Texting Olivia
Texting Olivia is a funny, fast-paced, modern take on the epistolary novel, using phone texts and calls instead of letters as the main form of communication.Fay is a paralegal in her forties with thwarted career ambitions, which she blames on her mother. Indeed, she has done almost everything opposite to her own upbringing in raising Olivia. But Fay's assumptions about what it means to be a good mother-and also a good daughter-are put to the test when she and her husband take a madcap trip from New Jersey to San Francisco to help Olivia move out of her dorm.
They and I
While remodeling his new home, a man and his children move into a country cottage where he must adjust to the new sights and sounds. This is a detailed look at how he manages his disparate children in a foreign environment. A sudden move prompts a man to reevaluate his life and key moments from the past. When a father purchases a new home, he decides to make some much-needed renovations. He and his three children travel to the country and stay in a cottage near the job site. While there, the father narrates their story presenting an insightful and hilarious view of his parenting style. They and I highlights a man, his children, and their distinct personalities. It's a light read that focuses on an unconventional family in a traditional setting. Jerome K. Jerome presents a delightful examination of country life with a series of memorable anecdotes. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of They and I is both modern and readable. Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.
Cloud Nine
Book 9, the Final Chapter in the Val Fremden Mystery Series -- Now in 18 Point Large Print!Change happens. Even when it doesn't make any cents.Planning for a rainy day has never been Val's forte. But when a storm brews up right in her own backyard, Val's forced to get off her lounge chair and spring into action. A shady, ham-fisted developer's threatening to knock down Val's favorite beach haunt, along with all the precious memories held within its shabby walls. With the owner's signature on the bill of sale, the plan seems like a done deal.Or is it?Something fishy's going on at the beach, and it's going to take all the wits Val can muster to put a pig-headed developer out to pasture. But with her friend Goober missing in action, can Val get her act - and her troops - together in time to keep Sunset Beach from being wiped off the map?Sandwiched between ghosts of the past and hopes for the future, Val needs to whip up a miracle if she's going to save her own bacon....If you like wacky, deeply flawed characters and laugh-out-loud situations, you'll love Cloud Nine! It's the ninth and final book in Margaret Lashley's hilarious Val Fremden Mystery Series. Praise for the Val Fremden Mystery Series"This series is a breath of fresh air. Hilarious, exceedingly well crafted, with amazingly quirky, lovable characters.""I can't thank Margaret Lashley enough for sharing her incredible imagination with the rest of the world. If you are a fan of Janet Evanovich then you will fall in love with this series!""A hilarious take on life, love and.....pigs. A story line fit to tickle your funny bone." "I have loved each book in this wild ride! I hate to see it end.""Hooked like a fish. OMG Margaret Lashley is the best! Val could be Stephanie Plum's double!! Phenomenal writing.""I love this rollicking series. Hilarious, exceedingly well crafted, amazingly quirky characters.""The characters and interaction are totally 'wet your pants laughing' funny!! Don't believe me? Grab a copy for yourself and see.""If you like Janet Evanovich you will love Margaret Lashley!""Deliciously screwball!""Not your usual cozy mystery! This is a fantastic series about real people who you can't help but like and want to read more!""Totally madcap and zany."If you love funny, hard-to-solve mysteries that put gaffs over gore and laughs over legalese, the Val Fremden Mystery Series is for you! Part Bridget Jones, part My Name is Earl, each book in the series is packed with crazy characters, zingy dialogue, hilarious similes and rip-roaring situational humor, making them a laugh a minute! Often compared by readers to Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum, Margaret Lashley's character, Val Fremden, is a bit older, a tad more jaded, and a ton more experienced in big-time failure. Life's been tough for Val. Still, she always manages to find her way with sardonic humor and an intrepid spirit. A gin and tonic now and then helps, too.If you also love humorous, page-turning mysteries like those by Karen Cantwell, Tara Sivec, Liliana Hart, Libby Howard, Chelsea Field, Jana Deleon, Gina LaManna, Janet Evanovich, Denise Grover Swank, Amy Vansant, Whitney Dineen, and Stephanie Bond, you just might love Val Fremden, too!
My Talking Dog
Do you have a talking dog? Of course, you do!Does your dog talk to you? Of course, he/she does! Every day. You just have to watch and listen for the clues.Your dog tells you when he/she is hungry, sleepy, wants to play, and-best of all-how much he/she loves you.Listen to your dogs.What are they saying to you?
Life Changing Journeys
This is a collection of stories detailing events that take place mainly in Chicago, spanning a time from the not so distant past to the present. Each story envisions the aspirations, dreams, and regrets of people, who might have easily crossed our paths if they weren't fictional. The ways they approach their dilemmas are varied, sometimes resulting in comedy and at other times bordering on tragedy. I invite you to take this journey with them and see how it all unfolds!
The Case of The Dream Assassin.
