Author: Max Marshall
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5046554100
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Initially, in a small kingdom ruled by King Alexander, there was a fierce lion named Asher who lived in the jungle. King Alexander was known for his hunting skills and decided to track down Asher to add him to his collection of trophies. After a long hunt, King Alexander finally found Asher and took aim with his bow and arrow. However, he missed his shot, and Asher retaliated by jumping on King Alexander,
The Lion is an Accidental King
Author: Max Marshall
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5046554100
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Initially, in a small kingdom ruled by King Alexander, there was a fierce lion named Asher who lived in the jungle. King Alexander was known for his hunting skills and decided to track down Asher to add him to his collection of trophies. After a long hunt, King Alexander finally found Asher and took aim with his bow and arrow. However, he missed his shot, and Asher retaliated by jumping on King Alexander,
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5046554100
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Initially, in a small kingdom ruled by King Alexander, there was a fierce lion named Asher who lived in the jungle. King Alexander was known for his hunting skills and decided to track down Asher to add him to his collection of trophies. After a long hunt, King Alexander finally found Asher and took aim with his bow and arrow. However, he missed his shot, and Asher retaliated by jumping on King Alexander,
An Accidental King
Author: Mark Patton
Publisher: Crooked Cat Publishing Limited
ISBN: 9781908910875
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
79 AD. As he approaches the end of his life, Tiberius Claudius Cogidubnus, the native-born but loyally pro-Roman client king of Britain, looks back on the thirty-six years of his reign. He recalls how, as a young man, he was seduced by the grandeur of Rome and the beauty of the written word; how he was befriended by the Emperor Claudius, and by the Roman General, Vespasian, later to rule as Emperor himself. He remembers the difficulties he encountered whilst trying to mediate between the British aristocracy and Roman officials who were often cruel and frequently corrupt. Most significantly he reflects on the Boudiccan revolt of 60/61 AD, which he tried to prevent, and in the course of which Britain was almost lost to Rome. Roman Britain. One man. His fate.
Publisher: Crooked Cat Publishing Limited
ISBN: 9781908910875
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
79 AD. As he approaches the end of his life, Tiberius Claudius Cogidubnus, the native-born but loyally pro-Roman client king of Britain, looks back on the thirty-six years of his reign. He recalls how, as a young man, he was seduced by the grandeur of Rome and the beauty of the written word; how he was befriended by the Emperor Claudius, and by the Roman General, Vespasian, later to rule as Emperor himself. He remembers the difficulties he encountered whilst trying to mediate between the British aristocracy and Roman officials who were often cruel and frequently corrupt. Most significantly he reflects on the Boudiccan revolt of 60/61 AD, which he tried to prevent, and in the course of which Britain was almost lost to Rome. Roman Britain. One man. His fate.
The Accidental King of Achoo
Author: Linda J. Falkner
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1532022042
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
In a faraway land, Jeremiah Abadon assesses his charisma, charm, and wealth as he travels with his forty-two wives, countless children, an Indian princess, African slaves, horses, and several furry mutts in order to find a new place to live. After they finally discover the hidden valley of Achoo and settle in the mountains above, fifteen generations of Abadons grow wealthier while the villagers below toil away. When the people of Achoo suddenly lose their king, they decide to hold a contest to choose a new ruler. After numerous villagers compete and are eliminated one-by-one, the contest finally comes down to a rich yet unqualified candidate obsessed with winning and making Achoo great again, and a wiry and active woman who cares deeply about everyone in the village. As homing pigeons deliver bird-mail across the valley, the villagers must now discern who is best for the job as one of the candidates does whatever it takesincluding stealingto become the king. In this tale that shares a humorous take on recent events, a wealthy man obsessed with winning the role of king of a hidden valley is driven by his ego as he attempts to take down his female competitor.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1532022042
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
In a faraway land, Jeremiah Abadon assesses his charisma, charm, and wealth as he travels with his forty-two wives, countless children, an Indian princess, African slaves, horses, and several furry mutts in order to find a new place to live. After they finally discover the hidden valley of Achoo and settle in the mountains above, fifteen generations of Abadons grow wealthier while the villagers below toil away. When the people of Achoo suddenly lose their king, they decide to hold a contest to choose a new ruler. After numerous villagers compete and are eliminated one-by-one, the contest finally comes down to a rich yet unqualified candidate obsessed with winning and making Achoo great again, and a wiry and active woman who cares deeply about everyone in the village. As homing pigeons deliver bird-mail across the valley, the villagers must now discern who is best for the job as one of the candidates does whatever it takesincluding stealingto become the king. In this tale that shares a humorous take on recent events, a wealthy man obsessed with winning the role of king of a hidden valley is driven by his ego as he attempts to take down his female competitor.
