Boomhood: A Baby Boomer's Free-Range Childhood
by Robert Hafey
"Boomhood - A Baby Boomer's Free-Range Childhood" overviews generational memories created by common childhood experiences and historical events. It is a flash-back, whimsical and fun account of one baby-boomer's childhood. Reading "Boomhood" will cause individuals to reflect upon their own childhood to better understand how time, place and their interactions with others shaped them into the person$4.99 USD
Getting Away from Already Being Pretty Much Away from It All
One of David Foster Wallace's most famous essays, now available as an eBook short.Beloved for his keen eye, sharp wit, and relentless self-mockery, David Foster Wallace has been celebrated by both critics and fans as the voice of a generation. In this hilarious essay, originally published in the collection A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again, he ventures to the Illinois State Fair*,*$1.99 USD
Weekly Excursions to a Very Small Town
In March 1986, while living in Brooklyn, Chris Bohjalian and his wife were cab-napped on a Saturday night and taken on a forty-five-minute joy ride in which the driver ignored all traffic lights and stop signs. Around midnight he deposited the young couple on a near-deserted street, where police officers were about to storm a crack house. Bohjalian and his wife were told to hit the ground for$9.99 USD
by Chris Rose
Dead in Attic is a collection of stories by Times-Picayune columnist Chris Rose, recounting the first harrowing year and a half of life in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Celebrated as a local treasure and heaped with national praise, Rose provides a rollercoaster ride of observation, commentary, emotion, tragedy, and even humor -- in a way that only he could find in a devastated wasteland$12.99 USD
Fruitcake Hill: A History And Memoir Of Life On The Hill In A Family Of 15
Fruitcake Hill is a cleverly written history and personal memoir of an Irish family from the Chicago suburbs that has continuously occupied a single farmhouse property for over 137 years. The story focuses on the family's struggles to preserve the life they knew before urban sprawl became a reality. A humorous and informative read!$4.95 USD
True Stories from the Heart of the South
by Rick Bragg
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the celebrated bestselling author of All Over but the Shoutin' and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Rick Bragg, comes a poignant and wryly funny collection of essays on life in the south.Keenly observed and written with his insightful and deadpan sense of humor, he explores enduring Southern truths about home, place, spirit, table, and the regions' varied geographies,$14.99 USD
by Jason Porter
"Jason Porter could find a place on the shelf beside Richard Brautigan, George Saunders, and David Sedaris. This is a quick, odd, wonderful book, one that pinned me back on my heels and made me laugh."–Colum McCann, author of Let the Great World SpinHave we all sunken into a species-wide bout of clinical depression? Porter’s uproarious, intelligent debut centers on Raymond Champs, an illustrator$4.99 USD
How to Fix Anything, Impress Anyone, Get Lucky, Get Paid, and Rule the World
by Gregg Stebben and 1 more
The Man’s Playbook is more than just a how-to guide; it’s a way of life. Learn timesaving, life-improving, woman-impressing tips that will last a lifetime. Want the sleek charm of James Bond? Inside, you’ll find out how to shake a martini just like he would. Got a crush on your favorite waitress? Learn the best lines to get her talking. Heading out to a black-tie event? Check in with The Man’s$10.69 USD
Off the Grid in the Mostly Magnetic North
In her search for land to call her own—among tall pines and on a lake—newly single mom Sarah Stonich seeks a sense of permanence, a legacy for her son, and a connection to her heritage. Along this way, Stonich recalls family lore, meets remarkable characters, considers another go at love, and, finally, builds a cabin. But when her precious patch of land is threatened, she discovers that family is$13.59 USD
Of Moose and Men: A Skewed Look at Life in Alaska
by A. E. Poynor
This first collection of columns from A. E. Poynor touches on subjects as uniquely Alaskan as moose nugget swizzle sticks, and just as tacky. It's a trip to Alaska without the hazards of being eaten by bears, or bled dry by mosquitoes. From barbecuing in the middle of the winter, to camping with kids, to the troubles Alaskans encounter trying to simply order things through the mail, Poynor brings$1.49 USD
How I Survived the Sixties in Small-Town America
In The Chili Cone Chronicles, Michael Winslow shares his remarkable story of growing up and coming-of-age in a small midwestern town during the tempestuous, whirlwind time of the 1960s. Funny and poignant by turns, Winslow offers a memorable journey through the mayhem as he relies on the comfort of his family, oddball friends, and small-town charm to make everything right in his own little corner$8.69 USD