Roland Robertson is an ace Paranormal Investigator. He also happens to be a very disgraced Paranormal Investigator, and after a few botched cases, has found himself confined to the base of a top secret government agency.But when an old acquaintance of the teams leader, Agent Duchson, sends an urgent SOS to her old friend, Duchson is forced to send Robertson back into the field to investigate the mysterious and nefarious goings on in the sleepy British town of Coopers Peak.When Robertson arrives in Coopers Peak to meet with Mayor Marion Lieberman, Duchson's contact (who just so happens to be an ex-lover), it soon becomes evident that there have been a number of gruesome killings, for no apparent reason. Robertson must rediscover all of his dormant investigational skills, to gain a knowledge of the town, figure out who the killer is and why they are committing the murders, and to stop them before any more residents are tortured, mutilated and killed.He must get to know local residents including retired policeman and private investigator Nelson Fitzroy, shamed vagrant Robin Johnson and amorous hotel worker Mia Lodge, all who could potentially have dark secrets, as well as fending off the elusive Italian Hit-woman 'BellaDonna', who seems to be conducting her own investigation, albeit with the aim of a very different outcome.As the hunt for the Dream Assassin intensifies, Roland Robertson faces a race against time, a deadly duel with an evil killer, and a battle against his own personal demons in order to solve the case and return safety to the streets of Coopers Peak.
A Is For Anthrax
Everyone knows that A is for Apple and B is for Bear, but what if that bear had botulism? "A Is For Anthrax" takes a warped look at what transpires when a humorous assortment of disturbingly illustrated ABC themed animals contract some of the worlds most infectious diseases. How will Elephant Earl cope with his bout of Ebola? Will May Mouse be ostracized by her friends due to her case of the Mumps and why does poor Zona Zebra have Zika? A truly bizarre, and sometimes inappropriate alphabet book, appropriately set for our modern times.
Der etwas andere Detektiv
Herbert "Berti" Schmadtke und Konrad "Konny" Wels sind ein liebenswertes, homosexuelles Paar. Das unfreiwillige Outing des Ladendetektivs Berti bef繹rdert ihn in die Arbeitslosigkeit und l繹st gleichzeitig ein Feuerwerk skurriler Ereignisse aus. Berti m繹chte fortan den Beruf des Privatdetektivs aus羹ben. Nach einer ungew繹hnlichen Werbetour durch eine Arztpraxis sowie einem elit瓣ren Tennis-Club, entkommt das Paar nur aufgrund der Hilfe ihrer kuriosen Hausgemeinschaft einem Racheakt russischer Schl瓣gertypen. Der Gewinn eines Preisausschreibens verspricht ein erholsames Wochenende in einem Luxus-Ski-Hotel. Die Reise beginnt mit einer unvergesslichen Zugfahrt. Doch statt sich im Schlafwagen zu erholen, sorgen eine ausgeflippte Sekte sowie eine nymphomane Zugbegleiterin f羹r Furore. Endlich in M羹nchen angekommen, muss das Paar feststellen, dass ihnen der Sekten-Guru ein P瓣ckchen Drogen untergeschoben hat. Nat羹rlich geraten sie in die F瓣nge eines au?ergew繹hnlichen Polizisten. Nachdem ihre Unschuld bewiesen ist, setzen sie die Reise fort. Um den verpassten Bus einzuholen, steigen sie in ein Taxi. Damit schlittern sie in die ereignisreichste Fahrt ihres Lebens. Sie werden als Geiseln genommen, m羹ssen eine Bank 羹berfallen und k瓣mpfen sich anschlie?end durch die winterliche bayerische Wildnis. Gemeinsam meistern die Freunde auch diese H羹rden und erreichen letztendlich doch noch das Ski-Hotel.Ein Schneesturm schneidet sie von der Au?enwelt ab. Zeitgleich wird ein Hotelgast ermordet aufgefunden. Der selbst ernannte Privatdetektiv Berti steht vor seinem ersten gro?en Fall.
White Trash
With a hilarious cast and shocking storyline based on real people and true events in a small rural town in Texas, White Trash will have you think twice about your neighbors. When Thia Franks returns to her home of Granby, Texas, the very place to which she'd vowed never to return, Granby's worst and best elements force the new single mother to face both her past and her destiny. At first, it seems that nothing has changed: Chester Kennedy's goats continue to run rampant through the town, Officer Tina Wolfe stands accused of racial profiling the growing Hispanic community, Thia's gun-wielding neighbor believes a squirrel has it in for her, and the town's local newspaper owner prints only what she believes the citizens should know. But when a young black man--an upstanding and popular citizen of the small, east-central Texas town--is brutally murdered, everything changes. Everyone is being watched. Everyone is being judged. White Trash is a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud book that also serves as a bitter social commentary on American hypocrisies and prejudices. As Thia Franks comes to terms with the murder, and the small police department works the biggest who-dun-it in Granby history, a startling underworld of domestic abuse, gunrunning, drug use, illicit sex, and child molestation is revealed. While the murder is horrendous and some of the citizens of Granby are appalling, many stand up for what is right, and the total package is endearing. You'll want to read White Trash more than once in order to capture all of the tale's insights as it neatly summarizes the reality of every American small town peopled with neighbors you can't get away from, you can't stop talking about, and you may not want to leave.
