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Hollywood, Ending by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 115,730. Language: English. Originally Published: October 13, 2023 by D. Scott Apel. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
June 1980: CADDYSHACK is poised to become the biggest comedy ever. Co-writer Doug Kenney is counting on it, so he'll have enough Tinseltown clout to produce a screwball space flick filmed on location. To get his ducks in a row in the showbiz shooting gallery he enlists the aid of private eye Alec Smart, who saved his life, and they embark on an epic Hero's Journey into the dark heart of Hollywood.
Jobs of Work by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 78,240. Language: English. Published: February 28, 2023 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire
April 1980: Steve Jobs is preparing to take Apple Computer public. But when he discovers he’s being followed, he hires Silicon Valley P.I. Alec Smart to find out why. This leads the duo down a rabbit hole where they discover that a major corporation has marked Apple for a hostile takeover…so hostile, in fact, that they’re prepared to terminate the prickly millionaire if he stands in their way.
Exemplary Lives of Impossible Men by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 142,110. Language: English. Published: August 29, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire, Fiction » Mashups
Borges. Nabokov. Vonnegut. Joyce. If they were alive, they’d all want the author of “Exemplary Lives” dead. Why? Because it’s the apotheosis of the literary style they pioneered: the postmodern novel. This satiric metabiography that details the lives and oeuvres of eight epically failed writers is the only postmodern novel you ever need to read—and the only novel ever written that analyzes itself.
Escape From 50sville by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 75,170. Language: English. Published: February 17, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire
The legendary, long-lost comic mystery novel by acclaimed author Casey Bragg is now available! "Escape From 50sville" is set in a theme park built as a recreation of small-town America in the 1950s where aging Boomers can relive their fond memories of childhood. But beneath the tranquil, idyllic surface, dark deeds are occurring in the shadows, and it's up to Sheriff Drake to bring them to light.
No Plan B: The Adventures of a Carbon Unit in Silicon Valley by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 224,710. Language: English. Published: May 12, 2020 . Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Humor & satire » Topic / business & professional, Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir
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Ever wonder what it was like to be part of the hi-tech revolution? To work at a struggling startup, or at a major company like Apple? This worklife memoir is the story of a few startups that tried but tanked, as witnessed by a cubicle dweller who went down with those ships, often without a life preserver—and then made a million dollars. All the insanity of Silicon Valley encapsulated in one book.
Beyond Chaos and Beyond by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 144,550. Language: English. Published: January 18, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Activism, Essay » Sociology
From 1987-97, Robert Anton Wilson published a newsletter, Trajectories: The Journal of Futurism and Heresy. The 1994 book Chaos and Beyond collected the best of the first 10 issues; this sequel preserves the best of the final issues, including an excerpt from RAW’s unfinished sequel to Illuminatus!, transcripts of audio issues and videos produced specifically for his fan base, and much, much more.
Fourplay by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 64,850. Language: English. Published: December 25, 2018 . Categories: Plays » American / African American, Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire
“Fourplay” collects a quartet of comic plays, including two three-act comedies (one an attempt recreate a 1930s-style Marx Bros. film) and two one-act farces. Bonus material includes a never-performed fifth play—a one-act farce for the theater of your mind—as well as introductions and numerous production photos. Uh-oh...Curtain’s going up on these lively reads—better get a copy and take your seat!
Famedroppings by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 81,140. Language: English. Published: November 29, 2018 . Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Celebrity culture, Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
We swim in a sea of celebrity. Everybody has a “brush with fame” story. I’ve got over 100. Famedroppings details my “close encounters” with celebs I’ve met, interviewed, or befriended, including Actors, Directors, Star Trek cast, Musicians, Playmates, Writers...and more. These are the candid moments that happen when the recorder is turned off, or when Mary Tyler Moore steps on your foot.
Killer B's: The Hive -- The 487 Best Movies* On Demand You've (Probably) Never Seen *and a few TV Shows by
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 275,220. Language: English. Published: October 11, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts » Film & video / guides & reviews, Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts » Film & video / reference
The iTunes Movie Guru (Emeritus) shares his selection of the best unknown movies available on demand and on DVD, combining the contents of KILLER B’s, Vols. 1 & 2, for a grand total of 487 terrific movies (and TV shows) you’ve (probably) never seen. It’s just as easy to find a hidden gem as a recent blockbuster if you know what to look for. KILLER B’s: THE HIVE clues you in to what to look for.
Killer B's Comedy: Wild by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 67,020. Language: English. Published: September 29, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts » Film & video / guides & reviews, Nonfiction » Entertainment » History & Criticism
The iTunes Movie Guru (Emeritus) shares his selection of the 101 best unknown, most insanely crazy comedies available on demand and on DVD, excerpted from KILLER B’s Vols. 1 & 2. Discover 101 of the wildest, loudest, edgiest, most madcap, anarchic, rowdy, raucous, exaggerated, over the top, boisterous, twisted, outrageous, uproarious, and just plain crazy comedies you’ve (probably) never seen!
Killer B's Comedy: Mild by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 60,380. Language: English. Published: September 29, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts » Film & video / guides & reviews, Nonfiction » Entertainment » History & Criticism
The iTunes Movie Guru (Emeritus) shares his selection of the best unknown amusing movies available on demand, excerpted from KILLER B’s Vols. 1 & 2. Discover 101 of the quirkiest, most low-key, charming, and understated comedies you’ve (probably) never seen. It’s as easy to find a hidden gem as a blockbuster if you know what to look for. The KILLER B’s Movie Guides clue you in to what to look for.
