Oodles of Rubles - by Ivan Cox (Paperback)

About the Book

Oodles of Rubles! is a spoof on the lifestyles and real estate mania of people living on the Island of Martha's Vineyard. A broker with a concierge agency catering to Russian oligarchs, Ivan Cox leads the reader on an illustrated tour of the island. While describing the Island, he also touches on Island traditions and oddities, replete with farcical encounters and capers. New Yorker cartoonist Mick Stevens embellisses the witty text with poignant and hilarious illustrations. Oodles! is chock-a-block full of wry and outrageons humor and takes jibes at current American political dynamics. In short, it's a fabulons Beach read narrated by an amusing, absurd, and charmingly clueless companion .

Book Synopsis

Ivan Cox spins a tale of high Drama and hilarity, as he leads the reader through the various towns and traditions of the famous resort Island of Martha's Vineyard. Along the way, Ivan peppers his monologue with spicy anecdotes from his curious marriage, flashbacks to various critical moments of his personal life, and preposterous theories on natural phenomena and human behavior. Jump on board Ivan Cox's tour bus and get ready to laugh, and while you're at it, feast on the whacky illustrations by New Yorker cartoonist Mick Stevens. As one reader said, Oodles! is a "terrifying and delightful tour" of one of America's most fascinating resort Islands.

About the Author

Ivan Cox writes fiction and screenplays and practices medicine on Martha's Vineyard. His comic novel Cruise Ship Doctor, set in the Caribbean, is considered a classic of nautical humor. Ivan's second novel Blood Pudding, Confessions of an Immigrant Boy, Pittsburgh, 1920, depicts gritty immigrant family life in a Zinc smelting company town. He is shopping two award-winning screenplays. Death Dose, a contemporary medical thriller, is set on Martha's Vineyard. Mudpuppy and the Scout, takes place in 1936 in the deep South, is a tale of baseball and lynching.

Ivan lives with his wife Martha in Vineyard Haven. His essays, reviews, and doggerel appear occasionally in the Martha's Vineyard Times and in the Vineyard Gazette. Ivan's website: ivancox.com
Mick Stevens has been a cartoonist for The New Yorker since 1979. His work also appears regularly in Narrative Magazine, Air Mail, and many other publications and is also available online at CartoonStock.com.
Mick's books: If Ducks Carried Guns, Things Not to Do Today, and A Mystery, Wrapped in an Enigma, Served on a Bed of Lettuce.
Mick's work can also be seen in many cartoon collections books, including those produced by The New Yorker and The Rejection Collection, Books 1 and 2. Mick lives in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, where he has a swimming pool full of rejected cartoon ideas, in which he bathes daily.