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Blood Lite: An Anthology of Humorous Horror Stories Presented by the Horror Writers Association [Secure]
by Charlaine Harris
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BLOOD LITE ... a collection of entertaining tales that puts the fun back into dark fiction, with ironic twists and tongue-in-cheek wit to temper the jagged edge. Charlaine Harris reveals the dark side of going green, when a quartet of die-hard environmentalists hosts a fundraiser with a gory twist in "An Evening with Al Gore"...In an all-new Dresden Files story from Jim Butcher, when it comes to tracking deadly paranormal doings, there's no such thing as a "Day Off" for the Chicago P.D.'s wizard... more info>>
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The First P. G. Wodehouse Omnibus: The Indiscretions of Archie; The Intrusion of Jimmy; The Coming of Bill
by P. G. Wodehouse
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A Triple-Scoop of Frolicsome, Rollicking Fun from the Creator of Jeeves and Wooster! Archie, who has the world's greatest gift for putting his oversized foot in his oversized mouth, indiscreetly sticks his nose in where he ought not, marrying the beauteous Lucille Brewster, whose millionaire father strongly disapproves. Then Archie develops his knack for getting in deeper and deeper with Father Brewster, with hilarious results. Next, Jimmy Pitt falls in love, befriends a burglar, and burgles a p... more info>> (Published: 2006)
Words: 225387 - Reading Time: 643-901 min.
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to My Sexual Orientation
by Kage Alan
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Welcome to the world of 19-year-old Andy Stevenson, where life is ruled by Murphy's Law and if something doesn't seem like it can get any worse, it generally does. 1989: The adventure begins during the summer after Andy's freshman year of college when he must accompany his grandmother on a six-day trip to California. Upon arrival, however, life becomes a series of comical faux pas with relatives who can't remember his name, women who want to charge him $10 to put suntan lotion on their bodies an... more info>> (Published: 2008)
Words: 69401 - Reading Time: 198-277 min.
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Life on Santa Claus Lane
by Darrell Bain
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Here is a collection of wild and zany, hilariously funny stories about the life and adventures of a couple who have lived for over twenty years at a real address on Santa Claus Lane and--what else?--own a Christmas tree farm in--where else?--Texas! Darrell is a lazy, inefficient and ten-thumbed farmer who would rather write or do most anything except farm, even though he's the one who got them into it. Betty is his hard-working, efficient and competent wife. Darrell loves her dearly, and it's a ... more info>> (Published: 2001)
Words: 68833 - Reading Time: 196-275 min.
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Andy Stevenson vs. The Lord of the Loins
by Kage Alan
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Welcome back to the world of Andy Stevenson, where life is just one run-in with Murphy's Law after another. Having returned home from his summer vacation in California where he "came out" the hard and hilarious way in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to My Sexual Orientation, Andy heads back to college for his sophomore year. It's not until Christmas break is over that things start to heat up. Blonde bombshell/poet Tristan may or may not be taking a liking to Andy, but how far will he go to fin... more info>> (Published: 2008)
Words: 70839 - Reading Time: 202-283 min.
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Me Talk Pretty One Day [Secure]
by David Sedaris
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A new collection from David Sedaris is cause for jubilation. His recent move to Paris has inspired hilarious pieces, including Me Talk Pretty One Day, about his attempts to learn French. His family is another inspiration. You Cant Kill the Rooster is a portrait of his brother who talks incessant hip-hop slang to his bewildered father. And no one hones a finer fury in response to such modern annoyances as restaurant meals presented in ludicrous towers and cashiers with 6-inch fingernails. Compare... more info>>
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Skinny Bitching: Thirty-Something Women Mouth Off About Age Angst, Pregnancy Pressure, and the Dieting Battles You Never Win [Secure]
by Jenny Lee
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In her acclaimed books I Do. I Did. Now What?! and What Wendell Wants, Jenny Lee hilariously chronicled the milestones of getting married and getting a dog. Now she takes on the most terrifying milestone of all: getting older. Tackling everything from the peer pressure to have children to resisting the siren call of suburbia, Skinny Bitching delivers unsparingly witty commentary on: What to do when you actually start breaking out again like you did in junior high school (how is that even possibl... more info>>
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason [Secure]
by Helen Fielding
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Lurching from the cappuccino bars of Notting Hill to the blissed-out shores of Thailand, everyone's favorite Singleton Bridget Jones begins her search for The Truth in spite of pathetically unevolved men, insane dating theories, and Smug Married advice. She experiences a zeitgeist-esque Spiritual Epiphany somewhere between the pages of How to Find the Love You Want Without Seeking It (can self-help books really help self?), protective custody, and a lightly chilled Chardonnay. (Published: 2002)
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Island of the Sequined Love Nun [Secure]
by Christopher Moore
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Take a wonderfully crazed excursion into the demented heart of a tropical paradise--a world of cargo cults, cannibals, mad scientists, ninjas, and talking fruit bats. Our bumbling hero is Tucker Case, a hopeless geek trapped in a cool guy's body, who makes a living as a pilot for the Mary Jean Cosmetics Corporation. But when he demolishes his boss's pink plane during a drunken airborne liaison, Tuck must run for his life from Mary Jean's goons. Now there's only one employment opportunity left fo... more info>>
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Tales from a Texas Christmas Tree Farm
by Darrell Bain
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When a couple in their forties move to the country and start a Christmas tree farm, with no idea at all of what they are getting into, you have all the makings of some hilarious stories. From start to the present day, read about everything you never knew about Christmas trees and how they're grown and marketed. Darrell and Betty did things two ways: the wrong way first, of course, which is what makes the book funny, from selling trees with aphids in them to hired hands who shaved trees to the bo... more info>>
Words: 22923 - Reading Time: 65-91 min.
