My Little Ramadan
One moody Turkish husband, one screaming toddler, thirty days to find true happiness . . .​After marrying Mesut, the man of her dreams, having an adorable little boy and moving to a beautiful Scottish seaside town, Jess knows she should feel more grateful. But motherhood is so tough and the cultural gap between her and her husband is starting to show.​As Mesut prepares for the Islamic month of Ramadan, Jess figures she should support him. She decides to go nil-by-mouth from sunrise to sunset for thirty days, hoping that some spirituality might rub off on her, especially if she records it all on her blog.​When the blog becomes the talk of the town, Mesut objects to his faith being made public. But Jess is certain Ramadan will make her a better person as well as a better mum. With thirty belly-growling days to get through and thirty blog posts to write, could divine intervention be just around the corner? Or will it tear apart everything she loves?
The Wind In The Willows
After leaving his deep home, the mole arrives to a river he has never seen before. Toad is wealthy, merry, amiable, and kindhearted, but he is also haughty and has a quick temper. He frequently becomes fixated on popular trends before dumping them out of the blue. Toad's passion for caravan travel is supplanted with a fixation with motorcars after a passing automobile scares his horse into a ditch. In an effort to meet the moral and wise Badger, Mole and Rat travel to the Wild Wood to find him. They discover that Toad has been in seven automobile accidents, has visited the hospital three times, and has racked up significant penalties. When the moment is perfect, Badger and Mole decide to come up with a strategy to keep Toad from harming himself. The three of them place Toad under house imprisonment with themselves serving as guards as spring approaches, but Toad connives Ratty into leaving so he may escape. Badger, Rat, Mole, and Toad attack the partying Wild-Wooders who are unaware that they are being ambushed in Toad Hall. The book includes a number of standalone short stories starring Rat and Mole, including one in which they come across the untamed god Pan while looking for Otter's son Portly. The majority of these come in between the chapters that detail Toad's exploits.
I Know a Few Dogs in Heaven
Once a week, Monroe County Reporter (Georgia) columnist Steve Reece delights thousands of readers with his insight into a wide range of subjects reflective of the culture, history, and diversity of the South and America. A Few Dogs in Heaven captures everyday people's everyday experiences, with an eye to the complexities of life's struggles. With humor, insight, and a passion for justice, this collection of columns is a must-read for those looking to delve into an honest exploration of life in the American South.
Crayons and Razorwire
Welcome to the story of Stephen Kovacs, recently graduated from University and ready to start his life. Unfortunately, Stephen has some hangover traits from his days as a student, and working in a kindergarten sets conflicts with his partying and desire to sleep in every day. Stephen is assigned an eight year old autistic child and finds he needs to adapt to a new purpose and a curriculum with the needs of a young man afflicted with a serious diagnosis. Stephen needs to learn quickly or the future of the child will be thrown into dire circumstances. However, he is brought into conflict and must weigh the regimented curriculum against the child's unique needs, and his own abilities. Crayons and Razorwire tackles the serious issue of mental disability while remaining light-hearted with a heavy dose of comedy. Read the story of his unexpected journey. Based heavily on the author's own experience working alongside children with disabilities to provide a realistic and at times beautiful entry into a new world. Humorous, touching, while at the same time being a fast-paced ride into pop culture, music and even occasional bizarre celebrity cameos. Crayons and Razorwire is a one-of-a-kind book that will stay with you forever.
Crayons and Razorwire
Welcome to the story of Stephen Kovacs, recently graduated from University and ready to start his life. Unfortunately, Stephen has some hangover traits from his days as a student, and working in a kindergarten sets conflicts with his partying and desire to sleep in every day. Stephen is assigned an eight year old autistic child and finds he needs to adapt to a new purpose and a curriculum with the needs of a young man afflicted with a serious diagnosis. Stephen needs to learn quickly or the future of the child will be thrown into dire circumstances. However, he is brought into conflict and must weigh the regimented curriculum against the child's unique needs, and his own abilities. Crayons and Razorwire tackles the serious issue of mental disability while remaining light-hearted with a heavy dose of comedy. Read the story of his unexpected journey. Based heavily on the author's own experience working alongside children with disabilities to provide a realistic and at times beautiful entry into a new world. Humorous, touching, while at the same time being a fast-paced ride into pop culture, music and even occasional bizarre celebrity cameos. Crayons and Razorwire is a one-of-a-kind book that will stay with you forever.
The Wind In The Willows
The Wind in the Willows is a book of animal tales by British writer Kenneth Grahame. It was published in 1908. It was part of author's writings of a series of bedtime stories for his son. The beautifully written work, with its evocative descriptions of the countryside, became a classic of English children's literature. It is a story that adults have enjoyed as much as children. Tales in the book relate the adventures of several animal friends primarily Mole, Rat, Toad, and Badger in the English countryside. Although they converse and behave like humans, each animal also retains its distinctive habits.The Window in the Willows begins when Mole decides to go to the riverbank one morning where he comes across his friend Rat, a water rat, and they spend the spring and summer together. One day they visit the boastful Mr. Toad, owner of Toad Hall, who possesses large amounts of money but not much brain. Later, Mole and Rat go to the Wild Wood to visit the kindly and responsible Badger.
