My Favorite Earthling

Author : Susan Grant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:530770008

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My Favorite Earthling by Susan Grant Pdf

Author : Susan Grant
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781472053503

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Even a goddess can have a bad day...

Author : Sayaka Murata
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802157027

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Earthlings by Sayaka Murata Pdf

An otherworldly coming-of-age tale of a woman who believes she is an alien, from the author of the international sensation Convenience Store Woman. Sayaka Murata’s Convenience Store Woman was one of the most unusual and refreshing bestsellers of recent years, depicting the life of a thirty-six-year-old clerk in a Tokyo convenience store. Now, in Earthlings, Sayaka Murata pushes at the boundaries of our ideas of social conformity in this brilliantly imaginative, intense, and absolutely unforgettable novel. As a child, Natsuki doesn’t fit in with her family. Her parents favor her sister, and her best friend is a plush toy hedgehog named Piyyut, who talks to her. He tells her that he has come from the planet Popinpobopia on a special quest to help her save the Earth. One summer, on vacation with her family and her cousin Yuu in her grandparents’ ramshackle wooden house in the mountains of Nagano, Natsuki decides that she must be an alien, which would explain why she can’t seem to fit in like everyone else. Later, as a grown woman, living a quiet life with her asexual husband, Natsuki is still pursued by dark shadows from her childhood, and decides to flee the “baby factory” of society for good, searching for answers about the vast and frightening mysteries of the universe—answers only Natsuki has the power to uncover. Dreamlike, sometimes shocking, and always strange and wonderful, Earthlings asks what it means to be happy in a stifling world, and cements Sayaka Murata’s status as a master chronicler of the outsider experience and our own uncanny universe. Praise for Earthlings A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times, TIME and Literary Hub Named a Most Anticipated Book by the New York Times, TIME, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, the Guardian, Vulture, Wired, Literary Hub, Bustle, PopSugar, and Refinery29 “Intimate, deadpan, and unflinchingly unhinged. . . . Exceptionally fun. . . . Amid all the hedgehog and alien talk is a novel that asks how happiness and freedom can be possible inside a stiflingly anxious world, and its answers, while grotesque, are worth reading.” —Wired “If you’re in the mood for weird, Sayaka Murata is always a reliable place to turn. . . . [Earthlings] centers on Natsuki, a character whose story begins in childhood with her cousin in the mountains and spirals ever more darkly (and bizarrely) into adulthood and its many strange reckonings. This is a story that’s best not to spoil, but it will get into your head.” —Seattle Times “It’s the book’s visceral, grim savagery, and those final shocking pages, that makes this such a vital, powerful novel. . . . Earthlings is the sort of challenging, confronting fiction that wakes you up with a jolt and leaves a lasting impression.” —Locus

Author : Bob McDonald
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781982106850

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An Earthling's Guide to Outer Space by Bob McDonald Pdf

Beloved science commentator Bob McDonald takes us on a tour of our galaxy, unraveling the mysteries of the universe and helping us navigate our place among the stars. How big is our galaxy? Is there life on those distant planets? Are we really made of star dust? And where do stars even come from? In An Earthling’s Guide to Outer Space, we finally have the answers to all those questions and more. With clarity, wisdom, and a great deal of enthusiasm, McDonald explores the curiosities of the big blue planet we call home as well as our galactic neighbours—from Martian caves to storm clouds on Jupiter to the nebulae at the far end of the universe. So if you’re pondering how to become an astronaut, or what dark matter really is, or how an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, look no further. Through a captivating mix of stories, experiments, and illustrations, McDonald walks us through space exploration past and present, and reveals what we can look forward to in the future. An Earthling’s Guide to Outer Space is sure to satisfy science readers of all ages, and to remind us earthbound terrestrials just how special our place in the universe truly is.

Author : Mark Fearing,Tim Rummel
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781452181219

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Earthling! by Mark Fearing,Tim Rummel Pdf

Every kid worries about making friends at a new school, but when nine-year-old Bud accidentally catches the wrong bus and finds himself launched into deep space, new friends are the least of his problems! At Cosmos Academy, Bud learns that Earthlings are the most feared creatures in the galaxy, and even Earth's location has been hidden! With the help of his new friend, Gort, Bud goes undercover as a Tenarian exchange student. Unfortunately that means everyone thinks he's a pro at anti-gravity Zero-Ball (even though he's really only a pro at watching sports). And with paranoid Principal Lepton threat ening to expel any Earthlings (into outer space) and only Gort's hacked Blip computer to help them determine Earth's co-ordinates, will Bud ever find his way home?

