Spirited Sketches A Ghostly Pen S Comedy Capers

"Spirited Sketches: A Ghostly Pen's Comedy Capers" is a side-splittingly hilarious tale that will have readers rolling with laughter from beginning to end. This uproarious story follows the misadventures of a mischievous ghostly pen with a knack for comedy. When the pen's ghostly presence awakens in an ink factory, chaos ensues as it unleashes its playful pranks on unsuspecting workers, leaving ink-splattered hilarity in its wake. From there, the story takes readers on a wild ride through various settings, including an artist's studio, an office, a school, and even a comedy club. In each location, the ghost pen's antics reach new levels of absurdity, as it brings drawings to life, plays outrageous pranks on coworkers, and uses its supernatural abilities to turn even the most mundane situations into uproarious comedy. As the ghost pen's reputation for comedy grows, it embarks on a vacation filled with beachside laughter, ghostly humor at famous landmarks, and encounters with wizards and magical ink spells that lead to hilarious consequences. Throughout the story, readers will be treated to an array of puns, witty one-liners, and comical situations that showcase the ghost pen's unique brand of humor. But it's not all fun and games. The ghost pen's journey also includes a grand finale showdown against ghost hunters and exorcists, where the stakes are high, and the laughter is at its peak. With its clever wit and inventive pranks, the ghost pen proves that comedy can even triumph over the supernatural. "Spirited Sketches: A Ghostly Pen's Comedy Capers" is a delightful and light-hearted tale that explores the power of laughter and the joy of embracing the absurd. Packed with memorable characters, laugh-out-loud moments, and unexpected twists, this comedic adventure will leave readers chuckling and eagerly turning the pages for more hilarious capers from the ghostly pen.

A Book of Ghosts is a collection of occult stories and gothic tales of ghosts and other supernatural creatures that haunt minds and houses of people since the dawn of time. Table of Contents: Jean Bouchon Pomps and Vanities McAlister The Leaden Ring The Mother of Pansies The Red-haired Girl A Professional Secret H. P. Glámr Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story The Merewigs The "Bold Venture" Mustapha Little Joe Gander A Dead Finger Black Ram A Happy Release The 9.30 Up-train On the Leads Aunt Joanna The White Flag

From former Lonely Planet author J.M. Porup comes this gritty South American noir... Rats ate his baby daughter while he partied in a disco. Now Horace "Horse" Mann is a drugged-out expat teaching English to criminals in Lima, Peru. Oh, and doing the odd favor for the CIA. When his Agency contact, Pitt Watters, goes missing, Horse's desperate efforts to find his only friend lead him to a Buddhist ashram on the shores of Lake Titicaca. There Horse uncovers his friend's involvement with a group of Gaia-worshipping terrorists who want to kill off the human "disease" infecting the earth. Can Horse find his friend in time? And when he does--will he want to stop him?

IACP AWARD WINNER • Indulge your thirst for new ways to enjoy tequila and mezcal with 60+ recipes for agave cocktails from a James Beard Award–nominated author and New York Times spirits writer. From riffs on classics such as the Mezcal Mule and Oaxaca Old-Fashioned to new favorites such as Naked and Famous or Smoke and Ice, discover how to use mezcal and tequila to create cocktails in nearly every classic cocktail formula—from flip to sour to highball—that highlight the smoky, edgy flavors of these unique and popular spirits. Robert Simonson, author of The Old-Fashioned and The Martini Cocktail, covers a broad range of flavors with doable, delicious recipes that are easy to assemble, most only requiring three or four ingredients. This comprehensive, straightforward guide is perfect for tequila and mezcal enthusiasts looking for creative ways to enjoy agave spirits more often and in more varied ways—or for anyone who just likes to drink the stuff.

The most ambition and exciting novel yet from the Booker shortlisted author of C and Satin Island. Bodies in motion. Birds, bees and bobsleighs. What is the force that moves the sun and other stars? Where's our fucking airplane? What's inside Box 808, and why does everybody want it? Deep within the archives of time-and-motion pioneer Lillian Gilbreth lies a secret. Gilbreth helped birth the era of mass observation and big data but did she also discover a 'perfect' movement that would 'change everything'? An international hunt begins for the one box missing from her records, and we follow contemporary motion-capture consultant Mark Phocan across geo-political fault lines and experimental zones in his search for it. And all the while, work is underway on the blockbuster film Incarnation, an epic space tragedy... 'Dazzling... The Making of Incarnation feels utterly original, utterly new, utterly magical' Neel Mukherjee, author of The Lives of Others 'Hugely interesting, energetic, wise and well written' GQ 'A rich and fascinating exercise in observation' Independent

“A snow-sprinkled, holly-merry, twinkling page-turner of a mystery” from the USA Today bestselling author of Tightening the Threads (Kingdom Books). Christmas in Haven Harbor, Maine, means family, trouble, and murder . . . This Yuletide season, there’s no time for Angie Curtis and Patrick West to linger under the mistletoe. Patrick’s being needled by his mother—movie star Skye West—to set the stage for a perfect white Christmas as she brings her costar, screenwriters, and director home for the holidays. With his mother’s long list of wishes, Patrick’s becoming unraveled. To help, the Mainely Needlepointers offer to decorate Skye’s Victorian mansion and create needlepoint pillows as gifts for the guests. But not long after the celebrity celebrants invade Haven Harbor, an unscripted tragedy occurs. Then some questionable Christmas cookies make Patrick sick. Before Santa arrives at the town pier on a lobster boat, Angie and the Needlepointers need to trim down the naughty list, catch a cold-hearted killer, and wrap up the case . . . Praise for the Mainely Needlepoint mysteries “Offers a wonderful sense of place and characters right from the very beginning. Highly recommended.”—Suspense Magazine “A cozy debut that hits all the sweet spots: small town, family ties, and a crew of intriguing personalities.”—Library Journal “For a trip to Maine for the cost of a book, this is the author to read.”—Kings River Life Magazine

Crossword Puzzle Book for those who appreciate Craft Beer and for those who are average crossword puzzlers that might not know a lot about beer. For most beer clues in most of the puzzles there are alternative italicized clues. It is also a great introductive crossword puzzle book for beer aficionados who want to explore fun beer facts and knowledge in crossword puzzle form. The 62 puzzles in this first Edition include some Craft Breweries from all 50 states, some beer names, hops, history, quotes, collaboration beers, brewpubs, puzzles and some foreign country beers from Canada, Germany, Belgium, Ireland and the UK.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE PORTICO PRIZE 2022 'Unnerving, absorbing . . . Laurie is a miraculous creation . . . Piercingly human and darkly funny, Ghosted is a tender, beautifully controlled account of expectations knocked off course.' Sunday Times One ordinary morning, Laurie's husband disappears, leaving behind his phone and wallet. For weeks she tells no one, carrying on her cleaning job at the university, visiting her tricky, dementia-suffering father and holing up in her high-rise flat with a bottle to hand. When she finally reports him as missing, the police are suspicious. What took her so long? Laurie can't fully explain her behaviour even to herself, or the strange presence she senses in the flat. Only when she looks back on the ensuing wreckage does she begin to understand, and see how she might repair the damage.