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Frances is 21 years-old, cool-headed and observant. A student in Dublin and an aspiring writer, at night she performs spoken word with her best friend Bobbi, who used to be her girlfriend. When they are interviewed and then befriended by Melissa, a well-known journalist who is married to Nick, an actor, they enter a world of beautiful houses, raucous dinner parties and holidays in Provence. But when Frances and Nick get unexpectedly closer, the sharply witty and emotion-averse Frances is forced to honestly confront her own vulnerabilities for the first time.

When an industrial accident unleashes an "airborne toxic event", a lethal black chemical cloud floats over the Gladneys' lives. The menacing cloud is a more urgent and visible version of the "white noise" engulfing the Gladneys - radio transmissions, sirens, microwaves, ultrasonic appliances, and TV murmurings - pulsing with life yet suggesting something ominous.

On doctor's orders, Bertie Wooster retires to sample the bucolic delights of Maiden Eggesford. But his idyll is rudely shattered by Aunt Dahlia who wants him to nobble a racehorse. Similar blots on Bertie's horizon come in the shape of Major Plank, the African explorer, Vanessa Cook, proud beauty and 'moulder of men', and Orlo Porter, who seems to have nothing else to do but to think of sundering Bertie's head from his body.

How fortunate that Stilton Cheesewright drew Bertie Wooster, the red-hot favourite, in the Drones Club annual darts tournament. Had he not he would surely have beaten Bertie to a pulp and buttered the lawn with him. Stilton does not like men trifling with his fiancée Florence Craye's affections. In the event Florence would seem to prefer Percy Gorringe, stepson of L.G. Trotter.

Meet Clem Elliot. Part-time BBC clerk. Wife to Ryan. Mother to twins, Jack and Stan. For nearly twenty years, life for Clem is cushty. Until suddenly, it’s not. So what does she do? She runs away to the Greek islands to join a sailing circus, of course. Here, she masters tricks with staple guns, goats and the very fanciable, but unscrupulous womaniser, Captain Red.

Over 14 episodes, we eavesdrop behind the scenes and in front of the camera, as the hapless team endeavour to capture the zeitgeist and stay ahead of the cultural curve. From exposing heavy metal band Tanks n’ Daisies as closet anoraks, to interviewing sizzling Animalistic Impulse star Karen Stone and schmoozing Hollywood royalty at the Cannes Film Festival, they’ll do anything to boost the show’s ratings – and their own profiles. But whether they’re tangling with a country-and-western legend, delving into lottery corruption or facing an alien incursion, things rarely go according to plan...

André Gavlik, mejor conocido como el Ruso, es un creativo publicitario, aburrido de su vida. Pasa los días atormentado por sus manías obsesivas, que intenta mantener a raya mezclando whiskey con ansiolíticos. Todo parece transcurrir sin sobresaltos, hasta que emprende un proyecto tan emocionante como arriesgado. El cártel más poderoso y sanguinario del narcotráfico en nuestro país anda tras sus pasos... ¡para que diseñe una campaña capaz de lavar la mala imagen que los mafiosos tienen ante la sociedad!

Barry White Jr. is a self-professed man-child, and he likes it that way. He’s also a content creator for a logistics firm. No one in his Welsh village really knows what that means—least of all Barry. To add a little spice to his life, Barry places bets here and there. Then, one day, he wins big and is burdened with a mammoth sum of money. But the harder Barry tries to get rid of his winnings, the more he seems to accumulate. It’s like a real-life game of Go for Broke! Then it dawns on him. Perhaps there’s a way of turning this windfall to his advantage.

The novel's hero, Waheed Saif, suffers from poverty and comes up with a crazy idea to get rich. He starts with 5-star hotels, impersonating a wealthy person so that he can form strong relationships, and carries out small frauds that enable him to spend enjoyable days. Will he succeed in this?

Drew thought she was destined to rise above her small New Jersey hometown and make it as a serious journalist in New York City. But now she’s back in Clearfield, pushing thirty, newly single, and living with her father. After a chance encounter at the grocery store, she reconnects with her ex-best friend, Steph, who married young and never left their hometown. But Steph looks … good. She’s tanned, clear-skinned, and glowing. She drives an expensive car and wears only name-brands. What’s her secret?

