The author has a few favourite movies, some well enough known and others rather more obscure, and this little book is a summary of some of them. Several have a science fiction theme, but then it is an area in which the author has written several books, so it's not that surprising. The book has been released because the author feels he should share his affection for, or perhaps addiction to, some very strange films with those who have yet to discover the delights of the smorgasbord of cinem...

Internet e-mail scams, mostly originating in West Africa, have been one of the downsides of communicating in cyberspace, but, incredible though it may seem, people have actually responded to them. As an aside, an episode of a comedy series on Icelandic television featured a character who did just that: it was very funny, as long as there were subtitles on the screen.Some of the funniest examples have been collected together here, proving that apparently unconnected people hundreds o...

This is a trilogy that starts in a strange future where engineering of the human body – at least for the well-off – isn't just genetic. If you can afford it, and can source the right body parts, just about anything is replaceable....The second story is set in present-day England, a multi-cultural society where not everybody behaves quite according to the accepted stereotype. It's about a hole in a road, but really it's not that simple....Having visited one person's idea of wh...

Science fiction has no limits except those of the writer's imagination. This trio of short stories is evidence that some sci-fi writers have very strange imaginations. The first story, 'Ogod's Enigma', tells of a happy planet ruled by the vastly overweight King Ogod. But all is not well, which is why the entire population is put into suspended animation until things get better. They do get better, but by then billions of years have passed, and the planet has drifted from one galaxy to anot...

101 true stories to surprise and delight footy fans.Did you know:Why a soccer ball is black and white?The story behind the most red cards ever handed out in a single match?The largest own-goal loss in history?If a football club has ever been successful in achieving not one, not two, but three promotions in a row?Whether you’re a rookie or true footballing faithful, Alex Broad covers the funniest, s...

You can write a book - anyone can. But if you want to write a book that people will want or even need to read, it’s not as simple as sitting down to write. In fact, that’s one of the biggest mistakes unsuccessful authors make.Writing a book can be one of the smartest moves for your business success. But you need more than writing skills to create an impressive book that readers will love. You also need a plan to market, sell, and leverage your book into a new leve...

After a series of risky black ops missions, Steve is looking forward to a straightforward intelligence assignment in beautiful Israel. What he finds is a conspiracy that will rock the Middle East and the world. He also finds Neena Shahud, an attractive Mossad agent waging a personal vendetta against Hezbollah.First Steve must save Neena's life, then he must figure out why the Middle East is about to explode and stop it. But, by the time Steve and Neena put the pieces in place, it m...

From the author of the Number one bestselling Abroad in Japan, Journey Across Japan takes us through the 47 unique prefectures of the Land of the Rising SunJapan is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, with millions flocking there every month to follow the same cookie-cutter itinerary.But beyond the well-trodden tourist trail lies a country made up of forty-seven unique prefectures. Each one has its own story to tell,...

Books set in the world of motor racing offer suffer from one problem: written by people who have a deep understanding of the sport, they just become too technical for most readers. This one avoids that pitfall because it's written from the perspective of a team sponsor, one who freely admits he doesn't know much about motor racing.It takes the story from the initial approach to the sponsor, Walter Sanderson, asking for money, through the preparation and on to the race itself, taking...

A comic tale of disaster following disaster, the story follows the attempt of Jim Tubbs to travel from the UK mainland to the Channel Island of Jersey to sell furniture. It was a simple plan – fly out, do the job he was so well paid to do, then fly back. It didn't happen that way.While Jim was away his marriage is collapsing, not that he'd worry too much about that, and his secretary is deciding that she really doesn't want an affair with her boss any more.So Jim was having a...

After a global chemical war most of humanity has perished. Those who remain exist in isolated communities, not knowing if any other such communities survive. But the situation is getting worse: in one community its leaders know that if they don't leave they'll all be dead in a few years.There is a planet eleven light years away that might support life. If they can build a ship to get there, and if it is sufficiently Earth-like, and if there isn't a hostile civilisation living there ...

In a similar style to the earlier 'Two Galaxies', this trio of unconnected but funny science fiction stories have been well received by those who have read them. The first tells the story of Gordon Swift and his financial benefactor, a master criminal of violent tendencies, and how things go very wrong indeed. The second story could hardly be more different; it is the tale of two musicians who spend their days in a determined attempt to drink their way through their accumulated wealth, and...