The Organ Grinders
Paul Symon is an environmentalist who's out to make the world a better place, but he faces too much disjointed information, public apathy, and self-serving talk. Not to mention greedy despoiler Jerry Landis, a venture capitalist dying of a rare disease that accelerates the aging process.Landis cares only about making more money and finding a way to arrest his medical condition. That brings him and his fortune to the wild frontier of biotechnology, where his people are illegally experimenting with cross-species organ transplantation in California while breeding genetically altered primates at a secret site in the piney woods of southcentral Mississippi.There's also an eco-terrorist on the loose, bent on teaching hard lessons to people who think the Earth and its creatures are theirs to destroy. These forces, together with fifty thousand extra-large chacma baboons, collide in an explosion of laughter and wonder that Bill Fitzhugh's growing league of admirers is coming to recognize as his very own.Reviews of the Transplant Tetralogy'One of the funniest, most off-beat thrillers in years.' The Times'His wit and style are as compelling as his tightly wound thriller plots, and his thoughts on the world we live in are fascinating and, often, spot on... An awe-inspiring feat.' Washington Post'Bill Fitzhugh just gets better and better.' Christopher Moore'A thrilling tale of science run amok... laugh-out-loud send-ups of the madness of modern life.' Booklist
Oma Josie im Wilden Westen
Oma Josie und ihre beste Freundin Luzi reisen mit einem Mietwagen durch den amerikanischen Westen. Die beiden Rentnerinnen sind Ende sechzig, sehr unternehmungslustig und noch ziemlich r羹stig. Auf ihrer turbulenten Abenteuertour rutschen sie von einem kuriosen Erlebnis in das n瓣chste. In einem Casino in Las Vegas entlarven sie einen lang gesuchten Falschspieler. Wenig sp瓣ter kreuzen zwei Gangster ihren Weg - und eine wilde Verfolgungsjagd auf dem Highway beginnt. Bald darauf sind Josie und Luzi im "Wilden Westen" bekannt wie zwei bunte Hunde. Zudem werden sie anscheinend von einem r瓣tselhaften Mann verfolgt, der immer dann zur Stelle ist, wenn sie sich in Gefahr befinden. "Oma Josie im Wilden Westen" ist eine heiterer Reiseroman. Nebenbei gibt er zahlreiche Informationen 羹ber sehenswerte Orte rund um Las Vegas, San Francisco und Los Angeles.
The Funologist
When a bipolar comedian wins the lottery anything can happen.Freddie Angel is a middle-aged lovable disaster, living in his mother's basement and hustling for stage time at a run-down comedy club. He's invisible to women until Lady Luck smiles and hands him a winning lottery ticket.Everyone has an opinion on what he should do with his sudden windfall, especially the voices in his head. If anyone knows what it's like to be an underdog, it's Freddie. Now he has a chance to transform his life and help other people too. But as he embarks on his unorthodox philanthropic mission, Freddie soon discovers the pitfalls of instant wealth and pseudo-celebrity. An outrageous homage to Pay it Forward with a hint of Last Comic Standing. The Funologist is an irreverent glimpse into a brilliant mind of mania and generosity.
Das Leben ist auch nur ein Film
Justus B繹lling, f羹r seine Freunde, wenn er denn noch welche h瓣tte, einfach nur B繹ller, ist ein nerdiger Verlierertyp, der in eine tiefe Sinnkrise st羹rzt. Verantwortlich daf羹r sind 3 Dinge, sein nahender 40. Geburtstag, der Tod seines Vaters und die Einladung zum Klassentreffen seiner alten Schule. Bisher hat er in seinem Leben noch nicht viel hinbekommen und sich auch deshalb von den Menschen entfernt. Er f羹hrt ein einsames Dasein, in seiner begrenzten Welt aus Filmen und Musik. Nun, auch mit 39 noch lange nicht erwachsen, muss er sich diesen Dingen stellen und sein Leben endlich auf die Reihe bekommen, wobei er nat羹rlich von einer Katastrophe in die n瓣chste st羹rzt.
The Midnight Hammer
Bobber Maxwell is finding that changing careers is not simple: the former prizefighter is trying to make it as a private detective. But, despite having earned a Medal of Valor, he still is having trouble paying his rent, and he can't pay his assistant at all. Living mostly on cashews as the year 1948 approaches, he suddenly catches a break: an ex-lover, Big Band singer Arlene Cavanaugh, hires him as a bodyguard for the New Year's Eve bash at Chicago's swanky Edgewater Beach Hotel. But as this lucrative gig approaches, a murderous blizzard bears down on the city; and Chicago itself is in the clutches of a brutal killer known as The Midnight Hammer. Dreaming of earning the reward for this killer, little does Bobber realize that somebody wants him dead.
