Dragons at the Schoolhouse Door
Dealing with incompetent bureaucrats, a power-hungry parent, and a scheming superintendent aren't the only hurdles facing second-year principal Steve Hepting. Fortunately, he has steadfast allies, including the academically-challenged school custodian, a feisty eco-activist teacher, and a counselor urging calm amidst the swirling brouhaha.A mysterious blueprint for a "Brave New World" of public education not only threatens Hepting's school but the education system itself. The principal enlists the aid of a scandal-sniffing journalist as he and his colleagues grapple to uncover the truth.The comedic tale unfolds as the presence of an "Animal Hotel" on the deserted second floor unexpectedly complicates the implementation of the master plan and Hepting's role in the entire affair.
Summer Blowout
Summer Blowout is a USA TODAY bestseller!"As intoxicating as a seat at the top of the Ferris wheel. Reading Claire Cook might be the most fun you have all summer."-Elin Hilderbrand"Charming, engagingly quirky, and full of fun, Claire Cook just gets it. Summer Blowout is irresistible!"-Meg Cabot"As refreshing as an icy drink on a sultry day." -Family CircleBella Shaughnessy is addicted to lipstick with names like My Chihuahua Bites and Kiss My Lips, an occupational hazard, since she works as a stylist and makeup artist for her family's small chain of beauty salons in Marshbury, Massachusetts, along with her four half-brothers and -sisters. The owner is her father, Lucky Shaughnessy, a gregarious, three-times-divorced charmer with Donald Trump hair, who is obsessed with all things Italian and still carries a torch for his first wife, Bella's mother. After Bella's own marriage flames out spectacularly when her half-sister runs off with her husband, Bella decides she has seen enough of the damage love can do. She makes a vow: no more men.Then Bella meets a cute entrepreneur at a college fair, and despite their bickering, they can't seem to stay away from each other. He also gives her a brilliant business idea, one that just might allow her to share her makeup expertise with the world. A small, well-tressed dog finds her way into her life, and her heart, and she decides to chance that, too. When the whole clan heads to Atlanta for a big Southern wedding, sparks fly-in a summer blowout no one will ever forget.This hilarious, rambunctious novel is pure Claire Cook: full of juicy conflict and unconditional love."Lipstick rules in this sunny romance tucked inside a Boston family's chain of beauty salons...Snap this one up and enjoy the makeup advice."-Library Journal"Summer Blowout is every bit as much fun as Must Love Dogs and Life's a Beach."-The Times-Picayune"Laugh out loud."-Good Housekeeping"Summer Blowout is primed, like Cook's previous novel Must Love Dogs, to become a big-screen romantic comedy."-Booklist"Nobody does the easy-breezy beach book with a lighter hand than Claire Cook."-Hartford Courant
The Professor's House
2021 Reprint of the 1925 Edition. "Willa Cather's lyrical and bittersweet novel of a middle-aged man losing control of his life is a brilliant study in emotional dislocation and renewal. Professor Godfrey St. Peter is a man in his fifties who has devoted his life to his work, his wife, his garden, and his daughters, and achieved success with all of them. But when St. Peter is called on to move to a new, more comfortable house, something in him rebels. And although at first that rebellion consists of nothing more than mild resistance to his family's wishes, it imperceptibly comes to encompass the entire order of his life. The Professor's House combines a delightful grasp of the social and domestic rituals of a Midwestern university town in the 1920s with profound spiritual and psychological introspection." From Vintage Classic Edition.Behind the understated prose relating the story of Professor Godfrey St. Peter, who, despite his success, experiences at midcareer a profound disappointment with life, is the fierce account of how he decides to continue living despite those disappointments. Tom Outland's thrilling tale of a long-lost civilization is both an ironic contrast to the professor's staid outer life and a mirror of the imaginative interior life he experiences in his attic study.
Hetero Daddy und Gay Mom - die kollegiale Idealkombination
Dieses Buch beschreibt humorvoll eine ideal funktionierende Arbeitsgemeinschaft zwischen einem Hetero Daddy und einer Gay Mom und weit dar羹ber hinaus deren sich daraus entwickelnde Freundschaft . Die jeweiligen Familienangeh繹rigen werden dabei ganz selbstverst瓣ndlich einbezogen. Wer h瓣tte schon gedacht, dass die eher gleichgeschlechtlich orientierte Kollegin eines Hetero Daddys die beste nat羹rliche Verb羹ndete der Ehefrau dieses Mannes ist. Daraus ergeben sich fast zwangsl瓣ufig humorvolle Anekdoten. Diese Beschreibung einer oft lustigen, immer interessanten, zwischenmenschlichen Beziehung zwischen einem Hetero Daddy und einer Gay Mom, die offensichtlich viel Spa? daran haben, versucht noch nicht einmal auf irgendwelche Probleme hinzudeuten. Die Handelnden weigern sich schlicht weg 羹berhaupt Probleme zu haben oder sich von nichtigen Problemchen vereinnahmen zu lassen. Sie machen auf humorvolle Art und Weise das Beste aus vielen Situationen. Ihnen reicht v繹llig eine geh繹rige Portion Humor und Lebensfreude um klarzukommen.
