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In Bicycles of the Gods, the main character, Jesse, presents an earthly incarnation of Jesus Christ come to earth in the body of a 12-year-old boy in the company of Xavi, who is the earthly incarnation of Shiva, Destroyer of Worlds, also a 12-year-old boy. The pair stand on a hilltop above the city of Los Angeles contemplating how best to destroy it as a precursor to destroying the entire world to rid it of humanity so it can refresh and rebuild. Xavi is ready to get on with the task The Big Guy, God, has assigned them, but Jesse has a problem.

In Bournville, a placid suburb of Birmingham, sits a famous chocolate factory. For eleven-year-old Mary and her family in 1945, it's the centre of the world. The reason their streets smell faintly of chocolate, the place where most of their friends and neighbours have worked for decades. Mary will go on to live through the Coronation and the World Cup final, royal weddings and royal funerals, Brexit and Covid-19. She'll have children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Advertising copywriter Jay Hayes has a wonderful, smart, funny, beautiful girlfriend. He also has an incurably monstrous client who he only knows as a distorted voice at the other end of a black, plastic speakerphone. The problem is, they happen to be the same woman. To make matters worse, three months into their relationship, she still thinks he’s a guy named Karl. Throw in a tyrannical boss with near-homicidal tendencies and a fashion-impaired account supervisor who’s bent on destroying Jay’s career, and his life is about to get, well, complicated.

With the onset of Prohibition, the Sheehan Billiard Room in Chicago became a sordid haunt for hard drinkers. A certain Old Bugs, a mature man corroded by vices but capable of showing, at long intervals, the typical sensitivity of educated people works as a kitchen cleaner. When the young Alfred Trever, initiated by his friend Pete Schultz on the way of drinking, arrives at the Sheehan's tavern, Old Bugs will try to convince him not to make the same mistake as he did.

While somewhat outdated and steeped in the prejudice of the day, the Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin fable The Lost Conscience is nevertheless a worthy tale to ponder and a great study of a mind seeking to discard its inhibitions (and not in a good way).

Peter Williamson, investment director at Aardvark in London, is in trouble! The investment he led into Riverjack Crypto looks doomed when the notorious founder kills himself (and his finance director) in a bizarre car crash! Peter's boss, Gordon, is on the hunt, seemingly not just for him but for superstar Susannah. Meanwhile, the firm's suave lawyer, Tom, is permanently distracted by Peter's delectable PA. When everyone descends on a hotel for the meeting—and at night attempt to descend on each other—total mayhem ensues. This is the world of venture capital—fully exposed!

Despite its beauty, Newport is a place Cass Coventry would prefer to forget. But after a long absence, she’s back in town to celebrate her sister’s engagement—even if she’s marrying into the family that stole the Gilded Age Coventry mansion out from under them a decade ago. The moment Cass pulls up to the estate, she’s in for one surprise after another. The bride-to-be is hiding a big secret. Her eccentric mother has royal wedding aspirations. And when the date is set, a local gossip blog makes the families—and their famously complicated history—its new favorite subject.

The Glugs of Gosh is a book of satirical verse written by Australian author C. J. Dennis, published by Angus & Robertson in 1917. The book's 13 poems are vignettes of life in a fictional kingdom called Gosh, inhabited by an arboreal race (that is to say, climbers) known as Glugs. Dennis describes the Glugs as a "stupid race of docile folk".

Das Land befindet sich mitten in einer Pandemie und die Kanzlerin sieht sich gezwungen, dem Volk eine unerfreuliche Mitteilung nach der Anderen zu machen. Als wären das nicht der Widrigkeiten genug, steht auch noch eine Wahl bevor und jeder sägt an ihrem Stuhl. Sind der Karnevalsprinz, der Bienenversteher oder der Mann des Mittelstandes eine ernsthafte Bedrohung ihrer Regentschaft oder lauert dieses Mal der Feind außerhalb der eigenen Reihen.

From his tiny room at Hampton Court, the royal chronicler records the comings and goings of the King of England, his six Queens—and his six mothers-in-law. Introducing us to these redoubtable ladies, he relates the surprising part they played in the destiny of Henry VIII and his unfortunate wives. We meet Catherine of Aragon's duenna, Dona Elvira; Lady Boleyn, whose gentleman admirer threatens danger for her daughter Anne; and Lady Margaret, whose attempt to overturn hundreds of years of tradition leads to a dramatic confrontation.

