Novels

New Mersey Boys by Steven G. Farrell>>

Mersey Boys is a Beatles novel that introduces John, Paul, George, Ringo and Al to the world outside of Liverpool, England. Al? Al! Welcome to a ferryboat ride across the Mersey River and backwards in time by over fifty years into an enchanting musical world that shall never be seen again in history. Join Professor Al Moran, a college art professor of John Lennon, on his magic carpet ride with the four young men who would soon morph into the internationally known Beatles. Gaze upon the beautiful Ginny Browne, the sexiest female character penned in these opening days of the Twenty-first century. Hear the music, dance to the beat and relive the heady days of a long ago golden age in England.

The Moon Nobody Wanted by Louis Phillips

Louis Phillips, a widely published poet, playwright, and short story writer, has written some 35 books for children and adults. Among his works are: three collections of short stories - A DREAM OF COUNTRIES WHERE NO ONE DARE LIVE (SMU Press), THE BUS TO THE MOON (Fort Schuyler Press), and THE WOMAN WHO WROTE KING LEAR AND OTHER STORIES (Pleasure Boat Studio). HOT CORNER, a collection of his baseball writings, and R.I. P. (a sequence of poems about Rip Van Winkle) from Livingston Press; THE ENVOI MESSAGES, and THE LAST OF THE MARX BROTHERS' WRITERS, full-length plays,(Broadway Play Publishers His books for children include: THE MAN WHO STOLE THE ATLANTIC OCEAN (Prentice Hall & Camelot Books), THE MILLION DOLLAR POTATO (Simon and Schuster), and HOW TO WRESTLE AN ALLIGATOR (Avon). His sequence of poems -The Time, The Hour, The Solitariness of the Place -was the co-winner in the Swallow's Tale Press competition (l984). Among his published books of poems are: THE KRAZY KAT RAG (Light Reprint Press), BULKINGTON (Hollow Spring Press), THE TIME, THE HOUR, THE SOLITARINESS OF THE PLACE (Swallow's Tale Press), CELEBRATIONS & BEWILDERMENTS (Fragments Press), IN THE FIELD OF BROKEN HEARTS, and INTO THE WELL OF KNOWINGNESS .(Prologue Press). His most recent books are THE AUDIENCE BOOK OF THEATRE QUOTATIONS (World Audience, INC.), THE DEATH OF THE SIAMESE TWINS & OTHER PLAYS, and GERTRUDE STEIN IN DAYTON & OTHER PLAYS (World Audience, INC.), He teaches at the School of Visual Arts in NYC.

Love Yourself First

by Delvon Johnson

Dwight Jones was a successful business executive working in banking. Although he was making decent money, he knew corporate America was not for him. So he decided to team up with one of his dear friends who worked in fashion, Issiah Richards, and they started their own fashion consulting business, Vondel Consulting. Joan Murphy was an up-and-coming shoe designer. A friend of hers who worked in the fashion industry, Stacey, referred Joan to Dwight and Issiah, and she was contracted to work with them. Joan was looking to do anything she could to be on top, including destroying whatever or whoever got in her way-and with her man, Rob, and her newfound friend and publicist, Karen Newberg, by her side, she felt she could conquer the world. That is, until she realized that everything that sparkled wasn't diamonds. Dwight and Issiah found themselves wrapped up in a world of drama as Joan did whatever was necessary to make it to the top. As scandals, lies, and deceit began to unravel, Joan found herself in a world she only dreamed of-but it was a tragic reality as Issiah and Dwight fought for peace among the stars.

The Secret Voyage of Melvin Moonmist

A Fantasy by Louis Phillips

Bowery Ripper on the Loose:

Featuring Jack the Ripper and the Irish Clowns

by Steven Farrell

"Bowery Ripper on the Loose" is a comic mystery, featuring the notorious Jack the Ripper and the hilarious Irish Clowns of the Lower East Side of New York City. Jack the Ripper, the most infamous serial killer in history, is back plying his bloody trade after a fifty year hiatus. This time Saucy Jack is on the loose on the Bowery, New York's poorest neighborhood, in 1938. A slew of murders beneath the 3rd Street elevated train tracks has the entire city in a state of panic. Is the slaughter the work of the Communists, the Nazis, or Own Madden's West Side Irish Mafia? When Bugs McMaster and his gang, the Irish Clowns, are rounded up as possible suspects, they decide to solve the puzzle themselves. "Bowery Ripper on the Loose" is a leap into the surrealistic world that merges comedy with murder.

