Gideon Defoe Pořadí knih

Staaten sterben. Manchmal ist es Mord. Manchmal ein Unfall. Manchmal liegt es daran, dass sie von Anfang an zu lachhaft waren, um überhaupt zu existieren. Gelegentlich enden sie in einer heftigen Explosion. Einige wenige gleiten unbemerkt von der Landkarte. Oft lautet die Todesursache „waren zu gierig geworden“ oder „Napoleon tauchte auf“ oder „Moskitos“. Hin und wieder halten sie einfach ein Referendum ab und wählen sich selbst aus dem Dasein. In diesem witzigen Atlas nimmt uns Gideon Defoe mit in eine Wunderkammer der Geschichte und erkundet so unterhaltsam wie vergnüglich die skurrilen, bizarren und mysteriösen Schicksale von 48 Ländern, die es heute aus unzähligen und teilweise absurden Gründen nicht mehr gibt, unter anderem die Republik Flaschenhals oder die Erfrischungsinseln.

Prisoners of Geography meets Bill Bryson: a funny, fascinating, beautifully illustrated - and timely - history of countries that, for myriad and often ludicrous reasons, no longer exist.

"I HATE pirates!" declares Queen Victoria. But that won't stop the Pirate Captain. Determined to win the coveted Pirate of the Year Award, he takes his life in his hands and enters London. With the help of Darwin, a manpanzee, and a crew of motley misfits, the Pirate Captain struggles to seize booty and restore his pirate honor. Having written the script for the film, Gideon Defoe has brilliantly revisited his story for younger readers. This hilarious book will delight a new generation of fans.

Adventure? Yes, more than one! Derring-do? Yes! Storms? Sea monsters? Rival pirates? Of course! Cameos by frequently anachronistic historical figures? You betcha! All that and more. Not since "Moby-Dick." ... No, not since "Treasure Island." ... Actually, not since Jonah and the Whale has there been a group of seafarers to rival The Pirates!, and their leader, the greatest ocean-faring hero of all time, the immortal Pirate Captain, who, although he lives for months at a time on the bounding main somehow manages to keep his beard silky and in good condition

In 1837, a bored pirate captain and his eclectic crew decide to seek adventure on the high seas. Their unexpected success in boarding a ship leads them to young Charles Darwin, who urgently needs their help. The pirates embark on a journey to London to uncover sinister plots, a gruesome murder, a missing lady, and a treacherous bishop.

'Whilst visiting their bank manager on the shores of Lake Geneva, the pirates encounter the literary giants of their age: the swaggering Lord Byron, the oddly shifty Percy Shelley - and his beautiful fiancée, Mary. Together they embark upon an adventure that leads them into the bowels of Oxford and the forbidding heart of eastern Europe. Along the way the Pirate Captain must confront some important questions, namely: what is the secret behind his belly tattoo? Is 'Zombuloid, the corpse-beast' a better name for a monster than 'Gorgo: Half-man, half-seaweed'? And, most importantly, what happens when a pirate falls in love?'

From the author of The Pirates! In An Adventure with Scientists, now a major motion picture from Aardman Animations ad Sony Pictures

London, 1840: Wagner's latest opera plays to packed houses while disgruntled workers gather in crowded pubs to eat ice cream and plan the downfall of the bourgeoisie. Meanwhile, the Pirate Captain finds himself incarcerated at Scotland Yard, in a case of mistaken identity. Discovering that his doppelgänger is none other than Karl Marx, the Captain and his crew are unwittingly caught up in a sinister plot that involves intellectual giants, enormous beards, and a quest to discover whether ham might really be the opium of the people. Includes, at no additional charge, The Wit and Wisdom of the Pirate Captain—a Major Philosophical Work. On the Matter of Love: If you're off to fight in a battle, snap a ship's biscuit in half and give your girlfriend the other half. When you meet again, they will match—like two halves of a single soul! Hopefully, this will stop her sleeping with other men. On Life in General: Life is like a big shanty. Everything will be fine so long as everyone sings in harmony. But if someone plays a duff note on the accordion or tries to break-dance at a sensitive bit, then there will be all sorts of trouble, mark my words.

Nemůžeme vám slíbit, že vám tato knížka ozřejmí základní pravdy o vývojové teorii. Sotva ji také využijete k prohloubení studia společenského života živočichů a nevrhá ani objevné světlo na lidskou sexualitu. Zvířata jsou v podstatě hloupá. Ovšem lidé jsou hloupí také. Leccos, čemu se v našem světě můžete naučit, vám může připadat také pitomé. A pokud vám není víc než osm let, patrně takovou publikaci o „zvířecím sexu“ nebudete smět číst. Přesto je zde pár dobrých důvodů, proč může být tato knížka pro vás téměř nedocenitelná. Hlavním důvodem, proč byste si ji měli přečíst, je fakt, že se průměrný člověk o těchto „příšerných“ věcech nikde nic nedozví, ačkoliv jsou projevem úžasné strategie přírody a neuvěřitelné přizpůsobivosti. Díky ní totiž živé bytosti dovedou zajistit pokračování svého rodu v podmínkách tak drsných, že se nám o nich ani nesní.

1837. Die Ära der Freibeuterei nähert sich dem Ende und die Piraten langweilen sich. Spontan kapern sie das Schiff eines gewissen Charles Darwin. Gemeinsam mit ihm geraten sie in ein Abenteuer, bei dem die Funken vor Säbelrasseln, britischem Humor und exzessivem Grog-Genuss nur so sprühen. Eine sagenhaft witzige Piraten-Satire für alle Fans von Douglas Adams, Monty Python und Christopher Moore. „Völlig verückt und absolut bezaubernd!“ Kirkus „Liest sich so, als hätte es Enid Blyton nach einer Nacht in einer Opiumhöhle geschrieben.“ Publishing News „Ein Abenteuer, bei dem sich die Balken biegen.“ Ben Schott