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Normally, a mere outbreak of petty thefts in a youth hostel wouldn’t be enough to interest the great detective Hercule Poirot. However, the warden of the hostel is sister to Poirot’s secretary Miss Lemon, and concern for her sister is interfering with Miss Lemon’s typing abilities. Poirot finds himself with an intriguing puzzle on his hands, and before long, murder increases the mystery. The fastidious Belgian sleuth is brought to life by the voice of veteran British actor Hugh Fraser.
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The usual Christie attention to details and twists and turns gives a satisfying twist to this audio........2007-03-06
Agatha Christie's HICKORY DICKORY DOCK enjoys Hugh Fraser's warm voice as it tells of an outbreak of thefts at a student hostel, an odd series of missing or vandalized items, and eventually, murder. The usual Christie attention to details and twists and turns gives a satisfying twist to this audio.
laur's review no. 2.......2007-01-29
Hugh Fraser does a very credible job, with all of the accents and people in the book, especially Hercules Poirot - almost as good as David Suchet !!!
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In "Hickory, Dickory, Dock", young children meet Humpty Dumpty, Little Miss Muffet, Old King Cole, and other beloved characters, stunningly illustrated in soft pastels. Then little ones can end the day with "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", a beautiful collection of bedtime verse, from tender lullabies to night-themed nursery rhymes. Padded covers, sturdy pages, and rounded corners make these cheery books just right for small hands.
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Super Rhyme book for my 2 girls.......2006-12-31
My 2 girls, 2 and 4, love reading this book I borrowed from our local library so much and I placed order for this book and the other "Twinkle twinkle little star" one on Amazon after I saw the enthusiam they showed in reading this book togather over and over again.
The selection of the rhymes are very good, my girls are already very familiar with almost all of the rhymes, so they love to see the cute illustrations and relate the images to the rhymes in a better fun way.
The number of selections are good, there are a lot of little rhymes in one right size book, so my girls can enjoy reading (actually singing) the book for at least 10+ minutes.
The quality of the book is super! The corners are rounded, which I like the best. I never like sharp corner books since Kids can hurt if they are not careful with the books.
My 4 year old is very excited when she learned that I am buying them this book. I believe this book can be treasured and last for a long time.
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Hickory Dickory Dock
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Keith Baker displays his trademark flair for color, movement, and rhythm in this vibrant adaptation of the familiar nursery rhyme "Hickory Dickory Dock." A companion to his acclaimed Big Fat Hen, this twist on an old favorite features some serious antics on the part of a busy little mouse. As a huge grandfather clock strikes each hour from one o' clock in the afternoon to midnight, a different animal passes by, and the mouse has a funny interaction with each of them.
With counting, telling time, and a cozy bedtime ending to engage them, children will be chiming in for repeated readings.
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new spin on an old rhyme.......2007-03-14
We all know the nursery rhyme hickory dickory dock. But this picture book takes a new spin on the old nursery rhyme! This time to story is told to each hour on the clock. As the clock strikes a new hour we are introduced to a new friend!
We liked the collage style illustrations. They really added a lot to the story!
Yes. This could be helpful in teaching children to tell time!
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Nursery rhymes are as old as time. Passed from one generation to another, these verses are still the best and the most entertaining way for young children to learn language. Heather Collins' cheerful, animated illustrations tell the story in this favorite nursery rhyme. Just the right size for infants and toddlers, this sturdy board book with rounded corners is built to withstand a baby's curiosity. It is sure to last -- and be loved -- well beyond the toddler years.
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- Miss Lemon shocked Poirot by making errors and....
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Hickory Dickory Dock: A Hercule Poirot Novel (Hercule Poirot Mysteries)
Agatha Christie
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ASIN: 0425175464
Release Date: 2000-07-10 |
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Poirot investigates a culprit who has curiously swiped a stethoscope, a tube of lipstick, and a cookbook.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent!.......2005-10-03
This is the first Agatha Christie book I've read and it won't be my last. I loved it. I wish M. Poirot would have had a more major role but he did solve the crime. I love him! I went to our local bookstore and bought more of Agatha's books and can't wait to read them all!
