Showing results by publisher "Random House Audio" in Comedy & Humour

King of the Mississippi is an incisive, uproarious dissection of contemporary male vanity and delusion, centered around a "war" for dominance of a prestigious Houston consulting firm. On one side of the conflict is Brock Wharton, an old money ex-jock whose delight in telling clients to downsize is matched only by his firm conviction that people like himself deserve to run the world. On the other is Mike Fink, a newly hired wily former soldier trying to ride his veteran status to the top of a corporate world that lionizes "the troops" without truly understanding them.

They're not the most popular freshmen at their Florida prep school, but at least everyone knows their name(s). The Brittanys.

When Helen Ellis and her lifelong friends arrive for a reunion on the Redneck Riviera, they unpack more than their suitcases: stories of husbands and kids; lost parents and lost jobs; powdered onion dip and photographs you have to hold by the edges; dirty jokes and sunscreen with SPF higher than they hair-sprayed their bangs senior year; and a bad mammogram. It's a diagnosis that scares them, but could never break their bond. Because women pushing fifty won't be pushed around.

Greetings, well-intentioned person of pallor. Your good intentions used to be enough. But in these diverse and divisive times, some people would hold you accountable for your actions. You were not raised for such unfairness. You need help. And help you now have. Let Daquan - that Black coworker you are referring to when you claim to have Black friends - help you navigate perilous small talk with African Americans with this handy field guide. This portable bit of emotional labor puts at your fingertips an alphabetized list of things not to say to Black people. Finally!

The creator of the Instagram sensation But Like Maybe takes us on a journey through her worst dating mistakes - a hilarious, hopeful guide to what you need to get wrong in love before you get it right. Inspired by all the ways Arianna's gone wrong in her search for love, from planning matching outfits with her high school boyfriend without his knowledge to deplaning an aircraft because her crush texted, this charming and off-kilter anti-guide gently leads you to what matters: realizing that you're already pretty awesome.

When Avi Steinberg's love life took a grim turn, he did what he always does: He consulted his old books, the usual cast of great (very serious, usually male) authors. And he immediately realized that these books were part of the problem. Instead, he began to read romances, the books he - like so many of us - have been conditioned to dismiss as "trashy". What he discovered was a genre that was tremendously diverse and daring, along with a vast network of innovative writers who were keeping the novel as alive as ever

Julia, a hip, downtown salesgirl at Pelham's jewelry store, finds her social life turned on its head when she is asked to deliver a necklace to the store's young heiress, Lell Pelham, on Lell's wedding day. Beguiled by Julia's earnest cluelessness and her vintage-chic vibe, Lell and her gang adopt Julia, and "Eliza Doolittle" her into passing as the heiress to a family fortune, just for a laugh.

In Successful Failure, Kevin Fredericks recounts hilarious stories and sincere insight from his adventures (and misadventures) trying to make it in life. From performing under an alias to avoid getting fired from his suit-and-tie day job to breaking a chair onstage and quitting stand-up for six months, from pooping his pants on a bus next to his future wife to starting a clothing line called Dreams Don’t Die (they sure do if the merch doesn’t sell), Kevin reminds listeners that while we might not be The Rock, Warren Buffett, or Kevin Hart, we’re all out here trying, and that’s okay.

A collection of the best and most popular programs from the Golden Age of Radio, digitally remastered, and including performances from some of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, like Joseph Cotten, Hal Peary, Eve Arden, and many more.

A collection of the best and most popular programs from the Golden Age of Radio, digitally remastered, and including performances from some of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, like Dana Andrews, Jimmy Durante, James Stewart, and many more.

A collection of the best and most popular programs from the Golden Age of Radio, digitally remastered, and including performances from some of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, like Robert Young, Boris Karloff, Dick York, and many more.

A collection of the best and most popular programs from the Golden Age of Radio, digitally remastered, and including performances from some of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, like Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Raymond Burr, and many more.

A collection of the best and most popular programs from the Golden Age of Radio, digitally remastered, and including performances from some of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, like Sydney Greenstreet, Merle Oberon, Alan Ladd, and many more.

Unser Alltag zwischen Normalität und Wahnsinn – mit Herz und Humor gelesen von Wladimir Kaminer. Was haben Familienalltag und Weltuntergang, globale Krisen und Mutters Kreuzworträtsel, Putin und Pilzsaison gemeinsam? Sie existieren gleichzeitig und schaffen eine Normalität, die vielen nicht ganz normal erscheint. Und doch haben wir uns irgendwie darin eingerichtet. Tatsächlich war die Sorge, der Himmel könne uns auf den Kopf fallen, schon immer weit verbreitet. Dabei liegen die Herausforderungen des Lebens oft in der Suche nach dem Ladekabel.

Guten Appetot! Dank Achtsamkeit hat Björn Diemel seine Mitte gefunden. Seine Problemzonen sind nun allerdings die Ränder seines Körpers, die sich immer weiter von dieser Mitte entfernen. Björn erkennt, dass In sich ruhen und Mangel an Bewegung zwei grundverschiedene Dinge sind.

Juliane Hempel, 36 Jahre, erfolgreiche Immobilienmaklerin, geschieden und allein erziehend, lernt den obdachlosen Georg kennen. Doch für einen "Penner aus dem Park" ist in ihrem Lebenskonzept kein Platz. Ein großer Immobiliendeal, ein Koffer voller Schwarzgeld und eine Menge turbulenter Verwicklungen lassen Georg jedoch plötzlich in ganz anderem Licht erscheinen.

Neues vom Meister der kurzen Form. Franz Hohler kehrt zu jener Form zurück, die ihn berühmt gemacht hat, nämlich zu kurzen Geschichten, in denen er von einem alltäglichen Leben erzählt, das sich von seinen grotesken, schrecklichen, lustigen, unterhaltsamen und meist abgründigen Seiten zeigt.

Die Popularität Elke Heidenreichs beginnt mit der Rundfunkfigur Else Stratmann, jener Metzgersgattin aus dem Ruhrgebiet, die seit Anfang der 80er Jahre 11 Jahre lang auf diversen Sendern zu hören war. Die besten Geschichten der Kodderschnauze aus Wanne-Eickel werden hier noch einmal auf diesem Hörbuch veröffentlicht.

Unterstützung für Männer auf der Suche nach Orientierung. Der Mann in den besten Jahren – ein alter Sack: Sein Haar lichtet sich, ein Bäuchlein beginnt sich zu wölben, der neue Chef ist ein paar Jährchen jünger als man selbst. Dieses Hörbuch will allen alten Säcken Mut machen. Und lässt dabei kein Thema aus. Unterm Strich bleibt die Erkenntnis: „Wir können es immer noch krachen lassen – wenn auch im Schongang!“

Wladimir Kaminer erzählt in seinem neuen Buch von den Freuden des Familienlebens, zu dem natürlich auch seine beiden Kinder Nicole und Sebastian gehören, aber auch von abenteuerlichen Erlebnissen mit seinen Berliner Freunden und Bekannten. Dabei nimmt er sich nicht zuletzt eines Thema san, das ganz Deutschland schon lange bewegt die Bildung.