Eight Hundred Leagues On The Amazon
Jules Verne wrote the book Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon, which was first released in 1881. It was also released under the title The Giant Raft. A ranch owner named Joam Garral, who lives close to the Peruvian-Brazilian border on the Amazon River, is forced to travel downstream as his history catches up with him in this adventure novel. The majority of the book takes place aboard a sizable jangada, a Brazilian timber raft that Garral and his family use to float to Bel矇m, which is located at the river's mouth. The voyage, scenery, and many other features are detailed in great depth. In the plot, Joam Garral approves his daughter's request to visit Bel矇m, where she intends to wed Manuel Valdez in front of Manuel's ailing mother. The Garrels use a massive timber raft to navigate the Amazon River. Joam wants to clear his name in Bel矇m since he is still wanted in Brazil for a crime he did not commit. Absolute evidence of Joam's innocence is provided to him by the rogue Torres, but Joam finds it incomprehensible that Torres would demand to wed Joam's daughter in exchange for this information. An encrypted letter contains the evidence that will clear Garral.
Psmith in the City
The news of his father's financial difficulties dashes a young cricketer's hopes of attending Cambridge University and playing for the team. Feeling lonely, homesick, and sorry for himself, he rents a horrid room in Dulwich and begins work at the New Asiatic Bank. Mr. Waller, a friendly bank employee, makes him a friend and invites him to lunch. On his return, he meets Psmith, also a new employee, in the same department as Mike.He encounters Psmith, who his father arbitrarily put in the same department as him. Although Psmith intends to play with Bickersdyke outside of work, Mike is concerned that their boss has something against them both and that they are helpless.Mr. Bickersdyke, his new boss, disapproves of employees leaving work to participate in the game. Psmith persuades him to pursue law school instead, and they both resign from their positions.
Indiscretions Of Archie
By P. G. Wodehouse, there is a book called Indiscretions of Archie. Englishman Archie Moffam lives in New York. He has a kind heart but a limited, if not nonexistent, cerebral capacity, much like Bertie Wooster. He does not have a private income, unlike Bertie. He was a First World War soldier. While visiting New York, he harshly criticizes the staff of the Cosmopolis Hotel, turning Daniel Brewster, the hotel's owner, against him. He meets, falls in love with, and weds Lucille, Brewster's daughter, on a subsequent trip to Miami. Brewster does not feel happy. Archie's attempts to atone for his wrongdoing by getting a job and buying Brewster a pricey piece of art fail miserably. Archie continues to engage in inappropriate behavior. In addition to helping ""The Sausage Chappie,"" an old wartime friend who has lost his memory and forgotten his own identity, he offers advice to Bill, Lucille's brother, who frequently dates women his father disapproves of. He irritates Mrs. Cora Bates McCall, a vegetarian and proponent of good eating, by convincing her son to participate in a pie-eating competition. A further incident with an artwork further angers Brewster. He eventually appeases the elderly snob by informing him that he is soon to become a grandfather.
The Inimitable Jeeves
P.G. Wodehouse's The Inimitable Jeeves was first published in the UK on May 17, 1923. A number of short stories with the same characters were combined to create the book. It was initially intended to be a collection of stories rather than a single narrative.Everyone immediately turned to Jeeves-man Bertie's when Bertie Wooster or one of his friends found themselves in the soup or dangerously close to the tureen. He was aware of human nature, particularly that of gliding youth.Whether Bertie's cousins Claude and Eustace were playing dido or the hope of an old house had fallen in love with a waitress, Jeeves never let anyone down. He had a good mind.Jeeves was a purist, therefore the only area in which he fell short in the eyes of his master was his inability to constantly follow him in matters involving spats, socks, and ties. This was especially true in the Spring.
The Canterville Ghost
""The Canterville Ghost"" is a humorous short story by Oscar Wilde. An American family named Otis moves into an old English mansion called Canterville chase. The owner, Lord Canterville, warns Mr. Otis about the house being haunted. But that does not deter the family, who do not believe in ghosts. But when the notorious Canterville Ghost makes his appearance, the family is not afraid at all. In a role reversal, the ghost is scared after scaring people for more than three hundred years. The ghost considers it a great insult that the American family is not scared of him. He hates them all, except the teenaged Virginia, who is different from the rest of her family. Virginia encounters the ghost at the end of the novel, and accepts his plea for help to lift the curse on him. At the risk of her own life, Virginia travels with the ghost to another dimension, and helps him to finally rest in peace.
Welcome aboard!
