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  • Scandal

    How homosexuality became a crime

    by David Boyle ...
    Why was homosexuality made illegal in the UK in the summer of 1885, so suddenly and unexpectedly – leading to the persecution of tens of thousands over the next eight decades?This book looks at the strange story behind that decision, and the furore that tore apart Irish society the previous year – and retraces the journey of the author’s ancestor who fled from arrest at the height of the affair ... Read more

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  • Get Sh!t Done

    by David Boyle ...
    GET SH!T DONE was written for the leader who ends every week exhausted but somehow still feels behind. The one who's involved in everything, deciding everything, fixing everything - and watching the business move slower because of it, not faster. That's not a talent problem. That's a leadership problem.David Boyle has spent decades in business, automotive, management, and leadership, and what he's ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Twilight at the Trocadero

    by Robert David Boyle ...
    A late middle aged Roger Carrington is nearing the end of a dull career in a government office. One evening, about to cross the Victoria Bridge to his apartment, he encounters a woman emerging from the mist. Stylish in a trench coat and fedora, she hesitantly asks him to accompany her across the bridge, after which she fades into the night. It happens again. With her arm through his they seem a ... Read more

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  • Safkinsop: Dealings with a Very Dangerous Vampire

    Dealings with a very Dangerous Vampire

    by David O'Boyle ...
    Sharp sticks, garlic, crosses, and courage. That used to be enough for anyone to kill a vampire. Not anymore. Now you need a stoker.Stokers, the trade name for those engaged in vampire population control, no longer rely on such antiquated methodologies. Effective regulation requires the assistance of modern technology. Indeed, for stokers, applications accessed via smart phone have become the ... Read more

    $5.00 USD

  • Cricket's Quartet

    by David O'Boyle ...
    Illustrated by Gene Ellerby ...
    The gruff caw of a crow. The shriek of a seagull. A woodpecker's mechanical hammering against a tree. An abnormal chirp from a cricket.Alone, these noises are aggravating sounds of the forest, tolerated by the other animals, but loathed, and certainly not anything for the audience to be subjected to at Eastern Hemlock Songfest. Acts on stage are reserved for tunes that are conventionally kind to ... Read more

    $9.49 USD

  • In Defense of Sock Monsters

    by David O'Boyle ...
    Illustrated by Tan Ngo ...
    It's something of a mystery. You could have sworn you put your socks in the hamper, or the dresser, or the laundry machine. Yet when you come back to wash them or wear them or put them away, they're gone. Blaming ourselves for these disappearances is sensible. For when an answer to a solution is unknown, the simplest answer can be preferable. That is, until you learn otherwise, until you learn.. ... Read more

    $5.00 USD

  • Pluto's Plea for Planethood

    by David O'Boyle ...
    Tiny. Tilted. Freezing. Faraway.Pluto is the subject of much description. The constant in those descriptions was their reference to Pluto as a planet. Since 2004, this is no longer the case. After nearly 75 years of planethood status, the former ninth planet in our solar system has been reclassified.Initially Pluto meets reclassification with resistance. He does this by asserting the defense of ... Read more

    $5.00 USD

  • Giants of the South Pole

    by David O'Boyle ...
    Illustrated by Tan Ngo ...
    Santa's workshop gets all the credit...It shouldn't. The North Pole is the focal point for all things Christmas...It isn't. Elves act alone in the production and distribution of Christmas presents...They don't.Another creature plays a key role in the process...Giants.And those giants are fed up with how they've been treated. Until this treatment changes, the elves must either compromise or hire ... Read more

    $7.00 USD

  • Transient Visitors

    Month 1 of 12, a Collection of 31 very tiny Tales

    by David O'Boyle ...
    A quick fix of fiction. Something to read at breakfast when you finish the back of the cereal box. Novels never fit that mold. Neither do magazine-length short stories. That's why I wrote Transient Visitors: Month 1 of 12, a Collection of 31 Very Tiny Tales.In addition to complimenting your soggy second layer of Cheerios, this bookwill send you into space, underground, and through the tapestry of ... Read more

    $5.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Leprechaun Who Wore Other Hats

    by David O'Boyle ...
    Illustrated by Tan Ngo ...
    After all their hard work preparing for St. Patrick's Day, leprechauns need a vacation. Since they love to travel, these vacations take them all over the world. Well, if they can afford it. You see, pots of gold don't grow on trees. They must be earned, which is why they exist at the end of the rainbow. Equally important, once earned, pots of gold must be saved. Figuring this out takes Quinnen the ... Read more

    $6.00 USD

  • The Lighthouse that Lived

    by David O'Boyle ...
    Illustrated by Tan Ngo ...
    When in trouble, call for help. Friends far and near will answer. And when they do, the best of them will advise that your light is within, even if you're a lighthouse. Trust them- they know. They know because in earlier days, when the tables were turned, they received the same advice from you. ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Stop Stealing my Sarcophagus!

    by David O'Boyle ...
    Illustrated by Tan Ngo ...
    Maybe it's age discrimination. Maybe it's their lengthy criminal records. Maybe it's prejudice against the supernatural class. Whatever the reason, roommates Vampire and Mummy are not getting hired. Making matters worse, their rent is due to a landlord that isn't scared of monsters.Since no one else will hire them, they decide to open a business and hire themselves. Adopting the adage that 'you ... Read more

    $2.99 USD