Hana Khan Carries on
One of Amazon's Best Romances of the Month! For fans of "You've Got Mail," a young woman juggles pursuing her dream job in radio while helping her family compete with the new halal restaurant across the street, in this sparkling new rom-com by the author of Ayesha at Last. Sales are slow at Three Sisters Biryani Poutine, the only halal restaurant in the close-knit Golden Crescent neighborhood of Toronto. Hana waitresses there part time, but what she really wants is to tell stories on the radio. If she can just outshine her fellow intern at the city radio station, she may have a chance at landing a job. In the meantime, Hana pours her thoughts and dreams into a podcast, where she forms a lively relationship with one of her listeners. But soon she'll need all the support she can get: a new competing restaurant, a more upscale halal place, is about to open in the Golden Crescent, threatening her mother's restaurant. When her mysterious aunt and her teenage cousin arrive from India for a surprise visit, they draw Hana into a long-buried family secret. A hate-motivated attack on their neighborhood complicates the situation further, as does Hana's growing attraction for Aydin, the young owner of the rival restaurant--who might not be a complete stranger after all. As life on the Golden Crescent unravels, Hana must learn to use her voice, draw on the strength of her community and decide what her future should be.
The Provincial Lady Series;Diary of a Provincial Lady, The Provincial Lady Goes Further, The Provincial Lady in America & The Provincial Lady in Wartime
Take a step back in time to the 1930s in this semi-autobiographical series that chronicles the daily life of an upper-class lady. Presented as diary entries, this delightful volume delves into English countryside life and a provincial lady's many mishaps. In the depths of Devon, England, a disaster-prone, upper-class lady lives with her uncommunicative husband, their young children, a French nanny, the cook and a number of household servants. But this picture of perfect 1930s family life isn't all that it seems. Their grand house is never heated, the provincial lady is never dressed in the proper attire and she's rarely ever seen the latest show. In her self-depricating diary entries, the she records her domestic disasters and embarrassing misadventures. The four novels collected in this wonderful volumes are charming, witty, immensely honest, and sure to make you laugh. This beautiful volume includes all of the books in The Provincial Lady Series: - Diary of a Provincial Lady - The Provincial Lady Goes Further - The Provincial Lady in America - The Provincial Lady in Wartime Read & Co. Classics is proud to have republished The Provincial Lady Series in this wonderful new collection, complete with a specially-commissioned author biography. A must-read for collectors of E.M Dalafield's work and fans of epistolory novels.
DuckMeat - The Graphic Novel
Crazy Duckinson's lawyer, Phil has become a cyborg thanks to him! As an act of revenge, Phil has sent Crazy's family into space! In an effort to save his family, Crazy finds himself in a dangerous race against the clock throughout space before his family is trapped in outer space forever.
Out Of My Mind
A humorous collection of cartoons by artist and author Ron Pleune Jr. Get an inside look at things he thinks about, like relationships, aliens, religion and pirates! In the vein of Gary Larson's Far Side cartoons, you might even find this book funny!
The Secret Sign of the Lizard People
When partners in crime-reduction Jerry "Leafy" Green and Bill "Beefy" Goodness - two of the LAPD's most skilled homicide detectives - investigate the bizarre killing of a fashion model at the Hollywood Sign it soon becomes clear that this murder is part of a much larger conspiracy that threatens not only the people of America, but the entire population of the planet. As the case progresses, they recruit the help of a Jesus-lookalike ufologist, a streetwise Goth graffiti artist, a world-renowned geneticist, a super-nerd cyber investigator, and a fire-and-brimstone inner city reverend. The detectives and their motley crew of improvised freedom fighters must work quickly to take down the tainted global elite and avert the merciless enslavement of humanity that looms large on the horizon....
The Secret Sign of the Lizard People
When partners in crime-reduction Jerry "Leafy" Green and Bill "Beefy" Goodness - two of the LAPD's most skilled homicide detectives - investigate the bizarre killing of a fashion model at the Hollywood Sign it soon becomes clear that this murder is part of a much larger conspiracy that threatens not only the people of America, but the entire population of the planet. As the case progresses, they recruit the help of a Jesus-lookalike ufologist, a streetwise Goth graffiti artist, a world-renowned geneticist, a super-nerd cyber investigator, and a fire-and-brimstone inner city reverend. The detectives and their motley crew of improvised freedom fighters must work quickly to take down the tainted global elite and avert the merciless enslavement of humanity that looms large on the horizon.
HOOKED! ......on a Little Bit of Everything
A collection of short stories - warm, funny and occasionally outrageous - designed to entertain and keep you HOOKED to the last page.The inspiration for this collection came about during a number of summers spent on the island of Malta - a small, densely populated island in the middle of the Mediterranean, fertile with intrigue. Everyone practically knows everyone - or of them, and this made it a natural place to give birth to the ideas for the stories in this book. Thanks to the great friends and the wonderful regulars who frequent Simenta, a beach concession in St Paul's Bay, I was able to familiarise myself once more with the rich fabric of life and relations of my island of birth - and let my imagination run wild!I hope you have as much fun reading my collection of short stories as I had writing them.
