About this product: Tickets to the Devil was a fun read. The characters are likable, quirky, and remarkably easy to visualize. The story revolves around a contract bridge tournament, but you don't need to be a bridge player to appreciate it. I thouroughly enjoyed Powell's humor, and I'll never hear Danny Boy again without smiling.
About this product: The art of storytelling has been with us through the ages and is truly one of the most powerful of all human capabilities. Stories can inspire and motivate us; they can make us happy or sad. Ann Marie Zakos knows this and has taken the art to a new level in First Class Ticket: A Novel. This book, a fictionalized journey of three college students who are assigned the task of unraveling life’s nine truths, offers an informal discourse on the most profound of human mysteries. Not only does this insightful story give readers the tools they need to gain better self-understanding, but it clarifies how to tap into the love, happiness, and success most people have only dreamed about. “When we tune in to the truth,” Zakos explains, “we recognize it at the very core of our being, and get in touch with the love, wisdom, and strength of our essential natures.” And she has made it her personal mission to educate others on how to tap into their spirituality to help answer the universal questions of who we are and why we are here. She points to the events of September 11 and the ensuing war on terrorism, tragedies that have left few people unchanged. “Now, more than ever, people are examining their place and purpose in the world,” says Zakos. She says that people everywhere are searching for that elusive “something” that will bring them true happiness. But rather than looking at their surroundings, people must realize that the fulfillment and joy they seek lies within. The book begins with the main character, Madison, unhappily getting ready to take a philosophy course. This typical college student is cynical about its overall value to her—a journalism major—and considers it a waste of time. But the two other students she pairs up with, as well as a series of seemingly inexplicable coincidences, soon have her viewing both the class and the world around her through very different eyes. In just one week, she realizes depths of exhilaration and love she had never before thought possible. At the bottom of her newfound bliss are the nine truths of human nature. For example, Madison learns that one has the power over one’s mind, and a clear mind will lead to unbelievable discoveries and revelations. Also important is the lesson that the truth is always misunderstood. Perhaps the most important truth is that everyone possesses the entire universe within their being. The human body is but a mirror image of the earth, and everyone must appreciate the earth as they appreciate their body because they are one and the same. Once this is recognized, one can tap into the peace that is within. This is the key to love.
About this product: In October 1964, as the British Invasion of pop music came into its own, Playboy Magazine assigned Jean Shepherd to travel with, and interview, the Beatles on their tour of the United Kingdom.
Shepherd also took advantage of his assignment to further travel the UK on his own, exploring from Edinburgh and the Scottish Highlands to London with a portable recorder to record material for use on his own syndicated radio program. The result is a fascinating audio documentary of the UK at a distinct point in time, with Shepherd offering commentary and musings uniquely his own on the popular culture and mores of the day.
Included with these never-before-released digitally remastered and restored recordings is a Program Guide by Eugene B. Bergmann, author of Excelsior, You Fathead! The Art and Enigma of Jean Shepherd.
About this product: People Would Buy Tickets is my first attempt at creating fiction. Do not be misled into thinking I am getting tremendously creative here. Realistic fiction becomes fiction only because I have changed the names of people and the titles of the places where it was necessary. I am still telling stories that really happened, only embellishing where I lack details or think it would be more interesting. The part of this book that is really fictional and dreamt up is in the descriptions and actions of the main characters, but I am still using stories from, and characteristics of, people I have known personally. That said, Heck and Count are wholly fictional characters, and are not meant to symbolize or represent anybody. When I began this project, the title of the book was, Count Is Clear. After careful consideration, that title works only if you are familiar with correctional jargon. I had intended some word play with the term count, and a main character, Count, but it does not work if you are not already familiar with the term as it applies to corrections, and the character. The title that I decided on, People Would Buy Tickets, comes from a co-worker, who does not want his name mentioned here. Many of you know my previous work, and realize that I was simply writing about things that really happened. There is not much writing talent in regurgitating, just a skill for translating real life to paper. The primary characters are all fictional, as is much of their background, but the inter-woven humorous short stories are mostly factual, if only slightly embellished events related to me by co-workers and my own experiences while working in the corrections field.
About this product: She's left her good Catholic girl ways behind . . . mostly. It is 1967, the Summer of Love, and Mary Margaret Hallinan has that itchy, squirmy feeling that there must be something more out there for her. Her new best friend, the glamorous Jane, says that boys are the ticket to a spectacular future. Her ex-best friend Elizabeth is sure she's going to hell. "Say yes!" commands Jane, and Mary Margaret has tried to follow her c'mon-it'll-be-fabulous friend into the psychedelic swirl. But can she fit any of her old self to this new life she's trying on?
This is it, this is gonna be the summer. Mary Margaret Hallinan, former good Catholic girl, is clutching her ticket.
Friendship, faith, family, feminism, and1960s counterculture all contribute to the heartfelt, thoughtful pages of Bad Tickets.
About this product: THE BESTSELLING NOVEL THAT PROVES SOME BONDS CAN NEVER BE BROKEN...Widely beloved for his heartwarming novels, bestselling author James Michael Pratt presents readers with an unforgettable tale of loyalty, honor, courage, and love...At the dawn of World War II, in rural Oklahoma, identical twins Lucien and Norman Parker are bound by the tragic death of their mother, their railroad jobs, and an abiding well of brotherly devotion. But when both fall for the prettiest girl in town, they learn the hard way that they can't share everything. It is brash Lucien who finally wins her hand, while gentle Norman must learn to live without the woman he cherishes and the brother who betrayed him. At last, reunited, and reconciled, in the war-torn South Pacific, Lucien and Norman fight side by side. But only one will return home for a bittersweet reunion, burdened with the heartbreaking loss of his brother- and the weight of a shocking secret that will haunt him for decades to come...AUTHORBIO: JAMES MICHAEL PRATT is the author of The Last Valentine and The Lighthouse Keeper. He lives in Provo, Utah.
About this product: Though dedicated to Ohio tickets, it's applicable to all states. A must buy for defense attorneys too. Covers only what you need to know, from the day of ticketing through trial. Provides specific advice for juveniles. Packed with real-life illustrations. How to get the evidence the government will use at trial. How to spot weaknesses in the evidence. How to produce inconsistencies in the government's case. How to prepare your case. Includes checklists, statutes, and forms. What to do at arraignment, pretrial and trial, from motion to dismiss to cross-examination to closing. Fighting all types, from tickets based on traffic signs, to reasonable control, assured clear distance, and right-of-way tickets, to speeding tickets based on radar or aerial observation (includes Pennsylvania turnpike tickets), providing specific methods to produce inconsistencies in each. Ends with a complete case example.
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