Tom's making a bit of a mess of this. There's the new woman in his life, only he's doing his best to mess that up. There's the bad timing of the ex-girlfriend situation, which he really could have handled better. He can't seem to form decisions without having a few beers first either. Plus he's taking advice from a dysfunctional group of mates.This is going to get worse before it gets better.Tom's making a bit of a mess of this. There's the new woman in his life, except he's doing his best to mess that up. Then there's the unfortunate timing of the ex-girlfriend situation, which in all honesty, he could have handled better. There's the fact that he he seems unable to form decisions without having a few beers first. And then after too. Plus he's taking advice from a distinctly dysfunctional group of mates.This is going to get worse before it gets better.

Ernest George Henham was a Canadian-British author who wrote novels at the beginning of the 20th Century about Dartmoor and Devon, England. He also published literary works under the pseudonym John Trevena.

It is surely appropriate that anthropologists, who spend their time studying life and behavior in various societies, should be studied in their turn," says Barbara Pym. In a wonderful twist on her subjects, she has written a book inspecting the behavior of a group of anthropologists. She pits them against each other in affairs of the heart and mind.Academia is an especially rich backdrop. There is competition between the sexes, gender, and age groups. With Pym's keen eye for male pretensions and female susceptibilities, she exploits with good humor. Love will have its way even among the learned, one of whom is in a quandary between an adult and a young student. This is the world of research, grants, libraries and primitive cultures. Here is a particularly interesting contrast between the tribes of Africa and the social matrix of London. As the title implies, civilized society fares not too well on moral grounds to the more primitive societies. Barbara Pym does a masterful job with the mores of the cloistered society of academia.

From husband-and-wife team Tom Angleberger, creator of the New York Times bestselling Origami Yoda series, and Cece Bell, author/illustrator of the Newbery Honor graphic novel El Deafo, comes the third title in a funny and clever illustrated chapter-book series about a mystery-solving Venus flytrap. With easy-to-read language and colorful illustrations on almost every page, this early-chapter-book series is a must-have for beginning readers. In this new caper, what happens when Flytrap loses his partner in crime solving? All the clues point to his assistant, Nina the Goat, as the culprit, leading the city to arrest her and leaving Flytrap goatless. To save the city, Flytrap must unveil the true master criminal. But, can he do it alone? Inspector Flytrap in the Goat Who Chewed Too Much brings readers back to the wacky world of Inspector Flytrap’s Detective Agency, home to the world-renowned solver of BIG DEAL mysteries. The plant detective works tirelessly with his assistant, Nina,on his community’s unsolved cases. There’s no case too big, but there are definitely cases too small for this endearingly self-important plant detective. Celebrating the disabled yet enabled, the character Inspector Flytrap is wheeled everywhere (on a skateboard, of course) by his goat sidekick as this mystery-solving duo works on cases such as “The Big Deal Mystery of the Stinky Cookies” and “The Big Deal Mystery of the Missing Rose.”   Combining wacky humor and a silly cast of characters with adventure, friendship, and mystery, the powerhouse team of Tom Angleberger and Cece Bell have created a uniquely engaging series that is perfect for newly independent readers and fans of Ricky Ricotta, Captain Underpants, and the Galaxy Zack series. Also included in these books are graphic novel–style pages that will attract reluctant readers.

Captain Flak, Mezmo, and RetroBution are the local costumed heroes. They have no super powers, but provide super community services, as they like to call them. This night, before they go on street patrol, they will meet their biggest fan – an overly enthusiastic nine-year-old boy, who thinks they really have super powers.Summer Storms is a story of love, loss and renovation. Thanks to the love and support of friends and a renewed commitment to her faith Elizabeth Reynolds has moved past the hurt and anger of her parents death. Her job as concierge at Hotel Lago, a boutique hotel in downtown Orlando is challenging and fills her need to be successful but one thing is missing. She loves the historic homes in the downtown area but fears she will never be able to afford one. When a once in a lifetime opportunity to renovate a broken down home comes along she snaps it up. Sparks and clashes with her handsome, but deeply troubled contractor, Jeffrey Robbins threaten to slow the renovation but they fade as Orlando becomes the target of three summer storms, hurricanes Charlie, Frances and Jeanne. In the aftermath of the storms what be the fate of Lizzie’s home and heart?

Once long ago, or short ago if you haven't got much time, somewhere on the African savannah, a group of trees decided to form a wood. The wood became a forest and then a Lost Forest...Within and around the forest lived many animals. Some had quite unusual adventures.This is the tale of one, Reginald, Prince of Baboons...Across the African Savannah, over, around or through the Lost Forest and straight up a high rocky outcrop, Reginald, Prince of Baboons was sitting in the dining room of his hilltop palace... If only things had remained that peaceful...Reginald wants to fly to the moon - he’s tried before and failed...this time he is going by hot air balloon. However, things are never straightforward for Reginald...Along the way he becomes entangled with a camel, is almost eaten by a vulture, gets rescued by disguised meerkats...and then there is the moth of myth ...Oh and Les Termites.