Murder for Political Correctness
Not for the politically correct!DCI Fenton must track down a serial killer and avert moral panic before The Queen is forced to utter the words 'death penalty' in her speech.Three victims, all from minority groups, are found murdered in a London hotel, after attending an 'embracing diversity' conference. They are all employees of a training company who want to make the world a better place through whiteboards and jazz hands. Is there a serial killer on the loose? Or is the killer someone closer to home?The murders receive widespread media attention, fuelled by a journalist who has a personal vendetta against Fenton and will do anything for fame. With a power crazed opposition leader and a government on the brink of collapse, the murders reignite the political debate on capital punishment. Just who are the Far Right Extremist Enigma, and why does a political leader want to murder a Reality TV star who can't stop eating cake?Do you ever think the world is getting too politically correct? Do you find yourself laughing at something, only to be met with a judgemental furrowed brow? Then this dark comedy whodunit is for you.
Murder for Health and Fitness
Exercise may lead to you being brutally murdered!DCI Fenton is back to catch another serial killer. If you're a 'retired' prostitute and go to the gym, then this killer does not discriminate - man or woman, you could be next!The first victim is found in a Soho back alley and before the forensic reports come back, there is a second victim. Fenton and his team will need to do some old-fashioned detective work before the body count gets any higher, provided the overtime gets sanctioned.Fenton's team discover all the victims are linked to a notorious strip club, run by a glorified brothel madam, and a trendy experience gym, owned by a bisexual bulimic with good shoulders. A new addition to Fenton's team hides a dark past that connects him to the murders. To keep his secret, he puts himself in danger. Can Fenton protect his team?With the killer's motives unclear, Fenton must fight off another press attack from an old adversary. Are the victims being killed for their history of sin, their hatred of carbohydrates, or does the killer have a more bizarre plan in mind?
Anxious People \ Gente Ansiosa (Spanish Edition)
癒Ahora una serie de Netflix que se emitir獺 el 29 de diciembre de 2021! Un robo a un banco con toma de rehenes. Una escalera llena de polic穩as a punto de asaltar un apartamento. Llegar a esto fue sorprendentemente f獺cil. S籀lo hizo falta una mala idea. Una idea mala de verdad.Visitar un apartamento en venta no es una situaci籀n de vida o muerte. A menos que sea la v穩spera de Nochevieja, vivas en una peque簽a ciudad en Suecia y alguien haya tenido la peor idea de su vida y decidido atracar un banco que no maneja efectivo. Entonces, s穩 lo es. Porque, cuando alguien es as穩 de idiota, es inevitable que no sepa c籀mo huir y termine en un apartamento en venta tomando rehenes sin querer.Pero puedes confiar en la polic穩a. A menos que los dos agentes encargados del caso no se entiendan entre ellos y tengan cero experiencia con tomas de rehenes. Entonces, no.Aunque todo ir獺 bien si los rehenes mantienen la calma. A menos que sean los peores rehenes de la historia: una millonaria suicida, una anciana encantadora, un matrimonio de jubilados amantes de IKEA, dos reci矇n casadas que nunca se ponen de acuerdo, una agente inmobiliaria excesivamente entusiasta y un hombre disfrazado de conejo. Entonces, no, porque, cuando todos son idiotas, es imposible mantener la calma. Sin embargo, polic穩as y rehenes est獺n a punto de descubrir que quiz獺 ser idiota no est獺 tan mal y que, a veces, la ansiedad puede ser la soluci籀n.En Gente ansiosa se dan cita todos los elementos del universo de Fredrik Backman, habitado por personajes tan imperfectos como enternecedores, y te簽ido de un sentido del humor inimitable, mezcla de iron穩a y compasi籀n, que ha cautivado a millones de lectores de todo el mundo.FREDRIK BACKMAN es autor de nueve libros, entre ellos el bestseller internacional Un hombre llamado Ove, cuya versi籀n cinematogr獺fica fue candidata a dos ?scar. Sus obras se han traducido a cuarenta y seis idiomas. Gente ansiosa se convertir獺 en una serie de Netflix en 2022. Backman vive en Estocolmo con su esposa y sus dos hijos.
