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  El Dorado Freddy's - Chain...

  Danny Caine, Tara Wray

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  A charming and accessible collection of poems dedicated to one of the most American of inventions—fast food. “I went back for seconds.” —Dallas Crow, Rain Taxi Review of Books  El Dorado Freddy’s may be the first book of fast-food poetry. In poems like “Olive Garden,” “Culver’s,” “Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen,” “Cracker Barrel,” “Applebee’s (after James Wright),” Danny Caine—owner of the Raven Book Store in Lawrence, Kansas—“reviews” chain restaurants, bringing our attention to a slice of American life we often overlook, even though it’s everywhere. Along the way, he touches on such topics as parenting, the Midwest, politics, and the pitfalls of nostalgia. Caine’s wry, deceptively accomplished poems are paired with Tara Wray’s color-drenched photos. The result is a literary yet goofy homage to American food and identity, set in a midwestern landscape dotted by the light of fast-food restaurants’ glowing signs. Perfect for those readers who love both poetry and Popeye’s.  “Caine’s work has a tongue-firmly-planted-in-cheek appeal that is sly enough to fool the people who believe Popeye’s chicken could be considered healthy, and funny enough to make the rest of us laugh, or groan, to ourselves. Wray’s images in El Dorado Freddy’s are understated in their Steven Shore-esque ability to capture the essence of a meal when we’d rather not admit to, but cannot stop from embracing.” —Cary Benbow, F-Stop Magazine

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  Doctor Nikola Returns

  Guy Boothby

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  Guy Boothby’s character Doctor Antonio Nikola was one of the first great diabolical criminal masterminds. He was a Victorian forerunner to Fu Manchu and a sometime literary rival to Sherlock Holmes. He was ruthless in his pursuit of his objectives which range from world domination to cheating death. Irrespective of his villainy and moral turpitude he was bound by a self imposed code of chivalry, He was generous in both victory and defeat which made him a character you want to like rather than hate. In this novel (a follow on from Doctor Nikola's Revenge) Wilfred Bruce and Doctor Nikola set off for Tibet in search of a secret society "ten times as powerful as any government or priesthood in the world." Its members can extend life, perform magic, and raise the dead. Using his talent for disguise, he plans to penetrate the forbidden citadel and learn its hidden mysteries .With these miracles at his command, Nikola knows he can change the world but as with all great adventures things do not always go according to plan! - Summary by Peter John Keeble

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  The Cover Up - An Adult Comedy...

  Oscar Sparrow

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  What could link a webcam girl, a cross-dressing police chief and an escaped ferret? 
  A British nation torn by Brexit staggers on. Frankie Ferret, a pre-school children’s TV celebrity escapes into sewers of London and surely is dead. The people unite in grief. Police Chiefs, counselors and politicos stand in tear-stained sincerity with the common people. Viktor Pinupskin of Russia offers a genetically modified bear cub with his own face as a substitute. Internet bots urge a vote and attempt to sway the masses. Chaos and panic threaten to destroy the economy. 
  Into the mix steps young police inspector, Crispin Bissel. His mission is to lead the search and target PR for the cops. His ex-girlfriend, Selena Fontesse, is a mature ex-webcam girl specializing in veggie porn. She has the looks and the bosom to comfort a people broken by sorrow. 
  Could love be re-kindled over an open drain? Could Frankie be alive? Could a billionaire, a hot air balloon, a pop star, and a staring messianic child bring happiness back to a population in despair? And what if the big plans were to fail? 
  What if there were a cover up? 
  A deplorable basket case of a book. All right-thinking people should be offended. Cross-dressing vegan cannibals will love this story. There’s no safe space on campus when a ferret like Frankie gets into the pipes. A tender love story, an outrageous unfair satire, an exposé of the media-cult whirl in which we live, where news, fake news, and spin are the currencies of coercion.Buy this book and forgive yourself for laughing. It’s not incorrect if you didn’t mean to.

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  Life as it Happens

  Anton Chekhov

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  Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860 – 1904) was a Russian playwright, writer, and doctor. Known best for his plays, he had also written a great multitude of short stories for and about people of all ages and all walks of life. Life as it happens is a selection of just such stories and novellas. From sad to ridiculous, to dramatic, to funny, by way of tragic or bitter-sweet - there is something here for everyone. 
    
  This collection includes the following works:The Order of AnnaFeminine HappinessThe Lady with the Little DogChameleonBirthdayTwo ScandalsSweetheartThe DuelLiving MerchandizePrincessBeautiesMaria IvanovnaThe BetThe KissThe StudentForgot!The MaskProposalA JokeA Man in a CaseBoys

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  Lizzie's Christmas Escape

  Christie Barlow

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  A funny feel good festive read about rediscovering the magic of Christmas - just the thing to curl up with on a cold winter's night.Every Christmas Lizzie promises herself that things will change. And yet here she is again, at the beginning of December and nothing is different. Her girls have grown up and left home, her husband Henry is slumped in front of the TV and she is alone in the kitchen, seeking refuge in the cooking sherry and talking to her Gary Barlow calendar. She's also been very diverted by handsome new neighbour Marcus and she knows she shouldn't be …So when best friend Ann suggests a weekend away in the country, Lizzie jumps at the chance. Will this give Lizzie some much needed perspective and allow her to mend her marriage? Or will Marcus prove to be too much of a distraction?“I loved every page of this amazing, beautiful, lovely book. Highly recommended!” -  RENITA D'SILVA

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  Six - A Collection of Short Stories

  Bart Hopkins

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  Six stories seasoned with dark humor, suspense, and a dash of sarcasm, best served on ice. *Cures hangovers. 
  We Are Going to the Circus A family trip to the circus … what could go wrong? 
  Punch Drunk Martin meets a beautiful girl at a grocery store. Can their new romance withstand jealous friends and high school parties? 
  No Surrender A lazy afternoon on the beach becomes a heart-pounding chase for Jimmy Romano. 
  Closing Time Two couples travel to Budapest to visit the thermal baths and get more than they bargained for. 
  Total Eclipse It's August 2017, and everyone in Columbia, South Carolina, is excited about the eclipse. Everyone is excited, that is, except for Barry. He's tired of hearing his co-workers go on and on about it. Well, the big day is finally here, and they're about to find out how truly different this eclipse is... 
  The Mechanics Larry and Nigel are mechanics at an upscale garage in Austin, Texas. High-end cars and affluence are everywhere, but always just out of reach for two working-class guys, or so it seems. 
  *This claim is not medically proven, and is in fact purely conjecture by the author.

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