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The Jeeves Omnibus: My Man Jeeves; Right Ho, Jeeves
by P. G. Wodehouse
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Two Jeeves and Bertie novels for one low price. Here are the first two Jeeves novels, My Man Jeeves and Right Ho, Jeeves, complete and unabridged--over 800 pages of reading pleasure in one inexpensive eBook. You will howl, you'll laugh, your sides will need stitching, when you read the classic adventures that made a certain British butler a household word. (Published: 2004)
Words: 200000 - Reading Time: 571-800 min.
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The Psmith Omnibus: Mike & Psmith; Psmith in the City; Psmith, Journalist
by P. G. Wodehouse
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Meet Wooster and Jeeves' Only True Rival! Next to that famous pair, Rupert Psmith is P. G. Wodehouse' most beloved creation. This monocle-sporting dandy and ex-Etonian will tell you that the P in his name is silent, and was added by himself as he considers himself too remarkable to be a mere "Smith". You will meet Psmith in all his most famous adventures in this bargain omnibus reprinting of the three books that introduced this famous Wodehouse character to the world. When Mike introduces his ne... more info>> (Published: 2006)
Words: 216546 - Reading Time: 618-866 min.
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50 Frogs, 5 Babes and a Bulldog
by Susan Culp
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This is the story of five 50-plus women looking for good men in today's dating world. After Sandy Applegate comes up with a plan based on the concept that "you have to kiss 50 frogs before you find your prince," things start to get very interesting.... (Published: 2008)
Words: 66428 - Reading Time: 189-265 min.
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A Steel Trap Mind and Other Vignettes
by Darrell Bain
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During the last part of October of this year, 2006, we had a tremendous amount of rain over a period of a week, twenty inches or so. During much of that time the satellite for my computer couldn't be contacted so I wasn't able to get on line. Still, I can't stay away from my computer. I finished up my last novel, Warp Point then began looking through some old files I had kept that were in a different word processing program. I had never been able to access them before, but while fooling around, ... more info>> (Published: 2006)
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Bad Hair Day
by Nancy Darryl
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Hannah Hailstone's split ends are a divining rod for disaster. Hannah just found a sexy man in the back seat of her car--semi-conscious and bleeding, but at least he has a pulse. Her father, a James Bond wannabe with a penchant for gambling, has disappeared. And there's a man in a pink Cadillac tailing her hippy artist mother. Hannah's plans to re-read her Nancy Drew Mysteries--the vintage, hard cover collection--have changed. Now she's got a real mystery on her hands. Cooper West is on a losing... more info>> (Published: 2006)
Words: 78150 - Reading Time: 223-312 min.
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Demon Chaser
by David Berardelli
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Sexy, sassy and dead, Tiffany LeBouf is pulled into Hell by the incompetent demon Gutril. Paired with the demon Chip, she is sent to find Gutril after he is summoned to Ohio by a teenage girl goofing off with a spell she'd found online . They are given three days to find Gutril and bring him back before he can select a mortal host and remain here. As a spirit, Tiffany finds that she has the ability to change her breast size at will and conjure up any outfits she desires. She also realizes that h... more info>> (Published: 2009)
Words: 93874 - Reading Time: 268-375 min.