"Age doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese" said Kim Kardashian quoting Luis Bu簽uel. Life is like a cruise on the Titanic: whether you're nibbling canapes on the top deck or slurping soup in the hold, at the end of the day we're all destined to feed the fishes. So, as we wait for the inevitable iceberg, those of us who still can, might as well sit back, enjoy the orchestra and the sound of ice clinking in our glasses.A comedy laced with black humour throughout. The first metaphysical sitcom where the action takes place in an assisted living facility. 8 characters (males or females)
The Inimitable Jeeves
THE INIMITABLE JEEVES: - is the first of the Jeeves novels written by P.G. Wodehouse. This was the second collection of Jeeves stories, after My Man Jeeves. Often touted as a classic collection of stories, it contains some of the funniest episodes in the life of Bertie Wooster, gentleman, and Jeeves, his gentleman's gentleman. Through characters like Bertie Wooster, Jeeves, Bingo Little, Mabel, Mortimer Little and Jane Watson, Wodehouse succeeds in creating an idyllic world. God's in his heaven and all's right with the world that's what Wooster thinks but things start going wrong. Bingo Little, needs Bertie to put in a good word for him with his uncle. Bingo is in love with Mabel, a waitress, but fears his uncle won't approve of her. Jeeves suggests a plan using romance novels to sway Bingo's uncle.This fictionalized account carried 11 previously published stories to make it a book of 18 chapters. All of the short stories involve Bingo Little, who is always falling in love.
The Vow
Can something that exists merely as a literary text, say a story, come about in real life? Can reality, to put it another way, steal something from literature, the same way literature steals from reality? Such is the question that Libor Hrach, the author of The Adventures of the Wise Badger, fields one evening over a hedonistic supper in a tony Brno restaurant from Kamil Modr獺ček, himself a burrowing animal of sorts, in Jiř穩 Kratochvil's novel The Vow.'Quite simply, I said, everything that has been written either has already happened, or is about to. You write a story, and you can never be sure if what you're writing isn't actually taking place two streets away from where you sit...' If this does not send chills down the spine of the reader of The Vow, they have got a high tolerance for the creepy.Set in 1950s Brno, at the height of Gottwald's Stalinist reshaping of Czechoslovakia into a Communist prison, and partially in today's independent Czech Republic, Kratochvil, alternating between the dry Czech humour of Jaroslav Hasek and the uncanny, chilling otherworldliness of Edgar Allan Poe, takes the reader on a journey such as they have never been on before: to geographic areas in the beautiful Moravian city where no foot has set since the Middle Ages, and... places deep inside all of us, where most of us would rather never venture...
Men of War
Men of War is a book of essays, where fact is often intertwined with fiction.As a teen Bradley finds himself banished from a demolition derby team he founded, after an ill-advised test ride, all the while struggling with his life choices like whether to spend his nights in drag. You'll also find stories about: loss, a joke that Bradley doesn't understand, the afterlife, an amusement park injury, agoraphobia, a beloved toy set free, how the rich choose to spend their free time, and how drinking alcohol and the internet don't mix.
Amalia
In Sicily, Amalia Ferrari has the position of most power. She runs a profitable travel business of her own. When one of her coworkers is killed while she works as a CEO during the day and a leader of her own circle managing illegal activities at night, a serious threat comes knocking on her door. She is also the next victim because she is in possession of one of the most priceless items. She therefore employs Alessandro Esposito as a bodyguard to stand at her side. She doesn't anticipate her icy, stone heart to develop feelings for this lone father.Follow Amalia Ferrari as she transforms from the most cunning, nasty, and haughty creature to the most selfless, loving, and kind being.
The Last Love Note
A December Indie Next PickA December 2023 Book of the Month Selection and Book of the Year Nominee A Washington Post Noteworthy Book You may never stop loving the one you lost. But you can still find love again. Kate is a bit of a mess. Two years after losing her young husband Cameron, she's grieving, solo parenting, working like mad at her university fundraising job, always dropping the ball--and yet clinging to her sense of humor. Lurching from one comedic crisis to the next, she also navigates an overbearing mom and a Tinder-obsessed best friend who's determined to matchmake Kate with her hot new neighbor. When an in-flight problem leaves Kate and her boss, Hugh, stranded for a weekend on the east coast of Australia, she finally has a chance, away from her son, to really process her grief and see what's right in front of her. Can she let go of the love of her life and risk her heart a second time? When it becomes clear that Hugh is hiding a secret, Kate turns to the trail of scribbled notes she once used to hold her life together. The first note captured her heart. Will the last note set it free? The Last Love Note will make readers laugh, cry, and renew their faith in the resilience of the human heart--and in love itself.
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian- Vol. 2
After saying some pretty embarrassing things to each other, Alya and Masachika are trying to figure out the nature of their changing relationship. Alya's feeling a bit flustered now that she's seeing more of his "cool" side, but she needs to clear her mind and be ready for rivals popping out of the woodwork. One of Masachika's childhood friends doesn't approve of her, and his former middle school election opponent throws down the gauntlet. The campaign to win the student council election begins in earnest with the first debate! Maybe some adversity will at least help to bring the two a little closer...
Remotely Love
Like so many love stories, they met on the job. Unlike most of those stories, they had never been in the same room.Hazel Rogers is passionate about storytelling, and that zest for story leads her life. While enjoying a self-fulfilled existence in an idyllic mountain town, she works remotely as a Communications Specialist at FutureApp and strives to advance her career. She's also an engaged friend and member of the Crestwood book club, who meet to discuss their latest spicy romances every week. When Hazel is assigned a major project which places her on a small team with her long-time mentor Sam, things start to heat up between them. Hazel knows they can never be in a relationship. They face so many HR concerns, not to mention living clear across the country from each other!Is a relationship with someone she has never seen below the shoulders worth risking her career?
