Author: Tales from the Bloody Stump - Volume 1
Publisher: BookLocker.com, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 757
Book Description
Groundbreaking. Tales from the Bloody Stump is an anthology of speculative fiction, all enclosed in a husk of humor--humor that is neither snide nor sarcastic. The book includes 15 stories of widely varying lengths, 5 poems, a book of fables (a book within a book), and a novelette. What a bargain! The collection can be described as surreal, with oddball characters and bizarre behavior. It is a mixture of fantasy, science fiction, abstract worlds, and improbable events and story lines. Each story or poem is unique and unlike any of the others. They are unpredictable, compelling, and easy to read. Oddly accessible oddness. The author, Graham Glass, provides an anthology (a book) that you can grab hold of and dive into. Select any story or poem and you will be transported into a space filled with imagination and humor that only a skilled author can provide. Any offering in Tales from the Bloody Stump can be read multiple times; each time something new may be waiting to be discovered. However, none of it should be taken too seriously. But be aware, once you read it you can't un-read it.
Mole's Spectacles
Author: Julia Donaldson
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN: 9781529034387
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Lift the flaps and join in the fun with Mole's Spectacles, a brilliant story in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.Mole has lost his spectacles. He searches all around his house, in the garden and even in Weasel's sweetshop, but he can't find them anywhere! Where could they be? Lift the flaps to help him find them.With sturdy flaps on every spread and rhyming stories that are a joy to read aloud, Mole's Spectacles joins the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood which have been delighting parents and children for over twenty years.More lift-the-flap adventures from Acorn Wood: Cat's Cookbook and Squirrel's Snowman.
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN: 9781529034387
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Lift the flaps and join in the fun with Mole's Spectacles, a brilliant story in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.Mole has lost his spectacles. He searches all around his house, in the garden and even in Weasel's sweetshop, but he can't find them anywhere! Where could they be? Lift the flaps to help him find them.With sturdy flaps on every spread and rhyming stories that are a joy to read aloud, Mole's Spectacles joins the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood which have been delighting parents and children for over twenty years.More lift-the-flap adventures from Acorn Wood: Cat's Cookbook and Squirrel's Snowman.
The Mole Who Got Spectacles
Author: Gini Graham Scott
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781950613397
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Author GINI GRAHAM SCOTT has done it again-produced a delightful children's book that keeps children's interest and joy in nature. A review by our young reviewers reveals the fun they find in reading her books. "They are different and make us learn about t animals we never thought about before." "They're just fun to read." "They're at the top!"A BABY MOLE WHO LIVES IN A HOLEFINDS SOMETHING TO DOWHEN SHE FINDS SOMETHING NEWCOLORED GLASSES CHANGE HER WORLDSHE SEES A NEW WORLD UNFOLDFROM DARKNESS BELOWTO COLORS THAT FLOWHER WORLD IS NOW BRIGHTSHE SEES BEAUTY IN SIGHT MOLLY MOLE BABY MOLEHOPS AROUND HER LITTLE HOLEHAPPY AS A MOLE CAN BEAT THE BEAUTY SHE CAN SEE
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781950613397
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Author GINI GRAHAM SCOTT has done it again-produced a delightful children's book that keeps children's interest and joy in nature. A review by our young reviewers reveals the fun they find in reading her books. "They are different and make us learn about t animals we never thought about before." "They're just fun to read." "They're at the top!"A BABY MOLE WHO LIVES IN A HOLEFINDS SOMETHING TO DOWHEN SHE FINDS SOMETHING NEWCOLORED GLASSES CHANGE HER WORLDSHE SEES A NEW WORLD UNFOLDFROM DARKNESS BELOWTO COLORS THAT FLOWHER WORLD IS NOW BRIGHTSHE SEES BEAUTY IN SIGHT MOLLY MOLE BABY MOLEHOPS AROUND HER LITTLE HOLEHAPPY AS A MOLE CAN BEAT THE BEAUTY SHE CAN SEE
Mrs Mole, I'm Home!
Author: Jarvis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781406367270
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Synopsis coming soon.......
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781406367270
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Synopsis coming soon.......
