup in France, expanded coverage of women’s rugby, and updated information on North America's best players and teams.
Walk Tall
Author: John Peel
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1493136038
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Australia, in 1962 committed 30 Army instructors to train the emerging Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) with the aim of enhancing a military alliance with the United States of America. The training task continued for 10 years and involved 990 Australians and 10 New Zealanders as the war escalated. This account reflects the experiences of an unlikely member of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) who became the last Australian Warrant Officer to serve with the highly regarded 1st ARVN Regiment. With the benefit of hindsight the author describes the culture and character of the ARVN Soldier against a background of military and religious distinctiveness which characterised the 2nd Battalion of the famous Regiment. Using readily available research through the filter of personal experience he points out that ill-informed, sometimes corrupt decisions impacted heavily on the ARVN soldier and his family as Washington and Saigon went their separate ways. The US Army withdrawal was preceded by one of the biggest battles of the Vietnam War Lam Son 719, which had inconclusive results, even though the ARVN and the PAVN achieved their objectives. However the US Army suffered an unbelievably high loss of helicopters and equipment and the death of outstandingly brave aviators during a 45 day period. These losses were sufficient to require a total review of US Air Cavalry tactics. For the people of South Vietnam the shock of the high casualty rate was great but even worse, for the first time ARVN soldiers bodies could not be extracted and were left on the battlefield which for family members was inexcusable. Losses for the Peoples Army of Viet Nam more than doubled the ARVN casualty rate. Despite the fighting qualities of the ARVN it was the soldier who became the eventual victim of the political war. The highly regarded Australian, Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Daly, KBE, CBE, DSO; wrote that members of the AATTV could walk tall in any company, so too can the members of the 1st ARVN Regiment.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1493136038
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Australia, in 1962 committed 30 Army instructors to train the emerging Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) with the aim of enhancing a military alliance with the United States of America. The training task continued for 10 years and involved 990 Australians and 10 New Zealanders as the war escalated. This account reflects the experiences of an unlikely member of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) who became the last Australian Warrant Officer to serve with the highly regarded 1st ARVN Regiment. With the benefit of hindsight the author describes the culture and character of the ARVN Soldier against a background of military and religious distinctiveness which characterised the 2nd Battalion of the famous Regiment. Using readily available research through the filter of personal experience he points out that ill-informed, sometimes corrupt decisions impacted heavily on the ARVN soldier and his family as Washington and Saigon went their separate ways. The US Army withdrawal was preceded by one of the biggest battles of the Vietnam War Lam Son 719, which had inconclusive results, even though the ARVN and the PAVN achieved their objectives. However the US Army suffered an unbelievably high loss of helicopters and equipment and the death of outstandingly brave aviators during a 45 day period. These losses were sufficient to require a total review of US Air Cavalry tactics. For the people of South Vietnam the shock of the high casualty rate was great but even worse, for the first time ARVN soldiers bodies could not be extracted and were left on the battlefield which for family members was inexcusable. Losses for the Peoples Army of Viet Nam more than doubled the ARVN casualty rate. Despite the fighting qualities of the ARVN it was the soldier who became the eventual victim of the political war. The highly regarded Australian, Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Daly, KBE, CBE, DSO; wrote that members of the AATTV could walk tall in any company, so too can the members of the 1st ARVN Regiment.
The Cornish Adventures of Robert the Rabbit
Author: Veronica Holdgate
Publisher: Veronica Holdgate
ISBN: 0955187885
Category : Rabbits
Languages : en
Pages : 7
Book Description
A collection of delightful tales that lets you join Robert the Rabbit on his daily exploits in the Cornish countryside, with stories that include a Birthday surprise, Car boot fair, Rescue by air-sea helicopter and a New road bypass.
Publisher: Veronica Holdgate
ISBN: 0955187885
Category : Rabbits
Languages : en
Pages : 7
Book Description
A collection of delightful tales that lets you join Robert the Rabbit on his daily exploits in the Cornish countryside, with stories that include a Birthday surprise, Car boot fair, Rescue by air-sea helicopter and a New road bypass.
Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys
Author: Michael Reichert
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
ISBN: 0470532785
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Based on an extensive worldwide study, this book reveals what gets boys excited about learning Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys challenges the widely-held cultural impression that boys are stubbornly resistant to schooling while providing concrete examples of pedagogy and instructional style that have been proven effective in a variety of school settings. This book offers more than 100 detailed examples of lessons that succeed with male students, grouped thematically. Such themes include: Gaming, Motor Activities, Open Inquiry, Competition, Interactive Technology, and Performance/Role Play. Woven throughout the book is moving testimony from boys that both validates the success of the lessons and adds a human dimension to their impact. The author's presents more than 100+ specific activities for all content areas that have proven successful with male students Draws on an in-depth, worldwide study to reveal what lessons and strategies most engage boys in the classroom Has been described as the missing link that our schools need for the better education of boys
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
ISBN: 0470532785
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Based on an extensive worldwide study, this book reveals what gets boys excited about learning Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys challenges the widely-held cultural impression that boys are stubbornly resistant to schooling while providing concrete examples of pedagogy and instructional style that have been proven effective in a variety of school settings. This book offers more than 100 detailed examples of lessons that succeed with male students, grouped thematically. Such themes include: Gaming, Motor Activities, Open Inquiry, Competition, Interactive Technology, and Performance/Role Play. Woven throughout the book is moving testimony from boys that both validates the success of the lessons and adds a human dimension to their impact. The author's presents more than 100+ specific activities for all content areas that have proven successful with male students Draws on an in-depth, worldwide study to reveal what lessons and strategies most engage boys in the classroom Has been described as the missing link that our schools need for the better education of boys
Men of Cotta
Author: Kim Rose
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9781475919288
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
When Marvin decides that his beloved, aging Auntie Stephanie appears to be losing her marbles, he checks her into the Peaceful Pastures Assisted Living Complex in a small, tired Iowa town, circa 2035, and considers the chapter closed. But he soon learns that a nonagenarian named Rotzinger, the last surviving Cotta man and a former football hero at a defunct local college, is also braving his golden years in that facility. Cotta House was a bastion of male values and 1960s political incorrectness, and Rotzinger still is. So an oddball triangle is formed as Rotz reverently recalls his glory days to Marv and Steph, subsequently elevating them to a higher, albeit crackpot, plane of consciousness through the furball power of his world view, while the trio careens to the most improbable of climaxes. Men of Cotta is a book which will on occasion compel the reader to decide whether to take several moments to sit back and revel in the sheer absurdity of it all, or turn the page in search of the next outrage.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9781475919288
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
When Marvin decides that his beloved, aging Auntie Stephanie appears to be losing her marbles, he checks her into the Peaceful Pastures Assisted Living Complex in a small, tired Iowa town, circa 2035, and considers the chapter closed. But he soon learns that a nonagenarian named Rotzinger, the last surviving Cotta man and a former football hero at a defunct local college, is also braving his golden years in that facility. Cotta House was a bastion of male values and 1960s political incorrectness, and Rotzinger still is. So an oddball triangle is formed as Rotz reverently recalls his glory days to Marv and Steph, subsequently elevating them to a higher, albeit crackpot, plane of consciousness through the furball power of his world view, while the trio careens to the most improbable of climaxes. Men of Cotta is a book which will on occasion compel the reader to decide whether to take several moments to sit back and revel in the sheer absurdity of it all, or turn the page in search of the next outrage.
Shaking the Family Tree
Author: Buzzy Jackson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439149267
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
“WHO ARE YOU AND WHERE DO YOU COME FROM? ” As a historian, Buzzy Jackson thought she knew the answers to these simple questions—that is, until she took a look at her scrawny family tree. With a name like Jackson (the twentieth most common American surname), she knew she must have more relatives and more family history out there, somewhere. Her first visit to the Boulder Genealogy Society brought her more questions than answers . . . but it also gave her a tantalizing peek into the fascinating (and enormous) community of family-tree huggers and after-hours Alex Haleys. In Shaking the Family Tree, Jackson dives headfirst into her family gene pool: flying cross-country to locate an ancient family graveyard, embarking on a weeklong genealogy Caribbean cruise, and even submitting her DNA for testing to try to find her Jacksons. And in the process of researching her own family lore (Who was Bullwhip Jackson?) she meets legions of other genealogy buffs who are as interesting as they are driven—from the boy who saved his allowance so he could order his great-grandfather’s death certificate to the woman who spends her free time documenting the cemeteries of Colorado ghost towns. Through Jackson’s research she connects with distant relatives, traces her roots back more than 250 years and in the process comes to discover—genetically, historically, and emotionally—the true meaning of “family” for herself.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439149267
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
“WHO ARE YOU AND WHERE DO YOU COME FROM? ” As a historian, Buzzy Jackson thought she knew the answers to these simple questions—that is, until she took a look at her scrawny family tree. With a name like Jackson (the twentieth most common American surname), she knew she must have more relatives and more family history out there, somewhere. Her first visit to the Boulder Genealogy Society brought her more questions than answers . . . but it also gave her a tantalizing peek into the fascinating (and enormous) community of family-tree huggers and after-hours Alex Haleys. In Shaking the Family Tree, Jackson dives headfirst into her family gene pool: flying cross-country to locate an ancient family graveyard, embarking on a weeklong genealogy Caribbean cruise, and even submitting her DNA for testing to try to find her Jacksons. And in the process of researching her own family lore (Who was Bullwhip Jackson?) she meets legions of other genealogy buffs who are as interesting as they are driven—from the boy who saved his allowance so he could order his great-grandfather’s death certificate to the woman who spends her free time documenting the cemeteries of Colorado ghost towns. Through Jackson’s research she connects with distant relatives, traces her roots back more than 250 years and in the process comes to discover—genetically, historically, and emotionally—the true meaning of “family” for herself.