Glad One
"One of the best series I have read in YEARS!!!!""Knock-down hilarious!" "A hug for the soul!"Sometimes All You Need is A Friend ... Even if They Might be Just a Little Bit Crazy.A midlife meltdown leads to southern-fried mayhem in this outrageously funny story about a down-on-her-luck divorcee's attempt at starting life over again in St. Pete Beach, FL.Duped out of her life savings in Germany, 45-year-old Val Fremden retreats home to Florida with more than just her pride in tatters. Broke, divorced, and virtually unemployable, starting over is going to be tough enough. But when her only friend suddenly turns up dead, Val begins to seriously wonder if the world is out to get her. Maybe it is ... maybe it isn't. The sugar-white sands of Sunset Beach attract weirdos like mosquitoes to a bug zapper. So when the will of Val's friend makes the local newspaper, weirdos and con artists stumble from their beach shacks to claim a piece of the leftover pie. Determined to find her friend's true heir, Val reluctantly turns to three crackpots for help-a boozehound, a redneck, and a snarky beach bum. Working at odds with each other, their bumbling investigation attracts the attention of a hot cop. He quickly gets into the fray and under Val's skin. Whether it's in a good way or bad only time will tell. Because sometimes, it's not until you reach the bottom of the barrel that you find out who your true friends are. Read this Humorous Women's Fiction/Cozy Mystery Series if You Love: Laugh-Out-Loud Humor and HijinksBungling, Hair-on-Fire HeroinesEmpowering Grandmother FiguresSmall-Town SecretsRide-or-Die Best Friends Later-in-Life ReinventionSmall Coastal Town SettingsFound Families & Kooky CharactersA Tease of RomanceIf you adore cozy, women-centric mysteries like Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum or Jana Deleon's Fortune Redding, and funny-yet-heartfelt stories like those from Sara Goodman Confino, Maddie Dawson and Fannie Flag, you'll probably find yourself resonating with Val Fremden, too. She's a lovable, bungling mess who's a bit older, a tad more jaded, and a ton more experienced in big-time failure. Life's been tough for Val. Still, she always manages to find her way with sardonic humor and an intrepid spirit. A gin and tonic now and then helps, too. Amazon #1 Best Seller in Amateur Sleuths, Cozy Mystery, Humor & Satire, Women's Detective Fiction, Comedy, Humorous Dark Comedy, Men, Women & Relationships Humor, and Love, Sex & Marriage Humor! Perfect for fans of Deany Ray, Jasmine Webb, Gemma Halliday, Karen Cantwell, Leslie Langtry, Tonya Kappes, Liliana Hart, Libby Howard, Chelsea Field, Gina LaManna, CeeCee James, Amy Vansant, and Stephanie Bond. What Readers are Saying: "I have never related to a character more in my life!""If you like humor, twists and turns, and not being able to guess the outcome of a story, this book is for you!""Full of the magic that come from that mysterious place between caring about what's important and flipping off the rest!""A funny, frenetic, fantastic read! Every bit as entertaining and maybe more so than Stephanie Plum at her best.""I have no idea how the author is able to write (about) trauma in a way that is also hopeful and uplifting. Whatever it is, it's beautiful.""Hooked like a fish. Val could be Stephanie Plum's double!! Phenomenal writing.""Full of twists and turns as only Margaret Lashley can write!""The characters are great - so many laugh out loud moments...""There's a mystery at the heart of this book that will hook fans of Janet Evanovich and other comic mystery writers."
Alles Bella!
Dieser Sammelband enth瓣lt die ersten 35 Kapitel der "Bella!"-Story. "Bella!" ist eine ziemlich wilde kleine Liebesgeschichte. Sie strotzt vor Klischees, bietet Beziehungsdramen, Sex, organisiertes Verbrechen, Pleiten, Pech, Pannen und erw瓣hnte ich schon Sex? Kapitel 1 bis 10 sind bereits im Band "Bella!" erschienen, Kapitel 11 bis 21 in "Mehr Bella!". In dieser Ausgabe sind zus瓣tzlich die bisher unver繹ffentlichten Kapitel 22 bis 35 enthalten. 1. Hinter der Zeitung 2. Autow瓣sche mit Folgen 3. Bundesstra?enromantik 4. Das Diana 5. Eliza mit Zett 6. Eichengrund 7. Fuchs, Hase und anderes Gelichter 8. Berufliche Perspektiven 9. Der Morgen danach 10. Im dritten Monat 11. Busi-Ness 12. Praktikum, untenrum 13. Drunter und Dr羹ber 14. Foto-Finish 15. Wenn die Rosen erbl羹hen... 16. Unorganisiertes Verbrechen 17. Gangsterbosse und Gummitiere 18. Treulich gef羹hret 19. Fleischwurst und neue Besen 20. Warentrenner und Einzelkinder 21. Feuer frei! Und neu: 22. Fast Foot Ein Schnellrestaurant, Mutter, Tochter und eine Nackte hinterm Vorhang. 23. Kleine Br繹tchen Daumenschrauben f羹r Werner, Croissants f羹r Bella. 24. Kimme. Korn. Doppelkorn. Sch羹tzenfeste, Schnellreinigungen und blutende D瓣nen. 25. Einlagern, Auslagern Schnell! Milch f羹r Tante Olgas Kaffee. Aber nix vom Tier bitte! 26. Bei Ilse und Willy aufm Land St繹rche, K瓣fer und was sie mit Bellas Liebesleben zu tun haben. 27. Interim im Imperium Schutzgelder, gef羹llte Rumpsteak und viel Pflaumenschnaps. 28. Stadtluft Lieger瓣der, Totensch瓣del und Fliegerbomben 29. Beschrankte Haftung Ein Minivan, viele Kugeln Eis und eheliche Pflichten. 30. Um Haaresbreite Vollj瓣hriger Nachwuchs. 31. Butterschmalz und Wolpertinger Von Landkost und Patchwork-Familien. 32. Oans, Zwoa, na Sie wissen schon Oktoberfest und dolle Dildos. 33. Wie Huhn und Katze Wenn der Heinz mit der Sophie Marceau. 34. Es ist ein Kreuz! Handwerkliche Qualit瓣t im Folterkeller. 35. Endstation Wechselstrom Wer mit wem. Und was draus wurde. Bzw. wer.
Aww Hell Naw Let Me Explain!
In this Book you will find the top 100 excuses that many Traffic Control Agents/officers can say that they've heard from citizens worldwide. This is sort of a humorous book that will have you saying "yeah I said that one before" or "yeah I've heard that excuse a million in one times."
