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Ted L. Nancy's Afternoon Stories
by Ted L. Nancy
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.58

Ted L. Nancy’s Letters from a Nut series documented his correspondence with celebrities, dignitaries, and companies who replied to his outlandish letters. Letters where Ted wanted to check in to a hotel with his own ice machine. Or sell ham sandwiches out of an Indian casino restroom. Then in Hello Junk Mail! Ted and the Kabobby family answered scores of junk mail with more riotous results. Now in Ted L. Nancy’s Afternoon Stories Ted writes ridiculous stories which he reads to people at their jobs. Ted goes to a mattress showroom filled with salespeople and customers and reads them the story of THE POLYGAMIST WHO GOT 11 HUSBANDS BY MISTAKE. Then Ted visits a convention and reads conventioneers the story of THE BATHROOM ATTENDANT WHO FINALLY PASSED OUT. And he brings along ridiculous acts like THE VENTRILOQUIST WITH A PUPPET IN A COMA. Or MARK TWAIN WITH BREASTS to entertain these people. If you grew up reading Ted's Letters From A Nut - and you want some more adult, sophisticated Ted - then you will want Ted L. Nancy’s Afternoon Stories. This is a fully grown mature Ted. Ted Unchained. (a little) Ted L. Nancy. The brand to go to for idiotic lunacy.
Tear Avenger
by Joshua Heights
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.18

A beautiful Russian girl named Victoria , who's young life was shattered into darkness and despair from the wicked ways of an abusive and psychotic father. Victoria runs away , to Moscow after slaying the dragon (her nickname for her father ) but Human traffickers capture her and a few friends she made along the way to hell and sell the tortured girls to one Armand DeCosta, a monster of a human being.The demons follow poor Vicky into adulthood and all seems hopeless.. Until a friend cannot just stand by and watch the torment and abuse anymore.Taking matters in her own hands ,soon, all those bloody tear drops and broken hearts are avenged....one monster and one dragon at a time .
The Silver Mist
by Martin Treanor
Genres: Fiction, Ireland, Literary Fiction, Irish Literature
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.15

Her dying father calls her unique, doctors have diagnosed that her "brain is wired wrong," and most say she's "plain simple," but Eve Hayes, a young Down's syndrome woman, feels only that she's different. Then, on 21 July 1972-Belfast's Bloody Friday-Eve encounters the captivating Esther, who ferries Eve on a sequence of illuminating, metaphysical journeys. In order to make sense of the slaughter that surrounds her, Eve must first learn the truth of her perceived difference, and therein unravel the timeless purpose of the silver mist.
The Bringer
by Samantha Towle
Genres: Paranormal, Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal Romance, Young Adult, Angels, Urban Fantasy
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.69

Death is sad, love is agony.Max was her next job. She got his name just before he died and it was for her to lead his soul to heaven. She was a Bringer.Then Max started pleading (as they often do), but not for himself, for his son, James.Would she look after him, would she comfort him as he grieved for the loss of his father? James was a sensitive young man. He would take his father's death very hard.Well, Bringers don't do that sort of thing; their exclusive role is to usher souls to heaven. They are not allowed to get involved in earthly affairs.However, when she saw James, she felt something she had never felt before – an emotion, a shock.She was a Bringer. Bringers do not have emotions.Yet she couldn't help herself. She found herself being drawn inexorably towards James and his life, against every instinct she had ever had, against every law of the universe.And she fell in love.For a Bringer, that is a terrifying fall.
Down These Mean Streets
by Piri Thomas
Genres: Memoir, Nonfiction, Biography, New York, Race, Classics, Biography Memoir
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.16

Memoir, coming of age on the streets of Spanish Harlem by Puerto Rican. Dark-skinned morenito had family who ignored African blood. Consolation from drugs, street fighting, and armed robbery end when Piri 22 goes to Sing Sing prison for shooting a cop. His journey continues to self-acceptance, faith, and inner confidence. 30-year anniversary edition has Intro by author.
I Was Amelia Earhart
by Jane Mendelsohn
Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical, Fantasy, Adult, Literary Fiction, Adult Fiction
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.38

