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joe calvey
When asked who would appreciate a book like this, I have to say those who do not take themselves or life too seriously. Those that have struggled and gone without…
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Don Ake
The book is guaranteed to make you laugh out loud repeatedly. The short essay stories and commentaries are about simple, everyday subjects that you will relate to and laugh at…
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Christopher Meeks
Here is a story collection about love, death, humor, and the glue called family. In one narrative, a man wakes up one morning to find the odor of dead fish…
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Love, death, humor, and the glue called family are the elements of this sometimes intense, often funny collection of short stories. As novelist David Scott Milton explains, In this collection…
A Middle-Aged Man
Passages From The History Of A Wasted Life is a book published in 1853 by an author known only as A Middle-Aged Man. The book is a collection of personal…
Nor are the poets to be listened to, who say that in the beginning was a chaos, that is, a confusion of matter and the elements; but that God afterwards…
Wally 'Gator' Ford
Harry Lawrie
Middle-aged man’s misadventures. His and those who suffer his idiosyncratic behaviour. Kids, embarrassed by the ‘old man’, might recognise him within these pages. Wives and partners might also have a…
Zackary Richards
Nobody wants to hear YOUR story. Not that you’d want to tell it. Rather face a firing squad first. You worked steadily, helped your wife raise the kids. Mowed the…
Craig Jordan
While flicking through some photographs of a holiday in the Caribbean in 2009 Craig Jordan was appalled by what he saw, an overweight out of shape middle aged man on…
You look in the mirror, then at the scale and don’t like what you see. More lines, more wrinkles, and more bulk at the waistline. You’ve tried diets and exercise…
The Great Recession hit older Americans harder than any other group. Savings and Investments built up over a lifetime were suddenly wiped out or needed to be used to make…
John Bishop
However, if you happen to want to know what a white, heterosexual, middle-aged man thinks of getting old - from the struggle to stay fit, keep hold of your friends…
Whether he likes it or not, John is getting older. His hair is greying, it’s getting that much harder to stay fit, and the potential to become something of an…
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SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Whether he likes it or not, John is getting older. His hair is greying, it’s getting that much harder to stay fit, and the potential to become…
Henry Kingman
General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1917 Original Publisher: The Pilgrim press Subjects: Religion / General Religion / Christian Life / General Religion / Spirituality Notes: This is…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
Kingman Henry 1863-1921
Find comfort and reassurance in this uplifting book by Henry Kingman. Offering guidance and inspiration for navigating life's challenges, this book is a must-read for anyone seeking a sense of…
Richard Shaw
This book describes how the author, faced with ‘incurable’ and ‘progressive’ type 2 diabetes but inspired by research from Newcastle University, UK, completely changed his lifestyle and diet to lose…
Patricia Zelver
. Patricia Zelver’s humor is like a kitten hiding behind the sofa waiting to dart out and take a couple of slaps and dash back in. Her stories make me…
C.L. Coates
E W Bonadio
New-Age Renaissance Man tells the story of an inner city Italian boy growing up in a male-dominated household with Archie and Edith Bunker for parents and an eclectic supporting cast…
Robert Bartlett
Seven hundred years ago, executioners led a Welsh rebel named William Cragh to a wintry hill to be hanged. They placed a noose around his neck, dropped him from the…
Ruth Mazo Karras
Exploring the different configurations of David in biblical and Talmudic commentaries, in Latin, Hebrew, and vernacular literatures across Europe, in liturgy, and in the visual arts, Ruth Mazo Karras offers…
Jelmar Manuel
Fat Man Running is about how men of a certain weight and age should approach marathon training and running in general. It is a ‘how to’ book, that covers all…
John Edwin Canaday
Chad Stone
After his marriage ends, Chad Stone begins a middle-aged dating adventure in search of the last great love of his life. As he learns how to date all over again…
Chrystel Brandenburgh
Textiles from the early medieval period that are occasionally found in excavations are the scarce remains of garments, household fabrics, sails etc. Although several authors have published textile finds from…
Ange Picillo
About the Book My story tells of life’s quest for acceptance, peace, and purpose. It’s the same story that many men have in common: dreams of sport achievements, academic success…
The first two sections of this book explore different ways of understanding seismic phenomena and present strategies for post-disaster management. Later sections present palaeoseimological and archaeological data (for the most…
