Meet the animals that roam at night in complete freedom as astral beings. Bill Morris' novel, The Astral Zoo, is a splendid view of zoo animals finding freedom in a zoo that is yet untamed. Though caged during the day, they live as astral beings under the astral sun, playing and finding their real selves at night. But there is a problem in the zoo. The baboons have secured a deadly mirror. "The battle ensues as Tip struggles for life, love, and meaning in a potentially meaningless world. See how it turns out in The Astral Zoo...You may discover a little monkey in yourself " --Pamela Eakins,...

What would you do with unlimited money, a universe of money, more money than you could ever spend? The Emperor, a criminal mastermind, knows as he buys and sells entire countries. And now private investigator Morgan Hercules must find him to help save a beautiful PhD's sister. And he's not so sure he wants to face the most powerful criminal force in the world. It's going to get ugly. But he'll do it for the crushingly beautiful Julie. Bill Morris' detective novel, The Emperor's Daughter, is a comic look at the consequences of acquiring continental amounts of cash and its deadly consequences....

Bill Morris' Notes To a Five-Year-Old is an insightful and caring look at a father's learning, playing, and growing with his daughter of five. Crystal clear glimpses at the fears, truths, and cheerful times of childhood, these short gleaming essays bring you back to the fun and memorable moments we all lived when young and relive through our children. Happy times ahead "Notes To a Five-Year-Old is a book that I could not put down until I was finished. I was completely and totally captivated. I cried on almost every page. I cried with tears of happiness, sorrow, melancholy. The way the book...

This is a book of remembering. Of keeping hold of the things worth keeping. Of remembering someone you lost. And when you're fifteen and you lose someone, the most important one in your life, you might need help remembering who the lost one was, who you were, and who you are years later. After you've moved on. The Red Jacket is about a daughter's loss of her mother. A book about the things she should remember. The jewels of her family, her child life, her mother's care. All the things worth keeping. Like a red jacket. Bill Morris' second book of essays follows the success of his first book,...

Grey Goddess takes you on a summer journey through the California world of surfing, sex, and finding lost spirit. "A true but comical depiction of the surfing lifestyle, Bill Morris has hit the lip with his book, Grey Goddess." --Skip Snead, Surfing magazine "Finally, a coherent fictional treatise on humankind's two most worthwhile obsessions: surfing and sex." --Scott Hulet, Editor, The Longboard Quarterly "Fun reading. Wish I was back in California and a few years younger " --Dave Bowman, Seattle Times Grey Goddess is an underground hit in the world of California beach life and surfing, a...

Childhood is filled with unique and special moments and Bill Morris' book is a touching and heart-warming celebration of being young. Written for his 5-year-old daughter, "Good Morning, Ryan" presents the fun, the cherished surprises, and the subtle joys that a child brings to the family, memories that all of us can relate to and share. Whether it's the difficult task of learning to share or delight of baking a first pie, Morris captures in clear vignettes the experiences that we all felt as kids and as parents. A cascade of refreshing memories. Ones you'll long remember and enjoy. From the...

A gypsy card reader reads the fortunes of all who enter his shop in a human parade of the beautiful, the young, killers, poets, dancers, the rich, divorcees, and fools. He turns over his tarot cards and tells them the truth. Each reading has its risks and rewards, and he keeps a knife in his boot. One day a young actress enters his shop and he discovers her cards are also his own. The Card Reader is a love story about a tarot card reader and an actress just starting out. It begins with the card reader doing a series of readings that depict the card reader's world, then blooms into a longer...