Duncton Wood
Author: William Horwood
Publisher: Canelo
ISBN: 1911420526
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 905
Book Description
The epic first novel in the allegorical fantasy series about the romance and adventures of a community of moles is “a breathtaking achievement” (The Washington Post). The moles of Duncton Wood live in the shadow of Mandrake, a cruel tyrant corrupted by absolute power. A solitary young mole, Bracken, leads the fight to free them. Only by putting his trust in the ancient Stone, a forgotten symbol of a great spiritual past, can Bracken find the strength to challenge Mandrake’s darkness. When Bracken falls in love with Rebecca, Mandrake’s daughter, the moles must make life and death choices as their extraordinary search for freedom and truth begins. Together, Bracken and Rebecca will embark on moving journey that will challenge them in ways they could never have imagined. But can they save Duncton before it’s too late? “A passionate, lyrical, appealing tale . . . Consistently absorbing . . . Enchanting.” —Cosmopolitan “A great big mole-epic with a great big theme.” —Daily Mail
Publisher: Canelo
ISBN: 1911420526
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 905
Book Description
The epic first novel in the allegorical fantasy series about the romance and adventures of a community of moles is “a breathtaking achievement” (The Washington Post). The moles of Duncton Wood live in the shadow of Mandrake, a cruel tyrant corrupted by absolute power. A solitary young mole, Bracken, leads the fight to free them. Only by putting his trust in the ancient Stone, a forgotten symbol of a great spiritual past, can Bracken find the strength to challenge Mandrake’s darkness. When Bracken falls in love with Rebecca, Mandrake’s daughter, the moles must make life and death choices as their extraordinary search for freedom and truth begins. Together, Bracken and Rebecca will embark on moving journey that will challenge them in ways they could never have imagined. But can they save Duncton before it’s too late? “A passionate, lyrical, appealing tale . . . Consistently absorbing . . . Enchanting.” —Cosmopolitan “A great big mole-epic with a great big theme.” —Daily Mail
Poisoner in Chief
Author: Stephen Kinzer
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1250140447
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The bestselling author of All the Shah’s Men and The Brothers tells the astonishing story of the man who oversaw the CIA’s secret drug and mind-control experiments of the 1950s and ’60s. The visionary chemist Sidney Gottlieb was the CIA’s master magician and gentlehearted torturer—the agency’s “poisoner in chief.” As head of the MK-ULTRA mind control project, he directed brutal experiments at secret prisons on three continents. He made pills, powders, and potions that could kill or maim without a trace—including some intended for Fidel Castro and other foreign leaders. He paid prostitutes to lure clients to CIA-run bordellos, where they were secretly dosed with mind-altering drugs. His experiments spread LSD across the United States, making him a hidden godfather of the 1960s counterculture. For years he was the chief supplier of spy tools used by CIA officers around the world. Stephen Kinzer, author of groundbreaking books about U.S. clandestine operations, draws on new documentary research and original interviews to bring to life one of the most powerful unknown Americans of the twentieth century. Gottlieb’s reckless experiments on “expendable” human subjects destroyed many lives, yet he considered himself deeply spiritual. He lived in a remote cabin without running water, meditated, and rose before dawn to milk his goats. During his twenty-two years at the CIA, Gottlieb worked in the deepest secrecy. Only since his death has it become possible to piece together his astonishing career at the intersection of extreme science and covert action. Poisoner in Chief reveals him as a clandestine conjurer on an epic scale.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1250140447
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The bestselling author of All the Shah’s Men and The Brothers tells the astonishing story of the man who oversaw the CIA’s secret drug and mind-control experiments of the 1950s and ’60s. The visionary chemist Sidney Gottlieb was the CIA’s master magician and gentlehearted torturer—the agency’s “poisoner in chief.” As head of the MK-ULTRA mind control project, he directed brutal experiments at secret prisons on three continents. He made pills, powders, and potions that could kill or maim without a trace—including some intended for Fidel Castro and other foreign leaders. He paid prostitutes to lure clients to CIA-run bordellos, where they were secretly dosed with mind-altering drugs. His experiments spread LSD across the United States, making him a hidden godfather of the 1960s counterculture. For years he was the chief supplier of spy tools used by CIA officers around the world. Stephen Kinzer, author of groundbreaking books about U.S. clandestine operations, draws on new documentary research and original interviews to bring to life one of the most powerful unknown Americans of the twentieth century. Gottlieb’s reckless experiments on “expendable” human subjects destroyed many lives, yet he considered himself deeply spiritual. He lived in a remote cabin without running water, meditated, and rose before dawn to milk his goats. During his twenty-two years at the CIA, Gottlieb worked in the deepest secrecy. Only since his death has it become possible to piece together his astonishing career at the intersection of extreme science and covert action. Poisoner in Chief reveals him as a clandestine conjurer on an epic scale.
Squirrel's Snowman
Author: Julia Donaldson
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN: 9781529034370
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Welcome to Acorn Wood. Come and help Squirrel build a snowman in this new preschool lift-the-flap story from bestselling the creators of The Gruffalo.It's snowing, and Squirrel wants to build a snowman. Will she and her friend Mole find what they need around the house? Lift the flaps to find out!With sturdy flaps on every spread and rhyming stories that are a joy to read aloud, Tales from Acorn Wood: Squirrel's Snowman joins the recent Cat's Cookbook as well as the first four stories in the series - Fox's Socks, Postman Bear, Rabbit's Nap, and Hide-and-Seek Pig - which have been delighting parents and children for over twenty years!