Best Foot Forward
Liberty 'Libby' Lawrence adores designer labels - even though she can't afford many. And she especially loves shoes. Her favourites are Christian Louboutins - though not those fake ones Bianca Morrison-Wright gets from the market (the red paint rubs off the soles and everything!)She's working as a manager (albeit junior manager) at a London hotel, when the boss announces that there has been a theft from his office. Libby couldn't help noticing some strange marks on his carpet when she was called in for a reprimand recently (not that it was her fault, or anything) which lead her to surmise who the thief is.Detective Sergeant James Harper, the hunky policemen who is assigned the case, seems interested in her theory - until she names her number one suspect. Libby is devastated, not only because he doesn't believe her but - more importantly - that this guy knows NOTHING about shoes!As Libby struggles to convince the sergeant that her hunch is right, her boss that she's ready for promotion and herself that she's not really falling for the gorgeous copper, she realises that maybe she's wrong about the theft, she's not suited to the hotel industry and that the handsome hunk is married!
The Duncans Are Coming
Accepting an offer from his uncle, Lord Beddington, to learn about estate management, William Duncan gets involved in raising money to support their local hospital.After a series of unfortunate accidents to Lord Beddington and his wife, William is persuaded by his aunt's rival on the council to enlist the help of his father, General Duncan, whose previous visit resulted in a yachting catastrophe, still remembered with anguish by his uncle.Her daughter, Lavinia, is coordinating the hospital PR campaign and sets out to trap William into marriage. But William is in love with Kate, the daughter of an extreme left-wing councillor.Luckily, help is at hand in the shape of Algy Frobisher, the General's ADC, who turns up to help him out of a number of dramatic encounters, including dealing with his father's escalating Mess bills, a dramatic air rescue and the hunt for an elusive treasure that he hopes will solve all their problems and win back his love.
The Duncans Are Coming
Accepting an offer from his uncle, Lord Beddington, to learn about estate management, William Duncan gets involved in raising money to support their local hospital.After a series of unfortunate accidents to Lord Beddington and his wife, William is persuaded by his aunt's rival on the council to enlist the help of his father, General Duncan, whose previous visit resulted in a yachting catastrophe, still remembered with anguish by his uncle.Her daughter, Lavinia, is coordinating the hospital PR campaign and sets out to trap William into marriage. But William is in love with Kate, the daughter of an extreme left-wing councillor.Luckily, help is at hand in the shape of Algy Frobisher, the General's ADC, who turns up to help him out of a number of dramatic encounters, including dealing with his father's escalating Mess bills, a dramatic air rescue and the hunt for an elusive treasure that he hopes will solve all their problems and win back his love.
The Duncans Are Coming
Accepting an offer from his uncle, Lord Beddington, to learn about estate management, William Duncan gets involved in raising money to support their local hospital.After a series of unfortunate accidents to Lord Beddington and his wife, William is persuaded by his aunt's rival on the council to enlist the help of his father, General Duncan, whose previous visit resulted in a yachting catastrophe, still remembered with anguish by his uncle.Her daughter, Lavinia, is coordinating the hospital PR campaign and sets out to trap William into marriage. But William is in love with Kate, the daughter of an extreme left-wing councillor.Luckily, help is at hand in the shape of Algy Frobisher, the General's ADC, who turns up to help him out of a number of dramatic encounters, including dealing with his father's escalating Mess bills, a dramatic air rescue and the hunt for an elusive treasure that he hopes will solve all their problems and win back his love.This is the large print edition of The Duncans Are Coming, with a larger font / typeface for easier reading.
The Duncans Are Coming
Accepting an offer from his uncle, Lord Beddington, to learn about estate management, William Duncan gets involved in raising money to support their local hospital.After a series of unfortunate accidents to Lord Beddington and his wife, William is persuaded by his aunt's rival on the council to enlist the help of his father, General Duncan, whose previous visit resulted in a yachting catastrophe, still remembered with anguish by his uncle.Her daughter, Lavinia, is coordinating the hospital PR campaign and sets out to trap William into marriage. But William is in love with Kate, the daughter of an extreme left-wing councillor.Luckily, help is at hand in the shape of Algy Frobisher, the General's ADC, who turns up to help him out of a number of dramatic encounters, including dealing with his father's escalating Mess bills, a dramatic air rescue and the hunt for an elusive treasure that he hopes will solve all their problems and win back his love.This is the large print edition of The Duncans Are Coming, with a larger font / typeface for easier reading.
The Duncans Are Coming
Accepting an offer from his uncle, Lord Beddington, to learn about estate management, William Duncan gets involved in raising money to support their local hospital.After a series of unfortunate accidents to Lord Beddington and his wife, William is persuaded by his aunt's rival on the council to enlist the help of his father, General Duncan, whose previous visit resulted in a yachting catastrophe, still remembered with anguish by his uncle.Her daughter, Lavinia, is coordinating the hospital PR campaign and sets out to trap William into marriage. But William is in love with Kate, the daughter of an extreme left-wing councillor.Luckily, help is at hand in the shape of Algy Frobisher, the General's ADC, who turns up to help him out of a number of dramatic encounters, including dealing with his father's escalating Mess bills, a dramatic air rescue and the hunt for an elusive treasure that he hopes will solve all their problems and win back his love.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Lorelei Lee, a blonde flapper who narrates Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in the form of a diary, complete with spelling and grammatical errors, is one of the most irresistible and memorable characters in American fiction. Acquitted of crimes by an all-male jury in her hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas, Lorelei moves to Hollywood and works in the movies where she meets Gus Eisman, a Chicago businessman, who installs her in a New York apartment. During a trip that Eisman sponsors Lorelei and her friend Dorothy spend their time Ritzing around the Continent on a gold-digging escapade that is full of intrigue, hilarity, surprise, and charm.
