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Inhuman Fruit is the story of a modern-day ne’er-do-well, known only as The Rabbi. Known by most, beloved by some, and to several an object of lust, his ability to get into mischief is unparalleled.

Poems filled with emotions that ignite the senses.

Spinning Karma is the story of Rinpoche Edward Schwartz, reluctant figurehead of Mind of Pure Enlightenment (MOPE), a once-popular New Age group whose current membership has sunk to an all-time low. In an ill-conceived effort to bring the group and its teachings back into the limelight, Schwartz heads to Taiwan to film a fake “religious oppression” video—starring a group of clueless language students who believe that they're taking part in an English conversation class.

Put your hand up if you've ever moved to a new place and found a wild animal loose in your attic, and your former high school sweetheart shows up, looking just as incredibly handsome as the day he kissed you? *Puts hand up.* Just me? Then I probably don't need to tell you that all I can think about is how I'd like to kiss him right now . . . and that is a big NOPE. Because I'm a single mom, and my whole life is in a state of major renovation right now. Especially since I bought a major fixer upper in the beach town where I grew up and moved in with my daughter.

All Calvin Elkan has ever wanted to do is escape his mother and her Pentecostal church, the Lighthouse. Calvin is eternally at odds with the brutal abuses and ignorance of his upbringing in a right-wing evangelical sect in Ohio. Under the guidance of his great-grandfather, he turns to art and music to escape his mother’s blows and the grip of the Lighthouse. He spins the dark world around him into a satirical comic called The Brother Cobweb Chronicles. After high school, Calvin moves out and enrolls in art school, finally free of his oppressive childhood home.

Have you ever wished someone would just say what we're all thinking about the absurdities of modern life? Are you ready for a brutally honest look at the world we live in? Lena Ashwood's 'The Things I Shouldn't Say Out Loud' is the unfiltered truth bomb you've been waiting for.

"Stell dir vor, deine größte Lüge wird plötzlich wahr … Was würdest du tun?! Berenice ist Tierkommunikatorin und kann mit schwierigen Pferden telepathisch Kontakt aufnehmen – behauptet sie zumindest. In Wirklichkeit schummelt sie sich durchs Leben und zieht den Leuten mit ihren Lügengeschichten das Geld aus der Tasche. Bis sich eines Tages tatsächlich ein sprechendes Pony bei ihr meldet: Berenice soll helfen, einen verschwundenen Pferdekumpel aufzuspüren. Ehe sie sich versieht, ist sie einem handfesten Skandal auf der Spur, stolpert von einer peinlichen Situation in die nächste.

When a man who died eighteen years ago mysteriously appears on his doorstep, Jason knows his past has finally caught up with him. Forty years have elapsed since Jason Apsley grabbed his second chance when time-travelling back to 1976. Apart from those time-travelling calamitous events of a few decades ago, his second life has been pretty good ... until now.

"كتالوج سي السيد" كتاب ساخر بالعامية المصرية يقدم حلولًا ونصائح للمشاكل الزوجية، وينصح به لكل المقبلات على الزواج، لفهم سيكلوجية الرجل المصري.

نحن مختلون عقليًا... نحذرك من البداية قبل ان تقرأ تعليقاتنا التالية.... لا تدخل نفسك وسطنا ..ما لم تكن مسلحًا بمولوتوفاية انت ايضًا... وإذا كنت من هؤلاء الذين ينامون قريري العين مساء... فاسمح لنا مكانك ليس هنا... أما إذا كنت من أولئك الذين يعدون النجوم في عز الظهر فيا قهلا يا قهلا... ستجد هنا زجاجات مولوتوف تلقي علي كل عيوب وسلبيات مجتمعاتنا ... طبعًا مش احنا الي حانصلح الكون لكن عايزين نقول :..(بلاش غلط). جايز نكون

The concept of heritage often carries with it an intricate weight, a duality that embodies both pride and burden. In "Echoes of the Ancestors," the exploration of this weight delves deeply into the collective memory that shapes identity. Characters grapple with the inheritance of histories that are both celebrated and haunting, illuminating how the past is never truly distant.