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN: 9781529034370
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Welcome to Acorn Wood. Come and help Squirrel build a snowman in this new preschool lift-the-flap story from bestselling the creators of The Gruffalo.It's snowing, and Squirrel wants to build a snowman. Will she and her friend Mole find what they need around the house? Lift the flaps to find out!With sturdy flaps on every spread and rhyming stories that are a joy to read aloud, Tales from Acorn Wood: Squirrel's Snowman joins the recent Cat's Cookbook as well as the first four stories in the series - Fox's Socks, Postman Bear, Rabbit's Nap, and Hide-and-Seek Pig - which have been delighting parents and children for over twenty years!
Holey Moley
Author: Marcus Pfister
Publisher: NorthSouth (NY)
ISBN: 9780735820647
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Two young mole brothers fight over whether they should build a hill or dig a hole, but when each works on his own project, they get surprising results.
Publisher: NorthSouth (NY)
ISBN: 9780735820647
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Two young mole brothers fight over whether they should build a hill or dig a hole, but when each works on his own project, they get surprising results.
Gorbachev: His Life and Times
Author: William Taubman
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393245683
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 541
Book Description
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction The definitive biography of the transformational Russian leader by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Khrushchev. "Essential reading for the twenty-first [century]." —Radhika Jones, The New York Times Book Review When Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Soviet Union in 1985, the USSR. was one of the world’s two superpowers. By 1989, his liberal policies of perestroika and glasnost had permanently transformed Soviet Communism, and had made enemies of radicals on the right and left. By 1990 he, more than anyone else, had ended the Cold War, and in 1991, after barely escaping from a coup attempt, he unintentionally presided over the collapse of the Soviet Union he had tried to save. In the first comprehensive biography of the final Soviet leader, William Taubman shows how a peasant boy became the Soviet system’s gravedigger, how he clambered to the top of a system designed to keep people like him down, how he found common ground with America’s arch-conservative president Ronald Reagan, and how he permitted the USSR and its East European empire to break apart without using force to preserve them. Throughout, Taubman portrays the many sides of Gorbachev’s unique character that, by Gorbachev’s own admission, make him "difficult to understand." Was he in fact a truly great leader, or was he brought low in the end by his own shortcomings, as well as by the unyielding forces he faced? Drawing on interviews with Gorbachev himself, transcripts and documents from the Russian archives, and interviews with Kremlin aides and adversaries, as well as foreign leaders, Taubman’s intensely personal portrait extends to Gorbachev’s remarkable marriage to a woman he deeply loved, and to the family that they raised together. Nuanced and poignant, yet unsparing and honest, this sweeping account has all the amplitude of a great Russian novel.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393245683
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 541
Book Description
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction The definitive biography of the transformational Russian leader by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Khrushchev. "Essential reading for the twenty-first [century]." —Radhika Jones, The New York Times Book Review When Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Soviet Union in 1985, the USSR. was one of the world’s two superpowers. By 1989, his liberal policies of perestroika and glasnost had permanently transformed Soviet Communism, and had made enemies of radicals on the right and left. By 1990 he, more than anyone else, had ended the Cold War, and in 1991, after barely escaping from a coup attempt, he unintentionally presided over the collapse of the Soviet Union he had tried to save. In the first comprehensive biography of the final Soviet leader, William Taubman shows how a peasant boy became the Soviet system’s gravedigger, how he clambered to the top of a system designed to keep people like him down, how he found common ground with America’s arch-conservative president Ronald Reagan, and how he permitted the USSR and its East European empire to break apart without using force to preserve them. Throughout, Taubman portrays the many sides of Gorbachev’s unique character that, by Gorbachev’s own admission, make him "difficult to understand." Was he in fact a truly great leader, or was he brought low in the end by his own shortcomings, as well as by the unyielding forces he faced? Drawing on interviews with Gorbachev himself, transcripts and documents from the Russian archives, and interviews with Kremlin aides and adversaries, as well as foreign leaders, Taubman’s intensely personal portrait extends to Gorbachev’s remarkable marriage to a woman he deeply loved, and to the family that they raised together. Nuanced and poignant, yet unsparing and honest, this sweeping account has all the amplitude of a great Russian novel.
The Gruffalo
Author: Julia Donaldson
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN: 9781509894451
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN: 9781509894451
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4
Author: Sue Townsend
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060533994
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Adrian Mole's first love, Pandora, has left him; a neighbor, Mr. Lucas, appears to be seducing his mother (and what does that mean for his father?); the BBC refuses to publish his poetry; and his dog swallowed the tree off the Christmas cake. "Why" indeed.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060533994
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Adrian Mole's first love, Pandora, has left him; a neighbor, Mr. Lucas, appears to be seducing his mother (and what does that mean for his father?); the BBC refuses to publish his poetry; and his dog swallowed the tree off the Christmas cake. "Why" indeed.