For Whom the Streusel Tolls
A barista employed at a funeral parlor.Love birds separated by asphalt.A wombat trying to reclaim its nature.A man with no life plan.What connects them?Death, of course.
Don Camillo and Don Chichi
No. 8 in the Don Camillo SeriesA gang of Hells Angels rips through the village, bringing mayhem and a generational shift to traditional enmities between Don Camillo and Peppone. The year is 1966, a time ripe for rebellion, for overturning conventions - a time, above all, to be young. Meanwhile, beset by the third young progressive leftwing priest with a mandate to steer him into the modern world, Don Camillo digs in and finds a surprise ally in Peppone as he fights to save the three-metre high figure of il Cristo through which he conducts his famous conversations with God.These are the last Don Camillo stories ever written. Two years after they are set, on July 22, 1968, the author died in Cervia on the east coast of Italy, where, due to ill health, he had taken to spending the summer months.'Guareschi's was one of the most prescient and perceptive voices of the twentieth century.' Tobias Jones, author of The Dark Heart of Italy.'Let's get rid of that worst part of ourselves that is lurking inside each of us and awaits a ring, a hymn, a waving of the flag to take off your jacket, roll up your sleeves and make the new history of Italy... If politicians all possessed a sense of humour! Trouble! Trouble! There would be no more wars in the world!' Giovannino Guareschi, Ritorno alla base'Guareschi's tales are absolutely delightful in their satirical swipes at human weakness.' Paul Merton
What the Hell is Wrong with You?
This book is full of short stories that have happened in the author's life. The stories are mostly funny, but some are serious. There are also some poems, or should I say roasts, about the author's family members and friends. There is a section that is fictional in nature, about the people in the author's fantasy football league.
The Wacky Misadventures of Warble McGorkle
In "the Wacky Misadventures of Warble McGorkle," Warble Poundcake McGorkle "ascends" from irresponsible dreamer to President of the United States. "Wacky Warble" is a picaresque satire that, through the protagonist's zany antics, pokes fun at the 'get rich quick' and 'get rich by any means possible' philosophies prevalent in today's society. Warble McGorkle considers himself a genius. In reality, he is a jumble-headed, paranoid megalomaniac. Warble and his wife Mary crisscross the U.S.A. at breakneck speed, as Warble endeavors to stay one step ahead of pursuers (most of them imaginary). Everywhere he and Mary go, Warble concocts a cockamamie scheme to get fabulously rich and to propel himself to the pinnacle of society, where his fame--so he reasons, anyway--will make him safe from the forces supposedly arrayed against him. In the end, he finds that being President is not all that it's cracked up to be.
New Teeth
Laugh till you cry in this new collection of stories from the award-winning "Serena Williams of humor writing" (New York Times Book Review) about raising babies and trying not to be one. Called a "comedic Godsend" by Conan O'Brien and "the Stephen King of comedy writing" by John Mulaney, Simon Rich is back with New Teeth, his funniest and most personal collection yet. Two murderous pirates find a child stowaway on board and attempt to balance pillaging with co-parenting. A woman raised by wolves prepares for her parents' annual Thanksgiving visit. An aging mutant superhero is forced to learn humility when the mayor kicks him upstairs to a desk job. And in the hard-boiled caper "The Big Nap," a weary two-year-old detective struggles to make sense of "a world gone mad." Equal parts silly and sincere, New Teeth is an ode to growing up, growing older, and what it means to make a family.
In The Soup
William Bridge returns to foil another dastardly plot.Once again, he must put aside his personal ambitions when Sir Henry is involved in a scandal that threatens to put an end to the family's hopes of getting their son Lancelot married to the daughter of a wealthy American.Foiled in his attempts to get his own back, Foxey Fred and his gang find a new way of retrieving their fortunes by blackmailing Sir Henry who, fearful his wife may find out, appeals to William for help.Calling on his Uncle Neil for support, William sets out to unravel the threads of lies and deceit, despite continued opposition from Sally's stepmother, Lady Courtney, and a series of female encounters that are enough to test the trust of even the most faithful of admirers.This is the large print edition of In The Soup, with a larger font / typeface for easier reading.
In The Soup
William Bridge returns to foil another dastardly plot.Once again, he must put aside his personal ambitions when Sir Henry is involved in a scandal that threatens to put an end to the family's hopes of getting their son Lancelot married to the daughter of a wealthy American.Foiled in his attempts to get his own back, Foxey Fred and his gang find a new way of retrieving their fortunes by blackmailing Sir Henry who, fearful his wife may find out, appeals to William for help.Calling on his Uncle Neil for support, William sets out to unravel the threads of lies and deceit, despite continued opposition from Sally's stepmother, Lady Courtney, and a series of female encounters that are enough to test the trust of even the most faithful of admirers.
