The Mysterious Secret of the Valuable Treasure |
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| Author:
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| ISBN: | 978-1-59692-054-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2007 |
| Publisher: | MacAdam/Cage Publishing, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Lawson Library Paperbacks |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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"If it is a crime to dwell upon the lighter side of life then lock me up! Those seeking gloom and doom are advised to look elsewhere. For those of a gentler nature I trust they will find many treats and surprises nestled within, like walnuts and oranges bursting forth from the innards of some gaily striped sock upon some faraway Christmas morn." So says Willie Dobbs, self-appointed historian of the United States and hero of the title story in this weird and wonderful collection from...
More Description"If it is a crime to dwell upon the lighter side of life then lock me up! Those seeking gloom and doom are advised to look elsewhere. For those of a gentler nature I trust they will find many treats and surprises nestled within, like walnuts and oranges bursting forth from the innards of some gaily striped sock upon some faraway Christmas morn." So says Willie Dobbs, self-appointed historian of the United States and hero of the title story in this weird and wonderful collection from Jack Pendarvis. Don't be fooled. From the hyperactive fantasies of a frustrated young paramour in "Sex Devil" to the dope-fueled shenanigans of the world's worst paramedic in "The Pipe," these stories are all about suffering. Pendarvis' characters are cursed-with imagination, with unwarranted optimism, with a fundamental inability to "go with the flow"-and the world they inhabit is both cruel and funny. Much like yours. Book jacket.