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Get the Cheese: Let the Other Mouse Go First! by Damian Andrews

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Get the Cheese: Let the Other Mouse Go First! by Damian Andrews

EMBRACE THE UNPREDICTABLE
Sick of the same old inspirational sayings?
Take an unconventional path to health, wealth, and happiness with demotivational wisdom for life and business.
Try “Get the Cheese: Let the Other Mouse Go First!” to demotivate.

FICTIONAL FIGURES & TRUE STORIES OF REAL-LIFE COMPANIES
In these tales, both lovable and naughty characters provide the framework for sound personal and professional decisions.
Steve Job’s iPod, along with business stalwarts Drew Houston, Arianna Huffington, and Nina Vasa, come to life.
Harriet Tubman, the Egyptians, the Apollo space missions, and Spartacus’s rise are all stops in this Way Back Machine.
Alice in Workland and Peak Performance Through the Looking Glass.
The S.T.E.A.D.Y. Framework, Unravelled Resilience, Beliefs, RAS, and Unconscious Thinking are just a few more things you’ll find.

QUOTES FOR DEMOTIVATION: SPRINGBOARDS TO INSIGHT
“Hard work never killed anyone, but why take the chance?” – Work smart, balance, and maximise productivity without burnout.
“If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in the dark with a mosquito.” – Small actions can have a big impact.
“The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.” – Your unconscious fears are shackles that limit your success.

OVERCOME ADVERSITY WITH WIT (or half of it)
With a wicked sense of humour and a keen eye for empowerment, seemingly negative proverbs can be transformed into powerful tools. You will find both entertainment and education in each story.

A PERSONAL INSPIRATIONAL ADVENTURE
“Get the Cheese” is more than just a book; it is an educational journey that will make you think critically about the status quo. It dares you to use perspective to your advantage and use every event to your advantage.
Be brave and take charge of your own destiny.

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The Day Bailey Devlin’s Horoscope Came True by Rebecca Forster

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The Day Bailey Devlin’s Horoscope Came True by Rebecca Forster

Oh Boy! Oh Bailey! You’re just trying to make something of yourself. You’ve got the grit and the gumption. Now you just need a some luck, and a little love wouldn’t hurt either. When your horoscope says the man of your dreams is going to knock on your door, you’re ready. But the one that shows up isn’t the man you want. Still, he might just be the man you need.

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All The Best Quotes By Rufus & Friends In The Road To Key West series by Michael Reisig

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All The Best Quotes By Rufus & Friends In The Road To Key West series by Michael Reisig

The following effort is a remarkably entertaining collection of insight on Caribbean life, from a handful of famous authors, musicians, gamblers, and adventurous fools. Along with the best quotes from my entire “The Road To Key West” series, this is really a banquet of memories, in which you will discover adventure and wisdom with short bursts of truth and humor. The 70s and 80s are very much alive in this book! It’s damned near as definitive a collection of clever thoughts as you find anywhere, as well as offering extraordinary island-hopping insights by the remarkable Rastaman, Rufus. So just lose yourself for a bit. Slip away from the present and slide into the past — nod your head and smile, and laugh for a while.

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Dare To Do Nothing by Amy Minty

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Dare To Do Nothing by Amy Minty

In her new book, five-time novelist Amy Minty branches out to create her first non-fiction book. Minty provides a solid framework on counteracting any and every urge readers may have to become a workaholic. The author, who advocates doing nothing enhances your life also recounts the leap of faith she took in in her own life that expand on these beliefs.
When you do nothing, you have more time for fun! And shouldn’t that be the point? Would you like to do nothing at work? Covered. Is it important to at least appear busy? Absolutely. Does doing nothing come down to genetics? Read and find out. A life-changing fascinating read for all who dare!

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Tasty Bits by Jon Sindell

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Tasty Bits by Jon Sindell

From Jon Sindell’s comic kitchen come forty-one morsels to please the palate of the most thoughtful fan of funny, from savory satires to pungent parodies to spicy spoofs to nutty narratives and more.

