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Michael Buckley

    16 agosto 1969
    Father Flanagan's Ireland: Birthplace of a Dream
    The Sisters Grimm: Magic and Other Misdemeanors
    Bradt Travel Guide: Tibet
    The Sisters Grimm: The Problem Child
    The Council of Mirrors
    Nerds. C come Cocco di mamma
    • The Council of Mirrors

      The Sisters Grimm 9

      • 304pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      Hoping to save their family and the citizens of Ferryport Landing from the evil plans of Mirror, Sabrina and Daphne Grimm seek counsel from the other magic mirrors, who advise them to join forces with the Scarlet Hand

      The Council of Mirrors
      4,4
    • The Sisters Grimm: The Problem Child

      • 320pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      With the help of a long lost relative, and a little magic, Sabrina Grimm and her sister Daphne try to find out who has kidnapped their parents and rescue them.

      The Sisters Grimm: The Problem Child
      4,3
    • Bradt Travel Guide: Tibet

      The Bradt Travel Guide - Edition 2

      • 310pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      Exploring ethnic Tibet independently is a challenge. The proverbial "land of snows," it possesses some of the wildest and roughest road routes in high Asia, and so trekking, motoring, and mountain biking are all covered in this new edition. Political and cultural issues make Tibet a sensitive destination for Westerners to visit; Michael Buckley's advice includes guidelines on cultural etiquette, local customs, and traveling with minimum impact on Tibet's environment. Michael Palin, the renowned television personality ( Himalaya ), described the first edition "The most thumbed of all my books on Tibet. I might have had some trouble with the yak butter, but Buckley made everything else about Tibet wonderfully palatable. A must-read." Features *Knowledgeable insight into Tibetan culture and history*The holy city of Lhasa in depth, Buddhist monasteries, and pilgrimage sites*Routes through the northern and eastern areas of Kham and Amdo*"Star treks"--high altitude trekking, including the Everest region

      Bradt Travel Guide: Tibet
      4,5
    • When the future gets mixed up with the past in Ferryport Landing, and some of the future does not look too bright, fairy-tale detectives Sabrina and Daphne Grimm call on Puck to help them try to make some changes.

      The Sisters Grimm: Magic and Other Misdemeanors
      4,3
    • Set against the backdrop of Ireland's stunning landscapes, this photographic book captures the essence of Father Flanagan's early life. Growing up in a large, loving family, he experienced a childhood rich with stories, songs, and the simple joys of rural life. As the "little shepherd boy" in Ballymoe, he developed a deep appreciation for the beauty surrounding him, which would later inspire his virtuous path. The narrative highlights how his formative experiences shaped his character and influenced generations of artists, poets, and philosophers.

      Father Flanagan's Ireland: Birthplace of a Dream
      5,0
    • The Sisters Grimm

      • 266pagine
      • 10 ore di lettura

      Chasing the devious Master through a series of classic children's tales in order to save their kidnapped baby brother, Sabrina, Daphne and their friend Puck inadvertently change various stories, inciting the wrath of the guardian Editor.

      The Sisters Grimm
      4,3
    • The Sisters Grimm

      Once Upon a Crime - #4

      • 288pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      In the long-awaited fourth book in the New York Times bestselling series, the Grimms take on New York City!Surprises abound for Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, fairy-tale detectives extraordinaire. When they venture into the big city, they stumble upon a murder, face betrayal by a friend, and discover an amazing secret about their mother, Veronica.Sabrina just wants to be normal—no detecting, no dangerous escapes, and especially no Everafters. Unfortunately, New York City is a hiding spot for many famous fairy-tale folk. And there’s a murderer in their midst! The girls and their friends must figure out who killed Puck’s father, King Oberon, while coming to terms with their mother’s secret life. Will they stop the murderer before he or she can strike again? And will Sabrina ever accept her family’s destiny?The colorful world of the Grimms expands in new and hilarious directions in Once upon a Crime . Critics and readers alike have embraced the Sisters Grimm series and its independent, quick-thinking heroines.

      The Sisters Grimm
      4,3
    • Although filled with anger over her parents' disappearance, eleven-year-old Sabrina Grimm--along with her grandmother, sister, and several fairy-tale characters--tries to discover who has killed her teacher.

      The Sisters Grimm: The Unusual Suspects
      4,3
    • Exploring ethnic Tibet independently is a challenge. With the 'land of snows' having some of the wildest and roughest road routes in high Asia, motoring, mountain-biking and trekking options are all given due attention in this new edition. High quality, numerous maps set this guide apart from other guides on Tibet and the trekking section has been expanded to include more on the main treks, including Everest Base Camp, Genden to Samye, Namtso trek and Kailiash region treks. Particular attention has been paid to the Amdo and Kham regions, not usually covered in guidebooks. Political and cultural issues make Tibet a sensitive destination for Westerners, so Michael Buckley's authoritative advice includes guidelines on cultural etiquette, local customs, and travelling with minimum impact on the culture and environment. The chapter on language includes a section covering Tibetan script.

