Download or read book The Marching Band Emporium written by L.A. Davenport and published by L.A. Davenport. This book was released on 2012-02-15 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a lost corner of London, just outside the East End, lies a faded bow-fronted shop. No-one ever visits, but if you were to push open the creaking door and step over the piles of unwanted mail, you would find, in the dust-laden darkness, row upon row of shelves stuffed with trumpets, tubas, cornets, trombones, clarinets, drums. Each time one of the instruments is played, it tells a story; a different story every time. This is The Marching Band Emporium. Intriguing, though-provoking and occasionally dazzling, The Marching Band Emporium is a personal selection from the innovative blog of the same name. Alongside a rich crop of drawings, mini sagas, poetry, short stories and a healthy dose of twisted logic, the curious reader will find the brand-new genre of Excerpts from Lost Novels, taking you into half-lit scenarios and mesmerising characters from imagined books. You will be taken on a journey into a world populated by faded actors, late-night revellers, ancient goddesses, young lovers, pop stars on the comeback road, and many, many more. Follow L.A. Davenport's tentative first steps as a writer, with early versions of what would go on to form part of the collections Dear Lucifer and Other Stories and No Way Home.

Download or read book The Marching Band Emporium written by Liam Davenport and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intriguing, though-provoking and occasionally dazzling, The Marching Band Emporium is a personal selection of pieces from the first year of the innovative literary blog of the same name.Alongside a rich crop of drawings, mini sagas, poetry, short stories and a healthy dose of twisted logic, the curious reader will find the brand-new genre of the Excerpt from Lost Novels, taking you into a world of half-lit scenarios and mesmerising characters from imagined books.All this, and more, from The Marching Band Emporium.

Download or read book The Nucleus of Reality written by L.A. Davenport and published by P-Wave Press. This book was released on 2021-02-18 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “With intriguing and clever writing,” L.A. Davenport encourages the reader to “think about who [Thomas] is and…who we are in society”. The BookLife Prize "The Nucleus of Reality is strange, existential, and curious. It might give you a lot to ponder about if you dig deep enough… [It] reminded me a tad of The Stranger by Albert Camus… [It's] a stream of consciousness first-person novel with the most unreliable narrator you’ve ever met." Rummy's Recs "A beautifully described story of a man trying to remember why he ended up losing everything but himself." Emily Quinn, A Quintillion Words "A clever interpretation of a man’s grief and depression." Melanie’s Reads "It’s not easy reading but it’s worth it. It’s one of the more realistic depictions of mental health that I have read recently." Books by Bindu The truth is all around you Thomas P– is exhausted. He's been travelling for work so much he barely knows where he is. And then, while waiting for a table at a restaurant, he sees someone from his past. Exactly as she was twenty years ago, when they first knew each other. Deeply shaken, he tries to carry on as if nothing happened. But when it happens again, in a different restaurant, in a different city, Thomas's world begins to unravel. Haunted by a magnificent black parrot and a past he wants to forget, he becomes paranoid, unsure whether he can trust himself and the world around him. After he sees another friend he thought he had forgotten, he realises he is lost and alone, and afraid of his own mind. Then an enigmatic woman tells him he is not seeing things but rather his memory has been mined to create life-like androids that are replacing the human race one by one. And then he is arrested. Will Thomas resist the mysterious woman and get his life back? Or will he join her cult and take up arms in the fight to save us all? The Nucleus of Reality, or the Recollections of Thomas P—, is the story of a man trying to remember why he ended up losing everything but himself.

Download or read book No Way Home written by L.A. Davenport and published by L.A. Davenport. This book was released on 2018-12-16 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “…an intense thrill ride…a wonderful collection of thrilling stories”, 5-star reviews A teenage girl desperate for reconciliation with her absent father. A woman manipulated into thinking she is insane. A dystopian future where unhealthiness is punishable by death. The unrequited love of a young shop assistant. An intimate journey into London's kaleidoscope heart. The wedding dream of a dying solider far from home. Thought-provoking, poignant and thrilling, No Way Home is a collection by L. A. Davenport, featuring Screen Grab, Deathcast, Stations of the Soul, and more.

