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Lords and Ladies by Stephen Briggs, Terry Pratchett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt's Midsummer Night – no time for dreaming. Because sometimes, when there's more than one reality at play, too much dreaming can make the walls between them come tumbling down.Unfortunately there's usually a damned good reason for there being walls between them in the first place – to keep things out. Things who want to make mischief and play havoc with the natural order... -
![Die Känguru-Apokryphen by Marc-Uwe Kling]()
Die Känguru-Apokryphen by Marc-Uwe Kling
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSensation, Sensation: Archäologen haben in einem Geheimfach in Marc-Uwes Schreibtisch neue Geschichten vom Känguru und seinem Kleinkünstler gefunden! Dies ist nicht die Fortsetzung der Fortsetzung der Fortsetzung der Känguru-Chroniken. Triologie bleibt Triologie. Aber ein anständiger Kleinkünstler hat natürlich eine Zugabe vorbereitet... -
![QualityLand 2.0 by Marc-Uwe Kling]()
QualityLand 2.0 by Marc-Uwe Kling
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsKikis GeheimnisZurück in die Zukunft! Die große dystopische Erzählung geht weiter ...Schwer was los in QualityLand, dem besten aller möglichen Länder. Peter Arbeitsloser darf endlich als Maschinentherapeut arbeiten und schlägt sich jetzt mit den Beziehungsproblemen von Haushaltsgeräten herum... -
![Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America by Leslie Knope]()
Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America by Leslie Knope
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWelcome to Pawnee: More Exciting than New York, More Glamorous than Hollywood, Roughly the Same Size as Bismarck, North Dakota.In Pawnee, Leslie Knope (as played by Amy Poehler on NBC's hit show "Parks and Recreation") takes readers on a hilarious tour through her hometown, the Midwestern haven known as Pawnee, Indiana... -
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![Bedtime Stories for Privileged Children: Charming tales of wealth and entitlement for tots who were simply born better by Daniel Foxx]()
Bedtime Stories for Privileged Children: Charming tales of wealth and entitlement for tots who were simply born better by Daniel Foxx
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAuthor and comedian Daniel Foxx presents a wonderful collection of stories especially for the little darlings of the fabulously wealthy - that can also be enjoyed by YOU, the downtrodden, pitiful, ordinary adult! Read about the everyday adventures of Rupert, Shallotte and Genevievette as they ski, holiday, and drift around Selfridges - whilst always keeping a healthy distance from the dreaded... -
![Riotous Assembly by Tom Sharpe]()
Riotous Assembly by Tom Sharpe
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOffering all the qualities of his general bestselling fiction, this is Tom Sharpe's blazing satire of South African apartheid, companion to Indecent Exposure... -
![This Champagne Mojito Is the Last Thing I Own by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Paul Howard]()
This Champagne Mojito Is the Last Thing I Own by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Paul Howard
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe don't think we can improve on the author's own summary of his book: I am many things, roysh -- unbelievable babe magnet, red-hot lover, loyal kind of goy, best forward who never played for Ireland -- but there's a few things I was basically sure I'd never be, related to a jailbird for storters, or listening to the old dear getting randier than a goat in heat, or even a father, for that matter... -
![The Shelbourne Ultimatum by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Paul Howard]()
The Shelbourne Ultimatum by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Paul Howard
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter his brush with death Ross O'Carroll-Kelly - schools rugby legend, award-winning author and lover of the ladeez - is back with a renewed lust for life - all thrillingly revealed in The Shelbourne UltimatumRoss wakes up from his coma to find a country that has changed beyond recognition. Shrewsbury Road has become a ghost estate. Marks and Spencer are selling microwavable coddle... -
![Mythfits by Heide Goody, Iain Grant]()
Mythfits by Heide Goody, Iain Grant
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWHAT are the dangers of getting directions from a fairy tale frog? WHERE do archangels go to kick back and relax? HOW can a garden gnome mend a broken heart? WHO is the last person you’d expect to visit you at Christmas? WHY shouldn’t you let Satan organise your funeral? Find out the answers to these and other pressing questions in this collection of short stories from the authors of the... -
