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  The 7 Habits of Highly Defective...

  Cathy Crimmins

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  Better than CliffsNotes, funnier than Monarch Notes, and shorter than the originals—comes a hilarious spoof of the blockbuster hits you love, not to mention many books you've come to despise. From the authors of the bestselling Newt Gingrich's Bedtime Stories for Orphans is a parody that lampoons all the popular books you'd ever want to read—or not!
  Included are:
  "The Fridges of Marin County": A hip California housewife finds brief happiness in the arms of an Iowa refrigerator.
  
  "Embarrassed by the Light": A guide for people who are self-conscious about near-death experiences.
  
  "A Year in Pompeii": Fond pre-Vesuvius anecdotes and recollections.
  
  "Iron Tom": Help your neutered cat regain his masculinity.
  
  "The 7 Habits of Highly Defective People": Annoying strategies for getting what you want.
  
  "Listening to Pringles": A psychologist/grocer chronicles his experience in treating depressive patients with prescription junk food.
  And more!

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  A Cup of Tea on The Commode - My...

  Mark Steven Porro

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  Mark enjoyed his carefree bachelor’s life in Los Angeles. He had no steady girlfriend, no children, few responsibilities outside of work. But that all changed when “The Call” came. Genevieve, his eighty-nine-year-old mother, was on her deathbed. He rushed back to New Jersey to be by her side. Hours became days, days became weeks, then she woke up. So, he moved back into his childhood home and took over her care. His first task was to remove all hazards, which included the current caregivers. 
   
  After, Mark asked his mother, “Do you trust me?” She whispered, “Yes.” “Do you understand I will do everything in my power to keep you healthy and safe?” She smiled and nodded. “That means I’m in charge, and that means now you must obey me.” Her mood shifted in an instant. She looked him dead in the eye, then puckered up her lips. He wasn’t sure if this was a sign of surrender or one wishing him luck. He kissed her and hoped for the best. 
   
  The parent/child role reversal may not have been unique to Mark, but how he dealt with it was. One day, hoping to make Genevieve’s time on the commode a tad more pleasant, he offered her a cup of her favorite beverage. It was a hit, and a cup of tea on the commode became a staple on the morning menu, and the clear choice for the title of this intimate, funny, and heartwarming memoir of how eldercare can be done. 
   
  A Cup of Tea on the Commode chronicles Mark’s multitasking adventures of filling his mother’s last years with love, laughter, and joy. Though not always successful, he came pretty damn close.

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  Fluffy

  Julia Kent

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  An all-new STANDALONE from New York Times bestselling author Julia Kent It all started with the wrong Help Wanted ad. Of course it did. I’m a professional fluffer. It’s NOT what you think. I stage homes for a living. Real estate agents love me, and my work stands on its own merits. Sigh. Get your mind out of the gutter. Go ahead. Laugh. I’ll wait. See? That’s the problem. My career has used the term “fluffer” for decades. I didn’t even know there was a more… lascivious definition of the term. Until it was too late. The ad for a “professional fluffer” on Craigslist seemed like divine intervention. My last unemployment check was in the bank. I was desperate. Rent was due. The ad said cash paid at the end of the day. The perfect job! Staging homes means showing your best angle. The same principle applies in making a certain kind of movie. Turns out a “fluffer” doesn’t arrange decorative pillows on a couch. They arrange other soft, round-ish objects. The job isn’t hard. Er, I mean, it is — it’s about being hard. Or, well… helping other people to be hard. Oh, man… And that’s the other problem. A man. No, not one of the stars on the movie set. Will Lotham – my high school crush. The owner of the house where we’re filming. Illegally. In a vacation rental. By the time the cops show up, what I thought was just a great house staging gig turned into a nightmare involving pictures of me with an undressed star, Will rescuing me from an arrest, and a humiliating lesson in my own naivete. My job turned out to be so much harder than I expected. But you know what’s easier than I ever imagined? Having all my dreams come true.

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  Fun Loving Finn: Books 1-4

  Finn Briscoe

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  Finn Briscoe, in looking back on youthful and not entirely legal adventures, manages to capture a sense of what it was like to be fearless and enterprising in the late 60s and early 70s. This Missouri farm boy/Amherst student gone rogue offers a unique voice full of jest, wit, and sharp humor and takes you right back to the freewheeling '60s & '70s counterculture revolt.

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  1900 or The last President

  Ingersoll Lockwood

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  Ingersoll Lockwood (1841-1918) was a New York attorney, diplomat and lecturer who wrote children's books, satire, and poetry. 1900 or, The last President is a dystopian, alternative history book which was published in 1896 and ostensibly involves events of a few years later - the 1898 election that put William Jennings Bryan in power and led to civic unrest. As a work of political satire, the narrative deplores the rise of socialism and populism in its dystopian vision of the future.

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  The Good The Bad and the Nomadic

  Phil O'Brien

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  A collection of stories from the life and times of Australian Outback Raconteur Phil O'Brien. Failing to ever settle down he has amassed over 200 jobs in a life of reckless misadventure , near death experiences, failed romance and at times a few too many beers. Never burdened by material possessions or financial security he was just a bloke that went out and had a crack, and somehow has turned drifting around outback Australia into an artform. The Good The Bad and the Nomadic is a selection of yarns from Phil's previous books and some not told before, all brought to life with entertaining Audio and narrated by Author Phil O'Brien. Easy listening often humorous and unfortunately all the stories are true.  
  An enthusiastic observer and Storyteller Phil O'Brien comes from the Northern Territory of Australia. Leaving home at an early age Phil O'Brien pursued a life of freedom on the road going from job to job and place to place, never quite settling down. His longest job was as a Crocodile Farmer in North East Arnhem Land spanning two a half years, and his shortest was as a Drink Waiter which lasted roughly 27 seconds, and there’s been everything in between. But through it all he has remained on optimist. 
  His lack of formal education has been no drawback as his creativity and passion to entertain and share a story has shone through with 5 published books , also there has been several film projects, as well as being an active live musical performer. He was awarded a Pride of Australia medal in 2007 . 
  In between projects he is still living a mainly nomadic life across the North of Australia.

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