There's nothing worse than a long ride in the car with AB, or so Kallie thinks as they head off to the Fairview Mountain Rehab Center to pay a visit to Trevor Darlington. But once they arrive, she finds there are some things that are indeed worse than Abuela-Blanca's kami-nazi driving—such as running into Azure, her fashion designer from Model Middle America. Only he's not Azure—or is he? There's nothing "Azure" about the pasty-faced, non-makeup-wearing man who shares Azure's face. Kallie's more than certain it's a twin thing, even as he begs her to keep his devastating secret.

Within this compilation, you will hear that Mac continues to bring cases to conclusions—while he continues to jump to conclusions. Mac Danger—the up-front, in-your-face gumshoe—confronts the electronic clutter of a modern world—filled with its video conference call users—mocha lattes at their side, with his common sense two-tin-cans-tied-together-with-a-string methods. And all of it is accomplished with the help of the never-empty-glass of his liquid forebear, Old Grand Dad.

In this, the penultimate tale of the Circles in Hell comedy series, Charon, ferryman for the dead, and his paramour, the succubus Lilith, adopt an infant girl and settle in the suburbs of the Second Circle. Bringing up the first baby in Hell will test the parenting skills of the stalwart skeleton and his demonic partner, for Mona is no ordinary child. She soon exhibits powers that would make a devil blanch. The First Baby has her own set of firsts—from words to steps to a hospital visit—and they all unfold in madcap fashion.

Für Alexander Humbolt beginnt ein neues Abenteuer, als er sich nach FSJ und Ausbildung ins Berufsleben stürzt. Eine Dienstwohnung, die er bereits wenige Wochen später beziehen kann, scheint sein Glück perfekt zu machen. Die erste eigene Bude! Doch schon bald bekommt die Idylle Risse. Ungeschickte Nachbarn versetzen Alex dabei ebenso in Angst und Schrecken wie Volksmusikmarathons und nächtliche Spontanpartys. Die Nerven liegen blank! Bei der Arbeit sorgen todesmutige Kollegen, alkoholisierte Panzerfahrer und hoch motivierte Feuerlöscher dafür, dass keine Langeweile aufkommt.

Emily Forrest runs Exalted, the hottest astrology account on Instagram, from her studio apartment in Los Angeles. Burned out on meme-making and listicles, Emily's passion for astrology is waning despite her gift for deciphering the signs, until she comes across a birth-chart that could potentially change her mind. Beau Rubidoux's planets are aligned, each paired with its optimum sign—his chart is exalted. She decides that Beau, a well-connected photographer in Echo Park, could potentially be the love of her life and help her fulfill her true destiny: to be a star.

Welcome to Hell—where nobody can ever quite catch the barman's eye. In this collection, which contains all seven series of Old Harry's Game, get ready for some wicked one-liners and scorching satire. Satan is fed up after a millennia in charge of Hell, especially given the prospect of an eternity still running the damned place. Although he does enjoy playing pranks on the world of the living and devising wry torments for the souls in his keeping, he often wistfully recalls his past as an archangel.

Skurril, witzig und ironisch: nach dem erfolgreichen ersten Teil "VOLL BEHÄMMERT – Jobchaoten" kommt nun die Fortsetzung "VOLL VEREIST – Skichaoten". Alexander Humbolt hat es endlich geschafft, seine Traumfrau Maike für sich zu gewinnen. Nun steht Weihnachten vor der Tür: Das Fest der Liebe! Kurzerhand geht es in einen spontanen Skiurlaub. Und damit fangen die Probleme für Alex an, denn wer hätte gedacht, dass einige freie Tage so viele Tücken und Fallstricke bereithalten?

Filosofie, religioni, sesso e la strada per la pace nel mondo. C'è un po' di tutto in questo spregiudicato romanzo di Marco Lugli. Sette domande per Dio è un viaggio esilarante dentro un Bed & Breakfast che diventa improvvisamente il centro dell'universo quando Dio si manifesta concretamente agli uomini e si dichiara disponibile a rispondere a sette loro domande, ma è anche una satira bruciante della società moderna strangolata dalle catene del politicamente corretto,

Getting a vasectomy these days can be a responsible social gesture, but for Hank and Chuck back in 1950s Appalachia, it’s but a boozy night’s whim and all about hating to use rubbers, leaving them unprepared for how complicated their lives are about to get because nobody told them that they would have to keep using those slimy things until they’d experienced 20 ejaculations. With malleable resolve, they work through the embarrassment of producing semen samples, counting down their ejaculations, and actually talking about sex with their partners.

