Roger Ling was born out in the sticks of rural Essex, and considers himself to be a true Essex bumpkin, and although he has lived most of his later life in the town, and ran a country pub in the wilds of Suffolk and a restaurant at the sea-side, he is still a country boy at heart. Take a walk on the wild side is a sideways look at life though his eyes, It takes a strange mind to come up with the first poem he ever wrote at the age of fifty. They turned one of our barns, into a pub And it tickles me a bit To see them posh folks eating, Where my bullocks used to shit. Most of the poems are quite irreverent and non P C, and Roger makes no apology for that as he said if you think you may be offended don't read it, although you will be missing a treat if you don't. The book is guaranteed to make you laugh out loud or at least raise a smile. Telling tales from his childhood in the nineteen fifties his rebellious teenage years in the nineteen sixties right up to date, as by his own admission as a grumpy old man. This book solves the problem of "what shall we buy grandad or grandma" as most generations especially baby boomers will recognise someone they knew or still know, so let's have some fun and perhaps shed a tear as we join him. Walking on the wild side The author would like to thank Gordon Parkinson for his brilliant drawings and my partner Rosalie and our friend Jan for their support and encouragement in the production of this book

Unless you took Home Economics classes in school or your parents gave you instructions so you could help with the household chores, you may never have learned the various tasks involved in cleaning a house. In both housecleaning and football, one needs to know what to do as well as how and when to do it....in other words, a "game plan" is required. The Story relates the experiences and research required to develop the game plan. The Playbook puts it all together to provide a handy and useful game plan. There are strategies, executions and lists of the equipment necessary. Tips for effectiveness and efficiency are features mixed in with a bit of cleaning trivia which might someday come in handy during awkward "pregnant pauses" at a cocktail party. This handy easy to understand guide may be especially helpful to that bright eyed and bushy tailed offspring moving out of the nest, a newlywed couple, a recently divorced or widowed friend or even someone who doesn't know the difference between a mop and a broom.

In his humorous memoir, Steven Locke chronicles the mishaps, adolescent hazing, general confusion, and breathtaking stupidity exhibited by himself and experienced by those unfortunate enough to be in close proximity. He presents a whimsical journey through his experiences as he matured from an adolescent focused on creating a revolt in the high school cafeteria into a young man ready to tackle a warped world.

Recalling a lifetime of adventures and misadventures, Locke shares vignettes describing run-ins with high school principals, military policemen, irate hotel managers, firemen, university police officers, and Columbus cops. From rural Centertown, Ohio, to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and from Ohio State University to the classrooms of Ohio's public schools, Locke takes a humorous romp through nearly fifty years of existence as he somehow manages to learn valuable life lessons while on fugitive manhunts, in emergency rooms, and atop snowy Alpine slopes.

A Peck of Trouble offers an entertaining collection of stories that detail one man's coming-of-age journey on the Big Blue Orb as he evolves from youthful barbarian to enlightened adult.