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In this seventh installment of the Jeeves series, the unflappable butler once again must apply his cleverness to rescue Bertie Wooster—this time from being arrested, lynched, and engaged by mistake! Chaos ensues when Aunt Dahlia demands that Bertie help dupe an antique dealer into selling her an 18th-century cow creamer. Complications grow as Bertie's pal Gussie Fink-Nottle is more interested in studying the effects of a full moon on the love life of newts rather than marrying Madeline Bassett.

The fiction debut of the New York Times best-selling author of My Fair Lazy. Told in the uproariously entertaining voice readers have come to expect from Jen Lancaster, If You Were Here follows Amish-zombie-teen- romance author Mia and her husband Mac (and their pets) through the alternately frustrating, exciting, terrifying - but always funny - process of buying and renovating their first home in the Chicago suburbs that John hughes's movies made famous.

In this Fireside Reading Gildart Jackson brings to life the wildly funny comedy classic The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse. Originally penned as a series of short stories, The Inimitable Jeeves follows Bertie Wooster, a decent lad from the 1920s, who has a knack for falling into comedic mishaps at the behest of his friend, Bingo Little. Bingo’s incessant search for love frequently gets Bertie into the most dreadful scrapes, forcing him to seek the guidance of his infallible Butler, Jeeves.

"Animal Farm" is Orwell’s classic satire of the Russian Revolution - an account of the bold struggle, initiated by the animals, that transforms Mr. Jones’s Manor Farm into Animal Farm - a wholly democratic society built on the credo that All Animals Are Created Equal. But are they?

When Maud Marsh flings herself into George Bevan's cab in Piccadilly, he starts believing in damsels in distress. George traces his mysterious traveling companion to Belpher Castle, home of Lord Marshmoreton, where things become severely muddled. Maud's aunt, Lady Caroline Byng, wants Maud to marry Reggie, her stepson. Maud, meanwhile, is known to be in love with an unknown American she met in Wales. So when George turns up speaking American, a nasty case of mistaken identity breaks out.

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.

Un artist ucide și lumea din jurul lui se schimbă. Amalia, o adolescentă deloc banală, dispare într-o dimineață de decembrie. În căutarea ei pornesc trei prieteni care sunt, în același timp, și suspecți în cazul dispariției tinerei: un scriitor mizantrop și de succes, un pictor fascinat de lolite, dar și de septuagenare, o prostituată atrasă de tot ce înseamnă sex extrem. Revoltele sociale din februarie 2012 constituie, în premieră în literatura română, o parte din fundalul acțiunii.

Sowing the End: A Quest for Growth at All Costs is a dark satirical allegory about an isolated farmer whose quiet existence is upended by a strange creature with an insatiable hunger for more. Alone on the remote island of Capita, Noel Smith has lived a simple, self-sufficient life with only Pip, his ever-watchful gull, and Herbert, his scarecrow, for company—until the day the creature arrives. At first, it offers little wonders in exchange for food, but as the deal darkens, the demands grow. Soon, J. E. F. F.

Lucy is fifty, frazzled and fed up. After spending half her life working, she’s tired, and her idea of inner peace involves a sofa, wine and a takeaway. But when her boss announces his retirement, Lucy gears up for a well-earned promotion – that is until Tara, her annoyingly perfect colleague, swoops in, dazzling the CEO with her #BossBabe energy and commitment to a wellness bootcamp so hardcore it sounds like a cult. Desperate to compete, Lucy lies about joining the same program — even though her body feels more landfill than temple.

Svend Åge Madsens Liget og lysten fra 1968 er en modernistisk roman, der med en virkningsfuld humor skildrer en gruppe mennesker i forskellige...

Als Kneipenwirtin kennt Huberta „Hubbi“ Dötsch in ihrem Heimatort Affeln im Sauerland eigentlich jedes Gesicht – und jede Geschichte. Doch als die zurückgezogen lebende Imkerin Viola tot in ihrer Bienenhütte gefunden wird, scheint sich niemand für die Hintergründe zu interessieren. „Ein tragischer Unfall“, sagt die Polizei. Hubbi hingegen glaubt das keine Sekunde. Gemeinsam mit ihrem treuen Dackel Meter, ihrem Ehemann Tristan, ihrer neuen Verbündeten Rosa und den Stammgästen beginnt sie, hinter Violas stille Fassade zu blicken.

