Author: Edmond About Publisher: Good Press ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 171
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"The Man With The Broken Ear" by Edmond About is a science fiction novel that follows the trials and tribulations of a man out of time. A French soldier of the First Empire was put into suspended animation through a dessication process. When he is once again awakened, he discovers fifty years have passed, and he's now in the Second Empire. Morality and the evolution of culture are explored in this thrilling and comedic romp of a book.
Author: Hergé Publisher: ISBN: 9780749701703 Category : Adventure and adventurers Languages : en Pages : 64
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Determined to recover an Indian fetish stolen from the Museum of Ethnography, Tintin and Snowy follow a curious trail that leads to South America, revolution, and hostile jungle Indians.
Author: Vicky Kaseorg Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781463711047 Category : Dog owners Languages : en Pages : 0
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"The true story about a dog no one thought could be saved. Through laughter and tears, she taught the lesson that no creature created by God is irredeemable."--Page 4 of cover.
Author: Charles Burns Publisher: ISBN: 9780224090414 Category : Graphic novels Languages : en Pages : 0
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From the creator of the cult classic Black Hole, a graphic narrative that will delight and surpass the expectations of his fans. X'ed Out is most easily described as 'Hergé meets William S. Burroughs.' We are back in that spectral, surreal terrain that Burns has made his own - only now the seamless weaves of the erotic and horrifying is played out in parallel worlds of adolescent longing and dreamscape set in China.
Author: Hergé Publisher: Egmont Books (UK) ISBN: 9781405240680 Category : Children's stories Languages : en Pages : 64
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The world’s most famous travelling reporter must call on a feathered friend to track down a famous artifact . . . and solve a murder in the process. The Arumbaya fetish has been stolen! But with the help of a talking parrot, Tintin is soon on the hunt for the famous artefact, which can be distinguished by its broken ear. He must solve a murder and discover the true value of the fetish, and quick - because he is not the only one on the trail! Join the most iconic character in comics as he embarks on an extraordinary adventure spanning historical and political events, and thrilling mysteries. Still selling over 100,000 copies every year in the UK and having been adapted for the silver screen by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson in 2011. The Adventures of Tintin continue to charm more than 80 years after they first found their way into publication. Since then an estimated 230 million copies have been sold, proving that comic books have the same power to entertain children and adults in the 21st century as they did in the early 20th.
Author: Herge Publisher: Egmont Books Limited ISBN: 9781405282765 Category : Adventure stories Languages : en Pages : 0
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One of the most iconic characters in children's books Join the world's most famous travelling reporter in his exciting adventures investigating smugglers in the two-part story Cigars of the Pharaoh and The Blue Lotus, then travels into the depths of the rainforest in The Broken Ear. The second of eight volumes containing Hergé's best loved adventure stories, with three thrilling mysteries: Cigars of the Pharaoh On the hunt for an Egyptologist and a mysterious ancient pharaoh, Tintin scours Egypt and India. He makes friends with elephants, narrowly avoids falling victim to the poison of madness and saves a maharajah from a killer tiger. The Blue Lotus In India, Tintin gets drawn into a dangerous mystery revolving around a madness-inducing poison. He traces its origins to Shanghai and a nefarious web of opium traffickers. But can he outwit the crooks? The Broken Ear The Arumbaya fetish has been stolen! But with the help of a talking parrot, Tintin is soon on the hunt for the famous artefact, which can be distinguished by its broken ear. He must solve a murder and discover the true value of the fetish, and quick - because he is not the only one on the trail! Join the most iconic character in comics as he embarks on extraordinary adventures spanning historical and political events. Still selling over 100,000 copies every year in the UK and having been adapted for the silver screen by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson in 2011. The Adventures of Tintin continue to charm more than 90 years after they first found their way into publication. Since then more than 230 million copies have been sold, proving that comic books have the same power to entertain children and adults in the 21st century as they did in the early 20th. Hergé (Georges Remi) was born in Brussels in 1907. Over the course of 54 years he completed over 20 titles in The Adventures of Tintin series, which is now considered to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, comics series of all time.
Author: Hergé Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers ISBN: 9780316003759 Category : Comics & Graphic Novels Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
The classic graphic novel. The unfinished final adventure of Tintin featuring Herge's black-and-white sketches. Opera singer Bianca Castafiore has a guru: Endaddine Akass is handing his advice out to everyone, but Tintin doesn't buy it-especially when he realizes that Akass might be connected to the death of the owner of an art gallery, who had been on his way to see Tintin when he died.
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