Join us on a literary world trip!
Add this book to bookshelf
Grey
Write a new comment Default profile 50px
Grey
Subscribe to read the full book or read the first pages for free!
All characters reduced
I'm Not Talking About You Of Course - cover

I'm Not Talking About You Of Course

Barbara Venkataraman

Publisher: Next Chapter

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Summary

Winner of the "Indie Book of the Day" award, this short collection of humorous essays explores such quirky topics as annoying pet people ("I'm Not Talking About You, Of Course"), analyzing your inner child ("Irrational Fears") and how to live like the Amish in the aftermath of a hurricane ("A Jolt of Electricity").
 
Included are also stories of just how much damage can be caused by a sneeze ("It All Started with a Loud Sneeze"), why it is so complicated to buy a tube of toothpaste ("Ask Me No Questions"), how not to prepare dinner ("Martha, I Let You Down"), making new friends ("Friends in Low Places"), how a parent's obsessive hobbies can become an inescapable vortex ("Crazy Hobbies"), and why spending the night in a sleep clinic is like being abducted by probing aliens ("Nightmare at the Sleep Clinic").
 
If you don't see yourself in one of these entertaining essays, then I'm not talking about you, of course...
Available since: 11/08/2022.
Print length: 40 pages.

Other books that might interest you

  • Steam at Work - Preserved Industrial Locomotives - cover

    Steam at Work - Preserved...

    Fred Kerr

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    The author, Fred Kerr, was introduced to the world of industrial railways in 1956 when his parents moved from Edinburgh to Corby in Northamptonshire, where the local steelworks offered a mix of locomotives from several manufacturers. When steam traction finished on BR in August 1968, Fred's interest in railways continued with diesel and electric traction, whilst retaining a passing interest in industrial locomotives through his visits to the heritage lines which were initiated in the post-Beeching era.When the author converted to digital photography in 2001, he visited many heritage lines as he sought to gain experience in the digital world. When he looked back after a decade of digital photography, he noted that industrial locomotives were still at work on many heritage lines throughout the UK. He also noted that during the 1960s the effort to preserve mainline steam traction had overlooked the availability of industrial locomotives, leading to the scrapping of many locomotives with both a story to tell and an incomplete working life.The result is a book that pays tribute to industrial locomotives which are still at work by detailing the manufacturers of these workhorses and the locomotives which they built; identifying their working lives where possible; showing their entry into preservation and paying tribute to those heritage lines which appreciated the value of these unsung heroes of the Industrial Revolution by buying the 'scrap' locomotives then restoring them to working order.
    Show book
  • Southern Maunsell 4-4-0 Classes - (L D1 E1 L1 and V) - cover

    Southern Maunsell 4-4-0 Classes...

    David Maidment

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    A railway historian chronicles the pioneering career of Richard Maunsell with a thorough account of the locomotive classes he built for the SE&CR.   As the Chief Mechanical Engineer of the South Eastern & Chatham Railway from 1913 to 1923, Richard Maunsell brought successful innovations to a number of steam locomotive classes. Notably, the D and E 4-4-0s were rebuilt as D1 and E1 locomotives with higher pressure boilers and long-travel valve events. Maunsell also made significant modifications to the L class—designed by his predecessor, Harry Wainwright—just before their delivery in 1914.   In the 1920s, Maunsell designed the L1 class for the 80-minute express line between London Victoria and Folkestone. He then built his masterpiece: the 3-cylinder V class—also known as the Schools class—for express services on all three constituent parts of the Southern Railway.   In this authoritative history, author and civil engineer David Maidment describes the design, construction, operations and performance of these locomotives. Maidment’s expert text is supported by more than photographs illustrating each class from their construction to their final demise in 1962. This volume also includes an update on the three Schools class locomotives that have been preserved and operate on Britain’s heritage steam railways.
    Show book
  • How To Start Eating Mindfully To Cure Your Eating Disorder - cover

    How To Start Eating Mindfully To...