In The Soup
William Bridge returns to foil another dastardly plot.Once again, he must put aside his personal ambitions when Sir Henry is involved in a scandal that threatens to put an end to the family's hopes of getting their son Lancelot married to the daughter of a wealthy American.Foiled in his attempts to get his own back, Foxey Fred and his gang find a new way of retrieving their fortunes by blackmailing Sir Henry who, fearful his wife may find out, appeals to William for help.Calling on his Uncle Neil for support, William sets out to unravel the threads of lies and deceit, despite continued opposition from Sally's stepmother, Lady Courtney, and a series of female encounters that are enough to test the trust of even the most faithful of admirers.
In The Soup
William Bridge returns to foil another dastardly plot.Once again, he must put aside his personal ambitions when Sir Henry is involved in a scandal that threatens to put an end to the family's hopes of getting their son Lancelot married to the daughter of a wealthy American.Foiled in his attempts to get his own back, Foxey Fred and his gang find a new way of retrieving their fortunes by blackmailing Sir Henry who, fearful his wife may find out, appeals to William for help.Calling on his Uncle Neil for support, William sets out to unravel the threads of lies and deceit, despite continued opposition from Sally's stepmother, Lady Courtney, and a series of female encounters that are enough to test the trust of even the most faithful of admirers.This is the large print edition of In The Soup, with a larger font / typeface for easier reading.
All That Bull
All That Bull follows the life and exploits of a young man on Wall Street, by the name of Jake Bowen, who starts out as a young Turk, making money and enjoying the excitement of the day, and ends with the older man that he becomes. There is humor along the way and insights to the retail side of the Street, which is rarely seen. In the end Jake becomes a compliance officer and oversees the group that he had been a part of when he was younger. As a compliance officer he winds up behind the scenes with some international intrigue involving everything from money laundering to a body exchange in the Ukraine, and there is always a little humor attached; there has to be.
In The Soup
William Bridge returns to foil another dastardly plot.Once again, he must put aside his personal ambitions when Sir Henry is involved in a scandal that threatens to put an end to the family's hopes of getting their son Lancelot married to the daughter of a wealthy American.Foiled in his attempts to get his own back, Foxey Fred and his gang find a new way of retrieving their fortunes by blackmailing Sir Henry who, fearful his wife may find out, appeals to William for help.Calling on his Uncle Neil for support, William sets out to unravel the threads of lies and deceit, despite continued opposition from Sally's stepmother, Lady Courtney, and a series of female encounters that are enough to test the trust of even the most faithful of admirers.
A Grave Mistake
Cyrus Miller, the groundskeeper at a southern parish, gets irate when bodysnatchers repeatedly target the church graveyard. He devices a plan to dissuade the grave robbers from ever returning to the parish. Things go awry when he decides to bury himself. This beautifully illustrated short story by acclaimed artist James William Christenson, represents his first foray into fictional story telling. With 20 images, this darkly humorous story will have you laughing out loud!
Trouble Bored
It's Summer 2005. Nineteen-year-old GRAYSON WINTERS is slacking around Rotterdam, New York, when his dysfunctional PUNK ROCK band TROUBLE BORED lands a last-minute gig that could rocket their careers: opening for legendary rockers ANGERFM at the renowned venue GREEN 90, just outside of Burlington, Vermont. Calling on the help of his drug-dealing best friend, NICO RICCI, GRAYSON risks life and love to get his bandmates to the show in one piece.Based on true events, TROUBLE BORED is a HILARIOUS and DARING fictional memoir for fans of AMERICAN GRAFFITI, SUPERBAD, and SLC PUNK."When I think about the years I spent with my brothers in music, before it all slipped away, one weekend comes to mind as the supernova of our entire existence as a band. The climax and the point of no return, where everything we worked for and everything we took for granted was gut checked out of our control. Before we self-sabotaged, before some of us lost faith, before some of us left this earth, we had this last crazy weekend where everything we earned and everything we owed played out."
Trouble Bored
It's Summer 2005. Nineteen-year-old GRAYSON WINTERS is slacking around Rotterdam, New York, when his dysfunctional PUNK ROCK band TROUBLE BORED lands a last-minute gig that could rocket their careers: opening for legendary rockers ANGERFM at the renowned venue GREEN 90, just outside of Burlington, Vermont. Calling on the help of his drug-dealing best friend, NICO RICCI, GRAYSON risks life and love to get his bandmates to the show in one piece.Based on true events, TROUBLE BORED is a HILARIOUS and DARING fictional memoir for fans of AMERICAN GRAFFITI, SUPERBAD, and SLC PUNK."When I think about the years I spent with my brothers in music, before it all slipped away, one weekend comes to mind as the supernova of our entire existence as a band. The climax and the point of no return, where everything we worked for and everything we took for granted was gut checked out of our control. Before we self-sabotaged, before some of us lost faith, before some of us left this earth, we had this last crazy weekend where everything we earned and everything we owed played out."
