Bøger af Andrew Smith

An ancient artefact,imbedded with electronic circuitry, is recovered following a rupture in an undersea stretch of the Mull lava group in North West Scotland, a geological feature dating from tens of millions of years ago. UNIT's investigation will unlock a link to another world and bring them face to face with a new and powerful threat...

The world has ended. The pandemic crossed continents, sparing only a fraction of the global population. The survivors are now trying to pick up the pieces and rebuild society to create a new future - but the worst of human nature has survived along with the best. NOTE: Survivors contains adult material and is not suitable for younger listeners

Brand new YA fiction from the extraordinary mind of New York Times bestselling author Andrew Smith ...

From New York Times bestselling author Andrew Smith comes the stunning, long-awaited sequel to the groundbreaking Printz Honor Book Grasshopper Jungle.

Learn how to use change to thrive in retail and stay ahead of the curve, with expert insight and case studies from the likes of Walmart, Starbucks, Amazon, and more.

This set contains two four-part stories: Thaddeus Nook's Time Tours by Andrew Smith and The Primeval Design by Helen Goldwyn.

'Victorian Demons' explores how a crisis in masculinity was represented in literary, medical, legal and sociological contexts at the fin-de-siecle.

It's the near future, and mankind has expanded its presence in space. Maintaining law and order beyond Earth is the responsibility of the International Space Police Force, known colloquially as the Star Cops. Please note: Star Cops features some mild swearing and content which may not be suitable for younger listeners.

Matthew Waterhouse reads this classic novelisation of a Fourth Doctor TV adventure. The Doctor, Romana and K9 are heading for Gallifrey when they temporarily lose control of the TARDIS. The significance of this event is only revealed when they land, not on Gallifrey but on Alzarius. The planet's legendary Mistfall is approaching, a time when giant scaly creatures emerge from the swamps and go on the rampage, leaving a trail of death and destruction in their wake. As the Alzarians take cover in the Starliner spaceship, one band of young rebels is determined to be different. Among them is Adric, a boy who inadvertently leads Romana and K9 into terrible danger. Will the Doctor be able to save all their lives and unravel the secret of Mistfall?Matthew Waterhouse, who played Adric in the BBC TV series, reads Andrew Smith's complete and unabridged novelisation, first published by Target Books in 1982. Reading produced by Lyndsey Melling. Sound design by Simon Power. Executive producer: Michael Stevens.

During the events of Doctor Who - Ravenous 2, Liv Chenka left the Doctor and the TARDIS behind to live on Kaldor, but Kaldor is going through a period of tumultuous change. Technology is changing at an advanced rate - the robots are evolving, artificial intelligence is adapting, and with these changes so politics is altering too. Dangerously.

What does it mean to talk about everyday racism, and why should we do so? Racism and Everyday Life brings together the sociologies of racism and everyday life in a new way in order to reflect on these questions.

Drawing on a range of popular Gothic and Victorian novels, poems and short stories, this book provides the first full length study of representations of death and dying in Gothic texts between 1740 and 1914. -- .

Bringing to the fore new Dictionary of Canadian Biography research on the rise of Canadian entrepreneurialism - one of the least explored yet most important themes in our history - this book showcases Canada's long-running tradition of business innovation and growth.

Three new adventures for the crew of the Liberator. 1. Brother - Auron scientist Gustav Nyrron is back aboard the Liberator, on his way home. 2. Poison - Federation Freighter Antares is a ship with many secrets. 3. Escape From Destiny - The Liberator receives a distress signal from a planet it once helped save.

Stoker is best remembered today as the author of Dracula . Following an Introduction that analyses how Stoker's writings have been critically received in the twentieth century, the book addresses not merely Dracula but also the author's other writings through historicism, psychology and genre.

"Philosophy in Late Antiquity" provides an essential new introduction to the key ideas of the Neoplatonists, which affected approaches to Plato as late as the 19th century.

New edition of bestselling introductory text outlining the history and ways of reading Gothic literature.This revised edition includes: A new chapter on Contemporary Gothic which explores the Gothic of the early twentieth century and looks at new critical developments An updated Bibliography of critical sources and a revised Chronology The book opens with a Chronology and an Introduction to the principal texts and key critical terms, followed by five chapters: The Gothic Heyday 1760-1820; Gothic 1820-1865; Gothic Proximities 1865-1900; Twentieth Century; and Contemporary Gothic. The discussion examines how the Gothic has developed in different national contexts and in different forms, including novels, novellas, poems, films, radio and television. Each chapter concludes with a close reading of a specific text - Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, Dracula, The Silence of the Lambs and The Historian - to illustrate ways in which contextual discussion informs critical analysis. The book ends with a Conclusion outlining possible future developments within scholarship on the Gothic.

