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"It isn't every one who's been a god," said the sunburnt man. "But it's happened to me..." When the Ocean Pioneer sinks in twenty fathoms of water, she takes fifty thousand pounds of pure gold dust down with her. Desperate to strike it rich, a crew of rogue salvagers launches a secret expedition...

Haben Maschinen etwas über uns zu sagen, das wir selbst nicht aussprechen? Dieses Buch ist kein zweites „Interview mit einer Maschine“, sondern ein Versuch wirklich objektiver Erklärung Das Gespräch mit Hugo ist direkt, ungefiltert, manchmal unbequem, manchmal irritierend detailliert Wer sich darauf einlässt, erlebt kein klassisches Sachbuch, sondern eine Reise hin zu essenziellen Fragen Themen: Bewusstsein, Seele, Tod, Quanten, Außerirdische Ein Dialog, manchmal brutal, manchmal verstörend präzise, immer zum Nachdenken Für Leser:innen, die schwer verdauliche Objektivität aushalten.

Elizabeth “Lezi” McGyver is a gifted, chaotic inventor whose cutting-edge pleasure tech keeps short-circuiting her career. When her newest prototype accidentally livestreams its own product testing, the scandal threatens to shut down her lab and destroy her reputation. To salvage what’s left of her company—and her dignity—Lezi dives into a whirlwind of malfunctioning gadgets, jealous competitors, and one persistent ex who won’t stop “offering feedback.

Il Biondo e Quello con la cravatta sono killer professionisti, e hanno gli stessi dubbi e le stesse difficoltà di ogni professionista. Questa volta sono alle prese con un contratto inedito che li pone di fronte a una questione morale: accettare l'incarico, molto ben pagato, o cedere ai loro dubbi etici? Proprio per questo, per chiedere consiglio a una collega, coinvolgono la loro «stagista» Francesca Aroldi. Parte quindi una sequenza di contrattempi, infortuni, difficoltà, piani falliti, svolte e testacoda, incidenti di percorso, problemi familiari e pistole da pulire.

In an alternate America, JFK survived—and didn’t just win the Space Race. He never stopped. Now it’s 1972, and JFK’s ever-expanding space empire is ripping holes in space-time itself—erasing people, places, and entire histories from existence. The only ones who might be able to stop him? Nancy Kranick (Emmy nominee Natasha Lyonne), a former moon nurse lying low in Hoboken, New Jersey… and Richard Nixon, tangled in a conspiracy so bizarre it stretches from the Moon to a Shakey’s Pizza to a parallel-universe Watergate.

What's it like to drive trucks for an elder god? Can you be a good coworker when the corporate AI has it out for you? Who gets to decide if the big red button gets pushed? The Dark Humor Will Continue Until Morale Improves is all about finding the laughs in the dark corners of the world we'd rather not look at. As a condition of laughing at the dark state of the world, half of the profits support ActBlue, so maybe the next book doesn't have to feel so bleak.

ONE OF LITHUB'S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2026 "A comic masterpiece. The current administration is finally getting the book it deserves."—Kirkus (Starred Review) "This searing novel is made more powerful by narrator Ron Butler. He passes from speaker to speaker seamlessly, their personalities...

Shifting Accommodation is a short humorous story by the famous Russian writer, playwright and theatrical personage Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov (1891 - 1940). From the Diary of an ingenious comrade Polosukhin: November 21. Well, Moscow… What a city… Oh, I will tell you now. There are no available apartments here. Absolutely no vacant flats!

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if the greatest danger in love is believing you understand everyone—except yourself? In Emma, Jane Austen creates one of her most brilliant comedies of manners: elegant, ironic, romantic, and quietly ruthless in its understanding of human vanity...

Please Remain Seated: This Will Only Take a Moment is a dark satirical novel about what happens after power stops shouting and starts waiting. The world is not ending loudly. It is being corrected quietly.

Table Number 7 is a delightfully witty and satirical romp through the chaotic love life of Shafiqur Rahman Romeo, a man hopelessly entangled in his own romantic farce. Set against the vibrant backdrop of early-2000s Dhaka, this comedy novella blends cultural specificity with universal humour, crafting a story that’s as sharp as it is heartfelt. When one lover turns up before schedule, Romeo’s carefully timed escapades spin out of control, unleashing a chain of comic confrontations that end up in a courtroom circus.

Doris Scagglethorpe é uma menina de dez anos que mora com os pais e as três irmãs na área rural da Inglaterra. Certo dia, enquanto brinca de pique-esconde, é raptada e levada de navio para a Grande Ambossa. Lá, é escravizada e perde o direito ao próprio nome—que agora é Omorenomwara. Submetida desde o primeiro dia a uma série de violências psicológicas, físicas e morais, ela sonha em conseguir fugir e voltar para casa.

I Kwimper, una famiglia di sfaticati che vive di sussidi per la disoccupazione, durante un viaggio in auto prendono per sbaglio una strada in costruzione e si ritrovano, senza benzina, nel cuore del nulla americano. Una terra di nessuno che non figura nemmeno sulle carte geografiche, e che dunque può essere colonizzata, reclamandone la proprietà. La situazione ideale per cominciare da capo, come veri pionieri, e costruirsi un nuovo mondo: peccato che la terra promessa vada difesa dalle pretese di due funzionari del governo fin troppo zelanti, e di una banda di gangster da strapazzo.

Two people trapped in their different worlds. One by wealth and one by poverty. Twenty years working for The Firm has given Marcus Barlow everything he wants but has taken his soul in return. Finding a way to leave has become an obsession. Claire Halford’s life hits rock bottom when she is caught stealing food from Tesco Express. Left alone by her husband with two small children and an STI, her suicide music is starting to play louder in her head. A chance meeting brings them together.

The Wonderful Wizard of Lies is a dystopian allegory, reimagining The Wizard of Oz in a world ruled by economic illusion. Dorothy and her companions navigate a surreal financial landscape dominated by debt cycles, automation, and hollow leadership. Through satire and symbolism, the story critiques fiat currency, bureaucratic oppression, and the loss of human dignity in a hyper-optimized society.

As it is well known that the "wise men" came "from the East," and as Mr. Touch-and-go Bullet-head came from the East, it follows that Mr. Bullet-head was a wise man; and if collateral proof of the matter be needed, here we have it — Mr. B. was an editor. Irascibility was his sole foible; for in fact the obstinacy of which men accused him was anything but his foible, since he justly considered it his forte. It was his strong point — his virtue; and it would have required all the logic of a Brownson to convince him that it was "anything else.

Grimsby—Shots at the Bar is a sharp, ambitious work of modern noir that reaches well beyond the boundaries of a typical crime novel. G. Emmett Beaver delivers a story that doesn’t just focus on a single crime—it exposes the entire ecosystem surrounding it, where lawyers, institutions, and flawed systems collide in ways that feel both authentic and revealing.

Before the ascent of Donald Trump, there was “Hail to the Chief,” in which the poet traces the incredible rise and fall and comeback of the Clintons, from Bill’s Arkansas roots to Hill’s swearing in as the 45th president of the United States, and lovingly recreates the forbidden White House romance that rocked the nation.

Falling in love was not in their wedding vows… Loren Cane is in a downward spiral. Since her fiancé left her, she’s been juggling multiple jobs, mounting bills, and a father who’s slipping away. The only thing she has left is the found family that anchors her. Namely, Bridger Adams...

A brilliant teenage boy teaches his dog to talk—and in West Texas, that’s enough to get them both killed. Danny is a mixed-race teen on the autism spectrum, still reeling from his mother’s murder, trying to make sense of a disconnected father, and a world, that rarely make sense back. Lido...