![The Oh My God Delusion by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Paul Howard]()
The Oh My God Delusion by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Paul Howard
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThat risk assessor ex of Sorcha's turned out to be right - it really was the end of the world as we knew it ...See, I thought the porty was going to last forever. I certainly didn't believe the current economic blahdy blah was going to affect people like me... -
![Up and Down by Terry Fallis]()
Up and Down by Terry Fallis
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOn his first day at Turner King, David Stewart quickly realizes that the world of international PR (affectionately, known as "the dark side") is a far cry from his previous job with the Canadian government. For one, he missed the office memo on the all-black dress code; for another, there are enough acronyms and jargon to make his head spin... -
![We Can't Pay? We Won't Pay! by Dario Fo, Robert W. Walker]()
We Can't Pay? We Won't Pay! by Dario Fo, Robert W. Walker
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDario Fo is Italy's leading contemporary playwright and performer, renowned throughout the world for his dazzling radical satires. Can't Pay? Won't Pay! is set in Milan, but "the problems are desperately familiar.. -
![Alice in Brexitland by Lucien Young]()
Alice in Brexitland by Lucien Young
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLying on a riverbank on a lazy summer’s afternoon – 23rd June 2016, to be precise – Alice spots a flustered-looking white rabbit called Dave calling for a referendum. Following him down a rabbit-hole, she emerges into a strange new land, where up is down, black is white, experts are fools and fools are experts.. -
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![Bad Prince Charlie by John Moore]()
Bad Prince Charlie by John Moore
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe set our scene in Damask: A kingdom that couldn't get ransacked if it tried...But now tha the king is dead, that's exactly what his brothers have in mind. All they need is a bad king to take his place. The population will rebel, the neighboring kingdom will be "invited" to restore order, and they'll be in business. . .Bad Prince Charlie will do... -
![National Lampoon's Doon by Ellis Weiner]()
National Lampoon's Doon by Ellis Weiner
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNational Lampoon's Doon brings the hottest science fiction phenomenon ever to a new, hysterical foaming head.In a very distant galaxy, far, far away, a plot is brewing as vast and elaborate as the Empire itself.. -
![So Far Gone, Girl: A Parody by Luke Young]()
So Far Gone, Girl: A Parody by Luke Young
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou’ve read the book or seen the movie— now experience, SO FAR GONE, GIRL, the hilarious parody of GONE GIRL, the most intense and acclaimed thriller of the decade.Marriage can be a real nightmare; especially when your wife is a sociopath, who's either trying to kill you, frame you for her disappearance or maybe even both... -
![Corporate America: A Novel by Jack Dougherty]()
Corporate America: A Novel by Jack Dougherty
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter aspiring novelist Francis Scanlon is expelled from a prestigious creative writing program, he is forced to become a spin doctor at the Prock Chocolate Corporation while he awaits the publication of his masterpiece... -
![Revenge of the Fluffy Bunnies by Craig Shaw Gardner]()
Revenge of the Fluffy Bunnies by Craig Shaw Gardner
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA terrible change has come to the Cineverse. In all its many movie worlds, bad guys win, good guys perish, and boy doesn't even get girl. Only Captain Crusader (until recently plain old Roger Gordon) can put things right-but the Captain has problems of his own... -
![November by David Mamet]()
November by David Mamet
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDavid Mamet's Oval Office satire depicts one day in the life of a beleaguered American commander-in-chief.It's November in a Presidential election year, and incumbent Charles Smith's chances for reelection are looking grim. Approval ratings are down, his money's running out, and nuclear war might be imminent... -
![The Woad to Wuin by Peter David]()
The Woad to Wuin by Peter David