Wie ich 10 kg verlor und wie ich alle 2 Wochen EUR 100,00 sparte
Wie ich 10 kg verlor und wie ich alle 2 Wochen EUR 100,00 sparte Wahre Geschichte einer arbeitenden Mutti Du bist eine kurze Strecke unterwegs, m繹chtest Dich unterhalten? Lies meine unterhaltsame Geschichte, wie ich erfolgreich einige Kilo gesund abgenommen habe und noch dazu Geld gespart habe! Ein Schmunzeln wird Dich begleiten. DELECTARE_PURE TEXT SERIES _ONE RIDE-STORY Band 1
Temple Secrets
A town held together with secrets. A wealthy widow looking for an heir. One choice could shame high society into submission.Eighty-year-old Southern aristocrat Iris Temple's health may be failing, but her wit is as sharp as ever. Before she joins her ancestral ghosts, she must pick an heir to take over her sprawling estate--and the book of secrets that's kept her family in power for generations. But between her scheming son, her estranged daughter who abandoned Savannah years ago, and her illegitimate half-sister, she's working with slim pickings.While only her half-sister and cook have put up with her outlandish diet and constant bickering, she can't ignore the powerful hold her late father's 100-year-old mistress has over the two women. When someone leaks embarrassing snippets from the Temple family book, she half suspects the voodoo-practicing centenarian as the elites of Savannah teeter on the edge of revolt. With Iris fading fast, her ragtag bunch of potential heirs must reveal the leaker before the book's secrets tear the sleepy town apart.Temple Secrets is a hilarious women's fiction novel with a Southern gothic flair. If you like wisecracking humor, headstrong women, and twisty mysteries, then you'll love Susan Gabriel's compelling tale of an unconventional inheritance.
A Damsel in Distress
A Damsel in Distress is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United States in 1919. The plot revolves around golf-loving American composer George Bevan who falls in love with a mysterious young lady who takes refuge in his taxicab one day. When he later tracks her down to a romantic rural manor, mistaken identity leads to all manner of brouhaha. Source: Wikipedia
Wie織s Leben spielt, spielt織s manchmal mit.
Das wissen wir alle. Das erleben wir tagt瓣glich. Manchmal ist das Leben aber auch einfach nur urkomisch, ja, regelrecht skurril und voller unsympathischer Momente. Momente, wo wir uns verkriechen wollen. Aber auch nur loslachen wollen. Eben, wie das Leben spielt, spielt織s manchmal mit. In diesem Buch sind solche Geschichten drin. Zum Lesen, h繹ren, lachen, wundern, und sich selbst erkennen.
Love Insurance
Reproduction of the original: Love Insurance by Earl Derr Biggers
Three Men In A Boat
Three Men In A Boat - Jerome K. Jerome is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1889. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
Andersrum
Der Roman widmet sich der Frage, was wohl geschehen w瓣re, h瓣tte die BRD das Sozialismusmodell der DDR bekommen. Die deutsche Vereinigung sozusagen andersrum. Der Autor schildert das Unwahrscheinliche am Beispiel des Erlebens seiner Protagonisten, einem Geschichtsprofessor aus Rostock und einem Steuerberater aus Pinneberg. Es werden viele komische und tragische auf jeden Fall aber spannende Ereignisse geschildert. So die Enteignung des Monopolkapitals, der Streik der Steuerbeamten oder die Einf羹hrung der Wirtschaftsplanung in der BRD. Das Buch behandelt das Thema mit leichter Hand. Davon zeugen viele skurrile Szenen. Wenn auch manches zum Nachdenken anregt. Begleitet wird das Ganze durch eine romantische Liebesgeschichte.
Gaydonia
Government apparatchik Davor Matosic launches a daring plan to raise revenue in the cash-strapped country of Zablvacia - he'll transform it into a gay tourist mecca. His opponent, a former fiancee, pushes a rival plan to make money from a line of deliberately mediocre, weight loss inducing foods. The two factions slug it out, with the help and interference of Davor's gay son, his mother, wife, and daughter, and the entire population of Zablvacia.Gary Pedler has written two adult novels, a YA novel, two story collections, and, a little to his surprise, a play. A resident of San Francisco for longer than he cares to admit, Gary qualifies as a true Bay Area denizen. Yet after a recent escape from his white-collar wage slave job, he's spent much of his time rambling around the world and, of course, writing about everything he sees. Gary's travel memoir Couchsurfing: the Musical is published by Adelaide Books, and his MG novel Amy McDougall, Master Matchmaker will appear in spring 2021 from Regal House. Find out more about Gary at www.garypedler.com.
Die Erfindungen des Narren
Nach dem Buch 'The Inventions of the Idiot' von John Kendrick Bangs aus dem Jahre 1904. Unterhaltungen am Esstisch in einer Pension f羹r alleinstehende Herren in New York, wo der Narr seine Verbesserungsvorschl瓣ge f羹r die Menschheit und Weltansichten zum Besten gibt. K繹stliche, nicht immer leicht zu verfolgende Dialoge mit dem Doktor, dem Poeten, dem Bibliomanen, dem Schulmeister, dem Pfarrer und anderen. Urkomisch, schr瓣g, voller Schalk und oft doch ein Spiegel des Lebens, wie Narren eben so sind.
