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Dorothy Gale isn't in Kansas anymore. These days, she's the smoothest thief in Oz, pulling off heists flashier than Eeyore's underpants. But after years of high-tech robberies, she's ready to hang it up. Just one last score stands between her and a happily-ever-after with her sketchy-but-hot boyfriend, Hatter. If it goes well, she'll be a legend. If not… well, there's always Kansas.

Schon seit einem Jahr herrscht militärische Ordnung im Hause Schweizer. Tochter Gabriele war in einem früheren Leben sicher mal Feldwebel und so darf Jupp gerade noch atmen. Auch Maggie leidet unter dem Kommandoton ihrer Tochter und das mit anzugucken, erträgt er nicht. Er träumt von Freiheit, Sonne, Meer und einem Platz an Deck eines Traumschiffes. Da Träumen allein nichts ändert, macht er sich kurzerhand auf den Weg in ein Reisebüro… Leider ist gut gemeint noch lange nicht gut gemacht…

Ein Mann wacht eines Morgens als Frau auf und erlebt die Welt aus der anderen Perspektive. Dieses kluge Gedankenspiel enthüllt, was oft verdrängt wird – strukturelle Ungleichheit, subtile Vorurteile und die alltägliche Benachteiligung von Frauen. Das Buch zeigt, wie Frauen ihre Wünsche verwirklichen, den Gender Pay Gap überwinden und ihr Glück finden – und warum echte Gleichberechtigung uns alle stärkt: für mehr Verständnis, Fairness und gemeinsamen Erfolg.

FOR THE FIRST TIME UNABRIDGED IN AUDIO READ BY ALAN CUMMING and ANGUS KING WITH ARCHIVAL RECORDINGS FROM ALASDAIR GRAY HIMSELF 'Probably the greatest novel of the century' Observer Lanark, a modern vision of hell set in the disintegrating cities of Unthank and Glasgow, tells the interwoven...

La mujer ajena y el marido debajo de la cama escrito en 1848 antes de su arresto y exilio, formando parte de sus primeros relatos cómicos y de crítica social, cuando Fiódor Dostoyevski experimentaba con el relato breve humorístico dentro de la tradición satírica rusa del siglo XIX. Aunque no posee la profundidad estructural de sus grandes novelas, anticipa rasgos esenciales de su obra: la atención a la conciencia alterada, el análisis del autoengaño y la exposición pública de la vergüenza. El espacio físico reducido —debajo de la cama— funciona como símbolo de una conciencia atrapada.

Ihre Methoden sind agil, sie handeln proaktiv, präsentieren nachhaltige und skalierbare Lösungen – Topmanager leben in anderen Sphären. Da, wo die Luft dünn ist und ein einziger Fauxpas den Fall ins Bodenlose bedeuten kann. Doch nun halten Frauen Einzug ins Habitat der Krawattenträger, und das bei den Angestellten so beliebte Homeoffice lässt die Führungsriege mit abgesägten Hosen dastehen. Die Herausforderungen werden diverser. Wem kann man noch trauen? Den Topkadern entgleitet die Kontrolle.

The MAGA Bibble: Canon of Convictions is a sharp, fearless satire that transforms modern political language into mock scripture—complete with parables, commandments, prophecies, and verses that feel eerily familiar. Written by Parody Prophet and performed with dramatic clarity by Michael Rubino, this audiobook delivers a deadpan reading of a fictional canon that mirrors the tone of religious text while exposing the contradictions, hypocrisies, and fervor of contemporary political culture.

After the events of Violence on the Meek part 4, Paul Homolka is on the loose and is more violent than ever. But will Paul's reign end before it even has the chance to begin when an old foe decides to hunt him down?

This is the story of a theological conflict concerning the concepts of “grace” versus “grease.” The “cult of Frank,” a religious movement advocating the salvific potential of viscosity, frying, and culinary lubrication is gaining many converts. The story opens with a sermon by Father Anselm Loosespring, a Frankite advocate, who promotes “holy grease” as essential for faith, spirituality, and combating Frank’s opponent, the Adversarial Tobacconist, Runciman.