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe return of Sir Apropos of Nothing!"This sequel to the wildly successful Sir Apropos of Nothing starts off with a bawdy send-up of Lord of the Rings, but quickly segues into its own territory with the appearance of a mysterious Visionary at Apropos's bar, Bugger Hall... -
![Lying to Children by Alex Shahla]()
Lying to Children by Alex Shahla
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA fictional father writes letters to his college-aged daughter and son remembering events, large and small, from their family’s past in the poignant and hilarious Lying to Children... -
![Rape of the Lock and Other Poems by Alexander Pope]()
Rape of the Lock and Other Poems by Alexander Pope
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFairest of mortals, thou distinguish'd care Of thousand bright Inhabitants of Air! If e'er one vision touch.'d thy infant thought, Of all the Nurse and all the Priest have taught... -
![Make Russia Great Again by Christopher Buckley]()
Make Russia Great Again by Christopher Buckley
Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn this whipsmart modern-day satirical novel, the award-winning and bestselling author of Thank You for Smoking and Boomsday imagines a Russian election that gets hacked right back by the Americans, causing Putin to lose and untold—and hysterical—pandemonium.It’s the night of the election and Putin is preparing his acceptance speech—the same one he’s been giving for the past four years... -
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![WLT: A Radio Romance by Garrison Keillor]()
WLT: A Radio Romance by Garrison Keillor
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the spring of 1926, the Soderbjerg brothers, Ray and Roy, plunge into radio and launch station WLT (With Lettuce and Tomato) to rescuer their failing restaurant and become the Sandwich Kings of South Minneapolis...Categorized as:
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![مرگ در میزند by Woody Allen]()
مرگ در میزند by Woody Allen
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratings«مرگ یک تصویر نمادین از نبودنه و همون طور که خودتون میدونین چیزی که نباشه نمیتونه وجود داشته باشه... بنابرین مرگ وجود نداره و فقط یک توهمه» وودی آلن نویسنده، بازیگر ، کارگردان و آهنگساز آمریکایی متولد 1935 نیویورک. در سال 1977 با فیلم آنی هال موفق به کسب اسکار کارگردانی و فیلمنامه شد. او تا پایان سال 2009، 42 فیلم ساخته که اکثر آن ها مورد استقبال گرم منتقدان و روشنفکران قرار گرفته است... -
![Greegs & Ladders by Zack Mitchell, Danny Mendlow]()
Greegs & Ladders by Zack Mitchell, Danny Mendlow
Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGreegs & Ladders is a wildly exciting tale of three oddball characters romping around space and time. Equal parts social satire and fun loving adventure, Greegs promises laughs, a few mildly intelligent and/or interesting observations, & several run-on sentences... -
![They Eat Puppies, Don't They? by Christopher Buckley]()
They Eat Puppies, Don't They? by Christopher Buckley
Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn an attempt to gain congressional approval for a top-secret weapons system, Washington lobbyist "Bird" McIntyre teams up with sexy, outspoken neocon Angel Templeton to pit the American public against the Chinese... -
![Fifty-one Shades: A Parody (First Three Chapters) by Andrew Shaffer]()
Fifty-one Shades: A Parody (First Three Chapters) by Andrew Shaffer
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRead the first three chapters of "Fifty-one Shades: A Parody", a rough draft excerpt from the forthcoming full-length parody novel, Fifty Shames of Earl Grey.Shaffer turns the BDSM love story between CEO Christian Grey and virginal college student Anastasia Steele into a comedy of errors... -
![Good as Gold by Joseph Heller]()
Good as Gold by Joseph Heller
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBruce Gold, a middle-aged, Jewish professor of English literature, finds himself on the brink of a golden career in politics -- and not a moment too soon, as Gold yearns for an opportunity to transform a less-than-picture-perfect life: His children think little of him, his intimidating father endlessly bullies him, and his wife is so oblivious that she doesn't even notice he's left her... -
![Barry Trotter and the Dead Horse by Michael Gerber]()
Barry Trotter and the Dead Horse by Michael Gerber
Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBarry Trotter is pretty disreputable and unpleasant. Imagine what he was like as a teenager. (Their homwork, that is.) How exactly did Lon end up with a hole in his head that whistles when the wind blows? Was Lord Valumart always that crass? And where did that ridiculous German accent come from? is also as affectionate towards JK Rowling's originals...
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