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I've seen so many lives ended. I have, myself, visited horrors beyond reprieve upon countless souls. I have seen cities of fantasy and ships not unlike boats that fly through the air. I have observed magic in its rawest forms, spoken with ethereal beings, worlds-no, entire solar systems-away. I have stood in the waters of the Lethe and drank its poison. I have betrayed those I loved and committed crimes against nature's balance. I have stood against the Beasts that would tear all life apart, and I have witnessed multi-thousand-year-old dynasties fall. And never once did I imagine that things would turn out quite like they have. But I suppose I should start at the beginning...
Board book edition of the best-selling winner of the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize, Illustrated Book Category.
In 2003, Frances Whiting's collection of her best columns, Oh, To Be a Marching Girl, was a runaway success. Now, due to popular demand, That's a Home Run, Tiger! fills us in with what has been occupying the much-loved columnist over the last few years. As well as her unique take on men, women, relationships, family, work, world events and celebrities, Frances, a first-time mum, tackles motherhood head on. Grappling with all the big issues – sleep deprivation, taking to the bottle, and enrolling in Competitive Mothering 101, it's a warm and funny stroll through the perils of parenting. That's a Home Run, Tiger! also gives readers a peek into the Queen's handbag, a look behind the doors of Parliament House and offers helpful tips, including a Beginner's Guide to Extreme Seating at Fashion Week, and how to pick a Prince in a Pub.
In three pieces originally delivered as special lectures, draws on the biography of the author's father as well as the evolution of her own work to contrast Western and Eastern ideas of self-narration and interdependency.
After tricking Tiger into leaving the soup he has been cooking, Anansi the spider eats the soup himself and manages to put the blame on the monkeys.
As a young man, Sharpe is an illiterate private who must pose as a deserter to oust the ruthless Tippoo of Mysore from his throne. "The world may have a new literary hero. His name is Richard Sharpe."--"Philadelphia Inquirer."
Mr. Brown is a very important tiger who works in a very important office all day long. His briefcase contains some very important things, so he keeps it by his side at all times. When Mr. Brown’s briefcase goes missing, his world is turned upside down. He must get his briefcase back! Mr. Brown goes on a wild chase all over town. Will he find it—and what could possibly be inside?
This thoughtful and inventive novel is about a woman who has everything except peace of mind. It traces how she chooses many friends to give her courage and hope to overcome her fear on a road to find peace; two in particular influence her; one is a modern history university lecturer, the other a slightly rebellious but romantic South African. Step by step she finds a way forward on a path, which leads her to South Africa and to the eventual resolution of her problem.At heart this is a romance tinged with sadness: a story of two people searching for and briefly finding love and happiness.
While many fans remember The Lone Ranger, Ace Drummond and others, fewer focus on the facts that serials had their roots in silent film and that many foreign studios also produced serials, though few made it to the United States. The 471 serials and 100 series (continuing productions without the cliffhanger endings) from the United States and 136 serials and 37 series from other countries are included in this comprehensive reference work. Each entry includes title, country of origin, year, studio, number of episodes, running time or number of reels, episode titles, cast, production credits, and a plot synopsis.
The tropical island of Sri Lanka is a paradise for tourists, but in 2009 it became a hell for its Tamil minority, as decades of civil war between the Tamil Tiger guerrillas and the government reached its bloody climax. Caught in the crossfire were hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren, doctors, farmers, fishermen, nuns and other civilians. And the government ensured through a strict media blackout that the world was unaware of their suffering. Now, a UN enquiry has called for war-crimes investigations. Those crimes are recounted here to the wider world for the first time in sobering, shattering detail.