Author : James Longenbach
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780393353440

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Earthling: Poems by James Longenbach Pdf

A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist Earthling confronts our deepest fears in clear and haunting language, from "a poet of extraordinary gifts" (American Academy of Arts and Letters). "Earthling" is one of the oldest words in the English language, our original word for ploughman, a keeper of the earth. In poems simultaneously ordinary and otherworldly, James Longenbach traces the life of a modern-day earthling as he looks squarely at his little patch of earth and at the vast emptiness of interstellar space. Beginning with the death of the earthling’s mother and ending with a confrontation with his own mortality, the poems within Earthling resist complaint or agitation. In them, the real and the imagined, the material and the allegorical, intersect at shifting angles and provide fresh perspectives and lasting consolation.

Author : Philip Fracassi
Publisher : Tor Nightfire
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250879042

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Boys in the Valley by Philip Fracassi Pdf

“Old-school horror.” ―Stephen King The Exorcist meets Lord of the Flies, by way of Midnight Mass, in Boys in the Valley, a brilliant coming-of-age tale from award-winning author Philip Fracassi. An Esquire Best Horror Book of 2023! “A sublimely chilling story.” —Library Journal, STARRED review St. Vincent's Orphanage for Boys. Early twentieth century, in a remote valley in Pennsylvania. Here, under the watchful eyes of several priests, thirty boys work, learn, and worship. Peter Barlow, orphaned as a child by a gruesome murder, has made a new life here. As he approaches adulthood, he has friends, a future...a family. Then, late one stormy night, a group of men arrive at their door, one of whom is badly wounded, occult symbols carved into his flesh. His death releases an ancient evil that spreads like sickness, infecting St. Vincent's and the children within. Soon, boys begin acting differently, forming groups. Taking sides. Others turn up dead. Now Peter and those dear to him must choose sides of their own, each of them knowing their lives — and perhaps their eternal souls — are at risk. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Stacy McAnulty
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-23
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781250823052

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Mars! Earthlings Welcome by Stacy McAnulty Pdf

From writer Stacy McAnulty and illustrator Stevie Lewis, Mars! Earthlings Welcome is a light-hearted nonfiction picture book about the red planet—told from the perspective of Mars himself... Meet Mars! The red planet. Planet Marvelous. Favorite sibling of Earth (or so he claims). Sometimes they're close (just 34.5 million miles apart). Sometimes they need space (250 million miles apart)! Earth and Mars have a lot in common—clouds, mountains, polar icecaps. And while Earth has Earthlings, Mars makes a persuasive case for why people should make the journey to spend time with him. His day is 7 minutes longer! He is home to the largest volcano in the whole solar system. He's, well, marvelous. With characteristic humor and charm, Stacy McAnulty channels the voice of Mars in this next celestial "autobiography" in the Our Universe series. Rich with kid-friendly facts and beautifully brought to life by Stevie Lewis, this is an equally charming and irresistible picture book.

Author : Alice Walker
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0156028611

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Her Blue Body Everything We Know by Alice Walker Pdf

Walker brings a woman's wisdom to bear on love, life's unavoidable tragedies, blacks' struggle for equality and justice, and a world committing eco-suicide.

Author : Ed Winters
Publisher : Random House
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781473595132

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This Is Vegan Propaganda by Ed Winters Pdf

Our choices can help alleviate the most pressing issues we face today: the climate crisis, infectious and chronic diseases, human exploitation and, of course, non-human exploitation. Undeniably, these issues can be uncomfortable to learn about but the benefits of doing so cannot be overstated. It is quite literally a matter of life and death. Through exploring the major ways that our current system of animal farming affects the world around us, as well as the cultural and psychological factors that drive our behaviours, This Is Vegan Propaganda answers the pressing question, is there a better way? Whether you are a vegan already or curious to learn more, this book will show you the other side of the story that has been hidden for far too long. Based on years of research and conversations with slaughterhouse workers and farmers, to animal rights philosophers, environmentalists and everyday consumers, vegan educator and public speaker Ed Winters will give you the knowledge to understand the true scale and enormity of the issues at stake. This Is Vegan Propaganda is the empowering and groundbreaking book on veganism that everyone, vegan and sceptic alike, needs to read.