The Last Love Note
A December Indie Next PickA December 2023 Book of the Month Selection and Book of the Year Nominee A Washington Post Noteworthy Book You may never stop loving the one you lost. But you can still find love again. Kate is a bit of a mess. Two years after losing her young husband Cameron, she's grieving, solo parenting, working like mad at her university fundraising job, always dropping the ball-and yet clinging to her sense of humor. Lurching from one comedic crisis to the next, she also navigates an overbearing mom and a Tinder-obsessed best friend who's determined to matchmake Kate with her hot new neighbor. When an in-flight problem leaves Kate and her boss, Hugh, stranded for a weekend on the east coast of Australia, she finally has a chance, away from her son, to really process her grief and see what's right in front of her. Can she let go of the love of her life and risk her heart a second time? When it becomes clear that Hugh is hiding a secret, Kate turns to the trail of scribbled notes she once used to hold her life together. The first note captured her heart. Will the last note set it free? The Last Love Note will make readers laugh, cry, and renew their faith in the resilience of the human heart-and in love itself.
1981 - Memento Mori
Being a grownup at any point that isn't the 'best of times' is pretty fucking vicious, regardless of who you know or what you own. It's the human condition.As an adult human who's ever felt exhausted, deflated, sad, confused, lost, horny, isolated, lonely, self-destructive, broken, or downright crazy, you'll recognise the flavour of this cheeky collection of 41 bitterly bare poems from the moist-tipped quill of featherweight poet Tadhg Jelan. 1981 - Memento Mori peers deep into Tadhg's own flawed existence through tainted lenses of humour, cynicism, irony and erotica. Themes straddling addiction, ageing, death, depression, love, and sex have been quite imperfectly stitched together to bring about this devil-may-care insight into TJ's mind, with confidence that you'll relate in some or every way. It won't take long, but it probes deep. Cackle, cry, or cringe, 1981 - Memento Mori will have you confront the darkness we're all susceptible to, and whilst you may consider it to be rather short, you'll probably find yourself thinking about it afterward and perhaps even come back for more. This small anthology is intended to be devoured by connoisseurs of craft verbiage, and an eerily relatable read to anybody else who has ever thought that adulting sucks and life on earth may be a mischievous prank. ". . . now weeping. Not for the money, at my surprise how time slipped away. I woke up sure to be somebody else today."
Uneasy Money
Uneasy Money is an autonomous romantic comedy novel from P.G.Wodehouse, written in 1916 which can be considered as one among his best work with his trademark humour and woven plots. William FitzWilliam Delamere Chalmers, Lord Devlish (Bill) is a relaxed, generous, and financially poor member of England's nobility. He marks living as a London club secretary. His beautiful fiancee, Claire Fenwik, will not marry him unless he makes more money. Bill opts to go to America in Hopes of catching it rich. Just before he sails, Bill is unanticipatedly leave million pounds by an American he once helped at golf; the millionaire left his niece and nephew only twenty pounds, which makes him disturbed. He tries to approach them and see if he can fix up something, like giving them half the inherited. He finds that it can be tough to give money away. This is a outstanding story with all the elements, humour, love and suspense.
To The Last Man
Zane Grey's Western fiction, To the Last Man, is an adventurous love story in the wilds of Arizona. A crisis builds between two fighting clans of farmers and sheepherders that started years ago in Texas, where the two bad-tempered and opposing patriarchs grew up together. The beautiful natural atmosphere is described wonderfully. As the pretty girl, raised among rough cattle rustlers, the daughter of the clan's leader, and the handsome and bold fighter/half-Indian son of the other leader, the love story has many twists and turns.This romance is consistent with Grey's creation of the pleasurable Valley War, and he puts it all together with respect so that he gets to learn about how to love so well from the strange interests of ancient people.
Mr. O’s Book
Mr. O is an absolutely amazing, very confident and very unique cat that talks continually about his life and talents, strongly believing that he should inspire everyone. Therefore, he has his very own book, simply titled Mr. O's Book. In the first part of his story, he introduces himself, his family and friends as well as the neighbours. Then the action starts when Mr. O gets into a fight with one of his biggest enemies: Cat from Bergenfield. Poor Mr. O (also known as Orange)! He ends up at the hospital needing surgery. Back home a special welcome home garden party has been organized in his honour. A few days later, he is involved in a park accident. It is certainly a good thing that cats have nine lives! Iza Rozbicka was born in Warsaw, Poland. She graduated college in France and later lived in Bergenfield, New Jersey. A few years ago, she moved back to Europe. Her happy family includes husband Robert, son John, three cats named Orange, Jimmyand Timmy, and Tommy the dog. Buddhist philosophy has been her way of life for a long time. Working as a volunteer, she believes helping animals is one of the most important activities. Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/IzaRozbicka
Cul de Sac Tales II
Twelve 'new' tales from the 'Cul de Sac', all written in an easy-going humorous style. Rita returns to tell all as the residents have new challenges to face. The ladies take up Zumba with Cecil and the men give Men in Sheds a go. Primrose, Brian's wife, has the need of some help which brings the 'inner gypsy' of Rita and Joan to the fore once again and in the charity shop Mr Drummond gives the volunteers a nutty problem to solve.
