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Report copyright infringementby Nathan B. Miron (Author)Sammy Steinberg's music had the power to arouse erotic and romantic feelings in women. But he was secretly in love with Evelyn, the beautiful wife of a close friend. When the friend was sent overseas to fight in WW II, he appointed Sammy to protect Evelyn and look after her needs in his absence. Sammy was torn by the conflict between his deep love for Evelyn and his fierce loyalty to his friend.The Virtuoso is the story of Sammy's dedica...

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Report copyright infringementby Guy Barnett (Author), David Hallangen (Illustrator)What more fitting way to encapsulate contemporary corporate culture than in the classic Japanese poetic form? The author has been observing the minor indignities and daily aggravations of the work place for more decades than he cares to recall and, in this anthology, condenses them into the traditional seventeen syllables of Haiku. 9 to 5 meets 5, 7, 5. Number of Pages: 80 Dimensions:...

How to Cook a Coyote: The Joy of Old Age

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Report copyright infringementby Betty Fussell (Author)A New York Times Editors' Choice Soigné! A recipe for survival. A juicy, sexy, and wise memoir from the "gifted essayist and meditative thinker" that captures the urgency of life at the age of ninety-eight (The New York Times) From telling what it's like to go blind to confronting the ongoing erosion of time and the mystery of what's to come, How to Cook a Coyote recounts a decade of change as the celebrated food writer and critic Betty Fu...

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Report copyright infringementby Ethan Pluimer (Illustrator), Laurie Pluimer (Author)1986 is Penny's year to shine, and nothing can stand in her way-except a disastrous home perm, a humiliating book report, and a very itchy rash. Can the world's best birthday party launch Penny into popularity, or will vomiting in front of her class torpedo her chances? Number of Pages: 90 Dimensions: 0.19 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: June 09, 2023

Looking For AN UNCLOUDY DAY: Confessions of an Unlikely, Undeserving Boy, Who God Used Anyway

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Report copyright infringementby Larry Dunlap (Author)Looking for an Uncloudy Day is the story of a boy born in poverty in the South of the 50's and 60's. The youngest of five children, he grows up as an only child, having to make-do with next to nothing. When you're poor, you learn not to ask for things, is a truth he knows all too well. He learns to use humor to get him through the trying times he faces. This is the story of him looking back on his life and seeing God's hand at every turn. ...

Hotel Babylon: Hotel Babylon: Inside the Extravagance and Mayhem of a Luxury Five-Star Hotel

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Report copyright infringementby Imogen Edwards-Jones (Author)The manager of an exclusive boutique hotel (who shall remain nameless) exposes the low-life styles of the rich and famous in this titillating exposé. The anonymous author has encountered lavish drug parties, gorgeous call girls, naked guests falling out of windows, $9,000 bottles of wine, astronomical telephone porn bills, bathtubs of Evian, and on more than one occasion, dead sheep. And every dirty word of it is true. This is a tra...

Big Boob: Finding Hope and Optimism Through Inflammatory Breast Cancer

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Report copyright infringementby Emily Jungblut (Author)She was 35 and had a 39% chance of surviving breast cancer, but she wasn't going to let those odds stop her. Big Boob is a raw, witty, and wildly relatable story of what it means to survive when you're too young for cancer and too stubborn to go quietly.At 35, Emily Jungblut was a healthy woman living an energetic and engaged life when she felt something very wrong in the shower. She had always examined her own breasts, and this wasn't wh...

No Grit. No Pearl.: A Masterclass in Getting It Wrong: Brilliantly

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Report copyright infringementby Mel Guinn Henderson (Author)Embark on an unapologetically absurd, espresso-charged ride through the missteps, questionable decisions, and life's curveballs that somehow produce the most unexpected rewards.In No Grit. No Pearl., Mel Guinn Henderson delivers a masterclass in getting it wrong-brilliantly. This isn't a story of flawless choices or neatly tied endings; it's a celebration of how mistakes, bad calls, and life's obstacles can polish us into something b...

Taking The Plunge: A Memoir; Finding A Lasting Love In Online Dating

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Report copyright infringementby Mary S. Walsh (Author)Part laugh-out-loud dating diary and part practical relationship manual, Taking the Plunge is a deeply honest and gently wise memoir that offers hard-earned lessons learned from navigating the murky and sometimes treacherous waters of online dating. From the romance scammers and haters and liars to the drama kings and smooth-talkers, Mary Walsh dated them all. In the process she learned some valuable lessons, as she discovered how to recog...

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Report copyright infringementby J. C. Williams (Author)Frank Cryer's world is falling apart... He has just received the sort of news from the doctor that no one wants to hear. Then he discovers that his wife's fitness instructor has been providing her with more than just an exercise plan. With time now a dwindling commodity, Frank decides it is time to start living before it is too late. First up on his bucket list is a long-anticipated visit to the Isle of Man TT Races. And if Frank is going...

