The Great Hamster Land-Speed Record and other strange tales

Today's the last day (in the U.S., anyway :D) to get the Kindle edition of The Great Hamster Land-Speed Record and other strange tales for FREE from Amazon.

With over 200 free downloads in the last two days, Hamster has consistently been #1 in the Humor Essay rankings and is currently #4 in Memoirs, in addition to hovering around 1,500 in overall rank of all Kindle books (over 2 million total)!

Hurry! After today you'll have to move Heaven and Earth to afford a copy of this classic bit of American-style humor. There are rumors that the author is moving to a remote desert island with several young women just on the income generated in the last two days, so your time is limited!

ACT NOW! DING! DING! DING!
 

Managed to get it downloaded with help. Thanks Phil, I'll be spending my "snow day" reading this!
 

Pappy said:
Got my copy, Phil. Haven't read it yet, but congratulations. Try not to spend it all in one place.:eek:nthego:
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TICA said:
Managed to get it downloaded with help. Thanks Phil, I'll be spending my "snow day" reading this!
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Diwundrin said:
Been and done it. Don't forget your reviews.

btw Phil how goes that medical emergency? Sorted? Won't interfere with the island travel plans I hope?
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Thank you all, and yes, Di, thanks for the reminder - reviews are greatly appreciated. They are a large part of what makes a book sell on Amazon.

The medical emergency is sort of ongoing - she has blocked main arteries on both sides of her neck and got a stent on the left side, goes in again on the 8th for the other side, but she's doing okay, thanks for asking. It was just a matter of sorting all the paperwork out, juggling appointments and procuring rides - sort of the equivalent of launching a Saturn V rocket in your backyard. :(
 
Phil..Glad your roomie got sorted out with her medical condition. I wish the best for her.

Now about that book..downloaded my copy and read a couple of chapters..the first one I remember reading on here...funny stuff. Thanks for the free copy and I will be sure to give you a nice review.

I just saw a piece on a news show about a couple that lost their jobs and were a hair's breath away from losing their home. They have 5 little kiddos and their backs were up against the wall. She decided to try to write an e-book and sat down and thought about the best sellers and what made them so. She ended up focusing on 50 Shades of Gray and decided to write a steamy book in that vein, only from a heavy chic's perspective. She and her husband wrote it together and it ended up on the Amazon best seller list. They wrote several more steamy ones and one finally hit the NY Times best seller list. They have written 20 or so books, all hits and needless to say, their financial troubles are over. The funny part about it is that they were very religious and his father was a pastor. She said members of her church don't really approve, but you do what you have to.

I thought of you when I saw this..I think there is a definite need for humor these days, and your book is timely. Good luck to you and I wish you much future success...it's kind of a selfish thing..I want to be able to say..:Gee, I know him, he's a nut!" LOL
 
Maybe I could try doing it from the viewpoint of a mental patient?

"50 Shades of Cray-Cray" ;)

Buddha knows I have enough experience ...

I want to be able to say..:Gee, I know him, he's a nut!"
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That would be perhaps the finest compliment I could ever hope to receive, be it in personal conversation, written book review or when appearing before a tribunal of my psychiatrists.

Thank you for your kind wishes, and I hope someday you have the opportunity to use that line. ;)
 
Well, that was fun - thank you all once again for your interest in the book. I gave away 245 free copies in those three days, so even if I never sell another one I'll have hopefully brought a chuckle or two to a few folks.

Funny little incident this morning - I check on the book's Amazon listing and down toward the bottom, where they have a section entitled "What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?", there is just one book listed:

To Live Is Christ by Beth Moore, a prolific religious writer.

I guess my book, having submerged them in the Dark Side, sends them reeling toward The Light. :rofl:
 
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