A Faulty Eviction
The high-pitched wail and yelp of sirens managed to cut through the random ascent of tobacco smoke emanating from the residents who circled the lifeless form. After two gut-churning deaths at Pendrick Court within the last twenty-four hours, only Edna had been expecting a third... England, 2019. Kevin Douglas, tyrannical landlord of Pendrick Court, is sending eviction notices to his eccentric community of tenants. The law is not on their side, butthe ten residents - Kevin's own son included - have no intention of moving out. They band together to fight the evictions and form a war cabinet. Just how far will these desperate militants go?As the two-week battle for Pendrick Court becomes a media circus, it starts to spiral out of control. Will the motley crew hold on to their homes? And will all of them make it through the fortnight alive?A Faulty Eviction is one of the funniest books you'll read this year as it reveals the alarming lengths to which innocent victims are prepared to go when commercial greed threatens their security...
Valley of Dreams
Valley of Dreams is set on Mars and is the sequel to Weinbaum's highly regarded "A Martian Odyssey." It takes place shortly after the events recounted in the first story with many of the same characters. A hopeful story about a Mars that never was. Join Dick Jarvis and "Frenchy" Leroy as they explore an ancient Martian city and make unexpected discoveries.
Fallen Answers
Fallen Answers is the fourth book of the Memorable Fancies series: a thousand very brief pieces of fiction, nonfiction, metafiction, and wondrous miscellany on many different themes, most of them keying off a brief quotation from contemporary and recent writers from many countries, languages, and traditions.
Ragtime Dudes at the World’s Fair
It's 1904. St. Louis, birthplace of the hottest new music craze, Ragtime, is hosting a World's Fair that everyone wants to see.Three fun-loving New York dandies are already planning to attend the Fair when a newspaper photo of them dallying with a colleen from Brooklyn sets a pair of Irish boxers on their trail. With the pugilists mere days behind them, they hastily hop a train to St. Louis.Aboard a Pullman sleeper, the dandies meet three sisters from New Jersey, free-thinkers whose view of morality seems to match the dandies' own. Quickly, they pair off in couples for a romantic journey. But as the train nears St. Louis, the sisters reveal they are going to the Fair to meet marriageable, titled, European aristocrats. That obviously precludes the New Yorkers.They arrive for opening day of the largest world's fair ever held-a dazzling sight. Over the next two weeks, the dandies keep bumping into the sisters; the sisters keep snubbing them; and the pursuing boxers keep just missing them. As the Irishmen close in, the New Yorkers hear of an art colony forming out West, and the idea of opening an emporium in distant New Mexico seems as brilliant as the Fair's electric lights. The men rush to buy enough goods to start a business and get out of town before the boxers find them.
Valley of Dreams
Valley of Dreams is set on Mars and is the sequel to Weinbaum's highly regarded "A Martian Odyssey." It takes place shortly after the events recounted in the first story with many of the same characters. A hopeful story about a Mars that never was. Join Dick Jarvis and "Frenchy" Leroy as they explore an ancient Martian city and make unexpected discoveries.
Aal the way to Lundon
Eight Geordie pensioners unleashed in the Big Smoke... what could possibly go wrong?OPAC (Old Persons Adventure Club) consists of four married couples. They call themselves the 'Ensemble'. They are a reading club. To celebrate their reading of Pickwick Papers they organise a trip to London to visit Charles Dickens' house in Doughty Street. Travelling by train each station presents then with a different outlook on life. In their younger days they did sterling work in science and technology. One of them is a knight of the realm. To those familiar with their different areas of expertise they are minor celebrities.Who do they meet on their journey?What happens to them when they arrive?Will they ever make it back to the Toon?This book will tickle your ribs and break your heart strings.
Edwina and the Reluctant Spy
"Edwina and the Reluctant Spy" is a rollercoaster romantic-comedy-adventure set in the last days of the Cold War Era.Fred Cross is a neurotic accountant who finds himself facing Russian spies when Edwina Hudson-Welles jumps into his car at the traffic lights one morning. The next morning he wakes up in bed with Edwina - on an army base in the Crimea. They face a monumental journey to return to the West, but at every step their enemy is one step ahead of them.
The Real Story Of ”O”
Small-town politics meet big-time secrets.A battle with the council is not always easy especially when you have a past the tabloids would give their eye teeth for... George is a patient man who enjoys sparing with Beatrice, his partner. She is as complex as a Rubik's Cube and as dominating as Donald Trump. George finds her amusing, in a 'living in a sitcom' way, until she, with a pile of egg boxes and a crazy idea, decides to take on the council.Heather, a warm-hearted builder with big dreams of going solo, lands a job that could change everything, until her past catches up with her---- a past that could ruin her image as quickly as a viral TikTok post. Two stories collide to take on the council, but only one can win.The Real Story Of 'O' is the fifth book in the Bellydancing And Beyond series, although each book can be read as a standalone. For fans of Abbey Jimenez, Maddie Please, and Judy Leigh, The Real Story Of 'O' is a bittersweet comedy set in a small Scottish town.
