John Martin: 366 books

If the Tasmanian Tiger really is extinct, how come it won't go away in this bundle of three funny novels? If you like finding a quirky character behind every corner, you are in danger of enjoying this collection. You are in serious danger of enjoyment you like a dash of mystery with...

In February and March of 1849, the "Illustrated London News" carried a series of announcements about the works of the painter John Martin being exhibited at the British Institution, the third of which included an account of his early life. On the 17 March the paper received a long letter...

FUNNY COLUMNS TO MAKE YOU SMILE . . . If you need to find out how to turn teapot cosies into fashion accessories, this is the book for you. This is a collection of funny columns that have appeared in various Australian newspapers and on John Martin's website. John Martin is better known these...

"Meek shares one important trait with (Ernie) Pyle. He tells good stories. To me that is the highest praise a writer can receive." Jim Kiser, Arizona Daily Star People who have known John Martin Meek know he has never been reluctant to express his opinions with one regrettable exception....

At oyster roasts and fancy cotillions, in fish camps and cutting-edge restaurants, the people of South Carolina gather to enjoy one of America's most distinctive cuisines--the delicious, inventive fare of the Lowcountry. In his classic Hoppin' John's Lowcountry Cooking, John Martin Taylor brings us...

Increase Your Personal Productivity NOW! If you want to learn the skill and willpower needed to easily “get more done” in your personal and professional life, this is the book for you! In Personal Productivity, author John Martin shines the spotlight on six useful initiatives— including...

Don't laugh, this is serious. This time the magician needs to make himself disappear. Hobart has lost its innocence with the opening of Australia's first legal casino in 1974, and the quota of large swaggering men in dark suits, dark shirts, dark hats and white ties is on the rise. When...

Fried food is crispy, juicy, golden, and tasty. It's food that inspires passion, and no matter what anyone says about health you're going to find a way to eat it. But wait, even the health news isn't so bad-if food is fried properly. Hoppin' John Martin Taylor, well-respected food writer and...

No-one believed the town drunk when he claimed to have been woken up by an extinct animal in a bus shelter in the middle of the night ... But they are listening to him now in this funny prequel! The greedy Mayor seems to be the only one who has a problem with the drunk's new celebrity. Who...

Antarctica... a frozen wasteland of penguins, blinding ice and snow, and blizzards to kill the unprepared in minutes. But it is an ancient land, with ancient secrets, mysteries that humanity is only beginning to glimpse. HP Lovecraft introduced the world to the terrifying reality of this lonely continent...

When two old men and an Irishman indulge in some secret doggy business in order to save the Tasmanian Tiger, the greedy Mayor isn't happy. But that's normal. The old bugger is never happy. Lie of the Tiger is part of the Windy Mountain Tasmanian Tiger series but it has a story all of...

Two old men go from being unlikely tourists to becoming unlikely sleuths with hilarious results as crime meets farce. The Mayor is missing in this funny novel ... someone is stealing important landmarks ... and the Tasmanian Tiger starts being elusive once again. Blokes on a Plane is...

Who better than two ex-cons to catch a criminal? It would be easier on Moose and Joffa though if they knew who the bad guy really was! Farce meets crime in this novel. When a garden ornament goes missing, the new partners of the Tasmanian Tiger Museum get sucked into the mystery that...

James Demetrian never imagined that earning a college diploma and beginning a career would trap him in a lifetime of subterfuge.  After receiving a degree in electrical engineering James starts his employment in the energy industry at a large Gulf Coast refinery.   While settling into his new life...