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Beatrix, an abused circus acrobat, joins the enigmatic Colonel on a harrowing hot air balloon journey around the globe. They seek a criminal looking for a precious figurine, The Blue Star Sphinx. Yet the Sphinx's immense value has also drawn the attention of the world's most deadly treasure hunters. What dangers await the Colonel and the acrobat?
In this charming full-length comic book story of Celtic Football Club, Tommy Canning conveys through his superb illustrations the rich history of the Glasgow club, from the its founding and early years through to the present season. The storyline written by Patrick Canning brings to life many of the club s greatsplayers such as Jimmy Quinn, Patsy Gallacher, John Thomson, Jimmy McGrory, Charlie Tully, and Jock Steinand celebrates the modern era from the Lisbon Lions to its current stars, including Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Paul Hartley, and Shunsuke Nakamura. In literal graphic detail, "The Celtic Story" unfolds all the drama and glory of one of the world s most famous football clubs."
Re:Imagining Change provides resources, theory, hands-on tools, and illuminating case studies for the next generation of innovative change-makers. This unique book explores how culture, media, memes, and narrative intertwine with social change strategies, and offers practical methods to amplify progressive causes in the popular culture. Re:Imagining Change is an inspirational inside look at the trailblazing methodology developed by the Center for Story-based Strategy over fifteen years of their movement building partnerships. This practitioner’s guide is an impassioned call to innovate our strategies for confronting the escalating social and ecological crises of the twenty-first century. This new, expanded second edition includes updated examples from the frontlines of social movements and provides the reader with easy-to-use tools to change the stories they care about most.
Jim, a young janitor working at an insane asylum in Idaho, is about to commit suicide when he's rudely interrupted by a strange resident who recruits him to play a game called Cryptofauna. The next thing Jim knows, he's being whisked off to an absurd competition of worldwide mischief and meddling, where he meets a handful of lifelong friends, and an absolute boatload of deadly enemies.The bizarre game of Cryptofauna might actually help the blue custodian discover a reason to live, assuming, of course, he survives long enough to figure it out..."If Alice and Wonderland and The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy had a love child, it'd be Cryptofauna. This fantasy novel creates an acid dream of l...
Summer, 1989. Reeling from a catastrophic divorce, Francine Haddix flees San Francisco for a two week stay at her sister's house in Hawthorn Woods, Illinois. The quaint neighborhood of shady trees and friendly neighbors seems like the perfect place for her to sort through her pain and move on with her life.But Francine quickly discovers the "idyllic" neighborhood is hiding a number of disturbing mysteries. Behind every door and window there's marital strife, simmering grudges, and a secret so terrible, someone will kill to keep it quiet.Seeking to reclaim a passion for sleuthing numbed by her divorce, Francine rewrites her prescription from relaxation to investigation. If she can remember how to trust herself, she might discover what's hidden in Hawthorn Woods. She might even be able to believe the future can be good again, assuming she stays alive long enough to be in it...
Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. Now these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback by Harper Perennial with stunning new jackets.
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