Die Kaiserin von Essen
H瓣tte Emma doch blo? ihren Mund gehalten! Nach einem Gef羹hlsausbruch schicken h繹here M瓣chte die Studentin - schwanger, pleite und von ihrem Freund im Stich gelassen - auf Selbstfindungs-Trip in die Vergangenheit. Die Kr繹nung erlebt Emma im Essen des 21. Jahrhunderts - als ihre Zeitreise-Bekanntschaft, die Piratin Anne Bonny, pl繹tzlich neben ihr aufwacht. Die selbstbewusste Freibeuterin f羹hlt sich in der Zukunft pudelwohl - zu wohl f羹r Emmas Geschmack, die nun als Kinderm瓣dchen wider Willen zwischen Anne und solchen Belanglosigkeiten wie dem Strafgesetzbuch vermitteln muss. Blutige H繹lle! Eine rasante Kom繹die 羹ber zwei ungleiche Frauen, die einen irren Roadtrip durch die Jahrhunderte erleben und der Gesellschaft dabei ganz beil瓣ufig einen charmanten Spiegel vorhalten. Der hochaktuelle Deb羹troman von Sebastian Kapp geht dabei der Frage nach, was eigentlich eine starke Frau ausmacht - und warum wir im Schlaraffenland f羹r Piraten leben. "Humorvolle Abenteuerlust. Ein Buch, das aktuelle Themen satirisch aufspie?t. Der markige Sprachstil der Piratin und das herzzerrei?end ungleiche Paar wecken Assoziationen an die 瓣u?erst erfolgreichen K瓣nguru-Chroniken" (Badische Neueste Nachrichten) "Rasante Story zwischen Tag und Nacht, Traum und Wirklichkeit." (Die Rheinpfalz) "Frauenpower mit Entermesser" (Pfalz-Express)
Zenobia’s Business
Dorothy and Doug of Offrampville Ontario find themselves together in Aleppo on the frontier of a new millennium and decide to join the circus. The fun eventually follows them home again... but things are as odd there as they were away.
Zenobia’s Business
Dorothy and Doug of Offrampville Ontario find themselves together in Aleppo on the frontier of a new millennium and decide to join the circus. The fun eventually follows them home again... but things are as odd there as they were away....
Vanishing Act
"A fast-shuffling page-turner." Nicholas ShakespeareEx-SAS officer Tom Knight is now a 73-year-old private detective in a seaside town, with a bad leg, a taste for good weed and a morbid fear of growing old. He's also fallen in love with Fran, a sprightly 52-year-old carer at a retirement home. The bad news is that she's dumped him for lying about his age.So when she's framed for the murder of three old ladies at the home he resolves to win her back by proving her innocence. His quest takes him behind the town's veil of respectability... He even faces up to his fear of old age and dementia, by going undercover at the care home where the murders happened.But will it be enough to win back the lady of his dreams?Proving that you're just as young as you feel, the Tom Knight mysteries combine delicious comedy with a precision-engineered plot.What readers are saying: "A hilarious story!""Great entertainment full of suspense and twists and turns.""He's a wonderful cook, smokes a joint every once in a while, and hopes to get 'the girl' by investigating a murder... there's no question about it, Tom Knight is hero material!""Charles Hodges, please keep writing!""A great book, captivating and witty at the same time!""Filled with charm and wit.""I was delighted by the loveable, eccentric main character and the well-thought out plot.""This is the first book in the Tom Knight series and I'm already looking forward to reading more."
Walk in My Garden
Have you ever wondered what our world has to say? We go about our lives midst all forms of non-human objects with only a passing thought, or no thought at all about them. And rarely have we even attempted a conversation. What if we listen closely? What would they tell us? What could we learn? You might be surprised at just how much they have to say about us. Are you ready to hear what the Garden has to say?
Isolde 3/4
Isolde - man muss sie einfach lieben! Herzerfrischende und zum Schmunzeln oder auch zu herzhaftem Lachen anregende Geschichte einer unbek羹mmerten, oft ins Fettn瓣pfchen tretenden liebenswerten jungen Frau.
Wonderful Horrible Tragic
Thirty-nine stories from the online-dating world. Read of one man's journey as he navigates the bizarre waters of courtship in the 21st Century.
Getting Beyond the Cattle Gate
Adrian West feels stuck in a pasture with his life. Freedom is within his sight but work, his girlfriend and his annoying best friend do little to make his life seem free. Things start to change in his life, and freedom seems in sight, but can he get past the metaphorical cattle grate that is keeping him in the pasture of desperation?
Isolde 1/2
Isolde - Herzerfrischende und zum Schmunzeln oder auch zu herzhaftem Lachen anregende Geschichte einer unbek羹mmerten, oft ins Fettn瓣pfchen tretenden liebenswerten jungen Frau...
