Love is psycho If you don't think that already, you will after you've read Rob Foster's hilarious romantic comedy 'Just Lovely.' The singles-dot-com world is a breeding ground for wackos seeking soulmates, and here's the story of just such a couple Meet Doug and Paige, two lovelorn souls so speed-date perfect, they can't get away from each other fast enough But fate, and Paige's meddling surrogate mother of a boss steps in to right what was so... wrong, and puts them back on a collision course of courtship. Love has never been this looney, or dating this deranged Cupid's aim just ain't what it used to be Pull up a loveseat and laugh with the one you're with 'Just Lovely' was first performed in 2006, to audience howls and raves. Included in this book is the entire text of the stage play, plus cast list and review articles.

Ethan West just wants what everybody wants who struggles to succeed in Hollywood: a breakthrough, a hit - even a small one - that might change the trajectory of his years of frustration and heartbreak in the entertainment rat-race. To be in the loop Like most, one too many bad breaks has him on the verge of throwing in the towel for good. A chance encounter with a cult showbiz icon, however, turns his world upside-down. Suddenly Ethan and his tiny, loyal cadre of fellow hopefuls are shanghaied as crew on a movie-making "project" they'll never forget - if they can survive it Trapped in a jungle nightmare; armed only with video cameras and their theater brat wits. At the mercy of a fading, deranged, megalomaniac Hollywood director without a script or a grip on reality. In the path of lethal animals, rogue mercenaries and rampaging cannibals, and ordered to get it all in high-def As the production drifts further into surreal chaos, bloodlust and contrived 'reality, ' Ethan must choose either to follow an insane celebrity to certain doom, or possibly sacrifice his own friends to make it back to civilization - with or without a finished product in the can Of course, it's a comedy Rob Foster's insanely funny novel 'JUST WRONG' will have you cringing on the floor with laughter, at a bizarre breed who will throw away friendships, morals, sense and dignity for an allusive, fleeting prize called fame.

In 1888, the most infamous serial killer of our age appeared, Jack the Ripper. He accumulated his list of unfortunate victims, and then vanished without a trace. He alluded capture, taunted authorities and was never identified - until twenty years later, by the man who had hunted him, London police detective Frederick Abbeline. Long after the Ripper disappeared, Abbeline found the answer to his identity, and revealed it only to one person; a young reporter, Thomas Palmer. "26 High Street" is a readers' theatre play of mystery and intrigue, culminating in the moment that Abbeline passes the torch to the intrepid newsman. Chapters include the author's reflections on readers' theatre presentation, and the subject of Jack the Ripper as a literary metaphor, not just a documentary figure - plus a brief primer of the Ripper's factual history.

About This Book Create your own dynamic web application using wireframes, databases, and language files Develop unique applications to perform simple tasks, such as authorizing users, sharing photos, or making a shopping platform Explore the MVC framework with the help of a number of projects developed in this book Who This Book Is ForIf you are a PHP programmer or developer looking for a framework to quickly develop your applications, this book is for you. The prerequisites needed would be prior experience with CodeIgniter.

Lenny Bruce, the most important stand-up comedian of the 20th century, gets one more chance to defend his life on the witness stand. And you are the jury. Bruce's struggle for his right to speak his mind on stage brought about an evolution in stand-up comedy and transformed the way we interpret our freedoms under the First Amendment of the Constitution. Every American should know his story. "Mr. Bruce, Do You Swear?" is a play written and produced in 2004, by Rob Foster, that brings Bruce and the legal battle he waged back to life, recreating some of his legendary, status-quo threatening comedy along the way Sit back and prepare to have your eyes opened and your mind blown, by the tumultuous life of one of American culture's true originals... ya shmuck The book includes the entire text of the play, plus original review notices, author's commentary and a photo-strewn biographical chapter on the man himself, Lenny Bruce