Devoted Friends
Grouchy former librarian Irwin Abernathy, presently the co-owner of Abernathy & Crane, is busy preparing the bookshop for the holidays. Meanwhile, his neighbor and nemesis, Alastair Brooke, lays dying next door. It's no secret that Irwin and most of the town dislike the irritating antique dealer, but Irwin can't imagine what nasty deed the vile little man did to deserve being murdered! Then again...Within moments of their arrival, the police suspect Irwin's friend, ex-convict Darren Crane. His arrest launches everyone and everything at Abernathy & Crane into utter chaos. While poor, innocent Darren wallows away inside a jail cell, Irwin and his incorrigible friends are busy doing whatever it takes to prove his innocence--which frankly terrifies Darren almost as much as being hauled back to prison! Devoted Friends is a heartwarming story about the compassion and humor required when one is confronted by life's many unpredictable obstacles. It is also about friendships driven by courage, dignity, and the unrelenting fortitude necessary when facing grief and heartbreak in a sometimes unfair, perfectly, imperfect world.
Invitation to a Plague
A murder has occurred in an incurable ward. All the patients will die within a few weeks so it makes an investigation pretty meaningless, does it not? As Inspector Hedge points out to his Superintendent. But the Scotland Yard chief insists he wants his brilliant top notch inspector on the case - justice must be seen to be done. There is however a deeper issue to be investigated...Is the killer virus Code Name Green Swan that is decimating the patients in that ward possibly the result of a Government Germ warfare experi- ment that has gone wrong?And is there a coverup in progress?A big plus is that Inspector Hedge has had and is still suffering from a nervous breakdown so he can be inserted into the clinic as a patient. Which raises a further problem. The inspector is subject to hallucinations which will make it difficult to sort out the facts. When another patient claims that he/she is working for MI5 he must question whether it is the medication or is the country really in danger of a virulent pandemic breaking out?
Book Ends
Poor George has just about had it with the publishing world, lunches, infidelities and a lifetime of a right bunch of comedian wannabes whose utter tosh (think sports biogs by 'celebrities') he's practically (OMG, 'practically' is as bad as 'literally'' and 'like'... and 'totally') had to rewrite. What if he's bothered to sit down and produce his own oeuvre. A proper book! And what if it is a kiss 'n' tell? If it's true?How would he get it published? While he's looking for a way, one of his stocking-fillers gets caught up in a bidding war, which ought to be good news for him. But really isn't. Move over Spitting Image, Private Eye and... Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift. Any character who pitches from Mr Grylls's pen across his pages is at risk of being skewered. In the nicest possible way. An exquisitely written, erudite and hilarious satire in the finest vintage tradition.
Love in a Cloud
Reproduction of the original: Love in a Cloud by Arlo Bates
Humorous Ghost Stories
Reproduction of the original: Humorous Ghost Stories by Dorothy Scarborough
Life and Military Career of Major-General William Tecumseh Sherman
Reproduction of the original: Life and Military Career of Major-General William Tecumseh Sherman by P.C Headley
iDoodle
iDoodle is a compendium of word doodles, verse designed to convey wisdom, as well as amusement. Here are poems that counteract the viruses sweeping the U.S. via invisible droplets and visible tweets. iDoodle will delight the truly enlightened and bring forth at least a chortle from those who might take themselves just a little too seriously.
Squirm With Me
Mason Becker is a self-published writer suffering from mild success. After the death of his girlfriend, he quits his job, moves into a tiny apartment in a small town in Ohio, and spends the next several months convincing himself to leave for anything other than food, beer, or cigarettes. He doesn't even really consider himself a writer. He's a guy who cashed in his 401(k) and is quietly biding his time until he has to find another job. On the night he finally forces himself out to a local bar he comes back to the apartment to find his twin brother, Doug. Doug is searching through Mason's laptop and introduces him to his "hate reader," an internet troll with the slightly dyslexic name of Dargonslayer. Doug signs them up for a convention taking place in a few weeks, noting that Dargonslayer is going to be there, and stoking Mason to seek vengeance, even if that vengeance only comes in the form of punching his hate reader in the dick. They just have to survive the oncoming blur of drinking, awkward sex, nature walks, and moderate vandalism.
How to Stop a Vampire War in Six Easy Steps
Nothing has complicated Sarah Wright's life as much as losing it.Discovering vampires and other supernatural creatures are real took the sting out of being murdered by her ex-boyfriend. She's enjoying her new reality, even if taking a knife to the heart was the sanest thing to happen to her since.Not quite a year into being an immortal, Sarah's embraced the supernatural world hidden beneath the veneer of modern society. Vampirism is crazy fun as long as no one's trying to kill her (again). She's doing her best to keep her head down and help her kid sister sell Girl Scout cookies, but it's not quite as easy to stay off the radar after becoming an official member of vampire society.A random attempt on her unlife proves old grudges haven't been forgotten.Somehow, Follows Rules Girl has made enemies of the immortal kind.Aurelie's decree of protection obligates her to respond, all but guaranteeing a city-wide war among the elders. Worse, the Wright family will be at ground zero... unless Sarah can find a way to stop it.
I Can’t Believe This!
