During the So-Cal Mod revival of the mid-1980s, one teen's simple quest to buy a Vespa is about to turn into an absolute nightmare. It's 1985, and to say Tommy Daniels is Mod-obsessed is no understatement: buying a scooter is the ultimate goal of his young life. When he hits the road on his search, it will be the strangest, most shocking three days imaginable, and he'll encounter a host of colorful characters, including a jerk cop and the Mod girl of his dreams, but nothing's going to stand in his way. His is a story of wanting something so badly, you'll put everything on the line to get it. Along the way, each chapter introduces a soundtrack song from Tommy's Mod mixtape. Also included, "It's a Way of Life," an essay about the Mod revival in 1980s Southern California by Bart Mendoza, lead singer of the band Manual Scan, noted music journalist, and a prime player in the San Diego Mod scene. This prose novel includes a color image section featuring some prime Mod moments in California from the 1980s, as well as acclaimed artist Ralph Cosentino's cover for Dr. Harvey's Victor the Vespa, the fictional book written by a character in the story!

Will Scooter Sullivan allow the U.S. Navy to make a man of him or will he return to Chicago and his jazz haunts on Rush Street as a drummer?

Scooter moves on. From the success and adventure of the U.S. Navy he is drawn to a place he once vowed he would never returnthe school house. Will he succeed and survive in front of the class as he did in the crows nest of his ship? Tolle Lege, Tolle Lege. Take up and read, take up and read. -St. Augustine

Scooter Sullivan is a man not without a country but without a solid rudder. And we all know what happens not only to a ship but even to the smallest boat without a rudderno direction. Scooter struggles to find his way and his rudder, which turns out to be, simply, love.

Unexpectedly stumbling upon a precious LDS Artifact, Aaron Atwater, Jamison Dawtry and Laura Comyers embark on an improbable journey of danger and intrigue. What they assume will be an innocent temporary possession of the Artifact turns into a desperate attempt to return it before its rightful owner discovers the priceless piece is missing. But, before they can, the three teens get a first-hand lesson in LDS Church history in the 1830s...as it is actually happening. Along the way, their friendship and endurance are challenged in ways none of them expect. Ways that could alter their lives forever.

At a time when the world is contemplating the depletion of non-renewable natural resources, the consumer society is increasingly being called into question. This is nowhere more acutely evident than in France, where since its beginnings in the nineteenth century, the consumer revolution, extending market forces into every area of social and private life, has been perceived as a challenge to core elements in French culture, such as traditional artisan crafts and small businesses serving local communities. Cultural historians and sociologists have charted the increasing commercialisation of everyday life over the twentieth century, but few have paid systematic attention to the crucial testimony provided by the authors of narrative fiction. Consumer Chronicles rectifies this omission by means of close readings of a series of novels, selected for their authentic portrayal of consumer behaviour, and analysed in relation to their social, cultural and historical contexts. Walker's study, offering an imaginative interdisciplinary panorama covering the impact of affluence on French shoppers, shopkeepers and society, provides telling new insights into the history and characteristics of the consumer mentality.

The Nebula Chronicles, Vol. 1, Book 1: The Web Spinner When Mary Jane finds out that she is not Mary Jane, but Arris, and not from planet Earth, her world is turned upside down. To escape from being killed, Arris goes to the Nebula Academy, where she trains to become a protector. At the academy she meets the other protector trainees. When the academy is found by those who are hunting her, it is shut down, and once again, Arris has to flee for her life. Follow the adventures of Alpha team protectors Phoenix, Vega, and Arris and Beta team protectors Ursa, Minor, and Sirus. Meet Kent the web spinner, Spider the soldier, and Catella, the architect of the Nebula Association. The excitement and adventures have just begun. The Nebula Chronicles, Vol. 1, Book 2: Spiders Web Spider, worried about the attack on the compound on Earth and then the Nebula Academy, starts his search for the attackers. His search takes him to the planet Forsaken. A refuge for the worst of criminals to escape their many crimes. Spider learns about the general and that spies have infiltrated Nebula Headquarters. Spider begins to weave his web to save Catella, Arris, and the NAHQ. The Nebula Chronicles, Vol. 1, Book 3: Queen Arris Arris returns to her home planet of Daedro, in the Velpulla cluster, and comes face-to-face with the general who has been hunting her and trying to kill her for most of her life. Arris learns about her parents fate and her heritage and makes a surprising discovery. Her aunt Celeste survived the evil generals attack and is leading a band of exiles to take back their homes and planet. Arris will need the help of Kent, Spider, and the other protectors to stop the evil general. If Star Wars and the Harry Potter books were combined, you might get The Nebula Chronicles. Entertaining, family-friendly stories and exciting characters.