Brought to you by Penguin. Every trad wife needs a baby. Camille will get one - no matter the cost. Camille lives to embody the perfect traditional wife—cooking, cleaning, homesteading, and documenting it all for her followers. But without a baby, her image—and her following—feels...

Antonin Suburre est bijoutier à Brioude. Au cours d'un braquage dans sa boutique, il abat l'un des voleurs, un jeune homme du nom de Chamseddine. Condamné pour homicide, Suburre découvre, en prison, l'œuvre du sociologue Pierre Bourdieu et l'opposition entre dominants et dominés qui fonde sa pensée.

‘A superb satirical novelist’ WASHINGTON POST In a provocative novel addressing contemporary immigration by the sharply observant Lionel Shriver, a New York family takes in a Honduran migrant – who may or may not be the innocent paragon she claims to be. ‘An incendiary provocateur’...

A metaphysical crisis occurs when the note C sharp mysteriously vanishes after being played perfectly by the pianist Jonathan Blenheim. The absence causes tonal collapse worldwide, leading to chaos in orchestras and triggering a bureaucratic panic at the Bureau of Eclectic Notation (BEN). The Bureau attempts to force the note D Flat into substitution, to be met with fierce opposition by D Flat.

“Forget the rock and roll, this debut is about sex, drugs and a serious obsession with cleaning.” —ELLE “[A] gem of a debut novel...funny, vibrant, and utterly unpredictable.” —Service95 A disaffected young woman’s work as a cleaner takes her on an increasingly surreal search for a...

The debut standalone novel from author Edward Ashton, author of Mickey7, THREE DAYS IN APRIL is a near-future speculative thriller that marks the entry of a bright new voice into the genre. Anders Jensen is having a bad month. His roommate is a data thief, his girlfriend picks fights in bars...

When marketing executive Jessie Malone reluctantly returns to her childhood summer camp for an adult nostalgia weekend, she expects bug spray, awkward reunions, and maybe a mild existential crisis. She does not expect the camp’s charismatic counselor to vanish overnight. As Camp Maple Echo slips from quirky retreat into quiet panic, Jessie teams up with her relentlessly optimistic childhood friend Cal Becker to figure out what really happened.

Aaron Rogers is a former two time IFL MVP who’s in a bit of a rut. He has been bounced around the league after legal issues, league wide suspension and his play becoming despicable at best. Ending up living a life of a loser. An assistant coach from the Bismarck Thunderbirds, Dom Capers, ends up seeing Aaron’s arm throwing lobs from his house. He gets pressed to find the gift he’s been given. The Thunderbirds are lacking a quarterback because of the league wide lockout, shortening the season and restricting the star players that could be picked up.

The Supreme Court of gods has a problem: mortals are starting to notice that suffering isn't random—it's optimized. Gabriel, a young god overseeing seven American ERs, generates impressive save rates by letting patients code so he can stage dramatic rescues. The Supreme Court loves him. His mortal nurses, developing PTSD at three times the normal rate, do not.

في هذا الكتاب، يأخذك الكاتب في رحلة عميقة ومرحة بين أوراقه القديمة، حيث تتلاقى الهراءات مع لمحات من أفكار وخواطر تحمل بعض “اللحم”، أي الحقيقة والصدق في التعبير عن الذات. تلك القصاصات، التي قد لا تصلح إلا للحرق، تتحول هنا إلى مادة حية تجد صدى لدى القارئ؛ فهي حكايات، أفكار، ومشاعر صادقة تنبض بالحياة. بين السطور، يشاركنا الكاتب صراعاته، لحظات الإحباط، ومراوغات الإبداع، لتصبح هذه الأوراق جسرًا بين تجربة شخصية وفن سردي يُلامس القلوب. هكذا وُلد هذا الكتاب، من أوراق كان من الممكن أن تُحرق، لكنها اختارت الحياة من خلالك، أيها المستمع

كتاب ظريف في الأدب الساخر يضم بين دفتيه مجموعة مقالات تحتّلها عناوين شائقة عايش الكاتب شخصياً أحداث بعض منها، وهي تسلّط الضوء على الواقع من مختلف زواياه في أسلوب فكاهي سلس ومسترسل تدفع القارئ لأن يبتسم كما شاء له الكاتب في العبارة التسويقية التي غطت غلاف الكتاب الأخير.