The Accidental Prime Minister
Author: Tom McLaughlin
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192737775
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
When Joe tells a local news reporter exactly what he would do if he were leader of the country, the video goes viral and Joe's speech becomes famous all over the world! Before long, people are calling for the current leader to resign and give someone else a go . . . and that's how an ordinary boy like Joe ended up with the most extraordinary job. Now the fun can really start . . . Hats for cats! Pet pigs for all! Banana shaped buses! Swimming pools on trains! A hilarious story of one boy's meteoric rise to power!
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192737775
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
When Joe tells a local news reporter exactly what he would do if he were leader of the country, the video goes viral and Joe's speech becomes famous all over the world! Before long, people are calling for the current leader to resign and give someone else a go . . . and that's how an ordinary boy like Joe ended up with the most extraordinary job. Now the fun can really start . . . Hats for cats! Pet pigs for all! Banana shaped buses! Swimming pools on trains! A hilarious story of one boy's meteoric rise to power!
The Accidental Sorcerer
Author: K. E. Mills
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 031605397X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Gerald Dunwoody is a wizard. Just not a particularly good one. He's blown up a factory, lost his job, and there's a chance that he's not really a Third Grade wizard after all. So it's off to New Ottosland to be the new Court Wizard for King Lional. It's a shame that King Lional isn't the vain, self-centered young man he appeared to be. With a Princess in danger, a talking bird who can't stay out of trouble, and a kingdom to save, Gerald soon suspects that he might be out of his depth. And if he can't keep this job, how will he ever become the wizard he was destined to be. . . The Accidental Sorcerer is the first novel in the Rogue Agent trilogy, from one of fantasy's newest stars.
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 031605397X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Gerald Dunwoody is a wizard. Just not a particularly good one. He's blown up a factory, lost his job, and there's a chance that he's not really a Third Grade wizard after all. So it's off to New Ottosland to be the new Court Wizard for King Lional. It's a shame that King Lional isn't the vain, self-centered young man he appeared to be. With a Princess in danger, a talking bird who can't stay out of trouble, and a kingdom to save, Gerald soon suspects that he might be out of his depth. And if he can't keep this job, how will he ever become the wizard he was destined to be. . . The Accidental Sorcerer is the first novel in the Rogue Agent trilogy, from one of fantasy's newest stars.
An Accidental History of Canada
Author: Megan J. Davies
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0228021715
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
Although Canadian history has no shortage of stories about disasters and accidents, the phenomena of risk, upset, and misfortune have been largely overlooked by historians. Disasters get their due, but not so the smaller-scale accident where fate is more intimate. Yet such events often have a vivid afterlife in the communities where they happen, and the way in which they are explained and remembered has significant social, cultural, and political meaning. An Accidental History of Canada brings together original studies of an intriguing range of accidents stretching from the 1630s to the 1970s. These include workplace, domestic, childhood, and leisure accidents in colonial, Indigenous, rural, and urban settings. Whether arising from colonial power relations, urban dangers, perils in resource extraction, or hazardous recreations, most accidents occur within circumstances of vulnerability, and reveal precarity and inequities not otherwise apparent. Contributors to this volume are alert to the intersections of the settler agenda and the elevation of risk that it brings. Indigenous and settler ways of understanding accidents are juxtaposed, with chapters exploring the links between accidents and the rise of the modern state. An Accidental History of Canada makes plain that whether they are interpreted as an intervention by providence, a miscalculation, an inevitability, or the result of observable risk, accidents – and our responses to them – reveal shared values.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0228021715
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
Although Canadian history has no shortage of stories about disasters and accidents, the phenomena of risk, upset, and misfortune have been largely overlooked by historians. Disasters get their due, but not so the smaller-scale accident where fate is more intimate. Yet such events often have a vivid afterlife in the communities where they happen, and the way in which they are explained and remembered has significant social, cultural, and political meaning. An Accidental History of Canada brings together original studies of an intriguing range of accidents stretching from the 1630s to the 1970s. These include workplace, domestic, childhood, and leisure accidents in colonial, Indigenous, rural, and urban settings. Whether arising from colonial power relations, urban dangers, perils in resource extraction, or hazardous recreations, most accidents occur within circumstances of vulnerability, and reveal precarity and inequities not otherwise apparent. Contributors to this volume are alert to the intersections of the settler agenda and the elevation of risk that it brings. Indigenous and settler ways of understanding accidents are juxtaposed, with chapters exploring the links between accidents and the rise of the modern state. An Accidental History of Canada makes plain that whether they are interpreted as an intervention by providence, a miscalculation, an inevitability, or the result of observable risk, accidents – and our responses to them – reveal shared values.
