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Gecko's Echo
by Lucy Rowland Natasha RimmingtonOnce there was a geckoand she lived inside a cave.She was very, very smallbut she was also really brave.To stop sneaky animals stealing her precious eggs, Mummy Gecko threatens the wrath of ONE HUNDRED ANGRY GECKOS. But ... are there really one hundred geckos? And, if there aren't, how will she protect her family? A mischievous tale of trickery and motherly courage, perfect for fans of Little Beaver and the Echo and The Gruffalo.
Gedächtnis und Erzählen: Inszeniertes Erinnern in der Prosa Christoph Heins (Gegenwartsliteratur #24)
by Richard SlippDas Prosawerk Christoph Heins ist - wie kaum ein zweites eines Gegenwartsautors - durchsetzt von Erinnerungsinszenierungen, die den dynamischen Charakter individuellen Erinnerns in den Vordergrund rücken. Während Heins Erzählduktus oft den Anschein von objektiven Chroniken erweckt, entlarven destabilisierende Erzählverfahren die Texte in ihrer Fiktionalität. Richard Slipp unterzieht Werke Heins aus über vierzig Jahren einer narratologischen Analyse. Damit stellt er sich gegen das Gros der Hein-Forschung, in dem vor allem die inhaltliche Ebene und der behauptete historische Bezug dominieren. Die aufgedeckte Selbstreflexivität Christoph Heins eröffnet so bisher unbekannte Sichtweisen auf das Schaffen des Schriftstellers.
Geejay the Hero
by Adèle GerasGeejay - a striking ginger tom with a thirst for adventure - takes matters into his own paws when he discovers a little boy next door who isn't allowed to play outside because of his allergies...
Geek Drama (Geek Girl)
by Holly Smale“My name is Harriet Manners, and I am a geek.” A brand new World Book Day story from the no. 1 bestselling and award-winning GEEK GIRL series!
Geek Drama (Geek Girl)
by Holly Smale“My name is Harriet Manners, and I am a geek.” A brand new World Book Day story from the no. 1 bestselling and award-winning GEEK GIRL series!
Geek Girl: Geek Girl, Model Misfit And Picture Perfect (Geek Girl #1)
by null Holly Smale“My name is Harriet Manners, and I am a geek.” The first book in the bestselling, award-winning GEEK GIRL series! Harriet Manners knows that a cat has 32 muscles in each ear, a “jiffy” lasts 1/100th of a second, and the average person laughs 15 times per day. She knows that bats always turn left when exiting a cave and that peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. But she doesn’t know why nobody at school seems to like her. So when Harriet is spotted by a top model agent, she grabs the chance to reinvent herself. Even if it means stealing her best friend's dream, incurring the wrath of her arch enemy Alexa, and repeatedly humiliating herself in front of impossibly handsome model Nick. Even if it means lying to the people she loves. Veering from one couture disaster to the next with the help of her overly enthusiastic father and her uber-geeky stalker, Toby, Harriet begins to realise that the world of fashion doesn't seem to like her any more than the real world did. As her old life starts to fall apart, will Harriet be able to transform herself before she ruins everything? The award-winning debut by bestselling author Holly Smale.
Geek Girl (Geek Girl Ser. #5)
by Holly Smale“My name is Harriet Manners, and I will always be a geek.” The fifth book in the bestselling, award-winning GEEK GIRL series. Harriet Manners knows almost every fact there is. She knows duck-billed platypuses don’t have stomachs. She knows that fourteen squirrels were once detained as spies. She knows that both chess and snakes and ladders were invented in the same country. And for once, Harriet knows exactly how her life should go. She’s got it ALL planned out. So her friends seem less than happy, Harriet is determined to Make Things Happen! If only everyone else would stick to the script… But is following the rules going to break hearts for GEEK GIRL?
Geek Girl and Model Misfit (Geek Girl)
by Holly Smale“My name is Harriet Manners, and I am a geek.” The first two hilarious novels in the award-winning GEEK GIRL series – now available as a 2-book collection.