Miss Lemon shocked Poirot by making errors and...........2004-06-26
revealing that she has a sister! Poirot had never before considered that his incredibly efficient secretary could be so human. Miss Lemon's sister was responsible for the errors as well, there were troubling things taking place in her life. There were thefts taking place at the youth hostel where she worked. Poirot decided to look into the matter as a favor to Miss Lemon and so he could restore the order in his own life.
Poirot begins his investigation of the hostel and its residents but before he can solve the rash of petty thefts a murder occurs, a murder that is only the first of a series. The trail leads Poirot and the police into a world of smuggling with side trips through young love and family secrets.
In typical Christie fashion the clues are all laid out for the reader to follow. There are red herrings to confuse the armchair detective - perhaps a few too many in this one - and of course, the usual Christie 'twist' at the end.
It is often suggested that a writer should write about what they know and this book points out that Christie didn't know very much about unversity students in the mid-fifties. The characters do not come to life in this one they way they do in most of her other books. Keeping the various students/suspects sorted out it difficult because they really aren't very memorable. Also this one seems to suffer from too much - too much plot drug AND gem smuggling, too many red herrings and too many conincidences.
It should be noted that this book was originally written in 1955 and certain parts are very much representative of that time. Stereotypes of Italians, blacks, Indians, Cockneys etc are all present and tend to make the 21st century reader cringe.
Even though this is not one of Christie's masterpieces it is still an excellent read, thoroughly challenging and enjoyable.
Too many red herrings spoil the plot.......2003-02-07
Hercule Poirot is startled when Miss Lemon, his "perfect machine" of a secretary, makes three mistakes in typing a simple letter. Clearly, something is amiss. Miss Lemon, on questioning, reveals that she is worried about her sister, Mrs. Hubbard. After spending her married life in Singapore, Mrs. Hubbard has returned to England a widow, where she is living as matron of a youth hostel in Hickory Road, an establishment that caters to an international group of students. It seems that things, "odd things," have been disappearing from the hostel, "And all in rather an unnatural way." Miss Lemon suspects it's something more than petty thievery or kleptomania, and Poirot agrees to meet Felicity Lemon's distressed sibling.
Although the story starts strongly with a colourful description of the students in the hostel, it deteriorates rather quickly into a complex micmac of red herrings. It seems as though Christie herself is not sure of the outcome when plotting her story. Of course, it is always fun to meet our dearest detective Hercule Poirot, but the amount of mischief going on in the hostel imposes some strain on the reader's patience as well on Poirot's ingenuity. Clearly one of the weakest novels to feature Poirot.
Poirot goes back to school.......2002-04-30
Poirot's perfect secretary types a letter with THREE mistakes in it! What could be wrong? Miss Lemon is worried about her sister. She is housemother at a student boarding house. Odd thefts are occurring and she's worried. Poirot soon catches one of the thieves, but it's obvious there's something sinister going on.
I liked Christie's take on the college scene in England. The students are many and varied, but each well-written. As always, she give plenty of clues. But as always, you don't know which clues are the important ones.
If you like Christie and haven't read this one, I really recommend it.
..........2002-03-03
It was a great book! But, why *was* it named "Hickory, Dickory, Death"? (USA Title). I suppose, at one point, when Nigel said his arrangement of the poem - he said "Hickory, Dickory, Death" but that's all! But, I enjoyed the book all the same. I would recommend to age 13 and above. I am 13, and it was hard to understand at some parts. Such as the vocabulary and the plot.
Customer Reviews:
Great Find.......2007-08-26
My daughter has loved this book since she was 6 months. She is now 2 and we still read it every night. The illustrations are bright and fun.
This is wonderful for children and adults!.......1999-05-07
I am a mom and a former children's librarian. I highly recommend this book for preschool-Kindergarten age children.
