Author: Frederic Donner
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479783862
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The tales I have written in this book are divergent and strange. Some readers will enjoy many of them, others may only locate one story of interest, but even if only one idea strikes a readers fancy, my job has been a success. When I was a younger pup, I devoured the fiction publications containing short stories from Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, and Stephen King. Fiction with twisted endings, heroes transformed to villains, with every reader unsure of the outcome. There are no easy outcomes in the repertoires of these stellar authors. I do not claim to have these writers skills, savvy, or flair for drama, but I do believe there are periodic insights and surprises in the stories you will read here. If even one of you is entertained, then my job is accomplished. Enjoy the feast, as an author colleague of mine would say. Just be wary of where you left that turkey carving knife and the long-handledand sharpenedfork.
White Cats Can Jump!
Author: Frederic Donner
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479783862
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The tales I have written in this book are divergent and strange. Some readers will enjoy many of them, others may only locate one story of interest, but even if only one idea strikes a readers fancy, my job has been a success. When I was a younger pup, I devoured the fiction publications containing short stories from Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, and Stephen King. Fiction with twisted endings, heroes transformed to villains, with every reader unsure of the outcome. There are no easy outcomes in the repertoires of these stellar authors. I do not claim to have these writers skills, savvy, or flair for drama, but I do believe there are periodic insights and surprises in the stories you will read here. If even one of you is entertained, then my job is accomplished. Enjoy the feast, as an author colleague of mine would say. Just be wary of where you left that turkey carving knife and the long-handledand sharpenedfork.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479783862
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The tales I have written in this book are divergent and strange. Some readers will enjoy many of them, others may only locate one story of interest, but even if only one idea strikes a readers fancy, my job has been a success. When I was a younger pup, I devoured the fiction publications containing short stories from Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, and Stephen King. Fiction with twisted endings, heroes transformed to villains, with every reader unsure of the outcome. There are no easy outcomes in the repertoires of these stellar authors. I do not claim to have these writers skills, savvy, or flair for drama, but I do believe there are periodic insights and surprises in the stories you will read here. If even one of you is entertained, then my job is accomplished. Enjoy the feast, as an author colleague of mine would say. Just be wary of where you left that turkey carving knife and the long-handledand sharpenedfork.
Why Do Cats Bury Their Poop?
Author: Margaret H. Bonham
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402750403
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This isn’t just another cat care book! It’s a virtual owner’s manual packed with little-known and entertaining facts presented by two acclaimed experts--all in answer to more than 200 unique questions about the fabulous feline. Broken down into categories, including "Behavior,” "Bodies,” and "Emotions,” it covers everything that cat lovers need to know: Why do cats purr? Do they get embarrassed? Are all white cats deaf? Can a litter have more than one father? Do cats have favorite colors of food? And, finally, there’s an answer to the pressing query that all feline fans have asked for years: Why do cats seek out the one person in the room who doesn’t like them? Although the tone is lighthearted, the information is valuable...and absolutely scientifically accurate.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402750403
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This isn’t just another cat care book! It’s a virtual owner’s manual packed with little-known and entertaining facts presented by two acclaimed experts--all in answer to more than 200 unique questions about the fabulous feline. Broken down into categories, including "Behavior,” "Bodies,” and "Emotions,” it covers everything that cat lovers need to know: Why do cats purr? Do they get embarrassed? Are all white cats deaf? Can a litter have more than one father? Do cats have favorite colors of food? And, finally, there’s an answer to the pressing query that all feline fans have asked for years: Why do cats seek out the one person in the room who doesn’t like them? Although the tone is lighthearted, the information is valuable...and absolutely scientifically accurate.