In this brilliantly imagined novel, Amelia Earhart tells us what happened after she and her navigator, Fred Noonan, disappeared off the coast of New Guinea one glorious, windy day in 1937. And she tells us about herself.There is her love affair with flying ("The sky is flesh") . . . .There are her memories of the her childhood desire to become a heroine ("Heroines did what they wanted") . . . her marriage to G.P. Putnam, who promoted her to fame, but was willing to gamble her life so that the book she was writing about her round-the-world flight would sell out before Christmas.There is the flight itself -- day after magnificent or perilous or exhilarating or terrifying day ("Noonan once said any fool could have seen I was risking my life but not living it").And there is, miraculously, an island ("We named it Heaven, as a kind of joke").And, most important, there is Noonan . . .
A Cancer Prevention Guide for the Human Race
by Robert A. Wascher
Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Self Help, Science, Reference
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.98

Few diseases create the level of fear associated with a new diagnosis of cancer. Fortunately, cancer experts have estimated that at least 50 to 60 percent of all cancer cases can be prevented through evidence-based modifications in lifestyle and diet. "A Cancer Prevention Guide for the Human Race" is a landmark, evidence-based guide to a healthy cancer-prevention lifestyle, and comprehensively informs readers on the important findings of hundreds of recent cutting-edge cancer research studies, performed by the world's foremost cancer research scientists. Written for lay readers by Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS, an internationally recognized cancer physician, cancer surgeon, cancer researcher, educator, professor, and author, "A Cancer Prevention Guide for the Human Race" offers health-conscious readers a vital research-based guide that will enable them to significantly reduce their lifetime risk of developing cancer. "A Cancer Prevention Guide for the Human Race" is an absolutely essential health information resource for the 21st Century, and belongs in every home and office.The Author is a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of California, Irvine, and the editor of the popular global health information website, "Weekly Health Update" (www.doctorwascher.com). Dr. Wascher is the author of numerous research papers, book chapters, articles, essays, and columns on a variety of health-related topics, and serves as a Consultant in both Oncology and Surgery for multiple health care and health information organizations. Dr. Wascher's next book, "Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) & the Breast Cancer Epidemic," is scheduled for publication in 2011.
Murphy Blue
by Linda Hahn
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.00

Hard look at the death penalty, the criminal justice system, and prejudice.
Verland: The Transformation
by B.E. Scully
Genres: Horror, Vampires, Gothic, Fantasy, Paranormal, Fiction, Mystery Thriller
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.78

True crime writer Elle Bramasol is drawn into a macabre mystery when incarcerated Hollywood producer Eliot Kingman asks her to write a book about his case. As she delves deeper into Kingman's murder conviction, she discovers that he possesses a centuries old diary written by an elusive vampire named Verland. Uncovering the transformative secrets held within the diary's pages, Elle is drawn deeper into both Kingman's deadly schemes and Verland's dark world of shadows. When the two finally collide, the stage is set for a climactic battle over mankind's ultimate prize: eternal triumph over death. But will the Holy Grail of immortality turn out to be the cruelest curse of all? Exploring the allure of the shadowy places between life and death, between fantasy and reality, and the ultimate power of belief, Verland: The Transformation is a gothic-inspired tour de force, a brooding return to the roots of the vampire genre that goes for the throat from page one until the final, bone-chilling climax.
Michael Jackson: The Icon
by Jos Borsboom
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.41

The King of Pop was without any doubt the world's biggest entertainer of all time. Michael Jackson's tragic death shocked the world for weeks. He was planning the biggest concert tour the world had ever seen. Michael tried to hide his addiction to painkillers for years.A doctor, who visited his trashed hotel suite in The Mirage in Las Vegas "It is Elvis all over again." The pop star died of an overdose on June 25, 2009 while preparing for his comeback tour. The ultimate story about Michael Jackson's life, his work as a humanitarian, his awards, his music, his problems with fame, and finally his last days. The whole story about the biggest legend ever.BIOGRAPHY and MEMOIR, Music (20th Century), Celebrities, King of Pop, Michael Jackson, Humanitarian, Biographies, Memoirs, Musician, Pop, Thriller, Aid, Addiction, Videos, Albums, Fanclub, Legend, Icon, Memorial, Funeral. Please visit Michael-Jackson.mobi for more information. Jos Borsboom ISBN 978-1-4475-1692-7
The Search for Artemis (The Chronicles of Landon Wicker, #1)
by P.D. Griffith
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Paranormal, Fiction, Coming Of Age
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.78