Mary Barton
When John Barton's wife dies, he is forced to raise his daughter, Mary, alone, while he grieves the love of his life. Though he is a hard-working man, John struggles to provide for his family. Realizing how unfair his financial situation is, John becomes very resentful towards the unethical distribution of wealth between the social classes. Against John's wishes, when Mary comes of age, she decides to help support their family by working in a dressmaking factory. Neither John nor Mary are happy with the unsafe working conditions in the factory, but soon, Mary is presented with a way out when Henry Carson, the handsome son of a wealthy mill owner, takes an interest in her. Mary knows that marrying Henry would secure a comfortable life for her and her father, but she is conflicted when Jem Wilson, a respectful and hardworking man also declares his love for her. Though Mary reciprocates his feelings, she is conflicted. Mary rejects Jem and avoids Henry while she tries to decide whether to embrace her love for Jem or accept the financial comfort Henry would provide as a husband. While Jem respectfully accepts Mary's rejection, he decides to give her space. However, when someone warns him of the possible ill intent Henry has for Mary, he tries to defend her honor. After a fight between Jem and Henry is broken up by the police, Jem decides to spend time with his cousin, a sailor. But when a dead body is found soon after, and Jem becomes the prime suspect, Mary must solve the murder and leave home to help clear Jem's name before it's too late. Set in Manchester, England, Mary Barton follows the Barton family as they witness and experience the hardships faced by Victorian working-class families, providing thoughtful insight on the social conditions of the 19th century. With murder, love, and discussions of serious social issues, Mary Barton depicts a powerful narrative that resonates even with modern audiences. This edition of Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell's debut novel, Mary Barton features a new, eye-catching cover design and is printed in an easy-to-read font, making the classic assessible and desirable to modern readers.
Swept Away
Writer Dennis McCutcheon is facing the loss of his job at a small Pennsylvania university while coping with the aftereffects of a bitter divorce. But when his alma mater Wayne State University offers to produce one of his plays, Swept Away, the news seems like the solution to all his problems. From there, Dennis falls almost immediately into a love affair with a beautiful married woman, only to suddenly find himself mugged on a Detroit street, then suspected of killing his lover's husband. His luck is coming at a price, and he begins to suspect he may be the pawn in a clever murder plot centering on sex and money. Filled with pop culture references, and spiced by possible paranormal activities, Arnie Johnston's Swept Away is a raucous and unpredictable adventure unfolding amid Detroit neighborhoods and landmarks, a page-turning story questioning all the while America's preoccupation with fame and fortune.
Where The Story Goes
As the inside of the boot of a battered Nissan Primera isn't the best of opening locations you are encouraged to stay with this tale as, while captive in there, Imogen starts to think back over the preceding few weeks. They've been a bit of an eye-opener. Her Grandad is terminally ill in hospital and she's been visiting him and 'the inmates' in the geriatric ward. Having run out of small talk she began to read to them from the book she had in her bag. Originally intended to read on the bus on the way to and from the hospital. It's a humorous tale, her storybook, and just what they all need. It has the inmates enthralled as chapter after chapter she reads it out loud and the love story it reveals is by no means straightforward. Why should it be? But it is observed at times by hedgehogs with a high level understanding of human psychology; so this should help.It provokes a lot of discussion - and argument. Argument is the staple diet in the ward - the thrill of living hasn't escaped them.One evening she offers to help one of her Grandad's new friends and this means she catches up with an old flame, Sean. He never was a particularly pleasant character and time, and his choice in music, hasn't mellowed him.Although he's back on the scene at her request it is not a trouble-free relationship. Sean doesn't have any trouble-free relationships. Imogen should have known better but then since when has sense ever played a part in anyone's emotional needs?Congratulations - you have three stories in one book. I hope you think that this is a bargain.There is 'One Story' the chick-lit that Imogen is reading to her dying Grandad.Then there's the rap opera 'The Rush of Life' that Sean, and his friend Billy, are listening to.Around these two Imogen and Sean give you their tales of 'Where the Story Goes'. Look out for the Chapter headings if you get a bit lost.And along the way you get the benefit of hedgehog philosophy.You follow Imogen and Sean seeing the world through their literary influences - or maybe picking their influences to confirm their view of the world? Only a hedgehog could possibly tell us.If you want to know more about the author and his other works - he is part of the WSB Writers Colonyhttps: //sites.google.com/site/wsbwriters/hom
The Secret Diary of a Bengali Bridezilla