A WORLD GONE MAD A World Imploding With War The future's only hope is a group of super-powered heroes, all outlawed as a threat to security long ago by a paranoid government. When the new President calls them back to action, can they shake the dust off of their costumes and get their game back on in time to turn the tide? Especially with a new breed of superheroes emerging whose loyalties are in question... the enemy forces having possibly enlisted the aid of malevolent extraterrestrials... and the most powerful super-being on the planet turned rogue? Can the very notion of a free world survive the evil brought against it by a mysterious elite cabal bent on enslaving the world through a forced peace? The answer awaits you in OUTSUPERED. A superhero novel for grown-up kids. Meet Solsior, an alien being of immeasurable power, stranded on Earth as a boy... Mother Superior, a tall, muscular redhead who is the reincarnation of Samson... Eagle X, a patriotic super-soldier with plenty of pent-up anger and frustration... The Red Wraith, a mysterious costumed crime fighter with a storehouse of super-scientific gadgets and a closet full of secrets... Mechatrix, a young untested hero sporting a suit of sophisticated battle armor and a head full of self-doubt. Tommy Dobson, a man on the run from his past, battling an aggressive illness, one step ahead of government agents on his tail - because he may be the one last super-being capable of saving humanity, despite himself. Part action-adventure, part satirical parody and caustic political commentary, Outsupered - Or, I Saved The World And All I Got Was This Cape is the latest novel by Rob Foster, author of Just Wrong: A Novel About Hollywood. Foster taps into his lifelong love of superheroes and comics, to create an alternate universe of heroes, villains and out-of-this-world scenarios, with a plot that will have you looking sideways in skepticism about our own real world. At times gripping with edge-of-your-seat action, laced with Foster's twisted brand of hilarious satire, Outsupered is the oddball entry into the genre of superhero fiction that you've been waiting for - skewering cliches and action fantasy stereotypes, a new spin on the whole idea of superheroes and their surreal connection to the actual world we live in.

Presented in a recipe-based format, you are led step-by-step through each aspect of CodeIgniter, allowing you to dip in and out as you choose. CodeIgniter 2 Cookbook is for intermediate to advanced PHP developers who want to begin using the powerful CodeIgniter framework to create web applications. Familiarity with CodeIgniter isn't essential, but it will be useful if you have been introduced to the framework before.

Which comedians do other comedians laugh at? Inside this third volume of The Legendry Laughter Series, "In Their Faces: Comedy Beyond The Box, Up To Lenny Bruce," essayist Rob Foster offers up a few candidates for your consideration. It's about some of the classic comedy masters who spent their careers pushing the envelope of their profession - turning heads, raising eyebrows, and reinventing the craft of laughmaking - up to the era when one particuar comic turned it on its ear The Legendary Laughter Series highlights classic comedy and the stars who populated it, from the silents to the television age, engagingly written, revealing the stories behind the laughs - by a lifelong student of the great laugh-getters, and a fellow practitioner of comedy. Need a laugh-break? Relax, pull up a whoopie-cushion and enjoy

Anyone who thinks working actors have a soft life should think harder, and read this book. In fact, being an unemployed actor in Hollywood is no bed of ... well, newspaper, though it can certainly end up as one Rob Foster's "Hollywoodn't - The Mad March To Stardumb" will leave you laughing and perhaps a bit enlightened about the strange, alternate universe that wanna-be actors and performers must navigate in the pursuit of their show business dream, if they are courageous enough to venture to Hollywood with no connections, no references, no day job, no uncle or cousin already in the industry, or even a pal with a spare bedroom. Author Rob Foster - actor, writer, prize-winning filmmaker and winner of the 2006 "Aristocrats" joke contest - relives some of his cracked "year-one" adventures while on just such a mission. Maniacal agents, uninhibited managers, pokerfaced show runners, dangerous landlords - and even an occasional stray celebrity - make memorable cameos in this epic of one normal guy's journey to make sense of a world where "normal" is the most subjective term of all.