Baseball, Boys, and Bad Words reveals the hilarity and magic of Little League baseball.
Often called “the funniest tale ever told,” this story will have you laughing until you cry, while warming your soul, reminding you of childhood and a simpler time.
In 1970, eleven-year-old Andy Andrews and a group of friends began a Little League season they would never forget. All the usual ingredients were there—well-worn gloves, freshly cut grass, and new uniforms. But the addition of a coach who was “new to the area” is what made this season truly unforgettable for young Andy.
Baseball fans and both current and former Little Leaguers will love the funny story, the age-old baseball wisdom quoted from some of the game’s greatest players, and the vintage baseball photography. Views: 333
Dez Cross has problems. She’s almost eighteen and on the verge of losing her mind thanks to the drug Denazen used to enhance her abilities. People close to her have turned their back on the underground and are now fighting for the wrong side. And then there’s Kale... Things couldn’t get any worse.
Until of course, they do. Denazen is about to start a new trial—this one called Domination—and it works. But that means out with the old and in with the new. The order has been given to terminate all remnants of the second trial—including Dez. The good news is that there’s a survivor from the original trial. A woman who’s blood may hold the cure for the second generation of Supremacy kid’s defect. But the underground Sixes aren’t the only ones who know about her….
Cross is willing to throw everything he has to keep Dez from getting the cure—including the one thing that might tear her apart from the inside out. Views: 333
They Don't Talk About It is a bittersweet flash fiction anthology that explores life's depressing, unfair, hilarious, and beautiful turns. It features 10 stories and vignettes written when the author was between the ages of 16 and 23.Ben has no idea what he was in for after his uncle died. The death itself was a mystery, until Ben receives the special gift his uncle left behind for him. That gift changes everything.In a world where devices exist that can erase or modify one's memory, Ben is forced to learn a the family secrets the hard way, and under the strangest of circumstances. Views: 333
God flooded the earth to annihilate humanity's sins. What if that sinful race didn't die when floodwaters covered them but instead adapted to breathe water?God flooded the earth to annihilate humanity's sins. What if that sinful race didn't die when floodwaters covered them but instead adapted to breathe water?Under the depths of the ocean one boy has raised himself, until the day when he meets a dark-skinned man with news that will change the lives of his civilization forever.Now he must save his people from another empire of water dwellers bent on enslaving the oceans and torturing his peaceful realm.Yet another question is posed as he learns that his people are descended from humans that lived on the land above the ocean; a people that were destroyed by floods made by the rage of God.If they have to, in order to escape, will they be able to breathe air and join whatever is left of the world above the waters?What would they find there? Is the mythological Noah still alive? Views: 332
"The Ghost of Guir House" from Charles Willing Beale. US civil engineer, resort hotel owner and author (1845-1932)."The Ghost of Guir House" from Charles Willing Beale. US civil engineer, resort hotel owner and author (1845-1932). Views: 332
Few authors have had careers as successful as that of Connie Willis. Inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame and recently awarded the title of Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Willis is still going strong. Her smart, heartfelt fiction runs the gamut from screwball comedy to profound tragedy, combining dazzling plot twists, cutting-edge science, and unforgettable characters.
From a near future mourning the extinction of dogs to an alternate history in which invading aliens were defeated by none other than Emily Dickinson; from a madcap convention of bumbling quantum physicists in Hollywood to a London whose Underground has become a storehouse of intangible memories both foul and fair—here are the greatest stories of one of the greatest writers working in any genre today.
All ten of the stories gathered here are Hugo or Nebula award winners—some even have the distinction of winning both. With a new Introduction by the author and personal afterwords to each story—plus a special look at three of Willis’s unique public speeches—this is unquestionably the collection of the season, a book that every Connie Willis fan will treasure, and, to those unfamiliar with her work, the perfect introduction to one of the most accomplished and best-loved writers of our time.