Funeral Begins with Fun!: A Funeral Director's Humorous Memoir of Growing Up to Run the Family Business-and More Tales from Six Feet Above

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Report copyright infringementby Martin Thompson (Author)". . . a fantastic memoir, written in a conversational style that is wholly unique. . . . Thompson's totally approachable and friendly voice and clear prose are a sure-fire win for readers to appreciate both the lighter and practical sides of funeral directing, making it an enjoyable and heartening read."-Asher Syed, for Readers' Favorite"Martin Thompson's storytelling is engaging and often laugh-out-loud funny. . . . a delightful memoir...

Breadboy: Teenage Kicks and Tatey Bread - What Paperboy Did Next

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Report copyright infringementby Tony Macaulay (Author)It s Belfast, 1977. The King is dead and a 14-year-old boy wearing Denim aftershave has just been appointed breadboy in the last Ormo Mini-Shop in the world, delivering bread to the residents of the Upper Shankill on Saturday mornings. He s all grown up now, so he is, and nearly shaving.The Bee Gees fill the airwaves, everyone is in love with Princess Leia, and Breadboy s love of peace and pets is soon rivalled by his interest in parallel ...

Pilot of the Chair: Memoir of Musical Misfortunes

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Report copyright infringementby Doug Brown (Author)Do you enjoy humorous stories that also tug at your heartstrings?On an August day so hot the dandelions have wilted, a young boy, seeking relief from the heat and boredom, goes on a scavenger hunt in his house. While searching in a hall closet, he discovers an amazing treasure. An old trumpet. He can't believe his good fortune! His imagination soon has him playing his newfound treasure in a band. To reach his goal, all that needs to happen is...

Name Drop: The Really Good Celebrity Stories I Usually Only Tell at Happy Hour

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Report copyright infringementby Ross Mathews (Author)From Ross Mathews, the nationally bestselling author of Man Up!, judge on RuPaul's Drag Race, and alum of Chelsea Lately, comes "a delightful mix of sweet and sour celebrity experiences" (Shelf Awareness) in this hilarious and irreverent collection of essays. Pretend it's happy hour and you and I are sitting at the bar. I look amazing and, I agree with you, much thinner in person. You look good, too. Maybe it's the candlelight, maybe it's t...

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Report copyright infringementby Sheila Collins (Author), Ann Widdecombe (Foreword by)Truffles is no ordinary cat - in fact she would claim that she is very special indeed, and who would dare to argue with her? Her nineteen plus years of observing human behaviour, often mystifying and comical, have equipped her with all the wisdom and cunning necessary to use the human environment and its two-legged inhabitants to her best advantage and, as is the ambition of all cats, she has learnt how to ma...

Mad Libs: For the Fans: Billie Eilish Edition

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Report copyright infringementby Katie Fehrenbaker (Author)Mad Libs is the world's greatest word game and the perfect gift or activity for anyone who likes to laugh! Write in the missing words on each page to create your own hilariously funny stories all about fans of Billie Eilish. VERB ENDING IN "ING" happier than ever because it's time to play Mad Libs: For the Fans: Billie Eilish Edition. With 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories about being a fan of Billie Eilish, this game can be played alone,...

Around in Circles: Les Robinson: Life, Basketball, and the NCAA

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Report copyright infringementby W. Thomas McQueeney (Author)Les Robinson grew up propitiously in St. Alnbans, West Virginia, where his father organized and hosted the best college basketball players in America to a summer tournament. The Charleston (WV) Sportsmens' Classic brought in players like Hot Rod Hundley, Oscar Robertson, Jerry Lucas, Tom Havlicek, Bobby Knight, Elgin Baylor, Bill Russell, and Jerry West. Robinson's career flourished as an Everett Caserecruit at N.C. State University....

Laughing Out Loud, I Fly: Poems in English and Spanish

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Report copyright infringementby Juan Felipe Herrera (Author), Karen Barbour (Illustrator)From U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, one of the most prominent Chicano poets writing today, here are poems like sweet musicAwarded the Pura Belpré Honor for this book, Herrera writes in both Spanish and English about the joy and laughter and sometimes the confusion of growing up in an upside-down, jumbled-up world--between two cultures, two homes.With a crazy maraca beat, Herrera creates poetry as...

The Detective in the Dooryard: Reflections of a Maine Cop

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Report copyright infringementby Timothy Cotton (Author)Tim Cotton has been a police officer for more than thirty years. The writer in him has always been drawn to the stories of the people he has met along the way. Dealing with the standard issue ne'er-do-wells as a patrol officer, homicide detective, polygraph examiner, and later as the lieutenant in charge of the criminal investigation division certainly provides an interesting backdrop--but more often he writes about the regular folks he e...

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Report copyright infringementby John Gould (Author)"We left our Maine and our United States at home and we journeyed amongst other peoples with courtesy to them and credit to ourselves." That is John Gould's definition of good travelers; and he and his wife are charming examples of this as they tour through Germany, Denmark, Austria, Italy, France, England, and Scotland. You'll discover what a delight it is to travel Gould family style, for that is Maine style with the extra sparkle of Gould'...