Fifteen-year-old Landon Wicker is psychokinetic, but the tragic unleashing of his abilities forces him to run from everything he knows. Alone, terrified and unable to remember the events that compelled him to flee, Landon fights to survive and understand what's happening to him. He finds solace, however, in the company of hundreds of psychokinetics like him when he's brought to the Gymnasium.Forced into a life where people don't just see - but control - the world around them and teenagers lift city buses with a thought, Landon struggles to accept his new reality and the guilt over his painful secret. But everything changes when a chance encounter with a mysterious girl propels him on a hunt for answers. Uncovering dark truths the Gymnasium would do anything to keep hidden, Landon must choose where his loyalties lie.Will Landon accept his past - and his future? Will he discover the truth? What's hidden in the Restricted Tower, and who is Artemis?
Supernova (Supernova Saga, #1)
by C.L. Parker
Genres: Paranormal, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Young Adult, Ghosts, Humor, Contemporary
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.97

As part of a chosen bloodline, Kerrigan Cruz has inherited a gift: supernatural powers which give her the ability to protect a person's free will from those who wish to alter destiny for their own design. After her grandmother's passing, Kerrigan meets Dominic Grayson, an alluring stranger with a secret of his own. Dominic has been cursed, touched by both darkness and light, and Kerrigan is the only one who can save him. In their world, only three things are certain: His curse. Her gift. Their destiny.
Be a Man: The Plaid Manifesto
by Joshua Wisenbaker
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.56

America. The land of opportunity. The birthplace of the Ford truck, Lincoln, Washington, Edison, Babe Ruth and strip malls. We are the land of innovators and pioneers. America has gone from pioneer to pansy. When did we become a douche bag boot camp? What the hell happened? No more! The gauntlet has been thrown down. Be A Man! Discover your inner carnivore and eat a juicy steak straight off the fire. Climb a freak'n mountain. Drive a truck, environment be damned! Enter the wild with only a bow and arrow plus your trusty pocket knife. Understand the importance of giving your progeny a name of simplicity and power. Being a Man also incurs the responsibility of knowing what not to do as a man. Men do not pick out drapes. Men do not play the flute. Nor do men buy potpourri, shop together, or wear pajamas outside the house if at all. Above all else know that plaid is the manliest pattern in fashion. Plaid is not even fashion. It is the manifestation of order in an otherwise chaotic world that needs order. Pick up Be A Man: The Plaid Manifesto to fully appreciate what it means to Be A Man! Your inner pioneer is waiting.
Tales of Wonder from the Garden State
by Debbie Jones
Genres: Short Stories
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.62

Forget the New Jersey you think you know - the one crying out from over-development, heavy with strip malls, suburbs and the Jersey Turnpike. Travel back to the Garden State of Debbie Jones' youth. It's a place where peaches and lemons are free for the picking, a place where barefoot kids run in packs with local dogs, a place for the evening edition, the tire swing, the railroad trestle and the front porch. It is against this compelling and rich landscape that Jones cracks the veneer between the natural and supernatural. In Jones' Jersey, the extraordinary is ordinary for the people who live there and the Garden State is a place for all time that is about to change forever.
Bloomsday: The Bostoniad
by David B. Lentz
Genres: Fiction, Literature, Contemporary
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.24

This tragicomic epic brings to life in America the enduring masterpiece of Homer's "Odyssey" and the Irish saga of Joyce's "Ulysses" in a Father's Day in Boston after the Vietnam War in 1974. This new "Bostoniad" portrays the American immigrant descendants of Leopold and Molly Bloom, and Stephen Dedalus of Dublin. After Tim Finnegan's Irish wake Rudy and Penelope Bloom of Beacon Hill meet Harvard Professor, Dr. Thomas Dedalus. "Bloomsday" narrates in a pixilist style a chorus of New England voices blending to render new verses of the greatest epic of antiquity and the 20th century's most celebrated literary novel on the legendary wandering home of Odysseus after the fall of Troy.
The Snake Pit
by Donna Dillon
Genres: Young Adult
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.66

