The Last Thugs The Legend Of The Wandering Circus

Author : Kailash
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781638326137

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The Last Thugs: The Legend of the Wandering Circus by Kailash Pdf

What do three twelve-year-olds who are the disgrace of their tribe, do when they turn out to be the only three among their peers to have evaded a mass-kidnapping? In 1972, Inaya, Raksha, and Abu, members of a tribe descendent from Thuggees (dacoits and marauders), end up being the most unlikely heroes of a great misadventure. Through the course of their tale, the three friends reveal themselves to be true Thugs—daring and dauntless—who redeem themselves in the eyes of their tribe when they rise to the occasion to rescue their friends, who mysteriously vanish one night. In this Pied-Piper-style fantasy, the three friends find themselves in possession of legendary magical gifts that aid them in their battle against evil. A gripping saga about the magic of steadfast, enduring friendship in facing life’s trials and tribulations, The Legend of the Wandering Circus is the first in a series of books chronicling the exploits of the three inglorious young Thugs—Inaya, Raksha, and Abu.

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2000-05-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101652954

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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar by Roald Dahl Pdf

Seven superb short stories from the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG! The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is coming soon to Netflix! Meet the boy who can talk to animals and the man who can see with his eyes closed. And find out about the treasure buried deep underground. A clever mix of fact and fiction, this collection also includes how master storyteller Roald Dahl became a writer. With Roald Dahl, you can never be sure where reality ends and fantasy begins. "All the tales are entrancing inventions." —Publishers Weekly

Author : John Irving
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 758 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307362001

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A Son of the Circus by John Irving Pdf

A Hindi film star and an American missionary are twins separated at birth; a dwarf — a former circus clown — mistakes the missionary for the movie star. And stalking one of them is a serial killer...

Author : Derek Fridolfs
Publisher : DC
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : PKEY:T1067700086001

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Batman: Arkham Unhinged #8 by Derek Fridolfs Pdf

A look back at Gotham before there was an Arkham City, and to when Penguin made his grand splash in to high society with his swinging joint--the Iceberg Lounge! It's the opening night and Penguin's basking in his success...until two familiar faces show up to ruin the party and firmly create a "No Clowns Policy" in his life.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1412 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : New York (N.Y.)
ISBN : IND:30000117902183

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Cue by Anonim Pdf

Author : William Boyd
Publisher : Penguin Books Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0241295971

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Trio by William Boyd Pdf

"From the award-winning, best-selling author comes a rollicking novel with a dark undertow, set around three unforgettable individuals and a doomed movie set. A producer. A novelist. An actress. It's summer 1968--a time of war and assassinations, protests and riots. While the world is reeling, our trio is involved in making a disaster-plagued, Swingin' Sixties British movie in sunny Brighton. All are leading secret lives. As the movie shoot zigs and zags, these layers of secrets become increasingly more untenable. Pressures build inexorably. The FBI and CIA get involved. Someone is going to crack--or maybe they all will. From one of Britain's best loved writers comes an exhilarating, tender novel--by turns hilarious and heartbreaking--that asks the vital questions: What makes life worth living? And what do you do if you find it isn't?"--

Author : Will H. Corral,Juan E. De Castro,Nicholas Birns
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781441123947

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The Contemporary Spanish-American Novel by Will H. Corral,Juan E. De Castro,Nicholas Birns Pdf

The Contemporary Spanish-American Novel provides an accessible introduction to an important World literature. While many of the authors covered-Aira, Bolaño, Castellanos Moya, Vásquez-are gaining an increasing readership in English and are frequently taught, there is sparse criticism in English beyond book reviews. This book provides the guidance necessary for a more sophisticated and contextualized understanding of these authors and their works. Underestimated or unfamiliar Spanish American novels and novelists are introduced through conceptually rigorous essays. Sections on each writer include: *the author's reception in their native country, Spanish America, and Spain *biographical history *a critical examination of their work, including key themes and conceptual concerns *translation history *scholarly reception The Contemporary Spanish-American Novel offers an authoritative guide to a rich and varied novelistic tradition. It covers all demographic areas, including United States Latino authors, in exploring the diversity of this literature and its major themes, such as exile, migration, and gender representation.

Author : Bob Staake
Publisher : Schwartz & Wade
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780375989049

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Bluebird by Bob Staake Pdf

"Like nothing you have seen before," raves Kirkus Reviews in a starred review. In his most beautiful and moving work to date, Bob Staake explores the universal themes of loneliness, bullying, and the importance of friendship. In this emotional picture book, readers will be captivated as they follow the journey of a bluebird as he develops a friendship with a young boy and ultimately risks his life to save the boy from harm. Both simple and evocative, this timeless and profound story will resonate with readers young and old. Bob Staake has been working on this book for 10 years, and he believes it is the story he was born to write.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1662 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Motion pictures
ISBN : IND:30000047663806

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Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide by Anonim Pdf

Author : Leonard Maltin
Publisher : Plume Books
Page : 1650 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0452279143

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Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide 1998 by Leonard Maltin Pdf

With more than 300 new entries, 1,000 more videocassette and laser-disc listings, and an enlarged index of leading performers and directors, the 1998 edition of this perennial bestseller continues to be a "must" for every movie buff's bookshelf. "Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide" has long been acclaimed because of its factual authority and sheer depth of information.