Agenda 2060
A novel about the near-future of society, in which utopian aims can have unintended consequences "A laser-focused, irresistible lampoon of woke culture", says Kirkus Reviews With Identity Politics and Artificial Intelligence rapidly changing our world, what does the future hold? The World Government's Agenda 2060 is a prescription for a utopian society whose ideals are difficult to argue against. But, as this story demonstrates, ideals can have unintended consequences.With the unique benefit of hindsight, and the aid of quantum computing, A I Fabler provides a picture of society in the year 2060 following decades of cultural wars. As the author follows their every move, Professor Jordan McPhee (now deplatformed) and his star pupil, Alexa Smythe, poster girl for the Deep State, struggle with the challenges of Identity Politics, Free Speech, Global Warming, Cancel Culture and The Great Reset that underpin the high ideals enshrined in the World Government's rule book: The Twelve Articles of Agenda 2060.Combining fact, fantasy and satire into a disturbing and often hilarious blend, the author takes us into the future as it happens, telling a story that pits science, love and hope against dogma.This is the future as it happens, a world where Artificial Intelligence and Space Travel are about to change lives forever.
Saving Dave
"I have what is called locked-in syndrome. Yes ... Read that again ... Locked. In. Syndrome. The trouble is that I'm the only person to have figured this out."Meet Dave. Dave is an eighteen-year-old blind, quadriplegic victim of medical negligence. He is highly intelligent, has an almost photographic memory, and is capable of absorbing knowledge at a phenomenal rate. Dave's world revolves around the antics of his dysfunctional, avaricious, unloving family and everything he learns from BBC Radio 4 which provides a link to an outside world he knows he will never belong to. Life is bleak for Dave.Until he meets the one person who may be able to save him."Just when I'd thought things had got as bad as they could get, they got even worse. There's a singer called Morrissey who writes songs about stuff like this, and even he would struggle to make this sound as miserable as it is."
Casa Mal-Assombrada
? Halloween, e a anima癟瓊o est獺 se acumulando em Braxton.Enquanto outras pessoas esculpem ab籀boras, fazem passeios em carro癟as da hayride assombrada, e correm pelo assustador labirinto de milho no Festival de Outono, Kellan est獺 de mudan癟a para uma antiga casa misteriosa. Quando um fantasma cruel promete retribui癟瓊o, nosso professor destemido recorre a um exc礙ntrico historiador da cidade e uma estranha para investigar o que est獺 acontecendo.Nesse meio tempo, trabalhadores da construtora descobrem um esqueleto depois de fazerem um buraco no ch瓊o para a constru癟瓊o da nova ala da Biblioteca Memorial. Enquanto April e Kellan dan癟am em torno da qu穩mica que est獺 despontando entre eles, um acidente suspeito ocorre no Festival de Outono.Quando a verdadeira hist籀ria e as liga癟繭es covardes da fam穩lia Grey vem ? tona, ser獺 que o Kellan pode capturar o assassino ardiloso e aplacar o fantasma com sede de vingan癟a?Edi癟瓊o impressa grande
Casa Mal-Assombrada
? Halloween, e a anima癟瓊o est獺 se acumulando em Braxton.Enquanto outras pessoas esculpem ab籀boras, fazem passeios em carro癟as da hayride assombrada, e correm pelo assustador labirinto de milho no Festival de Outono, Kellan est獺 de mudan癟a para uma antiga casa misteriosa. Quando um fantasma cruel promete retribui癟瓊o, nosso professor destemido recorre a um exc礙ntrico historiador da cidade e uma estranha para investigar o que est獺 acontecendo.Nesse meio tempo, trabalhadores da construtora descobrem um esqueleto depois de fazerem um buraco no ch瓊o para a constru癟瓊o da nova ala da Biblioteca Memorial. Enquanto April e Kellan dan癟am em torno da qu穩mica que est獺 despontando entre eles, um acidente suspeito ocorre no Festival de Outono.Quando a verdadeira hist籀ria e as liga癟繭es covardes da fam穩lia Grey vem ? tona, ser獺 que o Kellan pode capturar o assassino ardiloso e aplacar o fantasma com sede de vingan癟a?
Casa Mal-Assombrada
? Halloween, e a anima癟瓊o est獺 se acumulando em Braxton.Enquanto outras pessoas esculpem ab籀boras, fazem passeios em carro癟as da hayride assombrada, e correm pelo assustador labirinto de milho no Festival de Outono, Kellan est獺 de mudan癟a para uma antiga casa misteriosa. Quando um fantasma cruel promete retribui癟瓊o, nosso professor destemido recorre a um exc礙ntrico historiador da cidade e uma estranha para investigar o que est獺 acontecendo.Nesse meio tempo, trabalhadores da construtora descobrem um esqueleto depois de fazerem um buraco no ch瓊o para a constru癟瓊o da nova ala da Biblioteca Memorial. Enquanto April e Kellan dan癟am em torno da qu穩mica que est獺 despontando entre eles, um acidente suspeito ocorre no Festival de Outono.Quando a verdadeira hist籀ria e as liga癟繭es covardes da fam穩lia Grey vem ? tona, ser獺 que o Kellan pode capturar o assassino ardiloso e aplacar o fantasma com sede de vingan癟a?Edi癟瓊o impressa grande
Casa Mal-Assombrada
? Halloween, e a anima癟瓊o est獺 se acumulando em Braxton.Enquanto outras pessoas esculpem ab籀boras, fazem passeios em carro癟as da hayride assombrada, e correm pelo assustador labirinto de milho no Festival de Outono, Kellan est獺 de mudan癟a para uma antiga casa misteriosa. Quando um fantasma cruel promete retribui癟瓊o, nosso professor destemido recorre a um exc礙ntrico historiador da cidade e uma estranha para investigar o que est獺 acontecendo.Nesse meio tempo, trabalhadores da construtora descobrem um esqueleto depois de fazerem um buraco no ch瓊o para a constru癟瓊o da nova ala da Biblioteca Memorial. Enquanto April e Kellan dan癟am em torno da qu穩mica que est獺 despontando entre eles, um acidente suspeito ocorre no Festival de Outono.Quando a verdadeira hist籀ria e as liga癟繭es covardes da fam穩lia Grey vem ? tona, ser獺 que o Kellan pode capturar o assassino ardiloso e aplacar o fantasma com sede de vingan癟a?
