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En la ya extensa y siempre regocijante obra de Alfonso Ussía, el marqués de Sotoancho es sin duda su personaje más célebre, protagonista de una saga que ha deparado infinidad de carcajadas entre sus fieles lectores. El inefable señorito andaluz habrá de vérselas en esta nueva entrega con la autoridad estatal, que pretende exhumar y trasladar de ubicación los restos de su difunto padre en aras de una corrección política que al señor marqués se la trae al pairo.

Alegría y Diego son doctores en psicología y psiquiatría, respectivamente. Los dos tienen orígenes muy distintos, pero ambos sufren diversos miedos que condicionan su existencia. En un momento dado, sus vidas paralelas se entrecruzan en un programa de televisión al que acuden como invitados expertos en la gestión de miedos y ansiedades.

What if the end of the world were postponed because the invading aliens got overbooked? What if artificial intelligence suddenly began answering every question exactly the way a cat would? What if Death quietly took a well-earned vacation…and nobody on Earth could die anymore? What if the Second Coming returned to Earth only to discover that miracles are no substitute for proper paperwork? And what if the most frightening thing in the Book of Revelations wasn’t the Beast……but the Standards and Practices department?

I matrimoni più duraturi sono quelli che non si fondano sull'amore romantico, parola di Elsa Tomei, da ventotto anni moglie di Vanni Gualandi. Affiatati, benestanti, di successo, Elsa e Vanni sono una coppia da ammirare in pubblico e detestare in privato. Lei è la produttrice del programma più amato dalle telespettatrici di Rai 3, lui l'editorialista del più prestigioso giornale italiano.

Audie Award Winner Chris Ciulla performs this fast, fun, funny story of memorable murderous misadventure. After losing his lunch across Monterey's Coast Guard pier, nervous newly successful writer Walter Straub wobbles aboard the Diego Wind for a sunset cruise with a who's-who of celebrity authors. It takes a few fruity cocktails, a disputatious dinner, and some playful orca before he's comfortable in his rented tux and finds the nerve to speak with lovely, bestselling author Avni. All goes swimmingly until a guest becomes fish food. Then more writers turn belly up.

Tiempo de silencio es sin duda una de las novelas en lengua castellana más importantes del siglo XX. Cuando se publicó en 1962 marcó un antes y un después en la narrativa española y se convirtió en un acontecimiento literario en todo el mundo a través de su traducción a más de veinte lenguas.

Ein junges marokkanisches Fußballteam hält Amsterdam in Atem. Ein halbkrimineller jüdischer Geschäftsmann entdeckt plötzlich seine Bestimmung.

À la Ferme du Manoir, les animaux, épuisés par l’exploitation, se révoltent contre leur propriétaire. Ils rêvent d’une communauté libre et juste, fondée sur l’égalité. Mais à mesure que les cochons prennent le contrôle, les idéaux de la révolution se déforment, les règles...

They were sent to die. Unfortunately for Rome, they didn’t. When a ragtag legion of Rome’s least inspiring soldiers is dispatched to a remote border post no one’s ever heard of, even they assume they’re being quietly exiled. But between a commander who thinks maps are propaganda, a scout who’s legally dead, and a tent full of cursed chickens, the Damned Legion might accidentally become heroes —if they don’t kill each other first.

In the late‑Victorian Edgeworth household, everything appears orderly: a prosperous country house, an upright master, a dutiful wife and well‑brought‑up children. Behind the decorum, Duncan Edgeworth rules by sarcasm and command, his quiet tyranny shaping every conversation. When illness, death and a hasty remarriage bring beautiful young Alison into the house, buried rivalries flare–over love, money and who will inherit. As secrets multiply and alliances shift, even the nursery becomes a battleground…

Shenanigansville, Florida is weird on the best of days—so when Mia Hallow arrives hoping for peace, the universe immediately disagrees. Government auditors from the Department of Inter-Realm Household Safety trigger magical chaos, expose Mia's dangerous bloodline, and nearly unleash an ancient force beneath the town. Shenanigansville survives, becomes an official supernatural sanctuary, and Michael somehow ends up the human–arcane liaison.

Mr Jones has a problem. He just doesn't know it yet. As he sleeps, the beasts of Manor Farm are conspiring. Rumours of an uprising spread. The goal? Remove the greatest obstacle to their freedom and happiness. Man. Brought to life by masterful narrator Peter Noble, Animal Farm follows the animals of Manor Farm as they drive out their neglectful owner and take control of their future. As authority shifts and the rules begin to change, the animals slowly learn how easily virtuous ideals fall under the control of those who hold influence.

The mega-corporation, HeHeHe has finally reached a conclusion. They should hire Mac instead of trying to kill him. Despite their best efforts, it was getting expensive. Mac has already survived the rocket launchers, rabid chimps and even the grand piano in a shipyard that ruined a perfectly good date. However, can their offer be any worse than the overly cheery necromancer from a morning children's show and his lawyer? What else could HeHeHe throw at him, and why does it feel like his luck is standing in the corner hiding something sharp behind its back while chuckling ominously?

The most secret mission in United States Army history is about to reach the Moon—assuming its own security procedures do not destroy it first. Project Hush has been concealed behind false records, restricted budgets, psychological screenings, and enough military paranoia to make even its...

What happens when the role you critique begins to play you? Egbert Craddock Cummins was an unassuming man with simple tastes, but a sudden assignment as a theater critic plunges his impressionable mind into a waking nightmare. Night after night, exposed to the wild gestures and melodramatic...

What if a deadly poison was the only cure for a broken life? Mr. Coombes is a henpecked shopkeeper pushed to the absolute brink of despair by his ungrateful wife. Fleeing into the damp pine woods, he contemplates a dark, watery end to his miserable existence - until a strange, eerie object...

What if the greatest story ever told had been just a little... funnier? Adam wakes up in Eden with no clothes, no answers, and a sneaking suspicion that paradise has some serious design flaws. Then God creates Eve from one of his ribs – and she's intelligent, witty, and completely unimpressed by his constant sarcasm.

In this rollicking sequel to A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage, two (mostly) reformed serial killers discover something more deadly than murder: a midlife crisis. “As funny as it is familiar . . . A perfect read for anyone who has ever tried to maintain a hobby while raising a toddler...

Everything is fine. It just doesn’t look like it. Dan has a plan. He just hasn’t started it yet. After a series of completely reasonable decisions—losing his job, his marriage, and most of his stability—Dan finds himself in a temporary situation. One that is, by all accounts, under control. Told through his calm, measured perspective, Everything Is Fine follows a man who insists nothing is wrong… while everything clearly is. As his world quietly unravels, Dan reframes each setback as progress, each warning sign as misunderstanding, and every ending as “not quite final.

Fünfundzwanzig Jahre verheiratet. Eigentlich ein Grund für eine große Silberhochzeitsfeier mit der ganzen Verwandtschaft. Elke und ihr Mann sehen das anders. Statt sich feiern zu lassen, möchten sie lieber etwas tun, das sie in all den gemeinsamen Jahren noch nie ausprobiert haben: Campen. Es gibt nur ein kleines Problem. Sie haben weder einen Wohnwagen noch Erfahrung und eigentlich auch keine Vorstellung davon, worauf sie sich einlassen.