Questa novella a metà tra la satira sociale e l'allegoria amara, descrive una popolazione ridotta a uno stato di sonnambulismo che si scoprirà essere indotto dal governo per accrescere il PIL nazionale.

Morgan and Devon Gregson Bennett are an interracial creative power couple living happily enough in Brooklyn until a freak accident leaves a little girl orphaned in Los Angeles. Setting aside reservations about the price motherhood will exact on their marriage and careers, Morgan and Devon agree to adopt Vabeh, a bi-racial ethnic-hair-products heiress. Vabeh touches down in New York, wearing last season’s fur and on a mission to quickly distinguish herself from the other bold-faced names at her new school, the tony School for Spoiled Kids.

Ever since he fell off the stage live on Question Time, Labour MP Duncan Stonebridge has been stuck in political limbo. Struggling with a tiny majority and a career that's going nowhere, he's caught between the impossible demands of his constituents and the dictates of Westminster—and constantly afflicted by the bane of all politicians: events. Whether he's getting wound up about a wind farm, saving his party agent from a rabid Russian oligarch, fending off accusations or losing a laptop full of reports, life never runs smoothly for the beleaguered backbencher.

Leinster House had been burned to the ground. All that was left was a smouldering ruin and the blackened remains of an Irish flag. The old man was trying to pin the blame on Brussels, but I knew the actual truth? Unfortunately, Sorcha was too angry with me for having sex with our daughter's Irish teacher to listen. But I had, like, other irons in the—pardon the pun—fire. I'd just become Head Coach of the Ireland rugby team—albeit, women. The country might well have been focked. But very soon, we had everyone believing in fairy tales again.

Aloisia, eine junge Österreicherin, kommt - der Liebe wegen - nach Paris. Die französischen Zeitungen berichten unermüdlich über einen Serienmörder. Le Maestro Massacreur bringt scheinbar wahllos Straßenmusiker um. Ein melancholischer Kommissar und der angesehene Terrorexperte Monsieur Boum ermitteln. Doch mit Clopin, dem König der Bettler, in dessen "Turm der Wunder" auch Aloisia rasch zwielichtigen Anschluss findet, hat niemand gerechnet.

The Holy Bible, according to Matt Shaw. Taking the popular stories from the Bible and giving them a horror twist, this book is not intended to be used as a way of preaching your beliefs. God would probably frown down upon such usage, but if you wanted to put your feet up and chuckle along with some dark humor, then God would surely approve. For fans of the original book, this isn't for you. You won't like this. Don't listen to it. Don't be mad at me for writing it, though because, if you think about it, I am still getting the important stories out there. Kind of.

Against all odds, Ben the Bengal cat defeated the demon dragon and sent it back to the Seventh Dimension. Consequently, Ben's nemesis, the evil warlock Astravar, is ever so slightly miffed. A demon dragon was meant to take over the realm for Astravar, while the warlock stayed in a tower with a nice cup of tea and watched the conquest from afar. But it didn't quite work that way . . .

Meet Rowena Halley, a former human rights activist turned academic. Rowena thought teaching on US college campuses would be a lot safer than interviewing torture victims in Russia. Boy, was she wrong. Rowena quickly gets caught up in campus intrigue that threatens to turn deadly. Meanwhile, the life and lover she thought she’d left behind in Moscow might not be so firmly back in the past as she’d believed.

Red York has seen it all: the Maple Leafs’ 45 consecutive Stanley Cups, Toronto’s designation as a United Nations World Heritage Site, the emergence of the Toronto Telegram as the nation’s greatest newspaper. Now, in response to at least two readers’ requests, and with the aid of a ghostwriter whose name he can’t ever remember, the award-winning columnist has penned a definitive history of the city of Toronto in the back half of the 20th century.

PR extraordinaire Blake Hamner (the n is silent) put off his honeymoon for his big break: joining a major political campaign for president. Now, the "Hammer" struggles to make time for his marriage as crisis communications manager for Our Leader, who, since taking power, has become increasingly mad and totalitarian.

Lydia Millet's exquisite new novel tells the story of an Arizona man’s relationship with the family next door, whose house has one wall made entirely out of glass. The story delivers attraction and love, friendship and grief. But Millet also evokes the uncanny. Through close observation of human and animal life in the desert, she captures the daunting scale of human society without losing sight of the real difference one person can make in the world. Written with humor and benevolence, Dinosaurs asks big questions: Can a person be good? Can a man be good?