Reveals the real name of the Hickory Dickory Dock mouse!.......1999-03-17
What an absolutely fun and enjoyable read. To go through the whole "clock strikes" sequence not only helps my daughter learn numbers, but we were able to get up close and personal with the famous mouse. The author came up with some fantastic new nursery rhymes, holding true to the fun-to-say "Hickory Dickory Dock!" We loved reading this book over and over again because the words really move along easily. The illustrator added great visual characterization of such a fun tale. Great job, it's fun to see the nursery rhymes take on new and energetic life! The mouse and his adventures endeared me to this modern version of the nursery rhyme forever. I'd love to see more by Mr. Aylesworth.
Great night book which keeps the interest going.......1998-12-02
When I saw this book I thought my son would not sit through it, as he was still little(2&1/2). He loves the book and has most of it memorized. It's a book of funny words great rhymes and lots of fun for young kids to associate with. Definite Thumps Up!!!!
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Beloved rhymes, drolly envisioned
Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard
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And so the poor dog had none.
With deadpan hilarity, Marshall has rounded up some of the usual suspects of nursery-rhyme notoriety – Little Boy Blue, Old Mother Hubbard – and introduced a supporting cast of cats, mice, geese, pigs, dogs, and a couple of chickens to join in the fun.
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In the successful tradition of This Little Piggy Went to Market and Pat-a-Cake, here is a new Nursery Rhyme Play-Along Classic—a joy to read aloud, to feast the eyes, to chant together, and to use in interactive play.
Illustrated with soft pencil drawings in tender shades of pastels, this is a beguiling book just right for babies, toddlers . . . and their parents!
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Great Little Book! Very Fun!.......2007-04-02
My daughter loves this book and she's 11 months old. It has the classic nursery rhyme across the top of the page, and then a story made out of the rhyme across the bottom (and the story rhymes too). At the end inside the back cover is a suggestion for hand motions to the story. We have so much fun reading it and doing the motions! Okay, she doesn't to them yet, but she loves watching me! We also have the Jack and Jill one, which is also great, though the story doesn't rhyme in that one.
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Hickory Dickory Dock
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Hickory Dickory Dock Pack of 6 (Cambridge Storybooks)
Richard Brown , and
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Cambridge Storybooks is a series of readers for very young learners of English. Based on material from the popular Cambridge Reading series, these books have been specially adapted for learners in an ELT context and are an ideal way to support children in their first steps towards reading English. - The delightful and varied stories are a joy to read in the classroom and at home. - Beautiful illustrations by different artists appeal to young learners. - Repetition of simple words increases children's listening and speaking skills through storytelling. Free Teacher's Booklets and Audio Cassettes/CDs accompany the series. Each Teacher's Booklet relates to six different titles in the series. They include step-by-step teaching notes for different ability classes, photocopiable worksheets, and sections giving original ideas for games and activities. The Audio Cassettes/CDs each feature six different stories.
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- Not Free SF Reader
- Fine Noir With a Dash of Cyberpunk
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- Where's the Originality?
- OK read, but it tries to do too much
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Pashazade: The First Arabesk
Jon Courtenay Grimwood
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster (Trade Division)
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“All brilliant light and scorching heat . . . Grimwood has successfully mingled fantasy with reality to make an unusual, believable, and absorbing mystery.”
–Sunday Telegraph
“A mature balance between sensibility and action in what's essentially a rite of passage story allied with a detective thriller--deftly told and laced with neat ideas.”
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“Near perfect.”
–Murder One
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Customer Reviews:
Not Free SF Reader.......2007-09-03
An ex-low level triad involved gangster ends up back in his native Arabic city, that is pro free trade and a little more cosmopolitan than your usual Islamic joint, not that that is saying much, and he has high caste status.
His aunt has been murdered, he is a suspect, and he was to work out what is going on.
Something of an alternate reasonably near future novel - people have phones in their watches with ear pieces, and the protagonist appears to possibly have cybernetic implants. His niece has a fancy robot dog.
Genetic anti-aging treatments are mentioned in passing, that sort of thing.
It is ok, not enough to make me want to read more I think. It gives some of the flavour of Budayeen, and a touch of Neuromancer, but doesn't appeal as much as either of those.
Fine Noir With a Dash of Cyberpunk.......2006-09-17
Pashazade has been on my in-pile for a good year and a half. I've picked it up a dozen times, read the first page repeatedly, but never launched into it. Now the time was right, and after a good start Thursday night, spent all afternoon baking in the sun and devouring this dense, lyrical, intricate and most unusual book.
