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Degas, Rupert
Overview
| Works: | 84
works in
160
publications in
3
languages and
5,941
library holdings
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| Roles: | Narrator, Actor, Performer |
| Classifications: | pn1992.77,
791.4372 |
Most widely held works by
Rupert Degas
Bob the Builder. A Christmas to remember(
visu
)
2
editions published
between
2003
and
2009
in
English
and held by
711
libraries
worldwide
Bob's can-do crew is busy decorating for the holidays and building a concert stage for rock stars Lennie and the Lasers. Bob finds out that his twin brother, Tom, is coming all the way from the Artic Circle to visit Bob for Christmas. Unfortunately, things don't go as planned. Spud is up to his usual pranks, Lennie discovers he can't sing and Bob forgets his Santa costume. To make matters worse, it seems that Tom won't be making it home for Christmas. Much to Bob's surprise, a mysterious Santa makes it a special Christmas to remember.
Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy (
Sound Recording
)
9
editions published
between
2007
and
2010
in
English
and held by
648
libraries
worldwide
When twelve-year-old Stephanie Edgely inherits her weird uncle's estate, she must join forces with ace detective Skulduggery Pleasant, a walking, talking, fire-throwing skeleton mage, to save the world from the Faceless Ones.
A collection of 2005 Academy Award nominated short films(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
2006
in
English
and held by
442
libraries
worldwide
A collection of short films nominated for the 78th Annual Academy Awards, including the winning live action short and the winning animated short.
Bob the Builder. A Christmas to remember(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
2003
in
English
and held by
388
libraries
worldwide
Bob's can-do crew is busy decorating for the holidays and building a concert stage for rock stars Lennie and the Lasers. Bob finds out that his twin brother, Tom, is coming all the way from the Arctic Circle to visit Bob for Christmas. Unfortunately, things don't go as planned. Spud is up to his usual pranks, Lennie discovers he can't sing and Bob forgets his Santa costume. To make matters worse, it seems that Tom won't be making it home for Christmas. Much to Bob's surprise, a mysterious Santa makes it a special Christmas to remember.
Those in peril by Wilbur A Smith (
Sound Recording
)
3
editions published
in
2011
in
English
and held by
385
libraries
worldwide
An adventure set in the violent world of modern piracy and terrorism follows the kidnapping of an oil heiress's daughter by Somali pirates for a multi-billion-dollar ransom and the efforts of Cross Bow Security head Hector Cross to secure her release.
Thomas & friends. Day of the diesels the movie(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
2011
in
English
and held by
305
libraries
worldwide
The Steamies and the Diesels face off in this action-packed movie adventure! When a fire breaks out on the Island of Sodor, two new firefighting engines, Flynn and Belle, join Thomas and Percy to save the day! When Thomas starts spending all his time with Sodor's newest heroes, Percy is left feeling alone. Diesel sees this and invites Percy to the Dieselworks, where Percy is made to feel special by none other than the master of mischief Diesel 10!
PS, I love you by Cecelia Ahern (
Sound Recording
)
3
editions published
between
2004
and
2007
in
English
and held by
268
libraries
worldwide
High school sweethearts Gerry and Holly joke about "The List" Gerry would have to leave for Holly to help her get through the day if anything ever happened to him. Later when the unthinkable actually did happen, Holly finds that Gerry was serious about that list.
If you could see me now by Cecelia Ahern (
Sound Recording
)
2
editions published
in
2006
in
English
and held by
241
libraries
worldwide
Elizabeth's life is an organized mess. The organized part is all due to her own efforts. The mess is entirely due to her sister, Saoirse, whose personal problems leave Elizabeth scrambling to pick up the pieces. One of these pieces is Saoirse's six-year-old son, Luke. Luke is quiet and contemplative, until the arrival of a new friend, Ivan, turns him into an outgoing, lively kid. And Elizabeth's life is about to change in wonderful ways she has only dreamed of.
