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Pig Island

Author : Mo Hayder

Publisher : Random House

Page : 320 pages

File Size : 47,5 MB

Release : 2009-05-27

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1409083462

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Fans of Stephen King, Stuart MacBride and Karin Slaughter will devour this warped and brutally bloodthirsty thriller from bestselling and prize-winning author Mo Hayder. Guaranteed to mess with your mind, you'll be on the edge of your seat from start to finish... 'Mo Hayder has a profound ability to shock and surprise her readers, and Pig Island surpasses anything she has written before. She's the bravest writer I know' -- Karin Slaughter 'The goriest thriller writer this side of the pond' -- Mirror 'No matter how much you might despise yourself for getting sucked into such places, she is brilliant at making you read on' -- Daily Telegraph 'Engrossing and a definite page turner' -- ***** Reader review 'Keeps you gripped' -- ***** Reader review 'Awesome writing' -- ***** Reader review 'Gripping from the start' -- ***** Reader review *********************************************************************************** SEE EVIL Journalist Joe Oakes makes a living exposing supernatural hoaxes. But what he sees when he visits a secretive religious community on a remote Scottish island forces him to question everything he thought he knew. HEAR EVIL Why have the islanders been accused of Satanism? What has happened to their leader? And why will no one discuss the strange creature seen wandering the lonely beaches of Pig Island? READ EVIL In PIG ISLAND, Mo Hayder dares you to face your fears head on and to look at what lurks beneath the surface of everyday normality. Because people are perfectly capable of doing unspeakable things to each other...



The Secret of Pig Island

Author : Jennifer R. Nolan

Publisher : Ocean Education Publishing

Page : 41 pages

File Size : 39,76 MB

Release : 2010-10

Category : Environmentalism

ISBN : 9780615407210

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Plato the pig shares a message about environmental responsibility.



Pigs of Paradise

Author : T. R. Todd

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 260 pages

File Size : 14,30 MB

Release : 2018-10-16

Category : Nature

ISBN : 151073886X

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“The Bahamas are famous for sun, sand—and swimming pigs.” —National Geographic In the middle of paradise, with billionaires and celebrities for neighbors, is an island populated only by swimming pigs. For decades, this archipelago of 365 islands would remain largely unknown to the world. It would not be a ruthless pirate, pioneering loyalists, a notorious drug kingpin, or the infamous Fyre Festival that would unveil Exuma to the world, but rather the most unlikely of creatures. Appearing in magazines, videos, newspapers, commercials, TV shows, and countless selfies, the Swimming Pigs of Exuma, in the Bahamas, have become a bucket-list sensation and have been named one of the marvels of the universe. But how did they reach this celebrity status? What made them so famous? And why, in February 2017, did so many of them die? Pigs of Paradise is an unlikely story of humble beginnings and a swift rise to stardom. With interviews from historians, world-renowned ecologists, famous pig owners, and boat captains, it thoughtfully considers what this phenomenon says about not only these animals but also about us.



Bayou Of Pigs

Author : Stewart Bell

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 359 pages

File Size : 40,94 MB

Release : 2013-06-25

Category : True Crime

ISBN : 144342711X

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A remarkable tale of greed, treachery and deceit in one of the most outlandish criminal stunts ever conceived: the theft of a nation In 1981, a small but heavily armed force of misfits from Canada and the United States set off on a preposterous mission: invade an impoverished Caribbean country, overthrow its government in a coup d'etat, install a puppet prime minister and transform the island into a crooks’ paradise. Their leader was a Texas soldier of fortune named Mike Perdue. His lieutenant was a Canadian Nazi named Wolfgang Droege. Their destination: Dominica. For two years, they recruited fighting men, wooed investors, stockpiled weapons and forged links with the mob, leftist revolutionaries and militant Rastafarians. They called their invasion Operation Red Dog, and they were going to make millions. All that stood in their way were two federal agents from New Orleans on the biggest case of their lives. Set in the Caribbean, Canada and the American South at the end of the Cold War, and based on hundreds of pages of declassified U.S. government documents, as well as exclusive interviews with those involved, Bayou of Pigs tells the true story of Canadian and American men who tried to steal a tropical paradise.