Pashazade is nominally sf - it's set in an alternate universe in 2106 or so, one in which President Wilson, rather than intervening in World War I, negotiated a settlement that left the old empires intact. The setting, al-Iskandriah under 21st Century Ottoman rule, is the star of the book as Los Angeles in the 40s starred in classic noir.
And sun-baked, redolent, languid noir it is. Pashazade reminded me of a blend of first-season Veronica Mars and Chinatown - the hero with a personal stake in a killing rooted in local politics, intrigue and corruption. Add a post-cyberpunk, quite broken reluctant hero, an utterly annoyance-free precocious kid and a lovely billionaire's daughter, and you've got ultramodern noir at its finest.
But more than just a fine example of a genre updated - I've fallen in love with al-Iskanriah in a way I have with very, very few story settings: the Rome of the early Falco novels, the city of Amber, the Federation, the beach in front of Troy - it's a very short list of places for a lifetime of reading. Al-Iskandriah is that vivid, that intriguing, that layered and nuanced and real.
And Grimwood can turn a phrase, too - there are a lot of subtle gems of prose, nothing too garish for someone who does *not* like an obtrusive or mannered style.
At last year's ComiCon, I was given an Advance Reading Copy of the sequel, Effendi. I'm headed back to the Ottoman Empire's greatest free port...
Ottoman cyberpunk.......2006-03-28
Pashazade is a novel with a unique premise that fails to fulfill its potential. It is a cyberpunk mystery set in an alternate future wherein the Ottoman Empire was not destroyed as a result of WWI. Sadly, the novel is more cyberpunk than Ottoman, which is a weakness. The original setting is merely peripheral, so the plot could be transported to any setting and hardly anything would change. Grimwood should have made the setting more integral to the story. A good example is Bangkok 8, wherein the Thai setting and culture are enmeshed with the storyline. That story could not take place anywhere else, primarily because the primary character comes from that setting. In Pashazade, the primary character is an outsider, basically an American. This character is poorly drawn, a composite of mismatched traumas and cyberpunk cliches. I had no emotional investment in his success because he was neither likable nor ever in any jeopardy. The story is run-of-the-mill, and the outcome barely makes sense. The villain is forgettable with no rational agenda other than the acquisition of money. The cyberpunk elements are standard, from the endless branding of clothing to the clubs, music, and drugs. For what it is, it is breezy, descriptive, and written with flair. The action is memorable and occasionally the dialogue is sharp. It is just a shame that a novel with so much promise ended up being so ordinary.
Where's the Originality?.......2005-09-16
First of all, if anyone thinks setting a cyberpunk/noir in the Arab/Islamic world is a brand new idea, I would refer them to the late George Alex Effinger's '80s Marid Audran series (When Gravity Fails, A Fire in the Sun, and The Exile Kiss) and short story collection (Budayeen Nights). That series featured a down and out 22nd-century Arab gumshoe in grimy Cairo who is unexpectedly elevated into a powerful position and makes heavy use of brain implants in order to track down a few murderers, exact vengeance, and try and figure out just who his parents actually were. Hmmm... sounds an awful lot like this book, doesn't it?
Grimwood's story is a fairly off-the-rack "reluctant hero" tale about Ashraf, a small time hoodlum unexpectedly sprung from jail in the U.S. and brought to Alexandria/Iskandriya by an aunt he didn't know he had. Apparently he's the son of the Bey of Tunis, and therefore a very important young man with carte blanche and legal immunity to almost anything. However, it's clear that he's also got all kinds of genetic modifications, the source of which is left deliberately murky. He's also got some kind of invisible advisor fox (in D&D days, we would have called it a familiar), and a whole host of issues. Soon after his arrival in "Isk", his aunt is killed and the police seem to think he did it. So naturally, he must carry out his own investigation in order to clear his name -- with the help of a ponytailed ex-American Chief of Police. At the same time, Ashraf's past -- from lonely boarding school upbringing, to working for Seattle Chinese gangster Mu San -- is measured out in italicized flashbacks.