Killer B's: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 75,670. Language: English. Published: September 29, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts » Film & video / guides & reviews, Nonfiction » Entertainment » History & Criticism
113 great imaginative movies on demand you've probably never seen! The iTunes Movie Guru (Emeritus) shares his selection of the 113 best unknown and most imaginative science fiction, fantasy and horror movies available on demand and on DVD, excerpted from KILLER B’s Volumes 1 & 2.
Killer B's: Drama by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 73,570. Language: English. Published: September 29, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » History & Criticism, Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts » Film & video / guides & reviews
117 great movie dramas on demand you’ve (probably) never seen! The iTunes Movie Guru (Emeritus) shares his selection of the 117 best unknown dramas available from on demand movie services and on DVD, excerpted from KILLER B’s Vols. 1 & 2. It’s just as easy to find a hidden gem as a recent blockbuster if you know what to look for. The KILLER B’s Movie Guides clue you in to what to look for.
Killer B's: Action & Thriller by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 77,860. Language: English. Published: September 29, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts » Film & video / guides & reviews, Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts » Film & video / reference
The iTunes Movie Guru (Emeritus) shares his selection of the 123 best unknown action, thriller, suspense and mystery movies available on demand and on DVD, excerpted from KILLER B’s Vols. 1 & 2. It’s just as easy to find a hidden gem as a recent blockbuster if you know what to look for. The KILLER B’s Movie Guides clue you in to what to look for.
Killer B's, Volume 2: Son of a Killer B (1996-2016) by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 154,380. Language: English. Published: July 30, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry, Nonfiction » Entertainment » History & Criticism
In Killer B’s, Vol. 2, the iTunes Movie Guru (Emeritus) shares an ALL NEW selection of the best undiscovered movies available on demand...great little films from 1996-2016 that never found an audience. It’s just as easy to find a hidden gem as a blockbuster, if you know what to look for. Killer B’s lets you know what to look for. Life’s too short to watch bad films—put Killer B’s to work for you!
Detective, Comics by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 120,330. Language: English. Published: March 19, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Alec Smart Comic Mystery #3. “Fans of Donald E. Westlake will love this wild comic caper!” –ComiCaper. When a kid comic book magnate hires small town detective Smart to find a stolen Batman book, the dysfunctional duo embarks on an odyssey involving comic book conventions, crooked dealers, crazed parents, infidelity, multi-story falls, and a life-sized game of Pac-Man played out in the streets.
The Uncertainty Principle? by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 197,980. Language: English. Published: December 31, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
When a small-town P.I. is hired by a big name sci-fi writer to find out why everything he writes comes true, the detective finds himself trapped in a labyrinth of bizarre and life-threatening incidents, any one of which could be either coincidence or part of a larger conspiracy. The Uncertainty Principle? combines comic capers with a novel mystery to create a mystery novel that is truly novel.
Mein Summer Kampf by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 35,900. Language: English. Published: November 26, 2014 . Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Humor & satire » Form / essays
Um... About that title. You think that's funny? Then you might like the contents. Or you might not, if you were born without a humor gland. But what the hell. Take a chance. You might just LYAO. What have you got to lose? Besides a couple hours of your valuable time, I mean. You know you'd just waste it watching TV anyway.
Killer B's: The 237 Best Movies on Video You've (Probably) Never Seen by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 127,680. Language: English. Published: September 16, 2014 . Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » History & Criticism, Nonfiction » Entertainment » History & Criticism
The iTunes Movie Guru (Emeritus) shares his pick of the best unknown movies available on demand -- great little films that never found their proper audiences. No "forgotten favorites," no "so bad they're good" trash, just the delight of discovery of terrific films. It’s just as easy to find a hidden gem as a blockbuster, if you know what to look for. Killer B’s tells you what to look for.
Philip K. Dick: The Dream Connection by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 91,190. Language: English. Published: May 23, 2014 . Categories: Essay » Author profile, Nonfiction » Biography » Artists, architects, & photographers
"A very impressive must-read for serious PKD readers." --Science Fiction Chronicle. This exceptional anthology includes an 8 hour interview with Philip K. Dick, detailing his March '74 "mystical experiences," plus numerous essays, including Robert Anton Wilson on PKD's experiences, R. Faraday Nelson on collaborating with PKD, a short story in which PKD fictionalizes his experiences, and much more.
The Infinite Mistress by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 77,830. Language: English. Published: May 12, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
"Fans of Donald E. Westlake's comic crime novels will love it." --ComiCaper. When a bubble-headed North Beach topless dancer hires a young Silicon Valley P.I. to investigate her "past life memories," little does he suspect he's about to become entangled in a plot that has repeated itself through several lifetimes--and always ends tragically for the dancer. A fast, funny, original mystery.
Science Fiction: An Oral History by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 83,150. Language: English. Published: April 26, 2014 . Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » History & Criticism
"Science Fiction: An Oral History" features in-depth dialogs with prominent authors of the genre's Golden Age (1930-1960) and New Wave (1960-1980) eras. Interview subjects include Philip K. Dick, Theodore Sturgeon, Fritz Leiber, Roger Zelazny, C.L. Moore, Leigh Brackett, Norman Spinrad and Robert Anton Wilson. Spontaneous, intelligent, and often very, very funny.

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