“Jon Sindell has read everything, thought about everything, laughed about everything, and shown us how to laugh too, just when we need it most. His crazily inspired and carefully crafted short humor pieces stand with the best that any contemporary American has done in this neglected and undervalued medium. I’ve often had the pleasure of publishing his work. Now all of us have the pleasure of seeing these pieces collected in one place for posterity. Posterity had better damn well appreciate it.” ~ Kurt Luchs, humorist, poet, and editor of The Big Jewel (2002-2019)

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The Pugilist Poets of Venice by Jon Sindell

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The Pugilist Poets of Venice by Jon Sindell

“A rollicking, big-hearted tale, full of laughter, bravery and unflinching humanity.”
~ Emily Kiernan, The Great Divide

A Boomer, an Xer, and a Millennial walk into a book and ask: “Are friends really `the family we choose for ourselves?’ And how cool is cool, really?”

Meet Hammerhead Hirsch, a charismatic middle-aged boho known in the 60s as The Pugilist Poet for his Golden Gloves boxing crown and Beat poetry chops. Thirty years later Head has become a first-time father, and his joy is immense—until the mom bolts. Can Head last fifteen rounds as a single dad with a paltry income, scanty prospects, biting demons, and a “ball-and-chain” kid? The tale is told by a worshipful youth who accompanies Head and his son on a turbulent yet often hilarious
ten-year ride.

“Prose that zings, swings and frequently sings.” ~ Tracy DeBrincat, Hollywood Buckaroo

“Funny, sad, relatable and engrossing.” ~ Stephen D. Gutierrez, American Book Award

“With unflinching honesty, humor and a keen eye for detail, Sindell brings unforgettable characters to life.” ~ Martin McCaw, The Low Road

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My Name Is Danny: Tales From Danny the Dog by Andrew Joyce

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My Name Is Danny: Tales From Danny the Dog by Andrew Joyce

Danny the Dog is a prolific writer. He’s written articles for bloggers around the world and has his own very popular blog where he dispenses his wisdom on a monthly basis. He’s humorous, clever, charming, delightful, and sometimes irascible. Or, as he would phrase it, “I’m a purveyor of wit, wisdom, and words.”

In My Name Is Danny, Danny writes about his real-life adventures living on a boat in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with his human, Andrew. He tells of their trials and tribulations … and the love they have for one another.

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Beautiful Monsters by Brian Anthony

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Beautiful Monsters by Brian Anthony

In London, in the year 1916, an ailing Sherlock Holmes is attended by his old friend and colleague Dr. John Watson. Sensing that time is short, Holmes relays one final, remarkable story to his biographer, that of Holmes’s own mentor, Professor Harry Nelson Beadle.

In 1874 thirty-year-old Professor Beadle, laureate at Cambridge University with degrees in biology, anthropology, and sociology, is widely respected by faculty and students alike. But the Professor’s obsession with his theories concerning the cross-evolution of humans and insects–beautiful monsters—proves to be his undoing. Based on a spurious piece of evidence, the Professor spends years researching and writing a tome, which is eventually published to some acclaim. But the price is high; his obsession costs the Professor his position at the University, his wife, and his young daughter.

Jim Beam, an American, a former student, and an unwitting participant in the deceit, belatedly reveals the terrible truth to the Professor: that the empirical evidence was fake! Thus, begins a forty-year odyssey in which Professor Beadle, aided and abetted by his former student, searches the world for the thousand printed copies of his book, Beautiful Monsters—buying, begging, and sometimes stealing them, with the goal of eventually destroying every last copy.

Early in their journey, Beam meets a lovely young woman, Mabel, and the couple wed. Mabel is initially sympathetic to the Professor’s plight, but as the obsession with tracking down the book grows and takes hold of her husband, their marriage begins to suffer. The impending tragedy is completely lost on Beam, but not on the Professor, who sees an eerie similarity to his own failed marriage. Could the book—with its terrible invocation of insect-men—be cursed?

In his quest to erase “this published monument to my own stupidity,” the Professor and Beam cross paths with an odd assortment of characters, including Thomas Edison, a giant, George Méliès, and on the final leg of their bizarre journey, Sherlock Holmes himself

Cursed indeed!