It's always hard to be the new girl at school, but for Cinda, it's a nightmare. Born with a facial deformity, Cinda endures the taunts and teases of other students without complaint, until one girl takes bullying too far...way too far.
The Nine Orders: Peacekeeper Chronicles
by Ivan J. Torres
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.20

Power hungry forces that are attempting to seize control ofeverything in existence disrupt the balance in the Universe. TheNine Orders, aware of the consequences of such affront, interveneto oppose these legions of doom secretly controlled by an unknownentity. Humankind is the fi rst species in danger of extinction. Are TheNine Orders too late to save man?The world that you are about to enter has a life of its own. I startedwith a simple concept to write a horror novel and it evolved into themythology that it is and will continue to be. The Nine Orders is areimagining of the battle between angels and demons, bringing thetwo opposing forces to a new level of existence.
Proof of Intent (Charley Sloan, #4)
by William J. Coughlin
Genres: Mystery, Thriller
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.98

Charley Sloan isn't your typical lawyer. But then again, this isn't your typical case. When famous author and hometown hero Miles Dane is arrested for murdering his wife, it seems like an open-and-shut case. With no credible alibi, a mountain of physical evidence, and a motive of millions, it seems the prosecution's case is airtight.The police suspect that Dane had planned this crime many years ago--and made the mistake of writing it all down...in exact detail. Even Charley begins to question Dane's innocence. But Charley's own investigation gives him reason to believe that his client is being framed and that the real killer is using Dane's own bizarre imagination against him. But why isn't Dane speaking up? What secrets is he hiding?As the trial begins, it's still unclear where Miles Dane's wild imaginings stop and reality begins. Or whether he is committing the ultimate sacrifice in order to atone for something he did long ago. Only in the crucible of the final, fevered moments of trial will Charley finally put the pieces together and reveal the stunning truth...
A Kidnapping in Milan: The CIA on Trial
by Steve Hendricks
Genres: Nonfiction, History, International, Terrorism
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.43

A book so compelling it deserves to become one of the nonfiction classics of our time. As propulsively readable as the best “true crime,” A Kidnapping in Milan is a potent reckoning with the realities of counterterrorism. In a mesmerizing page-turner, Steve Hendricks gives us a ground-level view of the birth and growth of international Islamist terrorist networks and of counterterrorism in action in Europe. He also provides an eloquent, eagle’s-eye perspective on the big questions of justice and the rule of law.“In Milan a known fact is always explained by competing stories,” Hendricks writes, but the stories that swirled around the February 2003 disappearance of the radical imam Abu Omar would soon point in one direction―to a covert action by the CIA. The police of Milan had been exploiting their wiretaps of Abu Omar for useful information before the taps went silent. The Americans were their allies in counterterrorism―would they have disrupted a fruitful investigation?In an extraordinary tale of detective versus spy, Italian investigators under the leadership of prosecutor Armando Spataro unraveled in embarrassing detail the “covert” action in which Abu Omar had been kidnapped and sent to be tortured in Egypt. Spataro―seasoned in prosecutions of the Mafia and the Red Brigades and a passionate believer in the rule of law―sought to try the kidnappers in absentia: the first-ever trial of CIA officers by a U.S. ally. An exemplary achievement in narrative nonfiction writing, A Kidnapping in Milan is at once a detective story, a history of the terrorist menace, and an indictment of the belief that man’s savagery against man can be stilled with more savagery yet.
Until Forever
by Darlene Shortridge
Genres: Romance, Christian, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Christian Romance, Family, Inspirational
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.01

