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Before the Karma Sutra, there was The Nookienomicon, a book so insidious that it brought more than mere titillation.... It brought terror! Follow the path of madness wrought by this dreadful tome from the Hyborian Age to the present day as it spreads its influence, and its tentacles, throughout history. Join Kolon the Barbarian, Annie Mater, the insufferable Professor Feeley, and a host of other bungling characters as they strive to halt the influence of the book and the abominations it summons.

Having successfully survived the Marshan affair, Monk Buttman is looking forward to nothing more than a peaceful life filled with days at the beach. However, an unexpected call from his estranged daughter, Rebekah, pulls Monk back to Virginia and back through his past, something he doesn’t want to do. But family ties run deep, and before Monk can think it through, he, Agnes, and Rebekah, find themselves on the road searching for Rebekah’s runaway husband, encountering ghosts and angels, God and love, and murder along the way.

It’s easy to be a nobody when you’ve got nothing to lose, but with his life and potential redemption on the line, can Monk be a somebody people will remember? A dead man’s money is just waiting to be had. A band of fools and a nobody named Monk Buttman unwittingly find themselves caught in a web of murder and revenge between two unseen factions using them as bait. After a good day ends in murder, Monk is tasked with finding the killer. Why him? He’s a nobody!

The phenomenal rise of the Internet seems to have transformed business as we know it. However, according to two men who have been at the forefront of the Internet's impact, some important things haven't changed: the future still belongs to passionate companies made up of passionate people. In Clicks and Morter, Schwab co-CEO David Pottruck teams up with leadership master and best-selling author Terry Pearce to show what it takes to build a high-growth organization in today's electronic environment.

Dr. Pearce's coaching helps dental clients transition to more comprehensive care, boosting patient acceptance of full mouth treatments while reducing working hours. This transformative approach yields substantial financial rewards and top-tier dental care. Practitioners gain confidence, effectively communicate the value of comprehensive care, and significantly enhance both patient health and financial success.

Cinematographer Ian “Mac” MacIntyre needs to revive a sinking career. His new job involves directing and recording a reality show, The Adventures of Captain Charisma. The episodes will portray his actor’s exploits as he visits the farthest reaches of the galaxy. When the producer sends Captain Charisma to smash a dangerous alien bug aboard a space station and milk the ratings, Mac sweats over his own safety and his actor’s peril. As a paunchy, balding guy approaching middle age, Mac isn’t built for heroics. However, the producer insists on exciting footage.

Mac’s plans for the perfect bootlegger broadcast go awry when they are caught during their smuggling operation. If Mac doesn’t come up with a new plan fast, the Clodhoppers are going to succumb to disease, and he and his actors are going to die in prison.

When the Chromium Confederation, a group of fanatical robots, attacks the convention, they take a child and her robot chaperone hostage. As fate would have it, that kid happens to be the niece of one of the show’s actors. The Green Charisma crew gives chase, back to the captors’ lair on a foreign moon. After a setback, Mac and his actors learn that kidnapping the kid’s robot chaperone is tied into plans for a military conquest of a neighboring planet.