Let's face it... it's annoying when telemarketers call your home. Even telemarketers hate getting calls from telemarketers. Whether the callers hail from legitimate businesses, pollsters, or unscrupulous scam artists, one fact is universal: when telemarketers waste your time by repeatedly calling your house at all hours, day and night, it can be maddening. Getting mad does no good, though. Hasslein Books' latest publication, 'Messing With Telemarketers,' shows why it's better to get even.
After a friend played a horrible prank on author Haven Riney - signing him up for every 'Go back to school!' college recruiting form they could find - he realized that the best way to deal with pesky callers who wouldn't leave him alone was to waste their time instead. The recruiters sold Riney's information to two companies, and they sold it to two companies, and so on, and so on, and so on.
Riney began receiving between fifty and a hundred phone calls a day. 'I put my number on the Do Not Call List. Still got the calls,' he recalls. 'I told them to put me on their Do Not Call List. Still get the calls. I yelled, I screamed, I begged, I pleaded... all to no avail. Finally, I lost it, and just started screwing with them to see how far I could get.'
The answer, he discovered, was often 'quite far.' Due to a combination of language barriers and indifference on the callers' part, Riney noticed that the calls became increasingly entertaining, leaving friends and family members laughing hysterically as they listened to the exchanges. He posted new entries from time to time on Facebook (facebook.com/messingwithtelemarketers), amassing a tremendous following, then realized that the next step was to collect them all in one place for readers to enjoy. Messing With Telemarketers (http://tinyurl.com/Hasslein-MWT) is that place.
Riney's lightning-quick wit, sharp comedic timing and seemingly endless patience culminated in a vast, hilariously off-beat collection of transcripts. Every call is real, and each is funnier than the last. Messing With Telemarketers is slated for publication later this year, and will actually make you look forward to your next telemarketing call so you can practice messing with them, too.
About Hasslein Books
Hasslein Publishing (hassleinbooks.com) is an independent New York-based publisher co-founded by Rich Handley and Paul C. Giachetti. The company produces unauthorized genre-based reference books, including Timeline of the Planet of the Apes, Lexicon of the Planet of the Apes, The Back to the Future Lexicon, The Back to the Future Chronology, Who Beyond 50: Celebrating Five Decades of Doctor Who, Lost in Time and Space: An Unofficial Guide to the Uncharted Journeys of Doctor Who and Total Immersion: The Comprehensive Unauthorized Red Dwarf Encyclopedia. Future volumes will cover James Bond, G.I. Joe, Alien vs. Predator, Battlestar Galactica, Ghostbusters, Universal Monsters The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Fringe, Red Sonja and more. 'Like' us on Facebook (facebook.com/hassleinbooks), follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/hassleinbooks) and frequent our blog (hassleinbooks.blogspot.com) to stay informed regarding all upcoming projects.
Copyhouse Press Ltd of London is pleased to announce its updated schedule of upcoming releases, which is as follows:
September 1st, 2015 -'Taking Back September' by Sammie Smith...
September 15th, 2015 -'Nightingale' by Jyri Hamalainen...
September 15th, 2015 -'Land of Fire' by Jyri Hamalainen...
October 5th, 2015 -'To Bathe in Eden's Glory' by Christopher Cass...
March 1st, 2016 -'Atharon:Exordium' by Argent Hellion
Novels by Tommie Lee Thomas and Jordyn Burlot are currently in preparation and are expected in Q4 of 2015.
'Taking Back September' is a coming of age romance by UK author Sammie Smith, and will appeal to every reader who picks up a book in order to feel young and breathless again.
'Nightingale' and 'Land of Fire' are a brace of action adventure novels by Johannesburg-based Finnish expatriate Jyri Hamalainen and will appeal to fans of such writers as Frederick Forsyth, Clive Cussler as well as such franchises as James Bond and Indiana Jones.
