For every comedian you enjoy watching on HBO and Netflix, there's a thousand more hilarious individuals clawing and scratching for a chance to flash across your television screen. It doesn't matter if it's on Comedy Central or The Discovery Channel. Pulling from his personal "man diary" Mickey Housley shares anectdotes from his journey as a stand-up comedian. From proud moments like winning contests to embarassing moments like getting punched in the chest after a show. Mickey details his growing pains in compelling, insightful fashion, making him a guy you can both easily learn from and cheerfully root for. If you ever wondered what it takes for a comedian to establish a sustainable career in comedy, Chronicles of a Stand-up Guy delivers the goods and then some.

A New York Times bestseller, the “chilling and compelling . . . must-read” confessions of a mob hit man—and the riveting sequel of his most harrowing contract (former FBI agent Joe Pistone, aka Donnie Brasco). Killer: The Bronx-born son of a Jewish bootlegger, “Joey the Hit Man” was introduced to crime when he was just eleven years old. For the next thirty years he was a numbers king, scalper, loan shark, enforcer, and drug smuggler. He hijacked trucks, fenced stolen goods, and trafficked in pornography. But Joey really made his name as a Mafia assassin, racking up thirty-eight cold-blooded hits—thirty-five for cash, three for revenge. In this no-holds-barred account, he reveals the brutal truth of a life in organized crime. Hit #29: In the fall of 1969, a public execution in a Brooklyn Italian restaurant earned Joey a mention in the New York Daily News and a twenty-grand payout from the mob. Next up: The bosses suspected their trusted numbers controller, Joe Squillante, was skimming the nightly bets to settle personal debts. But Squillante, aka Hit #29, was no clueless patsy and an unpredictable bull’s-eye. Taking the job meant entering into a game of predator and prey as nerve-racking as the cock of a .38 hammer.

This collection includes nearly 200,000 words of kick-ass action, mystery, magic, and sass: Book 1: Ink Witch Book 2: Outcast Book 3: Underground The gods are gone. Her brother is missing. One retired assassin must confront her past to save his future… Immortal Kat Dubois has traded in her sword for a flask. Hard drinking helps ease the grisly memories of her former trade: an assassin of immortals. She’s perfectly content to spend eternity in her Seattle tattoo parlor…until the mysterious disappearance of her brother finally brings her out of retirement. With a charmed deck of tarot cards and her trusty sword, Kat sets off to track down her brother and save his soul. A wicked corporation and a laundry list of old rivals stand in the way of her quest. For someone with an eternity to live, Kat's chances of unraveling the mystery become less likely with each passing second… The Kat Dubois Chronicles is a tough-girl urban fantasy series set in Seattle, WA. If you like intense action, gritty characters, unconventional magic, and Egyptian mythology, then you'll love this unique, fast-paced adventure. KAT DUBOIS CHRONICLES Ink Witch Outcast Underground Soul Eater Judgement Afterlife *** KEYWORDS: urban fantasy gods and goddesses, tough girl urban fantasy series, tough girl urban fantasy, gods and goddesses, egyptian gods and goddesses, egyptian urban fantasy, tarot urban fantasy, mystical urban fantasy, seattle urban fantasy, smart urban fantasy series, urban fantasy series in seattle, urban fantasy tattoos, tarot cards urban fantasy series, urban fantasy series based on mythology, egyptian mythology, urban fantasy box set, urban fantasy series box set, urban fantasy bundle, urban fantasy series bundle

Kael Logan was born and raised on the lower east side of New York City during the late eighteen hundreds. These were tough times and Kael found himself involved in a gang war between the Italians and Irish for control of the city. After his childhood buddy was murdered and a vendetta was placed on Kael's life he fled the city. He traveled west in search of gold but instead found himself in another war. This time it was the battle of Glorietta Pass during the beginning of the Civil War. Ironically, this opened the door for Kael to become a U.S. Deputy Marshal. These are the accounts of his life and times as a peace officer. His younger Brother Ronny Logan would eventually join up with him, as they traversed the rough terrain of the Old West. Kael and Ron were frequently assigned to protect the interests of the railroad tycoon Jay Gould. This assignment would lead them to encounter many famous and infamous people of the era. The life of a U.S Deputy Marshal was often short lived and rarely celebrated. These men were instrumental in bringing civility to the wild west. They were underpaid and unappreciated for the most part but were true heroes in every sense of the word.

This memoir of a young gringo anthropologist's assimilation into the exotic street life of a bustling port on Mexico's Sea of Cortez is also an account of the area's working-class life in the late 1960s.

The Sevarian Chronicles By: James Gurtner This is a tale about two alien families secretly living among us. Aliens only because they arrived here from different worlds. Both families are dedicated to helping their human brethren confront the threat of a third, non-human alien species intent on exploiting Earth. The complicated relationship among the three human species - Severian, Taritian, and Terrestrial - is the focus of this uplifting sci-fi story. A unique concept concerning the nature of time adds a new dimension to a story replete with action, humor, blindsides, and twists.

After being fired from a dead-end government job in Chicago, Jimmy Sparrow retreats to Indiana and tries to rediscover his Potawatomi Indian roots. But it's the 1980s, an era hostile to Thoreau-like values. As America overdoses on success and ambition, Jimmy secedes from the work world to become the unofficial mayor of a small apartment building filled with misfits.