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It’s 1885. When murderous circumstances force two widows—Annie and Euphémie—and the precocious Auguste to flee their French village, a quartet of missionaries from the Church of Solemn stow them away within the Statue of Liberty’s head on a steamer that arrives in New York after a deadly tempest. From NY, the Solemnites usher the refugees to the staid village of Solemn, Indiana, where pleasure is forbidden.

The myth of an epic, public life—its triumphs and tragedies—is a particularly American obsession. ROAR is a metafictional exploration of such a life and attendant fame of an extraordinary, and completely made up, man.

Surveillante à la petite école, c'était bien, c'était faire œuvre utile : Diane a pu faire appel à des compétences en matière de résolution de conflits juvéniles, gestion de parents rois et autres tâches connexes (micro-onde non inclus). Mais force est d'admettre que ce n'est pas tellement moins stressant que la job qu'elle occupait au bureau... Qu'il est tentant, donc, d'accepter ce contrat—temporaire!—de « responsable de la synergie des équipes professionnelles et numériques », un rôle sur-mesure de déchicaneuse fraîchement inventé par cette chère Claudine.

Barry just wanted to get through life. Working a useless job by day, drinking at a forgotten bar by night. It was a miserable cycle, but one he grew attached to over time. Then Barry died.

An audiobook that spears the gash of gaslighting wokism, The Groggy Wink-Hole is an exploratory odyssey of offensive expositions. This satirical social commentary, as told from the perspective of an entitled white American male, while attempting to understand and embrace wokism doubles down upon woefully flawed yet hilariously executed takes.

Disclaimer: This book is not intended for the super cool. If you begin every day by setting an intention while doing yoga on a paddleboard (and somehow not falling off), you’re out of my league. If you are even semi-fluent in the Urban Dictionary, there’s little chance we’ll connect. And if you use a vaginal steamer, well, I think we’re done here. Especially if you don’t have a vagina.

The Doctor awakens to discover a universe that is at once all too familiar and yet completely unlike that which he was expecting. Join him as he argues with himself, his companions, and anyone else near enough to be drawn in—all the while attempting to save a shattered and disintegrating universe. If this seems to be parodying something familiar that has itself recently fallen apart and lost its shine, it probably is.

For Scott Hatcher, a former television writer turned struggling novelist with a failing marriage to boot, social-distancing and mask-wearing feel like fitting additions to his already surreal life. When his wife Marie and neighbor John Bergman disappear in the middle of the raging COVID-19 pandemic, Scott is naturally mystified and disturbed, but he is also about to learn that his picturesque neighborhood hides more than just the mundane routines of suburban life.

Sheriff Mac must put his love interest on hold when KORN radio station is attacked by a UFO. Believers flock to the lake to witness another UFO attack. The media frenzy grows when Bigfoot is seen near the attack site. Can Mac solve the UFO and Bigfoot mysteries in time to save his relationship with Faith?

Während das Cortana-Virus munter weiter mutiert, mutiert der beste Freund des Exkanzlers zum Oberlippenbartträger und überfällt ein Nachbarland. Von kalten Duschen und hohen Dönerpreisen bedroht muss man sich bald zwischen Gewissen und Gas entscheiden. Als die Friedensmission des Exkanzlers und des Friedensfliegers Märzens scheitern, droht die harmlose Spezialoperation in einen globalen Atomkrieg zu eskalieren.

Nemerov’s first novel, "The Melodramatists" is a parody of life in 20th Century America. When wealthy Nicholas Boyne is committed to a mental health facility, his two daughters, Claire and Susan, are left to their own devices. Susan embarks on an ill-fated affair with her psychiatrist, while Claire undergoes a spiritual awakening and sets about a plan to convert the family home into a retreat for the rehabilitation of prostitutes. Brutally funny and packed with wry observations, this is an ideal read for anyone curious about the works of this celebrated writer.

Scotty is no stranger to being bullied, but after a chance encounter in an online chatroom, finds hope in Rebecca. Scotty is about to find out that people on the internet can be worse than people in real life. Facebook. Twitter. These are the places the modern troll thrives. How far would you be willing to go to bring a troll to justice?

The sassiest Latina beauty queen, Arie Casiano, comes at you with unexpectedly hilarious and absurd antics. Only 20 years old, she is crowned as a state pageant beauty queen. Having been a socially awkward high school valedictorian prior to this, she struggles to fit into her new world. Follow her twists and turns as she navigates her college classes while grappling with newfound attention from young men.

Satan, fallen angel, chief devil, and ruler of Hell seems to have everything: immortality, a kingdom, cool superpowers, and lots of minions to grovel at his feet. So why isn’t he happy? Simple. Satan wants more. He’s just not sure, though, what “more” even means in his case.

When the sleepy Scottish village of Cuddyford is colonised by well-heeled retirees and big-city commuters, Jigger McCloud, a Jack-the-lad local with an eye for the ladies, isn’t slow to make a quick buck at their expense. Life seems rosy for Jigger and his odd-but-loveable family, until he tries to scam a mysterious foreign millionaire, who arrives on the scene with plans to develop the area in unappealing ways. The folk of Cuddyford, native and otherwise, promptly close ranks.

A struggling actress' life gets turned upside down when she witnesses the burial of an urn in her yard. She gets entangled with the "dead girl", a Latina health guru, and her criminal antics from Miami to New York to LA.

David William Vancil is a 44-year-old itinerant degenerate from Chicago with a constant juxtaposed repine and appreciation for life. With barely a grade-schooler’s command over the English language, he has somehow traveled to China, Japan, Mexico, Korea, and all over the continental United States. He attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa, International Christian University in Mitaka, Japan, and countless other colleges while mixing concoctions for everyone from yakuza to celebrities.

Three unlikely American civilians, assigned to a US base in the Middle East, stumble on America's Most Wanted terrorist, hiding in a Pakistani palace. Through accident and happenstance, they capture what's left of the culprit, survive a shootout, and escape with this bounty of all bounties. Joined by a local merchant and amateur filmmaker who records their adventure crossing oceans of sand and deserts of seas following their nose to America, the CIA and the promise of a million-dollar bounty.

We live in a world where Netflix makes lavish dramas about the current royal family, whilst Prince Harry and Meghan continue to indulge us with tell-all interviews, articles, upcoming biographies and documentaries. So what if Oprah gave Kate and William the opportunity to tell their sides of the story and - against all the odds - they agreed?

On sait tout de Candide, sauf une chose : quel rapport l'auteur avait-il avec ses personnages ? Les a-t-il imaginés ou connus ? A-t-il partagé certaines de leurs aventures ? Est-il caché dans un coin du roman pour les observer ? Ce regard que Voltaire pouvait porter de l'intérieur sur sa création, c'est justement celui qu'au-delà des connaissances acquises, on a eu l'audace de tenter de porter sur Candide. Cette édition change l'interprétation du plus étudié, mais aussi de plus secret des contes voltairiens. Il s'y présente de façon nouvelle.