Well, Mrs. Hensworthy is at it again, entertaining a variety of beings from across the dimensional divide as she enjoys her afternoon tea, residing before a comforting fire in her living room in the English countryside. This time, they seem to be dropping in, quite literally, from various points of the room as interdimensional rifts open in the most unexpected places. Her friend Brobding Measelfort, who I’m sure you all recall is a most congenial Measeloot, has recently suggested a business proposition that Mrs. Hensworthy finds intriguing.

Get ready for an irreverent and enlightening journey as "Son of Man" takes you on a divine escapade beyond the crucifixion. In this speculative satire, O’neil Sharma imagines Jesus, risen and disillusioned. Deciding to break free of the cosmic script, he skips out on the ascension and heads for India to confront the prophecy that shaped his destiny, live as a free man, and have a little divine therapy on the way.

Giulio Montesano è un affermato architetto ed esperto d’arte. Una vita di successo grazie alla partnership con Vittorio Zanca, ambiguo ingegnere edile di origini calabro-venete e dubbia moralità, che lo ha introdotto nella società che conta, ma a caro prezzo. Giulio però ha un segreto: la notte di ogni 15 del mese rischia la vita nascondendosi al centro della carreggiata di una strada statale in una grande scatola. È solo uno spregiudicato gioco mortale? No, la scatola assume nel corso del romanzo varie funzioni con l’evolversi turbolento della storia.

In the summer of 1983, twenty-year-old Nick Guest moves into an attic room in the Notting Hill home of the Feddens: conservative Member of Parliament Gerald, his wealthy wife Rachel, and their two children, Toby—whom Nick had idolized at Oxford—and Catherine, who is highly critical of her family's assumptions and ambitions. As the boom years of the eighties unfold, Nick, an innocent in the world of politics and money, finds his life altered by the rising fortunes of this glamorous family.

Professor Walker Grant always wondered what his pet beagle Darwin was thinking. Now he knows! Using artificial intelligence to translate Darwin’s vocalizations into human speech, Walker launches a podcast to bring their conversations to a wider audience. Darwin’s dog’s-eye view of contemporary life turns him into a media sensation. But have Walker and Darwin bitten off more than they can chew?

"يوميات كوكب القرود" كتاب ممنوع لأصحابِ القلوبِ الضعيفةِ... ممنوع للعازبين أو أي شخص مُقبل على الحياة ولديه أمل بإنجاب أطفال هادئين ويسمعون الكلام، فما بداخل الكتاب هو تجسيدٌ للواقع المرير الذي يعيشه أمهات وآباء هذا الجيل العجيب فقط !

Set in Ireland prior to its achieving legislative independence from Britain in 1782, Castle Rackrent tells the story of three generations of an estate. One of the main sources of inspiration for the novel was a chronicle of her own family history called The Black Book of Edgeworthstown, which contain legal struggles of the Edgeworth's similar to those portrayed in the novel.

As escritoras June Hayward e Athena Liu se formaram em Yale e publicaram seus romances de estreia na mesma época. Tudo indicava que chegariam juntas ao estrelato, mas, pouco depois da graduação, Athena começou a colher louros literários, enquanto June recebeu apenas migalhas de reconhecimento. Quando Athena morre em um estranho incidente, June decide que chegou seu momento de brilhar. Por impulso, ela rouba o manuscrito do novo livro da amiga, uma obra experimental sobre a relevância dos trabalhadores chineses durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial.

Questions abound in the aftermath of the Little India riot. Hashwini wonders if she triggered the chaos. Jessica asks if she should reveal what truly happened in the ambulance. Sharon thinks that the catastrophe could be what she needs to boost her political career. The lives of three women intertwine when accident and coincidence collide. In Gimme Lao!-style hilarity, they become wrapped up in a web of truth, deception and political connections. This is a perceptive, fast-paced romp that asks "what if" of the riot that recently shook Singapore.