The CounterclaimiUniverse, 2005 - 256 oldal After trying in vain to sort out the details of his dream, Billy slept intermittently and poorly the rest of the night. Remorse had returned. If only he had the computer savvy of Rosey and the handyman traits of his father, he kept thinking, he could change his identity and start over in Arizona as a bricklayer or some such. Whether or not a pack of Marlboro Lights was in his desk drawer the next morning, one thing was clear. After covering his recent travel expenses, Billy would not take any more of the spoils from the insurance scam. What the Critics say about The Counterclaim "Pointless and uninspired an insult to Mensa members everywhere..." "The Counterclaim is pure P. G. Wodehouse, minus the beautiful style, the great plot, and the humor " "For unbridled humor, I still prefer Jimmy Carter's Keeping Faith. " "Jethro Bodeen, move over!" |
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Quarterly Meeting of the Four Horsemen | 1 |
A Roundtable of Woes | 10 |
CarpetBombing in the Corner | 13 |
Selling the Unthinkable | 17 |
Pepperoni Starbucks and the Versailles Strategy | 25 |
A Quorum Returns to the Crown | 30 |
Plotting A Poor Mans Enron | 38 |
In a Fantasy World | 48 |
Letting Go by the Bay | 116 |
A Dark and Stormy Voyage | 128 |
Audacity and Vengeance | 147 |
In Search of Dante Nietzsche and William Tell | 160 |
Thus Spoke Fred and Rosey | 171 |
Loafing through Lugano | 179 |
A Big Easy Mediation | 190 |
Close Call in Chicago | 205 |
Hoaxing Day | 57 |
Perfidy in Albion | 61 |
Reflections on Europe and the Blanc Rebellion | 69 |
Brokers and Broken Hearts | 75 |
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 89 |
Runs Hits Errors and Commodes | 102 |
Down by the River | 214 |
Faith in Cupidity | 223 |
Two Points Takedown | 228 |
Two Points Reversal | 234 |
Ultimate Net Loss | 238 |
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