And I thought finding a husband was hard... One couple. Three months. 600 guests (most of whom I've never met) and LOTS of opinions.Welcome to my big fat Bangladeshi wedding. I've found my dream man but will my wedding day be a nightmare? If Fleabag and Bridget Jones got together over tea and a samosa, this is what you'd get. Former journalist Halima Khatun's hilarious follow-up to The Secret Diary of an Arranged Marriage is a must read for anyone looking for British wit with a multicultural twist. Reader reviews: I began this book with minimal expectations, not being a particularly huge fan of chick lit. And slightly dubious how this genre would tie in with a writer writing about my own community - I'm sceptical enough to know that the sensationalist, prejudice feeding, rescue the oppressed brown/ Muslim woman stories are the ones that sell best and one would have to be a brave and competent writer to go against the grain and not fall into that easy trap.To say I was pleasantly surprised would be a big understatement. As far as the Bengali community I love (and sometimes loathe, lol) goes, Halima gives a pretty accurate, hilarious, yet affectionate insight into how it operates - with its own unique foibles, yet altogether not too different from any other community on the planet!With a deft and witty hand and her own raw personal touch, she writes about the universal themes of family, friendships, identity and belonging, making it a story every woman can relate to and gain from one way or another. Laugh out loud throughout and poignant or indignant at other moments, the book will take you through a rollercoaster of emotions without weighing you down.The heroine is a warm and down to earth character with an admirable stinginess - a girl after my own heart! In a world of materialism and image obsession, our savvy protagonist is a great role model who makes an important journey of self-discovery alongside her wedding planning struggles.Diary of a Bridezilla is such a heart-warming book so full of positive vibes that if there was to be a Bengali version of My Big Fat Greek Wedding - this would definitely be it!About the authorHalima Khatun is a former journalist (having worked for ITV and the BBC), writer and PR consultant.Since she was a child, she knew that words would be her thing. With a lifelong passion for writing, Halima wrote her first novel - a coming-of-age children's story - at the age of 12. It was politely turned down by all the major publishing houses. However, proving that writing was indeed her forte, Halima went on to study English and Journalism and was one of just four people in the UK to be granted a BBC scholarship during her postgraduate studies.She has since written for a number of publications including the HuffPost and Yahoo! Style, and has been featured in the Express, Metro and other national publications. Halima also blogs on lifestyle, food and travel and parenthood on halimabobs.com. This is where she also shares updates on her novels.
Ringelnatz, H羹sch und Asta auf Hiddensee
Das Buch besteht aus einem Best-of der literarischen Programme von J繹rg Mehrwald und den "Lach- & Nordlichtern" auf Hiddensee zu Ehren der Legende des poetischen Juxes, Ringelnatz, des mit 70 Programmen produktivsten und weit gereisten Meisters des literarischen Kabaretts, Hanns Dieter H羹sch, und des ersten weiblichen Weltstars des deutschen Films, Asta Nielsen. Die K羹nstler verbrachten unbeschwerte Urlaubstage auf Hiddensee und hinterlie?en Spuren. Alle Texte in diesem Buch sind Unikate und finden sich nur hier wieder.
Champagnerperlen s羹?-sauer
Lilly hasst Entscheidungen, und ihre Scheidung war nicht ihre Entscheidung gewesen. Ein Umzug steht an. Ihr Verlag will einen gastronomischen Wegweiser herausbringen, Schwerpunkt franz繹sische Spezialit瓣ten mit einem kulinarischen W繹rterbuch. Lilly nimmt den Auftrag an und zieht f羹r ein ganzes Jahr in ihr Ferienhaus - in die Champagne. Vergn羹gliche Abenteuer, rund um den Lac du Der-Chantecoq, bestimmen ihr Leben im Eulenhaus. Ihr begegnen ungew繹hnliche Nachbarn und ein liebenswerter Tierdoktor. Zwei mysteri繹se Todesf瓣lle und ein tobender Sturm bringen ihr Leben geh繹rig durcheinander. Und da ist auch noch Heudebert. Und wieder muss sie sich entscheiden. Ein Roman mit Augenzwinkern und viel franz繹sischem Flair. Witzig, frech und bunt. Mit 15 au?ergew繹hnlichen Rezepten aus der Champagne.
Ce n’矇tait quand m礙me pas la faute des poissons rouges... !
Chronique grin癟ante: Imaginez un monde fantasque. Presque fou, mais qui sait? C'est qu'? Paris nos 矇diles ont de ces id矇es ! Il faut se faire r矇矇lire... Alors ils se sont dit puisqu'on manque de place ? Paris, on devrait loger la population dans les 矇glises. En 2028, cela fait dr繫le. Alors forc矇ment, vont s'矇tablir l? des communaut矇s bizarres, hors du temps. Ici, n'est-ce pas C矇line? Et l?, c'est Fran癟ois 1er ! Et Henri II ! Et des hurluberlus, des m矇lomanes fous. Tout ce petit monde se d矇teste, s'adore. On organise d'invraisemblables f礙tes, des joutes, des tournois ! Mais voil? que r繫dent rivalit矇s et soup癟ons. Un homme va mourir. pendu au bout d'une corde. Suicide ? Ou on l'aurait tu矇? Un jaloux ? Et si c'矇tait encore cette histoire de poissons rouges ? Allez savoir ! lisez cette chronique grin癟ante qui ne respecte pas grand chose. Ne soyez pas choqu矇s, tout cela bien s羶r est dans la t礙te de l'auteur.
Hunting Vampires for Fun and Profit
Sarah Wright knows her unlife is about to get crazy-everything feels too normal.She doesn't need a spirit oracle to warn her of imminent craziness. Seems every time her life after becoming a vampire starts to come close to resembling normality, all heck breaks loose. So, an idle moment of feeling almost bored is as dark an omen as it gets.It doesn't help her unease when one of the Seven Signs of the Apocalypse manifests: Sophia has agreed to go to Girl Scout camp for a week away from home.Before Sarah can determine who abducted her littlest sister and replaced her with an exact replica, her not-so-summer job taps her for another errand. She needs only to recover a sword an unknown vampire stole from Arthur Wolent for equally unknown reasons... if she can find it.Sounds easy.Which means it's going to kill her.