Download or read book Escape written by L.A. Davenport and published by P-Wave Press. This book was released on 2024-05-06 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why am I still alive? That is the question John, a trauma doctor, asks himself over and over as he mourns the death of his wife. Lost and alone, he wanders the streets of a glamorous Mediterranean resort trying to escape the pain. He drifts from bar to bar until he meets Jasna, a captivating hostess. She teases him out of his suffering and, against their better judgement, they fall in love. Then tragedy strikes, and John is pitched into a ruthless world of drugs, prostitution and murder, where life is cheap and nothing is as it seems. In this all-new edition, Escape: The Hunter Cut takes the classic tale of L.A. Davenport’s debut novel Escape and retells it through John’s eyes, as he battles with himself and the events that threaten to overwhelm him.

Download or read book My Life as a Dog written by L.A. Davenport and published by P-Wave Press. This book was released on 2019-12-13 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s a quick read, it’s a sweet read, it’s exactly the kind of thing to buoy your spirits after a long week (or 2020). I do recommend this for you or the dog lover in your life. The Irresponsible Reader There is only one word that could describe this book and that is adorable…I really adored this wee book and I adored Kevin and it’s clear his owner also does! Such a sweet book. Books by Bindu A read to give you that warm feeling inside, especially if read with a canine friend next to you. Nicki's book blog It made me think of the dogs I had growing up and how much a miss having a dog around. This is a lovely story and a quick read. Sylv.net Perhaps with him I am a dog Who is Kevin? He is earnest yet playful, boisterous yet lazy, a little rough sometimes, extremely direct and always sure of what he wants. He is also sensitive, kind, supportive and caring, not to mention highly communicative and supremely understanding towards children. My Life as a Dog is the funny, heartwarming and moving story of a life shared between a black and tan dachshund and his owner. Told over two days and a weekend drawn from their many years together, it explores how Kevin overcame his cruel upbringing to flower into a self-confident dog that left everyone he met spellbound. And as they grew together, his owner learned to live in the present and navigate the difficult times they faced together. But with Kevin rejected by the canine world and their connection ever-more profound and symbiotic, the question is: What does he think I am?

Download or read book More Life as a Dog written by L.A. Davenport and published by P-Wave Press. This book was released on 2023-12-02 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ***2024 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist!*** Kevin the dachshund has a little part of my heart after reading this heartwarming story…This book is well written and short enough to read in one sitting, which is perfect as you won’t want to put it down. Andrew Reads This is a fun, light hearted read especially for any dog lover. It's heart-warming, it's very touching and…a short, beautiful read. One for over a coffee or two with your favourite canine companion. Nicki’s Book Blog This is memoir meets heartfelt storytelling, delivered in accessible prose with both laugh out loud moments and moments that warm the heart, too. This is a quick read and a perfect one to lift the spirits in a new year. Dr Charley Barnes A very touching and heart-warming read. Emma Fitzgerald How do we keep getting into these scrapes? The adventures of one man and his black and tan dachshund continue in the second volume of tales where the boundary between dog and owner are as blurred as ever. From nearly losing Kevin in the back gardens of suburban London to facing accusations of being highway robbers, from accidentally gate crashing a birthday party to meeting Amy Winehouse in the months before her untimely death, the funny, heartwarming and moving moments keep on coming. The only question is: Will this earnest yet playful, boisterous yet lazy, demanding yet caring dachshund ever get the quiet life he seeks? More Life as a Dog is the eagerly awaited follow-up to the “adorable” My Life as a Dog. It is a Finalist in the 2024 Next Generation Indie Book Awards in the category Animals / Pets.

Download or read book Bet Your Bottom Dollar written by Karin Gillespie and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the Bottom Dollar Emporium of Cayboo Creek, South Carolina, where everything from coconut mallow cookies to Clabber Girl Baking Powder costs only a dollar, and coffee and gossip are free. For Elizabeth, Mavis, and Attalee -- the Bottom Dollar Girls -- logging nine to five at the Bottom Dollar is not just work time, it's family time. So when news gets out that the Super Saver Dollar Store chain plans to set up shop and run the Bottom Dollar out of town, things go catawampus. Manager Elizabeth, who has a good head for business even though she flunked pin-curling in beauty school, teams up with a crew of dedicated do-gooders bent on saving the Bottom Dollar from the fate of spare change. But when Elizabeth's unlikely new love interest -- who also happens to be Cayboo Creek's wealthiest bachelor -- pitches woo, out come some startling revelations about her past that turn life more than a little interesting for all her friends and neighbors. Serving up heaping portions of small-town wit and Southern cadence, Bet Your Bottom Dollar crackles with more secrets than a slumber party.

