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In the hustle and bustle of the healthcare environment, finding humor may seem like an impossible task. Yet, humor isn't just about telling jokes; it's a powerful tool for coping with stress, building rapport, and maintaining mental well-being. Imagine navigating through long shifts and challenging situations with a smile on your face and a lighter heart.

Six-year-old Sharon Rowling has a lot to contend with. Her gorgeous mum, Maria, literally stops traffic with her beauty, much to the annoyance of dodgy dad, Ricky, who is under-height as well as underemployed. And then there are her three excruciating siblings who remain stubbornly oblivious to her unrelenting fear of being outed as a "gypo." Sharon opens her comical tale during the sweltering British summer of 1976 when even an incredibly handsome World Boxing Champ finds himself on the wrong end of her clueless dad's fists.

When Rene Dubois comes from France to visit my sister and her husband, I obviously keep my distance. I don’t need his kisses to my cheeks, his flirty banter, or the way his bright green eyes make me feel flutters in my belly and tingles across my skin. I don’t do flutters or tingles. My sister keeps assuring me Rene is amazing and harmless. But she’s the dreamer in the family. Rene may be gorgeous, have a buttery French accent, and a charismatic personality. All I know is He’s so not my Valentine.

A stand-up comedian beloved for her combination of feisty wit and Southern charm, Pierce knows all too well that life is funny—until it’s not. But she also knows that it will become funny again. She’s held on to that hope—and that promise—through tragedy and triumph. And now she’s finally ready to tell her full story. In Life Is Funny until It’s Not, Pierce recounts a preacher’s daughter’s childhood filled with heartbreak, including abuse, her parents’ divorce, and the sudden deaths of her two sisters in the span of two years.

Byron Allen is a multifaceted talent whose contributions to black comedy and entrepreneurship have left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry. From his humble beginnings in stand-up comedy to building a media empire, Allen's journey is a testament to his creativity, resilience, and business acumen.

BruceG is a Professional Grower in the Kingdom of Aspen trying to complete an environmental plan to protect the aquifer at Justin’s feedlot. But, he is continually thwarted by “systemic discrimination” being practiced by Professional Builders from a “dysfunctional” government regulatory body because they believe only builders can do feedlot plans.

In this satirical, ridiculous and hilarious "self-help" book, join self-confessed sales guru and legend Chad Nadworthy as he uncovers what it means to be an unflinching sales machine. Through a series of incredible tales and indisputable truths about the sales profession, Chad takes you on a journey to be the best salesperson that you can be.

Rick Richardson was a writer. He was good, too, despite what the reviews might've said. They said his writing was bad, but Rick knew that wasn't true. He knew the real reason they didn't like his books was because of the content. You see, Rick wrote "splatterpunk"...it was understandable that people might be triggered by the graphic nature of his stories. But then again, that's what the trigger warnings were for.

When Tavin Dillard joins his buddies for small-town softball, incredible things happen. It’s a season of highs and lows for the fellas who start the season with no uniforms and no team name. One thing’s for sure: you’ll be laughing along with them. Whether you’re a longtime Tavin Dillard fan or this is your first encounter with him, you’re going to love Team Burger Shed.

Berlin 2003. Wolfgang Schneider ist zwanzig und heißt trotzdem Wolfgang Schneider. Er lässt die Provinz hinter sich, doch in Berlin hat niemand auf ihn gewartet. Zumal die Stadt im Umbruch ist: Die hedonistisch-anarchischen Neunziger liegen noch in der Luft, doch eine neue Zeit klopft an der Tür: Berlin will als Hauptstadt Ernst machen. Schon bald kann Wolfgang die demonstrative Wichtigkeit der Menschen hier nicht mehr ernst nehmen. Leider rutscht er schnell in todernste Milieus ab, gerät ans Theater, in die Berliner Kunstszene und in eine kommunistische Hochschulgruppe namens "SacK und Klit".

Humorvoll überspitzte Alltagsgeschichten, gewürzt mit Satire - das ist die Domäne von Uli Kreimeier, einem Meister der sicheren Sprach-Pointe.