"Sherman Zahd" is an antiwar satire set in San Francisco schools in the early days of the Iraq War. The story is loosely based on Sheherezade. The humor is closely based on George Bush and the like."Sherman Zahd" is an antiwar satire set in San Francisco schools in the early days of the Iraq War. The story is loosely based on Sheherezade. The humor is closely based on George Bush and the like. The story has previously appeared in Mobius, Write Side Up, and Pulse. The author appreciates the opportunity to expand the story's reach by furnishing a free ebook edition to kind readers.

Eight short stories and an account of three unrelated deaths in a boarding house with a quirk Topics. Homelessness. Cycle touring in France. A politically motivated murder. Tracing the birth Father in a group of swingers. Mismanagement of lottery winnings. Obsessive behaviour sometimes in bed.. Sci Fi the museum in Caen, Normandy reminded of the Nazis theories of eugenicsRohort Went to France. Rohort's a fallen star. A successful crime writer. He attempts to solve a simple crime, he fails. It's obvious he knows nothing about criminals. Travel will become his theme, crime is abandoned. He goes to France in search of inspiration. A snowstorm in Featherston is the last readable whodunnit by the novelist Rohort.He pillories the police Two fans go to Featherston to unearth the truth. He's been swapped in love for a policeman. He's attempted to solve some simple crimes, he can't. He's been outwitted by a homeless man living in a drain. His confidence is shaken, his writing skills desert him. The night in the Cemetery is a tale of homelessness, there's too much liquor at a funeral, there's a wager, do ghosts exists? A night spent in the cemetery will confirm. Some homeless men are sheltering in the cemetery, the ghost spotteres meet them. Lottery Town. There's disenchantment with the behaviour of lottery winners. The evaporation of the winnings. There's widespread disillusionment. Lottery Town will be built, there the winners will live, their money will be managed . The search for the Father. There's a group of Swingers. A daughter is born, she's an infant star, there's money in abundance. But who is the Father? There's envy. "What did he do to deserve it? He had to get someone else to do it with his wife. "Was one sour comment. Teront. Is a tale of obsessive behaviour, the location bed. There's a description of an erotic act in a public toilet. The narrator recognises the hand writing.it's Teront's. Teront's a lady killer, many is the number. Then there's tragedy, a road accident, a much loved uncle suffers loss. It's traumatic and has reach, Teront's affected, the count becomes one lady. Hombo was inspired by a visit to the memorial in Caen Normandy. It reminded of the Nazis theories of eugenics. In the new world order the possibility of unsatisfactory children is eliminated until Hombo messes it up. MS found sculling in the rubbish is an account of three unrelated deaths in a boarding house. No homicide, two were natural causes, one probably suicide,. There was a quirk in all three. Justice. Extravagant promises in an election have won power. Clayton, the central character sees a future dimmed by debt. He shoots the leader. At his trial flaws in the democratic process are exposed..

Frank Richard Stockton was a popular 19th century American author who remains best known for writing a series of acclaimed children's fairy tales. His books are still read across the world today.

When Insidious Chi threatens the universe with apathy, all its heroes are gathered to do battle. Unfortunately two bumbling Earthlings qualify for an invite.Insidious Chi (Sid) knows attacking the universe with force is futile. The law of inevitability states a small band of unlikely heroes would avoid the initial attack and ultimately thwart his plan. Instead he decided to wipe out any resistance by saturating the ether with apathy, leaving any fight-back in bed, having a lie-in.Brick and Spiritwind never needed an excuse for a lie-in, or to accept The Heroic Guild's invitation to partake in the mission to thwart evil's plan. The duo believed they could follow their usual work ethic of showing their faces at the right times and places while everyone got on with the actual job, leaving them to enjoy the complimentary buffet. Destiny, however, had other plans.Joining a crew of misfits, led by the perpetually intoxicated Jam Shandy, they're sent to explore numerous Earth franchise planets that are spreading the lazy sentiment throughout all that is. Hugo Cortizone is the pop star of the hero world, and Sid knows the likely fly in his takeover ointment. Capturing the Emperor of good, via a compound that makes him believe universal peace has been declared, Sid offers Hugo sanctity to come to terms with his unemployment. Guarded by a henchman disguised as a damsel, love soon becomes Hugo's new purpose, and social awkwardness the henchman's normality.With good's main hope embroiled in a futile romance, a vacuum needs filling at the pointy end of heroics. Sadly a vacuum has no quality control over who it sucks into it.

