David Skinner
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Frankie Horvath is not happy. He's almost forty. He's fat. His wife is dead. He designs forks for a living. And his son? Well, he might just be the Antichrist. Which is why Frankie is about to meet with Satanists to find out the truth once and for all. And taking into account Frankie's lifelong delusions of grandeur (and the gun stuffed down the front of his pants) a bloody showdown for the fate of mankind is not out of the question. If you love the...
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"In 1934, Webster's Second was the great gray eminence of American dictionaries, with 600,000 entries and numerous competitors but no rivals. It served as the all-knowing guide to the world of grammar and information, a kind of one-stop reference work. In 1961, Webster's Third came along and ignited an unprecedented controversy in America's newspapers, universities, and living rooms. The new dictionary's editor, Philip Gove, had overhauled Merriam's...
3) Rubine River
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Chicago-born Clay Maddau is an alcoholic vet who travels the interstates and backroads as a hitchhiker in an effort to come to grips with his wartime nightmares and to somehow move forward with his life and future. A chain of events one autumn Saturday night leaves him stranded in a drunken haze on the banks of the Rubine River, beneath an interstate bridge in South Carolina. Befriended the following morning by Silas, an African American vet (who...
4) Big Chicken
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"Big Chicken" is a novella about an unusual larger-than-life barnyard chicken as told by Danny Ron Shortt, a Tennessee caricature artist-turned New York art director. In some respects, it's a "story about a story." Danny Ron finds himself telling the story in question to his co-workers in a New York bar. The story-a tale of a chicken-spans a number of years and includes a cast of colorful characters, including rural farmers and urbane New Yorkers....
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Have you ever walked into a space that made you feel uncomfortable because there was SO MUCH STUFF?
Have you ever known someone who had to have latest style or gadget or who shopped as a comfort or addiction, winding up with overflowing closets?
Have you ever talked to someone whose conversation never seemed to land on one topic long enough for a deep discussion?
Have you known someone with heavy debt for items already consumed or broken?
Is that...
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Can the search for something more be answered by something less-less stress, less clutter, less frantic racing to the next task or obligation?
Essentialism is not just about clearing and organizing the space around you. It is also about clearing your brain so that you function better mentally. When you free yourself of time vampires, you will have the freedom to pursue what really matters to you.
Are you exhausted from trying to do it all, to be...
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Chakras for Beginners
Learn Healing, Meditation, & Awakening the Third Eye
Are you aware of what spiritual wellbeing is, and looks like? Do you have a powerful spiritual self-care regimen in place, or are you looking to start one? Have you found yourself experiencing unwanted physical, mental, and emotional patterns in your life and struggling to release them?
Chakras are one of the most powerful spiritual tools you can introduce yourself to. Your...
17) Outsourced
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After his entire department is outsourced, an American novelty products salesman heads to India to train his replacement, in this delightful cross cultural romantic comedy.
18) Smoke Signals
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Though Victor and Thomas have lived their entire young lives in the same tiny town, they couldn't have less in common! But when Victor is urgently called away, it's Thomas who comes up with the money to pay for his trip. There's just one thing Victor has to do: take Thomas along for the ride! This most unlikely pair leaves home on what becomes an unexpected adventure of friendship and discovery!