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Sam Bennett is the last of a dying breed, a former Mad Man, now made redundant after 30 years at the same advertising agency. Left with his awards and a case of Bulgarian whiskey (which he still can’t remember buying), Sam retreats to his home, awaits the summer arrival of his daughter and crazy son-in-law, Muller, is plagued by panic attacks and has an incident involving a pressed ham on a liquor store window with a young security guard named Max. .

When Sy Levin, a high school teacher beset by alcohol and bad decisions, leaves the city for the Pacific Northwest to start over, it's no surprise that he conjures a vision of the extraordinary new life awaiting him there: "He imagined the pioneers in covered wagons entering this valley for the first time. Although he had lived little in nature Levin had always loved it, and the sense of having done the right thing in leaving New York was renewed in him."

Sarah Anderson has found her dream job: Clerk of Court for the District of Columbia Night Court. Dream job, that is, until she’s attacked in the open courtroom by a vampire defendant. And until she’s forced to take self-defense lessons from her boss, the enigmatic vampire James Morton. And until she learns that she can’t share the truth about any of that with her best friend, Allison Ward – even over delectable cupcakes from the Cake Walk bakery.

To-do: Stop the bad guys. Rescue the wizard. Find the perfect outfit for New Year's Eve. At last, Owen Palmer, the dreamboat wizard at Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc., has conjured up the courage to get Katie Chandler under the mistletoe at the office holiday party. But just when it looks like Katie has found her prince, in pops her inept fairy godmother, Ethelinda, to throw a wand into the works. Ethelinda's timing couldn’t be worse. A plot hatched by MSI's rogue ex-employees, Idris and his evil fairy gal pal Ari, threatens to expose the company's secrets - and the very existence of magic itself.

The Edgar-nominated author of Gun Monkeys is back with a thrill-a-minute suspense novel that mixes crime and academia - with hilarious results. Here Victor Gischler draws us into a wild and wicked world, where tenured professors are busy burying bodies, cash-up-front P.I.’s hunt for missing coeds and one desperate street-tough has to decide which he’d rather be: a live poet or a dead criminal.

Un "divertissement", un guizzo anarchico dell'intelligenza. È così che si possono definire queste pagine nelle quali Cipolla abbandona gli austeri panni dello studioso e, giocando sul filo del paradosso e dell'assurdo, costruisce due brevi saggi: il primo, una ilare parodia della storia economica e sociale del Medioevo; il secondo, una sorta di scherzosa teoria generale della stupidità umana.

Au départ, entre Caleb et Aya, ce n'est qu'une histoire d'amitié. Vraiment ? Tout est tracé d'avance pour Aya N'Bagra. La jeune femme se laisse dicter ses choix autant dans sa vie personnelle que professionnelle et ne trouve pas grand-chose à redire à la situation. Sauf quand il s'agit de son mariage, là, ça coince. Son angoisse monte et toute sa vie est remise en question en une fraction de seconde. L'amour, est-ce vraiment ça ? Caleb Jones, lui, laisse une place de choix aux sentiments dans sa vie : selon lui, rien n'est plus beau qu'une famille soudée ou un couple heureux.

Der neue Provinzkrimi von BILD-Bestseller- und #1-Kindle-Humor-Autor Friedrich Kalpenstein. "Und wenn du noch so schnell läufst, die Vergangenheit holt dich immer wieder ein!". An einem Morgen wird Katja Brendel, Mitarbeiterin einer Sicherheitsfirma, kurz vor Brunngries tot aufgefunden. Erste Untersuchungen vor Ort lassen keine Zweifel zu, dass die Frau gestorben ist, nachdem sie von einem Auto überfahren wurde. Die Fährte führt geradewegs zu Kommissar Tischler, an dessen Jaguar Spuren sichergestellt werden. Der Hauptkommissar wird schnell zum Hauptverdächtigen. Was hat Tischler mit dem Fall zu tun?

It’s the 1st of December and Milly Arnold is facing a miserable Noel. Newly single, the last thing she wants to do is join her settled sister and her young family for the first of their traditions: the writing of the Christmas lists. However Milly’s nephews have other ideas and insist she write a list of her own (with illustrations to help Father Christmas decipher her terrible handwriting). Milly duly makes a request for a bunch of roses, some chocolate and a new pair of shoes. She doesn’t expect to get any of it. However, that very day, a box of chocolates appears....

Entre Ari et Anaïs, c'est explosif ! Sauront-ils apprivoiser leurs différences ? Anaïs le sait : elle a toujours tendance à tout faire de travers. Alors quand il s'agit de réserver correctement un billet d'avion, là aussi, ça coince. Larguée et fauchée, la jeune femme a bien l'impression que sa vie ressemble à s'y méprendre à une mauvaise comédie romantique. Et ce n'est pas Ari Jones qui dira le contraire ! Le célèbre co-fondateur d'une des plus grandes chaînes hôtelière anglo-saxonne remarque immédiatement la jeune femme dans ce hall d'aéroport. Et elle pourrait bien lui sauver la mise.

