Absolutely Amazing Ebooks: 290 books

While serving as a husky young MP in Europe, noted sci-fi author Bill Burkett kept a diary of his misadventures, encounters, romances, and sightseeing. Later, he turned these scribblings into what he calls Brautigans, so named after a writer named Richard Brautigan whose short story style he admired....

Author and intellect Brewster Chamberlin invites you along on his personal journey through the culturally rich landscapes of Greece and France. From the author of The Time in Tavel: An Informal Illustrated Memoir of a Sojourn in Provence; Paris Now and Then: Memoirs, Opinions, and a Companion to the...

When 12-year-old Billy Sanders moves with his mother and siblings to Upper Marlboro, Md., in 1970, he must re-start life in a strange town. Billy is troubled because his new home, a dilapidated farm house, resounds with strange noises and evil intent. To bring peace to his home, he must unearth the...

Why did Ernest Hemingway kill himself? The answer is here in Sunset, a must-read story for all lovers of Hemingway’s books, for anyone intrigued by his life and death. A convincing and evocative portrayal of Ernest Hemingway. I dare you not to cry as Hemingway faces death on his own terms. Brian...

With The Hemingway Monologues Brian Gordon Sinclair gives us an intimate insight into the circumstances that shaped the famed author’s life and inspired him in his writing. Death in the Afternoon is the third in this seven-play series that traces Hemingway’s chronology from birth to death. Brian...

A series of interviews with Tony Award-winner Dennis Zacek, a seminal figure in the “Chicago Theater Movement,” based on his experiences as artistic director, producer, director, actor, designer, teacher and student. “Dennis Zacek is Yoda. He’s done everything in the theater, he knows everything...

Here is another indispensable cross-reference manual to the music of the 1980’s. This era created what some have called the next generation of Classic Rock. While some songs from the early 1980’s definitely fit into the Classic rock format, the 1980’s really introduced a new format. It brought...

Adventure 1: Ten-year-old Dan Carter and his fellow Cub Scouts from Den 2 in Webster City want to explore Mr. Silverton’s pheasant farm, but caretaker Saul Dobbs orders them away. What’s going on here? When the rains come down in torrents, backing up the creek, the pheasants are endangered and...

Brewster Chamberlin readily admits one of the great pieces of buona Fortuna in his life was the 14 months he spent with Lynn-Marie Smith in a small village in the South of France just northwest of the old walled city of Avignon. This sprightly memoir is the story of those deeply enriching and adventurous...

The South of France conjures up many romantic images – and here they are, a visual tour of Provence. This photographic coffee-table collection has an introduction by Brewster Chamberlin, a frequent visitor to this beautiful outpost in southeastern France. Here are nearly 150 bright, colorful pictures...

“Lady Boomers” is a term for female baby boomers who were born between 1946 and 1964. Whether corporate managers, administrative assistants earning middle-class wages, stay-at-home grandmas, or international travelers, those in their 50s and 60s need – and deserve – something to lighten their...

From Acrophobia to Oratorio to Public Sex, the themes found in Hal Howland’s collection of short stories are eclectic. What do you do when your CIA dad disappears is the question posed in “Dad Fakes His Death and Goes West.” The island paradise of Key West gets a new sexual awakening in “The...

David Matteson’s memoir is both eye-opening and inspiring. It is a timely, sensitive exploration of a topic through a loving and accepting lens. He first became aware of his sexuality in the early 1950s, and his bisexuality in the ‘60s – dangerous times to be seen as different from the norm....

Bill Burkett has devoted many years to the sport of hunting ducks. And all the while he kept a careful diary of his experiences out on the water with his dog and gun. At the same time he managed to share memories of his life as a newspaper gypsy. Like joining Bill on a hunting trip, this is a book every outdoor enthusiast will want to read.