The road by Cormac McCarthy (
Sound Recording
)
7
editions published
between
2008
and
2009
in
English
and held by
227
libraries
worldwide
Apocalypse grips the earth; wildlife has disappeared; and starvation prevails. Amidst this bleak backdrop, a man and his young son slowly make their way toward the coast. Avoiding roves of marauding cannibals and fighting off starvation, they gain hope and stamina in knowing they are some of the remaining few virtuous people.
The American future by Simon Schama (
Sound Recording
)
4
editions published
in
2009
in
English
and held by
208
libraries
worldwide
Based on Schama's BBC series, the historian examines America's past in order to better understand its current political landscape.
The trial by Franz Kafka (
Sound Recording
)
5
editions published
between
2007
and
2009
in
English
and held by
126
libraries
worldwide
A symbolistic study of the tyranny of modern social systems. Portrays the experiences of a young man who is mysteriously arrested by agents of the police for an unspecified crime and is prepared for questioning and trial.
The wind-up bird chronicle by Haruki Murakami (
Sound Recording
)
5
editions published
between
2006
and
2009
in
English
and held by
125
libraries
worldwide
While searching for his missing wife, Japanese lawyer Toru Okada has strange experiences and meets strange characters. A woman wants phone sex, a man describes wartime torture, he finds himself at the bottom of a well. Part detective story, part philosophical meditation.
Playing with fire by Derek Landy (
Sound Recording
)
3
editions published
between
2008
and
2010
in
English
and held by
124
libraries
worldwide
When the evil Baron Vengeous escapes from prison, Detective Skulduggery Pleasant and his apprentice, Valkyrie Cain, have just two days to recapture him or the Baron's creature, the Grotesquery, may summon the Faceless Ones back to their world.
The elephant vanishes by Haruki Murakami (
Sound Recording
)
5
editions published
between
2006
and
2009
in
English
and held by
114
libraries
worldwide
Contains seventeen short fiction stories by Haruki Murakami about people whose lives veer off the path of normalcy.
A wild sheep chase by Haruki Murakami (
Sound Recording
)
8
editions published
between
2006
and
2009
in
English
and held by
107
libraries
worldwide
In this hybrid of mythology and mystery, a twenty-something advertising executive receives a postcard from a friend, and casually appropriates the image for an insurance company's advertisement. What he doesn't realize is that included in the pastoral scene is a mutant sheep with a star on its back, and in using this photo he has unwittingly captured the attention of a man in black who offers a menacing ultimatum: find the sheep or face dire consequences. This catapults him into a surreal and elaborate quest to find the mythical sheep in the remote and snowy mountains of northern Japan.
Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami (
Sound Recording
)
5
editions published
between
2007
and
2009
in
English
and held by
99
libraries
worldwide
Haunted by the sound of someone weeping softly for him, a man in his mid-thirties returns to northern Hokkaido to find her.
The Faceless Ones by Derek Landy (
Sound Recording
)
2
editions published
between
2009
and
2010
in
English
and held by
90
libraries
worldwide
Fourteen-year-old Valkyrie and the skeleton mage, Skulduggery Pleasant, try to foil a plot set in motion fifty years before to find and open the gate that will allow the Faceless Ones to return to this reality.
After the quake by Haruki Murakami (
Sound Recording
)
3
editions published
between
2007
and
2009
in
English
and held by
65
libraries
worldwide
In 1995, the Japanese city of Kobe suffered a massive earthquake. Nearly 6,000 people died. Novelist Haruki Murakami created six stories, each dealing not directly with the catastrophe but the wider seismic effect it had on the emotional lives of people many miles away. It became a catalyst for individuals to reassess their lives with unexpected consequences for themselves and their families and friends around them.
The Canterville ghost by Oscar Wilde (
Sound Recording
)
2
editions published
in
2009
in
English
and held by
53
libraries
worldwide
A celebrated and feared English ghost is outraged when the new American owners of his haunting place refuse to take him seriously and actually fight back against him.
Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan (
Sound Recording
)
1
edition published
in
2005
in
English
and held by
43
libraries
worldwide
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