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Mit Humor ist alles leichter - selbst dann, wenn man in einem Restaurant landet, in dem auch das Jüngste Gericht serviert wird. Oder wenn man den schrecklichsten Liebeskummer aller Zeiten hat. Oder man ein klitzekleines bisschen daran schuld sein könnte, dass die Erde von galaktischen Angreifern in die Luft gesprengt wird. Klingt verrückt? Ist es auch! Und das Einhorn, das beim Ende der Welt eine durchaus tragende Rolle spielt, haben wir bisher noch nicht einmal erwähnt.

She'd heard the stories, seen the movies, read the books. But now police Chief Inspector Sigrid Ødegård has to leave her native Norway and actually go there - to that land across the Atlantic where her missing brother is implicated in the mysterious death of a prominent African-American academic. America. Sigrid is plunged into a United States where race and identity, politics and promise, reverberate in every aspect of daily life.

Die kesse Paula, betrogen von ihrer großen Liebe, fristet seit der Trennung von ihrem langjährigen Freund ihr Dasein in einem Wohnwagen. Für Paula könnte das ewig so weitergehen, wären da nicht Steffi, ihre beste Freundin oder Thea, ihre große Schwester, die ständig versuchen, Paula in Sachen Liebe auf die Sprünge zu helfen. Und das, obwohl Paula längst ein (wohl eher beide!) Auge(n) auf den vermeintlich verheirateten Mister Sexy Paul geworfen hat.

When Baby Kiriti arrived in this world, he was like a lost butterfly in a sea of white. A baby who is born and thrust into the huge sea of humanity called India, he rides and steers his destiny ship as he constantly grapples with the Clown inside him, who meanwhile brings out his own set of funny oars in these troubled waters.

Londres 1892. Une femme est sauvagement assassinée dans le quartier pauvre de Whitechapel. Désemparée par l'inefficacité de la police, la mère de la victime engage Sidney Grice, le plus célèbre détective privé de Londres. D'une intelligence acérée, l'homme est d'une efficacité redoutable. Il pense que le "sexe faible" n'a pas sa place dans un cabinet de détective, mais il fait tout de même appel à March Middleton, une jeune femme excentrique un peu trop portée sur le gin, pour l'assister. L'irrésistible duo mène l'enquête et découvre que le mystérieux meurtre n'était que le premier d'une sinistre série.

This book is like a 'handbook of everyday humour'. It is based on observation of funny tendencies in people and then creating fictional caricatures and anecdotes around them. The tendency of beating around the mulberry bush has been converted into a fictional character called 'Simon Satellite'. And yes, there are many more such characters and anecdotes, served With a Pinch of Salt....

Vicky kommt mit ihrem fünfjährigen Sohn prima allein zurecht und pfeift auf Männer. Sie fühlt sich wohl mit Kind, Job und Wohnung - doch das ändert sich schlagartig, als der attraktive Simon samt Tochter ins Haus zieht. Irgendetwas an ihm bringt Vicky auf die Palme, und Simon geht es mit ihr nicht anders. Als eines Tages die Kita-Erzieher für eine Woche streiken, müssen sich die beiden notgedrungen gegenseitig aus der Patsche helfen. Dabei stellen sie fest, dass der erste Eindruck manchmal gewaltig täuscht.

Catherine Hawkey hat alles, was sich eine junge Studentin nur wünschen kann und bereits klare Vorstellungen von ihrem künftigen Leben. Da passt es ihr gar nicht, dass sie dem arroganten Rodeo-Star Kyle in die Arme läuft, einem gefeierten Bad Boy, der nicht nur keine Manieren zu haben scheint, sondern sich einzig und allein für seinen Sport interessiert.

A veces, la verdad permanece oculta en la oscuridad y sólo se ilumina al abrir una ventana. Una historia de mentiras, secretos, engaños y falsas apariencias que pone el dedo en la llaga sobre mitos incuestionables. Un relato apasionante que disecciona la hipocresía de la sociedad española moderna. Una denuncia valiente de los abusos sexuales en la infancia, sus devastadoras consecuencias y su invisibilidad en este acomodado mundo nuestro.