      Tibet
      4,0
    • Heartlands

      Travels in the Tibetan World

      • 317pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      Buckley embarked on this trip to come to grips with Tibetan ways. His travels took him throughout the Tibetan Plateau, including Ladakh and Bhutan. He met questionable new agers, dissident monks and the Dalai Lama, and encountered giant phalluses and stuffed kangeroos.

      Heartlands
      4,0
    • Finn and the Subatomic Slip-and-Slide

      • 288pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      "After his adventures through time, Finn returns home to a world he doesn't recognize. Changing the past has created an all-new present, one in which he and his friends never vanquished the Plague. Now the giant bugs rule Earth from their spaceship! What's an intergalactic traveler to do? The answer is obvious. Finn, Lincoln and Julep must defeat the Plague. Again. But how? Julep and Lincoln don't recognize Finn or their friendships. In fact, they've changed just as much as the world itself has, and they want nothing to do with his dangerous plan to save humankind. Finn's plan? find his father, Asher Foley, who is trapped on a microscopic world known as the Subatomic. Using a space-age slip-and-slide, Finn and his confused former-friends shrink themselves to enter this strange new world where nothing is as it seems, hoping to find his father, the one man who can put history, and the present, back together. It won't be easy. The Subatomic is ruled by an evil menace with an army of hulking robots under his command. Even worse, Finn's bitterest enemy, the Plague soldier Sin Kraven, is in pursuit. Can Finn find his father, save his friendships, and return to Earth in time to stop the Plague?"-- Provided by publisher

      Finn and the Subatomic Slip-and-Slide
      4,2
    • China

      A travel survival kit

      • 820pagine
      • 29 ore di lettura

      Book by Michael; Samagalski, Alan; Strauss, Robe

      China
      4,0
    • Nerds. M is for Mama's Boy

      • 246pagine
      • 9 ore di lettura

      The excitement of international espionage combined with the awkwardness of elementary makes for non-stop laughs in NERDS, the hilarious series from New York Times bestselling author Michael Buckley!The last time we met the NERDS, a team of superspies operating out of their school basement, they were using their high-tech abilities to stop an evil genius from destroying the world. Now they’re up against one of their own—a former teammate determined to destroy them. His unlikely henchman? A computer genius who still lives with his mom.The evil duo manage to strip the spies of their incredible abilities. Can Duncan “Gluestick” Dewey and the rest of the NERDS team fight evil using just old-fashioned bravery and smarts?

      Nerds. M is for Mama's Boy
      4,2
    • China

      • 900pagine
      • 32 ore di lettura

      Thoroughly revised to provide the most up-to-date information available. With enthusiasm, wit, and a wealth of experience the authors go beyond the regular tourist routes and capture the diversity of China. "The best book for the nuts and bolts of independent travel in China".--San Francisco Examiner. Color photos.

      China
      3,7
    • For Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, life has not been a fairy tale. After the mysterious disappearance of their parents, the sisters are sent to live with their grandmother--a woman they believed was dead! Granny Relda reveals that the girls have two famous ancestors, the Brothers Grimm, whose classic book of fairy tales is actually a collection of case files of magical mischief. Now the girls must take on the family responsibility of being fairy tale detectives.

      The Sisters Grimm - 1: The Fairy-Tale Detectives
      4,1
    • Finn and the Time-Traveling Pajamas

      • 288pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      Finn's journey begins when an older version of himself saves him from the Time Rangers, but he must help this "Old Man Finn" defeat the vengeful Paradox to learn the whereabouts of his father. Armed with malfunctioning time-traveling pajamas, Finn and his friends, Lincoln and Julep, face perilous challenges, including encounters with sabretooths and holographic foes. As they navigate this chaotic adventure, Julep's mysterious illness adds a deeper layer of tension, threatening their friendship and the mission's success.

      Finn and the Time-Traveling Pajamas
      4,0
    • Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother that they have always believed to be dead

      Fairy-Tale Detectives. The Sisters Grimm 1
      4,0
    • Nerds 3: Cheerleaders of Doom

      • 288pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      Matilda 'Wheezer' Choi and the team are forced to go undercover as cheerleaders to battle a villain who is using a machine to enter different dimensions, wreaking havoc on ours. They must complete their dangerous mission while still pretending to be typical school outcasts.

      Nerds 3: Cheerleaders of Doom
      3,6
    • While running a spy network from their elementary school, five unpopular misfits combine their enhanced abilities and use cutting-edge gadgetry to fight evil around the world.