Adventure Cats
Author: Laura J. Moss
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 0761193561
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Just when you thought you knew all there was to know about cats comes the ultimate—and unexpected—guide to taking your cat into the wild. Here are cats walking on a leash. Cats hiking on a leash. Cats tramping through snow. Cats camping. Cats kayaking, canoeing, even surfing—yes, cats who love water. When animal writer and active hiker Laura Moss couldn’t find an online resource for hitting the trail with her cat, she created one. AdventureCats.org took off like wildfire, with attention from Wired, the Huffington Post, Outside magazine, BuzzFeed, and much more. Now, the book Adventure Cats—a collection of jaw-dropping photographs, inspiring stories of real-life cats, and all the how-to a cat owner needs—will take readers and their cats well beyond the backyard. Learn how to leash-train a cat. What to do if you encounter wildlife on the trail. Plus, winter safety tips, and how to bring a little bit of the outdoors to an indoor cat. The stories themselves are catnip for animal lovers, from Nanakuli, the one-eyed cat who hangs ten; to Georgie, a four-year-old gray tabby who lives on a sailboat; to Quandary, who not only insists on hiking with her family but also teaches them a valuable lesson: When you follow your cat’s natural tendency to wander, you experience the outdoors at a slower, richer pace. This book will delight every cat person, regardless of whether their pet is inclined to adventure. (Take the quiz at the beginning of the book to find out!)
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 0761193561
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Just when you thought you knew all there was to know about cats comes the ultimate—and unexpected—guide to taking your cat into the wild. Here are cats walking on a leash. Cats hiking on a leash. Cats tramping through snow. Cats camping. Cats kayaking, canoeing, even surfing—yes, cats who love water. When animal writer and active hiker Laura Moss couldn’t find an online resource for hitting the trail with her cat, she created one. AdventureCats.org took off like wildfire, with attention from Wired, the Huffington Post, Outside magazine, BuzzFeed, and much more. Now, the book Adventure Cats—a collection of jaw-dropping photographs, inspiring stories of real-life cats, and all the how-to a cat owner needs—will take readers and their cats well beyond the backyard. Learn how to leash-train a cat. What to do if you encounter wildlife on the trail. Plus, winter safety tips, and how to bring a little bit of the outdoors to an indoor cat. The stories themselves are catnip for animal lovers, from Nanakuli, the one-eyed cat who hangs ten; to Georgie, a four-year-old gray tabby who lives on a sailboat; to Quandary, who not only insists on hiking with her family but also teaches them a valuable lesson: When you follow your cat’s natural tendency to wander, you experience the outdoors at a slower, richer pace. This book will delight every cat person, regardless of whether their pet is inclined to adventure. (Take the quiz at the beginning of the book to find out!)
To Die to Sleep Perchance to Dream
Author: Frederic Donner
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1483650944
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Veteran Special Agent Frederic Donner, author of "Zen and the Successful Horseplayer," "A Broken Badge Healed?" and "White Cats Can Jump!," once again relives his thrilling missions with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) . Set in South America, principally Colombia, as well as in the U.S., the new novel is a love story set against a backdrop plagued with corruption, power and retribution. It describes how an undercover FBI agent battles a Colombian drug cartel, falls in love, and is captured and tortured. The protagonist battles his deformities, his illness and his own organization to correct wrongs and help set things right. To correct these wrongs, he dances along the invisible lines of right and wrong, and good and evil. Jude (Judas Carlito Simeone), an undercover FBI agent; his girlfriend Maria Castaño, a Colombian beauty; and Neats (Netio Alicirra) Simeone's friend and Colombian informant as they live the tragedies and successess of Colombian and U.S. drug trafficking. ToDie to Sleep Perchance toDreamis a seamless blend of a highly relevant controversial plot about the problems of drug trafficking, corruption and incompetence in the U.S. and in the world, and an action-oriented mystery, involving good and evil and religious allegory. Perfectly backed by Donner's solid first-hand experiences in the Bureau, it is no ordinary novel. It is an eye opener that the government will take any measure, legal or illegal, to protect the United States of America.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1483650944
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Veteran Special Agent Frederic Donner, author of "Zen and the Successful Horseplayer," "A Broken Badge Healed?" and "White Cats Can Jump!," once again relives his thrilling missions with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) . Set in South America, principally Colombia, as well as in the U.S., the new novel is a love story set against a backdrop plagued with corruption, power and retribution. It describes how an undercover FBI agent battles a Colombian drug cartel, falls in love, and is captured and tortured. The protagonist battles his deformities, his illness and his own organization to correct wrongs and help set things right. To correct these wrongs, he dances along the invisible lines of right and wrong, and good and evil. Jude (Judas Carlito Simeone), an undercover FBI agent; his girlfriend Maria Castaño, a Colombian beauty; and Neats (Netio Alicirra) Simeone's friend and Colombian informant as they live the tragedies and successess of Colombian and U.S. drug trafficking. ToDie to Sleep Perchance toDreamis a seamless blend of a highly relevant controversial plot about the problems of drug trafficking, corruption and incompetence in the U.S. and in the world, and an action-oriented mystery, involving good and evil and religious allegory. Perfectly backed by Donner's solid first-hand experiences in the Bureau, it is no ordinary novel. It is an eye opener that the government will take any measure, legal or illegal, to protect the United States of America.
