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Having failed miserably while working for his uncle, Sam finds himself shipped off to America. He would much rather have been headed to Canada as he'd fallen in love with the picture of a women he'd found left behind in a remote cabin when he'd vacationed there. That is, until he sees another...

Im Winter 1884 versammeln sich auf Einladung Bismarcks die großen Mächte zu einer Konferenz, auf der ein ganzer Kontinent mit all seinen Reichtümern aufgeteilt werden soll: Afrika. Es geht um die Errettung der Eingeborenen aus Heidentum und Sklaverei – doch wer sagt, dass man an guten Taten nicht auch bestens verdienen darf? Österreich wird von Legationsrat Strinetzky vertreten, denn der Botschafter ist verhindert: Franz Liszt hat ihm ein Pianostück gewidmet, er muss üben.

A classic tale from Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, of a family torn apart by the arrival of Ben, their feral fifth child. ‘Listening to the laughter, the sounds of children playing, Harriet and David would reach for each other’s hand, and smile, and breathe...

In dieser skurrilen Erzählung begegnen sich zwei Zeitgenossen, die wenig voneinander halten: Der eine ist ein Menschenfresser, der andere ein Trunkenbold – zumindest, wenn man der Einschätzung des jeweils anderen Glauben schenken darf. Und doch haben sie etwas gemeinsam: Beide halten sich selbst für ein wichtiges Mitglied der Gesellschaft.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if a man from the age of machines awakened in a kingdom ruled by swords, sorcery, and superstition? In A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Mark Twain sends a practical nineteenth-century American on an impossible journey into the legendary...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Word up, down, sideways and way off the mark. Wordy Worded Words looks questionable from the front to the back, and nearly every word in it is a variant of the word "word." It is a satire of crappy, wordy writing. It pokes at the flood of motivational...

Fraîchement recruté au service communication de la mairie de sa ville, Anthony pensait mener une vie tranquille. Mais le voilà confronté à des attaques de sangliers, à la rumeur d’un monstre nécrophage et aux angoisses existentielles de son frère. Pour ne rien arranger, il tombe...

What happens when a window mannequin wakes up with the mind of a newborn and the wardrobe of a Parisian “rare bargain”? In this wry, whirlwind short story by L. Frank Baum, a mischievous Yellow Ryl breathes life into a department-store dummy, who marches into the city armed with a hat...

What could Eggs or Porridge possibly have to do with retirement? After a career making life-or-death decisions, one man finds himself living in a beautiful little coastal town, with all the time in the world and absolutely no idea what to do with it. With a motorcycle, a Roadster and a cat named...

Danny Dunkel is the golden aristocrat who has been kicking ass for eighty years straight without breaking a sweat. Now entering his second term as US President, Danny's thoughts turn to legacy. Dynasty. But will the Dunkel Dynasty Demand lead to a triumphant Dunkel-day? Only if Danny follows a...

From two-time Leacock Medal winner and bestselling author Terry Fallis comes a slim parable of a novel that imagines a world where literature rules—and one humble writer discovers that success can be the strangest fiction of all. What if novelists were the new rock stars? Malcolm Forde is a...

The Terrorist Inclinations is fiction and a collection of terrorism related poems. The book condemns all forms of injustice and man's inhumanity to man. It exposes the deception of the ruling class and the futility of violence before negotiations. It also dwells on appropriate conflict...

ICE QUEENS: THE UNSPOKEN HIERARCHY OF YOUTH HOCKEY MOMS Welcome to youth hockey, where the kids play the game and the parents compete for the crown.Ice Queens: The Unspoken Hierarchy of Youth Hockey Moms is a funny, brutally honest look at the personalities, politics, and power struggles behind...

حلم العم بقلم دوستويفسكي … كتبَ دوستويفسكي رواية “حلم العم” في منفاه بسيبيريا ما بين عامَي 1856 و1858 بعد أن خرج من معتقل أومسك الذي عاش بين جدرانه على امتداد أربع سنوات تجربة اعتقال مريرة ومضنية.

Meet Jojo, the wildest shit in his house. He absolutely drives his roommates up the wall. Follow Jojo in his daily ruckus in the newest adult picture book...

In this wildly comedic thriller set in Louisiana, the brilliantly eccentric Dr. Earlington Noseworth—a disheveled genius who somehow reaches the right conclusions through the most bizarre reasoning—finds himself embroiled in a dangerous conspiracy that's far stranger than his methods. As...

This Is Why We Can’t Have Normal Conversations is a collection of real-world EMS stories, quotes, and moments that live somewhere between hilarious and heartbreaking.Every shift starts the same way: bad coffee, dark humor, and a quiet promise not to say the “Q” word. From bizarre patient...

The Mysterious Kingdom, for as long as anyone could remember, was mysterious. It maintained a strict policy of isolationism. The last contact with the kingdom was during a Jousting Tournament between Jonathan the Merry, Parking-Lots flamboyant knight, and Malevolent, who was defeated in a very...

I "Navn ukendt" (1965), Finn Søeborgs mest gakkede roman, møder vi manden, der mirakuløst overlever et flystyrt. Da han vågner har han mistet sin hukommelse, og han hvirvles, nu identitetsløs, ind i en række absurde forviklinger, der involverer militæret, det hemmelige politi, kongen og...

Ein brennender Tesla in der mecklenburgischen Provinz markiert den Nullpunkt: Roger Ross, frisch gefeuert und ohne Gepäck, flieht in das Luxusresort »Eden« und erfindet sich radikal neu. Doch das Hotel ist keine Zuflucht, sondern eine prunkvolle Endstation für die Illusionen unserer Zeit...