Ratman And Robin

Ratman And Robin
Author: K. A. Bolton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2018-12-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9781792612145

Resolve to grow a reader. Get your child, grandchild, student, niece or nephew the gift of reading this Spring! Kids who love Superheroes or Animals will love this first installment of the Ratman and Robin book series. Squeaker is a pet rat and he HATES cats - and for good reason. You see, cats have taken away his parents and made him an orphaned. But the good news is, he was taken in by a new family, 8 year old Billy and his parents, and he loves them dearly. But now, Squeaker has a Big Problem - Cats are in town - and they are up to no good. Squeaker must stop the cats and protect his family this time around. And to do so, he and his best friend Birdie, must transform into their cape crusader alto egos: RATMAN AND ROBIN and take on the cats in a series of action packed combats. Will he win the battle and save the ones he love -- or will he lose it all? Laugh-out-loud funny, entertaining, action packed Ratman and Robin: The Attack of Catman and the Meows is the perfect gift to get your child off the screens and into the books. Resolve to grow a reader. Get them the gift of reading while being entertained! **Raving reviews on Amazon, Goodreads** What readers are saying: 'Ratman and Robin got my 2nd grader to start reading' 'My 9 year old son absolutely loves this book and he's not that much into reading' 'Great book to read to younger children or to have older children read on their own.' 'I would without reservation recommend this book to anyone, young or old!' 'This book is awesome!' 'I couldn't stop reading.' 'Great Read!!'

Taking Out North Korea's Super Missile: (The Axis of Evil & West Coast 11/26)

Taking Out North Korea's Super Missile: (The Axis of Evil & West Coast 11/26)
Author: James Novak
Publisher: PublishAmerica
Total Pages: 407
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: 163000023X

A rogue Chinese missile field commander duped Axis of Evil member nations into a joint attack on the United States with a North Korean super missile. When the commander pressed the launch button, a seven-nation, 60-megaton nuclear warhead was blasted into a flight path that was meant to end on California’s fragile San Andreas Fault. Fortunately for the United States, its Central Intelligence Agency learned of the pending missile attack and was able to respond with Operation Nonferrous, the only viable, quick-reaction plan it had available. TAKING OUT NORTH KOREA’S SUPER MISSILE (The Axis of Evil & West Coast 11/26) describes in complete detail all of the events that occurred before and after the launch button was depressed at the Lop Nor, China, missile complex on November 26. It is must-read material for anybody deeply concerned about rapidly unfolding, spiraling-out-of-control type of world events that can lead to nuclear war. It is must-read material also for those in love, those who have lost loved ones (esp. an infant), and for those special couples blessed with true conjugal love.

The Mammoth Book Of Weird Records

The Mammoth Book Of Weird Records
Author: Jim Theobald
Publisher: Robinson
Total Pages: 570
Release: 2015-09-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1472117719

Everyone’s heard of Usain Bolt, but how many people know about Dineka Maguire? Like Bolt, the Irish woman is a world record holder but in the rather lesser known sport of bog snorkelling. She is just one of the hundreds of unsung heroes featured in this book chronicling the people who go to bizarre lengths to break world records in the weirdest categories; people who devote hours of intense training to spitting dung, eating cockroaches, sniffing feet or tossing tuna in the hope of one day being recognised as the best in the world. This astonishing compendium of the weirdest, wackiest and most disgusting world records will amuse and astound in equal measure. Entries include: Longest ear hair Fastest marathon while wearing a deep-sea diving suit Fastest bog snorkeller Farthest distance skateboarding by a goat Most bees on body Most milk crates balanced on head Fastest 5-km run while dressed as a penguin and juggling Heaviest airplane pulled with teeth Fastest shopping trolley Longest backwards motorcycle ride Most stairs climbed by bicycle Fastest 30 metres on a scooter by a dog First water-skiing squirrel

A Further Slice Of Johnners

A Further Slice Of Johnners
Author: Brian Johnston
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2011-11-30
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1448114071

When Brian Johnston was a schoolboy, his reports were full of phrases such as 'talks too much in school' and 'apt to be a buffoon'. Later millions of radio listeners would be delighted to discover that some things never changed! Johnners brought his unique wit and personal charm to an enormous range of BBC radio and television programmes for nearly 50 years, from In Town Tonight and Down Your Way to Test Match Special. After Brian died in 1994, Christopher Martin-Jenkins wrote: 'It is hard to believe that anyone in the history of broadcasting has induced such widespread affection'. A Further Slice of Johnners covers Brian's early days, from his childhood in Hertfordshire and his schooldays at Eton and Oxford to his job in the family coffee business in the City and his service with the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War. There is also a selection of the most memorable characters and locations from his fifteen years on the Radio Four programme Down Your Way. Finally there is a collection of Brian's popular 'View From the Boundary' interviews on Test Match Special, including fascinating conversations with Eric Idle, John Major and Peter O'Toole.