Quarantott'ore dopo essersene andata, Elena Alberti riappare così com'era sparita: senza una parola. È allora che inizia l'enigma, perché Elena torna a casa, sì, ma non al suo posto: abita la sua vita di prima da straniera, celando dietro un sorriso da sfinge un cambiamento radicale se non addirittura sovversivo. Che non sia più la stessa, l'ha capito persino il cane. Ma in fondo, anche prima della sua fugace sparizione, chi poteva dire di conoscerla davvero? Probabilmente non Lorenzo, uno chef stellato in crisi creativa convinto che il loro amore fosse invincibile.

Karl Kraus gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Aphoristiker deutscher Sprache. Ob berühmte Schriftsteller oder die Presse - nichts und niemand wurde von der gnadenlosen Kritik seiner Feder verschont. Bekannte Künstler wie Stefan Zweig, Georg Trakl, Thomas Mann und andere zollten ihm Respekt, aber die Zahl seiner Feinde in Kunst und Gesellschaft war enorm. Als Vorleser hinterließ er aufgrund seiner Sprachgewalt und Persönlichkeit angeblich einen äußerst außergewöhnlichen Eindruck.

Liz Millanova has stage four cancer, a grown daughter who doesn’t speak to her, and obsessive memories of a relationship that tore apart her marriage.

Own the room with this hilarious collection of fact-tastic myth-busters and jaw-dropping trivia exploring science, history, sport and lesser-known facts from across the universe. Did you know that the Moon has a Bishop? That ostriches DON'T bury their heads in the sand? And that powdered rice was used as cement in the Great Wall of China? What do souls weigh? What can't 60% of the human population smell? And what on earth is rhinotillexomania? And the big one . . . are farts actually invisible? The answers to these questions are all here.

After too many dates, thirtysomething Mimi Perkins is still single, unmoored, and longing for love. So when Ren Yardley—a handsome, divorced fellow drama teacher and single father—falls in love with her and proposes, she’s sure this is at last the good news her psychic predicted. Soon after proposing, Ren receives the devastating news that his ex-wife has been in a debilitating car accident, prompting him to temporarily move back into his former home to care for her and his daughters.

Frances Mathews doesn’t get out much since her husband died, but that doesn’t stop her from jump-starting a campaign to create a hedgehog highway in Hilltop Place—feeding stations, holes at the bottoms of gates and fences, and wild garden areas for hibernation. To Frances’s delight, her neighbours are on board. Mostly.

Rien ne va plus, Madame! Keine gute Stimmung im Erdmännchen-Bau: Roxy fühlt sich unterfordert, Rocky versteht die Welt nicht mehr, Häsin Grete braucht bitte mehr Me-Time, und Natalie möchte erst mal keinen Nachwuchs mit Ray. In all diese Beziehungs- und Sinnkrisen platzt ein Anruf von Interpol, und wenig später sind Phil, Rufus und Ray unterwegs zu den Reichen und Schönen an die Côte d’Azur. Denn dort heiratet der Sohn einer zwielichtigen Investmentfonds-Größe eine Frau aus bestem Haus. Zu Gast sein wird auch »Samtpfote«, Kopf eines mexikanischen Drogenimperiums.

"Meine Mutter ruft aus meiner Heimatstadt Freiburg an." So beginnt jede Folge der SWR3-Kolumne "Elternzeit" und der radioeins-Rubrik "Elternanrufe". Jetzt gibt es diese tiefgründige Konversationen der Generationen endlich als Hörbuch. Live und ungekürzt! Wie alle echten Berliner kommt Sebastian Lehmann eigentlich aus Süddeutschland. Deswegen telefoniert er oft mit seinen Eltern in der badischen Provinz. Dabei unterhalten sie sich über seine brotlose Kunst als so genannter Schriftsteller, Tiefkühlpizza als Hauptmahlzeit und warum immer noch keine Enkelkinder auf dem Weg sind.

Fleeing the aftermath of a bizarre college prank and mourning the death of his deadbeat dad, Garrett Deaver escapes Pennsylvania for a salmon processing plant in remote Alaska, a state he has only known from his father’s stories. There he renames himself Beaver—just like a beaver, he’s “an industrious motherf*cker”—and he connives to become a supervisor at Klak Fancy Salmon, LLC, thinking it will solve his psychological and financial issues. He soon falls in with an entrepreneurial Turkish fish processor and a cynical old woman who mends nets and tells filthy jokes.