Rat Life

The dead body found in the river has nothing to do with Todd. Sure, a murder is big news, but what would really interest him? A paying job. Then he meets Rat, who?s already been to Vietnam. And when h

The dead body found in the Chemanga River has nothing to do with Todd. He?s been busy making beds at the family motel and writing alien stories to entertain his friends. Sure, a murder is big news, bu

“A painful truth of family life: the most tender emotions can change in an instant. You think your parents love you but is it you they love, or the child who is theirs?” --Joyc

Fifteen-year-old Celia Bonnet, nicknamed “Rat,” lives a peaceful life with her mother, Vanessa, a free-spirited local beauty, and Morgan, the nine-year-old orphan they have taken in. Their farmhouse c

“More persuasively than any other contemporary novelist, Sarah Schulman traces the ways in which the disenfranchisement that begins as a political evil pervades every aspect of life, from the metaphys

Hood Rat (n.): A woman of questionable repute, one who has been known to "get around" in the 'hood.Yoshi is young, fine, and larcenous. She lives her life playing on men's hearts as well

Life is full of surprises for the rat who gets turned into a coachman by Cinderella’s fairy godmother. Susan Meddaugh uses her wit and animated artwork to give a hilarious new take on an old tale in

Meet The Floofs. A Floof is a Floof. Not a rabbit, not a rat, not even a mouse. Join them as they go on three adventures full of fun, new friends, and just a little bit of magic.Brought to life in vivid graphic novel form, The Floofs are there to help each other solve problems of the cosmic kind. From figuring out why the stars in the night sky are disappearing and helping someone who finds themselves far from home, to joining a friend on their quest to find a quiet place to read their book.Whether the adventure is out of this world or a little bit closer to home, they are always fun when you have your friends to help you along the way.With three short stories inside, children will enjoy dipping in and out of this world without having to commit to a longer read. As a bonus, there are three shorter one-page comic strips between each story that contain little life lessons or ‘floofisms’.Perfect for your newly independent or reluctant reader, they will love escaping into this immersive wo

｜詹偉雄　策畫・選書．導讀──臉譜出版meters山岳文學書系作品｜攀登不為什麼，只為了餵養心中的那一隻老鼠。登山者心目中的登山者近代攀登史上的無名英雄──莫．安東尼（Mo Anthoine）西方登山家傳記經典作，出版35年後中文版首度問世 伍元和 台灣山徑古道協會理事長江秀真 台灣福爾摩莎山域教育推廣協會理事長呂忠翰 世界公民兼探險家徐銘謙 台灣千里步道協會副執行長、資深步道師張元植 登山家雪羊視界 山岳作家──推薦在西方登山家們口中，「餵鼠」（feed the rat）這句俚語，指的是登山的渴望就像內心有隻無形的老鼠，登山家必須不斷地去餵養牠，因而得要爬上一座座高山，以解這隻鼠的飢渴。而讓這個生動說法廣為流傳的，正是本書主角──英國登山家莫．安東尼（Mo Anthoine, 1939-1989）。出生於戰亂時代的安東尼，自十九歲起便浪跡天涯，走遍東西方世界，並攀上了各地的山巔。從阿爾卑斯山、義大利的多洛米蒂山脈、南美洲的巴塔哥尼亞、祕魯安地斯山脈，到喜馬拉雅山的八千公尺群峰……在挑戰人類耐力極限的冒險中，安東尼找到了生命中最大的樂趣。這種對挑戰極限的熱情使他成為山岳領域數十次驚險史詩的無名英雄。英國詩人、文學作家艾爾．艾佛瑞茲，同時也是安東尼的長年繩伴，透過與安東尼的近身觀察、相處與理解，以真摯不矯飾的文筆記錄下這位低調登山奇才的山岳生涯，以及他們之間的深刻友誼，於一九八八年出版成《餵鼠》一書，而隔年安東尼即因腦瘤逝世，享年五十歲。爾後，本書於西方世界多次再版，成為世界登山圈內的一部經典名作，莫．安東尼的生命故事也因此傳頌不墜。在他逝世35年後，此次為首度發行中文版本，讓中文讀者也能看見這位將生命全數奉獻給山的登山家，有著怎樣的心靈與人生際遇。「沒錯，遠征他媽的很辛苦，你會有害怕的時候，但其主要的部分還是好玩。那當中要是涉入宣傳的考量，那事情就會變成誰想出名，誰就會漠視團隊而一意孤行，所有的事情在登頂面前都可以犧牲。嗯，我真不覺得登頂有什麼至高無上的重要性。想登頂你永遠可以改天再來。你爬山回來會記得的不是人站在山巔上目空一切，而是在路線中體驗到的點點滴滴。那個過程中最棒的感覺，莫過於你知道你可以倚靠別人，而別人也可以百分之百地倚靠你。」▍莫．安東尼（Mo Anthoine, 1939-1989）英國登山家，以其幽默、勇敢和出色的攀登技術著稱。即使生性低