Casa Mal-Assombrada
? Halloween, e a anima癟瓊o est獺 se acumulando em Braxton.Enquanto outras pessoas esculpem ab籀boras, fazem passeios em carro癟as da hayride assombrada, e correm pelo assustador labirinto de milho no Festival de Outono, Kellan est獺 de mudan癟a para uma antiga casa misteriosa. Quando um fantasma cruel promete retribui癟瓊o, nosso professor destemido recorre a um exc礙ntrico historiador da cidade e uma estranha para investigar o que est獺 acontecendo.Nesse meio tempo, trabalhadores da construtora descobrem um esqueleto depois de fazerem um buraco no ch瓊o para a constru癟瓊o da nova ala da Biblioteca Memorial. Enquanto April e Kellan dan癟am em torno da qu穩mica que est獺 despontando entre eles, um acidente suspeito ocorre no Festival de Outono.Quando a verdadeira hist籀ria e as liga癟繭es covardes da fam穩lia Grey vem ? tona, ser獺 que o Kellan pode capturar o assassino ardiloso e aplacar o fantasma com sede de vingan癟a?
Cider Country
Welcome to Cider Country - home to the apple orchards of Australia's Central Victorian region. Not only do they produce the nation's favourite fruit, it's also the main ingredient in one of our favourite summer drinks. But behind the apples is a myriad of twisted tales and an infinite number of colourful characters including racist supervisors, fugitive journalists, sexually promiscuous Muslims, concert promoters, Thai Princes, rabid dogs, aspiring models, failed writers, French musos, ex-cons, former triads, self-harmers, Jazz man Ryuichi Sakamoto and 'fucking Angus and Julie Stone (sic)'. There's also a mole who's about to blow the whole industry apart, along with a new blend of cider which might just save the world. This collection of comedically dark and interlinked tales will have you thinking about apples, cider and life itself in a whole different light.
The Peregrinations of the Perplexing Nasrudin
The second book in Tahir Shah's trilogy of Nasrudin stories, The Peregrinations of the Perplexing Nasrudin follows hot on the heels of The Misadventures of the Mystifying Nasrudin, and the highly acclaimed Travels With Nasrudin. Although uproariously funny, Nasrudin tales are regarded as complex psychological machineries in their own right - the kind of tales that have simultaneously provided laughter and problem-solving for centuries across Oriental lands. A random selection of Nasrudin's travels - through the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia - The Peregrinations act on many levels, providing wisdom, humour, and a full inside-out recalibration of the mind.
Welcome To Somerville Grange
Welcome to Somerville Grange is a collection of feel-good stories for golden oldies still young at heart, written by one of their own.Set in an idyllic retirement complex, it is an affectionate account of the lives, loves and foibles of the fortunate residents, still living life to the fullest and making the most their twilight days.A heartwarming read, Welcome to Somerville Grange is the the perfect book at bedtime.
Welcome To Somerville Grange
Welcome to Somerville Grange is a collection of feel-good stories for golden oldies still young at heart, written by one of their own.Set in an idyllic retirement complex, it is an affectionate account of the lives, loves and foibles of the fortunate residents, still living life to the fullest and making the most their twilight days.A heartwarming read, Welcome to Somerville Grange is the the perfect book at bedtime.
Welcome To Somerville Grange
Welcome to Somerville Grange is a collection of feel-good stories for golden oldies still young at heart, written by one of their own.Set in an idyllic retirement complex, it is an affectionate account of the lives, loves and foibles of the fortunate residents, still living life to the fullest and making the most their twilight days.A heartwarming read, Welcome to Somerville Grange is the the perfect book at bedtime.This is the large print edition of Welcome To Somerville Grange, with a larger font / typeface for easier reading.
Welcome To Somerville Grange
Welcome to Somerville Grange is a collection of feel-good stories for golden oldies still young at heart, written by one of their own.Set in an idyllic retirement complex, it is an affectionate account of the lives, loves and foibles of the fortunate residents, still living life to the fullest and making the most their twilight days.A heartwarming read, Welcome to Somerville Grange is the the perfect book at bedtime.This is the large print edition of Welcome To Somerville Grange, with a larger font / typeface for easier reading.
