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"... hilarity ensues... both from the story, and from the authors interjections. The humor is brilliant but down to earth and the situations can be relevant to anyman (woman) in anytown."

T. Komarek
Kansas City, KS

"Wild humorous look at contemporary America; scathing satire, hip references to just about everything under the sun... A uniquely funny book that defies almost everything ... a quirky, class-by-itself satirical novel with loads of hip humor for a with-it, young contemporary readership... I hope these guys keep plugging in Hollywood. They have a mini-series here, if only someone will take a close look."

John DeChancie
from Writer's Digest

"Forget "Will & Grace", Geoff Hoff and Steve Mancini are the new gay/straight alliance of comedy! ... there's guaranteed laughs, mystery and erections -- people, that's pretty darn good for a paperback!"

Terry Ray
Star of Gaydar the Movie

"Writers Geoff Hoff and Steve Mancini have created a fourth wall in book publishing, just so they could break it. That means, they talk to you, and to each other, while you are reading their serialized novel... If that sounds like a wacky statement, it's a fair representation of the gonzo experience you'll get from reading this book. The art of the novel as a real audience participation event sort of thing... If you don't like to get your funny bone wrenched, wrap it up or read something else. "

Ken Furtado
Echo Magazine

"There's no way to spoil this hilarious book! Written by a gay/straight writing team, the authors' intelligent, yet silly humor will keep you laughing, engaged and wanting more. This book is sure to be a modern classic and I recommend it highly to anyone who wants to laugh out loud while getting the benefits of a well written story. "

Don Goodson
ADL Books

"Caution! - Addictive Characters Ahead! ...The hero's adventure is nudged along by idiosyncratic town folk whose off-center charm mirrors that of the authors... The story is great, but the characters (fictional and authorwise) keep you reading, and wanting more."

Michael V. Gallo
Troy, MI

"Very original, highly entertaining... an insanely funny story with Quirky Non-Sequiters(TM), random comments from the authors, and various copyright and trademark notices throughout (don't ask me why, but they are very funny).

David Workman
Bellevue, Washington

"I never thought I'd find two individuals that write like I think. ... rated a 3C for Concise, Comical and Charismatic. ...whenever I feel a downer coming, I read. It cheers me up every time because things could always be worse."

Ethiopia N.
Detroit, MI

This book is one of the most unusual and funniest books I've read in a long, long time. The humor comes at you from many angles... It is so rich with detail and "real" characters that I will be sure to read it again. If you want to feel lighter about the woes in your everyday life, then you must read Weeping Willow.

Jeremy Goodman
Indianapolis, IN

"While reading it, I laughed out loud each and every time. It's well-written, well thought out, and incredibly funny ... teenagers of all ages (you know...13 to 98 or so) will enjoy it immensely!"

Catherine M. Cammack
Spokane, WA

I've never read anything so utterly engaging, nor have I seen humor used so deftly. The weight of the characters is nearly tangible... Weeping Willow is the only work I've read where I honestly wouldn't be surprised to run into one of the characters in real life.

S. Martinez
Walla Walla, WA

(Several people have told us they were unable to take advantage of our one-day offer because of e-mail difficulties, so we've decided to extend it. We are unable to offer some of the bonuses - but we still have some great ones left.)

(Note: The grayed out text was part of the original one-day only offer.)

Why is today, Monday, June 12th,
a day to remember?
Because...

There's going to be a push - a big push for the little guy. The average Joe. For the little shop owner that doesn't have the resources to take on the corporate giants. David versus Goliath. This will be your chance to "throw a stone" at the big boys.

Get Geoff Hoff and Steve Mancini's
hilarious new book Weeping Willow
today, Monday, June 12th
and you'll also get over $147.00
$123.00 worth of free bonus gifts!

Why today?

We'll tell you why in a minute. But first, what is Weeping Willow? Another self help book?

Nope. It's fiction. That's right...

A good old story...

One that's endearing. Compelling. Unique. Weeping Willow: Welcome to River Bend is the hysterically funny book by Geoff Hoff and Steve Mancini about Lee Harris, whose staid life in Chicago is completely uprooted when he discovers his wife has fallen in love with another guy. Without thinking, he packs up and splits town.

Lee's new life seems desperate -- One week he's living in a nice house with a good job, a wife everyone calls a "dish," sleeping on a plush king sized bed with a down comforter. The next week he finds himself sleeping on a sticky green Naugahyde couch in the dank attic of a greasy diner after spending a night in jail.

He never expected to find himself working at that diner. He really never expected to have his paltry paycheck garnished, forcing him to live for a week on one meager but determined avocado.

