Mr Mack's dog Rover sells is own poo to the gigglers - small creatures who take revenge on any adult who treats children unfairly by making the unsuspecting adults step in poo. When the gigglers set out to exact punishment on Mr Mack, Rover knows he doesn't deserve it, and the race is on to get to him before he takes that fatal step.
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer only works one night a year - but, unfortunately, he's chosen Christmas Eve to take a sickie. When your star sleigh-puller is stable-ridden with the flu, what do you do? You call Rover. Join, Rover, Robbie, Jimmy and Kayla for a fantastic race against time.
Trainspotting, spôsob zabíjania času britskej mládeže, spočíva v zaznamenávaní príchodov a odchodov vlakov a v porovnávaní týchto časov s oficiálnym cestovným poriadkom. Welshov Trainspotting zaznamenáva turbulentné životné obdobie a s ním spojené skúsenosti partie priateľov, ktorí sú napriek mladému veku deprimovaní životom a "správnymi" voľbami. Príbeh je tvorený poviedkami, v ktorých vďaka autorovej vynaliezavosti, nadhľadu no najmä empatii sledujeme cesty partie drogovo závislých priateľov Rentona, Scípáka, Spuda, Franca a Druhej Ceny. Škótsky dialekt, čierny humor, drsný slovník, ihly a striekačky, HIV, smrť aj život. To všetko Welsh spracoval do teraz už kultového diela, ktoré sa stalo súčasťou britského a škótskeho literárneho folklóru. Už tri roky po publikovaní knihy sa v kinách objavilo jej filmové spracovanie, ktorého sa zhostil režisér Danny Boyle (Milionár z chatrče, 127 hodín), v úlohe Rentona sa predstavil škótsky herec Ewan McGregor.
Mr Mack is out of a job and sets his mind to inventions - whilst unbeknownst to him Mrs Mack decides to walk around the world without telling anyone. Unfortunately Mr Mack's inventions get him into trouble when he's arrested for inadvertently holding up a bank, so it's up to his children and their amazing dog, Rover, to track down Mrs Mack and save the day.
En flok unge arbejdsløse fra Dublin beslutter sig til at danne et band, men indbyrdes modsætninger får det hele til at ramle sammen, lige inden den første pladekontrakt er i hus.
My name is Paula Spencer. I am thirty-nine years old. It was my birthday last week. I was married for eighteen years. My husband died last year. He was shot by the Guards. He left me a year before that. I threw him out. His name was Charles Spencer; every
The award-winning Grace Notes is a compact and altogether masterful portrait of a woman composer and the complex interplay between her life and her art. With superb artistry and startling intimacy, it brings us into the life of Catherine McKenna — estranged daughter, vexed lover, new mother, and musician making her mark in a male-dominated field. It is a book that the Virginia Woolf of A Room of One's Own would instantly understand.
Ollie Ewing is barely surviving. Back home in Sligo, he's collecting trolleys in a supermarket car park and living in a run-down house with a group of art students. He has lost his child-like innocence and he can't escape what has happened in London. Tormented by old fears and regrets, he loses himself in everyday routine and is kept going by his painfully black sense of humour. Finally, Ollie steels himself to return to England to confront his demons. He re-enters a world of casual labour and protection rackets on the building sites of London; a world peopled by sinister figures such as Silver John and Scots Bob; an intimidating world of uncertain justice where violence will easily erupt. Sudden Times is a powerful and shocking psychological thriller, revealing its truth through a growing awareness of the skewed and unreliable consciousness of its narrator. The result is a masterpiece of sustained tension.
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