Flatland
Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838-1926) was an English clergyman, schoolmaster, Shakespearean scholar, and theologian best known as the author of the 1884 satirical novella Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions. Written pseudonymously as "A Square," the book used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to parody the puritanical hierarchy and rigid stratification of Victorian culture, especially the low status of women.An underground favorite since its publication, inspiring many novel sequels and films, the story's most enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions, which introduced aspects of relativity and hyperspace years before Einstein published his famous theories. An illuminating mathematical treatise, Flatland has experienced a revival in popularity, especially among sci-fi and cyberpunk fans, due to its sharp social satire and challenge to our most basic perceptions of everyday reality "that seems to have been written for today."
O'Brien, Lipschitz and Partners
In the aftermath of a new business pitch, a new advertising agency is borne. It is not the smartest agency on Madison Avenue, but it is certainly the most outrageous. Most of the campaigns they create are sexy, silly, spontaneous, and surprisingly successful. In fact, the shop was named the best small agency of the year by the trade press. Its enough to attract even more clients, and make their key players more valuable and vulnerable to temptations from other shops who want some of their fairy dust.
Cooperative Living
When you live in New York, you innately grow a thicker layer of skin. Like a shark's hide. While many view this layer as arrogance, they fail to realize the intensity of navigating millions of people each day just to get to work. Add grocery shopping en route home (slithering down a three foot wide aisle with accuracy required by the luge) and you're a Xanax away from short circuiting. Most non-New Yorkers fail to realize that underneath this protective layer are elements of patience, tolerance and respect. If everyone cooperates, we all win. If you push somebody off the subway or dart to grab that last can of peas, you're subject to judgment by a jury of thousands. The theory of cooperative living keeps the city well oiled. There's always a trap door to dodge, but it's possible that one person per day may extend some act of kindness. It requires being alert enough to spot it, since everyone's conditioned to hide inside their shell. But when it does happen, you feel a little more visible and a lot less cynical.
Oral Robbers
"Reading this book was like watching a movie in my brain. I could picture everything happening in my mind's eye. This book takes whatever else your thinking about and tucks it away."Florida. Where Weird goes to Die.What better place than the Sunshine State for dark souls to live out their golden years? After all, who would notice? Uh ... Bobbie and Grayson, of course.As a rogue physicist turned conspiracy chaser, Grayson's motto is, "Have sentience, will travel." As a broke, private-eye wannabe, Bobbie doesn't have much choice but to follow his sketchy command. But every road Grayson travels down leads to the bizarre, the unexplained, and taco-induced heartburn. Vampires. Zombiguanas. Ikigai smell. Cheesy moustaches. It's hard to decide which is scarier. But decide, Bobbie must. And before sundown, too. Because in the freaky parts of Florida she now investigates with Grayson, nothing is ever quite exactly as it seems .... Ready for some pure, escapist fun? Grab a lawn chair and relax. The weirdness of The X-Files and the unwashed insanity of My Name is Earl collide to form this deliciously snarky, totally abnormal mystery series. New from the author of the best-selling Val Fremden Midlife Mystery Series! What Readers are Saying about Oral Robbers .... "This series cracks me up!" Amazon Review"I love this author's sense of humor and the amazing characters she creates." Amazon Review"Reading this book was like watching a movie in my brain. I could picture everything happening in my mind's eye. This book takes whatever else your thinking about and tucks it away." Amazon Review"Margaret Lashley never ceases to amaze me or amuse me. Oral Robbers lives up to the hilarious standard she has set with her other books." Amazon Review "The antics of these quirky characters had me laughing out loud and the solution to the mystery ... was a big surprise!" Amazon Review"The story is definitely unique and had me laughing out loud." Amazon Review
Just over Broke
As he watched the countryside fly past, Rick was reminded of the journey up to Scotland. So much had changed that it didn't seem like only four days since the trip had begun. The same time the previous week, Rick had been going through one of his usual 'I hate work' phases but now he was in a totally weird place, both geographically and emotionally...In the dark period of the late 2000s, door-to-door salesman Rick attempts to navigate his way through life in post-creditcrunch Manchester. Beset by infuriating colleagues, rude customers and a berk of a team leader, he needs a way out. After failing to escape the madhouse that is the MercuryGroup, Rick reluctantly agrees to go to Scotland to represent the company during a business trip. Things don't improve and he soon realises that the company he works for is far stranger than he could ever have imagined. Before long Rick finds himself on the run - and really quite annoyed. Will Ricksurvive the wilds of Scotland and the bizarre characters he meets?Perceptive, fast-paced and funny, Just Over Broke is one of the most unusual books you'll read this year. It heralds the arrival of a talented new writer of contemporary fiction.
