Wednesday, 18th July 2012
Wednesday, 18th July 2012
Readers - Please note that listed prices are accurate at the time of posting and are subject to change. Availability and prices may differ from country to country.
In At The Geek End by James Smith
Genre - Biographies & Memoir / Humor (PG)
Price - $1.99
Price - $1.99
IN AT THE GEEK END is the hilarious, madcap true story of surfer, and all-round action man, James Smith, who inadvertently stumbles into a career as a computer programmer in the hush-hush top secret defence industry.
Not only does he discover he's not cut out for the job, he also has to reconcile working with a diverse and impossible bunch of characters from alcoholics, power builders and nerds, to drop-outs, hippies and conformists – all working on multi-million defence projects that are often late and over budget.
Taking to the road as a freelance contractor does not alleviate the headaches. The intense cocktail of stress and boredom manifests itself into a series of practical jokes that go terribly wrong, whilst wayward romances and an eye-popping extreme sports regime, eat into his erratic earnings.
Living in bed and breakfast accommodation for eight years, he dreams to break away – find a new career. But financial pressures, and a doomed romance with a nurse working on the luxury ocean liner, QE2, leads James into a downward spiral – a high tech gypsy on a pathway to destruction. Whilst his colleagues experience nervous breakdowns, personal crises, and even death, James fights to escape the madness.
This is a must-read for anyone chained to a desk, in front of a computer, or those with a dream to change careers. With echoes of The Graduate and The Moon’s a Balloon, or even Ricky Gervais’ The Office, IN AT THE GEEK END is hilarious, sometimes bittersweet; the portrayal of a young man’s hopes and dreams caught up in an oppressive world of conformists.
Not only does he discover he's not cut out for the job, he also has to reconcile working with a diverse and impossible bunch of characters from alcoholics, power builders and nerds, to drop-outs, hippies and conformists – all working on multi-million defence projects that are often late and over budget.
Taking to the road as a freelance contractor does not alleviate the headaches. The intense cocktail of stress and boredom manifests itself into a series of practical jokes that go terribly wrong, whilst wayward romances and an eye-popping extreme sports regime, eat into his erratic earnings.
Living in bed and breakfast accommodation for eight years, he dreams to break away – find a new career. But financial pressures, and a doomed romance with a nurse working on the luxury ocean liner, QE2, leads James into a downward spiral – a high tech gypsy on a pathway to destruction. Whilst his colleagues experience nervous breakdowns, personal crises, and even death, James fights to escape the madness.
This is a must-read for anyone chained to a desk, in front of a computer, or those with a dream to change careers. With echoes of The Graduate and The Moon’s a Balloon, or even Ricky Gervais’ The Office, IN AT THE GEEK END is hilarious, sometimes bittersweet; the portrayal of a young man’s hopes and dreams caught up in an oppressive world of conformists.
The Raven's Cross by Kent Uptegrove
Genre - Mystery & Thriller (PG13)
Price - $4.50
"The Raven's cross" social club used to be a hangout for the mafia, now it's the scene of a bloody massacre . 34 people are dead. Killed by professional assassins. it's up to ex hoodlum turned cop Mickey Downs and his wise cracking partner Stanley Kempenski to not only discover why 34 people died but who was really behind it.
The Trinity Signs by Scott M Sullivan
Genre - Science Fiction & Fantasy (PG13)
Price - $2.99
Tobias is a reluctant hero. Thrust into a life he never asked for, he protects the unknowing world around him from that which bumps around in the night. Now with mankind facing the possibility of its own extinction from the darkest form of evil, Tobias, the last of an ancient order of Guardians, must light the way to the fabled Trinity Signs before all is lost.
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