It was something she would never forgive herself for…It wasn’t until lunchtime that Jessi remembered to call home. No answer. She tried calling several times while she ate her lunch. Still no answer. She closed her eyes and rested her arms and head on her desk. She breathed deeply, wishing she had remembered to call earlier. Until Forever is a story of a young family that is torn apart by the devastating effects of alcoholism. Can healing take place in a relationship when an unforgivable act is committed? Will Jessi's pain and Mark's guilt keep them apart forever, or will unforeseen circumstances bind them together?
Trailers
by Kate le Vann
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.33

"Le Vann is a great new talent, her prose taut and addictive, and full of truth. Readers expecting a William Sutcliffe-style look at university life are sure to be surprised, but not disappointed" - The Times "A modern British flatshare story ... saved from the usual role call of arguments, armours and angst by Le Vann's caustic observations and the vulnerability that shines through her "get a grip" attitude" - Elle "A sharp satire on university life, reminding every ex-student how quickly the idealistic sheen wears off" - Heat
A Song in My Heart - Including CD with Original Musical Score
by Roma Calatayud-Stocks
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.94

Alejandra Stanford is born into a privileged bicultural family in Minneapolis of 1902. Growing up, she and her artistic family experience the intermingling of American, Mexican, and European cultural influences, as well as national events that challenge their lives; yet, Alejandra finds music is the perfect expression of her own artistic inclinations, emotions, and ambitions. As a young pianist and budding composer, she is affected by Minnesota's musical pioneers and resolves to become an orchestral conductor despite the obstacles. Alejandra travels to the great cities of the world in pursuit of her dreams. Along the way, she will meet two men who are her match in ideals and intellect. Ultimately, it is the passion for music and love which guide, inspire, and determine Alejandra's destiny. History and fiction converge impeccably in this historical novel infused with music, art, and romance, creating a compelling first installment to the A Song in My Heart trilogy.
The Amaranth Enchantment
by Julie Berry
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance, Fairy Tales, Magic, Fiction, Teen
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.66

When Lucinda Chapdelaine was a small child, her parents left for the royal ball and never returned. Ever since, Lucinda has been stuck in perpetual servitude at her evil aunt's jewelry store. Then, on the very same day, a mysterious visitor and an even more bizarre piece of jewelry both enter the shop, setting in motion a string of twists and turns that will forever alter Lucinda's path.In this magical story filled with enchanting surprises, Lucinda will dance at the royal ball, fall under the Amaranth Witch's spell, avenge her parents' death, restore justice to a town that does not yet know the corrupt danger around them, and maybe - just maybe - Lucinda might capture the heart of a prince.
The Fifth Element of Love
by Roxana Jones
Genres: Christian
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.75

Even with the imposed reality that surrounded her, Sybil Vaughan was able to empower herself, change her thoughts and heal her heart. She was born to make a difference but she could only do so when she realized that, this difference was her. This is the true story of a woman whose resilience made possible her transformation. Are you willing to keep reproducing the past as your present, or, are you ready for inner change and a life where the possible future is the only present there is?This is Volume 2 of the book "WHILE I WAS LEARNING TO BECOME GOD".
The Angels Are Here (Paradox, #1)
by Patti Roberts
Genres: Angels, Young Adult, Paranormal, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Fiction, Amazon
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.67

Two mysterious strangers arrive just in time to help a little girl, Grace Connors, as she struggles to cope with the death of her father. But are the intentions of these strangers as innocent as they seem, or is there something else on their agenda? Meanwhile, in an a faraway Realm, a race of fallen Angels clash with a ruling house of Angels. Their battle changes events in the Ancient World and the New World forever. A realm where a year can last centuries and an ancient magical people still rule, a realm where even the immortals face danger. A story that will indeed leave you asking... Who, When, Where? WHAT! My name is Juliette. Nine hundred years ago, I died. Today, I am alive... This is my story.
Ghost Children
by Sue Townsend
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.58

The author of the celebrated Adrian Mole books presents a bittersweet novel about a discouraged electrician haunted by a former lover's abortion, who makes an appalling discovery that forces him to catch up with his past. 15,000 first printing.
Simple Prayers
by Michael  Golding
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Magical Realism
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.09

This mesmerising narrative iridescent with the colours of medieval Italy, is steeped in both authentic details and magical realism. It creates a long ago place that has chilling familiarity.