The Pig War

Author : Mike Vouri

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 132 pages

File Size : 23,53 MB

Release : 2008

Category : History

ISBN : 9780738558400

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Historian Mike Vouri has selected nearly 200 historical images to illustrate the history of the Pig War on San Juan Island in Washington state. Each image has a descriptive caption.



Peppa Pig on Pirate Island

Author : Ladybird Books Staff

Publisher : Ladybird

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 27,55 MB

Release : 2007-09

Category : Sound effects books

ISBN : 9781846465987

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Peppa Pig and her friends are going out for the day on Grandpa Pig's boat. Press the 13 sound buttons to bring their adventures on Pirate Island to life. There is also an interactive Peppa game to play at the end of the book.



Pig War Islands

Author : David Richardson

Publisher : Eastsound, Wash. : Orcas Publishing Company

Page : 424 pages

File Size : 11,21 MB

Release : 1971

Category : History

ISBN :

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The Knights of Hog Island

Author : Joyce Fairchild Almeida

Publisher : Dorrance Publishing

Page : 98 pages

File Size : 19,5 MB

Release : 2021-10-29

Category : History

ISBN : 1649571518

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The Knights of Hog Island By: Joyce Fairchild Almeida Step into another world and a different time to discover the origins of Hog Island, an island off the coast of Rhode Island, the families who live there, and the community that grew from its founding.



Pigs

Author : Johanna Stoberock

Publisher : Red Hen Press

Page : 241 pages

File Size : 49,51 MB

Release : 2019-10-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 159709840X

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A dark, dystopian novel from the author of City of Ghosts. Four children live on an island that serves as the repository for all the world’s garbage. Trash arrives, the children sort it, and then they feed it to a herd of insatiable pigs: a perfect system. But when a barrel washes ashore with a boy inside, the children must decide whether he is more of the world’s detritus, meant to be fed to the pigs, or whether he is one of them. Written in exquisitely wrought prose, Pigs asks questions about community, environmental responsibility, and the possibility of innocence. Featured on TODAY with Hoda and Jenna, as recommended by Read With Jenna book club author Megha Majumdar “A lyrical, enthralling, and dark-inflected allegory, equal parts Italo Calvino, Angela Carter, and Lord of the Flies.” —Jonathan Lethem, award-winning author of The Arrest “Powerful, metaphorical, as fantastical as it is true . . . a masterpiece. Stoberock scrutinizes mankind’s failure to tend to our planet, our children, and our fellow man, and the result is a terrifying, tremendous book, its darkness lit in unpredictable ways by campfires of compassion and hope. What a wise, searing novel for the twenty-first century.” —Sharma Shields, author of The Cassandra “Pigs looks unflinchingly at some of the scariest parts of our world—a changing climate, an ocean full of garbage, and us, the fragile animals. Yet within this, there is tremendous beauty and grace—Johanna Stoberock has written a kind of love song to survival, to life itself.”—Ramona Ausubel, author of Awayland



Pigology

Author : Daisy Bird

Publisher : Chronicle Books

Page : 79 pages

File Size : 25,8 MB

Release : 2021-11-02

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1648960766

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Welcome to the wonderful world of pigs! Pigology is filled with incredible pig facts told in a playful tone by Daisy Bird, with irresistibly charming illustrations by rising star Camilla Pintonato. Pigs are full of unexpected surprises. Did you know that when a pig is happy, it will uncoil its curly tail and wag it just like a dog? Or that feral hogs can detect odors from seven miles away? Pigology/i> delves into the history of pigs, pig breeds around the world, famous pigs, pigs in culture, and so much more, with engaging scenes from illustrator Camilla Pintonato. This lively visual encyclopedia, a follow-up to Chickenology, offers something to discover for everyone young and old: nature- and animal-loving young readers, pig enthusiasts, pig farmers, and pet pig owners alike!