On The Streets Of L.A. Us against them. That's the law of the cop world. In L.A.'s toughest 'hoods, you gotta bang with the best of the roughnecks. And the best are the five members of TRASH, an elite team of street cops unafraid to go up against the city's worst gangbangers, even if it means bending the rules, planting a piece, or looking the other way for a fellow cop. The Most Dangerous Person Can Be A Cop. . . The crime-infested Venice Heights section is a place Detective Sergeant Rafael "Saint" Santian understands. It's where he grew up, and part of him never left. But the situation is getting out of control. One of the most lethal gangs is making moves, while a politically ambitious assistant D.A. is looking to snare Saint and his men. Meanwhile hidden hands are lighting a torch that will bring up the heat, turning cop against cop as the line gets blurred between gangsta and law enforcer in a city where everyone's riding on the edge. . . Praise For Gary Phillips "Gary Phillips writes with raw power. . .you're about to take a wild ride." --Jan Burke, Edgar Award-winning author on High Hand "Phillips. . .serves up a fast-moving plot." --Publishers Weekly on High Hand Gary Phillips was raised in South Central L.A. and is the author of High Hand and Shooter's Point, both Martha Chainey mysteries from Dafina (Kensington Books); four Ivan Monk novels; some stand-alones, including The Perpetrators; various short stories, and comic books.

A teenage lad's fascination with old cars. An even greater fascination with teenage girls. A sad lack of sufficient funds to pursue either interest with much credibility. A conundrum which has challenged car-obsessed male youth the world over since the fateful day in 1885 when Gottleib Daimler's spindly-wheeled creation puttered out of its shed for the first time. Bangers relates how one impoverished would-be Lothario tackled these issues during the late 60s and early 70s. Successes were rare, disasters were commonplace but the adventures on the journey were entertaining and fulfilling – most of the time. An affectionate look back at a less constrained, less self-concious era, Bangers tells the story of a young man fumbling his way towards adulthood through tales of the many old cars that found their way into his life. Each of these crumbling wrecks moved him a fraction further down the path of enlightenment in his attempts to comprehend basic mechanics and female temperament – not that he ever got much beyond scratching the surface of either concept. In fact, 50 odd years and 70 odd cars later, he remains as bemused by it all as he ever was. However, two constants have remained with him throughout. One is the knowledge that he was always far from being alone in his obsession with old motors as a quick glance at the magazine shelves in any newsagent will confirm. The other is that someone, somewhere really ought to try and explain all this to the opposite sex.

When author Dave McMullan's wife XiangMin was pregnant with their youngest daughter, she was constantly followed around the streets of their hometown in China by a friendly little Dachshund. Growing fond of their newfound 4-legged friend, the McMullan family decided he deserved a name. His name became ‘Banger’ after the slang term for sausages in England. They were never sure if Banger had an owner or not, or whether they should take the little Dachshund into their home but as he looked happy and healthy enough, they decided not to. When their daughter Maya was born, Dave and XiangMin would often take her out to see Banger and he, as usual, was happy to see them. After a while Banger stopped coming around; Dave guessed that he had another family to make happy, and so he decided to write a poem for his cousin in London. This was how ‘Banger the Sausage Dog - Lost in London’ was born! Written in poetry form, 'Banger' is designed to introduce children to the joys of poetry as well as tell a tale of hard work, determination and success. Join Banger the Sausage Dog in an adventure that sees him winding his way to happiness on a foggy day in London town. As he navigates his way through the mist he finds himself in an increasing series of mishaps and adventures. On his travels, Banger struggles against adversity while looking for the joy that he deserves only to find it in the most unusual of places: a red London double-decker bus!

They are what I am and I am what they are We both bow down to different God's in the morning and at night Our tatoos tell different stories Both proud of what we should be ashamed of They bring out the worst in me and I in them All these things accumulate and become the enemy It comes from what we have and who we are Every one is a soldier for what they believe in You have be careful that you don't go off on the deep end of a philosophy or doctrine You can get out there and get lost and never make it back Between the truth and reality is a place called common sense and balance In the grip of pride everything you say and do is right.