Einige Pranks sind einfach dazu verdammt, nie zu funktionieren. Da gibt es die technischen Pranks, bei denen Handys und PCs manipuliert werden sollen, aber meistens nur Frustration verursachen. Dann kommen die Büropranks, bei denen die vermeintlichen Spaßvögel versuchen, die Stimmung zu heben, aber oft nur die Augen verdrehen lassen. Geschichtenerzähler auf der Arbeit meinen, mit ihren erfundenen Storys Pranks zu landen, doch sie nerven nur die Kollegen. Klassiker wie Fake-Geister oder Alien-Sichtungen wirken oft langweilig und vorhersehbar.

"Die gleiche Scheisse passiert dem gleichen Mann zum zweiten Mal." Erleben Sie die Fortsetzung des Buches, über das irgendeine Zeitung irgendwann mal geschrieben hat, dass es "ungewohnt packend und erheiternd" wäre.

Мартин Боруля Івана Карпенка-Карого — сатирично-гумористична п'єса на соціально-побутову тематику. Боруля — заможний селянин, який з усіх сил прагне входити до дворянських кіл. Своїй дочці Марисі він забороняє займатися важкою працею і водитися з простим людом — тепер вона має бути панянкою. Та чи принесуть панські примхи щастя дівчині, яка щиро кохає простого юнака? Етичні цінності проти умовностей та рангів — таким є основний конфлікт п'єси І. Карпенка-Карого Мартин Боруля.трагікомедія, соціально-побутова трагікомедія, соціально-психологічна комедія, бюрократизм, викриття хабарництва, п'єса, сатира, гумор

Іван Іванович Миколи Хвильового — сатиричне оповідання, в якому автор викриває патетику революції і пристосуванців, які вдають із себе щирих партійних діячів.Микола Хвильовий (справжнє ім'я Микола Фітільов) — талановитий український письменник, майстер психологічної новели з елементами романтизму та імпресіонізму.сатирична новела, боротьба між добром і злом, гуманізмом і фанатизмом, прихильністю ідеям революції, боротьба за волю

Dumped by her cheating ex, fired from her dream job, about to lose her flat: Clementine Monroe is not having a good day. So when her sisters get her drunk and suggest reviving a childhood ritual called the breakup spell, she doesn’t see the harm in it. But now Clemmie has accidentally ruined a funeral, had her first one-night stand, and she’s stuck with a new job she definitely doesn’t want - spending six weeks alone with the gorgeous and very-off-limits rock star, Theo Eliott.

Lydia imagines her new job running a Senior Citizen's Social Club three afternoons a week will involve drinking tea while playing gentle games of cards, listening to The Beatles and reminiscing about food rationing and The Blitz. She does not expect to find a failed actor addicted to shoplifting, a woman who's been hiding from a mysterious and very chequered past, and a prolific yarn-bomber. After a tragic accident means the council threatens to sell the community centre, the Social Club, aided by their friends in the nursery next door and a geriatric orphaned mongrel, set out to save it.

Everyone - even Augustus the cat - has cause to be obliged to Jeeves when he manages to retrieve the infamous Book - the book which lays bare the private lives of three-quarters of the upper classes. And which could prove to be political dynamite at the Market Snodsbury by-election.

Bertie Wooster is one of nature's gentlemen, so when Gussie Fink-Nottle gets himself into a spot of bother with the law, Bertie helps out - by impersonating Gussie! The plan seems to be working, until Gussie turns up - impersonating Bertie!

Dive into a world of laughter with "107 Short Humorous Stories for Seniors," a collection that celebrates the quirky and comical moments of senior life. Perfect for quick listens, this book brings together anecdotes of generational clashes, technological mishaps, and everyday adventures that are sure to spark joy and nostalgia.

Frankie is in love with Jen but is afraid to tell her. Together, they are working on a film script about a kidnapping. Roddy Lightning was a big star in the 60s, with his band, The Thunderbolts. A teen idol, with a habit of marrying his fellow Thunderbolts, he became a punk rebel in the 70s, a Hollywood star in the 80s, and a junkie in the 90s. At 78, he's a loveable senior with a twinkle in his eye, a lust for cake, and a failing memory.