The Anthropologist
TO SAY THAT Professor Lenny Fuller has an irreverent attitude to dusty, unimaginative, uninspiring academia is an understatement. But he carries on handing out his A+ grades to new tranches of anthropology students, one eye set on his students' horizons and the other on his imminent retirement. Meanwhile the university hierarchy has its eyes set on him. So, when he swaps his staid corduroys for hip hop polyester and starts lecturing in explicit rap, the powers-that-be are ready to swoop.As it happens, Lenny Fuller is too preoccupied with a domestic mystery to worry about his changing employment status. A rather intimate conundrum, possibly involving Julia Roberts, that only gets solved with the help of Juan, the Mexican campus gardener.Get yourself a copy of the novel that Booker and Nobel Prize-winning author John Coetzee "read with pleasure and amusement", labelling a character in it a "superb creation".Find out more about the author at www.jonfergusonbooks.com
The Two-Headed Lady at the End of the World
Praise for The Two-Headed Lady at the End of the World. As a horror aficionado child of the 80s who grew up near a nuclear trigger plant, I never knew I could actually like, and even love, a romance novel about mutually assured destruction. I am not joking when I say that Mark Miller has redefined the genre. Put this on your 'to read' list now! -Sarah Walker, co-editor of Walk in a Darker Wood I love this book so damn much. I am not going to compare Mark Miller's writing to another author because there is only one Mark Miller. His humor is quirky and zany and a bright spot in this universe. He makes me laugh out loud. His characters are original. His books are considered absurd literature, but I honestly believe there isn't a category that best suits him. His social commentary, his sensitivity to issues, the big hearts and dreams he pours into his characters, his humor and irony, all make his work special. The last one hundred pages of this book made me cry. These days, I don't cry very often at writing. But The Two-Headed Lady at the End of the World is a beautiful love poem to what it means to be human, to be alive, to love, and seek love in a world that is ever-changing. The ending is beautiful. It's perfect. It's gorgeous. It's so damn good. It is a symphony to the human heart, to humanity, to existence. -Nora B. Peevy, Hellnotes A story about acceptance, introspection, enlightenment, and love. So much love, it practically oozes the stuff! Along the way there are thrills, suspense, and banter so good it would leave the cast of Dawson's Creek speechless. This story smells like gothic art, (just read it, you'll see) entertains like a Duran Duran video marathon, and satisfies like a trip to the Tastee Freeze. It's more than good. It's nuclear. -Jezzy Wolfe, author of Monstrum Poetica An absurd, marvelous delight! Light, breezy, and a joy to read, with well-fleshed characters and all their quirks and foibles. But for all its hilarious absurdity, Miller weaves a gossamer thread of melancholy into the story, giving it a depth that some might find surprising. -Roxanne Bland, author of The Underground A well-blended cocktail of weird fiction and superb storytelling. His novel is not only a statement about the mad world in which Mark Miller vii we live but an analysis of the complexity of humanity and a unique exploration of relationships. It can't be denied that this author has penned something special. Highly recommended! -James G. Carlson, author of Seven Exhumations and Midnight in the City of the Carrion Kid Mark Miller's The Two-Headed Lady at the End of the World is an absurdist romp that ties together conjoined twins, mad gay love in underground nuclear bunkers, Yugos, sentient CPU's, the 1980s, and the tribulations of young romance when you're two girls in one body. With rock-solid prose, Miller's tale comes off like a direct descendant of Dr. Strangeglove and Catch 22. And there's a distinctly subversive whiff of Terry Southern in there somehow. Maybe even a little Tom Wolfe at his unruly, pre-fiction best. The convolutions are many, and the jokes range from subtle to over-the-top. The robust, unpretentious prose never lets the story slip out of focus, and the sheer plenitude of imagination is stirring. This is brave writing by a brave mind. -Polly Schattel, author of Shadowdays
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion
I took Treasure Island to church with me as a talisman."What a lovely bible," Mrs. Tribly said."Isn't it just?" I replied, hoping she would not ask me to read a favorite verse aloud.I do not believe the psalmist wrote, Fifteen men on a dead man's chest, Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum.The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighbourhood of St. Crispian's. But Emma's plans for a charmed and studious life are sabotaged by her eccentric Cousin Archibald, her formidable Aunt Eugenia, and the slightly odd denizens of St. Crispian's. Emma M. Lion offers up her Unselected Journals, however self-incriminating they may be, which comprise a series of volumes. Armed with wit and a sideways amusement, Emma documents the curious realities of her life at Lapis Lazuli House.
