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This is Ray Connolly's first novel, about a show business columnist into whose life a young nurse appears, creating "a tension which douses the dazzle of club-life, film stars, fashion models and glittering parties" that the columnist had been enjoying.

Dark and surreal, light and whimsical, emotional... a sampling of my free verse work.

Worn out from exams at college, our hero meets a Chinese student who also seeks a diversion. They decide to take their three months summer vacation and travel on a quest in search of a lost Ming Vase belonging to the Chan Family. Their exploration for the ancient vase takes them on adventures beyond their wildest imaginations.

The wave of liberalization in the 1990s changed forever the face of India. It bolstered the economy. It raised the stock index. It raised hem lines of skirts even more. It led to the growth of the fashion police And also the moral police. Numbered items became item numbers. To the twenty-two scheduled...

Like a conquistador drawn to gold, glory, and God, Caspian Ray has always felt a magnetic pull toward Latin America. He visits anytime he has the chance. Of all the places that have captured his heart, Patagoniaa sparsely populated area shared by Argentina and Chilehas been the site of his...

Abub makes an emotional return to his native village of Damakuli which has been left in ruins by the devastation of terrorism. His aim is to take his newly widowed sister back to the city but things turn up ugly. The terror cells are plotting artfully, anti-terror soldiers are over doing things and Abub would need more than a miracle to make him see the next sunrise.

The American Indian has figured prominently in many films and television shows, portrayed variously as a villain, subservient friend, or a hapless victim of progress. Many Indian stereotypes that were derived from European colonial discourse—some hundreds of years old—still exist in the media...

Primrose Primary has a new pupil - Mei Li, a friendly, but shy Chinese girl. Arabella invites Mei Li to her birthday party, but she fails to turn up. Then on a school visit, two horrid Chinese thugs try to kidnap Mei Li, but Arabella flies to her rescue and fights them off. Why are Mei Li and...

A hasty coupling can add a little jolt to the day, a little satisfaction on the go. Wicked Quickies is your guide to such fast and furious action: it's an entire year's worth of spontaneous ecstasy. Sexpert Audacia Ray describes the sassy, frisky encounters, each paired with a stylish, two-color illustration...

More often than not, when people talk about being "stressed out", or being "under a lot of pressure", they are really experiencing a dysfunctional amount of anxiety. Anxiety is technically a figment (product) of imagination. Imagination is a double edge sword. It makes us creative, and can even alert...

-When it comes to emotions there are no structures. There are no names for every single feeling. There are no chapters signifying sameness. You can wake up every day with a different sentiment about the same thing. When it comes to love and pain…butterflies and blues… you just never know how it’ll flow through you. Such is love. Such is life. Such is this collection.

An inborn pattern of behavior that is characteristic of a species (poetry) and is often a response to specific environmental stimuli (life)

From pork butts to brisket, New Mexico to Tennessee, Ray Lampe, A.K.A. "Dr. BBQ," has traveled the barbecue circuit and back again—and lived to tell his tale of a never-ending barbecue road trip that practically drips with tangy goodness! In "Dr. BBQ's Big-Time Barbecue Road Trip!,"...

Mark Kearney and Randy Ray, Canada’s Trivia Guys, thought they had covered it all with their previous best-selling trivia books, but it turns out this country has even more weird and wonderful tales to tell. Pucks, Pablum and Pingos is a unique collection of easy-to-read trivia bites, quizzes, and...