Humorous short stories and classic essays, candid observations and complaints on questionable behavior by the masses racing through life. A delightful treat of a book full of embellishments and truths, lighthearted accounting's, excessive shenanigans, and wise insights on the bumbling, absurd behavior of man-womankind. Carol gives us her take on fake meat, laundry, napping, and fashion statements. Messages both ridiculous and funny is a charming read, breezy, and more truthful than we may want to admit. A fun read to keep or pass on to anyone needing a good laugh, enjoy a bit of gentle humor to elevate a mood, a book that is refreshing and light, certainly entertaining.
Change Of A Dress
GEORGE MANLEY political novice and computer hacking entrepreneur, runs for US President and wins-The public, and his family don't know he's a cross-dresser appearing as his twin sister "Georgia." Using his hacking skills SHE saves the US from a Russian plot, risking his being "outed" and losing his family and the Presidency. This fast paced, farcical, quirky comedy takes you to the heart of the presidency and one man's struggle for the White House, to save America, and for personal acceptance.
How I Lost 20 Lbs. and how I Saved GBP 100,00 every Fortnight
In a nutshell: You want to be entertained and get an idea how I did it? Welcome! Read my short true story how I lost 20 Lbs forever and a day! Get on the bus or tube, start reading, get off the bus or tube with a smile and confidence! This little booklet will accompany you a bus ride's length, a tube's ride length. Enjoy!
The Go-To Girl
Personal shopper Tess O'Neill is everybody's Go-To Girl. Finding the right thing for a client is a no-brainer. Fixing her own life? That's a different matter because Tess can't seem to get over her charming ex-husband. But giving him another chance would mean risking her hard-won independence-and Tess's heart again. Recovering gambler Grady O'Neill knows Tess doesn't trust him any more than she does her poker-playing father. Grady can't blame her. He was never an ace in life's deck of cards, and he did break her heart. Still, he's not the messed-up guy he used to be. How to convince his personal Go-To Girl they still belong together? She can't take the gamble. He has to bet it all. Or, can they both win this game?
The Sweet Redemption of Reprehensible Bob
Ridiculously funny, fast-paced, irreverent, and salacious, "The Sweet Redemption of Reprehensible Bob" is written by David Creps, a successful screenwriter, playwright, and novelist, now sharing some of the most fascinating transgressions of the male mentality. From the moment Robert Longpooper was born, he had exhibited an obsessive need to fondle breasts at every possible opportunity. And from the moment the beautiful Margaret Bennington was born, she had exhibited a rare ability to learn, lead, and love at the highest levels of human capability. Now, twenty years after their initial meeting, Bob is the Reverend of The Church of Dysfunctional Angels, featuring daily biblical breast baptisms. And as a result of that same meeting, Margaret is a stinky chicken farmer living in the middle of the Nevada desert. And, according to her, it was all his fault . . . and that is why she is now going to hunt him down and shoot him through the eyeballs.
Naive in Paradise
Luck - and a few well-placed IOUs - can take you a long way in the Florida Keys. In the case of a young woman that stumbles onto a remote beach road, practically in front of Madison Weston and her bestie, Fabiana Merceau, it saves her life. Fab and their guys, Creole and Didier, know Madison's do-gooder heart can get her in trouble faster than a margarita blender. But when she encounters yet another young girl, this one just trying to survive the mean streets of Tarpon Cove, Madison's determination to help could solve a crime... but draw the wrong kind of attention.Because when you mess with the wrong people, you could wind up as alligator kibble.
Elders on the Run
Elders on the Run is a light-hearted tale that speaks to both our human spirit, as well as our folly. By hinting at our human peculiarities, Elders on the Run strives to teach that through us, the universe speaks, that we have the opportunity to give voice to the cosmos, to tell its story, to be its imagination. Once described as similar to A Confederacy of Dunces, this story follows quirky characters and even quirkier adventures. Along the way, we watch the haphazard life of Norton and Chub, an odd duo who quickly find themselves in trouble. After their sentencing, Norton and Chub learn that they are in a nursing home unlike any other. Dave Spring's is federally funded, constantly guarded and surrounded by razor wire. Here, the residents don't feel like residents. No one chose to be here. Everyone is court ordered. They feel like prisoners, and in many respects, that's what they are. Follow Norton and Chub as they try to understand. Will they rise above the situation? Will they see the better side of it? Quotes from the Book "At thirty thousand feet and still rising, they could see that the earth was no longer flat, its curvature spread across long sloping horizons. Through intermittent patches of clouds and the shadows they bestowed, rivers meandered towards vast seas of blue and a hundred hues of green were splashed across the land. An eerie darkness hovered above them, de-void of any hope and standing in sharp contrast to the oasis beneath them." "There, the four old men stood gazing into infinity, the sky an inky black and checkered with clouds, a crescent moon peaking through only occasionally, teasing their human appetite for beauty." "I'd never launch from Bali or the Swedish Alps," Duffy advised. "Misjudge the wind and you're dead." "There was a tank on the desk with some coral and a dead goldfish floating at the surface. Norton wondered if he should tell the Warden his fish was dead." "When Arm Pitt moved in they had to take the ceiling fan out of his room. That mark on his forehead is from one of the blades. He's tall and big and sweats half his weight a day. Probably doesn't help he no longer has a ceiling fan. Arm Pitts nickname caught on exceptionally fast. Perhaps due to every-one being under the impression I was, that if we called him Arm Pitt he might actually start using deodorant." To follow more of Zary's work, search for "Zary Manning" on YouTube or Medium.com Currently, Zary is in the process of writing a non-fiction book that elaborates further on the cosmos. Zary believes that we truly are in a special place, and that we are very fortunate to be here. The non-fiction book that he hopes to publish is tentatively titled, The Incomplete Guide to Life on Earth. If you would be interested in learning more, you can see what he has copyrighted here: https: //zarymanning.medium.com/the-incomplete-guide-to-life-on-earth-6630a0d323b5 If you would like a more humorous romp through his philosophies, feel free to read Elders on the Run.
