Stephen Collins

A book for anybody who's ever had a beard, thought about a beard, seen a beard, not had a beard. The job of the skin is to keep things in. On the buttoned-down island of Here, all is well. By which we mean: orderly, neat, contained and, moreover, beardless. Or at least it is until one famous day, when Dave, bald but for a single hair, finds himself assailed by a terrifying, unstoppable... monster*! Where did it come from? How should the islanders deal with it? And what, most importantly, are they going to do with Dave? The first book from a new leading light of UK comics, The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil is an off-beat fable worthy of Roald Dahl. It is about life, death and the meaning of beards.

The Gigantic Beard that was Evil

Breaking the Mould

UM BESTSELLER DO THE NEW YORK TIMES Na ilha de Aqui tudo é meticulosamente organizado e certinho. As ruas são asseadas, a grama é bem aparada e os homens são rigorosamente barbeados. Dave não foge à regra. Tem um emprego que lhe permite pôr em prática todo o seu senso de organização, bem como distrair a mente de pensamentos indesejáveis, e encontra paz numa rotina totalmente ordeira. Num dia fatídico, porém, Dave se vê como a raiz de um gigantesco problema: uma barba que irrompe de seus poros e desafia a lógica e a ciência. Logo ela se tornará uma questão de segurança pública e irá abalar as estruturas de Aqui, figurativa e literalmente. Uma fábula arrojada, que faz lembrar Roald Dahl e convida a refletir sobre algumas das questões humanas deste século.

A Gigantesca Barba do Mal

Gigantyczna broda ktora byla zlem

Sur l'île d'ICI, l'ordre est le maître mot : des visages aux haies soigneusement taillées, jamais rien ne dépasse, jusqu'au jour où Dave, l'un de ses impeccables habitants, se retrouve affublé d'une incontrôlable barbe qui ne cesse de grandir, grandir jusqu'à passer la porte de sa maison, entraver la circulation, causer mille et un incidents, grippant ainsi la mécanique sociale parfaitement huilée que le gouvernement, appuyé par les médias de masse, tente de maintenir par tous les moyens. Un certain professeur Darren Black va bientôt s'emparer du phénomène pour lancer une nouvelle idéologie, apologie du désordre. Un premier roman graphique d'une grande originalité, tant du point de vue du dessin que de l'inspiration scénaristique. Mélancolique, burlesque et poétique, La gigantesque barbe du mal , merveilleuse fable dans la droite lignée d'un Roald Dahl, a été saluée outre-Manche par une critique unanimement enthousiaste.

La gigantesque barbe du mal

This is the latest edition of Ireland's outstanding political work of reference. For the past forty years, Nealon's Guide has appeared after every general election. It provides a comprehensive profile of each Dail and Seanad, laid out in a style that is at once visually attractive and easy to follow. At the heart of the book are the election results. The complete count from every constituency is given, showing not only the first preferences, but also the subsequent distribution of surpluses and the votes of eliminated candidates, right down to the filling of the last seat. There are profiles on every TD and Senator, a full list of all cabinet and ministerial appointments and statistical and political analysis. Nealon's Guide is, as ever, the essential reference work for Election '11 and for the 31st Dail. It is Ireland's definitive parliamentary guide.

The Irish Times Nealon's Guide to the 31st Dáil and 24th Seanad

NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The job of the skin is to keep it all in... On the island of Here, livin's easy. Conduct is orderly. Lawns are neat. Citizens are clean shaven-and Dave is the most fastidious of them all. Dave is bald, but for a single hair. He loves drawing, his desk job, and the Bangles. But on one fateful day, his life is upended...by an unstoppable (yet pretty impressive) beard. An off-beat fable worthy of Roald Dahl and Tim Burton, Stephen Collins' The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil is a darkly funny meditation on life, death, and what it means to be different--and a timeless ode to the art of beard maintenance.

The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil

The Biotic Communities of Greenbrook Sanctuary

Ciara Meehan

When Fine Gael entered a coalition government with Fianna Fáil in 2020 the party did what would have been unthinkable for its forefathers, who had fought and won a bitter civil war to establish the institutions of an independent Irish state almost a century earlier. Saving the State is the remarkable story of Fine Gael from its origins in the fraught days of civil war to the political convulsions of 2020. Written by political journalist Stephen Collins and historian Ciara Meehan, Saving the State draws on a wealth of original historical research and a range of interviews with key political figures to chart the evolution of the party through the lens of its successive leaders. From the special place occupied by Michael Collins in the party’s pantheon of heroes to the dark era of the Blueshirts, and from its role as the founder of the state to its claim to be the defender of the state, the ways that members perceive their own history is also explored. Saving the State is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding how Fine Gael came to be the party it is today, the ways in which it interprets and presents its own history, and the role that it played in shaping modern Ireland.

Fine Gael from Collins to Varadkar

Saving the State

John Ghey

Graham Mills

The authors describe the skills and background knowledge the effective engineer will need and go on to describe the historical development of the engineering profession, with particular reference to the UK but also in comparison with the French and German experiences. Assignments, exercises and study questions are set at the end of each chapter.

The Professional Engineer in Society

Nicolette Stallings, a beautiful and independent actress, pursues her taste for daring sex despite its dangerous repercussions and finds her anticipated night-to-remember becoming an inescapable nightmare. Reprint.

Stephen Collins

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