Ryan Dean West is a fourteen-year-old boy at a boarding school for rich kids. He's living in Opportunity Hall, the dorm for troublemakers, and rooming with the biggest bully on the rugby team. And he's madly in love with his best friend Annie, who thinks of him as a little boy.With the help of his sense of humour, rugby buddies, and his penchant for doodling comics, Ryan Dean manages to survive life's complications and even find some happiness along the way. But when the unthinkable happens, he has to figure out how to hold on to what's important, even when it feels like everything has fallen apart.Filled with hand-drawn illustrations and told in a pitch-perfect voice, this realistic depiction of a teen's experience strikes an exceptional balance of hilarious and heartbreaking.- Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2013- Amazon's Top 20 YA Books of 2013- Publishers Weekly Top 10 Summer Reads of 2013- ALA/YALSA nominee for "e;Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014"e;- 2014 Rainbow List NomineeAndrew Smith knew ever since his days as editor of his high school newspaper that he wanted to be a writer. After graduating college, he experimented with journalistic careers - writing for newspapers and radio stations - but found it wasn't the kind of writing he'd dreamed about doing.Andrew Smith has always wanted to be a writer. After graduating college, he wrote for newspapers and radio stations, but found it wasn't the kind of writing he'd dreamed about doing. Born with an impulse to travel, Smith, the son of an immigrant, bounced around the world and from job to job, before settling down in Southern California. There, he got his first 'real job', as a teacher in an alternative educational program for at-risk teens, married, and moved to a rural mountain location where he lives with his wife, two children, two horses, three dogs, three cats and one irritable lizard named Leo.

Senior year is supposed to be easy, but for Ryan Dean West, there are no guarantees.Ryan Dean finds himself as the rugby team's new captain and stand-off - the position once played by his lost friend, Joey. Plus, somehow he's inherited as his roommate Sam Abernathy, a twelve-year-old cooking whiz with extreme claustrophobia and a serious crush on Annie Altman, Ryan Dean's girlfriend.And Ryan Dean has his own problems, too - he's haunted by things from his past that he can't escape, fear of losing Annie, and the fact that sometimes the uncontrollable force of friendship moves under its own power.

Love wine, but only know so much? Looking for some guidance on the perfect red? Want to break away from choosing the same old favourites? Are you keen to learn about wine varieties and which will suit the right cuisine? The Wine Pocket Bible is filed with answers to everything that matters in the world of wine, including: * Which wines are best for meat and fish dishes? * How do I interpret labels when buying wine? * Which is the correct way to taste & describe wine? * How do I make a classic champagne cocktail? * How do I go about investing in and storing wine? This indispensible little guide will tell you what you need to know when you need to know it.

30 kilometer i sekundet er en sjov og hjertevarm YA-roman om at lære at leve livet.Finn Easton måler livet i kilometer i stedet for minutter.  Alle de mange kilometer, han har levet, har været defineret af hans far, og han har også planlagt Finns fremtid. Finn Easton har nemlig epilepsi efter at være blevet ramt af en flyvende, død hest, og hans far slipper ham nødig af syne.Det gør tilværelsen lidt ensformig,  men der er to gode ting i hans liv: hans bedste ven, den-sandsynligvis-splittergale-men-utroligt-fantastiske-og-fantasifulde Cade Hernandez og Julia, hans livs første kærlighed. Da Julia flytter, bliver Finns hjerte knust, og Cade og han stikker af fra epilepsimedicin og forældreovervågning på en biltur til Oklahoma.  På turen oplever de en ulykke, og de to unge bliver helte på en måde, der ændrer deres livssyn fuldstændig.»Jeg elsker Andrew Smith, og jeg elsker denne bog […] Den har alle de kendetegn, der er ved en Andrew Smith-roman: Fed skrivestil og fede personer. En virkelig sød, sjov og bevægende historie.« Brigid på Goodreads 

Groundbreaking ITV children's series Timeslip returns after 50 years in this full cast audio drama, featuring the cult classic's original stars, Spencer Banks and Cheryl Burfield.

It's the near future, and mankind has expanded its presence in space. Maintaining law and order beyond Earth is the responsibility of the International Space Police Force, known colloquially as the Star Cops. Their leader is Commander Nathan Spring.There are no Star Cops on Mars, and Nathan Spring intends to put that right.