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Etiquette With Your Robot Wife and Thirty More SF/F/H Lists
by Bruce Boston
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A darkly humorous collection of 31 lists, reprinted from the pages of Asimov's SF Magazine, Strange Horizons, Weird Tales, Talebones, Inhuman, Mythic Delirium, Dreams and Nightmares, Wicked Hollow, and other genre publications. Includes: "Signs Your Parents Are Being Replace by Automatons," "What to Expect and Not from an Interstellar Voyage," "Advice on Dealing with Your Teenage Werewolf Son," "Reasons the Druids Did Not Survive," "Advice on Meeting the Devil in Hell," and more. (Published: 2005) Strange Horizons Readers' Choice Award Runner-up, Asimov's Reader's Choice Award Winner
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Imponderables: Science [Secure]
by David Feldman
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In gathering the most fascinating questions asked about science into a handy Gem format, pop culture guru David Feldman demystifies these and much more in Imponderables: Science. Providing you with information you can't find in encyclopedias, dictionaries, or almanacs, Science is a fun look at the little things that make life so interesting. (Published: 2006)
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Lila Luminosity and the Planet Christmas Murder
by Norma Zager
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Can Lila and Buster find the perfect holiday gifts? Will Stellar finally understand the real meaning of Christmas? Has Mavus gone off the deep end of the solar system and really murdered Santa? Will Lila's Mom create the perfect chicken recipe for the holidays? All this and much more will be revealed in Lila Luminosity and the Planet Christmas Murder, a hilarious holiday romp through the galaxy with Lila and her quirky crew. (Published: 2008)
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Maggie Sweet [Secure]
by Judith Minthorn Stacy
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Maggie Sweet has had it! For nineteen years, she's kept house, raised a pair of battling twin daughters, put up with her frugal husband, Steven, humored his impossible mother, and kept her mouth shut. But when Steven spends their life savings on a cemetery plot, it's time for Maggie to take control. With her twenty-year high school reunion just around the corner and her long-lost high school boyfriend back in town, it's Maggie's turn to start turning heads. In the face of small-minded gossips, a... more info>> (Published: 2007)
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Mandibles
by Jeff Strand
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The demented mind behind Graverobbers Wanter (No Experience Necessary) and Single White Psychopath Seeks Same is back with an another outrageous blend of the humorous and the horrific. Extremely large and vicious red fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) are on the loose in Tampa, Florida, and those who don't immediately become ant chow must figure out how to stop this attack before the entire city becomes overrun by the creatures. Whether you love ants, hate ants, or have no real opinion of them as lo... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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Men Are All Murderers And Women Are All Whores
by Human Warnings
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Rap videos equate violence with manliness. Teen girl videos equate sluttiness with femininity. These gender roles have existed as long as civilization. In Roman times, Our Hero wants to be a great man. Along the way, he falls for The Princess who wants to be a beautiful woman. Can they live happily ever after? (Published: 2009)
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Mere Anarchy [Secure]
by Woody Allen
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"I am greatly relieved that the universe is finally explainable. I was beginning to think it was me."--Woody Allen. Here, in his first collection since his three hilarious classics Getting Even, Without Feathers, and Side Effects, Woody Allen has managed to write a book that not only answers the most profound questions of human existence but is the perfect size to place under any short table leg to prevent wobbling. "I awoke Friday, and because the universe is expanding it took me longer than us... more info>>
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My Custom Van: And 50 Other Mind-Blowing Essays that Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face [Secure]
by Michael Ian Black
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Get ready for the read of your life. Never before has a single book combined awesome vans, unicorns, Billy Joel, and erotic fiction in such a potent combination. A writing tour de force? Perhaps. A reading experience that will sear itself into your consciousness like a red-hot branding iron? Without question. Comedian and basic cable superstar Michael Ian Black unleashes the full fury of his astonishing intellect in this collection of short comic essays. My Custom Van is a no-holds-barred assaul... more info>>
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Napalm & Silly Putty [Secure]
by George Carlin
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Few comics make the transition from stage to page as smoothly or successfully as George Carlin. "Brain Droppings" spent a total of 40 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, and this new one is certain to tickle even more ribs (and rattle a few more cages) with its characteristically ironic take on life's annoying universal truths. In Napalm & Silly Putty, Carlin doesn't steer clear of the tough issues, preferring instead to look life boldly in the eye to pose the questions few dare to ask:... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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