Books with author G. Jennings

For millenia, humans thought they were the only life in the galaxy-- Until the day an alien species claiming to have humanity's best interests in mind forces its way onto an unsuspecting exploration craft. In another part of space, the Star Traveler's crew sets out on a camping trip to the surface of the moon. There, they stumble upon an object covered in alien writing revealing the first piece of a galactic map that will lead them into an intergalactic controversy--all while the Platonian race strives to sabotage their every move.

Excerpt from Beating BackHe said this in a perfectly matter-of-fact tone, as though he were speaking of an old job at selling groceries. Then he turned the conversation to other and more commonplace topics.It was some time yet before I understood the deeper meaning in this conversation. Harris Dick son, it appeared, had introduced him at the club, and had, by special request, explained to his host at luncheon the old record of this Mr. Jennings. I, how ever, was a newcomer; and I must know. So J en nings had taken the first opportunity to tell me, as he has told every man, woman and child to Whom it can possibly make any difference in the eleven years since, with a new suit on his back and a ticket to Chicago in his pocket, he stepped out of the penitentiary.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Since Unreal was published in 1985, Paul Jennings has written over 100 stories and sold over 7 million copies of his books. To celebrate 20 years of stories by Paul Jennings, Penguin has put together collections of his work.Hand-picked by Paul, each book contains around 25 stories from the UnCollected series and Tongue-tied. Paul Jennings' Funniest Stories has already appealed to audiences, having sold over 30,000 copies to date, and Paul Jennings' Weirdest Stories will definitely be the weirdest anthology yet!

Good. See scans and description. New York: Avon Books, 1982. Stated First Avon Printing of Gary Jenning's 'Aztec'. 12mo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 1,038 pp. + 1 + 3 pp. maps + 1 pp. ads. Just Good; wear at covers and spine, moderate age-toning to the paper, gift inscription at first introductory page by original owner; still firmly bound, and a true stated first printing of the Avon edition. See all scans. L11n

Are you ready for a monster mission?One night, deep in the catacombs of St Paul’s Cathedral, eleven-year-old Nelson stumbles across a strange and ancient machine, which accidentally extracts the seven deadly sins from his soul in the form of living breathing, grumpy, smelly monsters. Suddenly he’s stuck with seven angry, sneaky, greedy, vain, adorable, thieving, farting new friends, who help him form the best (and weirdest) plan ever: to find and rescue his missing beloved big sister . . .The Deadly 7 is a monster adventure by Garth Jennings, writer and director of animated movie Sing, and is packed full of hilarious illustrations.

The boy receives a parcel at his school in South Africa. The contents send him on a journey around the world.Where should he travel next?The rainbow travelers have accidentally discovered the secret to crossing the ocean in an instant. In the first book in the series, they arrive in New Zealand and need your help to decide what to do and where to go next.