What do democracy and doughnuts have in common? Nothing in the middle. Owls, Doughnuts, and Democracy is the satirical adventures of an outspoken millennial woman with a colourful past named Bea, who, with a motley coalition spanning the political spectrum, puts the middle back into democracy. Bea gets it all going when she’s volunteered to help at a senior’s home. She teaches octogenarian Harold, the resident curmudgeon and ex-MP troll, to use the internet, leading to an app for people to vote individually on bills before parliament.

Barry and Beth, high school sweethearts separated by time and circumstance, find themselves reunited at the Blue Loon Village senior living center in Minneapolis. Now both seventy, they rekindle their relationship only to discover how differently time has shaped them. Beth has blossomed into a free spirit with a goth flair, while Barry has transformed into the curmudgeon he swore in his youth he’d never become.

Bagi Rebecca Bloomwood, hidup ini sungguh mudah. Ia muncul setiap pagi di TV, manajer banknya sangat baik hati, dan soal belanja, motonya adalah Hanya Beli Apa Yang Kau Perlu—dan ia sungguh-sungguh mematuhinya! (Yah, kira-kira begitulah). Hidupnya lebih sempurna ketika kekasihnya, Luke Brandon yang terkenal, menawarinya kesempatan untuk bekerja di New York. Astaga, New York! Di sana kan ada banyak tempat belanja hebat seperti Saks atau Bloomingdale's. Atau Barney's. Dan obral-obral sampel misterius tempat kita bisa mendapatkan gaun Prada seharga seratus dolar!

When the nouveau-riche Peterkins invite an artistic couple to live and work in a disused wing of their country home, they unknowingly craft a cocktail of conflict, tension, and deceit. This delightful social comedy is told from the perspective of Lancaster, the household's rigidly inhibited butler, who is torn between his principles of professional detachment and his love for the Peterkins.

Hidup Becky Bloomwood sungguh mulus: dia punya pekerjaan yang menyenangkan, tinggal di apartemen Manhattan bersama pacarnya, Luke, dan mereka membuka rekening gabungan (walaupun belum sepakat apakah rok Miu Miu termasuk pos pengeluaran rumah tangga). Kemudian Luke melamarnya! Sesudah itu hidup Becky jadi rumit lagi. Ibunya ingin mereka menikah di Inggris, ingin Becky mengenakan gaun pengantinnya dulu. Ibu Luke ingin mereka menikah di Plaza Hotel New York, dengan pesta mewah, kue pengantin spektakuler, dan kada-kado luar biasa…

В этой книге нет ни одной скучной истории. Наш герой, простой парень по имени Алексей Гагач, проделывает на этих страницах путь от младенчества до средних лет, успевает за это время стать мастером на все руки, переехать в Петербург, сделать первые шаги в литературе и чуть не вызвать апокалипсис. При этом буквально на каждом шагу с ним случается что-то уморительно смешное, а иной раз и трагикомическое. Но он всякий раз умудряется выйти сухим из воды и помочь своим ближним, так что про "стать никем" — это он явно скромничает.

Uns alle treibt die Suche nach dem Sinn des Lebens um. Dabei ist es leicht, sich im Labyrinth der Realitäten zu verlieren. Fest steht: Das Leben ist eine Reise. Und ein Reiseführer dringend nötig. Auf gewohnt humorvolle Weise stellt sich Dieter Nuhr unerschrocken den Hürden unserer Existenz und liefert alle relevanten Antworten auf die wichtigen Fragen des Lebens: Was ist hier los, wo geht es lang? Wo ist die Lösung? Und wer kennt das Problem?

Folge 16 - Herr Heiland betet um Beistand: In Sonntal am See steht die Firmung an - ein großer Tag für Pfarrer Heilands junge Schäfchen, der gebührend gefeiert werden soll. Auch Weihbischof Frömmchen hat sich angekündigt. Doch nicht nur, dass dieser ausgerechnet vom allseits verhassten Pastoralreferenten Ludwig Wachtelschnuck begleitet wird, nein, viel schlimmer: In der Nacht nach seiner Ankunft liegt Frömmchen tot im Gästebett des Pfarrers! Herr Heiland und Fräulein Dimpel stehen vor ihrem vielleicht größten Rätsel: Mord im Pfarrhaus? Direkt vor ihren Augen?