Download or read book Lovely Assistant written by Geoph Essex and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-01-06 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jenny Ng missed her last appointment, was hit by a car, and was hired by a magician on the same day. And those aren't even remotely the strangest things that happened to her this summer. Jenny's a typical New Yorker, too jaded too early, struggling to get by in the big city. Of course, the typical New Yorker rarely has to deal with very large and sardonic horses, magic swords, severed limbs, and mirror images that refuse to cooperate with all that reflecting business. But Jenny learns to cope. With the help of a clever conjurer, a few feckless friends, and enough Grim Reapers to fill out a football league, it's up to Jenny to learn the finer points of Life and Death...and save the world while she's at it. Geoph Essex's fast and fearless prose combines the wit of Douglas Adams, the quirk of Christopher Moore, and the inventive mythology of Neil Gaiman in an adventure that spans galaxies without ever straying too far from the familiar.

Download or read book The Magician s Beautiful Assistant and Other Stories written by Rachel Wyatt and published by Sidney, B.C. : Hedgerow Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fiction. The thirteen stories in this collection are set in Toronto, Iqaluit and Western Canada, places where Rachel Wyatt has lived and worked since emigrating from England in 1957. Familiar settings, whether in city, town or country, are clearly realized and integrated into the experiences they frame. The characters here are ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary situations, leading them to discover important truths about themselves and those close to them. Misunderstandings, mishearings, and mistaken identities occur in sometimes surreal, often farcical, situations, reflecting Wyatt's extensive experience as playwright and skilled creator of comedy. Dialogue and narrative are shot through with wit, irony, and a quiet humor. These stories are fun and easy to read, but raise important questions that leave the reader with much to contemplate.

Download or read book Imperfections written by Bradley Somer and published by Harbour Publishing. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Trench finds himself with no arms and no legs, reduced to a torso in the trunk of a car. There is a reason. It all makes sense. The point is there somewhere . . . Imperfections elucidates the private lives of supermodels and circus freaks, sheiks and designer dominatrixes and the metamorphosis of the body chic. These are lives where the importance of vehicular mephitis-cide, a charity lobster boil for burn victims, a grilled-cheese sandwich with the face of the Virgin Mary toasted on it and a prophecy about the uncanny deaths of the voice-actors for Tigger and Piglet, can not be overlooked. Set in the world of glittering photo shoots in exotic locations, extreme visions of beauty and raucous fashion shows, Imperfections is a genre-bending novel that sits solidly in the foggy area between fact and fiction.

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Download or read book Shopped written by Emily Stott and published by September Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-05 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A funny and engaging story about the pursuit of style. 'I headed alone for Knightsbridge - a strange choice for a skint teenager - and it was there that I fell in love for the first time. The dress was little, black and slightly frou-frou, and I knew on sight that it was the one.' Ever wondered why you have three versions of the same top but want to buy another? Or why some shop mirrors are more flattering than others? And whether we really only wear 20 per cent of our wardrobe 80 per cent of the time? Emily Stott is passionate about high street fashion. Her Saturday morning shopping trips as a child led to jobs both on the shop floor and in the offices of upmarket stores. But it was while writing about fashion brands for magazines and simultaneously spying as a mystery shopper that she gained a whole new insight into fashion retail. Now a stylist, Emily Stott writes with warmth and wit on the pleasures of dressing up, the trials of growing up and learning how to shop for yourself. Full of insider knowledge, Shopped is a wonderfully entertaining memoir about a life of clothes. You'll never shop in the same way again.

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Download or read book Last Choice written by T.A. Rosewood and published by T.A. Rosewood. This book was released on 2023-02-05 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Jessica starts working with Sam, an instant connection sparks, forging a friendship that seems like a workplace match made in heaven. As they bond over shared experiences and become each other's confidantes, a boozy New Year's Eve chat leads to a pact that could change everything. But fate has other plans. A night of celebration takes a dark and unexpected turn, setting in motion a chain of events that will test their friendship like never before. Thrust into a whirlwind of emotions and faced with life-altering surprises, Jessica and Sam must navigate the twists and turns of their lives while leaning on each other for support. As they confront the challenges that lie ahead, they find themselves at a crossroads. With their friendship hanging in the balance, they must make a choice that will define their future. In a world where nothing is certain, who will they choose to be their ultimate Last Choice?