The Stand
Author: Stephen King
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307743683
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1474
Book Description
A monumentally devastating plague leaves only a few survivors who, while experiencing dreams of a battle between good and evil, move toward an actual confrontation as they migrate to Boulder, Colorado.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307743683
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1474
Book Description
A monumentally devastating plague leaves only a few survivors who, while experiencing dreams of a battle between good and evil, move toward an actual confrontation as they migrate to Boulder, Colorado.
The Men Who Would Be King
Author: Nicole LaPorte
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0547487169
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 517
Book Description
“The definitive history of the studio” created by the larger-than-life team of Spielberg, Geffen, and Katzenberg (Los Angeles Times). For sixty years, since the birth of United Artists, the studio landscape was unchanged. Then came Hollywood’s Circus Maximus—created by director Steven Spielberg, billionaire David Geffen, and Jeffrey Katzenberg, who gave the world The Lion King—an entertainment empire called DreamWorks. Now Nicole LaPorte, who covered the company for Variety, goes behind the hype to reveal for the first time the delicious truth of what happened. Readers will feel they are part of the creative calamities of moviemaking as LaPorte’s fly-on-the-wall detail shows us Hollywood’s bizarre rules of business. We see the clashes between the often-otherworldly Spielberg’s troops and Katzenberg’s warriors, the debacles and disasters, but also the Oscar-winning triumphs, including Saving Private Ryan. We watch as the studio burns through billions of dollars, its rich owners get richer, and everybody else suffers. LaPorte displays Geffen, seducing investors like Microsoft’s Paul Allen, showing his steel against CAA’s Michael Ovitz, and staging fireworks during negotiations with Paramount and Disney. Here is a blockbuster behind-the-scenes Hollywood story—up close, glamorous, and gritty.
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0547487169
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 517
Book Description
“The definitive history of the studio” created by the larger-than-life team of Spielberg, Geffen, and Katzenberg (Los Angeles Times). For sixty years, since the birth of United Artists, the studio landscape was unchanged. Then came Hollywood’s Circus Maximus—created by director Steven Spielberg, billionaire David Geffen, and Jeffrey Katzenberg, who gave the world The Lion King—an entertainment empire called DreamWorks. Now Nicole LaPorte, who covered the company for Variety, goes behind the hype to reveal for the first time the delicious truth of what happened. Readers will feel they are part of the creative calamities of moviemaking as LaPorte’s fly-on-the-wall detail shows us Hollywood’s bizarre rules of business. We see the clashes between the often-otherworldly Spielberg’s troops and Katzenberg’s warriors, the debacles and disasters, but also the Oscar-winning triumphs, including Saving Private Ryan. We watch as the studio burns through billions of dollars, its rich owners get richer, and everybody else suffers. LaPorte displays Geffen, seducing investors like Microsoft’s Paul Allen, showing his steel against CAA’s Michael Ovitz, and staging fireworks during negotiations with Paramount and Disney. Here is a blockbuster behind-the-scenes Hollywood story—up close, glamorous, and gritty.
