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  Significant Zero - Heroes...

  Walt Williams

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  When his satirical musings in a college newspaper got him discharged from the Air Force, it became clear to Walt Williams that his destiny in life was to be a writer—he just never thought he'd end up writing video games, let alone working on some of the most successful franchises in the industry—Bioshock, Civilization, Borderlands, and Mafia, among others.Williams pulls back the curtain on an astonishingly profitable industry that has put its stamp on pop culture and yet is little known to those outside its walls. In his reflective yet comically-observant voice, Williams walks you through his unlikely and at times inglorious rise within one of the world's top gaming companies, exposing an industry abundant in brain power and out-sized egos, but struggling to stay innovative. Significant Zero also provides clear-eyed criticism of the industry's addiction to violence and explains how the role of the narrative designer—the poor soul responsible for harmonizing gameplay with storylines—is crucial for expanding the scope of video games into more immersive and emotional experiences.

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  The Not So Secret Emails of Coco...

  Robert Bryndza

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  The hilarious, feel-good, romantic comedy debut novel from No. 1 bestselling author Robert Bryndza. 
  ‘Crime thrillers and romantic comedy, both—who knew?! Had me belly laughing just as hard as I bite my nails when I read his suspense novels. Bryndza is a multi-talented writer!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars. 
  Coco Pinchard has just turned forty, and is feeling fabulous. Her long-held dream to be a writer has been realised, with the publication of her debut novel, her son, Rosencrantz, is attending a prestigious London drama school, and her musician husband, Daniel, seems more in love with her than ever. Coco feels poised to enter an exciting new chapter in life. 
  When the New Year dawns after a hideous Christmas spent with her awful in-laws, Coco catches Daniel in bed with a younger woman, her novel flops, and Rosencrantz goes spectacularly off the rails.  
  As her once-happy life unravels, and any chance of an exciting new chapter recedes into the distance, Coco’s new iPhone becomes her confessional. 
  Through emails to loyal friends Christopher, a neurotic middle-aged socialite, and Marika, a slightly alcoholic schoolteacher, Coco begins to document her seemingly endless (and often hilarious) run of bad luck.  
  When Coco reaches the top of the local allotment list (after putting her name down nineteen years previously) she meets the drop-dead gorgeous Adam, and she's back in the world of dating as a single forty-something. Read the emails that tell the hilarious, feel-good tale of Coco picking up the pieces!  
  Fans of rom coms by Sophie Kinsella will be glued to the pages of this totally addictive page-turner.

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  Martha Really and Cruelly - The...

  Tom Connor, Jim Downey

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  From the wise guys behind Is Martha Stewart Living? comes a hilarious parody of the lifestyle maven’s autobiography.   Long before Martha Stewart's insider trading scandal, Tom Connor and Jim Downey had been spoofing her announced-then-postponed autobiography, Martha, Really and Truly. Now, in Martha, Really and Cruelly, the best-selling humor duo delivers their own version of events leading up to her sensational downfall.   Written in "Martha's" voice, this faux autobiography reveals early incidents of unethical playing-house tactics, questionable Kool-Aid stand practices, highly suspect home ec grades, and devious dating strategies. And that's before she's out of her teens!   If anyone can take uncannily accurate aim at the Dominatrix of Domesticity, it's Connor and Downey. Their breakout best-seller Is Martha Stuart Living? was followed by Martha Stuart's Better Than You at Entertaining and Martha Stuart's Excruciatingly Perfect Weddings.

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  Country Boy

  Lucius McCray

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  Y’all ain’t never gonna believe what’s inside my book. Sit yourself down, and open up a copy while I show you the joys of Carolina livin’.  
  Inside you’ll find a tale about my tom cat who is so mean he fears neither man nor machine. It’s just a darn shame he wasn’t as big on common sense as he was his attitude. Then ride along with me while I get neutered. Well, my wife Darla called it a vasectomy, but I’ve seen our dogs treated with more respect. After you ain’t doubled over no more, I’ll take you for some amazin' adventures in bathrooms from around the world. I tell you what, it’s surprisin’ just how excitin’ the old outhouse can be. Once you’ve refreshed yourself, join my best dog Wobbly and me. We’ll show you the joys of unconditional slobbery love, and more courage than a pack of coyotes. Finally, hop on in my pickup as we go out on the last moonshine run of the season. We’ll make some new friends, and see some old ones. As you turn the last page of my book, you can finish off your last sip of good country shine and rest easy with a big ole smile on your face.

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  Gil's All Fright Diner

  A. Lee Martinez

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  Bloodier than Fried Green Tomatoes!Funnier than The Texas Chainsaw Massacre! 
  Welcome to Gil's All Night Diner, where zombie attacks are a regular occurrence and you never know what might be lurking in the freezer. . . 
  Duke and Earl are just passing through Rockwood county in their pick-up truck when they stop at the Diner for a quick bite to eat. They aren't planning to stick around-until Loretta, the eatery's owner, offers them $100 to take care of her zombie problem. Given that Duke is a werewolf and Earl's a vampire, this looks right up their alley. 
  But the shambling dead are just the tip of a particularly spiky iceberg. Seems someone's out to drive Loretta from the Diner, and more than willing to raise a little Hell on Earth if that's what it takes. Before Duke and Earl get to the bottom of the Diner's troubles, they'll run into such otherworldly complications as undead cattle, an amorous ghost, a jailbait sorceress, and the terrifying occult power of pig-latin. And maybe--just maybe--the End of the World, too. 
  Gory, sexy, and flat-out hilarious, Gil's All Fright Diner will tickle your funnybone--before ripping it out of its socket!

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  Uncle John's Bathroom Reader...

  Institute Bathroom Readers'

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  An entertaining trivia compendium flush with fun facts about all things science.Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Plunges into the Universe is your anecdote to boring science textbooks. Uncle John and his loony lab partners will take you back to the Big Bang and forward to the distant future. You’ll see the science in everything around (and inside) you, and learn the truth about the most egregious science myths (such as—you can’t “sweat like a pig” because pigs don’t sweat). How many amazing facts await your visual cortex in these 494 pages made up of atoms (print version) or bits and bytes (e-book)? As Carl Sagan would have said, “Billions and Billions!” So put on your thinking cap and check out:  ·      Pluto denied  ·      Kitchen chemistry  ·      Football gets physics-al  ·      Planet Earth’s sudden hot flashes  ·      Food’s incredible journey . . .through you  ·      The science of surfing, skating, and snowboarding  ·      How they plugged the hole in the ozone layer  ·      How “defenseless” animals stay alive  ·      Sci-fi that’s more fi than sci  ·      Ancient astronomers  ·      Know your clouds  And much, much more

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