Content
A Letter from the Clearys
At the Rialto
Death on the Nile
The Soul Selects Her Own Society
Fire Watch
Inside Job
Even the Queen
The Winds of the Marble Arch
All Seated on the Ground
The Last of the Winnebagos Views: 332
New fantasy title, continuing the story of High Elf Gilead Lothain
Gilead Lothain returns! From the warrens of the skaven to the streets of Nuln, the shadowfast warrior and his faithful retainer Fithvael find themselves surrounded by evil. Beneath the earth, the dangerous and insane Rat King, its powers amplified by evil magic, plots Gilead’s downfall, while a bloodthirsty vampire count becomes an unlikely ally… and Gilead’s deadliest foe.
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In a city ravaged by the criminal activities of the notorious Syndicate, only one entity stands between losing control and protecting the people. Led by Commander Adam Reede, the Civilian Security Agency (CSA) fights to rid the city of the enemy. When the founder of the agency is murdered, if falls to Adam to pick up the pieces. Taking his fallen leader’s daughter, Abbey, under his wing, he... Views: 332
The first book in a new savagely intense trilogy
from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones.
Rick Savage, but they call him Savage and for a reason. He can make you
laugh and then rip your heart out. No one knows that more than me, Jasmine
Marks, the woman he left bleeding from the heart. I loved him. Lord help
me, I’ve never stopped loving him.
Now, I’m engaged to another man, a brutal man I’m trapped into marrying,
when to my shock, Savage returns home. Savage who I haven't heard from in
years. I want to hate him. I have ever reason to hate him, but I can’t. I
still love him and I fear he will save me just to leave me bleeding one
last time. He stirs my desires, a dark, delicious, and dangerous man
destined to hurt me and leave me. This time I’m not sure I'll survive.
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a novel by Peter Anderson: more information can be found at www.kuboapress.wordpress.comMany brave men had died fighting against Quasar, Admiral Amundsen, Captain Olsen led the list, but many others aided them, but only at the very end did they come to realise just what kind of enemy they were up against.Even his creators had not envisaged the mental power that their creation would attain, and use, when it began to draw upon the technology of the advanced organic civilization, it was awesome to the extreme. Unfortunately, for the Mechanoids and the rest of the universe, Quasar soon developed a personality and outgrew his limited programming, so he reprogrammed himself, and then he began on his relentless quest to rule over an empire. Unfortunately for him something kept on getting in his way, finally it was four people from the planet of Earth who were drawn into one man’s desperate battle to rid the universe of Quasar for ever, but how could they succeed when three empires had tried and failed. Views: 332
A 17 year old boy moves to Boise, Idaho with his father after his parent's divorce and starts his senior year of high school at a new school where he meets several people who guide him to his salvation.Sebastian had been able to see things more clearly ever since he could remember. A very rare eye condition enabled him to distinguish colours that to other humans appeared to be identical. It motivated him to explore the profusion of his visual ability and exceptional talent by taking him on an exhilarating ride through the possibilities of painting. The beautiful Professor Fiona Raine had a similar ability and was the first person who ever shared this secret with him. Sebastian is about to discover that their abilities and connection are much more significant than sharing a love for painting. He has to choose between life as a normal student and falling in love with his class mate Mia or following his destiny to serve a greater purpose with Fiona Raine. Views: 332
Todd Williams’ retirement is cut short when he discovers a mutilated corpse near his beachside home in Myrtle Beach. In a note left on the body, the killer vows to strike again each day. As the bodies pile up and body parts go missing, Todd teams up with a local detective to put together the pieces of a puzzle that will lead them to a shocking discovery about the killer’s true intentions.Sid Sharp is a lonely guy. If only the beautiful Miss Emma Lavender from the post office with whom Sid has secretly been in love with for months, would notice him, he would be a happy man. One busy morning at the post office, a funny kind of fate intervenes for Sid and Emma in this quirky, Roald Dahl inspired frog prince retelling. Views: 332