'To Bathe in Eden's Glory' is an acclaimed epic romance set against the backdrop of the First World War and comes from the pen of UK musical legend Chris Baker, writing as Christopher Cass.
'Atharon:Exordium' is an epic fantasy. It is the debut of Bosnian author Argent Hellion and has been compared in style to George R. R. Martin, J. R. R. Tolkien and Mervyn Peake - with added darkness. It is already attracting interest in the Asian and Oriental Fantasy market.
All releases will follow in the footsteps of the successful launches of 'Played' by Jessica McWilliams (Young Adult romance) and 'The Olive Tree' by Deborah Anderson (Literary Fiction).
Additionally, Copyhouse always has room in its schedule for authors interested in quality publishing and distribution.
The Saint Pio Foundation is greatly honored to announce that acclaimed American actor and singer Robert Davi has agreed to become a Goodwill Ambassador of the Saint Pio Foundation.
Multiple Grammy Award-winning, Golden Globe Nominated and acclaimed singer and songwriter Chris Cornell will release his fifth studio album Higher Truth on Friday, September 18, 2015
'Float' is a musical written by Peter Dizozza and directed by Francesse Maingrette. The piece originated from the turmoil and personal exploration following the death of the playwright's mother. It uses music, poetry, comedy, drama and dance to chronicle the development of two surviving members of the Floater Family as they go out of their element (water) to experience life on land, air and fire. We see through the eyes of the members of the Floater family and the characters find themselves through their exploration of the world by enjoying each of its four elements. 'Float' will have its world premiere September 7 to 19 in Theater for the New City's 2015 Dream Up Festival.
Steven Berkoff and Shobu Kapoor return to the stage to play opposite Sanjeev Bhaskar in the world premiere of Anthony Horowitz's new play Dinner with Saddam. The production, directed by Lindsay Posner, opens on 22 September, with previews from 10 September, and runs until 14 November.
Singer Scott Coulter joked that those sitting in the Terrace sections had the "view to kill" at Thursday's San Francisco Symphony concert, but truly all who attended enjoyed a "killer" evening of action-packed, sensual scores and vocals.
Academy Award®-winning actor Benicio Del Toro will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award for his extraordinary contribution to the art of film at the 21st edition of Sarajevo Film Festival.
'Written In The Water Live However' is the final piece of the two-part music video series. The clip was directed by Zach Groll and features Gin's hubby, letlive. frontman, Jason Butler. The track can be found on the forthcoming album Blood To Bone available on October 2nd via Island Records.
Below, watch the new trailer for SPECTRE, the latest installment in the James Bond Saga. The film, starring Daniel Craig and Christoph Waltz, hits theaters on November 6, 2015.
Deadline reports that the 24th installment of the James Bond franchise, SPECTRE, has been set to have it's world premiere in London on October 26, 2015.
Singer Scott Coulter joins Sheena Easton at the San Francisco Symphony July 23 for a concert of favorite Spy film music. The concert will include both instrumental-only and vocal-accompanied hits from James Bond, Austin Powers and more. Other summer film-themed concerts this month include the new Star Trek film and Back to the Future July 16 - 20. Coulter talks about his cabaret career and what to expect from The Spy Who Loved Me concert in our interview.
While the spy genre is no stranger to parody, Bond: An Unauthorized Parody can best be described in the words of another iconic superhero as rather 'mild-mannered.'
The third installment of the offbeat backwoods trilogy 'Route 30 Three!' will premiere at the Capitol Theater, 159 S. Main St in Chambersburg bringing John Putch's local film trilogy to a close.
Robert Davi the award-winning actor, screenwriter, director, producer and jazz vocalist joined Barry Manilow who is headlining this year's Independence Day celebration on the National Mall, performing July 4th with the National Symphony Orchestra. Recently Will Friedwald interviewed Mr. Davi for a documentary at the Friars Club. Davi is hailed by many as one of today's great interpreters of the "Great American Songbook."