”Bei? die Nabelschnur durch und hau ab!”
Bei? die Nabelschnur durch und hau ab! Ein heiteres Buch 羹ber die nahezu 羹blichen Mutter/Tochter-Probleme. Kichern und Lachen auf jeder Seite garantiert!
Single White Failure
Looking back at dating in the early Noughties, you'd think life was easier then. But it wasn't.In a world without Tinder but inundated with young women brought up on Sex and the City, one man limps and drinks his way through and lives to tell the tale.This is the story of he who dated the Carries and Bridgets."You could be my perfect man!" VANESSA FELTZ, BBC RADIO "My favourite writer on dating." SAMANTHA BRETT, SYDNEY MORNING HERALD & E!
Sinnlos-M瓣rchenbuch Vol. 2
Hier kommt Band 2 mit den witzigsten M瓣rchenparodien aus dem s瓣chsischen M瓣rchenwald! Als Schnapsidee im ersten Corona-Lockdown entstanden, wurde der "Sinnlos-M瓣rchen Podcast" des s瓣chsischen Privatradiosenders Radio PSR schnell zu einem gro?en Publikumserfolg - und auch das erste Buch zum Podcast wurde zum BESTSELLER! Weil der Fachkr瓣ftemangel auch an den Gebr羹dern Grimm nicht spurlos vor羹bergeht, ist das M瓣rchenpersonal im s瓣chsischen M瓣rchenwald chronisch unterqualifiziert und kann sich einfach nicht benehmen. Prek瓣re Proletenprinzen, die verfressenen Geschwister H瓣nsel und Brezel, schwer erziehbare Zwerge, Hase und Mettigel und pr瓣chtige, pralle Prinzessinnen stolpern durch rasant erz瓣hlte Abenteuer voll witziger Wendungen und abstruser Pointen. Im Sinnlos-M瓣rchenbuch Vol.2 sind jetzt die neuesten Geschichten aus dem Radio PSR Sinnlos M瓣rchen Podcast, allesamt Neufassungen der gr繹?ten M瓣rchenklassiker, als gepflegte Lekt羹re f羹r heitere Stunden versammelt. Zum Lachen, Lesen, Vorlesen und auch ideal zum Verschenken!
The Lineholder
Dinah is a female pilot, one of the mere 5% amongst the plethora of male pilots. She has remained stoic and sacrificed everything to work her way towards the ultimate pinnacle in aviation - an airline job. She has flight instructed, flown demanding charter flights, flown deceased cargo and flown goats. She has tolerated brutal misogyny and risen above it. And now, finally, she has enough flight hours to get her first job with a major airline. And she does! Unfortunately, Dinah has barely arrived at her lifelong goal when a worldwide catastrophe strikes, snatching it all away from her. With no income and no prospects, she must resort to the type of flying that most pilots would find too dangerous or too unethical. She is quickly backing herself into a corner.Tammy is a younger pilot whose career might be over before it started. She is a Sri Lankan immigrant who moved to rural Canada with her parents. After learning to fly as a teenager, Tammy is determined to become a professional pilot. Her parents have other ideas ... namely an engineering degree. Then an unexpected love interest complicates matters. Tammy follows her female love to another country, abandoning her studies, and her security. This misguided decision leaves her with no options and may also have left her with no home and no country to call home. She has no job, no mate and no legal right to be in the United States. She can't return to Canada because her parents don't approve of her "lifestyle choices". Dinah and Tammy eventually cross paths on their dysfunctional trajectories. Both of them are in desperate situations at this point. It would appear that they have no way out of their respective traps. Tammy is dodging a border agent and Dinah is attempting to extricate herself from not one but two unsavory flight jobs - one involving her boyfriend and a mysterious package from wine country and the other involving her chief pilot and some illegal transport out of Mexico. So, will they drag each other down in mutual destruction or will these strong, resourceful survivors find a way to help each other rise above and outsmart their oppressors? The Lineholder is a satirical thriller that offers a rare, candid insider view of the aviation industry and uses that paradigm as a backdrop to explore the larger themes of sexism, racism and class distinction. From California to Vermont, from Northern Ontario to Montr矇al, and from Mexico to Sri Lanka, The Lineholder will fill you with frustration, futility and ultimately hope. It is a love letter to women everywhere.