Download or read book Dear Lucifer Other Stories written by L.A. Davenport and published by L.A. Davenport. This book was released on 2018-03-25 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evil can have no meaning if it does not come from goodness The ramblings of a man who thinks he's seen an angel. A night out in London seen through drunken eyes. A goddess snatching a holidaymaker down to the underworld. A desperate husband seeking help for his dying wife. A man stuck down a manhole after his stag do. The tell-all story of the ups and downs of a global pop band. The reminiscences of a faded actor. An appeal to His Satanic Majesty for help. These are just a few of the eclectic cast of characters and stories created by L.A. Davenport as he explores the meaning of life in the modern world.

Download or read book Deathcast written by L.A. Davenport and published by L. A. Davenport. This book was released on 2018-10-19 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sanctity of human life means nothing when that life is not serving society. When a man visits an illegal pub in a dead zone of the city, it triggers a chain of events that forces a band of resistance fighters to rise up against a brutal state that uses Wellness as a means of oppression, punishing those who do not look after their health with death. With the man’s young daughter brainwashed into believing her father must die to protect society, can the fighters use the state’s weapons against them to infiltrate a heavily guarded ministry building in time to save him? Deathcast is a dark and thrilling journey into a dystopian future from the collection No Way Home by L. A. Davenport.

Download or read book Sound Euphonium light novel written by Ayano Takeda and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2017-06-20 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finding herself, one note at a time... After a terrible disappointment at the All-Kyoto Concert Band Competition, music has lost its spark for Kumiko. But her first year at Kitauji High School is a chance for a fresh start. So when it comes time to choose a club, she can't resist joining the band again--even though they're simply terrible. The strict new club director has promised to whip them into shape to reach Nationals, but the trouble runs deeper than just a lack of practice. Plus, the discord within the club tugs at Kumiko's old insecurities. Will Kitauji High School find its rhythm before the competition? Will Kumiko?

Download or read book Sometimes People March written by Tessa Allen and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a spare, inspiring text and gorgeous watercolor illustrations, this is a timeless and important book for activists of all ages. This hardcover picture book is perfect for sharing and for gifting. Sometimes people march to resist injustice, to stand in solidarity, to inspire hope. Throughout American history, one thing remains true: no matter how or why people march, they are powerful because they march together.

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Download or read book The Missing Link written by Eldred D. Warren and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-07-24 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A professional boxer with a pocket full of money senses theres something missing in his life, so he goes in search of something better. In his search for the missing link, he joins up with two Texas cowhands heading for California. They introduce him to the dangers of the West. In California, he meets a longtime boxing acquaintance who becomes his partner in founding a ranch. Eventually, a feisty redhead enters the scene, hurling him into the most important bout of his life.

Download or read book Now That s What I Call Newport written by Jan Preece and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-04-15 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore a fascinating pictorial history of Newport through the nineteen sixties, seventies and eighties.

Download or read book Complete Book of Colleges 2005 Edition written by Princeton Review (Firm) and published by The Princeton Review. This book was released on 2004-07-20 with total page 1548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Up-to-date information on 1,780 colleges and universities.

Download or read book Barnabas Bopwright Saves the City written by J. Marshall Freeman and published by Bold Strokes Books Inc. This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen-year-old Barnabas Bopwright is proud to live in the greatest city on earth. But under the shiny exterior lurks the hidden cost of the city’s skyscraping success. On his way to school, Barnabas discovers a transit map with an unknown subway line. Soon he’s on an impossible train, running from authorities who have guarded the city’s dark mysteries for a century. The subway brings Barnabas to a hidden valley outside the city where he’s drawn into a terrifying world of deception and revenge. In the valley, Barnabas discovers new friendships, a death-defying circus, an evil emporium, and a surprising attraction for another boy. But when his investigations uncover a terror plot to destroy the city he loves, Barnabas realizes it’s up to him to save his home and bring deadly secrets into the light before it’s too late.