It's 1963, and the Cold War is at its peak in the United States. As the country worries about the threat of Russia; Collinsburg, New Jersey buzzes with controversy from the Gentler manor. Ben Gentler is the oldest son of the rich and well-respected family, but Ben's rebellious nature clashes against his father's strict wishes. After tensions strain, Ben and his best friend, Lenny Williams, embark on a ship to leave their troubles behind and to travel Europe. Unfortunately for the pair, they find themselves entangled with a mysterious group called the Horids after meeting a terrorist, Mike Franzally. Under the watchful eye of a Russian named Isaac, the two begin to travel in search of the cult and its ties to the events of history.
The Jellie Chronicles Volume Two: PIRATES relates the continuing story of the brave crew of the salvage ship the Pequad, who have taken on the task of towing a yacht from Hawaii to Tahiti through pirate-infested waters. But something even more terrifying lurks in the ocean’s depths. The crew of the Pequad follows their captain to the bottom of the planet, where they encounter their greatest foe yet, a long-thought-extinct beast from the past. Straight from his nightmares, Captain Ron “Fearless” Wilson battles the elements in the Southern Pacific, where he meets the apex predator. The first book in the series is The Jellie Chronicles: STINGS. Says author Bryan Misuraca, “I really like the characters from the first book. I still have some adventures left to put them through.” The third book will be Jellie Chronicles FEARLESS.
Cheech & Chong -- the legendary, award-winning comic duo -- are back with a miscellany on living the stoner lifestyle. In this hilarious and instructive book, the pair take you through the do's and don'ts of a world they helped bring to the mainstream. Including: the basics of pot culture stoner etiquette (how not to Bogey a joint and how to crash a doobie session) awesome games and recipes even Pot Haiku! Cheech & Chong's Almost Legal Book for Stoners offers something for everyone . . . and anyone interested in living the high life!
Get a look into the mind of Cheech Marin–one half of the renowned Cheech and Chong comedic duo–and follow through the highs and lows of his personal and professional lives. An unborn baby with a fatal heart defect . . . a skier submerged for an hour in a frozen Norwegian lake . . . a comatose brain surgery patient whom doctors have declared a "vegetable." The long-awaited memoir from a counterculture legend. Cheech Marin came of age at an interesting time in America and became a self-made counterculture legend with his other half, Tommy Chong. This insightful memoir delves into how Cheech dodged the draft, formed one of the most successful comedy duos of all time, became the face of the recreational drug movement with the film Up in Smoke, forged a successful solo career with roles in The Lion King and, more recently, Jane the Virgin, and became the owner of the most renowned collection of Chicano art in the world. Written in Cheech's uniquely hilarious voice, this memoir will take you to new highs.
The voyages of the Startrucke Doobyprize. Captain James T. Smirk, and the Fortran Mr. Smock lead a group of intrepid(?) adventurers into one non-adventure after another. Along the way they meet Yodel, Hand Alone, Princess Lame-a, Dorothy (Auntie Em!), Nick of Cafe Americanisher in Marrakesh, and many others. Can they talk themselves out of one more?
When the students who ride Cheech's schoolbus enter the Battle of the Bands, they are willing to try almost anything to prove that mariachi can beat rock-and-roll.
Blackie, the detective dog, and her fellow detective Honduran parrot, Cheech Le Beak, have work to do for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the FWS). They and their human partners, Lou and Dirk, would like to stop wildlife trafficking from Honduras. Their friend, Ed, working for the FWS, has been kidnapped while he was working to save Honduran wildlife. Ed is gone, and no one knows if he is dead or alive. Ed's dog has been taken to a dogfight arena in Ocean City. He has to be rescued, or he might die. After a rescue and a lead to a dog show and a mean dog owner, Lou and Dirk and Blackie and Cheech take off to Honduras to follow the trail of Ed. It's difficult to work in the midst of enemies, but they might find allies while being pursued by killers in this beautiful country. Then Blackie, Cheech, and two Malinois show dogs take a long cross-country walk and find a friend.
COMMON PLEAS, A Tale of Whoa!" is a legal thriller novel colored with humor set in rural North Carolina in the mid-1980's. If John Grisham, Harper Lee, and Larry the Cable Guy were penned for a weekend in a cabin with nothing but a typewriter and an ample supply of bourbon, wine, and Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, something like this might result. Read as the Good, the Bad, and the Butt Ugly collide in this riotous journey to a rural North Carolina courtroom, ending in a verdict of local justice. Veteran trial attorney Bob Lee Pender battles his courtroom adversary, the facts, and even his own client through the winding journey of a rowdy, fast-paced, suspenseful high-profile murder trial made possible by the collective contributions of a sordid and colorful cast only a local courthouse could produce. This is an intense and informative tale of the mechanics and realities of courtroom justice, whether Southern or elsewhere--a tale of "Whoa!"