    Mark Thomas

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Do you want to (outcome they want)? Do you struggle with (difficulty of the reader)? Then, keep reading...People all over the world have changed (insert results people have achieved with what you’re teaching in your book).The trouble with (difficulty people have had getting results i.e. most diets are hard to stick with, most businesses require a lot of money upfront, etc.)With these (your book) you’ll learn:outcome 1outcome 2outcome 3outcome 4and much more…Maybe you've "tried" (different things people in this niche have tried)?So you begin to wonder, "could this work for me?"This is a common problem for many people who have struggled with (x problem) without clear direction.Right now, there are people who have (achieve x results).Don't miss out. Start (x result) today!Buy now and start listening today.
    Show book
  • Paul Gauguin - cover

    Paul Gauguin

    Anna Barskaya

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Paul Gauguin was first a sailor, then a successful stockbroker in Paris. In 1874 he began to paint at weekends as a Sunday painter. Nine years later, after a stock-market crash, he felt confident of his ability to earn a living for his family by painting and he resigned his position and took up the painter’s brush full time. Following the lead of Cézanne, Gauguin painted still-lifes from the very beginning of his artistic career. He even owned a still-life by Cézanne, which is shown in Gauguin’s painting Portrait of Marie Lagadu. The year 1891 was crucial for Gauguin. In that year he left France for Tahiti, where he stayed till 1893. This stay in Tahiti determined his future life and career, for in 1895, after a sojourn in France, he returned there for good. In Tahiti, Gauguin discovered primitive art, with its flat forms and violent colours, belonging to an untamed nature. With absolute sincerity, he transferred them onto his canvas. His paintings from then on reflected this style: a radical simplification of drawing; brilliant, pure, bright colours; an ornamental type composition; and a deliberate flatness of planes. Gauguin termed this style “synthetic symbolism”.
    Show book
  • The Everything Meals for a Month Cookbook - 300 Smart Recipes to Help You Plan Ahead Save Time and Stay on a Budget - cover

    The Everything Meals for a Month...

    Linda Larsen

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    You don't have to order take out every time you don't feel like cooking - now there's an easier way to have breakfast, lunch, and dinner (not to mention dessert) right at your fingertips! The Everything Meals for a Month Cookbook is the perfect tool to help you save time in the kitchen (and money in your wallet) with practical shopping tips and food handling tricks for buying and cooking in bulk. Learn how to plan your menu, assemble the ingredients, and store and freeze a month's worth of dinners - without losing any freshness or taste. In addition to 300 mouth-watering recipes, The Everything Meals for a Month Cookbook explains how you can organize your kitchen for once-a-month cooking. Thanks to the easy-to-follow bulk-cooking model provided, it's easier than you think!Features family-friendly recipes such as:Cranberry OatmealQuick BreadStuffed MushroomsSanta Fe Chicken SoupCurried Turkey CasseroleApple Glazed Pork RoastShrimp Pesto LinguineGerman Chocolate Pound CakeWhether you're serving up these delicious meals straight from the oven or freezing them for later in the month, you'll find everything you need to save time and money with The Everything Meals for a Month Cookbook.
    Show book
  • Men of Steam - Railwaymen in Their Own Words - cover

    Men of Steam - Railwaymen in...

    David Wragg

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Few modes of travel have the enduring appeal of steam railways. Today preserved lines, locomotives and rolling stock attract not just expert enthusiasts but more casual visitors who are keen to savor the distinctive atmosphere of a lost era in transport history. Yet these relics are but one aspect of the long story of steam, for they cannot reveal the human side of working life on the railways  the experience of the railwaymen who operated the machinery of the steam age. It is this, the human aspect of railway history that David Wragg has chosen as the subject of this landmark book. He has selected extracts from the personal reminiscences of railway men to create an all-round portrait of the industry in its prime. He records their memories, anecdotes and insights, and he brings the routines of the steam railway vividly back to life.
    Show book