A Long Night's Journey Into Daylight

by John Rachel

"From Thailand With Love" is a hard-hitting, street-tough novel about the trafficking of adolescent Asian girls for prostitution in the U. S. The novel is serialized into two books. Book One is "I am Djin Djin" and Book Two is "A Long Night's Journey Into Daylight". But that's certainly not the whole story. The book portrays a whole range of characters and lifestyles, from the innocent well-meaning Christian right to the urbane worldly-wise citizens of New York to the ruthless high-rollers of international organized crime, sharply contrasting these exemplars of affluent modern America with the harsh realities of life in the Third World, where children are bought and sold like cattle. The story is centered in Brooklyn and Manhattan but ranges over several locations, including Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia and Singapore, as well as Chicago, San Francisco, and Duluth MN. While this book is not for the timid or prudish, it is not just a bang-bang shoot-em-up action piece or gratuitous sexual escapade. It offers thought-provoking commentary on a wide range of issues: global economics, modern media, community control, child labor, the moral price of affluence, the breakdown of the traditional family, and the alienation and dysfunction becoming more and more common in our increasingly complex society. "From Thailand With Love" is violent and sexy, endearing and sad, sometimes humorous and often gut-wrenching, a candid look at the sex service industry in America and Southeast Asia, and the people and lives it affects. It is also a journey into the awakening of one man's conscience, who risks everything to put a stop to the sordid business of sex slavery and free its innocent victims. The writing in this novel has been compared to that of the cult classic "Homeboy" by Seth Morgan and the hard-hitting novels of Dean Koontz and and character-driven stories of John Irving.

Birth of the Salesman

by Carson V. Heady

Birth of a Salesman is the quintessential how-to-sell book, encased within the story of its fictional author, Vincent Scott. The chapters illustrate lessons on preparation, introduction, fact-finding, pitching, closing and overcoming objections that he learned along the road to success. Vincent draws upon memories of the clashes, controversy, friends and foes that shaped his rise to power over the last ten years of his life. Along the way, he has had his heart broken, suffered losses, stood up repeatedly to corrupt superiors and been to hell and back, but he is still standing as he leads his team through a dark period.

The Last Lion

by Louis Phillips

Louis Phillips, a widely published poet, playwright, and short story writer, has written some 45 books for children and adults. Among his works are: three collections of short stories - A DREAM OF COUNTRIES WHERE NO ONE DARE LIVE (SMU Press), THE BUS TO THE MOON (Fort Schuyler Press), and THE WOMAN WHO WROTE KING LEAR AND OTHER STORIES (Pleasure Boat Studio). His books for children include: THE MAN WHO STOLE THE ATLANTIC OCEAN (Prentice Hall & Camelot Books), THE MILLION DOLLAR POTATO (Simon and Schuster), and HOW TO WRESTLE AN ALLIGATOR (Avon Books). His most recent books, with World Audience, are THE KILROY SONATA, THE DEATH OF THE SIAMESE TWINS & OTHER PLAYS, GERTRUDE STEIN IN DAYTON & OTHER PLAYS, AMERICAN ELEGIES, THE AUDIENCE BOOK OF THEATRE QUOTATIONS, DR. JAZZ, LATE NIGHT IN THE RAIN FOREST, NARRAGANSETT 1937, THE COLLABORATORS, CAESAR...CAESAR...CAESAR 1939, and ROBOT 9 IN WONDERLAND. He teaches at the School of Visual Arts in NYC.

Robot 9 in Wonderland

by Louis Phillips

Robot 9 in Wonderland is a novel by Louis Phillips, an accomplished author and award-winning playwright, who has been produced in New York City and regional theater.