Based on a two-part episode of Return of the Saint, starring Ian Ogilvy, the Saint takes part in a powerboat race only for his main competitor's boat to blow up midrace. As Simon comforts the man's widow, he discovers some rather unusual behaviour, which leads to a rather unusual bunch of crooks....

Pepper Ryan grew up the troublesome, spoiled child of a rock god. With her less-than-stellar parentage and the bipolar disorder that has plagued her existence, to say this little firecracker is a handful would be the understatement of the century. Sammy Belle spent more than half his life saving Pepper. He'd been her strength, her sanity, and the protective brotherly figure she never wanted to have. They were never meant to be together. They gave in anyway.

Gayle Tufts beobachtet mit scharfem Blick und schreibt mit viel Humor und Verstand nicht nur über ihr Leben als Amerikanerin in Deutschland, sondern auch über ihre alte Heimat - über Alltag und Absonderlichkeiten im Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten. Hochaktuell und mit den besten Stücken aus ihrem neuen Bühnenprogramm.

Julie, bientôt 30 ans, se retrouve seule le soir de son anniversaire, avec pour compagnie une bouteille de vin bon marché et son téléphone portable. Elle n'a rien d'autre à faire que de consulter son répertoire de contacts et de se demander pourquoi ça n'a pas marché avec les hommes qui ont croisé son chemin. Arrive minuit une, l'heure exacte de sa naissance. Elle saisit un cupcake qui traine dans son placard, plante une bougie dessus et fait un vœu pas comme les autres.

He is the perfect presidential candidate. Conservatives love his hard-hitting Republican rsum. Liberals love his peaceful, progressive practicality. The media can’t get enough of his larger-than-life personality. And all the American people love that he’s an honest, hard-working man who tells it like it is. There’s just one problem. He is William Howard Taft...and he was already president a hundred years ago.

Kids, a Primer is a collection of a grandfather's musings on the way his (now grown) children are raising their children and being glad about being a grandparent rather than a new parent with young children (again). While Ungar is convinced that grandparents could do a better job raising children if they had the energy, he is grateful that he, in fact, no longer has the energy.

An anytime, anywhere listen, Office Shocks is a quirky and comical account of a young, impatient and opinionated B-school graduate who enters the corporate world and discovers it in all its backstage glory. He encounters a stereotypical yet unusual ensemble: the fickle-minded boss, the girl who got fired, the flirtatious colleagues, the dreaded lunch-sharing saint, the erudite two-timing family man, and much more on what turns out to be the most shocking first day at work.

A fabulously entertaining audiobook from the ultimate authority on those almost believable tales that always happen to a "friend of a friend". Alligators in the sewers? A pet in the microwave? A tragic misunderstanding of the function of cruise control? No, it didn't really happen to your friend's sister's neighbor: It's an urban legend. And no matter how savvy you think you are, you are sure to find in this collection of more than 200 tales at least one story you would have sworn was true.

Laney has just finished graduate school in California and sees her cross-country drive as the perfect chance to reflect on the past before facing her future back East. With 3,000 miles ahead of her and a box of mix tapes as her only companion, she envisions a trip spent reminiscing; whether it's her first camp kisses, high school parties and crushes, or college loves and losses, Laney's most treasured memories - good and bad - are all just a song away.

One of New York’s finest saves brilliant and debonair (but drug-addicted) Daniel Topler from his suicide attempt on the George Washington Bridge. In court, the judge entrusts the young man to the care of Dr. Jacob Bernstein, an elderly psychiatrist at an upscale rehab clinic. The doctor issues these commands: Obey the no-drugs rules and join the geriatric temple men’s group he leads - or face incarceration. Dan has no choice but to comply. Dan’s prep school friends initially lure him back to the drugs, booze, and women. But all that changes when he meets Bernstein’s daughter, Laura....

Caroline Townsend is a nightmare for her children. The former actress and current alcoholic hits her nadir on Christmas Eve. Her five young children hope for a Christmas celebration. Instead, they get a fight with their mother, who's absolutely plastered and fresh off yet another failed relationship. After lashing out at her children, Caroline passes out under the bent and mangled Christmas tree. For the Townsend children, this proves to be a rare opportunity - a chance to set things right with their mother. Together, they concoct an elaborate ruse designed to teach her a lesson, once and for all.