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In his subversively funny first novel, the bestselling author of Fresh Off the Boat delivers a portrait of a haunted manchild and his messy search for love, with hilarious and insightful takes on sex, dating, food, culture, intimacy, and masculinity along the way. “Come for the satirical...

Eddie Mair is, by his own account, one of Britain's most beloved broadcasters. Born in Dundee, Scotland, he has worked in radio all his adult life. From the foothills of commercial radio in his hometown, through the sunlit uplands of the BBC in Scotland, he has reached the peaks of his profession with BBC network radio in London. And he's never afraid to work a metaphor beyond endurance.

Poe-Ish Tales Forevermore is a mini-anthology containing four short stories inspired by the works and life of Edgar Allan Poe. Poe’s stories and poems have stood the test of time, and have been studied and enjoyed by generations of admirers. The stories in this anthology were crafted as a tribute to the inspiration that is Edgar Allan Poe.

The English language is packed with strange expressions we use every day—but have you ever wondered where they come from? From “buttering someone up” to “burning the candle at both ends,” idioms are woven into our conversations… yet we rarely pause to think about what they really mean or where they originated. This fun and fascinating collection reveals the quirky stories behind the phrases we take for granted. Discover where (and when) these idioms first appeared, how they evolved, and what they really meant in their original context.

If These Walls Could Talk is a collection of real stories from teachers across the country, navigating the ups and downs of the classroom with humor and heart. From hilarious student encounters to unforgettable moments with parents and administrators, this book highlights the shared experiences that connect educators everywhere. Whether you're a teacher, a parent, or anyone who's ever set foot in a classroom, one lesson stands out above all: teachers deserve a raise!

This book is for a very small percentage of business people. You see, most people in business are not trying to use Category Design to create a new category that changes the future and generates exponential new value. Instead, many people in business are trying to “not get fired.” Many people want to go to work, make a contribution, and go home.

A businessman discovers he has a ghostly twin whose presence may be far more ominous than he had thought.... Mischievous children learn that supernatural forces are nothing to toy with, after a Halloween prank goes wrong. And holiday festivities set the backdrop to a terrified teen’s worst fears, when his grandmother’s corpse comes looking for revenge....

So many people are harassed by thoughts, crippled by anxiety and depression, and even paralyzed by fear. Maybe that’s been your experience. But while thoughts do come, they can also be made to go. You can conquer the chaos! Pastor Eddie Turner had a powerful vision in which Jesus appeared and taught him how to control oppressive thoughts.

Manifesting does not require a lot of time and effort, but you must learn to use the Law of Attraction effectively if you want it to work for you. This book shows you how to harness your personal power and manifest your desires in only 7 minutes a day.

Over the past 20 years, category creation and category design has gone from being a little-known "positioning" secret from advertising legends like David Ogilvy, Leo Burnett, Al Ries, Jack Trout, Gary Halbert, and more, to now becoming the single most in-demand skill among business leaders, Fortune 500 executives, Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, marketers, and even the next generation of digital creators.

Drawing on his own remarkable rags-to-riches story, author Eddie Dilleen delivers a recipe for financial independence in 30 Properties Before 30: How You Can Start Investing in Property Right Now. In the book, listeners will find a step-by-step roadmap to building an expansive portfolio of properties and advice to help them reach their financial goals sooner. The author includes powerful formulas and strategies that anyone can use to take control of their financial future.

In this revised and expanded edition of his essential volume Dark City Dames, Eddie Muller—Turner Classic Movies host and author of Dark Cityand Noir Bar—offers a uniquely intimate look at the women who defined film noir, now featuring updated text and 10 new star profiles. Film noir was the...

This fun and fascinating collection of trivia is your secret weapon for sparking memorable conversations, breaking the ice, and keeping people engaged… no matter how shy you are.

Ricky and Trey want to be Super Villains. Rod Raynes, AKA Captain Courage, needs to capture them. Meanwhile, hundreds of feet below the Arizona desert, Professor Wulf Nils has to figure out what exactly is sitting in his holding cell and why it has a $100 haircut.

Before the dungeons, before the dragons, there is the party.... Valeran is bored. Corbett is broke. Andreton and Donald are on the run and Dorian just wants to do what is right. Not the best recipe for a questing group but when you are driven by prophecy sometimes the mix is decided for you.

Why do some men struggle to feel love, or for that matter, feel any emotions? It is because they are emotionally undeveloped. They lack the skills and resources needed to emotionally connect on a deeper level. And this leaves them with an unfulfilled void and their loved ones feeling empty, alone and frustrated.

When Eddie Huang found out Tom Hanks had COVID, he made a split-second decision to cop a flight to Taipei. It was in the thick of the pandemic, before we had much information at all besides to mummify ourselves and cry in a corner of our bedrooms listening to James Blake if we wanted to survive. All Eddie wanted was to get in his room, order room service, and enter a 30-day dumpling coma—after which, he figured, this whole thing would be over.

Every village, town, and city has its share of notorious names and infamous families. Ones who seem to capture the headlines and imagination of its inhabitants. On Tyneside, one family name has long been synonymous with controversy and crime for decades, yet their lifelong conflict with the law began over a century ago.

Paladins are supposed to exist in stories and games, right? That’s what galactic space smuggler Guy Sutherland thought, too. Now he’s a Paladin. It started when he held an ancient sword, brimming with strange magic. Things got weird after that, like stat screens listing his nifty skills and attributes. The planet of Faeheim is undergoing the same change. A wave of energy is changing the world, assigning classes and levels to the fae, turning animals into monsters, and spurring the empire to commit multiple atrocities.

Mad Science? Obsession? Folly? Telesensation agent Justin Bremer studies time - specifically the effects of journeying through it. His assignment, funded by a mysterious organization, "Les Charges de L’Affaires", is to observe the timeline of a young Victorian scientist who lived approximately 2000 years in the past. Equipped with an AI neural-interface, Bremer carefully documents the experiments of Dr. Petronella Sage and her archeologist friend Erasmus Savant.