Partisan de la position allongée, Oblomov ne trouve le bonheur que dans le sommeil. Ni son ami Stolz, incarnation de l'énergie et de l'esprit d'entreprise, ni la belle Olga avec qui se nouera l'embryon d'une idylle, ne parviendront à le tirer de sa léthargie. Entreprendre et aimer sont décidément choses trop fatigantes. Grand roman de mœurs, Oblomov offre une satire mordante des petits fonctionnaires et des barines russes.

Audible presents Love Columbus, an Audible original, with Hind Yugm, written by Ashish Chaudhary. This is the life story of Raghu and his two close buddies, Poorva and Pintu. One day, 30-year-old Raghu realizes that he is all alone and has no one to call his own. Raghu has not had a girlfriend 'til now. Pintu and Poorva, the college love birds, are married but their marriage is on the verge of a divorce.

Pour ce 24ème « presque confinement national » (un groupe de volailles sociopathes sème la terreur en France), ma bande d'amis et moi avons tout prévu : un séjour à la campagne, dans la vaste demeure dont nous sommes fraîchement les copropriétaires. Nous sommes 6, inséparables depuis le lycée, presque tous parents, et nettement plus cool qu'il y a vingt ans, quand on nous appelait « la bande des losers ». Si si. J'ai également l'intention de profiter de ce temps béni pour régler mon problème récurrent, j'ai nommé le célibat.

Para ahuyentar el tedio que padece desde la muerte de su marido, una mujer de mediana edad decide dejar la casa de campo donde ha vivido durante años y trasladarse a la ciudad. Chabacana, mandona y sumamente quisquillosa, sobre todo en lo que respecta a sus hijas, traba amistad con la enigmática Scilla, y pronto las dos mujeres planean abrir juntas una galería de arte.

Amelia è stata una bambina studiosa e responsabile, poi un'adolescente studiosa e responsabile e oggi è una quasi trentenne delusa e responsabile. Tra sette giorni compie trent'anni e la sua nuova occupazione preferita è stilare liste dei suoi fallimenti. L'ultima è venuta più lunga del previsto: abita nella cantina dei suoi genitori, per mantenersi scrive articoli di tendenza per una rivista hipster, ma siccome è sottopagata deve anche portare a spasso il cane della vicina tre volte al giorno e fare la cameriera in un pub del centro pieno di adolescenti ubriachi.

Alicia Erian's characters are brave, disarming, affectionate, and deeply flawed. They inhabit the not-so-very-wide space between a good intention and a bad outcome. The Brutal Language of Love challenges traditional notions of right and wrong with what has become Erian's signature—an achingly stylish humor and a deep understanding of the brutal truth about human nature. These surprising, provocative, and deeply resonant stories marked the emergence of a major talent.

A collection of 13 stories of great range, verve, and humor from the highly acclaimed author of Cloudbursts and Ninety-two in the Shade.

Gott - eine Frau wie du und ich... Eine himmlisch sündhafte Komödie: Wer Samantha aus "Sex and the City" mochte, wird Gott lieben! Die ehrgeizige Genforscherin Maike versteht viel von Fortpflanzung, von Liebe jedoch nichts – bis sie Gott begegnet. Gott ist eine Frau und Sie hat Liebeskummer. Schuld daran ist ein gewisser Lover L. Doch damit soll nun Schluss sein, wie auch mit dem Unfug, den all die sogenannten "Herren der Schöpfung“ sonst noch anstellen. Gott bestellt bei Maike einen Gencocktail für einen weiblichen Messias.

Winterzauber, Weihnachten und eine Verlobung. Neuer Freund, neuer Job in Aussicht und zurück ans Meer – es könnte gerade nicht besser laufen für Ella, die nach einem Jahr wieder in ihr Heimatdorf an der Nordseeküste zurückkehrt. Leider läuft nicht alles so harmonisch ab, wie Ella sich das vorgestellt hat. Ihr Bruder kann ihren neuen Freund Manuel nicht ausstehen und der Tierarzt Lars lässt ihr Herz noch immer aus dem Takt geraten. Aber Ella ist fest entschlossen, diese Reaktion zu ignorieren.

These stories attest to the generous compass of Thomas McGuane's fellow feeling, as well as to his unique way with words. In this collection, filled with grace and humor, the ties of family make for uncomfortable binds: A devoted son is horrified to discover his mother's antics before she slipped into dementia, and a father's outdoor skills are no match for a change in the weather. But complications arise equally in the absence of blood, as when lifelong friends on a fishing trip finally confront their deep dislike for each other.