Barking Mad

Barking Mad
Author: Tom E. Moffatt
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2016-01-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781775433743

At first, Fingers refuses to believe that his Granddad has gone barking mad! But what straight-thinking grownup goes around licking the postman, growling like a dog and chasing hospital security guards up trees? And when Fingers and his sister Sally discover a bizarre machine in Granddad's workshop, mix-ups turn into mind-swapping madness-one look at Granddad's dog DaVinci is proof of that!

Barking Mad

Barking Mad
Author: Jamieson Michael Ridenhour
Publisher:
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2011-06-06
Genre: Detective and mystery stories, American
ISBN: 9780984496129

Imagine touring the grounds of an Agatha Christie English manor with P.G. Wodehouse as your guide, only to find Lon Chaney Jr. wandering the estate. A lively, literary twist on the whodunit, Barking Mad: A Reginald Spiffington Mystery is a unique pastiche of these three traditions, woven together by the cheeky, culinarily-driven playboy protagonist Reginald, who is determined to find the murderer responsible for abruptly ending his luxury weekend at Huffsworthy Hall.

Diary of a Barking Mad Dog Owner

Diary of a Barking Mad Dog Owner
Author: Jackie McGuiness
Publisher: Matrix Response Technologies Limited
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2012-10
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 9781909204072

Diary of a Barking Mad Dog Owner Due to his obsession with the hedgehog, Mr Mac was lead-walked in the garden first thing in the morning before the sun was quite up and as soon as it was dusk, when hedgehogs are likely to be around searching for food. Thus, you can imagine how mad I was when I arrived home from work on Friday, drove towards my gate and saw this half-flat, brown, spiky lump in the middle of the road. "Arrrgggghhhh " I shouted at it, "you stupid, stupid hedgehog " I parked my car in the drive and stomped back up the road. I was still shaking my head and ranting, "How could you be so stupid? After my efforts to keep you safe all summer and you go and run out in front of a car in broad daylight." I reached the little spiky brown lump and stared at it as if I was hoping for an answer to my questions about its stupidity. Then a big smile spread across my face and I looked round sheepishly, hoping that noone had witnessed or heard my outburst. The little spiky brown lump was left on the road by a horse.

Bull-Shiht

Bull-Shiht
Author: Donna Freed
Publisher:
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2006-11
Genre: Dog breeds
ISBN: 9781887354516

Dogs have come a long way since the days when they were expected to work for a living. Meet the new, 21st-century dog, who's come out of the kennel and knows its canine rights, designer genes and respect for its own uniqueness.

The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag

The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag
Author: Robert Rankin
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1999
Genre: Computer software industry
ISBN: 0552145807

Originally published: London: Doubleday, 1998.

Sprout Mask Replica

Sprout Mask Replica
Author: Robert Rankin
Publisher: Corgi
Total Pages: 350
Release: 1997
Genre: Conspiracies
ISBN: 9780552143561

It's all down to the butterfly His great-grandfather died at the Battle of Little Big Horn. He wasn't with Custer though. He was holding a sprout-bake in the field next door and went over to complain about the noise. His grandfather was a preacherman, who wore weighted shoes in the pulpit to avoid any embarrassing levitations during moments of extreme rapture. His father practised body-modification and once shinned up the inside of a drainpipe to win a bet with his mum. And then there was him. And he was the Chosen One. He had THE GIFT. You've heard of the Butterfly of Chaos Theory? The one that flaps its wings in the Andes and causes a thunderstorm in Penge? Well, he could do that. Shift a biro in his top pocket and cause the Tokyo Stock Exchange to rise twenty two points. Put a paperclip on his ear and make England win the World Cup. And with a gift like that, imagine what you could do. You could change this world into paradise. Or you could really screw up. BIG TIME!

What It's Like to Be a Dog

What It's Like to Be a Dog
Author: Gregory Berns
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2017-09-05
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0465096255

"Dog lovers and neuroscientists should both read this important book." -- Dr. Temple Grandin What is it like to be a dog? A bat? Or a dolphin? To find out, neuroscientist and bestselling author Gregory Berns and his team did something nobody had ever attempted: they trained dogs to go into an MRI scanner -- completely awake -- so they could figure out what they think and feel. And dogs were just the beginning. In What It's Like to Be a Dog, Berns takes us into the minds of wild animals: sea lions who can learn to dance, dolphins who can see with sound, and even the now extinct Tasmanian tiger. Berns's latest scientific breakthroughs prove definitively that animals have feelings very much like we do -- a revelation that forces us to reconsider how we think about and treat animals. Written with insight, empathy, and humor, What It's Like to Be a Dog is the new manifesto for animal liberation of the twenty-first century.

Barking

Barking
Author: Tom Holt
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2012-09-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316233269

Duncan's boss doesn't think he's cut out to be a lawyer. He isn't a pack animal. He lacks the killer instinct. But when his best friend from school barges his way back into Duncan's life, along with a full supporting cast of lawyers, ex-wives, zombies, and snow-white unicorns, it's not long before things become distinctly unsettling. Hairy, even.

Secrets of Success

Secrets of Success
Author: Charlie Croker
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 133
Release: 2012-02-29
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 0752484656

Did you know that Beethoven made every cup of coffee with exactly 60 beans? Or that Shirley Temple always had precisely 56 curls in her hair? Or that the young Frank Sinatra practised underwater swimming as a way of developing his ability to hold long breaths? In Secrets of Success, Charlie Croker brings his proven blend of gripping trivia and incisive humour to the question of how famous high achievers reached those heights. We’ll see Chopin sleeping with wedges between his fingers to increase their span, learn how P.G. Wodehouse reminded himself which pages of a manuscript still needed work, and find out why Thomas Edison chose his research assistants on the basis of their soup-eating habits. This revealing and entertaining book provides countless glimpses into the methods – and sometimes madness – of the world’s most famous figures. From ancient Egypt to the modern day, you’re about to learn the secrets of their success . . .

Britspeak - An Urban Guide to Most Things British

Britspeak - An Urban Guide to Most Things British
Author: India Millar
Publisher: India Millar
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2017-07-29
Genre: Travel
ISBN:

Thinking of visiting Britain this year? Want to get more out of your holiday? Then you need this! Written by a real live Brit, this guide will give you the inside track on all you need to know, from how to order beer, cigarettes and fish and chips, to a nice helping of tradition via Cockney rhyming slang. And even a few recipes you might not believe; toad in the hole, anybody?