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In the halls of Congress, on the streets, in the media, the war on fast food is on. Tofu may be topical, but bacon is eternal. Bacon and Egg Man, Ken Wheaton's second novel, is a sly send-up of a politically correct food establishment, where the Northeast has split off from the rest of the United States. The new Federation is ruled by the electoral descendants of King Mike, a man who made it his mission to form a country based on good, clean living....
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The everyday insanity of life at a fictional literary review The journal Belles Lettres has a long and storied history, which is what enticed young editor Frank Page over its threshold in the first place. But Frank did not anticipate the infighting, backstabbing, and utter oddity that are all business as usual at the respected magazine. Still, nothing can match Frank's thrill at discovering a new literary phenom. But the book industry seems to be...
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Seth Greenland's witty, clear-eyed new novel is a story of interconnecting lives, in which generations, races, and religions converge and conflict.
Jay Gladstone was born to privilege. He is a civic leader and a generous philanthropist, as well as the owner of an NBA team. But in today's New York, even a wealthy man's life can spin out of control, no matter the money or influence he possesses. Jay sees himself as a moral man, determined not to repeat...
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The new librarian in the tiny town of Splendora, Texas, has a big secret A stunning and stylish femme fatale named Miss Jessie Gatewood has arrived in the dusty hamlet of Splendora. Miss Jessie is the new town librarian-but she has much bigger plans than just shelving books. She intends to give the town and its people a much-needed makeover. But even as she is influencing the fashion sense of the local ladies-and winning the heart of the lovesick...
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In midcentury America, one man is determined to take over the airwaves with a program as audacious as it is entertaining. Bald, bombastic, and irresistible, Golk is his name and You're On Camera is his show. To "golk" someone is to trick her, on camera, into betraying her true nature. The more combative the personality, the better the joke, and to help trap his victims Golk enlists a team of misfits, including Herbert Hondorp, a scholarly layabout...
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At last! It's time for the annual Texas State Fair, and young Jake knows exactly what he wants to do first. He passes up all the other booths to buy his favorite treat-a cone of sweet and puffy cotton candy.
Little does Jake know that his choice of sugary snack-and an unfortunate mechanical failure-will wreak havoc on the nation's biggest state fair. As Jake wanders through the exhibits and attractions, he trails a sticky tail of cotton candy in...
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"Unlock the secret to laughter with 'How to Tell Jokes Like a Pro: The Only Joke Book You Need.' This comprehensive guide is filled with expert advice, tips, and a wide array of jokes suited for every occasion. Whether you're a seasoned comedian looking to polish your craft or a novice aiming to bring more laughter into your life, this book provides everything you need to captivate any audience. From classic one-liners to contemporary wit, discover...
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Blackjack and the crew of The Blazing Muffin starship explore the galaxy. They meet plenty of wild characters along the way and have lots of adventures. All they want to do is explore the universe in peace. But some life forms they encounter have other ideas, not to mention fancy titles. Like the Coalition of United Planets and Star Systems. Or Lord Emperor President Chancellor Dominus Khan's Grand Universal Empire of The Splat Culture. With...
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A bitterly comic novel of middle-aged angst and middle-class American life in the 1960s, by the acclaimed author of Little Big Man It is the late sixties in suburbia, and Carlo Reinhart's life is a mess. He's fat, broke, middle aged, and unemployed. His anarchist son hates him, and his wife has taken a younger lover and thrown Carlo out of the house. In fact, the only one who doesn't consider him contemptible and ridiculous seems to be Carlo's adoring,...
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Everyone in the galaxy wants the Plot Device…especially the looming orange supervillain Big Vicious Dude, Lord of All the Galactic Places He Feels Like and his Vice Lord Whinin the Finger Pointer. Clearly, the galaxy needs a hero! Too bad all they've got is man-child Quitter Pill, Grapesoda the space babe, Bunny Foofoo, Dweeb the world's biggest raspberry gumball, and a treelike creature who keeps saying "I am Grout." Together they're the Mockeries...
