Attack Of The Unsinkable Rubber Ducks

Author: Christopher Brookmyre
Publisher: Abacus
ISBN: 074813199X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 329

Book Description
The fifth book in the Jack Parlabane series, from author Christopher Brookmyre. Do you believe in ghosts? Do we really live on in some conscious form after we die, and is that form capable of communicating with the world of the living?...Aye, right. That was Jack Parlabane's stance on the matter, anyway. But this was before he found himself in the more compromising position of being not only dead himself, but worse: dead with an exclusive still to file. From his position on high, Parlabane relates the events leading up to his demise, largely concerning the efforts of charismatic psychic Gabriel Lafayette to reconcile the scientific with the spiritual by submitting to controlled laboratory tests. Parlabane is brought in as an observer, due to his capacities as both a sceptic and an expert on deception, but he soon finds his certainties crumbling and his assumptions turned upside down as he encounters phenomena for which he can deduce no rational explanation. Perhaps, in a world in which he can find himself elected rector of an esteemed Scottish university, anything truly is possible. One thing he knows for certain, however: Death is not the end - it's the ultimate undercover assignment.

Quite Ugly One Morning

Author: Christopher Brookmyre
Publisher: Abacus
ISBN: 0748132031
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222

Book Description
This is story of murder, corruption and sin. And that's just the hero. Every great story begins with something unspeakable . . . the first Jack Parlabane thriller, from multi-award-winning author Chris Brookmyre. Yeah, yeah, the usual. A crime. A corpse. A killer. Heard it. Except this stiff happens to be a Ponsonby, scion of a venerable Edinburgh medical clan, and the manner of his death speaks of unspeakable things. Why is the body displayed like a slice of beef? How come his hands are digitally challenged? And if it's not the corpse, what is that awful smell? Quite Ugly One Morning is a wickedly entertaining and vivacious thriller, full of acerbic wit, cracking dialogue and villains both reputed and shell-suited, and heralds the arrival of a crime fiction legend, journalist Jack Parlabane. 'A lean, nasty, fun little page-turner' New York Times 'Brookmyre is always a class act' The Observer 'A sharp, funny novel' TLS 'A wicked satire' Scotsman

Great British Fictional Detectives

Author: Russell James
Publisher: Remember When
ISBN: 1844680266
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
The first full-length study of its type highlighting over 400 British literary detectives, many famous through their film and TV adaptations. Using essays to highlight different types of detectives and focusing on some of the more famous such as Sherlock Holmes and Inspector Morse, popular crime fiction writer and former President of Britain's Crime Writers Association, Russell James celebrates the role of the detective in British fiction. Illustrations include original film posters and first edition covers from classic detective fiction. Future books by Russell James in this series will include Great British Fictional Villains and US Fictional Detectives and Villains.

10 Little Rubber Ducks

Author: Eric Carle
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060740752
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
Ahoy! Here We Go Around the World with 10 Little Rubber Ducks "Ducks overboard!" shouts the captain, as a giant wave washes a box of 10 little rubber ducks off his cargo ship and into the sea. The 10 little rubber ducks are swept away in various directions. One drifts west, where a friendly dolphin jumps over it. A whale sings to another. But, as the sun sets, the 10th little rubber duck is left all alone, bobbing helplessly on the big wide sea. Small readers and listeners will empathize with the little duck's plight -- and will rejoice at the heartwarming surprise ending. In this poignant and funny story, illustrated with strikingly designed collages, Eric Carle also takes readers on an exciting voyage of discovery. Following the little ducks as they float to all parts of the globe, young explorers can see for themselves the meanings of directional words, and learn simple math concepts such as counting and the use of cardinal and ordinal numbers. Each creature the ducks meet is seen in its own habitat and behaves in a true-to-life manner, offering a very simple first view of biology and geography. All aboard for a world of learning and fun!

The Times Index

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indexes
Languages : en
Pages : 1692

Book Description
Indexes the Times and its supplements.

The British National Bibliography

Author: Arthur James Wells
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 2744

Book Description

RUBBER DUCKS DON'T FLY.

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781786701428
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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10 Little Rubber Ducks Board Book

Author: Eric Carle
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006196428X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
10 little rubber ducks overboard! Get swept away on a high-seas voyage of discovery with 10 little rubber ducks as they float to every part of the world. They all find adventure, but one duck finds something very special!

Rubber Duck

Author: Jack Douglas
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 236

Book Description

Ten Rubber Duckies

Author: Dawn Bentley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780375840432
Category : Counting
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Young ones will love learning to count backwards from nine to one as touchable, squeaky rubber ducks race down a river.