Kingdom of the Golden Dragon (P.S.) - Softcover

Allende, Isabel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061825123 ISBN 13: 9780061825125

Publisher: Harpervia, 2009

Synopsis

Pub Date: 2009-11-03 Pages: 480 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins US The latest entry in Mitchell Symonss trivia trifecta is chock-full of more obscure scientific facts. sporting stats. celebrity gossip. and pure trivia than ever Did you! know that: Polar bears cover their black noses with their paws for better camouflage John Steinbeck had to rewrite Of Mice and Men because his dog ate the first draft Wayne Newton is a descendant of Pocahontas Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood because metal was in short supply Brooke Shields and Glenn Close are cousins ??Diet Coke was invented in 1982. However. in 1379. a Mr. and Mrs. Coke of Yorkshire. England. named their daughter Diot (a diminutive of Dionisia. the predecessor of the modern-day name Denise) Male monkeys go bald in much the same way that men do James Gandolfini was voted Best Looking by his h...

About this title

Product Description:

Kingdom of the Golden Dragon, the second book of Isabel Allende's page-turning adventure trilogy, follows Alexander Cold, his grandmother, and his irrepressible friend Nadia Santos into a forbidden kingdom in the Himalayas to find the legendary statue of the Golden Dragon. Available in trade paperback for the first time, this heart-pounding coming-of-age novel from Allende, acclaimed author of The Sum of Our Days and The House of the Spirits, "combines action, drama, and a cautionary tale of the decimation of ancient ways that occurs in the name of progress." (Indianapolis Star)

Review:

'This spellbinding novel, like its predecessor, is storytelling at its best' Mail on Sunday

‘Allende again proves her talent for evoking exotic landscapes, spinning tall stories and weaving seductive magic.’ Sunday Times

'City of the Beasts is the kind of accomplishment to show readers that there's more to life than Harry Potter.' Literary Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpervia
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061825123
• ISBN 13: 9780061825125
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480