Gas Station Stories

Author : Jack Townsend
Publisher : Jack Townsend
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales from the Gas Station: Volume Two written by Jack Townsend and published by Jack Townsend. This book was released on with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nightshift clerk and high-functioning insomniac Jack is back to work, trying his best to keep out of trouble. But when his chain-smoking coworker discovers a mysterious radio signal revealing the guarded secrets of their town, Jack will learn that an annoying new dayshift manager is far from the worst of his problems. In this second installment of the Gas Station saga, Jack finds himself entangled in his most harrowing adventure yet. With the newest crew of coworkers along for the ride and the resident psychopath out for his blood, our hero(?) must navigate the drama of small-town murder conspiracies, vigilante justice, and demonic summoning rituals...whether he wants to or not.

Author : David Farrow
Publisher : David Farrow
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Neverglades: Volume One written by David Farrow and published by David Farrow. This book was released on 2021-05-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Hannigan is a homicide detective in the isolated town of Pacific Glade, located in the dense forest regions of Washington. The town is so shut off from the rest of the world that it has earned the nickname “Neverglades” from its longtime residents. The Neverglades are no stranger to bizarre and inexplicable events, and Hannigan has seen plenty of things on the police force that seem to defy earthly explanation. Enter the Inspector. A mysterious figure always seen with a cigar and fedora, this otherworldly detective knows more about the workings of the Neverglades than any human being rightly should. There’s a rip in reality around Pacific Glade, he says, making it a breeding ground for the strange and supernatural, and the Inspector is just one of many entities who have managed to slip through. In these nine interwoven stories, Hannigan and the Inspector traverse the haunted grounds of the Neverglades, where it's going to take everything they've got to make it out alive. Time paradoxes, pocket universes, giant dream-weaving crabs and star-snuffing leviathans - it's a lot for one measly little human to handle. But with an eldritch abomination by his side, Hannigan just might stand a chance.

Author : Jim Draeger
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 0870205315
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fill 'er Up written by Jim Draeger and published by Wisconsin Historical Society. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step back to the day when a visit to the gas station meant service with a smile, a wash of the windshield, and the cheerful question, "Fill 'er up?" Since their unremarkable beginnings as cheap shacks and curbside pumps at the dawn of the automobile age, gas stations have taken many forms and worn many guises: castles, cottages and teepees, Art Deco and Streamline Moderne, clad with wood, stucco, or gleaming porcelain in seemingly infinite variety. The companion volume to the Wisconsin Public Television documentary of the same name, Fill 'er Up: The Glory Days of Wisconsin Gas Stations visits 60 Wisconsin gas stations that are still standing today and chronicles the history of these humble yet ubiquitous buildings. The book tells the larger story of the gas station's place in automobile culture and its evolution in tandem with American history, as well as the stories of the individuals influenced by the gas stations in their lives. Fill 'er Up provides a glimpse into the glory days of gas stations, when full service and free oil changes were the rule and the local station was a gathering place for neighbors. More importantly, Fill 'er Up links the past and the present, showing why gas stations should be preserved and envisioning what place these historic structures can have in the 21st century and beyond.

Author : Michael Karl Witzel
Publisher : Motorbooks
ISBN 13 : 9780879389253
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gas Station Memories written by Michael Karl Witzel and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of the American gas station, and looks at stations, attendants, gasoline pumps, containers, signs, and premiums.

Author : Todd Helms
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780764302787
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Roadside Memories written by Todd Helms and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pictorial history of the gasoline station in the United States and details about many of the companies which punctuated the roadsides with their buildings, including the Standard Oil, Cities, Mobil, Phillips, Gulf, Shell, Texaco, and Conoco.

Author : Bob Balch
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1463463588
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gas Station Stories written by Bob Balch and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2007-05-22 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this humorous collection of stories about incidents that occurred in and around gas stations, the author captures moments in time that tells the American story about our fascination and love for gas stations. With the advent of the horseless carriage at the beginning of the 20th century, the mass production of the Model T, and the hunger of the American public for this new form of transportation, gas stations sprung up all over the country to satisfy the thirst of these new contraptions. With the end of World War II came an unprecedented demand by the American public for new automobiles, gas stations to service them, and highway systems to accommodate this craze. Americans are a mobile society who love their vehicles, and the broad expanse of our great nation demanded high performance, luxury, and looks for their vehicles. The automobile liberated the average American, and our country would never be the same. As the reader turns the pages of this book, it wont be long before he or she is reminiscing about his or her own experiences in and around that great American Establishment, the gas station, and thats what the author intended for this book to be all about. It also is a tribute to the men and women who fought in World War II and preserved the freedoms that we enjoy today in this great country. So what are you waiting for America? Crank her up, and lets get started on this journey back in time.

Author : Brendan Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781520614670
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gas Station Tales written by Brendan Brown and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-19 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True stories of hobos, drunks, violence, armed robbery, murder, ghosts, mayhem and folk music from the gas station night shift, straight from the journal of Billy Scribbles.

Author : Joseph Lopez
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gas Station Stories written by Joseph Lopez and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-12-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As I was putting this book together, I noticed how many times I mention or hint at gas stations. Some are obvious. Some are not. Yet so many of my interactions take place at one, making it into my writing. Perhaps I'm finally noting their impact on the everyday lives of us all. They are places of community and connection, and sometimes a place to confess. To console, and be consoled, celebrate, and to confide. Where I live, they bring people together. We know the owners and co-workers at these places. They are family and friends. The bright beacons of these stations call us in for necessities or give us a place to stretch our legs. They are places to find every type of character, in every state of mind. They are very American, and very human indeed. This is a book that observes and honors the extraordinary people in an ordinary community filled with heart.

Author : Jack Townsend
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781732827844
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales from the Gas Station written by Jack Townsend and published by . This book was released on 2020-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An army of monsters walks among us, hidden in plain sight. They're fast. They're strong. They're unrelenting. And they only want one thing: the sh*tty gas station at the edge of town. Coming as a surprise to absolutely no one, Jack--night-shift clerk and local crazy person--has found himself neck-deep in the middle of yet another world-ending terror. And this time around, nobody can be trusted. Not that tough-as-nails cop who probably knows a lot more than she's letting on. Not the adorkable new employee who might be something far less innocent than she appears. Not even Jack's best friend/emotional support human, whose mysterious past seems to have finally caught up with him. In this latest installment of the Gas Station saga, Jack's world will change forever. Questions will be answered, and answers will be questioned. Friends become enemies. Strangers become enemies. Frenemies become enemies. (You know what? Jack is going to have a lot of new enemies.)Prepare yourself. Things are about to get weird.

Author : John A. Jakle
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801869198
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gas Station in America written by John A. Jakle and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The first architect-designed gas station - a Pittsburgh Gulf station in 1913 - was also the first to offer free road maps; the familiar Shell name and logo date from 1907, when a British mother-of-pearl importer expanded its line to include the newly discovered oil of the Dutch East Indies; the first enclosed gas stations were built only after the first enclosed cars made motoring a year-round activity - and operating a service station was no longer a "seasonal" job; the system of "octane" rating was introduced by Sun Oil as a marketing gimmick (74 for premium in 1931)." "As the number of "true" gas stations continues its steady decline - from 239,000 in 1969 to fewer than 100,000 today - the words and images of this book bear witness to an economic and cultural phenomenon that was perhaps more uniquely American than any other of this century."--Jacket.