The Christmas Grandma Ran Away from Home
For every woman who's ever felt overwhelmed and under-appreciated at Christmas comes the story of a decent woman, a widowed grandmother, respected matriarch of a big, noisy family who snaps one holiday season and decides to run away for the holidays. Little does she realize what adventures are in store.Long time widow Sandy Forbes is breaking out this Christmas. In her 71 years on earth she has stuffed and cooked 55 Christmas turkeys, baked hundreds of pies, turned out thousands of shortbread cookies and hoisted enough pine trees in her living room to reforest the Amazon.Her family love her. They come to her for every occasion, eating, drinking, squabbling and then leaving her with a mass of dishes and a mountain of crumpled holiday wrap. But this is the year everything changes. When she wants someone else to take over Christmas dinner, the family lays a big guilt trip on her and Grandma rebels. Sandy's giving herself a gift this Christmas. She's running away from home for the holidays.The second story in The Grandma Series, Grandma Catches a Wave is now available!
Wenn Oma mal `ne T羹te raucht
Die drei liebenswerten Chaoten Willi, Erich und Torsten gr羹nden in der tiefsten bayrischen Ein繹de eine Wohngemeinschaft. Der Fund einer Marihuana-Pflanze wirbelt nicht nur ihr Leben, sondern auch das des halben Dorfes durcheinander. Oma Huber und ihr Frauenstammtisch entdecken das Gras f羹r sich und sind von dieser Kr瓣utermedizin begeistert. Als drei Gangster auftauchen und die WG-Chaoten erpressen, droht das Ende der d繹rflichen Idylle. Das lassen sich die Omas nicht gefallen. Sie drehen den Spie? um und r羹sten zum Kampf. Wenn Oma mal 'ne T羹te raucht - zeigt auf humoristische Art, dass Jung und Alt hervorragend miteinander harmonieren k繹nnen. Diese herrlich 羹berdrehte und erfrischende (Krimi-)Kom繹die fesselt ihre Leser mit Humor und Spannung.
The Fishfly
Donald Michael Spinelli located the man who sexually assaulted him as a boy. Now, he is on a murderous trek into the dark inner sanctum of New Orleans society to avenge himself upon his assailant.
The Professor’s House
The Professor's House is a novel by American novelist Willa Cather. Published in 1925, the novel was written over the course of several years. Cather first wrote the centerpiece, "Tom Outland's Story," and then later wrote the two framing chapters "The Family" and "The Professor." When Professor Godfrey St. Peter and wife move to a new house, he becomes uncomfortable with the route his life is taking. He keeps on his dusty study in the old house in an attempt to hang on to his old life. The marriages of his two daughters have removed them from the home and added two new sons-in-law, precipitating a mid-life crisis that leaves the Professor feeling as though he has lost the will to live because he has nothing to look forward to.The novel initially addresses the Professor's interactions with his new sons-in-law and his family, while continually alluding to the pain they all feel over the death of Tom Outland in the Great War. Outland was not only the Professor's student and friend, but the fianc矇 of his elder daughter, who is now living off the wealth created by the "Outland vacuum."The novel's central section turns to Outland, and recounts in first-person the story of his exploration of an ancient cliff city in New Mexico. The section is a retrospective narrative remembered by the professor.In the final section, the professor, left alone while his family takes an expensive European tour, narrowly escapes death due to a gas leak in his study; and finds himself strangely willing to die. He is rescued by the old family seamstress, Augusta, who has been his staunch friend throughout. He resolves to go on with his life. (wikipedia.org)
The Professor’s House
The Professor's House is a novel by American novelist Willa Cather. Published in 1925, the novel was written over the course of several years. Cather first wrote the centerpiece, "Tom Outland's Story," and then later wrote the two framing chapters "The Family" and "The Professor." When Professor Godfrey St. Peter and wife move to a new house, he becomes uncomfortable with the route his life is taking. He keeps on his dusty study in the old house in an attempt to hang on to his old life. The marriages of his two daughters have removed them from the home and added two new sons-in-law, precipitating a mid-life crisis that leaves the Professor feeling as though he has lost the will to live because he has nothing to look forward to.The novel initially addresses the Professor's interactions with his new sons-in-law and his family, while continually alluding to the pain they all feel over the death of Tom Outland in the Great War. Outland was not only the Professor's student and friend, but the fianc矇 of his elder daughter, who is now living off the wealth created by the "Outland vacuum."The novel's central section turns to Outland, and recounts in first-person the story of his exploration of an ancient cliff city in New Mexico. The section is a retrospective narrative remembered by the professor.In the final section, the professor, left alone while his family takes an expensive European tour, narrowly escapes death due to a gas leak in his study; and finds himself strangely willing to die. He is rescued by the old family seamstress, Augusta, who has been his staunch friend throughout. He resolves to go on with his life. (wikipedia.org)
Fried Catfish
Have you ever been scammed in the name of love? Have you wondered what it would be like to bring that scammer to justice? That is what Laurie did. A middle-aged, divorced woman with teenage daughters from the Midwest innocently looking for love on a dating website finds herself "catfished" and willingly gives all her savings to a total stranger for the hope of true love.With the help of an unsuspecting, undercover, modern day female crime fighter and a short, hairy former actor from the entertainment industry, Laurie finds herself in Malta in situations she never imagined trying to find her catfish and the real villain behind it.Catching up with the villain and forcing him to give them the password they need to get Laurie's money back reveals the true meaning of love and sets Laurie into a new chapter of her life.
