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  • But You Scared Me the Most

    And Other Short Stories

    This collection of twenty-six dark but often humorous short stories features a pantheon of disturbed and disturbing characters, human and otherwise. Many of the stories are modern takes on classic monsters crafted with twisted plots and Twilight Zone-esque endings. For example, "Wolfman and Janice" is about a werewolf who is doing the best he can under very trying circumstances, especially when ... Leer más

    $9.89 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Crying at Movies

    A Memoir

    When Hitchcock's The Birds began showing in the summer of 1963 at the Dolton Theater, the starlings of Riverside, Illinois launched their attacks. They were "black, freckled, oily-looking things" with "tiny black buttons for eyes." They carried off Skippy Whalen's baseball cap, pooped on Father Rowley's finger, and attacked a feisty little dog named Tuffy who fought them off. "I blamed Hitchcock" ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • But You Scared Me the Most

    And Other Short Stories

    This collection of twenty-six dark but often humorous short stories features a pantheon of disturbed and disturbing characters, human and otherwise.Many of the stories are modern takes on classic monsters crafted with twisted plots. The Wolfman of "Wolfman and Janice" is doing the best he can under very trying circumstances, especially when confronted with eating his elderly neighbor's cat. There ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Sam and His Brother Len

    This is the funny, poignant story of two brothers growing up in the early '60s. Manderino lightly approaches the underside of the middle American family in a tumultuous period of history. ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Crying at Movies

    A Memoir

    When Hitchcock's The Birds began showing in the summer of 1963 at the Dolton Theater, the starlings of Riverside, Illinois launched their attacks. They were "black, freckled, oily-looking things" with "tiny black buttons for eyes." They carried off Skippy Whalen's baseball cap, pooped on Father Rowley's finger, and attacked a feisty little dog named Tuffy who fought them off. "I blamed Hitchcock" ... Leer más

    $11.00 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Man Who Once Played Catch With Nellie Fox

    At forty, Hank has decided he's through with baseball—a routine pop-up fell on his head and he got the message. Trouble is, baseball is the one thing that's given any meaning to his life. This is the painfully funny story of a man who decides to get a life, but isn't sure how. It's about fathers and sons, heroes and whiners, the wheel of fortune (and Vanna White), baseball and the decline of ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The H-Bomb and the Jesus Rock

    It's Saturday, october 27, 1962, the darkest day of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Two children, Ralph and his little sister Lou, are searching for empty bottles in a vacant lot when they discover a rock which—to them, at least—looks quite a lot like Jesus. Ralph immediately declares it a Possible Holy Object. And, since his fondest wish is to be a "boy-in-a-story," he earnestly places himself and Lou ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Sam and His Brother Len

    This is the funny, poignant story of two brothers growing up in the early '60s. Manderino lightly approaches the underside of the middle American family in a tumultuous period of history. ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Reason for Leaving

    Job Stories

    On a job application, there's that tricky question: reason for leaving? John Manderino's answers are collected here in this hilarious novel tracing the history of a guy trying to grow up job by job. Delivery boy, altar boy, busboy, teacher, cotton picker, umpire, Zen monk—Manderino's protagonist tries on one hat after another. ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The H-Bomb and the Jesus Rock

    It's Saturday, october 27, 1962, the darkest day of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Two children, Ralph and his little sister Lou, are searching for empty bottles in a vacant lot when they discover a rock which—to them, at least—looks quite a lot like Jesus. Ralph immediately declares it a Possible Holy Object. And, since his fondest wish is to be a “boy-in-a-story,” he earnestly places himself and Lou ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Man Who Once Played Catch With Nellie Fox

    At forty, Hank has decided he's through with baseball—a routine pop-up fell on his head and he got the message. Trouble is, baseball is the one thing that's given any meaning to his life. This is the painfully funny story of a man who decides to get a life, but isn't sure how. It's about fathers and sons, heroes and whiners, the wheel of fortune (and Vanna White), baseball and the decline of ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Reason for Leaving

    Job Stories

    In the last column of a job application, there's that tricky question: reason for leaving? John Manderino has apparently had to puzzle over that one often and long. His answers are collected here in this hilarious novel-in-stories tracing the history of a guy trying to grow up job by job. Delivery boy, altar boy, busboy, teacher, cotton picker, umpire, Zen monk—Manderino's protagonist tries on one ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus