A beautiful, illustrated, keepsake volume of quotations by the legendary Elizabeth Taylor"Passion is the ingredient in me that has made me who I am. It's my passion for life...my passion for passion that has made me never give up." -- Elizabeth TaylorFrom the time she appeared in National Velvet, the film that skyrocketed her to international fame at age twelve in 1944, until her death in 2011, Elizabeth Taylor's beauty, allure, an...

There's no mystery in turning around low-performing or failing schools, but there are also no recipes. In Turnaround Principals for Underperforming Schools Rosemary Papa and Fenwick English identify the essential ingredients for success. The causes of failure are complex and interactive. Schools are not inert structures but living organisms. Putting schools back together is a collaborative venture. It takes a team to turn around a school, but it all begins with the leadership. The...

The private, inexplicable and yet universal ways in which families communicate with each other in order to function or at least avoid the urge to hit each other with forks at the dining room table - illuminated by one of America’s favorite family comics.Tom Papa is a comedic polymath: in his stand-up (five Netflix Specials), on his two radio shows (“Come to Papa” and “What a Joke with Papa and Fortune”), his podcast “Breaking Bread...

Angels Do Fly is about a young man's trip in life from young age to his mid 70's. And about his life in the war. And dealing with Love, Hate, and War.

The Long Description of My Soul's VoiceThe book "My Soul's Voice" is a collection of poems that brings us back in a nice way to the essentials and demands of every age, love and loved ones. These poems are an indelible Love emblem. They could be another kind of Poetry called Family Poetry.Beautiful and crystal poems, in types of notes to all members of the family, in the broadest sense of the term. An erotic secret epigraphy among the family members, something like the old f...

The Kingdom is under threat from the fearsome Dragon Red Eye...Can Prince Reid save the day and the kingdom?...and why do the royal Faeries insist on a bag of Jelly BeansAn illustrated fantasy adventure that see's Prince Reid face the fearsome Dragon Red Eye to save his father's kingdom.Armed only with his sword and the mysterious bag of jelly beans and accompanied by his two royal fairy companions prince Reid joins the rest of the knights on a quest that ev...

Twenty-three-year-old Jersey girl Eve Vitali is on the verge of something...whether it be a relationship, the fabulous life that she reads about in the Styles section of the New York Times or a nervous breakdown. Despite her Jackie O. suit, Eve works as an unappreciated assistant for-of all things-a bicycle magazine. Everyone keeps telling her that she's got her foot in the door, but the rest of her is surfing the Net and schlepping around with Tabitha, an Amazonian sex goddess. Between gl...

A unique story of autism, where the autistic child is not only the central character but also the narrator and the witness to a harrowing sequence of events.In WE’RE LOST an autistic child tells the story of his difficult birth, the “very good” and terribly optimistic neuropsychiatrist, the diagnosis by a specialist Catholic clinic, the broken dreams of rehabilitation, the clash with reality, the disappointment.The most authentic novel ever written about the plight of famil...

Fresh off a nasty divorce and fueled by spite and bad decisions, Joe Thornton wins 100 acres in northern Michigan in a Go Fish game. Trading suburban misery for snow, moose, and madness, Joe befriends Donnie—a neighbor with dark humor and zero impulse control. Together, they face angry wildlife, exploding cabins, town hall chaos, and a Christmas only a lunatic could love. Hilarious, profanity-laced, and heartwarmingly unhinged, The Northern Bastard Chronicles is a laugh-out-loud tale of ru...

Famously upbeat comedian Tom Papa delivers a stand-up performance that includes his observations on the perils of raising daughters, and more. Executive produced by Rob Zombie.

Imagine fearing something you know nothing about. Imagine going to sleep worrying that your worst fears will come true. This is life for the Teegles. In author Papa Fish’s A Tale of Meegles and Teegles, you’ll discover the Teegles. They believe the Meegles are mean and nasty and want to invade the land of Teegle. Would you believe that no Teegle has ever seen a Meegle? What should the Teegles do? Send someone to the land of Meegle to find out if the Meegles are really coming, of course. Bu...

Author Papa Spyk takes readers on a nostalgic road down memory lane as he recalls A Naughty Thing called Life. Papa Spyk, an ex professional rugby player, top international model, Hollywood actor and stuntman. Born in the sixties. Papa Spyk was an overly intelligent child, trapped in a hopelessly dysfunctional world. He lived life on the edge until he suffered a near death experience. When he was told he would never walk again, be paraplegic, never father a child. He thought his life was ...