Paul Allen: 13 books

THE PAUL ALLEN READER is an introduction to the work of Paul Allen spanning four decades of writing and including extended excerpts of six of his novels, revealing an extraordinary range and stylistic virtuosity: the realistic, the surrealistic, the historical, the contemporary, and the thriller....

Huddled in her hot cage in a run-down roadside menagerie called Apeland, Margaret, a thousand-pound gorilla, hoots unhappily for her dead mate.  Just up the road, at the taxidermist's shop, an old lady is paying for having her kitty cat stuffed.  Down the road a subdivision is going up in...

   Ed Greene, a National Guardsman, returns from Iraq with a troubled conscience and stolen artifacts, discovers his wife is being unfaithful, and is haunted by a ghost in the antique village where he has his cabin.  He finds his true love but fearing for her safety with the apparition, drives...

Two slaves, Joe Cudjo and his wife Janie, run away from a Georgia plantation, taking a small boat down the river into Florida. There on the riverbank was the "Negro Fort," a stronghold of runaway slaves and renegade Indians. At the fort, Joe becomes a soldier in its army. He and Janie begin...

In the early 1930's, a vicious criminal, alleged to be a prophet and the grandson of the great Seminole war chief, Osceola, escapes from a Florida prison along with two condemned black convicts, recruits a few reservation tribesmen sick of being "road stand Indians," snatches a pair of young hostages...

    Marty Williams, an Obama speechwriter, does not get the promised administration job, cannot return to the newspaper because it is closing, loses everything, and sets out in a snowstorm with all he has left, his car and his dog, for California where his picaresque adventures begin...

In the southern New England woods, Eugene Sibbs, descended from an old Yankee line, has nothing left but a few acres, the bunker-like house he has built, and daring ruthlessness. Determined to take control of his world and rise through crime, he likes to drag along his teenage son, Nickie, as his...

The inspirational tale of how Paul B Allen III went from singing in karaoke establishments, to become the lead singer of one of the greatest vocal groups of all time, The Platters (Only You; Smoke Gets in Your Eyes; The Great Pretender, etc.). Paul was not allowed entry into his elementary school...

Do you want to enjoy a career in music without compromising your faith?   If so, this book is for you. Here you’ll discover the steps to become a successful musician who excels in every area of life, all while embracing your spiritual foundation.   Inside you’ll find...

Are you feeling stuck creatively? This mini-eBook will give you five quick, easy ways to break out of any block and to renew your passion in your artistic field. You'll immediately learn immensely practical and inspirational tips that will have you creating your best work again in no time.   About...

This companion workbook to God and Gigs: Succeed as a Musician without Sacrificing your Faith provides in-depth questions, reflective exercises and action steps that will help you strenghten your faith, improve your career and enhance your most treasured relationships. By using this workbook...

Are you an artist, musician, or a creative professional who feels disconnected? Are you looking for spiritual renewal? Do you have a desire to reignite your creative energies? If so, this devotional guide is for you. Inside you’ll find 21 motivational, challenging and inspirational readings...

Benjamin Franklin eating at McDonald’s, “expanding his mind” with help from Dr. Timothy Leary, and jamming with Stevie Wonder? Why would he ever want to go back to the 1700s? Before he became the Benjamin Franklin we know and love, there was one big lesson that Ben had to learn, and for...