Geek Girl books 1-3: Geek Girl, Model Misfit and Picture Perfect (Geek Girl #1)
by Holly Smale“My name is Harriet Manners, and I am a geek.” The first three hilarious novels in the award-winning GEEK GIRL series – now available as a 3-book collection.
Geek Love: A Novel (Abacus Bks.)
by Katherine DunnA National Book Award Finalist: This 'wonderfully descriptive' novel from an author with a 'tremendous imagination' tells the unforgettable story of the Binewskis, a carny family whose mater- and paterfamilias have bred their own exhibit of human oddities. (The New York Times Book Review)The Binewskis arex a circus-geek family whose matriarch and patriarch have bred their own exhibit of human oddities (with the help of amphetamine, arsenic, and radioisotopes). Their offspring include Arturo the Aquaboy, who has flippers for limbs and a megalomaniac ambition worthy of Genghis Khan, Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins, albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family's most precious - and dangerous - asset. As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the US, inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same.Praise for Geek Love'If Flannery O'Connor had consumed vast quantities of LSD, she might have written like this' Literary Review 'The most romantic novel about love and family I have read. It made me ashamed to be so utterly normal' Terry Gilliam 'I felt electrocuted when I read that first page with Crystal Lil and her freak brood. I stood there in the bookstore and my jaw came unhinged. No book I've read, before or since, has given me that specific jolt' Karen Russell, author of Swamplandia
Geek of the Week: Geek Of The Week (EDGE: The Crew)
by Sam CarterRavi's not the geek this week!Ravi's New York cousin, Jay, comes to stay for a week. He turns out to be a total geek! But then the Crew have a BIG problem -- and need his help.This title is published by Franklin Watts EDGE, which produces a range of books to get children reading with confidence. EDGE - for books children want to read, and books children can read.
Geeks and the Holy Grail (The Camelot Code #2)
by Mari MancusiTime travel, dragons, and saving the world? Sophie and Stu's spring break just got epic! Sophie is now a Camelot Companion, tasked with protecting the spirit of King Arthur throughout the ages, so it's no surprise when she and Stu get sucked in to another Arthurian adventure. This time, the two best friends must get the Holy Grail into King Arthur's hands so he can drink from it and recover from a deadly illness. Simple, right?Not so much. Because Merlin's apprentice, Emrys, has accidentally turned the Grail into a gassy, fire-breathing baby dragon. And Merlin is the only one who can change it back. But Merlin's on spring break in modern-day Las Vegas (at the Excalibur, of course). And Sophie's super-popular (not to mention super-annoying) future stepsister, Ashley, has invited herself along for the ride. From sneaking a baby dragon through airport security to the ultimate showdown with the sorceress Morgana, deep in the land of Faerie, this new Camelot Code adventure will test not only the two geeks' courage, but also their very friendship. Don't miss a single moment of the action in this exciting sequel to The Camelot Code #1: The Once and Future Geek!
Geeks Go Greek (Summer Flings #4)
by Aimee DuffyPart 4 of Summer Flings – a fun, flirty and laugh out loud rom com series of short stories.
The Geek’s Guide to the Writing Life: An Instructional Memoir for Prose Writers
by Stephanie VandersliceThe desire to create, to write, to fulfil our artistic dreams is a powerful human need. Yet the number of people who make a living solely by their pen is actually quite small. What does that mean for the rest of us, the self-described writing geeks, who are passionate about writing and who still want to sustain successful literary lives? What does it really mean to find time to build a rewarding writing life while pursuing a career, being a partner or raising a family, in the distracted, time-deprived, 21st-century? In The Geek's Guide to the Writing Life, based on her Huffington Post blog of the same name, Stephanie Vanderslice shares the secrets and tools to developing a successful, rewarding writing practice in a way that inspires the reader to persevere through the inevitable lows and even the highs of a literary life, so that anyone can pursue the path to realizing their artistic dreams.
