Amazon publishing sep 2013 (7 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE PECOS KID.AND COMANCHE JOHN!This trio of classic short novels by Spur Award-winning author Dan Cushman opens with the final adventure of Cushman's most famous character, the Pecos Kid. 'Buckaroos of the Big Die' finds Pecos and his partners once again up against cattle and mining baron Jawn Ridley, who's trying to drive struggling homesteaders out of Montana Territory. The other two novellas feature Comanche John, another of Cushman's recurring characters. 'The Conestoga Pirate' introduces the heroic road agent who usually ends up defending those threatened by larger thieves than he is. Neither Pecos nor Comanche John will be soon forgotten by readers who appreciate fine Western adventure.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From puppies to iguanas and goldfish to guinea pigs, here are eighteen poems, some funny, some touching, about the pets we love. With expertly crafted poems and hilarious illustrations, this adorable companion to Squeal and Squawk: Barnyard Talk has something to offer every pet owner--and even those wistful readers who are only dreaming of having a pet. Slonim, David (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award and the Kitschies Golden Tentacle (Debut Novel) AwardLate in the twenty-first century, big business is booming and state institutions are thriving thanks to advances in genetic engineering, which have produced a compliant population free of addictions. Violent crime is a rarity.Hyper-intelligent Jayna is a star performer at top predictive agency Mayhew McCline, where she forecasts economic and social trends. A brilliant mathematical modeler, she far outshines her co-workers, often correcting their work on the quiet. Her latest coup: finding a link between northeasterly winds and violent crime.When a string of events contradicts her forecasts, Jayna suspects she needs more data and better intuition. She needs direct interactions with the rest of society. Bravely--and naively--she sets out to disrupt her strict routine and stumbles unwittingly into a world where her IQ is increasingly irrelevant.a place where human relationships and the complexity of life are difficult for her to decode. And as she experiments with taking risks, she crosses the line into corporate intrigue and disloyalty.Can Jayna confront the question of what it means to live a 'normal' life Or has the possibility of a 'normal' life already been eclipsed for everyone.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Two girls survive a terrible flood in the Tasmanian bush and are rescued by a pair of Tasmanian tigers who raise them in the wild. Their story of survival is remarkable, as they adapt to the life of the tiger, learning to hunt and to communicate without the use of human language. When they are discovered and returned to civilization, neither can adapt to being fully human after their extraordinary experience. Totally believable, their story will both shock and captivate readers as it explores the animal instincts that lie beneath our civilized veneer.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Snow doesn't stop the Golden Retriever, Tinka. She runs and plays and sleds with her boy. But when her friend Millie the beagle shows up, off races Tinka. And she gets lost--till her boy finally rescues her. A companion to Fun Dog, Sun Dog and Cool Dog, School Dog. Bowers, Tim (illustrator). …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the dark, a funky beat. Something white with bony feet. Skeleton dancing up the street, Doing the Halloween Hustle. Skeleton is dancing his way to a Halloween party--but as he grooves across town, he keeps stumbling, tumbling, and falling apart! Can Skeleton stay in one piece long enough to make it to the party. Atteberry, Kevan J. (illustrator).…