How Come I Always Get Blamed for the Things I Do?: A Pickles Collection

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Report copyright infringementby Brian Crane (Author)Take one long-married and occasionally exasperated couple getting along in years, their well meaning daughter and precocious grandson, a clueless dog, an independent minded cat, plus assorted other quirky but endearing characters and you have the world of Pickles, Brian Crane's beloved comic strip that takes a wiry but good-natured look at the foibles of family and friends. Number of Pages: 136 Dimensions: 0.39 x 9 ...

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Report copyright infringementby Karen Soven (Author)In her compelling beach-read memoir, Once Upon a Time In Palm Beach: Tales of Life and Love From The Land of Sunshine and Money, author Karen Soven reveals the world behind the wrought iron gates of Palm Beach. When a fashion job brings her to this land of wealth and privilege, Karen is as much a stranger here as Alice was in Wonderland. Island dwellers are here to enjoy life; she has come to make one.Karen's path is a whirlwind-from Manhatt...

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Report copyright infringementby Charles M. Schulz (Author)The world's most beloved beagle shares his philosophy on life in this beautifully produced gift book for all generations. In his inimitable style, Snoopy spends his days extolling the virtues of dancing, hanging out with his best bird friend Woodstock, pursuing a full supper dish, and giving his owner -- our favorite lovable loser, Charlie Brown -- the run-around. For the millions of faithful Charles Schulz fans, and those who fondl...

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Report copyright infringementby Gardner Landry (Author)"Landry shows us that wit is a more potent therapeutic agent than self-pity...He has such a talent for comic elaboration-- long, glittering, serpentine passages that recall S. J. Perelman."- Emily Fox Gordon, author of Mockingbird Years: A Life In and Out of Therapy, winner of two Pushcart Prizes and recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in the humanities---What do mayonnaise, Tab, iced tea, Vicodin, and French banana (or is it French vani...

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A Dentist's Story - Curious People, Comical Happenings, Crowns of Glory

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Report copyright infringementby Barrie Lawrence (Author)After-dinner speaker Barrie Lawrence has been making people laugh - really laugh - for years. Now it's your turn to hear his unbelievably funny, sometimes poignant stories from dental school, surgery and life. How did a pet frog lead to a successful career of seven dental surgeries and a bookshop? And of course, he was a student during those years known as the 'Swinging Sixties ' But something else happened at the London Hospital - somet...

A Light Roast: Conversations with My Dead Dad

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Report copyright infringementby Jen Stefanski (Author), Bud Stefanski (Author)A Light Roast is an inescapably honest look at grief, a life lived, and the darkly humorous ways we continue laughing with the dead.After the sudden death of her father, Jen continues in conversation with him-because where else is he except in her head? Living with the soundtrack of a vulgar, whip-smart, scotch-loving bear of a baby boomer in your brain is exhausting, but it sure beats the nothingness of death. Jen ...

The Prince: Translated By W. K. Marriott

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Report copyright infringementby Nicolo Machiavelli (Author), William Kenaz Marriott (Translator)This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition with...

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Report copyright infringementby C. T. Stercus (Author), Ariel Mārie (Author)I'M HERE TO TELL YOU WHAT I WISH THEY HAD TOLD METhat first year of teaching in the classroom can be a real kick in the nuts. There's a lot most college of education programs conveniently left out of the brochure. Somewhere between being bullied by a 5th grader and being gaslighted by my principle, I found myself ugly crying in the supply closet.It quickly became clear to me that my college professors omitted the nitt...

I Heart Sonoma: How to Live & Drink in Wine Country

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Report copyright infringementby Daedalus Howell (Author)When writer Daedalus Howell left a middling career in Hollywood and returned to his native Sonoma County in California, he expected to find the rural, rolling hills of his youth. Instead he found the bucolic landscape transformed into "Wine County." Howell soon embarked on a personal journey through words and wine, writing hilarious personal essays on the dark side of "wine country living." Winner "Best Humorous Column," National Newspap...

Still Smitten: Short-Form Comics about Long-Term Love

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Report copyright infringementby Catana Chetwynd (Author)#1 New York Times Bestselling comics creator Catana returns with an all-new collection, filled to the brim with the heartwarming, cozy commentary on love, relationships, and growing up that fans know and love. With her signature warmth, humor, and honesty, #1 New York Times bestselling cartoonist Catana Chetwynd returns with a charming new collection of comics that captures what happens after happily ever after. From inside jokes to pers...

Ducktales: Treasure of the Lost Lamp: Disney Afternoon Adventures 6

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Report copyright infringementby Bobbi Jg Weiss (Author), John Lustig (Author), Cosme Quartieri (Illustrator)Quackaroonies! In the one-and-only comics adaptation of DuckTales: The Movie, Uncle Scrooge's quest for Collie Baba's treasure gives Huey, Dewey, Louie, and Webby a genie of their own... but wicked wizard Merlock wants the magic and power for himself, and he'll stop at nothing to get it! Then Baloo, Becky, and the TaleSpin crew seek their own lost treasure beyond "The Gates of Shambhala...