The Geek’s Guide to the Writing Life: An Instructional Memoir for Prose Writers
by Stephanie VandersliceThe desire to create, to write, to fulfil our artistic dreams is a powerful human need. Yet the number of people who make a living solely by their pen is actually quite small. What does that mean for the rest of us, the self-described writing geeks, who are passionate about writing and who still want to sustain successful literary lives? What does it really mean to find time to build a rewarding writing life while pursuing a career, being a partner or raising a family, in the distracted, time-deprived, 21st-century? In The Geek's Guide to the Writing Life, based on her Huffington Post blog of the same name, Stephanie Vanderslice shares the secrets and tools to developing a successful, rewarding writing practice in a way that inspires the reader to persevere through the inevitable lows and even the highs of a literary life, so that anyone can pursue the path to realizing their artistic dreams.
Geezer Girls: Gangland Girls Book 1 (Gangland)
by Dreda Say MitchellFifteen-year-old Jade Flynn and three other girls were the sole occupants of the fourth floor of St Nicholas Care Home for Children. They were forced to take part in 'special community projects' - drug dealing, money laundering, gun running. Required to work for a man they called The Geezer. Until a shocking event made them rebel. Steal something that wasn't theirs. So they ran. Disappeared. 10 YEARS LATER . . .Jade Flynn is now living a respectable life as Jackie Jarvis and is getting married. She invites her three best friends to be her maids of honour. But someone else turns up as well - The Geezer. He'll kill them, unless they do one last job for him, then they can return to their normal lives. But can they trust him? This time if they disappear they won't be coming back . . .
Gegenwartsliteratur: Eine Einführung
by Leonhard Herrmann Silke HorstkotteAls Gegenwartsliteratur wird heute meist die Literatur bezeichnet, die seit 1989/90 entstanden ist. Seit der Wende und der Wiedervereinigung hat so viel verändert, dass eine neue literarische Epoche angebrochen scheint. Doch wie lässt sich die Gegenwart in Literatur fassen? Und was sind die Charakteristika von Gegenwartsliteratur? - Dieser Band stellt die zentralen Debatten, Strömungen und Hauptgattungen der Literatur von 1990 bis ins Jahr 2015 dar. Am Anfang der Epo-che standen der Deutsch-Deutsche Literaturstreit und die Frage nach der Einheit der deutschen Literatur. In den 1990er Jahren machten der Poproman und das sog. Fräuleinwunder von sich reden. Weitere Themen sind etwa Geschichte im Gedächtnis, Krieg und Terror und Globalisierung. Im Zentrum des Bandes stehen Erzähltexte und Romane. Kapitel zu Tendenzen der Lyrik und Dramatik der Gegenwart sowie zum Literaturbetrieb der Gegenwart beschließen den Band.
Gegenwartsliteratur - Weltliteratur: Historische und theoretische Perspektiven (Lettre)
by Giulia Radaelli Nike ThurnDie Begriffe Gegenwartsliteratur und Weltliteratur werden derzeit kontrovers diskutiert - ihr spannungsvolles Verhältnis zueinander wurde jedoch bisher kaum näher betrachtet. In diesem Band werden sie literaturtheoretisch und -historisch aufeinander bezogen: Durch die Fokussierung auf das Gegenwärtige der Weltliteratur sowie das Weltliterarische der Gegenwartsliteratur gewinnt ein neuer Forschungszusammenhang an Konturen. Die vielfältigen fachwissenschaftlichen Perspektiven werden durch aktuelle Einblicke in den Literaturbetrieb, die Literaturkritik und die Literaturvermittlung ergänzt. Mit Beiträgen von u.a. Vittoria Borsò, Gesine Müller und Schamma Schahadat und Interviews mit Andreas Platthaus, Senthuran Varatharajah und B. Venkat Mani.