Author : Dale K. Perry
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-20
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781532030109

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My Bowie Story by Dale K. Perry Pdf

In My Bowie Story, sixty storytellers look back on more than four decades of memories featuring David Bowie. Filled with heartfelt stories and photographs, the fans describe how Bowie’s music, personas, and creativity changed their lives. The eighty five stories also offer a glimpse of Bowie’s kindness as he interacted with his admirers while relating the impact his message had on the sexuality, education, and the lifelong achievements of multiple generations. From Space Oddity to Blackstar, the tales include personal encounters with Bowie and offer deep insights that longtime fans and those just discovering his brilliance will cherish.

Author : Lori Haskins Houran
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781635927177

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Greetings, Sharkling! (Book 2) by Lori Haskins Houran Pdf

Acting like an Earthling isn’t easy! Follow the adventures of Spork the alien in the How to Be an Earthling series. Each book covers a different character trait to help kids think about what they say and do. Special mission—field trip! Newton’s whole class is going to the aquarium, even Spork, the new alien at school. Newton just wishes he could keep Jack from teasing Spork. But when Jack tells a lie, Spork lands in deep water . . . deep water with SHARKS! Will Spork end his mission as a shark snack? Every How to Be an Earthling title includes fun back-of-book activities that build on story themes. (Character trait: Honesty)

Author : Earik Beann
Publisher : Profoundly One Publishing
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1732740852

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The Earthling's Brother by Earik Beann Pdf

Sam never knew his parents. In fact, he's never met another human--or seen a sunrise, smelled a flower, or eaten a regular meal. All of that is about to change. It's night in the desert, but he doesn't feel the cold. The sky is clear, and the stars twinkle at him. He has never seen the sky from Earth before. Everything looks so strange. So . . . alien. He shakes his head in wonderment and laughs. He can't stop smiling. This is Earth! There is a building ahead. Other people will be inside. His heart skips a beat as he takes a step forward, the rocks crunching under his bare feet. He has dreamed of this moment for as long as he can remember. But that which can be found can just as easily be lost again. It would have been better had Sam's arrival gone unnoticed. But the artificial life form known only as the Authority is not one to miss such things. Nearly as old as time, and almost as powerful, the Authority was built by an ancient civilization as both an enforcer and a war machine, the destroyer of worlds. It has been watching Sam his entire life. Watching, and waiting, and judging. And now, it has decided that it's time to act.

Author : Marina Cora Schultz
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9798885270847

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We Stand by Marina Cora Schultz Pdf

We Stand By: Marina Cora Schultz Anastasia is your average girl trying to discover who she is and where she belongs in the world. Until she is sent to an unknown planet, Stasia, as her friends call her, learns that when you open yourself up, you can become as powerful as you imagined. After having her planet destroyed, Stasia is faced with the challenge of a competition to not only have a prince fall madly in love with her but to also save her planet and the human race.

Author : Alyssa Rose Ivy
Publisher : Alyssa Rose Ivy
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-21
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Starburst (Half Light #4) by Alyssa Rose Ivy Pdf

The fate of the universe is in their hands... Noah doesn’t like pressure. Too bad he has been tasked with saving the universe. Right now the only thing he can think about is finding Rachel and figuring out more about what being a starmate really means. Rachel wants nothing to do with Caspian or his starmate, but she has no choice. Finding Versaka is the only way she can have the life she dreams of with Noah. Angie doesn’t want to desire Kelby, but can she help the growing feelings between them? The problem is, he seems to want her too and turning back seems all but impossible. Caspian will do anything to protect his people and his planet, but his biggest challenge might be accepting that Rachel is in love with someone else. With so much on the line, will they be able to put their feelings and hearts to the side long enough to fill the roles they were born for? *Mature YA/New Adult Space Opera/Sci-Fi Romance* 1