My Exs Wedding
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOUR EX SUDDENLY REAPPEARED?It's 1998, and Samantha Evans has no regrets about her life. She's one of Hollywood's most sought after ghostwriters of celebrity autobiographies, shares a tranquil house in the hills with her best friend Liz, and is in the throes of a new romance with Eric, a gorgeous doctor. Life could not be better.But Sam's perfectly curated world is about to completely unravel. Her descent into madness begins the night she meets Eric's childhood best friend, international superstar Isabella Robles. A narcissist prone to temper tantrums, "Belle" is in town for her latest (and fifth) "wedding of the century." To make matters worse, she is marrying Dave, Sam's ex-husband. Things quickly go from awkward to just plain weird. Isabella hires Sam to write her memoirs. Then makes her a bridesmaid. Then cajoles Sam to join Dave in Hawaii for his bachelor party. Adding to the chaos, Sam bickers with Joe, Dave's best man and the bane of Sam's existence, receives unsolicited advice from client Vanessa, a diva from the '80s, and tries to stay calm as a series of fortune tellers mess with her head.So maybe no one's life goes according to plan. Maybe some days you gotta suck it up and go to your Ex's Wedding. And maybe finding the love of your life isn't accomplished through a series of steps, but through a really ugly bridesmaid's dress and an open bar.
One Part Nonsense
One Part Nonsense is a collection of silly observations, stories, and ridiculous thoughts. With everything from kids to work, and celebrities to fashion fiascos, this book will have you in stitches. At a time when the world seems all too serious, this collection of "nonsense" is a welcome pause for laughter.
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Franziska sucht nach ihrem Gl羹ck in der Arbeitswelt, nach einem passenden Job, einer Nische, wo sie sich vorstellen kann zu bleiben. Ein paar ihrer Freunde sagen >Das gibt esDas findest du nie
Mutti, der Mann mit dem Schm瓣h ist da
Freddy Charles Rabak- eine der wohl am meisten verehrten und begehrten "personae non gratae" des leicht versnobten und verstaubten literarischen Hochadels- ist ein bekennender Chronist und Vertreter der in Agonie liegenden Wiener Subkultur. Seine Neider sind ihm neidig, seine Fans sind ihm treu. Sein einzigartiger "Wiener Schm瓣h", seine Satiren, Humoresken, Philosophien, Gedankenspielereien aber auch mancher Zyniymus k繹nnten die Wirkung eines (nat羹rlich THC-freien) Joints erzeugen. VORSICHT! Freddy Ch. Rabaks fast s羹chtig und abh瓣ngig machender Schreibstil k繹nnte mit seinen gar nicht so unangenehmen Nebenwirkungen wie ein "T羹tchen" wirken! Er sorgt vielleicht f羹r einen fast unstillbaren Hei?hunger nach mehr Lese-"Stofff" und die Leser*Innen m羹ssen auf pl繹tzlich auftretende Lachanf瓣lle samt Bauchschmerzen nicht achten, weil sie als vom Autor gew羹nschte Lese- Nebenwirkung auftreten . Im Zweifel fragen Sie einen Dealer, Polizisten, Psychiater oder Soziologen ihres Vertrauens. F羹r eine nachl瓣ssig eingenommene Kapitel-?berdosis 羹bernimmt Rabak keine Haftung.
A Town Called Forget
A Town Called Forget is Anne of Green Gables turned on its head. But in this tale it is not an over-imaginative redheaded orphan that takes centre stage but the off-beat town itself. A town full of individuals that should be restrained if not medicated. And the poor heroine of this yarn, banished to live with her Aunt Lily whom her parents have never publicly recognized, has to navigate the delicate balance between her aunt's sanity and neuroses. Amid adventures and misadventures, she learns about patience, tolerance and even love.
Book Ends
Poor George has just about had it with the publishing world, lunches, infidelities and a lifetime of a right bunch of comedian wannabes whose utter tosh (think sports biogs by 'celebrities') he's practically (OMG, 'practically' is as bad as 'literally'' and 'like'... and 'totally') had to rewrite. What if he's bothered to sit down and produce his own oeuvre. A proper book! And what if it is a kiss 'n' tell? If it's true?How would he get it published? While he's looking for a way, one of his stocking-fillers gets caught up in a bidding war, which ought to be good news for him. But really isn't. Move over Spitting Image, Private Eye and... Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift. Any character who pitches from Mr Grylls's pen across his pages is at risk of being skewered. In the nicest possible way. An exquisitely written, erudite and hilarious satire in the finest vintage tradition.