A Tilling New Year
Elizabeth Mapp-Flint seeks to regain her status as the leader of Tilling society by holding a New Year's Eve party to which Lucia brings two unexpected and not entirely welcome guests, causing embarrassment, if not chaos. Elizabeth redoubles her social offensive by introducing an alternative to Tilling's traditional games of bridge, brought back from India many years before by her husband, Major Benjy. Such a state of affairs cannot be allowed to continue, as Lucia offers a different form of entertainment, and battle between these two formidable hostesses commences.A Tilling New Year tells the story of a slice of life in the Tilling of the Mapp and Lucia novels by E.F.Benson, and is written in sincere tribute to these comic but yet sympathetic portraits of middle-class society in England in the 1920s and 1930s. It is the fourth book in Hugh Ashton's Mapp and Lucia series, following Mapp at Fifty, Mapp's Return, and La Lucia, which have been enjoyed by fans of the original stories:
Ben
Ben Riley ist Architekt und geschieden... und ein m羹rrischer, wortkarger Egoist. Er lebt allein in einer gro?en Wohnung, in die er sich gern zur羹ckzieht, um Kontakten und Konflikten aus dem Weg zu gehen. Sie ist seine Festung und er der uneingeschr瓣nkte Herr darin. Nach einer Phase des Selbstmitleids ist Ben mittlerweile sehr zufrieden mit diesem Leben, das ihm Kontinuit瓣t und Sicherheit gibt. Bis zu dem Tag, an dem sein Kollege und eigentlich einziger Freund, Derek Foreman, vollkommen aufgel繹st vor der T羹r steht. Obwohl sein Inneres Ich ihm sagt, er solle ihn wieder wegschicken, l瓣sst er ihn ein - ohne zu ahnen, dass sich sein Leben dadurch grundlegend 瓣ndern wird. Jetzt muss er reden, wird nach seiner Meinung gefragt, soll Ratschl瓣ge geben und die Probleme seines Freundes auch noch verstehen! Und nicht nur das: Auch seine ungeliebte Chefin Allyson benimmt sich pl繹tzlich vollkommen merkw羹rdig. Und als ob all das noch nicht reicht, versucht seine Exfrau Sophia offensichtlich, ihn wieder einmal schamlos zu manipulieren. Und so findet sich Ben nicht entspannt auf seiner Couch wieder, sondern mittendrin in genau dem chaotischen Wirrwarr, dem er eigentlich entsagt hatte: Dem Leben!
I’m Leaving It
This collection of stories has it all - action, adventure, love, death, car crashes, and a trip to the Olympic Games. The title comes from the unfortunate combination of an elbow and a prominent nose during a figure skating mishap. Bet you've never read a sentence like that before.Paul Dore's singular voice connects these disparate stories into four parts. Love explores all the ways he has failed at finding The One. Identity mixes fiction and reality into compelling and suspenseful narratives. True Stories, I Swear, well, is a series of true stories. Nowhere to go but up reveals the difficulties of recovering from a near-deadly car accident.These stories come together to explore life, death, and everything in between. Welcome to Paul's world, where you'll laugh and maybe even get a bit teary-eyed, depending on your perspective.
I Hate You, Please Read Me
Joshua Dalton's provocative debut is a darkly comic collection of fiction and fragments about mental illness, television satire, social media emptiness, workplace trauma, and dating in the age of "why won't they text me back?" I HATE YOU, PLEASE READ ME is a bold, sad and LOL funny literary meditation for fans of David Sedaris, Rachel Bloom, Melissa Broder and Samantha Irby. // "[This book] offers an honest and aching voice, steeped in absurdity. It drew from me loud, painful laughter that scared my dog." - Jennifer Wortman, author of This. This. This. Is. Love. Love. Love.
Three Angry Women And A Baby
From bellydance to baby blues-can Sheryl find her rhythm again?Shell-shocked from a night of everlasting labour, Sheryl cannot muster a "coo" let alone feel anything. Sheryl and Steven have always longed for a baby however, nine months of yoga doesn't guarantee a smooth birth, and Sheryl, shell-shocked from a night of everlasting labour returns home with the maternal feelings of a clay brick. She can't muster a "coo" let alone feel anything. Steven tries to reassure her, but living next door to her mother has squashed Sheryl's confidence. Sheryl's mother is as critical as a gymnastics judge and Sheryl can't even get up in the morning, let alone decide on a name for her daughter.When Steven suggests moving to the middle of nowhere, Sheryl agrees-until the silence swallows her whole. Sheryl, lonely with all day to ponder retreats into depression.Until that is, her mother needs her help...But will her mother forgive the daughter who ruthlessly ripped her granddaughter from her like a wax job? And if she does, will helping her mother rekindle Sheryl's maternal instincts or squash her like yesterday's tomato?Three Angry Women And A Baby is the fourth book in the Bellydancing And Beyond series, although each book can be read as a standalone. For fans of Abbey Jimenez, Maddie Please, and Judy Leigh, Three Angry Women And A Baby is a bittersweet comedy set in a small Scottish town.