Island on Fire
Author: Tom Zoellner
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674246055
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award “Impeccably researched and seductively readable...tells the story of Sam Sharpe’s revolution manqué, and the subsequent abolition of slavery in Jamaica, in a way that’s acutely relevant to the racial unrest of our own time.” —Madison Smartt Bell, author of All Souls’ Rising The final uprising of enslaved people in Jamaica started as a peaceful labor strike a few days shy of Christmas in 1831. A harsh crackdown by white militias quickly sparked a full-blown revolt, leaving hundreds of plantation houses in smoking ruins. The rebels lost their daring bid for freedom, but their headline-grabbing defiance triggered a decisive turn against slavery. Island on Fire is a dramatic day-by-day account of these transformative events. A skillful storyteller, Tom Zoellner uses diaries, letters, and colonial records to tell the intimate story of the men and women who rose up and briefly tasted liberty. He brings to life the rebellion’s enigmatic leader, the preacher Samuel Sharpe, and shows how his fiery resistance turned the tide of opinion in London and hastened the end of slavery in the British Empire. “Zoellner’s vigorous, fast-paced account brings to life a varied gallery of participants...The revolt failed to improve conditions for the enslaved in Jamaica, but it crucially wounded the institution of slavery itself.” —Fergus M. Bordewich, Wall Street Journal “It’s high time that we had a book like the splendid one Tom Zoellner has written: a highly readable but carefully documented account of the greatest of all British slave rebellions, the miseries that led to it, and the momentous changes it wrought.” —Adam Hochschild, author of Bury the Chains
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674246055
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award “Impeccably researched and seductively readable...tells the story of Sam Sharpe’s revolution manqué, and the subsequent abolition of slavery in Jamaica, in a way that’s acutely relevant to the racial unrest of our own time.” —Madison Smartt Bell, author of All Souls’ Rising The final uprising of enslaved people in Jamaica started as a peaceful labor strike a few days shy of Christmas in 1831. A harsh crackdown by white militias quickly sparked a full-blown revolt, leaving hundreds of plantation houses in smoking ruins. The rebels lost their daring bid for freedom, but their headline-grabbing defiance triggered a decisive turn against slavery. Island on Fire is a dramatic day-by-day account of these transformative events. A skillful storyteller, Tom Zoellner uses diaries, letters, and colonial records to tell the intimate story of the men and women who rose up and briefly tasted liberty. He brings to life the rebellion’s enigmatic leader, the preacher Samuel Sharpe, and shows how his fiery resistance turned the tide of opinion in London and hastened the end of slavery in the British Empire. “Zoellner’s vigorous, fast-paced account brings to life a varied gallery of participants...The revolt failed to improve conditions for the enslaved in Jamaica, but it crucially wounded the institution of slavery itself.” —Fergus M. Bordewich, Wall Street Journal “It’s high time that we had a book like the splendid one Tom Zoellner has written: a highly readable but carefully documented account of the greatest of all British slave rebellions, the miseries that led to it, and the momentous changes it wrought.” —Adam Hochschild, author of Bury the Chains
"Kings of Underworld" (Written in English with English Dialogues)
Author: SUNIL MATHUR
Publisher: Sunil Mathur
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
STORY & SCRIPT OF A PROPOSED ALL TIME BIGGEST BLOCKBUSTER BOLLYWOOD MOVIE WAR OF THE MILLENNIUM! AMERICAN PRESIDENT & HIS SECURITY V/S OSAMA V/S UNDERWORLD KING, JAMES & PRINCE. WHO WILL WIN????? This is being published as a book but it has been written in a manner that this can be directly converted into an ALL TIME BIGGEST BLOCKBUSTER BOLLYWOOD MOVIE without any change. However, I want to make it clear that currently no producer is making this movie and no film star has been approached to play any role but I have written my characters keeping in mind top Bollywood Super Stars. It will be a very very big budget movie and the biggest multi starrer (with 9 Super Stars). It will be bigger and better than anything seen before in Bollywood or Hollywood. It is written as a complete Family Entertainer with Action, Emotions, Thrills, Romance, Songs, Dance & Comedy. It will be loved by all Bollywood Masala movies fans and it is suitable for all age groups. It is based in Dubai and some part will be shot in Iceland & USA also. The story has 9 main characters. Main Characters: 1. XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX as King: King has a secret Den below the sea (near Palm Jumeirah). He is the king of the underworld. He remains mostly in his den and is rarely seen in the Public. King has a beard, mostly wears goggles, smokes Cigars and is shown in Smart Suites with Tie. King is mostly involved in Arms Supply and Diamonds Smuggling but he is not involved in terrorist activities. He mostly goes out in helicopters. He is also romantic in nature and likes to enjoy in the company of beautiful girls. Monica is his secretary cum girlfriend. 2. XXXXXXX XXXXXX as James: James plays a James Bond type character. He likes to play with danger and he is willing to do any daredevil act if he is paid the right money but he is not involved in illegal activities. He has a very smart James Bond type look. He has some very smart cars which are loaded with gadgets, e.g., hidden machine guns at the front and the back and his car converts into a boat and also into a flying car. Sometimes he is also seen on smart bikes. 3. XXXXXXX XXXX as Senorita: James’s love interest is played by Senorita. She is the daughter of a billionaire. She is kidnapped by Osama and taken away in Iceland. She is rescued by James and they fall in love with each other. 4. XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX as Prince: King’s operations are mostly handled by his son Prince. He is seen in smart Jeans, Jackets, Long Shoes, slight beard and sometimes with goggles. He moves around in Limousines and other fancy cars. 5. XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX as Simran: Prince’s love interest is played by Simran, who is a Super Model. She is from India but travels around the globe for her modeling assignments. She is alone and her parents have expired. She meets Prince on a Ship and they soon fall in love with each other. She is seen in modern western dresses. 6. XXXXXX XXXX as Osama: Osama is the world’s most dangerous tterrorist. He is shown bald and wearing pathani suits. Osama has multiple dens, including a den at Iceland (which is made of ice) and another ‘Night Safari’ type den near Dubai. 7. XXXXX XXXXXX as Aditya: Aditya plays a Senior SECRET SERVICE officer and he is responsible for the Security of the American President. He is given a tough look and he is a very strict officer. 8. XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX as Monica: She is King’s secretary cum girl friend. She is mostly seen with King when King is in the Mansion. She mostly wears Mini Skirt and T-Shirt / top. 9. American President: American President gets an invitation to come to Dubai to inaugurate the tallest tower in the world “Burj Khalifa”. He gets threats from Osama that if he comes to Dubai then he will be either killed or kidnapped. His role is limited to the last one hour of the movie. Last one hour will be the highlight of the movie where American President visits Dubai and Osama tries to kill or kidnap him. This is watched by the whole world on TV.