11) Billan the Bard
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Billan doesn't know what to do-he's a bard, but somehow, he's lost his ability to rhyme! He cannot recite and serenade without that most important skill! Billan must set out and find a solution to his problem, but who will be able to help? Billan the Bard
12) First Hubby: A Novel about a Man Who Happens to Be Married to the President of the United States
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In his first novel, celebrated humorist Roy Blount Jr. chronicles the life and times of America's first-ever First Husband Guy Fox first encountered Clementine on the campus of Dingler College. She was running, stark naked, away from an on-campus protest and the police who were pursuing her. Guy and Clementine's romance wound through turbulent social movements of the '60s and '70s, all the way to Clementine's ascension to the Oval Office. As the nation's...
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Busting up a wedding has never been so personally satisfying.Nora "Can't Say No" Lenhart's life is way past complicated. To add stress to everything, she's just been appointed maid of honor for the upcoming wedding of the World's Worst Boss and her ex is the best man. Looks like she'll need to buy stock in an antacid company as she tries to ditch the green-eyed monster of wedding envy.Camden Webber is an FBI agent with a massive chip on his shoulder-namely...
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With a stroll on the beach, a young man's lifetime of adventure begins Bernardo Brown is walking along the Spanish seashore when he hears the bullets fly, and he takes shelter in the water, where he escapes the firefight in a stolen dinghy. After a treacherous journey along the rocky coastline, he falls into the hands of a Hungarian count who will do whatever it takes to keep Bernardo from ever telling his story to the police. He ships the baffled...
15) Were-Teen
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Patrice is happy, successful, and cursed. Every month during the full moon she reverts to her awkward teen-aged self, complete with braces and acne. This year, at her 25 year high school reunion, she's going to confront the witch who cursed her and get the spell reversed. If only she can find the right shoes…
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A rollicking coming-of-age comedy set in 1970s New Jersey, from a multiple award–nominated author. In this hilarious and biting novel, seventeen-year-old Frank Grimaldi wants one thing more than anything else-to have sex before he graduates. Too bad his crazy teachers, his insane parents, the Catholic Church, and the Mafia are all standing in the way . . . From the author of Bad Apple and the Anthony Award finalist Devil's Food, this is an involving...
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Set in 1970, in the last, dark days of hippiedom, Perv -- A Love Story is the saga of Bobby Stark, a sixteen-year-old batch of desire and angst struggling to stay sane in a world gone Day-Glo.
As the novel opens, Bobby loses his virginity in a drug-addled tryst with a one-armed barber's daughter. For his sins he's thrown out of school and dispatched to live with his mom, a festive electro shock aficionado, whose condo he flees to track down Michelle,...
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Funny, suspenseful, tender, and wise-the story of a man who took to the woods, and the woman who found him there Soon after his fortieth birthday, Macon "Toots" Henslee left his home, his job, and his marriage to live in a tree house. Lots of people-his wife especially-thought that he had lost his mind, but from his perch atop a Tennessee riverbank, Toots could see plainly the insanity of his old life. He had become a man who said and did the opposite...
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BRIEFLY, A WORD ABOUT ORDER Order is the focal point around which existence revolves. Without order there is only chaos. And in the halls of Damnation (pronounced Dam-NAWT-ion, thank you kindly) the first sign of impending chaos is a cup of tea made without the water having first been well and properly boiled in a kettle. Why is this relevant, O nameless narrator, you ask? Who cares about the preparatory order of tea in the fires of Hell? Lucifer,...
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The Stakes Couldn't Be Higher (Or More Pointy) In This Final Vampire Novella
What to do when the boy you like wants to become a bloodsucking vampire? That's definitely not the necking Deidre had in mind. Things between her and Hunter are heating up, but they might cool down quickly when his heart stops beating.
Then there's the little problem of the supernatural hunter, Jude Cross, and his posse who are determined to sweep the world…okay, at least...
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