Book 1 & 2: Whether you're a "pro" butt-whistler...or simply can't resist impressing your friends, every now and then with a face-melting fart...you'll LOL at this hilarious book with dozens of hilarious illustrations. You & Your Kids Will Laugh Out Loud! Learn from the master of bottom-burping disaster himself, El Ninjo, as he demonstrates in Fart Book Volume 2: WANTED: The Best Sport Activity For El Ninjo - Fart Pleasures On the Center Court and Beyond many different kinds of fart situations and he shows you how to turn each different sports activity condition into his own fart advantage to win the tough competition. El Ninjo is going to demonstrate how he takes advantage of each single sport activity the bean blowing way in order to win each sport competition! The list of fart sport activities goes like this: The Funny & Farty Hot Air Balloon Ride How To Jump Higher How Windsurfing Works In The Doldrums? Driving On The Merry Go Round Is Only Fun With Some Fart Art Ski Jumping Winners Are Powered by Farts The 18th Hole Trick and many more ... The list of the African Bean Adventures in the Jungle goes like this: The Safari Mobil Breakdown The Jungle Bang The Bean Slam'n Smoke The Artistic Liana Salto Blaster The Tears Gas Boom , and many more... Dog Jerks is a great book if you are looking at a funny rhyming books for children, funny dog poems for kids, hilarious dog stories for kids or rhyming books for children with humorous dog cartoon illustrations. Dog lovers will laugh out loud at the jerkiness of their furry friends with these curious & humorous dog poems and rhymes. In this hilarious book of tongue-twisting and rhyming poetry, Timmie watches dogs while they think nobody watches them and unlocks the poet in him. Inside Dog Jerks Vol. 3 you'll find jerky moments like: * Jerky Treats Better Than Celery Sticks * Perky Bullfrog Trick * Pee Wee Herman Philosophy * Soggy Doggy * The Flirt-Schooled Lord Of Misrule lots more...

Readers of the Riz Sabir Thrillers series will know of Riz's wife, the hard-bitten, gum-chewing girl gang leader Holly ""Bang-Bang"" Kirpachi. ... Ever wondered how she got like that? - How did she meet Riz? - How did she join that girl gang? - How did she get all those awful tattoos? - And why does she think she's Japanese? Well, wonder no more. These and other questions you've been dying to ask are answered in... BANGER: Holly's school diaries from 2005 to 2007 BANGER: A sweeping tale of street racing, burlesque and Yakuza that flies from Dubai to Singapore to Tokyo and... Romford BANGER: REBELLION RUNS IN THE FAMILY

Fred Munson likes his job as a traffic cop. He’s good at it. It’s his personal life that could use some improvement. With no friends, and being too shy to talk to anyone while out of uniform, when Fred is forced to use some of his vacation time, he has nothing to fill his days. At least not until he comes home to find his driveway blocked by a stranger with car troubles. A month after losing his father, Zen Zeppelin Cave has also lost his place in the world. The only thing holding him together is focusing on a charity junk car race to raise money for cancer research. And he's crossing that finish line even if he ends up replacing every part of the car along the way. Zen had planned on completing the race on his own, but a spur-of-the-moment decision changes that when he invites the adorable, blushing police officer whose driveway he’s blocking to tag along. Going with a stranger on a road trip is completely out of Fred’s comfort zone, so when he accepts the invitation, no one is more surprised than himself. Together, Zen and Fred head south. But will the old junk car hold together long enough to reach their destination? And will crossing the finish line mean the end of the road for a budding romance, or will they find there’s more to their journey?

Firefighter by day, drag queen by night. This one of a kind standalone romantic comedy in the Queerly Devoted series by Sarah Robinson is a boundary pushing bisexual romance as firefighter Mike Dougherty—stage name Madame Michelle in drag—meets Isa Reyes, a Filipina crisis management professional who has no interest in adding any more drama to her life. Isa Reyes is five foot two and exists solely on her father’s lumpia and her mother’s cynicism to fuel her sixty hour work weeks in crisis management. When she’s not working behind the scenes on the latest political scandal, hostile corporate takeover, or bailing a client out of jail, Isa finds herself sitting on the sidelines of her best friends’ lives. Always the bridesmaid, never the bride, Isa is tired of watching life pass her by and is determined to find the perfect alpha male to ride off into the sunset with. In walks the alpha male of all alpha males—Michael Dougherty, lieutenant firefighter at DC Fire & EMS and Mr. July in the charity firefighter calendar, and her new point of contact for her contract. It’s her job to fix the department’s reputation and he’s there to give her everything she needs…in more ways than just professional. But there’s a lot more to Mike than meets the eye and when she runs into him on stage in a very different context, she realizes that everything she thought she wanted in a man might be in question. Battling the expectations of her family, the professionalism of her job, her lifetime living on the sidelines, and the pull of her heart, Isa navigates her own stereotypes as she takes a leap onto center stage.