Author : David Mitchell
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307426024

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Ghostwritten by David Mitchell Pdf

By the New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Clocks and Cloud Atlas A gallery attendant at the Hermitage. A young jazz buff in Tokyo. A crooked British lawyer in Hong Kong. A disc jockey in Manhattan. A physicist in Ireland. An elderly woman running a tea shack in rural China. A cult-controlled terrorist in Okinawa. A musician in London. A transmigrating spirit in Mongolia. What is the common thread of coincidence or destiny that connects the lives of these nine souls in nine far-flung countries, stretching across the globe from east to west? What pattern do their linked fates form through time and space? A writer of pyrotechnic virtuosity and profound compassion, a mind to which nothing human is alien, David Mitchell spins genres, cultures, and ideas like gossamer threads around and through these nine linked stories. Many forces bind these lives, but at root all involve the same universal longing for connection and transcendence, an axis of commonality that leads in two directions—to creation and to destruction. In the end, as lives converge with a fearful symmetry, Ghostwritten comes full circle, to a point at which a familiar idea—that whether the planet is vast or small is merely a matter of perspective—strikes home with the force of a new revelation. It marks the debut of a writer of astonishing gifts.

Author : Graham Webb
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 735 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476639260

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Encyclopedia of American Short Films, 1926-1959 by Graham Webb Pdf

Short subject films have a long history in American cinemas. These could be anywhere from 2 to 40 minutes long and were used as a "filler" in a picture show that would include a cartoon, a newsreel, possibly a serial and a short before launching into the feature film. Shorts could tackle any topic of interest: an unusual travelogue, a comedy, musical revues, sports, nature or popular vaudeville acts. With the advent of sound-on-film in the mid-to-late 1920s, makers of earlier silent short subjects began experimenting with the short films, using them as a testing ground for the use of sound in feature movies. After the Second World War, and the rising popularity of television, short subject films became far too expensive to produce and they had mostly disappeared from the screens by the late 1950s. This encyclopedia offers comprehensive listings of American short subject films from the 1920s through the 1950s.

Author : William Boyle
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781681779140

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Gravesend by William Boyle Pdf

It’s been sixteen years since “Ray Boy” Calabrese’s actions led to the death of a young man. The victim’s brother, Conway D’Innocenzio, is now a 29-year-old Brooklynite wasting away at a local Rite Aid, stuck in the past and drawn into a darker side of himself when he hears that Ray Boy’s has been released. But even with the perfect plan in place, Conway can’t bring himself to take the ultimate revenge.Meanwhile, failed actress Alessandra returns to her native Gravesend after the death of her mother, torn between a desperate need to escape immediately back to LA and the ease with which she sinks back into neighborhood life. Alessandra and Conway are walking eerily similar paths—staring down the rest of their lives, caring for their aging fathers, lost in the youths they squandered—and each must decide what comes next.In the tradition of American noir authors like Dennis Lehane and James Ellroy, William Boyle’s Gravesend brings the titular neighborhood to life in this story of revenge, desperation, and escape.

Author : Jeff Lemire
Publisher : DC Comics
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : PKEY:T2120000035001

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Robin & Batman (2021-) #3 by Jeff Lemire Pdf

To reconcile his trauma and move toward an optimistic future, Dick Grayson must first confront his tragic past. Unfortunately, that step includes a confrontation with an enraged Killer Croc, who is out for Grayson blood! This action-packed issue concludes the epic tale of a young man learning to live and love in a nightmarish world.

Author : Gregory Maguire
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780061792946

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Wicked by Gregory Maguire Pdf

The New York Times bestseller and basis for the Tony-winning hit musical, soon to be a major motion picture starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande With millions of copies in print around the world, Gregory Maguire’s Wicked is established not only as a commentary on our time but as a novel to revisit for years to come. Wicked relishes the inspired inventions of L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, while playing sleight of hand with our collective memories of the 1939 MGM film starring Margaret Hamilton (and Judy Garland). In this fast-paced, fantastically real, and supremely entertaining novel, Maguire has populated the largely unknown world of Oz with the power of his own imagination. Years before Dorothy and her dog crash-land, another little girl makes her presence known in Oz. This girl, Elphaba, is born with emerald-green skin—no easy burden in a land as mean and poor as Oz, where superstition and magic are not strong enough to explain or overcome the natural disasters of flood and famine. Still, Elphaba is smart, and by the time she enters Shiz University, she becomes a member of a charmed circle of Oz’s most promising young citizens. But Elphaba’s Oz is no utopia. The Wizard’s secret police are everywhere. Animals—those creatures with voices, souls, and minds—are threatened with exile. Young Elphaba, green and wild and misunderstood, is determined to protect the Animals—even if it means combating the mysterious Wizard, even if it means risking her single chance at romance. Ever wiser in guilt and sorrow, she can find herself grateful when the world declares her a witch. And she can even make herself glad for that young girl from Kansas. Recognized as an iconoclastic tour de force on its initial publication, the novel has inspired the blockbuster musical of the same name—one of the longest-running plays in Broadway history. Popular, indeed. But while the novel’s distant cousins hail from the traditions of magical realism, mythopoeic fantasy, and sprawling nineteenth-century sagas of moral urgency, Maguire’s Wicked is as unique as its green-skinned witch.