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This is a story about a special kind of guy. The kind of guy you wouldn't want to have at your party. Don't even think about asking him for a favor, not if you're unwilling to pay for it. You know the type. You've passed him down the street, seen him seated comfortably at the bar and maybe had the unfortunate chance of catching his gaze. He can get away with anything. He's a cynical, sarcastic, self-centered, lying and conniving - Jerk. Being a Jerk isn't so bad though, it can get you free coffee, wads of cash and a gigantic fish (if you're lucky).

Despite Blaze's best efforts, he can't seem to stop the Tritonans from trying to destroy everything he loves. After Blaze reunites with his sister, Ember, they unearth a family secret that has been hidden for eleven-moon-orbits and could possibly change the entire war against the Tritonans.

Out-of-Body Travel Magazine: My Out-of-Body Journey with Shirdi Sai Baba, Hindu Avatar.

The stories in Things Kept, Things Left Behind explore the ambiguities of kept secrets, the tangles of abandoned pasts, and uneasy accommodations. Jim Tomlinson's characters each face the desire to reclaim dreams left behind, along with something of the dreamer that was also lost.

During a span of 55 years, Emil Richards has been a renowned presence in Hollywood soundstages, recording studios, jazz clubs, and international touring venues. Considered a supreme artist on the vibraphone, marimba and xylophone, as well as a master of his world-famous collection of percussion instruments, Richards is renowned throughout the world for his versatility.

Pond Punkies is great for boys and girls 7 to 10 who love space, aliens, and special powers! Young Blaze uncovers a secret plot to destroy his home, the icy planet Neptune. No one believes him, not even the Elders at the Training Academy. Enlisting the help of his friends, Blaze devises a plan of his own. Together, they hitch a ride on a geyser that blasts them toward the inner solar system to a planet much closer to the sun. Faced with a battle of gravest consequence, Blaze must do more than stop a monstrous plot that now includes Earth.

Superheroes and action stars aren't the only ones out there trying to make the world a better place. In Theo and Fat Terry, two low-rent good ol' boys take a road trip through East Georgia on a mission to clean up their own backyard. This story is part open letter to all pop culture junkies, part scathing satire, and part call to arms to every regular joe that has just had enough. Sometimes in order to right a few wrongs, you have to blow some s#@t up.

After escaping the clutches of a government testing facility, William Fay and his friends hide out in an abandoned mansion where they search for a group of others like their kind. Upon discovering these others, William finds himself attracted to one. Now he must win her trust while avoiding getting caught by the government.

Hooked is based on the true-life story of Virginia outdoor television producer Jim Baugh. Jim Baugh Outdoors TV is one of Americas most diverse and entertaining outdoor programs and has been in syndication since 1989.

In Jewish Gentle and Other Stories of Gay-Jewish Living, Daniel M. Jaffe explores various aspects of gay-Jewish life: coming out to self and family; (re)defining one's relationship to tradition and faith; surviving child abuse and teenage sexual identity angst; experiencing the adult joys and heartbreaks of dating, of forming relationships, and of losing them; coping with HIV/AIDS; considering parenting; and dealing with old age.

Stuart will never forget the horrible thing Dr. Ferguson did to him when he was a boy. The pain, the blood and the snip-snip of those glinting scissors will live in his nightmares for the rest of his life. But now Dr. Ferguson is back and not just in Stuart's dreams. He's very real. He's determined to perform that same horrible procedure on Stuart's young son. And his scissors are nice and sharp.

Bert runs a hot dog stand on the street of New York and is just scraping by. His friend Alf washes windows eighty stories up in the air and makes five times what Bert makes. He's asked Bert to join him up in the clouds but Bert is afraid of heights. On the other hand, if Bert doesn't joins him, he may lose his apartment. What to do, what to do.

Days after saving the Earth from destruction, Blaze starts to have vivid nightmares about his sister. Even though no one agrees, he is sure they are more than what they seem. Against his father's wishes, Blaze and his friend, Ace, set out to find her. In the meantime, Blaze's allies uncover a plot to destroy a planet far, far away from Earth. Can Blaze find his sister and save her from the monsters in his dreams?

Connor continues on the trail of James Halldon and DogThing, but now he isn't alone. GreyFoot seems to know where they are to go, but not what they will encounter on the way there. Connor's journey takes him to a place that seems to tease all the answers but give none. In the end he will be faced with a decision, and a hard one.Should he risk everything for one chance to change things forever?

Twelve-year-old Marcus Hawthorne has never taken a stance on much of anything. But when a Mega More Super Store plans to open up shop in the small town of Newburg, Virginia, he has no choice but to make a choice. Marcus’ parents have never seen eye to eye on politics, but their debates turn heated when the company his father works for lands the gig to build the Mega More—the same store his mother will stop at nothing to halt.

The continuing outlandish adventures of mediocre music journalist turned accidental space adventurer, Derek Christian, and his friends now aboard the Napoo Starship, the VHS Betamax. Many questions will be raised although the answers will no doubt be sparse. The universe will most likely have to be saved again, but can it be done in time for tea?

Connor leaves the darkness of The Corridor behind him and finds himself in another strange place that his great-grandfather - James Halldon - visited and noted in his diary. But things have changed in the ruined city of Riverfall since the diary was written, and this part of the journey doesn't look like it will be as easy as Connor had hoped.

In this exciting return to the KittyTube world, Angel’s brother, Quincy takes center stage. Somehow Quincy must keep his relationships straight and still manage to make the cut when the kitten actors are cut to only twenty kittens who will move on to the next phase. Follow Quincy’s path toward stardom.

When your name is Love Truly, you need to act with, well, love. But the new rhino in town, PeeWee is big, blue, and scary. When he spills his food tray, will Love Truly and her friends, Faith Deep and Hope Big, conquer their fear and step up to help? Or will they turn away? Learning to act with love may be the most courageous thing Love Truly ever does.

Simba, known as the “Blue Lightning Bolt”, because of his sky-blue skin, was born (many would prefer the word, manufactured), at a Volkswagen plant in Braunschweig, Germany. A little-known fact is that from the day he rolled off the assembly line, Simba could communicate as well as you and me. This wasn’t something included in his design plans. However, he actually left the plant tapping his front right tire and singing Elvis Presley songs.