Players Number Six
This is a comic and fictitious tale, set in the 1970s, of a failing and depleted pub team playing in a low level league run by a football administration that takes itself far too seriously. With only four players left, Pork and Mutton FC decide to seek redemption by carrying on for another season in Division 2 of the Restaurants and Business Houses League (North), but need a new sponsor, players and a manager. Their recruitment search leads to tensions between themselves and the league administrators not dissimilar to a cold war, given the pub is in West Shields and the league HQ in East Shields.Sunday morning football provides the humble background for a range of characters and their exaggerated, often ridiculous, at times absurd, but always hilarious, storylines to enter and develop the narrative over an eventful thirty game season. It has always been a 'funny old game' especially at its non-elite margins, buried deep below an increasingly serious soccer pyramid, and the book tries to capture this vital essence.The main character is Simon Washington, a white collar council employee, who largely takes over running the team alongside the new sponsor Max Mortimer, an enterprising funeral director, and his Goth-like son Doug, as well as long suffering pub landlord Fred. While the few original players make up the backbone of the team, with one, Roger Chamberlain getting himself into a number of fraught situations, significant others enter as new playing recruits or part of the opposition. Chief amongst the first are Owen Bigalow, builder by day and Roy Orbison impersonator by night, who keeps goal while being also obsessed with the number 0 and the letter O, along with the disloyal Jonathan Cruft and his faithful dog Eusebio providing scandal and betrayal. The Tripolini brothers, triplets working in their mother's Italian deli, make a case for the defence while up front Aussie Ever Reddy is better able to hold on to his place in the team than onto his hairpiece. There are dodgy referees and even dodgier club sponsors, such as the shady Chinese businessman, and spot the ball and pools winner, Mr Wu. Greeks, Germans, and Poles make more than just a fleeting footballing entrance, alongside miners, lawyers, chefs (whether commie or commis) and catering students, populating some of the teams that they face. Even a dishevelled football scout and a lonely giant of a man carrying two buckets (named Faith and Hope) help in this search for collective redemption.It is intended as a humorous and wistful ballad of sorts where its leading colourful players are simply caught up in the magic, love and poetry of actively participating in a sport, not of kings, but of the everyman. At a time, and a level, where there were no such specific terms as false nines since all positions were equally fallacious residing largely in the imaginations rather than the abilities of its participants, when reality could still be trumped by dreams, and the game in its playing made fantasy footballers out of all of us.It is a journey where people learn about themselves as well as others with twists, turns and surprises along the way. There are revelations aplenty, especially in the climactic final chapter. The message of the book is positive and uplifting so that even within this humble world, and crummy league, humans not only stumble and err but also rise and continue to dream. While the team's adventures and playing are often a tour de farce rather than a tour de force 'the beautiful game' always somehow delivers, including providing a sense of belonging and identity.
Elmer Gantry
Universally recognized as a landmark in American literature, Elmer Gantry scandalized readers when it was first published, causing Sinclair Lewis to be "invited" to a jail cell in New Hampshire and to his own lynching in Virginia. His portrait of a golden-tongued evangelist who rises to power within his church-a saver of souls who lives a life of duplicity, sensuality, and ruthless self-indulgence-is also the record of a period, a reign of grotesque vulgarity, which but for Lewis would have left no trace of itself. Elmer Gantry has been called the greatest, most vital, and most penetrating study of hypocrisy that has been written since the works of Voltaire.
This Is Not How It Was Supposed to Go
Of all the times Roshawn's life fell apart, the summer of 2010 was the messiest ... by far. Locations have been redacted because this tale of thirst and mischief is way too hot to handle! Unemployed and fresh outta college at age 32, Roshawn is back in her hometown looking for a job and the perfect summer fling to cure her blues. As luck would have it, her three potential suitors each have their own baggage-and beef with one another. Living with her mother is a daily battle, but beneath the matriarch's wisdom and warnings are secrets even darker than Roshawn's. In these naughty, explosive adventures, life in the suburbs spins way out of control, and the past always catches up to kick some ass.
Bad Monkey
The Apple TV+ Original series from Ted Lasso Executive Producer Bill Lawrence and starring Vince Vaughn, praised as "a rollicking, darkly hilarious series that's both compulsively watchable and plain old fun" (The Ringer) is based on the zany and sharp novel from "the funniest important writer in America" (Miami Herald). Andrew Yancy-late of the Miami Police and soon-to-be-late of the Monroe County sheriff's office-has a human arm in his freezer. There's a logical (Hiaasenian) explanation for that, but not for how and why it parted from its shadowy owner. Yancy thinks the boating-accident/shark-luncheon explanation is full of holes, and if he can prove murder, the sheriff might rescue him from his grisly Health Inspector gig (it's not called the roach patrol for nothing). But first-this being Hiaasen country-Yancy must negotiate an obstacle course of wildly unpredictable events with a crew of even more wildly unpredictable characters, including his just-ex lover, a hot-blooded fugitive from Kansas; the twitchy widow of the frozen arm; two avariciously optimistic real-estate speculators; the Bahamian voodoo witch known as the Dragon Queen, whose suitors are blinded unto death by her peculiar charms; Yancy's new true love, a kinky coroner; and the eponymous bad monkey-who just may be one of Carl Hiaasen's greatest characters.
What Happens When You Eat 1,000 Pancakes
Evy is an energetic young girl who loves to eat pancakes. The only problem is that is all she loves to eat. So what happens when she finishes her 1,000th pancake? Find out in her silly adventure!
The Great Pyramid and Other Stories
Zach Docter's debut short story collection is a perfect blend of stark reality and the zany! Full of ambiguous happenings, twist endings, and deep truths about humanity, this collection will keep you on the edge of your seat and chuckling along the way.Are the pyramids right-side up or upside down? What if there was an app to alleviate human rage? What's up with the moody man at the entrance? What does it mean to lose one's mind? Is anything real? These are just a few questions posed in this must-read collection!
It was too late...