But Lee discovers he can pick himself up, dust himself off and move forward. And because of his new, off-the-wall small town neighbors, he also discovers he's not alone. While he stumbles through his new adventures, reluctantly expanding his horizons...

... a great new comic hero is born

Together with the insane and brilliant interruptions by the writers, two dangerously funny guys, Lee's adventures create a book that John DeChancie of Writer's Digest calls "a quirky, class-by-itself satirical novel with loads of hip humor".

• The Devil's Dictionary - ($24.95 value) a newly edited and formatted eBook version of the Ambrose Bierce classic, it's the cynic's word book, a wonderfully skewed, curmudgeonly look at the English language that is dark, biting and very funny.
  
  
• The Man Who Was Thursday - ($21.95 value) a surreal detective story by the author of the Father Brown stories. It's a fight between chaos and order where a tightly controlled society of anarchists and the irregular discipline of a group of policemen are at war and contradiction showers down on almost every line. This eBook is a strange delight.
  
  
• Gaydar the Movie - ($5.00 value) this short film stars Terry Ray, Jim J. Bullock, Charles Nelson Reilly and Days of Our Lives' Bryan Dattilo. Randy has a huge crush on hunky Jack at work, but he can't figure out if Jack's gay until he discovers a GAYDAR Gun that could change everything. The producers love Weeping Willow and want to help, so they're offering the DVD of the movie at 50% off for this promotion only! *** NO LONGER AVAILABLE ***
  
  
• The Ideal Bartender Annotated - (easily worth $25.50) have a grand old time with this 1917 bartender drink guide where you'll learn what a pony is and how to make your own homemade Curacoa. A humorous yet useful throwback to the country club days before Prohibition, written by the man who was credited with making the best Mint Juleps in the world. This new eBook was painstakingly annotated. Belly up to the bar, boys. And girls.
  
  
• 1601 by Mark Twain - ($10.95 value) the ribald, crude, almost completely forgotten satire by Mark Twain originally titled "Conversation As it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors". It was written as if by Rabelais and lampoons what is thought of as polite society in a supposed conversation between Lord Bacon, Sir Walter Raleigh, Ben Jonson, Shakespeare, Queen Elizabeth, the Duchess of Bilgewater and others. This eBook proves that everyone loves a fart joke.
  
  
• "Get Out Of Hell Free" Card - (worth $5.00) a parody of the Monopoly® "Get Out Of Jail Free" card, this solid plastic card will last until you need it. It was created by Randy Cassingham, writer of the wonderful weekly "This Is True" newsletter which features real, odd news with his own skewed commentary, and author of the best selling book "The True Stella Awards", a look at America's overzealous love for litigation. (Randy has graciously provided us with several of these cards, however, supplies are limited and will be given out on a first come, first served basis.) *** NO LONGER AVAILABLE ***
  
  
• The Humour Connection - ($19.95 value) this exclusive bonus is a pre-release of Jeremy Samuel's new book, not available anywhere else. Download this great book about how to use humor to fuel your success both in business and in life. Jeremy is the "CLO" (Chief Laughing Officer) of The Laughing Company, an Australian company dedicated to helping individuals, organizations and the world be more effective by using humor.
  
  
• P.T. Barnum's The Art of Money Getting - ($16.50 value) yes, P.T. Barnum, the circus guy (who never said "There's a sucker born every minute", by the way). Download this book of advice, which is quaint, sometimes unintentionally funny, yet some of it is still strangely relevant.
  
  
• The Beach - ($3.95 value) a dark short story by Steve Mancini. Very different in style and mood from Weeping Willow. This eBook available nowhere else!
  
  
• "And I'm Happy..." - ($5.95 value) a gentle fantasy, a short story by Geoff Hoff. Again, very different from Weeping Willow. Again, this eBook available nowhere else.
  
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• Weeping Willow Volume Two: A Friend in Deed - (worth $29.95) an electronic galley proof of the second volume in the Weeping Willow series - get this much anticipated book months before anyone else has access to it. Read it after you've read Weeping Willow: Welcome to River Bend, but before any one else knows it has even been completed! *** NO LONGER AVAILABLE ***
  
  And as a special gift:
  
  
• I'll Wait for You - a new song by the Harvey Moon Project. The band members love Weeping Willow so much, they recorded this new song exclusively for this promotion! Download the MP3 - available nowhere else!
  
  

Not bad for a book that only costs $14.95!

No kidding. When you buy Weeping Willow today, June 12th, for one day only, all these great bonuses are yours!

And all at no risk to you. Why? Because there's a guarantee. We'll tell you about that in a moment. You're going to love it.

Why are we offering all of this to you?

