Bøger af Chris Morton

Braised hippo tonsils. Whirling visionary Pentecostal dancers. Aliens. Accordions. Strange piles on the lawn. With gentle humor and a keen eye for deeper meaning, a simple man takes on the world swirling around him in a series of short essays. From family life and the terrors of fatherhood to the perils of hunting camp exorcisms, the essays are funny, poignant, sincere, occasionally bizarre, and always entertaining.

There was that fresh early morning feel outside the van. The wet grass scuffed under our ankles. I took her hand and led the way, even though I had no idea where we were going."You ever think about aliens?" she asked."Can't say that I do.""If I were an alien, I'd land here ... or somewhere like here.""Yeah, it is pretty beautiful," I offered, scanning the expanse of farmers fields around us, deciding she most likely lived in the village so taking the path through the wood and not asking for directions just yet would be the cooler thing to do."But it's not only that," she continued, staring ahead as she talked. "It's not just the beauty. It's everything. Everything!" Letting go of my hand, she twirled theatrically, smiled, then grabbed my arms and stared right at me. She felt warm, sexy and wild: it was difficult to know if she were serious or making fun.

An alternative take on the classic hard-boiled novel. On the way home from a date, twenty-six year old Aidan Brown is beaten up by a gang of teenage hoodlums. Discharged from hospital with a few bruises, a battered face, and plenty of bad memories, Aidan arrives home to find an anonymously delivered purple box containing his stolen things. Who is the mysterious friend looking out for him? And how will he ever recover from the ordeal he's been put through without attaining the revenge he begins to crave so deeply? Ignoring advice to let it go, Aidan soon finds himself involved in an adventure that could transpire to be far more dangerous than he realises.

There's no record of any such occurrence ever taking place. Superstitions tell us it can't. That it would mean the end of the universe. A rip in the space time continuum. That it would be too much for reality itself to handle. But it must have happened somewhere, some time. Since travelling back became possible, there must have been instances ... but as I stood there watching me and our eyes suddenly met, it was like a thunderous bolt had hit me for six.

"Just be available," she answered, still looking at her monitor. "And please," she said, narrowing her eyes again. "No more hesitations. Your last two cases.""Two?"She looked up."Mr Oscar and his partner. Lane 32. Don't tell me you've forgotten?""Of course not," I stuttered. Two people in an alleyway. Running and I killed them."Because if you have, Mr Sun ..."Frowning, she turned her head at the window. "Reports of amnesia coming in left right and centre ... last thing I need ... you do remember, don't you?"

In a world of virtual utopia, a lemon tree supervisor gazes at the stars, dreaming of adventure. Then one day his request for a transfer is accepted. Becoming a test pilot on space station Atlantis, it appears the Gods have been looking on him kindly. But all is not it seems upon the station and soon our hero must ask himself the true reason for his selection.A fun sci-fi adventure told in classic hard-boiled style.

With forty chapters and over a hundred tried and tested activities, this is the ultimate collection of flashcard games for the TEFL classroom, and a handy reference for new and experienced teachers alike. The guide has clearly explained step by step instructions with examples of set-up and use. Flick through the pages to find a game that might work with your class. Try it out, and then return to the book for more ideas.Chris Morton has been an English language teacher for over ten years. His debut novel, English Slacker, was shortlisted for The Guardian's Not the Booker Prize award in 2011.

Living in halls of residence with fun filled days of adventure and new experience - gone are the overprotective parents; this is where life begins. Bradley is in the middle of his first year at university and everything seems to be going rather well. Sure, there's the depression, loneliness and feeling that everything's in danger of not turning out quite like he was expecting - but Bradley's determination to adjust is beginning to pay off. In fact he has changed so much that his parents barely recognise him when he returns home for Easter. And then there's Clarissa, his "serious" girlfriend who may just be pushing things along a little too quickly. Is Bradley trying to grow up too fast? Is he ready for the world of adulthood or has he bitten off more than he can chew?A unique fly on the wall snapshot of an eighteen year old student's bizarre and often confusing world.

The crystal skulls are a mystery as profound as the Pyramids of Egypt, the Nazca Lines of Peru, or Stonehenge.Many indigenous people speak of their remarkable magical and healing properties, but nobody really knows where they came from or what they were used for. Were they left behind after the destruction of a previous world, such as Atlantis? Are they simply ingenious modern fakes or can they really enable us to see deeply into the past and predict the future? Searching for the answers takes the authors on a fantastic odyssey through both the physical and the spiritual world.After hearing stories of an old native American legend that describes the existence of thirteen ancient crystal skulls, that are said to speak or sing and hold important information about the origins, purpose and destiny of mankind. The authors set out on their own quest to find the truth about the skulls. They encounter psychics, UFO hunters, shamans, mystics and medicine men on a journey of discovery that takes them from the British Museum in London to the deserts of the United States, from the science labs of Hewlett Packard to the cold snows of Canada and the tropical jungles of Mexico, Guatemala and Belize. At sacred gatherings of native elders they learn of ancient wisdom kept secret for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. They hear of startling prophecies concerning events that will happen on this Earth in the immediate future, prophecies that question the very survival of the human species on this small island we call home. This is the story of their remarkable discoveries.