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Finally, the first volume of Kyle's Bed & Breakfast is available in print again, thanks to Sugar Maple Press. For those unfamiliar with the addictively fun-filled series, Kyle's B&B is a syndicated comic strip focused on the lives of a group of quirky, (and often hunky ), gay men living in a harbor town B&B in the northeastern USA. Closeted minor-league baseball player Brad, corporate shark Lance, gossip-loving fashionista Richard, troubled high-school senior Eduardo, and Kyle, the 30-something inn-keeper with a heart of gold who keeps all of these hot-shots in line. Romance... drama... topical issues... laugh-out-loud humor... sexiness...hot apple pie and some hot guys raiding the fridge in their briefs... this comic strip covers all the bases And underlying it all is a warm message of hope. Included in this volume are the first 5 years of the comic strip, along with a previously-unpublished 2 episode story, and a detailed floor-by-floor "blueprint" layout of the B&B. When this book was originally published in 2004, it went on to become a Lambda Literary Award Finalist for "Best Humor Book" of the year. This new Sugar Maple Press edition features sharply improved graphics; the comic strip images are larger, with crisper & clearer delineation. Also restored are the individual episode numbers, something curiously lacking in the original edition. These days, Kyle's Bed & Breakfast has a vastly larger, worldwide readership, with an enormous online presence. The strip also went full-color a few years ago, unlike the early black & white episodes featured in this volume, (and those in the follow-up volume, "Kyle's Bed & Breakfast: A Second Bowl of Serial", also available from Sugar Maple Press). What fun it is to travel back and see how it all began, before the strip was in color, before the characters all knew each other. This is one B&B vacation you do NOT want to miss

Featuring 50 full color 8" x 10" frame-able prints of gorgeous male figure art from the "classical era", (roughly, from the Renaissance up until about the year 1920), this book is the perfect gift for any fan of the male nude figure in historical art. Artists such as John Singer Sargent, Thomas Eakins, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Michelangelo, William Etty and many more are included, presenting some of their finest nude male artwork. While you do not need to hang and/or frame the artwork in this book, (it functions equally well as a coffee-table book to enjoy and return to for years to come), if you do choose to hang & frame some of the prints within, instructions and hints are given for how to best remove and frame the pages you choose to hang. And at this price, it is a remarkably affordable way to beautify your home or workspace with delightful, inspiring art of the male figure.

Featuring 50 full color 8" x 10" frame-able prints of gorgeous angel art from the "classical era", (roughly, from the Renaissance up until about the year 1920), this book is the perfect gift for any angel lover. Artists such as Raphael, Titian, Fra Angelico, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Abbott Handerson Thayer, Francisco Goya and many more are included, presenting some of their finest angelic artwork. While you do not need to hang and/or frame the artwork in this book, (it functions equally well as a soft-cover coffee-table book to enjoy and return to for years to come), if you do choose to hang & frame some of the prints within, instructions and hints are given for how to best remove and frame the pages you choose to hang. And at this price, it is a remarkably affordable way to beautify your home or workspace with delightful, inspiring celestial art of the angels and archangels.

Gathered in one volume for the first time ever, a staggering compendium of who won what at all of the major, (and not-so-major) figure skating competitions from 1891 to present day. Meticulously researched, including medal winners listings from such events as the Olympics, US National Championships, Canadian National Championships, British National Championships, European Championships, 4 Continents Championships, the Grand Prix Series of Championships, (all 8 ), 3 key ISU Challenger Series Championships, the World Championships, and the Junior World Championships. Also included is a detailed history of figure skating competition, along with many photos of classic and modern day skaters. The perfect gift for any figure skating fan

Welcome to Kyle's Bed & Breakfast, the brilliantly addictive comic strip series about a gay B&B and the lives of the eclectic group of guys who live there. Like most bed & breakfasts, there are guests who come & go, but at Kyle's B&B, there's a core group of 5 who have settled in and made it their home, (as well as a number of other supporting characters who just can't seem to leave, either ). And who would want to leave? With the swirling romances, simmering intrigue, unexpected plot twists and shocking revelations... all tied together with whip-smart dialogue and often laugh-out-loud situations, (not to mention, a fair amount of guys strolling the halls in their briefs), all set in the backdrop of the beautifully scenic harbor town of Northport... this is one B&B you'll never want to check out of While this is the fifth volume in the ongoing series, it isn't necessary to have read prior volumes... new readers can easily jump right in and get swept up into the story. (There's also an intro to all of the major & minor characters right at the beginning of the book, in case you have any questions).

If you've never seen Kyle's Bed & Breakfast before, this is a perfect entry point to get a small sampling of the wildly addictive, romantic yet often laugh-out-loud funny comic strip series. While there are already a number of larger print collections of Kyle's B&B available, this smaller collection is sort of a "greatest hits" sampler of 33 episodes, featuring several stories from books 3, ("Hot Off the Griddle"), 4, ("Without Reservations"), and 5, ("Inn Mates"). Designed for the new reader of Kyle's B&B, this affordably priced sampler is sure to make you want to come back for a "full meal" (NOTE: if you already own books 3, 4 and 5, then you won't see any new material in this collection).