Author: Michelle Gray
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1481773801
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 17
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It is Ronny's first Big Zoo Adventure. What exciting discoveries will he and his mother find as they explore the zoo together?
Author: Crystal Chan
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1534408894
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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“A superbly entertaining read.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Will win over teens.” —School Library Journal (starred review) A teen boy’s world gets turned upside-down when a zoo of exotic animals takes over his small town in this wickedly funny, heartbreakingly honest novel that’s perfect for fans of David Arnold. In Makersville, Indiana, people know all about Ronney—he’s from that mixed-race family with the dad who tried to kill himself, the pill-popping mom, and the genius kid sister. If having a family like that wasn’t bad enough, the local eccentric at the edge of town decided one night to open up all the cages of his exotic zoo—lions, cheetahs, tigers—and then shoot himself dead. Go figure. Even more proof that you can’t trust adults to do the right thing. Overnight, news crews, gun control supporters, and gun rights advocates descend on Makersville, bringing around-the-clock news coverage, rallies, and anti-rallies with them. With his parents checked out, Ronney is left tending to his sister’s mounting fears of roaming lions, stopping his best friend from going on a suburban safari, and shaking loose a lonely boy who follows Ronney wherever he goes. Can Ronney figure out a way to hold it together as all his worlds fall apart? From acclaimed author Crystal Chan comes an incisive tale of love, loyalty, and the great leaps we take to protect the people and places we love most.
Author: Burt Reynolds
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Ltd.
ISBN: 1910536431
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 378
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In But Enough About Me, legendary film actor and Hollywood superstar Burt Reynolds recalls the people who shaped his life and career, for better or for worse. From Robert Altman, Cary Grant, Clint Eastwood and Robert Mitchum to Bette Davis, Marlon Brando, Woody Allen and Kirsty Alley, Burt pays homage to those he loves and respected, acknowledges those who've stayed loyal, and calls out the assholes he can't forgive. Recalling his life and career spanning over 50 glorious years, the legendary actor gives special attention to the two great loves of his life, Dinah Shore and Sally Field, his son, Quinton, as well as to the countless people who got in his way on his journey to Hollywood domination. With chapters on his early childhood, how he discovered acting, played poker with Frank Sinatra, received directing advice from Orson Welles, his golden years in Hollywood, his comeback in the late 1990s, and how his life and art led him to found the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre, But Enough About Me is a gripping and eye-opening story of one of cinema's true greats.
Author: Dale Chihuly
Publisher: Chihuly Workshop
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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Team Chihuly describes the relationship and developement between master glassblower Dale Chihuly as well as other renowned artists including Dante Marioni, Benjamin Moore, William Morris, and Richard Royal as well as Italian Glass Masters, Pino Signoretto and Lino Tagliapietra.
Author: Tom Wolfe
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1429961031
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 370
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"An excellent book by a genius," said Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., of this now classic exploration of the 1960s from the founder of new journalism. "This is a book that will be a sharp pleasure to reread years from now, when it will bring back, like a falcon in the sky of memory, a whole world that is currently jetting and jazzing its way somewhere or other."--Newsweek In his first book, The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby (1965) Wolfe introduces us to the sixties, to extravagant new styles of life that had nothing to do with the "elite" culture of the past.
Author: Julia Crowe
Publisher: ECW Press
ISBN: 1770903089
Category : Guitarists
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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Whether it is a beautiful and classic model or an unglamorous and inexpensive starter instrument, a musician's first guitar can be the catalyst that motivates a lifelong passion. The pages of this book contain interviews with 70 of the world's most well-known guitarists across musical genres and playing styles to discover how their love of the instrument compelled them to pursue music as a career. These guitar icons reveal how they got their first instrument, the music they loved, and their heroes and inspirations. With an impressive list of subjectsincluding Dick Dale, Melissa Etheridge, Jimmy Page, Les Paul, and Carlos Santanaas well as childhood photos from such guitar legends as Alex Lifeson, Joe Satriani, and Jimmie Vaughan, this book has appeal for guitar heroes and nonmusicians alike.
Author: Nick Hughes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781729035436
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 29
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Bear eats till he can't eat anymore, It makes Bear's tummy really sore! He searches the forest for any delight, Sometimes causing a great big fright! Sniff, sniff, sniff, goes our hungry bear! What's that smelling so tasty over there? It's some fast food left all over the floor, and the kind of food Bear's come to adore! Munch, munch, munch, goes our hungry bear, eating all the food, as it only seems fair! Join our great big Bear on a fantastic forest adventure, full of big thrills, big laughs... and a big poop! Bear loves to steal food from tourists and always eats too much. But now bear's made himself ill and will need to find how to make himself better with the help of all his lovely friends! Bloated bear is a fantastically funny kids book and the first book from the partnership of Nick Hughes and Ross Burt. With brilliant rhyming verse, bright distinctive illustrations and eye-opening content, this fun and fluffy bears book is just perfect for reading aloud. More stories coming soon are Time Tablet, Rude Rhino, Selfish Sparrow and many more. To receive updates on their release go to www.MagicTreeTales.com! Thank you so much for buying!
Author: National Aeronautics Administration
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781501081729
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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Addressing a field that has been dominated by astronomers, physicists, engineers, and computer scientists, the contributors to this collection raise questions that may have been overlooked by physical scientists about the ease of establishing meaningful communication with an extraterrestrial intelligence. These scholars are grappling with some of the enormous challenges that will face humanity if an information-rich signal emanating from another world is detected. By drawing on issues at the core of contemporary archaeology and anthropology, we can be much better prepared for contact with an extraterrestrial civilization, should that day ever come.
Author: Beth McMullen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481490222
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 235
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A girl discovers her boarding school is actually an elite spy-training program, and she must learn the skills of the trade in order to find her mother in this action-packed middle grade debut that’s perfect for fans of Stu Gibbs. After a botched escape plan from her boarding school, Abigail is stunned to discover the school is actually a cover for an elite spy ring called The Center, along with being training grounds for future spies. Even more shocking? Abigail’s mother is a top agent for The Center and she has gone MIA, with valuable information that many people would like to have—at any cost. Along with a former nemesis and charming boy from her grade, Abigail goes through a crash course in Spy Training 101, often with hilarious—and sometimes painful—results. But Abigail realizes she might be a better spy-in-training than she thought—and the answers to her mother’s whereabouts are a lot closer than she thinks…
Author: Sally Morgan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780648260400
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 9
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Written by one of Australia's best loved authors, this board book will get toddlers and preschoolers up off their feet following the actions of the animals featured in the book. They'll soon be flapping their arms like a scary magpie's wings, stomping their feet like a cheeky wombat and dancing like a silly lizard, along with the actions of five other animals.