      Nerds
      3,9
    • The Sisters Grimm

      The Fairy-tale Detectives

      Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother that they have always believed to be dead

      The Sisters Grimm
      3,9
    • Undertow

      • 378pagine
      • 14 ore di lettura

      Sixteen-year-old Lyric Walker’s life is forever changed when she witnesses the arrival of 30,000 Alpha, a five-nation race of ocean-dwelling warriors, on her beach in Coney Island. The world’s initial wonder and awe over the Alpha quickly turns ugly and paranoid and violent, and Lyric’s small town transforms into a military zone with humans on one side and Alpha on the other. When Lyric is recruited to help the crown prince, a boy named Fathom, assimilate, she begins to fall for him. But their love is a dangerous one, and there are forces on both sides working to keep them apart. Only, what if the Alpha are not actually the enemy? What if they are in fact humanity’s only hope of survival? Because the real enemy is coming. And it’s more terrifying than anything the world has ever seen.Action, suspense, and romance whirlpool dangerously in this cinematic saga, a blend of District 9 and The Outsiders.

      Undertow
      3,9
    • The Snow Leopard's New Friend

      • 134pagine
      • 5 ore di lettura

      Recognized with a bronze medal at the 2022 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards for its focus on environmental issues, this book engages young readers with its compelling narrative and vibrant illustrations. It addresses critical themes of nature conservation and sustainability, encouraging children to understand their role in protecting the planet. Through relatable characters and inspiring stories, it fosters a sense of responsibility and awareness about environmental challenges, making it both educational and entertaining for its audience.

      The Snow Leopard's New Friend
    • Focusing on the dramatic elements of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, this book explores how these aspects shape its construction and meaning, addressing misconceptions that arise from neglecting this perspective. It provides an in-depth analysis of the four dramas within the tetralogy and connects them to the works of Shakespeare and Greek tragedians, reflecting Wagner's influences. Additionally, a concluding chapter examines similar dramatic techniques in Wagner's other opera, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, enriching the understanding of his artistry.

      Dramatic Technique and Meaning in Wagner's Ring
    • Jackson Jones je bezstarostný a mezi spolužáky velmi oblíbený jedenáctiletý kluk, jenže když mu do pusy znenadání přibude tuna železa, stane se z něj jako mávnutím kouzelného proutku jeden z těch podivínských exotů, kterým se se svou partou dřív posmíval. A to je jeho konec – aspoň do chvíle, než náhodou odhalí tajemnou špionskou organizaci EKZOTI, kterou tvoří banda technologicky vylepšených mimoňů bojujících za bezpečnost naší planety. Ale šílený padouch, který si brousí zuby na ovládnutí světa, není tím jediným, s čím se musí Jackson ve svém novém životě vypořádat...

      Ekzoti
      4,5
    • ... dann leben sie noch heute. Und zwar in Ferryport Landing, einer amerikanischen Kleinstadt. Dort haben sich all die geheimnisvollen Märchenwesen, die sogenannten Wareinmale, niedergelassen. Und die Aufgabe der Familie Grimm ist es, unter ihnen für Ordnung zu sorgen - als Märchendetektive. Sabrina (11), Daphne (7) und ihre Omi Relda stürzen sich begeistert auf diese Aufgabe! Dieses Mal haben sie es mit einem besonders ausgefuchsten Wareinmal zu tun ... Die Welt der Märchen neu verpackt!

      Die Grimm-Akten und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind
      4,1
    • Sabrina und Daphne, die beiden Schwestern Grimm, besuchen die Ferryport Landing School. Daphne ist glücklich, dass Schneewittchen ihre Lehrerin ist, denn die mag kleine Menschen. Die arme Sabrina aber wird mit Mr. Grantner in eine Klasse von irgendwie leicht verwirrten Sechstklässlern gesteckt. Als Mr. Grantner dann auch noch auf besonders üble Art und Weise ermordet wird, ist es Sache der Schwestern Grimm, den Unbekannten zu finden, der das getan hat. Dafür jedoch muss Sabrina ihr Misstrauen gegenüber Fremden überwinden. Wie aber kann sie Leuten vertrauen, die für das Verschwinden ihrer Eltern verantwortlich sein könnten? Dieses Buch ist eine wunderbare Fortsetzung der erfolgreichen Bestsellerserie mit den liebenswerten Schwestern Grimm, abenteuerlich, spannend und voller urkomischer märchenhafter Wendungen, die die Leser begeistern! Zweiter Band der spannenden Detektiv- und Kinderromanreihe! Klassisches Märchen-Thema in äußerst moderner Umsetzung! US-Originale lange auf der Bestsellerliste der „New York Times“ - mehr als 700.000 verkaufte Exemplare der Serie in den USA!

      Die unüblichen Verdächtigen
      3,6
    • Nerds 2. M für Muttersöhnchen

      • 336pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      Die NERDS müssen sich gegen ihren ehemaligen Teamkollegen Heathcliff Hodges, den Kaiser, wehren, der die Welt zerstören will. Unterstützung erhält er von Albert, einem Computerfan, der einen Laser entwickelt hat, der die Superfähigkeiten der NERDS deaktiviert. Können sie dennoch gegen ihn bestehen?

      Nerds 2. M für Muttersöhnchen