A dysfunctional student film crew stumbles upon the long, lost buried treasure of legendary gangster Dutch Schultz, but can't escape the decades-old curse their discovery unleashes in this comedy of terrors.Stan Heberling is having a rotten day. Of course, zombies and a demented hermit with an itchy trigger finger can ruin any guy’s day. All he wants to do is finish his senior film project "Letter 13", but stumbling upon the long, lost buried treasure of legendary gangster Dutch Schultz has messed up his plans big time. Not to mention his frustrations with prima donna actor Bryce and the constant complaints of his teenage sister Dana helping out on second camera. Fortunately, Stan’s smokin’ hot female lead Keisha is as easy going as she is easy on the eyes and brainiac sound man Irv a supportive ally. But Stan is feeling the pressure as he only has the weekend to get his movie in the can and, so far, his well-honed plan has imploded into a comedy of errors. And that’s before the squirrel stew and an ax named Bad D and finding out about a curse that unleashed the undead mobsters. Who said being a director was easy?

Following a near-fatal stroll in his neighborhood in the dead of winter, the fanatically germophobic Eugene Sinclair devises his plan for revenge.Through iconic and oft-reproduced works, American realist Edward Hopper (1882-1967) gained widespread recognition as the artist who gave visual form to the anonymity, isolation and (perhaps) boredom, loneliness and stagnation of twentieth century American life. This collection of short fiction takes nine Hopper canvases and imagines a narrative beyond the frame of each ‘still life’ presented therein. Just as filmmakers like Sam Mendes or Wim Wenders were energised by Hopper’s tableux to introduce temporal and spatial motion to moments frozen in time, so too will this suite of stories take the reader on a journey through the interwar and later years of Hopper’s women. Their lives anything but still, with experiences transcending the cultural and historical constraints of their all-too-human condition, these works of painterly prose invite the reader to enter and explore the worlds conjured by Hopper’s art in text.

A young tough tries to entice a girl and fails, God directs a holographic universe movie and runs into some major snags, and two boys in Mexico set off on a journey to destroy a killer rooster. Humorous tales written to bring a smile to your face.SOVEREIGN: THE FIRST CHAPTER includes three separate flash fiction stories. "New Beginnings," "The Keepers," and "Family First" are fictional stories that look to captivate you and draw you in. "New Beginnings," describes one man's journey as he must guide his family through tough times and a daring escape from his home city. Can they outrun the army, or will they die for freedom? "The Keepers," is about Faith Valentine and her fight for survival. She's stuck in her closet as ravenous beasts emerge from the forest and terrorize her neighborhood. Hope has kept her alive for now, but time is running out. "Family First," takes a deeper look into the life of Christopher Hall, the president of a pharmaceutical company. He grieves for the loss of his wife and children as he's met with hostility from his boss. As the two clash, it becomes apparent that Chris will do anything for his family.

The Woman-Haters: a yarn of Eastboro twin-lights is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Joseph Crosby Lincoln is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Joseph Crosby Lincoln then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

Rumours & Lies is a captivating collection of fifteen short stories by Canadian author Timothy Quinlan. The stories are fused with memorable characters, humour and irony, and enough twists and turns to keep readers engrossed and entertained.Rumours & Lies is a captivating collection of fifteen short stories by Canadian author Timothy Quinlan. The stories are fused with memorable characters, humour and irony, and enough twists and turns to keep readers engrossed and entertained.A middle aged political candidate must weigh an opponent’s indiscretion against his own need to be loved.Ego and the competitive culture at a law firm cause two partners grief as they struggle with the cost of humility.A wife and mother navigates the complexity of a night at the local emergency ward.A thief realizes that there is art in everything as he administers his own brand of justice to an unsuspecting couple.A very bad magician determines that he’s a pretty good mathematician and turns the odds in his favour.His young broadcasting career in tatters, a middle aged radio personality must choose between apathy and righteousness in dealing with his landlord.A man’s fear of irony creates an unescapable quandary.Things might not be as they appear when a young couple worry and fret for an elderly friend who taps into the magic of the holiday season.His lemonade stand a success, a young boy harnesses his creative spirit in dealing with the complexities of having cash.A naïve man goes to a casino to play poker for the first time and proves that perceptions aren’t always reality.A guilt ridden brother determines that forgiveness is only divine if all sinners are on board.A happy man, a horse that can’t lose, and an approved credit card authorization leads to a tough conversation between friends.An aging Canadian member of parliament must avoid the condescending barbs of family and friends and use his perceived frailness to his advantage in order to serve his country.A wedding between two parents of four proves that beauty is in the mind of the beholder.The chance to spend time alone motivates a couple as they deal with all the nuances of family life, and redefine the prize that awaits.Rumours & Lies is a book for everyone; from young adults to those with a little more seasoning. If you enjoy reading stories that tap into the irony of life, and don’t mind the odd twist and turn, you’ll enjoy this book.