GegenWorte - GegenSpiele: Zu einer neuen Widerstandsästhetik in Literatur und Theater der Gegenwart (Lettre)
by Emmanuel Béhague Hanna Klessinger Amelia ValtolinaDas neue Interesse an einer allgemeinen »Ästhetik des Widerstands« wird in den kulturellen und politischen Debatten zwar konstatiert, doch stehen eine differenzierte theoretische Durchdringung, systematische ästhetische Analyse und historische Einordnung des Phänomens noch aus. Der Band untersucht aktuelle Beispiele aus Literatur und Theater und skizziert somit die Konturen einer solchen neuen »Ästhetik des Widerstands«. Leitfragen gelten einer möglichen Renaissance des kritischen Intellektuellen, einer Neuaushandlung des Politischen und der politischen Kunst in einer globalisierten Welt im digitalen Zeitalter.
Geheimräte gegen Geheimbünde: Ein unbekanntes Kapitel der klassisch-romantischen Geschichte Weimars
by W. Daniel WilsonGoethe als Subversiver - oder Goethe als Spitzel? Daniel Wilsons Darstellung belegt eindeutig die Schlüsselstellung der Illuminantenzirkel in Weimar und Jena. So entsteht ein überraschend neues Bild der Weimarer Klassik.
A Geisha for the American Consul (a short story)
by Lesley DownerTwo cultures. One man and one woman. One moment in time. Cultures collide when Okichi, a beautiful geisha, is sent to work for the American envoy in Japan. Age and pride meet youth and grace. How will she survive in a home where no one speaks her language, where she understands nothing and she must submit to a strange barbarian's will?
Geist und Buchstabe: Ein neuer Versuch über Friedrich Schlegels Konzept der Universalpoesie
by Yiyun LuDas vorliegende Buch ist ein neuer, komparatistisch angelegter Versuch über Friedrich Schlegels Konzept der ‚Universalpoesie‘. Dieser Kernbegriff der Früh-Romantik wird mittels der von Schlegel der Bibel entliehenen Paulinischen Dichotomie von ‚Geist‘ und ‚Buchstaben‘ erörtert. Mit seiner romantischen Poetik polemisiert Schlegel vor allem gegen das, was er die europäische ‚Geisteskrankheit‘ nennt. Gemeint ist die ‚Buchstabenkunst‘, die entweder durch leeres Formspiel, wie dies bei der französischen Neoklassik der Fall ist, oder, wie bei den Engländern, durch die Verfolgung rein materieller Zwecke gekennzeichnet sei. In beiden Fällen fehle es, so Schlegel, an dem echt ‚Geistigen‘, d. h. an etwas ‚Apriorischem‘, das der reinen Empirie gegenüberstehen soll. Die vorliegende Arbeit integriert in ihrem Herangehen eine historische und eine hermeneutische Position. Der Akzent liegt auf dem zunächst zu erledigenden ‚rekonstruktiven‘ Schritt. Sodann werden Möglichkeiten diskutiert, Schlegels Position als Schritte hin zu einem existenzialphilosophischen Verständnis von Sprache und Kunst zu lesen, so, wie es dann bei Nietzsche, Heidegger und Gadamer entfaltet wird.
Geisteswissenschaften studieren - und dann?: Berufsfelder und Perspektiven
by Jochen O. Ley Hedda ZechnerDieser Band informiert über Berufsperspektiven für künftige und ausgebildete Geisteswissenschaftler*innen. Der erste Teil gibt einen Überblick über die Fähigkeiten und Kompetenzen, die im Studium erworben werden, und untersucht die Zukunft der Arbeit sowie die Chancen für Geisteswissenschaftler*innen im 21. Jahrhundert. Im zweiten Teil erzählen 21 Geisteswissenschaftler*innen in Interviews über ihr Studium, ihren Weg in die Berufstätigkeit, über Herausforderungen und Chancen und geben Tipps für die berufliche Zukunft.
Gelert the Brave: Independent Reading White 10 (Reading Champion #480)
by Damian HarveyThis story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE). This book is aimed at Independent Reading Book Band White 10, for readers aged from 5-7 years.The classic tale from Wales - Gelert the brave dog saves the prince's baby from a wolf, but when the prince confuses Gelert for the killer, tragedy strikes. Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.