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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
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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
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If You Didn't Bring Jerky, What Did I Just Eat?
Misadventures in Hunting, Fishing, and the Wilds of Suburbia
by Bill Heavey
A hilarious collection of essays dedicated to life in the great outdoors from Field & Stream’s acclaimed Sportsman’s Life columnist. For nearly a decade, Bill Heavey, an outdoorsman marooned in suburbia, has written the Sportsman’s Life column on the back page of Field & Stream, where he does for hunting and fishing what David Feherty does for golf and Lewis Grizzard did for the South. If You Didn$12.79 USD
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Man's Manual for Daily Survival
by Gregg Stebben and 1 more
How to Be a 21st Century Man is more than just a how-to guide; it is an essential life-tool that every man should have at his disposal. With time-saving, life-improving tips, it is the premier guide to manliness. Featured within are sections on incredibly important issues in a man’s life, including:How to Read Lights On Your Car’s DashboardHow to Buy a SuitHow to Tell if a Woman Likes YouHow to$8.69 USD
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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
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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
