*A Guardian Book of the Day*The defeat of socialist firebrand Jeremy Corbyn as Labour Leader in 2019 confirmed Tony Benn’s famous retort 'the Labour party has never been a socialist party, although there have always been socialists in it.'For over a hundred years, the British Labour Party has been a bastion for working class organisation and struggle. However, has it ever truly been on the side of the workers? Where do its interests really lie? And can we rely on i...

The second e-book in the popular series of horror fiction by John McDonnell, "13 Scary Stories" will give you a chill, and a chuckle too! These are short, scary stories that depend on twists and surprises, and a heavy dose of psychology. There are trolls, vampires, werewolves, man-eating tigers and jealous lovers. Every story has an unexpected twist, and a laugh or two along the way. Readers are raving about this style of writing that combines horror and humor.

What do a cranky princess, a sassy devil, a werewolf, a couple of joyriding aliens, and an incompetent superhero have in common? Well, they sprang from the wacky imagination of John McDonnell. Based on John's popular short plays, these stories will give you plenty of laughs. The writing style is a cross between P.G. Wodehouse and Groucho Marx, with a little Seinfeld thrown in for good measure. Laughter is a healing force, and you'll get lots of healing from Pep Talk Man And Other Stories! ...

Lauren Summers never forgot her first kiss, and when she goes back to the place where it happened, 30 years later, she gets stuck in a tree 30 feet in the air. She is saved by a handsome stranger with flashing blue eyes named Tom Connell. Then the man who gave her that first kiss, Jimmy Vance, shows up in her life. He's a successful businessman and he tells her he has never forgotten her all these years. Jimmy wants to rekindle their old romance, but Lauren can't stop thinking of Tom Conne...

Should you face your fears or run away from them? A young girl from Minnesota comes to New York to become an actress. She has claustrophobia, the fear of confined spaces, so she visits an acting coach to help her get over it. This is no ordinary acting coach, however. When he invites her down to his basement for some therapy involving a tight, coffin-shaped box, that's when the screaming starts. A short horror tale that builds to a shocking climax.

This book has links to some of the most useful Web sites on the Internet. Inside you'll find links to sites where you can save money, get weather information, research any question, watch TV shows, do photo imaging and graphics, get ideas, build your vocabulary, do math, make international business contacts, search message boards, find recipes, plan your weekend, download free software, and more. Written by John McDonnell, who's been writing about the Internet for almost 20 years, this boo...

Horror that will stay in your mind long after you finish reading. These shocking tales involve a predator who gets a nasty surprise from a mysterious girl on the subway, a candymaker who's discovered a secret Aztec recipe for a chocolate drink, and two sisters who find that their deceased father had a very jealous first wife. Every story has a surprise ending that will make your hair stand on end, and linger in your mind for days.

More scary stories from a master of psychological horror. This collection has a giant, a time traveler, a bad babysitter, a man who's looking for the fountain of youth, and a bunch of other characters who get the surprise of their lives. You'll see just about all of the Seven Deadly Sins here, and plenty of punishment for the unfortunate sinners. With a style that combines horror and humor, John McDonnell has built an audience of readers who like chills, thrills, and a laugh or two along t...

Alice lives in a nursing home, but one day she steals a car and drives off in a blizzard. She doesn't know where she's going, and she winds up parked in front of a diner that reminds her of her youth. Inside, she meets people who seem to be from her childhood. Is it real, or a dream? This is a story of hope and love fulfilled, told in a dreamlike manner. This story has gotten the most downloads and highest reader feedback score of anything I've ever posted online.

She created a fantasy world as a child.Now she's trapped in it as an adult.And the clock is ticking.Lynn Stafford created the story of Eversince as an escape from her troubled childhood. Every night at bedtime she wrote stories in her notebook about this magical land. It was a refuge from the chaos of her life in a dysfunctional family.When she grew up Lynn forgot about Eversince.She found success in her job, married the man of her dreams, and gave birth ...

Another hilarious collection of short stories from John McDonnell, "Funny Fantasies" has tales about an Irish genie in a lamp, a bratty teenager abducted by aliens, a princess and a zany dragon, a village pharmacist who has customers who've been turned into werewolves and gnomes, a Greek god who doesn't get any respect on the New York City subway, a Bertie Wooster style English twit whose adventures will remind you of a P.G. Wodehouse story, and much more. You'll roar with laughter from th...

There's a chill at the end of every story in this horror collection. Here you'll find a beast in the basement, an Irish sea monster with silver skin, a troll who does online dating, a vampire with killer legs, a chocolate drink with a nasty kick, a man who reverses the aging process, a ghost who murders again and again, and other scary characters. These stories will sink their teeth into you! Every one grips you from the very first word, grabs you by the throat and holds you to the last wo...