Publisher: Sunil Mathur
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
STORY & SCRIPT OF A PROPOSED ALL TIME BIGGEST BLOCKBUSTER BOLLYWOOD MOVIE WAR OF THE MILLENNIUM! AMERICAN PRESIDENT & HIS SECURITY V/S OSAMA V/S UNDERWORLD KING, JAMES & PRINCE. WHO WILL WIN????? This is being published as a book but it has been written in a manner that this can be directly converted into an ALL TIME BIGGEST BLOCKBUSTER BOLLYWOOD MOVIE without any change. However, I want to make it clear that currently no producer is making this movie and no film star has been approached to play any role but I have written my characters keeping in mind top Bollywood Super Stars. It will be a very very big budget movie and the biggest multi starrer (with 9 Super Stars). It will be bigger and better than anything seen before in Bollywood or Hollywood. It is written as a complete Family Entertainer with Action, Emotions, Thrills, Romance, Songs, Dance & Comedy. It will be loved by all Bollywood Masala movies fans and it is suitable for all age groups. It is based in Dubai and some part will be shot in Iceland & USA also. The story has 9 main characters. Main Characters: 1. XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX as King: King has a secret Den below the sea (near Palm Jumeirah). He is the king of the underworld. He remains mostly in his den and is rarely seen in the Public. King has a beard, mostly wears goggles, smokes Cigars and is shown in Smart Suites with Tie. King is mostly involved in Arms Supply and Diamonds Smuggling but he is not involved in terrorist activities. He mostly goes out in helicopters. He is also romantic in nature and likes to enjoy in the company of beautiful girls. Monica is his secretary cum girlfriend. 2. XXXXXXX XXXXXX as James: James plays a James Bond type character. He likes to play with danger and he is willing to do any daredevil act if he is paid the right money but he is not involved in illegal activities. He has a very smart James Bond type look. He has some very smart cars which are loaded with gadgets, e.g., hidden machine guns at the front and the back and his car converts into a boat and also into a flying car. Sometimes he is also seen on smart bikes. 3. XXXXXXX XXXX as Senorita: James’s love interest is played by Senorita. She is the daughter of a billionaire. She is kidnapped by Osama and taken away in Iceland. She is rescued by James and they fall in love with each other. 4. XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX as Prince: King’s operations are mostly handled by his son Prince. He is seen in smart Jeans, Jackets, Long Shoes, slight beard and sometimes with goggles. He moves around in Limousines and other fancy cars. 5. XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX as Simran: Prince’s love interest is played by Simran, who is a Super Model. She is from India but travels around the globe for her modeling assignments. She is alone and her parents have expired. She meets Prince on a Ship and they soon fall in love with each other. She is seen in modern western dresses. 6. XXXXXX XXXX as Osama: Osama is the world’s most dangerous tterrorist. He is shown bald and wearing pathani suits. Osama has multiple dens, including a den at Iceland (which is made of ice) and another ‘Night Safari’ type den near Dubai. 7. XXXXX XXXXXX as Aditya: Aditya plays a Senior SECRET SERVICE officer and he is responsible for the Security of the American President. He is given a tough look and he is a very strict officer. 8. XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX as Monica: She is King’s secretary cum girl friend. She is mostly seen with King when King is in the Mansion. She mostly wears Mini Skirt and T-Shirt / top. 9. American President: American President gets an invitation to come to Dubai to inaugurate the tallest tower in the world “Burj Khalifa”. He gets threats from Osama that if he comes to Dubai then he will be either killed or kidnapped. His role is limited to the last one hour of the movie. Last one hour will be the highlight of the movie where American President visits Dubai and Osama tries to kill or kidnap him. This is watched by the whole world on TV.