When a bolt of lightning hit Colin Lamppost he was zapped millions of years into the future and turned into a half boy, half rat, half TV! With new superkeel powers and a real life sidekick in Not Bir

Life is not safe for the other animals, as the villainous Highway Rat gallops along the highway, stealing their food. Clover from a rabbit; nuts from a squirrel - he even steals his own horse's hay. T

Pearl deals with death, life, and family in this haunting, humorous, and poignant debut thatSchool Library Journal calls a “well-written depiction of adolescence and the pervasive, perplexing nature o

As the brother in law to JFK and a member of the Rat Pack, Peter Lawford was one of America's most acclaimed movie stars.Lawford led an extraordinary life. His story, as told by the woman who knew him

Kenny Salwey is a modern-day American hermit who has lived most of his life in the Mississippi river bottoms, coming to know the river ecosystem with an intimacy unavailable to most. Kenny shares his

Iraq War vet Ellie McEnroe has a pretty good life in Beijing, representing the work of controversial dissident Chinese artist Zhang Jianli. Even though Zhang's mysterious disappearance of over a year

A retrospective on the famous celebrity circle that included Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr. visually documents their public lives and private interactions in 1960s Las Vegas and Holly

Muskrat for Supper inspires young people to explore nature's life cycles and understand the concept of the circle of life, as told through the tale of a family that embarks on a hunting and trapping a

Revealingly candid, this Hollywood memoir is the story of Jay Bernstein, an entertainment industry fixture who helped launch and sustain the careers of many celebrities including Farrah Fawcett and Su

When three young friends, Porsha, Frankie and Sahara, decide to sublease an apartment from a mutual acquaintance, life becomes one big party for the girls. But the party comes to an abrupt end when th

Life is not safe for the other animals, as the villainous Highway Rat gallops along the highway, stealing their food. Clover from a rabbit; nuts from a squirrel - he even steals his own horse's hay. T

Discover What Rodents Know About the Good Life What can the common laboratory rat tell us about being human? According to behavioral neuroscientist Kelly Lambert, a whole lot. Her twenty- five-year c

The Rat That Got Away is an inspiring story of one man's odyssey from the streets of the Bronx to a life as a professional athlete and banker in Europe, but it is also provides a unique vantage point

Bring the theories of learning to life using SNIFFY, THE VIRTUAL RAT! Instructors praise Sniffy, a realistic digital rat in an operant chamber (Skinner Box), for his ability to give students hands-on

Frank Sinatra's legendary clique defined life in the fast lane throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s, dominating American culture and epitomising a life of cocktails, love affairs and Hollywood gl

The Rat That Got Away is an inspiring story of one man's odyssey from the streets of the Bronx to a life as a professional athlete and banker in Europe, but it is also provides a unique vantage point

A self-made millionaire shows you how to make millions while living life on your own terms At just eighteen years old, Matt Morris founded his first marketing business. At twenty, he dropped out of c

A little boy turns life in London upside down when he appears at the house of a lonely old couple and insists he was a rat.

★ 潛入英國極右勢力第一線的一年真實紀錄★ 《Sunday Times》年度青年作家獎入圍作品★ 像間諜小說般緊張刺激的調查報導★ 揭開極端主義如何滲透現代社會的黑暗真相記者Harry Shukman化名「Chris」，帶著隱藏攝影機潛入英國極右勢力，展開長達一年的臥底調查。他深入接觸極端組織、陰謀論團體與種族主義社群，揭露這些勢力如何招募、運作與擴張。《Year of the Rat》以如同間諜小說般的緊張敘事，呈現一場真實且危險的調查行動，也揭開當代極端政治思潮的隱秘世界。Follows HOPE not hate researcher and reporter Harry Shukman on a year undercover infiltrating far-right groups in the UKSHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES CHARLOTTE AITKEN YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD‘Important and courageous’ James O’Brien'A tense account of going undercover inside Britain's far-right groups. At times it reads like a novel...only the stakes are real' Sunday TimesHarry Shukman led a double life. Friends and family knew him as a journalist, but unbeknownst to them he was secretly infiltrating the British far right. Equipped with a hidden camera, he posed as 'Chris' and set out to expose right-wing extremists.From canvassing with Britain First to befriending Holocaust deniers, neo-Nazis and a Silicon Valley-backed race-science organis