an odd boy - volume one [paperback]
an odd boy - volume one [paperback]

Author: Doc Togden

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 1898185204

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Volume one of an odd boy is a memoire of an eccentric aficionado of Bach and Blues, poetry and painting. A portrait of the artist as a lad, set in the experimental cultural ferment of the late 1960s. It is a coming-of-age adventure, both surreal and innocent, humorous and poignant, depicting an era when the Arts set a generation's imagination on fire. The author's life is a rare roulette wheel of childhood wonder and tragic debacles; a debilitating stammer and a powerful singing voice; bad luck and fierce good fortune. At 16 he's travelled far in human experience from the midnight expedition he made to the crossroads at the age of 12.

an odd boy - volume two [paperback]
an odd boy - volume two [paperback]

Author: Doc Togden

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 435

ISBN-13: 1898185247

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The peak of the British Blues Boom - and Savage Cabbage the band who could have rivalled Cream. At their height they were billed with Rory Gallagher's Taste at 'Colonel Barefoot's Rock Garden' where psychedelic lyrics and electric blues ignited the night. The arts became rampant street-culture - roaring like wildfire from '68 to '70: Doc's exotic final school years. A tragic chaotic emotional hiatus thrusts him choicelessly on stage alone, as a weird solo-Bluesman with a maniacal talk-in. He meets John Martyn, Jo Ann Kelly, and Mike Cooper. Art School looms and Doc finds himself standing alone with his Blues harp and faux-resophonic guitar - waiting for Papa Legba at yet another crossroads ... ""Deeply touched by what you wrote"" - John Martyn Praise for Volume one: ""One spectacular sentence after another - a delight to read"" - Deborah Magone ""The taste of some exotic food on the tip of the tongue - unsure of what it is you like - but you must try more and more ..."" - Colin J. Tozer

an odd boy - volume three [paperback]
an odd boy - volume three [paperback]

Author: Doc Togden

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 189818531X

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Volume Three of an odd boy tells of the foundation course at Farnham Art School from '70 to '72. At Hatch Mill-the warren of wonders-the author steps out of time into a world of creative camaraderie where every meeting is a scene from a surrealist play. '72 marked the end of the '60s gestalt. Before the final curtain call however, a tumult of bizarre scenes tumble across the panchromatic stage: strange liaisons with transient heroes and heroines of the lost time; the Farnham Blues Festival; and, 'the religion of Art' entwined with burlesque love stories. He meets with Liverpool Poets - Adrian Henry and Roger McGough. Poetry and oil painting co-mingle with loves won and lost. He finds himself-for a bare month-as a rising star on the British Blues scene - but with the death of Jimi Hendrix, it's the end of an era. He steps off the stage, takes to the road - and arrives, ironically, at the ever-familiar crossroads.

The Stone Messiahs - Book One - A Child of Two Worlds
The Stone Messiahs - Book One - A Child of Two Worlds

Author: Kit Gleave

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2009-09-09

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1411699408

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For millennia the Terracan have merged with the sky stones, travelling their mysterious paths, searching for the Dreaming Stone and the path back to those who sent them, the alien Cad a Hoi. Then hope comes with the birth of the twin Messiahs. Soon the Terracan's guiding Prophecy will be borne out and the Dreaming Stone's whereabouts known. But, King Vicehorn, believing his empire threatened, pursues the Terracan mercilessly. He attacks their northern settlement and the Messiahs, Dillapan and Tontith, accompanied by the beautiful, enigmatic Coonishinook and her fire brother, Teeka, flee into the unknown and an adventure in which they encounter strange lands, fantastic cities and fabulous creatures. Their lives, loves and loyalties will be torn and tested before the ancient Prophecy leads them to an unbearable truth, the solution of which lies 60,000 years in the future.

Evergreen Avenue - Book One 1970s
Evergreen Avenue - Book One 1970s

Author: Amelia Keldan

Publisher: Amelia Keldan

Published: 2017-02-12

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 1370844360

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The lush landscape of the beautiful Adelaide Hills was once the backdrop of Penny's childhood. Gorgeous and picturesque, her home town still packs a lot of charm. Shortly after arriving back home, Penny is reminded of past indiscretions. Desperate to move forward, each family member deals with the move in their own way; with at least one of them making their feelings known from the other side.

Big Book of Random Crap Book One (With ISBN)
Big Book of Random Crap Book One (With ISBN)

Author: Sam Backhouse

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2015-10-28

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 1326462938

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SAM BACKHOUSE'S BIG BOOK OF RANDOM CRAP Book One (2nd edition with added ISBN Number which I accidentally forgot to add on first edition. Another alteration is the spine font is different than the original). This book contains every little book of Random Crap (books 1-7) created from June or July 2012 to November 2013 all in one monster of a book. The book contains comic strips, short stories, poems, doodles, childhood drawings, fake adverts, crowd scenes, crap jokes, crap puzzles, experimental comic strip pages and lots more... This book would make an ideal present for anyone who loves comics and British humour. The main characters I draw include L'il Shrimp, Gobby the boy who never stops talking, Peter the Pissed off Parent, Longface (the boy with the stretchy body), Mister Mad, Rude Dog, Pissed off Snowman, Eric Rose and his big nose, Professor Amazing, Supermarketman, Me (occasionally!) and lots of one off characters... Unsuitable for children. www.sambackhouse.com

Tales of The Strange Child: Book One - Orphaned
Tales of The Strange Child: Book One - Orphaned

Author: Bethany Cavers

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2011-02-18

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 1257013343

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Born in darkness, Sile Dane is about to receive some terrible news: her family is going to die. The residents of The Grey House, dead though they are, have known this for years, but have been too afraid to tell their adopted daughter. But the family is a miserable one, they say, and deserve to die for all the abuse Sile has suffered by them. Sile, however, is too morally tied to her abusers and will not allow it to happen. With her will be the demon that is devoted to her, the monster that helped design existence,and her illustrious yet perpetually absent godfather: Death. It is the journey that will define The Strange Child as we will know her through these many tales, starting with how she became Orphaned. This is not for children.

The Merlin Prophecy Book One: Battle of Kings
The Merlin Prophecy Book One: Battle of Kings

Author: M. K. Hume

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 1476715130

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BOY, HEALER, PROPHET—THE EPIC TALE OF MERLIN BEGINS In the town of Segontium a wild storm washes a fugitive ashore. He brutally rapes the granddaughter of the ruler of the Deceangli tribe, leaving her to bear his son, Myrddion Merlinus (Merlin). Spurned as a demon seed, the child is raised by his grandmother and, as soon as he turns nine, he is apprenticed to a skilled alchemist who hones the boy’s remarkable gift of prophecy. Meanwhile, the High King of the Britons, Vortigern, is rebuilding the ancient fortress at Dinas Emrys. According to a prophecy, he must use the blood of a demon seed—a human sacrifice—to make his towers stand firm. Myrddion’s life is now in jeopardy, but the gifted boy understands that he has a richer destiny to fulfill. Soon Vortigern shall be known as the harbinger of chaos, and Myrddion must use his gifts for good in a land besieged by evil. So begins the young healer’s journey to greatness . . .