Download or read book Mister X Razed 3 written by Dean Motter and published by Dark Horse Comics (Single Issues). This book was released on 2013-03-27 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third issue of _Mister X: Razed_, by legendary comics creator Dean Motter, is here! In the retrofuturistic metropolis of Radiant City, its mysterious creator, Mister X, is trapped in a dangerous illusion that once broke a master magician, and a zombie invasion threatens the city! From visionary artist and designer Dean Motter! A visual treat for those that remember a time that never was.�Ain't It Cool News

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Download or read book A Star Is Bored written by Byron Lane and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Star is Bored is an absolute knockout. Riotously funny and wickedly tender." — Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones and the Six "Wildly funny and irreverent... Lane’s writing lifts the novel far above its gossamer Hollywood setting, suffusing [the novel] with a complex sensitivity." - The New York Times Book Review A hilariously heartfelt novel influenced in part by the author’s time assisting Carrie Fisher. People Magazine Best Book of Summer 2020 - Named a Must-Read Summer book by Town & Country - Named One of the 14 Best Books of Summer 2020 by Harper's Bazaar - One of Library Journal's 2020 "Titles to Watch" - One of the 30 Best Beach Reads According to Parade Magazine She needs an assistant. He needs a hero. Charlie Besson is tense and sweating as he prepares for a wild job interview. His car is idling, like his life, outside the Hollywood mansion of Kathi Kannon, star of stage and screen and People magazine’s Worst Dressed list. She's an actress in need of assistance, and he's adrift and in need of a lifeline. Kathi is an icon, bestselling author, and award-winning movie star, most known for her role as Priestess Talara in a blockbuster sci-fi film. She’s also known in another role: Outrageous Hollywood royalty. Admittedly so. Famously so. Chaotically so, as Charlie quickly discovers. Charlie gets the job, and his three-year odyssey is filled with late-night shopping sprees, last-minute trips to see the aurora borealis, and an initiation to that most sacred of Hollywood tribes: the personal assistant. But Kathi becomes much more than a boss, and as their friendship grows Charlie must make a choice. Will he always be on the sidelines of life, assisting the great forces that be, or can he step into his own life's leading role? Laugh-out-loud funny, and searingly poignant, Byron Lane's A Star is Bored is a novel that, like the star at its center, is enchanting and joyous, heartbreaking and hopeful.

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Download or read book A Life That Matters written by P. K. Hallinan and published by Kregel Publications. This book was released on 2012-05-24 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invaluable insights for building a meaningful life There comes a time in every person's life when they wonder: does anything I do really matter? In this inspiring book, bestselling author P.K. Hallinan shows readers how to answer that question with a resounding yes! With encouraging stories from his life and others, Hallinan lays out five immensely practical steps readers can follow to achieve a more meaningful life: -Work hard -Go in the strength you have -Finish what you start -Be patient -Help other people along the way While other books and authors try to tell readers how to change their personality or way of thinking to find their purpose, P.K. Hallinan shows that true life change is not about thinking, but about doing. "A Life That Matters" does not try to change how people feel, but how they act. It teaches that no matter what someone is doing, with a redirection of focus he or she can make a real and lasting difference in the world. Life is a journey. "A Life That Matters" shows readers how to make their journey as productive and satisfying as possible.

Download or read book Olympica written by Cyreen Audel and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-01-15 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven unusual, distinctive, sometimes passionate stories appearing unrelated will give you a new perspective of the modern Olympics. From the views of the athletes, the spectators, the reporters, the coaches, or the administratorsdiscover what the Olympics could be in the future. Dare to jump into a new life with novel perspectives and hopes, or lack thereof. Will our lives be so different? Will our goals and ambitions be altered? What will we live for? What will be driving us? Is the Olympics then of any value, protecting us from complacency, boredom? Or does it prevent us from moving to a higher consciousness level and to progress further? These are all questions that we dare not ask ourselves today. But the time might come. Through these short fictional stories, you will be challenging your mind for an answer. Is there a purpose for the Olympics today and in the future? Maybe! But is there also an answer to the purpose of life in the near future when (we hope) current conflicts, social differences will somewhat disappear, and when new technologies will truly help us live better lives.

Download or read book A Bittersweet Love Story written by Karin Lindberg and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2018-08-24 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No job, no degree, no special someone – Anna’s life hasn’t been spectacular so far. What’s a girl to do on her twenty-fifth birthday but go out with her best friend and roommate Izzy and have a few drinks? To wipe away the memories of her ex, she spontaneously kisses a complete stranger and decides that very evening to change her life. Soon after that, she manages to score the perfect job in a big international corporation and her luck seems to have changed for the better – and fate dishes up a nice surprise. Jetting around the world between Hamburg, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Tokyo, Anna is enjoying the luxury of Business Class travel and learning about the world of business in Asia. Her dreams of a jet-set life are coming true, and suddenly she finds herself torn between two guys. After making her decision, though, a painful turn of events knocks Anna off her feet...