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  The Groves of Academe - A Novel

  Mary McCarthy

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  A college instructor embarks on a fanatical quest to save his job—and enact righteous revenge—in this brilliantly acerbic satire of university politics during the early Cold War years
  
  Henry Mulcahy's future is in question. An instructor of literature at Jocelyn College, an institute of higher learning renowned for its progressive approach to education, he has just received word that he will not be teaching next semester. He strongly suspects that his dismissal has been engineered by his nemesis, the college president, who Henry believes resents his superior skills as an educator. Or perhaps he is being targeted by the government in this Cold War era, now that Senator Joseph McCarthy's communist witch hunt is in full swing, especially since Henry's dedication to independent thinking is, he believes, renowned. Whatever the case, Henry Mulcahy wants justice—and vengeance—and he will not go quietly without a fight. But the battle might expose too much of Henry's true nature . . .
  
  
  Witty and biting, Mary McCarthy's The Groves of Academe is a deliciously pointed satire of the world of higher education and its petty despots, tiny wars, and internal politics.
  
  
  This ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary McCarthy including rare images from the author's estate.

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  A Holiday Task

  Saki Saki

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  In a bustling dining hall at the Golden Galleon Hotel, Kenelm Jerton finds himself seated next to a mysterious young woman who has lost her memory and identity. She recalls only that she holds a title, and in her quest to discover who she is, she humorously engages Jerton in a series of tests to eliminate potential identities. As their conversation unfolds, she reveals her whimsical approach to piecing together her past, including an extravagant lunch choice and a failed bet on a horse race.

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  Breaking Good - A Darklly...

  Mike B. Good

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  It was the Nixon Era, and recent college grad Mike Good was looking at certain death. 
  If not a quick one in Vietnam, then surely after law school and a long life of regret. 
  So he made a plan: Move to Hawaii and get rich quick. Also, seduce Miss June from the Girls of Hawaii calendar.. Sure, his plan to make the world a happier place was illegal, but ignoring Tim Leary’s fate, how hard could it be? 
  Caught in a crossfire between two rival mobs, he soon finds out. And when The Man and the Media frame him for a quadruple murder, he urgently needs a Plan B. 
  Unfortunately, Plan B came with hazards of its own. Murderous ripoffs down the block, the gigantic cannibals next door, and the death threats from Miss June’s outraged father. Then there was President Nixon, the CIA, the FBI, Hawaii 5-0, Da Syndicate, the U.S. Army, and a pair of deranged reporters, all of them opposed to Mike’s brand of philanthropy. 
  Anyone with a lick of common sense would have given up. Unimpeded by common sense, Mike refused. Will he find true love and get rich quick? Or will be get murdered, busted, or consumed? 
  If you like zany crime capers, quirky characters, hilarious dialogue, and exotic locations, read Breaking Good and find out!

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  Iterating Grace - Heartfelt...

  Koons Crooks, Anonymous

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  What is this tiny audiobook? Who is this Koons Crooks?With its privately-printed, anonymously-produced 140-copy first printing, Iterating Grace became the talk of summer 2015 in the tech world. From Buzzfeed to Tumblr to Fusion, people were puzzled and enthralled by the story of Koons Crooks, a young man who took the Twittered musings of the Silicon Valley elite to heart-and ended up on a profoundly unexpected path, leaving behind only the lovingly hand-calligraphed tweets that had meant so much to him. His story struck an immediate chord.There were competing efforts to identify the author of Iterating Grace; blog posts and lengthy comment threads pointed finger at writers all over the country, from Robin Sloan to Susan Orlean to Dave Eggers. Other early theories supposed it was the tip of an elaborate marketing scheme, and soon all would be revealed. But gradually it became clear that it was simply this: a small piece of literary art, perfectly pitched and driven by a Twain-like bemused outrage, by a creator who did not want to be identified, and would not explain anything beyond what the satirical fable said for itself.Disruptive innovators whose tweets are illustrated in Iterating Grace include: Austen Allred, cofounder of Grasswire; Sam Altman, president of Y Combinator; Marc Andreessen, coauthor of Mosaic, cofounder of Netscape and Andreessen Horowitz; Jeff Bussgang, VC at Flybrige Capital; Tony Conrad, cofounder and CEO of about.me; Benedict Evans, VC at Andreessen Horowitz; Brad Feld, VC at Foundry Group-and many more.

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  Standing Heavy

  Gauz'

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  A funny, fast-paced, and poignant take on Franco-African history, as told through the eyes of three African security guards in Paris. 
   
   
   
  All over the city, they are watching: Black men paid to stand guard, invisible among the wealthy flâneurs and yet the only ones who truly see. From Les Grands Moulins to a Sephora on the Champs-Élysées, Ferdinand, Ossiri, and Kassoum find their way as undocumented workers amidst political infighting and the ever-changing landscape of immigration policy. Fast-paced and funny, poignant and sharply satirical, Standing Heavy is a searing deconstruction of colonial legacies and capitalist consumption and an unforgettable account of everything that passes under the security guards' all-seeing eyes.

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  Coffee Break Collection 001 - Humor

  Various

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  This is a collection of short (15 minute or less readings) stories suitable for a coffee break at work or a short commuter ride.  Emphasis for this collection is Humor in various genres -- fiction and non-fiction. (Summary by BellonaTimes)

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