The Rosebud
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Do Fish Drink Water?
Author: Bill McLain
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062031368
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
The author of What Makes Flamingos Pink? offers up “a fun, fact-filled snack for the terminally informed . . . enlivened by the author’s wit” (Kirkus Reviews). Is it true that elephants are afraid of mice? How much gold does the United States store in Fort Knox? Why do I get a headache when I eat ice cream too fast? How did the “seventh inning stretch” originate? As the official webmaster for Xerox, Bill McLain was surprised by the kinds of questions he was receiving, like whether people born blind can see in their dreams and why rabbits are associated with Easter. McLain began to answer each and every question—attracting national attention from MSNBC, CNN, and People—and the result, collected in Do Fish Drink Water?, is a surprising, funny, and informative collection of facts. McLain’s answers can often be as wild as the questions and prompt entertaining anecdotes about where he found them. McLain explains how magnets are made, what caused the Great Depression of 1922, and even explains why cats purr. Also included is an extensive list of websites where he conducts research, offering an informative guide to making the most of the Internet. “The legions who have dropped him a line have dubbed McLain . . . Prophet, Answer Dude, Webmeister, Guru of Locating Unusual Information.” —San Jose Mercury News “A veritable Internet legend known for having all the answers.” —San Francisco Chronicle
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062031368
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
The author of What Makes Flamingos Pink? offers up “a fun, fact-filled snack for the terminally informed . . . enlivened by the author’s wit” (Kirkus Reviews). Is it true that elephants are afraid of mice? How much gold does the United States store in Fort Knox? Why do I get a headache when I eat ice cream too fast? How did the “seventh inning stretch” originate? As the official webmaster for Xerox, Bill McLain was surprised by the kinds of questions he was receiving, like whether people born blind can see in their dreams and why rabbits are associated with Easter. McLain began to answer each and every question—attracting national attention from MSNBC, CNN, and People—and the result, collected in Do Fish Drink Water?, is a surprising, funny, and informative collection of facts. McLain’s answers can often be as wild as the questions and prompt entertaining anecdotes about where he found them. McLain explains how magnets are made, what caused the Great Depression of 1922, and even explains why cats purr. Also included is an extensive list of websites where he conducts research, offering an informative guide to making the most of the Internet. “The legions who have dropped him a line have dubbed McLain . . . Prophet, Answer Dude, Webmeister, Guru of Locating Unusual Information.” —San Jose Mercury News “A veritable Internet legend known for having all the answers.” —San Francisco Chronicle
5,000 Awesome Facts (about Everything!) 2
Author: National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Publisher: 5,000 Awesome Facts
ISBN: 142631695X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A collection of quirky, fun facts.
Publisher: 5,000 Awesome Facts
ISBN: 142631695X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A collection of quirky, fun facts.
Cat Daddy
Author: Jackson Galaxy
Publisher: TarcherPerigee
ISBN: 0399163808
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Cat behaviorist and star of Animal Planet's hit television show "My Cat from Hell," Galaxy, a.k.a. "Cat Daddy," isn't what readers might expect for a cat expert. Yet his ability to connect with even the most troubled felines--not to mention their owners--is awe-inspiring.
Publisher: TarcherPerigee
ISBN: 0399163808
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Cat behaviorist and star of Animal Planet's hit television show "My Cat from Hell," Galaxy, a.k.a. "Cat Daddy," isn't what readers might expect for a cat expert. Yet his ability to connect with even the most troubled felines--not to mention their owners--is awe-inspiring.
Harper's Young People
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's periodicals, American
Languages : en
Pages : 898
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's periodicals, American
Languages : en
Pages : 898
Book Description
School Arts
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 972
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 972
Book Description