Al, the third son of an impoverished lord, is obsessed with magic. Working as an adventurer to fund his books and tools, he stumbles on the hidden grave of an ancient sage named Tempest. The ancient knowledge granted him by this lucky find, coupled with his own burning passion for experimentation, allows him to put his own flair on existing spells, turning them into powerful versions of themselves! Before long, he's recognized as the greatest mage in the kingdom. But what happens when dang...

Kidnapped by goblins at the age of three, young Al's life was saved by his grandfather's dazzling magic--sparking a fascination that would shape his destiny. Determined to wield such power himself, Al devoted the next twelve years to relentless study and training. But even after all that preparation, his true journey is only just beginning.Now an official adventurer, Al sets out to uncover the legendary Book of Spells, a rare tome said to hold secrets beyond imagination. Yet as he ventures...

Novice adventurer Al is learning a harsh truth: Adventuring ain't cheap. In need of funds, he decides to team up with veteran adventurer Orson to hunt monsters. The gig seems like easy money at first, but when a sudden downpour sends a flood their way, all bets are off! Can Al's offbeat magic save the day, or will his new partnership be short-lived?

The Sturgeon General is an anthology of comedic writing, compiling short works of fiction and non-fiction and other miscellany for the hilarious good of all. Each issue features the work of a single comedy writer.This edition is a collection of non-fiction articles from writer Geoff Lemon. It includes his article from 2011 'You Shut Your Goddamn Carbon Taxin Mouth' – an hilarious rant against the nay-sayers of the proposed carbon tax, whic...

In this "vital book for these times" (Kirkus Reviews), Don Lemon brings his vast audience and experience as a reporter and a Black man to today's most urgent question: How can we end racism in America in our lifetimes?The host of CNN Tonight with Don Lemon is more popular than ever. As America’s only Black prime-time anchor, Lemon and his daily monologues on racism and antiracism, on the failures of the Trump administration and of so many of our leaders, a...

He was top of the world, with numbers bettered only by Don Bradman – then captain Steve Smith led his Australian team into a cheating scandal that stunned cricket. Media exploded and million-dollar contracts were torn up. Australia’s prime minister expressed the public anger and disappointment: ‘Our cricketers are role models, and cricket is synonymous with fair play.’But there was more to the story than the actions of a few young men. A tangle of personality, politics and culture ...

*** Coffee Break Cozies – Delicious Cozy Mysteries You Can Devour in One Sitting!***Welcome to Cider Island – a town where anyone who’s anyone knows something about someone. It’s just that kind of place. And things get a whole lot stickier for the residents when a businessman visiting the island ends up smothered at the local sugar bush.With maple syrup season in full swing, Ida Noe’s fudge shop is busier than a centipede at a toe counting contest ...

Eiji Honami is a dependable manga editor—and the unwilling emotional support human for his bestselling author and childhood friend, Kaede Mishima.Mishima can’t possibly finish a manuscript unless Honami visits three times a week. Deadlines, breakups, existential crises—somehow, they all require Honami’s presence (and snacks).But Mishima’s attachment runs deeper than Honami realizes, and every now and then while Honami sleeps, Mishi...

In a deeply personal follow-up to his #1 bestseller This is the Fire: What I Say to My Friends about Racism, a modern media iconoclast faces a test of faith—and reveals how such tribulations can make us stronger, as individuals and as a nation.Renowned journalist Don Lemon always had a complicated relationship with God. He cherished the Southern Black church he was raised in, but struggled with the fundamentalist rejection of his right to exist as a gay ma...

Icons of Mexican cultural identity and America's melting pot ideal, taco trucks have transformed cityscapes from coast to coast. The taco truck radiates Mexican culture within non-Mexican spaces with a presence—sometimes desired, sometimes resented—that turns a public street corner into a bustling business.Drawing on interviews with taco truck workers and his own skills as a geographer, Robert Lemon illuminates new truths about foodways, community, and the unexpected places where e...

Bill Lemon is a veteran shooter who has mastered the art of creating evocative nude and glamour images in an endless array of locations and scenarios, achieving striking, evocative portraits every time. In his newest book, Bill teaches readers how to re-create some of his favorite portrait looks outdoors, where the stakes are high, the light is every changing, and environmental unknowns lurk at every corner. Presenting 60 main images, Bill provides readers with a bottom-up look at the stra...

Abbi Drucker can't keep her last encounter off her mind. The couple who'd inadvertently given a show, the effect it had on her and her coworker, Colin Montrose. So when she runs into the woman she watched in the building next door while getting coffee, and that woman offers Abbi another chance to watch them, the jolt she gets from the rush of desire is stronger than the double espresso she orders.Abbi just discovered that voyeurism gets her excited, that watching another woman in t...