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LA NOVELA QUE ODIARÁS AMARUNA AUTOPSIA DEL HIJO DE PUTA MODERNO. Ado es el antihéroe definitivo: racista, misógino y xenófobo conligeros toques de alcoholismo, drogadicción y psicopatía. Cuando descubre que Mia, su novia, ha sido supuestamente secuestrada por comunistas y lesboterroristas radicales en China, lo abandona todo y decide emprender un viaje en bicicleta para liberarla. Desde Barcelona, pedalea a través de medio mundo en una odisea surrealista para rescatarla y, de paso, salvar a la humanidad de las aberraciones modernas.

One thief holds the key to the perfect crime. Only one problem: He holds the key in his butt.

Jack has always been the agreeable one. But a cross-country road trip with his girlfriend and her domineering parents pushes him to his breaking point. Trapped between loyalty and self-worth, Jack must decide if he’ll remain “Mr. Agreeable” or break free to rediscover who he truly is. I’m Gree is a poignant tale of finding your voice when silence has defined you.

Ali “Al” Jafar is a rising star at notorious hedge fund Prism Capital, but fortunes change fast on Wall Street. When his biggest investment goes up in smoke, Al loses $300 million—and his fragile sense of self-worth—in a single afternoon. He’s certain he’ll be fired, but Prism’s obscenely rich and politically connected founder isn’t that merciful. Instead, he gives Al an impossible ultimatum: recover the lost money in three months or become the fall guy for the government’s insider-trading investigation into the firm.

A detective tracks down the lowlife who absconded with a small fortune. It was a case of obstructed justice.

Sampath Chawla was born in a time of drought that ended with a vengeance the night of his birth. All signs being auspicious, the villagers triumphantly assured Sampath's proud parents that their son was destined for greatness. Twenty years of failure later, that unfortunately does not appear to be the case. A delightfully sweet comic novel that ends in a raucous bang, Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard is as surprising and entertaining as it is beautifully wrought.

Prepare for a comical journey through the art of offending with How to Offend Everyone: A Comically Disastrous Guide. This audiobook offers a step-by-step manual on how to turn everyday interactions into hilariously awkward and offensive encounters.

Гражданская война в России подходит к концу. Остатки белой армии оказывают отчаянное сопротивление на Крымском перешейке. Волна беженцев вот-вот обрушится на Турцию, а затем распространится по всей Европе. Небольшая группа русских эмигрантов пытается спастись от красных, перебравшись из Крыма в Константинополь, а затем в Париж. Все они бегут от большевиков, но у каждого из них бегство от внешних обстоятельств накладывается на попытку бегства от внутренних проблем.

Funny, fast-moving, and thought-provoking, Five Minutes from Chaos tells the story of Charlie Neb, a philosophy professor who spends his days lecturing to anxiety-filled frat boys and cheerleaders.

Welcome to the unpredictable world of Paradise Lost: A Journey Through Chaos, where the sun-drenched shores of Hawaii serve as the backdrop for a comedy of errors that will leave you both laughing and reflecting on the absurdity of adulting. Our protagonist, an unwitting hero in a series of unfortunate events, navigates the turbulent waters of shared living spaces, financial fiascos, and unraveling friendships.

Diary of Liz Truss: Prime Minister Extraordinaire is a satirical and humorous dive into the whirlwind 44-day tenure of one of Britain's most short-lived and controversial Prime Ministers. Written as a mock diary, it offers a tongue-in-cheek perspective on Liz Truss's "bold" decisions, chaotic policies, and her unique interpretation of leadership.

Hilda Tablet is a fictitious ‘twelve-tone composeress’ created by Henry Reed in a series of radio mockumentaries. She first appeared in the play A Very Great Man Indeed, which follows the quest of a fictional biographer, Herbert Reeve, who is writing the biography of the equally fictional novelist Richard Shewin.

In this follow-up to the critically-acclaimed The Laughter—winner of the Washington State Book Award—a middle-aged woman starts a firestorm when she holds a contest, based on an ancient Indian ritual, in which men must compete to win her affections.

Galben de Crome, primul roman al lui Huxley, apărut în 1921, este o satiră socială rafinată, de un umor subtil, care ia în derâdere modele și snobismul "lumii bune" britanice, cu toanele, prețiozitatea și superficialitatea ei. Personajul central al cărții, tânărul poet Denis Stone, sosește într-o vizită la conacul Crome al familiei Wimbush. Aici întâlneste o întreagă societate venită să se destindă. Astfel, romanul explorează o rețea de relații și raporturi sociale din cele mai diverse, căci fiecare personaj are câte o obsesie ce-l marchează.

Dr. Sloane Hartley is struggling to return to work after accepting a demotion to support her partner's new position at the cutthroat University. After 18 months at home with her newborn daughter, Sloane's clothes don’t fit right, her girl-dad husband isn’t as present as he thinks he is and even the few hours a day she's apart from her child fill her psyche with paralyzing ennui. When invited to be The House’s academic liaison, Sloane enviously drinks in the way the alumnae seem to have it all, achieving a level of collective perfection that Sloane so desperately craves.

Pioneer, Go Home! is a warm and witty tale of the little man versus “Big Gummint.” Powell relates the adventures of the Kwimpers—a motley clan of New Jersey Pineys who break down on the side of a southern highway project and decide to claim squatter’s rights.

Frau Komarek, eine alte, allein stehende Frau, erhält Drohbriefe. Was zuerst wie eine alltägliche Gemeinheit aussieht und für Kottan eigentlich kein Fall ist, beginnt sich zuzuspitzen. Plötzlich wird ein Mord entdeckt. In einer Wiener Schrebergartensiedlung sehen sich Kottan und seine Kollegen einer Wand aus Schweigen und Feindseligkeit gegenüber.

Macon Detornay is a suburban white boy possessed and politicized by Black culture, and filled with rage toward white America. After moving to New York City for college, Macon begins robbing white passengers in his taxicab, setting off a manhunt for the Black man presumed to be committing the crimes. When his true identity is revealed, Macon finds himself to be a celebrity and makes use of the spotlight to hold forth on the evils and invisibility of whiteness.

Dieses Hörbuch enthält in einer Auswahl Sostschenkos satirische Texte von den zwanziger Jahren bis zu Kriegsbeginn. Der sozialistische Alltag mit seinen Zumutungen und Absurditäten bot dem Autor reichlich Stoff. Sei es ein Klinikaufenthalt, der zum Albtraum wird, die schwierige Wohnungssuche, Warenknappheit, Liebeshändel oder kleine Gaunereien – Sostschenko ist nichts Menschliches fremd. Der Leser weiß oft nicht, ob er weinen oder lachen soll. Am besten beides gleichzeitig.

Die Einteiler einer mächtigen Zeitung halten bei ihren Kolporteuren kräftig die Hand auf, wenn es darum geht, wer den besten Verkaufsplatz ergattert. Das Geschäft boomt, das Nebeneinkommen ist beträchtlich, die Kolporteure halten still. Doch dann wird ein Einteiler tot aufgefunden. Kottan vermutet den Täter im Kreis der ausländischen Zeitungsverkäufer, doch es gibt auch noch eine andere Spur.