Actually, the entire first third of the book is rather confusingly arranged, with chapters in reverse chronological sequence and shifting points of view. It's an unnecessary and messy structure which only makes the story that much harder to get into. Eventually, things settle down and Grimwood sticks with telling the story from Ashraf's perspective -- albeit, still continually interrupted by flashbacks. It's as if the author was afraid neither Ashraf's present or past were interesting enough on their own to hold the reader's attention for extended periods of time, so he mixed them together to keep the reader from getting bored! Pacing is definitely a problem in the book, it's generally exceedingly slow, but also kind of choppy due to short chapters and the flashbacks mentioned above.
The story trudges onward, with Ashraf racing to solve the murder before the authorities come down on him. Fortunately, his 9-year-old cousin adores him and sticks to him like glue. And as in so many cliche films, the kid will prove to have world-class computer hacking skills that will become pivotal in solving the mystery. His other ally is the woman he is supposed to get married to, the rebellious daughter of a mega-billionaire industrialist. Also as in so many cliche films, they get off on the wrong foot, bicker, and then predictably fall into bed together -- and of course, she's got a comic-book body. In the end, the villain is perfectly predictable, although the motive comes out of nowhere and seems quite ridiculous. The ending comes rather suddenly, and many readers will leave feeling rather frustrated -- there's a lot left to be answered in the second and third books.
Having grown up in the Middle East, and being a moderate sci-fi fan and a big mystery fan, I was looking forward to this book. I was especially curious to see how the alternate history elements were going to be portrayed and used. And while on the one hand, it's nice that he didn't make the alternate history too intrusive, there didn't really seem to be a whole lot of point to it either. Perhaps the geopolitical differences will have a greater impact on the second and third books in the series, but in this one they don't enter into it that much. Also, many reviewers seem to be misunderstanding the alternate history. In this series, the Ottoman Empire is intact, but it is essentially just a regional power, not a world power. That's why a German is in charge and the Khedive is just a figurehead locked in a gilded palace. Also, if you're going to set up an alternate history setting, why are all the designer brand names the same as in our own world. Since in this setting Germany dominates Europe, wouldn't there be a lot more German designer brand names instead of Japanese and Italian?
In addition to the above weaknesses, the "cyberpunk" elements lack any originality. I'm not a big fan of the genre, but everything seemed familiar: hacking, genetic modifications, pet robots, implants, drugs, viral music, even a ridiculous underground club. And in a nutshell, that's kind of the problem with the whole book -- it all feels recycled. The setting's been done before, the main character is a classic archetype, the relationships are all cliche, the plot is classic "must clear my name" material, I'm just not seeing any original ideas. That said, there are bits and peices of nice writing here (generally the flashbacks), and there are intriguing hints here and there, enough so that I probably will read the next in the series to see if it gets any better.
OK read, but it tries to do too much.......2005-09-02
Jon Courtenay Grimwood does do one thing very well: he does make you care for his characters.
But other than that, Pashazade's overly ambitious, impossibly complicated--it wants to be too many things: alt-history, cyberpunk, a whodunit, a hardboiled noir escapade, and a coming of age story.
Nobody could accomplish all that in 360 pages, and while Mr. Grimwood comes closer than you'd ever expect, he doesn't entirely succeed.
The alt-hist (the Ottoman Empire survived into the 21st century) is just laid out, and not developed at all (the book could have been set in Alexandria 20 years from now and it wouldn't have made much difference); the cyberpunk is faux Gibson, right down to the product placements (and it's amazing how many of the products are the same in this world, despite the radical changes a brokered WWI, leaving the Kaiser and the Austro-Hungarian intact, would have been); there aren't enough good clues for a good whodunit, so in the end the mystery is solved because the author says it is, not on account of any internal logic; the noir is acceptable, but no more (i.e., about what you'd expect); and the coming of age might have been handled better if the book weren't so danged flashbacky (one of the flashbacks, which ought to have been the book's prologue) actually interrupts the grand finale.
Still in all, the book never bores; it just frustrates.
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