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I’m not intimidated. My boss sent me to deep backwoods Vermont to get Garland McGrumpypants—I mean McGuinty, to sell some of his lucrative landholdings on Silver Mountain. And I need this commission.

A satirical yet real perspective on individualism, sovereignty, spiritualism and social discourse through the eyes and ears of the every-man/woman/they/it/them/mammal that hates the taste of kale, has no time or patience for kundalini breathing exercises, and is just trying to get through life with as minimal damage as possible in the "New Normal."

Ce livre est composé d'une série de 6 nouvelles humoristiques fictives mais très inspirées de la réalité, à travers lesquelles l’héroïne nous emmènent au sommet de grandes entreprises parisiennes, à la rencontre des grands patrons et de leurs proches collaborateurs.

El sofisticado, inteligente y vanidoso Patrick Bateman trabaja en Wall Street, idolatra al joven magnate Donald Trump, cena en los restaurantes de moda de Nueva York y es capaz de distinguir un traje Armani a cincuenta metros de distancia. También le gusta violar, torturar, asesinar y desmembrar.

What if you could reach back in time to deport the world’s worst environmental villains to a depository planet before their greed condemns Earth to an ecological apocalypse? What if each time you did so, an alien instantly extracted a body part and replaced it with a refurbished one? Would you still do it?

Farnsworth and Diego are back, leading the newly appointed Division of Nerd Crime into the black heart of the regional Renaissance Festival where someone has stolen celebrity D&D gamer Vin Diesel’s identity.

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.

Dieser satirische Roman von Christoph Martin Wieland (1733-1813) ist etwas für literarische Feinschmecker, die Freude an skurrilem Humor und an nicht leicht eingängiger Sprache haben. Der Roman ist in der Zeitschrift "Der Teutsche Merkur" in den Jahren 1774–1780 in Fortsetzungen erschienen. Laut Volker Meid, dem Herausgeber der Studienausgabe, nach der gelesen wird, handelt es sich um den "ersten deutschen Fortsetzungsroman". Abderit ist eine Bezeichnung für eine Art Schildbürger. Die Abderiten sind aber nicht schlicht naive, einfältige Menschen.

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.