Stand on Zanzibar
Stand on Zanzibar

Author: John Brunner

Publisher: Orb Books

Published: 2011-08-16

Total Pages: 576

ISBN-13: 1429978848

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The brilliant 1969 Hugo Award-winning novel from John Brunner, Stand on Zanzibar, now included with a foreword by Bruce Sterling Norman Niblock House is a rising executive at General Technics, one of a few all-powerful corporations. His work is leading General Technics to the forefront of global domination, both in the marketplace and politically---it's about to take over a country in Africa. Donald Hogan is his roommate, a seemingly sheepish bookworm. But Hogan is a spy, and he's about to discover a breakthrough in genetic engineering that will change the world...and kill him. These two men's lives weave through one of science fiction's most praised novels. Written in a way that echoes John Dos Passos' U.S.A. Trilogy, Stand on Zanzibar is a cross-section of a world overpopulated by the billions. Where society is squeezed into hive-living madness by god-like mega computers, mass-marketed psychedelic drugs, and mundane uses of genetic engineering. Though written in 1968, it speaks of now, and is frighteningly prescient and intensely powerful. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Island Tales
Island Tales

Author: Michael Morpurgo

Publisher: Egmont Books Limited

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781405267953

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A beautiful bound edition of award-winning storyteller Michael Morpurgo's enchanting and heartwarming stories about the Isles of Scilly: The Wreck of the Zanzibar and Why the Whales Came.

Kensuke's Kingdom
Kensuke's Kingdom

Author: Michael Morpurgo

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2014-05-01

Total Pages: 101

ISBN-13: 0545300134

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A young boy is stranded on a small island with a mysterious man who shows him how to survive in this adventure story by the acclaimed author of War Horse. When Michael’s father loses his job, he buys a boat and convinces Michael and his mother to sail around the world. It’s an ideal trip—even Michael’s sheepdog can come along. It starts out as the perfect family adventure—until Michael is swept overboard. He’s washed up on an island, where he struggles to survive. Then he discovers that he’s not alone. His fellow-castaway, Kensuke, is wary of him. But when Michael’s life is threatened, Kensuke slowly lets the boy into his world. The two develop a close understanding in this remote place, but the question of rescue continues to divide them. Praise for Kensuke’s Kingdom “[A] poignant adventure story . . . This well-crafted story has all the thrills and intrigues of Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet . . . and Theodore Taylor’s The Cay . . . and it will resonate with the same audience.” —School Library Journal “Highly readable.” —Booklist

Private Peaceful
Private Peaceful

Author: Michael Morpurgo

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2012-08-24

Total Pages: 61

ISBN-13: 1849435715

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Private Peaceful relives the life of Private Tommo Peaceful, a young First World War soldier awaiting the firing squad at dawn. During the night he looks back at his short but joyful past growing up in rural Devon: his exciting first days at school; the accident in the forest that killed his father; his adventures with Molly, the love of his life; and the battles and injustices of war that brought him to the front line. Winner of the Blue Peter Book of the Year, Private Peaceful is by the third Children's Laureate, Michael Morpurgo, award-winning author of War Horse. His inspiration came from a visit to Ypres where he was shocked to discover how many young soldiers were court-martialled and shot for cowardice during the First World War. This edition also includes introductory essays by Michael Morpurgo, Associate Director of Private Peaceful production Mark Leipacher, as well as an essay from Simon Reade, adaptor & director of this stage adaptation of Private Peaceful.

The Wreck of the Zanzibar
The Wreck of the Zanzibar

Author: Michael Morpurgo

Publisher: William Heinemann

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780434964871

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Tale of family love, shipwreck and endurance in the Scilly Isles. 8-11 yrs.

The Sleeping Sword
The Sleeping Sword

Author: Michael Morpurgo

Publisher:

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 9781405661058

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Nothing's been the same since Bun Bendle dived off a quay and hit his head on a rock. What he can't bear to tell anyone is that as well as his sight, the accident seems to have wiped out parts of his memory. In his despair, he contemplates suicide.

This Morning I Met a Whale
This Morning I Met a Whale

Author: Michael Morpurgo

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781406315592

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At sunrise, young Michael spots a whale on the shores of the Thames and thinks he must be dreaming. But the creature is real and it has a message for him - one that only an open-minded child can deliver to the rest of the world.

Listen to the Moon
Listen to the Moon

Author: Michael Morpurgo

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

Published: 2015-10-27

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 125007861X

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Alfie lives off the coast of England. Merry lives in New York City. Until Merry and her mother set sail on the Lusitania for England, where Merry's father is recuperating from a war injury. People told them not to go, hearing rumors that the Lusitania might be carrying munitions. But they are desperate to be reunited with Merry's father. Alfie and his father find a lost girl in an abandoned house on a small island. The girl doesn't speak, except to say what sounds like "Lucy." Alfie's mother nurses her back to health. The others in the village suspect the unthinkable: Lucy is actually German-an enemy-because she's found with a blanket with a German tag. Told from Alfie and Merry's points of view, this exquisite novel tells of friends, enemies, and unexpected kindnesses.

The Snowman of Zanzibar
The Snowman of Zanzibar

Author: Gordon Wallis

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2018-03-13

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 9781980332985

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Ex soldier Jason Green was frustrated and mildly depressed. The winter in London had been long and bitterly cold. The steady work as a freelance insurance fraud investigator was mundane and repetitive. This tedious monotony suddenly changes early on a frigid February morning when he is summoned to the offices of a wealthy investment banker in the City. The brief , to ascertain the source of the unanticipated wealth of the man's high flying young son. The time frame , urgent. The payout , enormous. Inspired and rejuvenated , Green takes the job immediately. The roller coaster ride that follows takes Jason Green from the grimy streets of London to the beaches of Cape Town and ultimately to the dark tropical jungles of the spice island of Zanzibar. Intrigue , chaos , murder , betrayal and revenge follow swiftly as a series of unfortunate events unfold. Events far beyond Green's control. Events that result in unspeakable violence and horror.The action comes hard and fast in this page turner and culminates in an ending that will leave the reader breathless. Pick up The Snowman Of Zanzibar today and prepare for the ride of your life.

Cool!
Cool!

Author: Michael Morpurgo

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

Published: 2010-06-03

Total Pages: 19

ISBN-13: 0007382413

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Discover the beautiful stories of Michael Morpurgo, author of Warhorse and the nation’s favourite storyteller Michael Morpurgo’s inspiring story of Robbie, a boy in a coma – victim of a car accident. Locked inside his own head, able to hear but not move or speak, Robbie tries to keep himself from slipping ever deeper into unconsciousness.