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  Fatboy Fall Down - A Novel

  Rabindranath Maharaj

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  A heartrending novel about one man’s search for meaning in a difficult lifeA child ridiculed for his weight, a son overshadowed by a favored brother, a husband who falls short of his wife’s ambitions, an old man with a broken heart… As Orbits’s life passes, he doggedly pursues a simple dream — a little place in the country where a family might thrive — while wondering if he can ever shake free of the tragedies that seem to define him.Fatboy Fall Down is the lush and heartbreaking musings of a man trying to understand his place in the world. Though shot through with sadness, Fatboy Fall Down is also full of surprising moments of wry humor, and Rabindranath Maharaj's deft touch underscores the resilience of the human spirit. 
  Bespeak Audio Editions brings Canadian voices to the world with audiobook editions of some of the country’s greatest works of literature, performed by Canadian actors.

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  A Newport Christmess - A Sweet...

  Jess Heileman

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  #### Love can be downright messy. This last year has been a total disaster, but my failed six-month marriage takes the cake. While my ex is out having the time of his life, my coping mechanisms consist of an unhealthy obsession with true-crime podcasts and trying to revive my floundering social media account. So, when I get an offer from one of social media’s darlings—Nikki Aker—to make gingerbread centerpieces for her Christmas wedding, I can’t refuse. Not only because the job pays well (my maxed-out credit card will attest to how much I need this money), but it’s a last-ditch effort to increase my following before I’m forced to get “a real job.” There’s only one small problem I didn’t account for: Nikki’s a self-proclaimed matchmaker, and apparently, I’m her next target. My only hope to escape unscathed is to conspire with Nikki’s grumpy—albeit gorgeous—brother, Landon, who seems equally determined to get through this wedding with his single status fully intact. All we need to do is convince Nikki we're developing feelings for each other. What can possibly go wrong? *This is a sweet/clean romance

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  Chicken 65 - A Madcap Meditation...

  Hugh O'Neil Gallagher

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  Fast Cars! Magic Mushrooms! Dynamite! Snipers! Ladyboys!This High Speed Rally Race Has It All! Like Fight Club meets Cannonball Run, Chicken 65 is a hilarious collision of chaos and comedy, where laughter and insight run wild. Both rebellion and celebration, this racing tale of men off the map charts new ground!Rich Archer is a laptop nomad wrapping up a year in Thailand. Plans change when his visiting friend stumbles into Chicken 65, a secret road rally race running since the Vietnam War. Leaving Bangkok at dawn, drivers chase a chicken through Southeast Asia. Joining this mysterious brotherhood, the friends are thrown into a sprawling, lawless race for Chicken victory. On twisted roads of dynamite and double-crosses, they learn that winning The Bird might mean losing their mind. Too late to quit, too fast to stop, both men head farther off the map and deeper into Chicken 65.ABOUT THE AUTHORHugh O'Neil Gallagher is the author of the world famous College Application Essay. He has written feature articles for Rolling Stone, Wired, Newsweek, and the Beastie Boy's Grand Royal. Hugh wrote the script for Daft Punk's famous "Da Funk" video with Spike Jonze. When his novel Teeth was published by Simon and Schuster, critics raved:“Finally, the dental masterpiece we’ve all been waiting for.” Gore Vidal“This should be on the top of the MTV Generation’s reading list. Comparable to the novels of Jay McInerney and Bret Easton Ellis…” Library Journal“Gallagher writes with devilish wit and without cynicism… a funny, beautiful debut.”  The Village Voice“A scathingly humorous look at the MTV generation… Gallagher’s writing is a modern art all its own.” New York Post

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  The Life of Alberto

  Alberto E Baston

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  "Here inside of my second book, you will hear more stories from the gallery of my life. I am a special gentleman from Southern California living with disabilities - I was diagnosed with both cerebral palsy and scoliosis as a toddler. I am a writer who uses an augmentative alternative communication (AAC) device to speak. I wrote this sequel so that I could share more of my life with you, chronicling events from shortly after my high school graduation in 1991 all the way up to my 40th birthday in 2010. To fully appreciate my story, you'll need to read my first book "The Life of Alberto (Volume One)" so that you may follow my steps from the beginning. This second volume of my autobiography will take you through many of the humorous and memorable moments of my adult life. I am dedicating this book in loving memory of my father, Norm Baston. I hope that you find my experience as wonderful as I have. -Alberto Baston"

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  A Genie Ruins Everything

  Martina Fetzer

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  Phenomenal Cosmic Power... Itty Bitty Moral Compass. 
  With paranormal activity at an all-time high, Arturo Brooks and Edward Smith decide to stop working for others and form their own paranormal detective agency. They're not the only ones. The market is saturated, and they struggle to find even a single client. 
  That changes following a chance encounter with a genie that doesn't grant wishes so much as do whatever the hell it wants. The detectives' reality is completely upended—for better and worse. Better for them. Worse for the world. 
  Brooks and Smith have to set things right, but their attempts at doing so are complicated by a genie-thieving venture capitalist, self-sabotage, and a newer, stupider detective in town. Some wishes really can’t come true. 
  About the Series 
  From the mind of award-winning author* Martina Fetzer, the Brooks & Smith series brings fast-paced science fiction and fantasy with an emphasis on humor. It follows two detectives and their makeshift family on a series of increasingly absurd adventures. These books are often silly, sometimes dark, and never child friendly. A Genie Ruins Everything is Book #3. 
  *1996, 1997, 1998 Oakview Elementary Perfect Attendance Award 
  About the Audiobook 
  Narrated by James Urbaniak (The Venture Bros., Difficult People), A Genie Ruins Everything is guaranteed to induce laughter. Real laughter. Not just a slight exhale. It is not recommended that you listen while chopping down a tree, conducting a train carrying radioactive waste, or anything else requiring intense focus.

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  Short Story Press Presents...

  Short Story Press, Ken Green

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  Anyone who has ever moved to a new city to start a new life knows the obstacles, both mental and physical, that such a move creates. No only does it often involve leaving perhaps the only life you might ever have known, but it means starting a new life in an entirely new location, a location that has its own traditions, customs, and style. For writer Ken Green, that transition meant leaving the big city of Chicago for the not-so-big city of Denver. It was the Midwest vs the real West, Chi-Town vs Cowtown, the City of Big Shoulders vs the City That's Near Boulder. And rather than do it for career purposes, he does it more personal reason: to join his future wife. Welcome to Colorful Colorado recounts the initial phase of his journey, from Chicago to the Mile High City including:Leaving behind a life of 49 years in Chicago in a matter of weeksEncountering a Nebraska blizzardThe possible "omen" of breaking down just after crossing the Colorado border 
  Welcome to Colorful Colorado is the sometimes-humorous tale of one man's decision to begin an adventure on the other side of the "world", when that world is 1,000 miles away. 
  Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

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