The Astonishing Anniversaries of James and David, Part One
Twins growing up together. One is incredibly lucky, the other astonishingly unlucky. One content, the other always striving for more. But will either of them manage to cope with all the obstacles which life throws at them? The Astonishing Anniversaries of James and David is as much a nostalgic romp through 70s, 80s and 90s England as it is a shocking and occasionally tragic comedy. "Once I started, I had a hard time stopping" " I enjoyed the story very much, and I kept wondering what was coming next" "This would turn into a pretty good movie." "I love how the storytelling focuses on a view of their lives through the one day - their birthday"
Dis-moi Murphy
Recueil regroupant, avec humour, des discussions imaginaires entre un chien et sa maitresse ainsi que quelques po癡mes et textes relatant des moments particuliers dans une vie.
Keisha J. Trump
African-American Influencer, Justin Longor discovers the family secret that his grandmother once dated Donald J. Trump back in the 1970's. It then becomes Justin's imperative mission to interview and interrogate his grandmother to find out if this is why Mr. Trump has been such an asshole towards people of color, and Black women in particular. Their breakup would explain a whole helluva lot. Justin also seeks to heal the ill-will between the maternal and paternal sides of his family. Haitian and Gullah. Both of which carry the badass chip on their shoulders due to their kickass historic pass. Haiti handing Napoleon his ass, and the Gullah Geechee's handing US President Andrew Jackson his, earning the Geechee's their independence, left alone status, same as the Haitians. Justin believes if he can bring together these two egotistical (just as big as Trump's) families together in unity and peace, that just may be the template and further inspiration he needs towards his endeavors of healing and bringing together all those from the Black diaspora at large. The Pan-Africanist's dream. Justin's families representing a microcosm for his macrocosm ambitions. All the while Justin also has a tremendous crush on his gorgeous first cousin, Keisha, which he somewhat acts upon, and whose actions threaten to upend and sabotage all his good work, endeavors and fix-the-world efforts. Keisha J. Trump is the witty, satirical, sweet, revolutionary, poignant, relevant, poetic and profoundly original work that would make Frantz Fanon, Malcolm X, Richard Pryor and all West Virginians proud!
House of Seven
The year is 1913, and the setting is in the town of Taylorsburg of the Covington Chronicles. Beth DuBard, a lovely, single author, moves to a new town after her uncle gives her a house and a newspaper business. Leaving an undesirable suitor behind, she takes whacky Aunt Genie, who demands constant attention while doling out witty sarcasm. Beth's best friend, also a cousin and the family housekeeper, goes along and becomes a force of strength. Along the way, others join the household. The seven unlikely souls don't always like each other, but they need to be together. Mary Lou Cheatham blends romance, comedy, and mystery in a fast-paced yarn told through the viewpoints of multiple characters. In each novel of the Covington Chronicles series, comic relief brightens dark moments. Taking a different tone, House of Seven shows everyday life from a humorous perspective. Even though it is full of romance-laced with mystery and adventure-it is primarily written to give the readers fun. House of Seven is the sixth Covington Chronicle, but it is not necessary to read the five preceding books-Secret Promise, The Courtship of Miss Loretta Larson, The Dream Bucket, Manuela Blayne, and Travelers in Painted Wagons on Cohay Creek-before reading House of Seven. Only one of the seven major characters, Cecil Canterbury, has appeared in the other novels. Although he has been a minor character in the other books, the time has come for him to fall in love. One man, Jacob MacGregor, the local store owner, shows up in all the Chronicles, but he is most often in the background. Other townspeople drift in and out of the books of the series but cause no difficulty in understanding the current book.
Die Abenteuer des Super-Dackels Nepomuk
Nepomuk ist kein normaler Dackel. Nein, er ist etwas ganz Besonderes. Er ist ein Super-Held, ein Super-Dackel! Das erkannte auch schon Hermann, als er ihn bei der Z羹chterin entdeckte. Der j羹ngste im Rudel zeigte ihm, wie gerne er zu ihm wollte: Nepomuk pieselte auf die Lederschuhe, und schon war das Eis gebrochen. So erlebt Nepomuk mit seinem Herrchen Abenteuer, die mehr als humorvoll sind. Ein Buch nicht nur f羹r Hundeliebhaber, die sich hierin wiederfinden werden.
PTA Dad
Whether you've served on a PTA board yourself, attended a meeting, or simply heard about them from friends, TV shows, or movies, the mysteries of the Parent Teacher Association are legion.In his first book of poetry, author Tom獺s Romero takes a wry, darkly satirical look at parenting, friendship, and the juicy, never-ending drama of the elementary school PTA.Inspired by everything from Heathers and Mean Girls to the punk hooks and sly humor of Blondie and The Ramones, Romero's poems explore the weird and wonderful - and often eminently relatable - inner lives of PTA parents everywhere.Brimming with humor, humanity and genuine bite, Romero's timely, foul-mouthed poetry collection heralds the arrival of a bold new voice on the scene and is essential reading for parents and poetry fans alike.