Stand Up

Stand Up
Author: Oliver Double
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2014-01-22
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1408148870

How could Max Miller reduce an audience to helpless laughter just by talking about a fan dancer and her fan? Why do club audiences howl with glee at Bernard Manning's violent jokes about Pakistanis? What made audiences break out into fights at Alexei Sayle's early gigs? How did stand-up comedy begin and why has it exploded into such a huge industry now encompassing a criss-crossing network of clubs, concerts, television and radio? And what happens to a comedian when he or she steps out onto a stage and begins performing in front of an audience? Stand-Up! is the first book to both analyse the background of stand-up and take us inside the world of being a solo comedian. Oliver Double writes a lively history of the traditions of British stand-up comedy - from its roots in music hall and variety to today's club and alternative comedy scene - and also a serious exploration of what it is like to be a comedian on-stage in front of a sometimes adoring and sometimes hostile audience. He looks critically at the work of such stand-up stars as Frankie Howerd, Les Dawson, Billy Connolly, Victoria Wood, Ben Elton and Eddie Izzard. And he looks at himself as a performer.

Rise of the Superheroes

Rise of the Superheroes
Author: David Tosh
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 892
Release: 2018-05-08
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1440248184

They Could Be Heroes Rise of the Superheroes--Greatest Silver Age Comic Books and Characters is a visual and entertaining adventure exploring one of the most popular and significant eras of comic book history. From 1956 to 1970, the era gave us Spider-Man, The Avengers, X-Men, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man and a flurry of other unforgettable and formidable characters. The Silver Age redefined and immortalized superheroes as the massive pop culture titans they are today. Lavishly illustrated with comic book covers and original art, the book chronicles: • The new frontier of DC Comics, with a revamped Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, and new characters including Hawkman • Marvel's new comics featuring Thor and The Fantastic Four • The pop art years that saw Batman's "new look" and the TV series • Independent characters, including Fat Fury and T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents • Spotlights new and re-imagined superheroes, like Wonder Woman, who have become central to modern pop culture • Includes values of these comics, which are popular with collectors Thanks to the Silver Age, superheroes are bigger and badder than ever.

The Throat

The Throat
Author: Peter Straub
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 706
Release: 2011-02-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307776662

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Story brings the chilling Blue Rose Trilogy to an astonishing close—secrets unearthed, demons revisited, and mysteries solved. • “A masterpiece…. The most intelligent novel of suspense to come along in years.” —The Washington Post Book World Tim Underhill, now an acclaimed novelist, travels back to his hometown of Millhaven, Illinois after he gets a call from John Ransom, an old army buddy. Ransom believes there’s a copycat killer on the loose, mimicking the Blue Rose murders from decades earlier—he thinks his wife could be a potential victim. Underhill seeks out his old friend Tom Pasmore, an aging hermit who has attained minor celebrity as an expert sleuth, to help him investigate. They quickly discover that Millhaven is a town plagued by horrifying secrets and there is a twisted killer on the loose who is far more dangerous than they ever imagined. Expertly tying together the events of Koko and Mystery, The Throat proves Peter Straub to be the master of the suspense novel.

Batman and Robin

Batman and Robin
Author: Grant Morrison
Publisher: Titan Publishing Company
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2011-02-01
Genre: Batman (Fictitious character)
ISBN: 9781848569935

The dynamic duo uncovers clues involving the mysterious death of Bruce Wayne before facing off against each other in a heated battle that both heroes will regret - if they live through it

Summer of Love

Summer of Love
Author: Jill D'Alessandro
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2017-04-11
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0520294823

"Published by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and University of California Press on the occasion of the exhibition The Summer of Love Experience: Art, Fashion, and Rock and Roll at the de Young, San Francisco, April 8 through August 20, 2017"--Colophon.