Tales of Two Hypnotists

by Dr. William Harwood

The Great Zubrick is a second-string stage hypnotist in Australia who becomes a superstar in Canada. The Last Hypnotist is a sometime priest who graduates from hypnaughtying nuns to entertaining theatre audiences at a time when the UK is the last country in which a stage hypnotist can still find an audience sufficiently credulous to believe that amateur playactors are "hypnotized." William Harwood is the author of 45 books, fiction and nonfiction, and over 600 articles for skeptical and freethought publications in nine countries.

Broken

by J. Matthew Nespoli

Skye is a teenage homeless musician battling a drug addiction who dreams of unattainable rock stardom. She's befriended by Amber, a young mother on the run from two dangerous men from her past. The two girls form a mutually indispensable bond, one that could ultimately save them. Dylan is a pseudo-intellectual-Chuck Palahniuk wanna-be, and a total cynic. He lives with TJ, an out of work actor, who fails auditions by day, and wears a hamburger suit outside a burger joint at the mall by night. TJ and Dylan are artistic failures in need of a muse to kick start their careers. Broken follows several other interesting individuals (all based on real people), each with their own humorous twisted narrative as they try to put the pieces of their lives back together.

Broken (hard cover edition)

by J. Matthew Nespoli

Broken chronicles the tragedies of several strangers who are trying to find happiness in the city of Los Angeles. As their paths cross with one another, each of them becomes an integral thread in the fabric that unifies them and helps them heal. Skye is a teenage homeless musician battling a drug addiction who dreams of unattainable rock stardom. She's befriended by Amber, a young mother on the run from two dangerous men from her past. The two girls form a mutually indispensable bond, one that could ultimately save them. Dylan is a pseudo-intellectual-Chuck Palahniuk wanna-be, and a total cynic. He lives with TJ, an out of work actor, who fails auditions by day, and wears a hamburger suit outside a burger joint at the mall by night. TJ and Dylan are artistic failures in need of a muse to kick start their careers. Broken follows several other interesting individuals (all based on real people), each with their own humorous twisted narrative as they try to put the pieces of their lives back together.

The Fall and Rise of The House of Hippo

by Dr. William Harwood

One cousin in this three-generation saga of a dysfunctional family kills his stepfather before he is out of middle school. Within weeks of being ordained one of North America’s last priests, he travels across country to assassinate two blackmailers trying to extort money from a gay cardinal. He rises through the ranks of the church by winning a reputation as the Vatican’s most effective problem-solving hit man, eventually becoming Pope - after poisoning his predecessor. Another cousin, by promoting a philosophy of mediocrity touted as equality, is nominated for Vice President as the presidential candidate’s insurance against impeachment, and - unforeseen events do happen. This story is set in a North America in which religion has been reduced to cult level, mores approach Brave New World, and technology has advanced slightly past Mission Impossible. The reader should therefore not be surprised that events that have a real-world parallel do not necessarily happen at the same time and place or in the same sequence in the Hippo reality.

Biblical Revisions and Para-Biblical Visions

by Mordecai Roshwald, Ph.D.

Not on the Level

by Michael V. Maddaloni

Joe De Falco, a baby boomer, is born to a recently widowed mother after his father is killed in action near the end of World War II. A first-generation Italian-American, he is raised in a traditional Italian home where he comes under the influence of two very different uncles. One, Uncle Tony, is a straight, no-nonsense war hero who believes that institutions such as religion, government, the military, and business are worthy of trust and confidence. The other, Uncle Sal, is a slick, opportunistic, con-artist who believes in crime. As Joe moves through various stages of his life, he carries the conflicting influences of both uncles. Joe, often disillusioned by his own experiences, grows increasingly skeptical of institutions he once felt were trustworthy. Finally, as he confronts the biggest crisis in his life, he draws on lessons learned from his very different uncles.

Secret (21st Century Press)

by Suendos

Art is a fun class. Art is the best class of the day. And in art class, you get to have a cool teacher. The only problem is, that teacher is crazy. This is Mr. Slade's second year of teaching at Bellevue, but between the course of the summer and the new school year, everything had changed. Mr. Slade wasn't the same; suddenly there was something odd about him, something strange, something that wasn't-normal. And everyone knew it. But what could have possibly happened for the coolest teacher in the school to turn into a complete psycho? Dani didn't know, but she was determined to find out. But that was a bad idea, and now she's in big trouble....