John McNally Livres

Part memoir of the writing life, part advice book, and part craft book; sometimes funny, sometimes wrenching, but always honest. McNally uses his own life as a blueprint for the writer's daily struggles as well as the existential ones, tackling subjects such as when to quit and when to keep going, how to deal with depression, and ways to reenergize your writing through reinvention.

The story follows Infinity Drake, known as Finn, who is miniaturized to 9mm to battle a deadly wasp killing machine. This thrilling adventure introduces readers to a unique world where Finn must navigate challenges and dangers at a tiny scale. Aimed at readers aged 9 and up, the book sets the stage for an exciting new series filled with action and creativity.

The narrative follows a writer who grapples with his past while navigating the complexities of his current life. Blending humor and satire, the story explores themes of personal demons and the writing process, reminiscent of the styles of Nick Hornby and Michael Chabon. As he escorts others through their struggles, he must confront his own, leading to both comedic and poignant moments.

The eighth grade holds promise for Hank Boyd until an oddball named Ralph decides they should be friends.

Sailors Diggings, an isolated mining settlement, is left reeling when outlaws slaughter 17 of the stunned population and clean out the assay office, stealing $75,000 worth of freshly mined gold. A group of vigilantes led by Don Plunkett give chase determined to dispense some Old West justice. Eddie Carter is mistaken for a gang member and to escape a lynching he must go on the run, handcuffed, to outlaw leader Dave Mooney, the man responsible for the death of his partner. In the confrontation that follows, the stolen gold disappears with an outcome that nobody could have anticipated.

Sam Heggarty returns home to hunt for the gunmen who robbed and executed his father. As he makes his way back, he witnesses another murder and stumbles across a clue to the people responsible for his father's death. Sam becomes caught up in the chase to track down an escaped prisoner as he partners up with aging lawman, County Sheriff Lewis Leeming. He discovers that the one person who may hold the key to the identity of his father's murderers is someone that everyone else is intent on killing. Heggarty will have to save the life of a man involved in his father's death.

Brockie Jack and Big Len Quinn rob a stage coach and make off with a heap of gold only to have it stolen from them hours later. Jack scorches a trail across Montana trying to recover his lost gold. Town Marshal Matt Buck goes toe to toe with him. In this story of greed and treachery, Buck's world is turned upside down when Brockie snatches his son. Buck must find the gold and return it to Jack in exchange for his son's life.

For Anyone Who's Ever Been a TeenagerWho's teenage years weren't terrible? Remember the scary older kids? The sadistic gym teacher? The smelly kid who sat next to you in science class? Your first fumbling kiss? That time you threw up in the cafeteria? Your first attempt at putting on a condom? The period that arrived unexpectedly? That awful fight with your parents? The first time you got drunk? That note you wrote that you shouldn't have written? The day you forgot to zip your fly? That monster zit? When, you wondered, would it all end?In When I Was a Loser , John McNally, author of the novel America's Report Card , assembles twenty-five original essays--often hilarious, sometimes tenderhearted, always evocative--about defining moments of high school loserdom. Brad Land, Julianna Baggott, Owen King, Johanna Edwards, and many more fresh, talented writers explore their own angst, humiliation, heartache, and other staples of teen life.These essays perfectly capture what it was like to be in high to experience so many things for the first time, to assert independence while desperately trying to fit in, to feel misunderstood and unable to articulate the wild swings between heartbreak, anger, and euphoria. One writer recalls how his grandmother helped him with his home perm in preparation for the Senior Class picture; another recounts her discovery, sometime after hitting puberty, of the power she held over boys and men, while at the same time she felt herself at their mercy; a third remembers the casual cruelties visited on him by the cooler kids, and the cruelties he, in turn, inflicted on kids below him on the social ladder.Utterly candid and compulsively readable, these essays conjure up and untangle those raw and formative years. The writers cringe and laugh at the teenagers they were, but at the same time, they honor their adolescence and the way it shaped their lives. Because, in truth, beneath the layers of adult respectability, we all still carry a little bit of our teenage selves around with us.

James Bond war gestern: Wie im Superheldenfilm Ant-Man kämpft ein winzigkleiner Held gegen gigantische Widersacher. Seine Waffen sind Witz, Scharfsinn und Coolness sowie jede Menge wissenschaftliche Facts. Ein grandioser Actionthriller aus der Froschperspektive, und auch noch mit Humor. Großartig!Ein neuer Fall für das millimetergroße Nano-Einsatzteam, zu dem auch der 13-jährige Finn gehört: Ausgerechnet in die größte Hardwarefabrik der Welt ist eine Armee bösartiger Nanobots eingedrungen, winzig kleine Roboter, die eine Art „Schwarmintelligenz“ besitzen und die hier hergestellten Spielekonsolen und Smartphones infizieren. Und damit in die ganze Welt verschickt werden könnten. Ein Zusammenbruch der globalen Computersysteme wäre die Folge. Totale Kontrolle und Manipulation, vielleicht sogar die Auslöschung der Menschheit. Noch während das Einsatzteam sich bereit macht, werden Finn und Oma plötzlich entführt … „Jagd in der verbotenen Stadt“ ist der zweite Band der Infinity Drake-Trilogie. Mehr Infos rund um Infinity Drake unter: www.infinitydrake.de