The story mentioned is not the only mine. Everyone had passed the same condition so often. We all love to contact new people. We Explore new people, start interacting with them, make relations with them. I know it seems bad but it's true. As the Season changes, the moods of the people also get changes. We are always late to realize what was good for us. We deny accepting our mistakes. we don't accept the reality. Some of us get to understand in a very short duration whereas some of them don't even get the idea in their entire life. Here this novel is designed on reality-based story, we can relate ourselves, our stories with this. we regretted to accept our mistake in the initials. But when we accept the reality it was too late. That's why the title of this novel is IT WAS TOO LATE. In this novel, there Is a girl who had joined a college and experiencing the different moments of her life. She was quite introverted with an overthinking mind. She was bored of answering the same questions as everyone asked her in their meetings. Being introvert is not easy. Introverts have a lot to say. They also have emotions, feelings but they don't express them. They were afraid of their words as they don't want to lose anyone. In this novel, the girl met an unknown person with the opposite character i.e extrovert. She started talking to him on a social site. Both started loving each other but do they remain together for the rest of life. To know the rest you have to read the novel.....
The Dancing Faun
A humorous novel in an 1890s Wildean style.Florence Farr was a popular actress, women's rights activist, author, and an initiate of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. She was a collaborator of Oscar Wilde, Audrey Beardsley (who drew the frontispiece), A.E. Waite, and W. B. Yeats.Farr was an early feminist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries; she publicly advocated for suffrage, as well as women's equality in the workplace and under the law for women.
Sea Horse Lodge
Return to Hell and Dammit Cay with your friends for a new adventure in the Florida Keys.Fulfilling a dream for a friend? That's all in a day's work for Katie, who (almost) single-handedly saved Sea Horse Ranch and Hell and Dammit Cay from ruination. So when the island's resident old salt, Marchant, has a brush with death that leaves him longing to satisfy some of his long-deferred desires, Katie is on the job.It's just one more thing on her plate, but Katie is pretty sure she can keep all her plates spinning. Add in a new friend, a long-lost relative, and some stormy weather, and you're in for a fabulous beach read in this second installment of Sea Horse Ranch.Head home to the Keys and spend time with your favorite Conchs in this second installment of Sea Horse Ranch!
Stanley South and the Hustledown Snipes
From the moment they decide to make a couple of quid from taking on a young Belgian euro-exchange drummer, in April 1939, the easy-going, lifelong friends in Stanley South's big band are in trouble. They are pulled into a plan to steal, move and hide great treasures of Art, but think they've landed on their feet, making good money working for the British government; travelling abroad to play their rascally hot, tip-top swing music to help support resistance against the Nazis. The plan remains invisible to them, even though it pushes them across the thinnest of thin ice, and costs Lester a testicle.
Uprising Part One
In part one of the fourth instalment, opposing forces are thrown together in a ladies' dress and handbag shop where they seek shelter from a newly formed militia baying for blood. Inside, an old acquaintance is pleasantly surprised by their arrival, but soon becomes displeased when their petty bickering and brutish behaviour leads to dissension. With carless shop breakages and lewd songs emanating from a drunken MacTavish, it's not long before their location is under investigation and attracts the attention of the army. With their discovery imminent, the gathering is forced to relocate and go their separate ways. With the ever increasing flow of ludicrous and idiotic rumours spreading throughout the city, Dmitry and Yuri become labelled as alien doppelgangers from another planet and decide to seek shelter from their hunters in a public house as a storm begins to brew. Over a game of cribbage and hot coffee they come up with a plan.Faced with a challenging situation, the Moon Man decides to tell a few lies to an overly amorousGeneral Spuriovsky and becomes a house guest at a castle retreat. George London and his gang of ex-SAS soldiers gather supplies then head towards a watery underworld where black market racketeers hide their spoils from prying eyes. Things are heading for derailment, but it's full steam ahead! A signalman's box full of levers and switches... ...Is no place to hang your shirt or your britches!A COMEDY SCI-FI ADVENTURE SERIES THAT'S TRULY MAGNIFICENT AND A REAL JOY TO READ FROM THE BEST SELLING AUTHOR SAM LUCAS. An amazing series that transforms into 'THE GREAT ESCAPE' MEETS 'THE LIFE OF BRIAN' AND 'INDIANA JONES', every book gets bigger and better. What a triumph! Look out for Sam Lucas' Seventh Book - Uprising: Part Two for more zany antics and off -the-wall comedy.For more information on this series and the author, please go to: www.samlucasbooks.com
Carry On, Jeeves
First published in 1925, "Carry On, Jeeves" is P. G. Wodehouse's third collection of Jeeves and Bertie Wooster stories. All of the stories included in this volume first appeared in periodicals like the "Saturday Evening Post" including some that are reworked versions of stories that appeared in the 1919 collection "My Man Jeeves". In this volume, readers will find some of Wodehouse's most famous tales of the hapless and wealthy Bertie, his equally clueless friends, and his wise and pragmatic valet, Jeeves. The first story in the book, "Jeeves Takes Charge", introduces Jeeves to Bertie's life when he replaces his previous valet, who had been stealing from him. Many of the stories take place in New York and familiar characters, such as Aunt Dahlia, Bingo Little, Anatole, and Sir Roderick Glossop, make appearances in this collection. Wodehouse's tales are engaging, clever, laugh-out-loud funny, and enjoyably English in their sensibilities and dialogue. Jeeves, with his complicated plans and ability to solve seemingly any problem, is at his plucky best in this classic collection of Wodehouse stories. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.
