Showing results for "Zoo" in Literature & Fiction

There are certain things that Yuri Zipit knows: that being official food taster for the leader of the Soviet Union requires him to drink too much vodka for a 12-year-old. That you do not have to be an elephantologist to see that the great leader is dying. That Marshal Bruhah has been known to eat his own children while Comrade Krushka is fit only to run a slaughterhouse and that one of them has Yuri's father somewhere here in the Dacha. That it's a crime to love your family more than you love Socialism, the Party or the Motherland.

Zeus, Chevy's right hand, has caused some riff within the crew. As he tries to regain control of his friendship with Chevy and his brother Dionysus, he learns that some deeper issues need to be addressed. With him being known for his grave decisions, Zeus is determined to prove he's different.

Con un bradipo sulle spalle e un grande talento nel recuperare oggetti smarriti, Zinzi si ritrova a dover accettare un lavoro che odia: cercare le persone scomparse. Ritrovare una pop star per conto del produttore musicale Odi Huron dovrebbe garantirle la possibilità di lasciare per sempre Zoo City, un reticolo di bassifondi infestati dai criminali della peggior specie e dai loro fedeli animali. Al contrario, questo incarico la getta direttamente tra le fauci di una città deturpata dalla criminalità organizzata e dalla magia.

As the Zoo Boyz brotherhood teeters on the brink of collapse, the story unfolds further as Preach grapples with the ultimate choice of siding with the streets or the pulpit. Between trying to be the perfect Preacher's kid and remaining a friend to his brothers, his faith never wavers. During the Zoo Boyz's quest to understand Chevy's inexplicable desire to travel, Preach crossed paths with an individual who would alter the course of his life in ways he never imagined. Navi enters Preach's heart like a thief in the night.

The Rome Zoo - a place borne of fantasy and driven by a nation’s aspirations. It has witnessed - and reflected in its tarnished mirror - the great follies of the 20th century. Now, in an ongoing battle that has seen it survive world wars and epidemics, the zoo must once again reinvent itself and assert its relevance in the Eternal City.

Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave. It’s 1938. The Great Depression lingers. Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic. What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to become Southern California’s first giraffes. Behind the wheel is the young Dust Bowl rowdy Woodrow.

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Alla vigilia di Natale, una visita scolastica allo zoo si trasforma in una catastrofe. Cosa è successo esattamente? I genitori di Josephine, la bambina che aveva preso parte alla gita, e che sembra saperne molte cose, sono decisi a scoprirlo. Ma una catastrofe non arriva mai da sola, le apparenze ingannano e la storia prenderà una piega che nessuno avrebbe potuto immaginare... La catastrofica visita allo zoo tiene con il fiato sospeso fino alla fine, è un romanzo divertente e a tratti commovente.

Welcome to D.A.N.G.E.R.Z.O.O.: The Department of Anomalous & Non-Human Genetic Entities, Reconnaissance, and Zoological Occult Operations. This is a cinematic TTRPG experience where a team of ragtag operatives takes on cryptids, urban legends, and supernatural threats in a modern world that doesn’t know the truth. Each mission is a high-stakes encounter with flesh-and-blood beasts, vengeful spirits, cursed relics, and things not meant to be seen. Think X-Files meets Ghostbusters with tactical gear and bad ideas.

Nach 40 Jahren enthüllt die chinesische Regierung ihre unglaubliche Entdeckung. Die Reptilien-Expertin CJ Cameron wird nach China eingeladen. Sie soll den größten Zoo, der jemals gebaut wurde, begutachten. Und sie darf sie mit eigenen Augen sehen: gewaltige, Feuer speiende Drachen. Es gibt diese Fabelwesen wirklich.

London, 1977. Year of the Silver Jubilee, the Sex Pistols—and a spate of unexplained disappearances from across the academic world. Elizabeth Belfort, a young agent with a high-flying career and a low-flying marriage, is urgently dispatched to bring in an elusive government informant. But she soon finds herself drawn into the mysterious world of this informant and his family as they embark on a rescue mission. New horizons and new loves start to overturn her well-ordered life.

Doctor Dolittle returns from his voyages and sets his house in order. This includes expanding his zoo to include a home for crossbred dogs and a club for rodents. Doctor Dolittle's Zoo is different from all others because there are no cages; the animals stay there voluntarily and are free to leave whenever they want.

" Pendant des années, dans la petite ville où j’ai grandi, les esprits restèrent marqués par les évènements qui se produisirent au zoo local un vendredi de décembre, à quelques jours de Noël. Et pendant toutes ces années, personne ne sut la vérité sur ce qui s’était réellement passé là-bas. Jusqu’à ce livre. " À la veille de Noël, une visite scolaire dans un zoo tourne à la catastrophe. Que s’est-il passé exactement ? Les parents de Joséphine, qui participait à cette sortie et qui semble être l’une des protagonistes de cette affaire, sont bien déterminés à le découvrir.

Set among the staff of a financially struggling zoo, Keeping the Zoo is a heartwarming sitcom about friendship, work and making sure the animals don’t get into trouble.

"Sudahkah kalian dengar kisah Tuhan mengutus juru selamat kepada manusia?" Kedua mata Matteo de Gesù berpijar-pijar. Oleh matahari pagi, juga semangat yang berapi-api. Dia menatap para budak satu per satu. "Lebih dari seribu tahun lalu, Tuhan mengorbankan satu-satunya putra yang Ia punyai...

Wieso wohnt das Glück in Osnabrück? Weshalb ist der "kleine Prinz" bei Diktatoren beliebt? Und warum sind die Türen in Dessau so niedrig? In seinen erstmals versammelten meisterhaften Reportagen und Betrachtungen schreibt Harald Martenstein die Biographie eines Landes, das sich so radikal und komisch gewandelt hat wie seine eigene Generation: von Heinz Erhardt zu Attac, von der Kneippkur zur Schwarmintelligenz.

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Es gibt so vieles, das uns Angst macht. Teenagermädchen, Familienfeiern, von Deutschen besiedelte französische Campingplätze. Da ist es doch hilfreich, ein Koordinatensystem zu haben, an dem man sich orientieren kann: Die korrekte Anordnung der Tiere im Zoo. "Langweilige Tiere wechseln sich mit spektakulären Tieren ab, wusstet ihr das? Und weil nach den Bergziegen die Gazellen kommen, die auch sehr langweilig sind, wenn sie nicht grade von einem Löwen gejagt werden, muss da hinten um die Ecke was Gutes stehen.

This is a story about a little lamb who yearned for adventure. A yearning that leads him far from home. To a worn and crumbly zoo, once the marvel of London. A zoo whose ruin began one night long ago, when a simple flag went missing. A ruin which might, just might, be reversed by the unriddling of the flag's disappearance... Written by B.G. Gorsky and read by Jonathan Bryson. Find out more at aldwychstories.com