Because we want to propel this book to bestseller status on BarnesandNoble.com and it’s our way of thanking you for helping us. As we said above, Weeping Willow is taking on the big boys, and is going to succeed because of you! Last November, we had a similar campaign on Amazon.com and made it all the way to #26 on the contemporary fiction list. (See it happen here.)

Now we're taking them on at BarnesandNoble.com and with your help, we can make it even higher! Whenever a copy of the book is purchased from BarnesandNoble.com, its sales rankings rise, so the more copies bought, the higher Weeping Willow goes.

Here's what you do to get your bonus gifts...

Step One: Bookmark this page

Step Two: To buy Weeping WIllow - Go to BarnesandNoble.com

Step Three: When you get your receipt, come back here. (You will only need the BarnesandNoble Order Number.) Then, to claim you bonuses, Click Here.

What was that about a guarantee?

"This is easily the most entertaining story I've read in a long time. The characters are endearing and realistic ... I found myself attached to pretty much all of them. The authors are brilliantly funny, but in a smart way- the story itself could stand on its own if the authors suddenly decided to quit telling jokes (which you hope they wouldn't)." Joshua Van Cleef Orlando, FL

About the on-line serial the book came from:
"It'e really nice to know that the internet is being used as it was intended - to unite inherently strange people with inherently strange fans of strange people. Thanks, guys. I can't wait to pretend to work while I read the next bit."

"Weeping Willow is an original. I've never read a story with this type of irreverent style. The writers create memorable, quirky characters who find themselves in those odd situations that you can't quite explain to your friends ... undefinable, funny, new, different, and at times quite touching." Rhonda Rayman UCLA Student

"I love the way you guys put in those little details of things people actually do that are never spoken of in books - [stuff like] Beverly and Lee shredding napkins and making little piles of the pieces. I do that kind of stuff all the time and I've certainly never seen it mentioned in a story!"

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Again, here's what you do...

Step One: Bookmark this page

Step Two: To buy Weeping WIllow - Go to BarnesandNoble.com

Step Three: When you get your receipt, come back here. (You will only need the BarnesandNoble Order Number.) Then, to claim you bonuses, Click Here.

 

More Raves for Weeping Willow:

Debra in the Oscar-nominated short film "Seraglio" "A thoroughly enjoyable read that just gets better and better. Dibs on playing Abby in the movie!" Debra Christofferson Star of HBO's Carnivàle and ABC's NYPD Blue

"It's great. Smart and clever and original. Maybe Vonnegut or Tom Robbins but less weird than Robbins. Douglas Adams but not sci fi."

Tony on the set of China Beach "I don't think I've ever enjoyed reading so much in my life. I blew through it, and was so, so sad when it was finished. Every single character was so real and alive, that when that last page came, I missed them all dearly. I also loved the banter between Geoff and Steve. You guys are brilliant." Tony Colitti Ventura, CA

"This book is an intelligent, sophomoric, cerebral, nonsensical treasure! I read it twice, consecutively, and laughed out loud both times. Mention of Space Food Sticks, Twister, and Speed Racer sent me on a very pleasant trip down memory lane. This book is a keeper!" Nancy A. Edmiston Ebensburg, PA

"... truly unique... I have love-hate relationships with books such as these largely due to my inability to put them down... Everyone has been Lee at one time and everyone has a Twain in their life. A great book... makes the reader part of the story and yearning to meet the characters... " Jeffrey W. Brayne Lead Guitarist - Harvey Moon Project Middletown, NJ

P.S. Remember, if you buy Weeping Willow: Welcome to River Bend today, Monday, June 12th, we'll give you over $147.00 $123.00 worth of FREE bonus gifts.

The Devil's Dictionary The Man Who Was Thursday The Ideal Bartender Annotated 1601 by Mark Twain P.T. Barnum's The Art of Money Getting The Beach "And I'm Happy..." AND: I'll Wait for You

Authors Geoff Hoff and Steve Mancini

Not bad for buying a great, hysterically funny book that only costs $14.95!

P.P.S. Remember the guarantee? If you decide to return Weeping Willow within one year, Geoff and Steve will buy it back from you. PLUS you still get to keep all the bonus gifts, no obligation, as our special thanks to show our appreciation for your part in rocketing Weeping Willow to the top! (Remember, this extended guarantee is offered personally by Geoff and Steve, not Barnes and Noble. Details are on the bonus page after you buy the book.)

Remember, here's what you do...

Step One: Bookmark this page

Step Two: To buy Weeping WIllow - Go to BarnesandNoble.com

Step Three: When you get your receipt, come back here. (You will only need the BarnesandNoble Order Number.) Then, to claim you bonuses, Click Here.

(This promotion is not associated with or delivered by BarnesandNoble.com.)