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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... -
![His Desire: A Contemporary Romance Box Set by Ashlee Price]()
His Desire: A Contemporary Romance Box Set by Ashlee Price
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Contemporary Romance Box Set5 full-length novels for readers who love their stories filled with surprise marriages, billionaire bad boys, hot daddies and steamy fairy tale romances. Escape into the world of these protective alpha males and let them entertain you all night long. Book 1 - His Rock “Lena Hunt, you’ll be my wife for a week... -
![Dating My Sworn Enemy by Summer Brooks]()
Dating My Sworn Enemy by Summer Brooks
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSo…I agreed to go speed dating.What’s the worst that could’ve happened, right?I’d embarrass myself, meet a few horrible men, and be on my way.But no.The universe has a crazy sense of humor.The man I meet is none other than my sworn enemy.Cody. The biggest player alive.A massive pain in the behind.Insane ego. Humongous bank account.Our last fight was a nightmare. I almost pulled his hair out... -
![The Princess Diaries Four-Book Set by Meg Cabot]()
The Princess Diaries Four-Book Set by Meg Cabot
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPrincess Diaries Four-Book Set (Princess Diaries; Princess in the spotlight; Princess In Love; Princess in Waiting) For a limited time get four of Meg Cabot's books in the Princess Diaries series, including Cabott's latest installment, Princess in Waiting... -
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![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... -
![The Answer Is No: A Short Story by Fredrik Backman]()
The Answer Is No: A Short Story by Fredrik Backman
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn a hilarious short story from New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman, the absurdities of modern life cause one man’s solitary world to spin suddenly, and comically, out of control.Lucas knows the perfect night entails just three things: video games, wine, and pad thai. Peanuts are a must! Other people? Not so much... -
![Yoga Pant Nation by Laurie Gelman]()
Yoga Pant Nation by Laurie Gelman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the author of Class Mom and You've Been Volunteered comes Yoga Pant Nation--a novel about one mom's challenges through parenting and life, keeping her on her toes and perpetually in yoga pants... -
![Descent of Man by T. Coraghessan Boyle]()
Descent of Man by T. Coraghessan Boyle
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn seventeen slices of life that defy the expected and launch us into the absurd, T.C. Boyle offers his unique view of the world. A primate-center researcher becomes romantically involved with a chimp; a Norse poet overcomes bard-block; collectors compete to snare the ancient Aztec beer can, Quetzacoatl Lite; and Lassie abandons Timmy for a randy coyote... -
![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... -
![Marrying My Ex Boyfriend by Summer Brooks]()
Marrying My Ex Boyfriend by Summer Brooks
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPinch me and tell me this isn't happening.My hair is a mess.There's a wedding ring on my finger.And my jerk of an ex boyfriend is sleeping right beside me.Let me take a deep breath and jog my memory.We arrived in Vegas three days ago for a mutual friend's wedding.The reception party got a little out of hand.We took a few shots of tequila.Danced like maniacs.Talked about our past... -
![Breaking The Bro Code by Ashlee Price]()
Breaking The Bro Code by Ashlee Price
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCOMING SOON! A HOT NEW FRIENDS-TO-LOVERS ROMANCE THRILLER!BOOK 3 IN THIS FUN AND FLIRTY BILLIONAIRE ROMANCE SERIES IS FILLED WITH PAGE MELTING HEAT, DRAMA, AND OF COURSE A HAPPILY-EVER-AFTER GUARANTEED TO LEAVE YOU VERY SATISFIED... -
![First Comes Love: A Grumpy Boss Surprise Baby Romance by Ashlee Price]()
First Comes Love: A Grumpy Boss Surprise Baby Romance by Ashlee Price
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsComing Soon! A Grumpy Boss Surprise Baby Romance.Book 1 in this hot, new, fun & flirty (grumphole) romance is filled with page melting heat, lots of teasing, drama and some sugar sweet moments that will give you all the feels. Into happily-ever-afters? Don't even wait because this HEA is guaranteed to satisfy your cravings.Office Rule #1: Don’t fall in love with the woman you’re interviewing... -
![The Orange Mocha-chip Frappuccino Years by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Paul Howard]()
The Orange Mocha-chip Frappuccino Years by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Paul Howard
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSo there I was, roysh, enjoying college life, college birds and, like, a major amount of socialising. Then, roysh, the old pair decide to mess everything up for me. And we're talking totally here. Don't ask me what they were thinking. I hadn't, like, changed or treated them any differently, but the next thing I know, roysh, I'm out on the streets... -
![Should Have Got Off at Sydney Parade by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Paul Howard]()
Should Have Got Off at Sydney Parade by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Paul Howard
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFiction from Ireland. No 1 Bestseller... -
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![The Teenage Dirtbag Years by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Paul Howard]()
The Teenage Dirtbag Years by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Paul Howard
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSo there I was, roysh, class legend, schools rugby legend, basically all-round legend, when someone decides you can't, like, sit the Leaving Cert four times. Well that put a focking spanner in the works.But joining the goys at college wasn't the mare I thought it would be, basically for, like, three major beer, women and more women... -
![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... -
![Checking Out by Nick Spalding]()
Checking Out by Nick Spalding
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhat do you do when the doctor says you could die at any moment? Well…after you’ve made a cup of tea, of course. Nathan James is young, successful and has the world at his feet. Unfortunately, he’s also about to die—which ruins things somewhat. And now he’s staring imminent death in the face, Nathan is having to rethink some of his life choices very hard... -
![After the Workshop by John McNally]()
After the Workshop by John McNally
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou graduate from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop with a short story published in The New Yorker and subsequently Best American Short Stories. You stay in town and work on your novel. And work on your novel. Until, finally, twelve years have passed and you are working as a media escort for author tours and your unfinished novel sits in a box under your bed. Your girlfriend has left you... -
![Angels on Toast by Dawn Powell]()
Angels on Toast by Dawn Powell
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo dubious businessmen attempt to outwit their wives, mistresses, and... -
![Wild with Happy by Colman Domingo]()
Wild with Happy by Colman Domingo
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrief is a funny thing. Gil’s boyfriend has left him, his acting career isn’t exactly taking off, and his mother just passed away. He’s not taking it all very well. But luckily his boisterous Aunt Glo, a sensitive funeral director, and his outrageous best friend may be exactly what he needs... -
![Blott on the Landscape by Tom Sharpe]()
Blott on the Landscape by Tom Sharpe
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAll is picturesquely typical of rural England at its best. Sir Giles, an MP of few principles and curious tastes, plots to destroy all this by building a motorway smack through it, to line his own pocket and at the same time to dispose of his wife, the capacious Lady Maude... -
![Wilt On High by Tom Sharpe]()
Wilt On High by Tom Sharpe
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWilt is still teaching at the Fenland Tech, attempting to drill English into plasterers, dozing through tedious committee meetings and occasionally getting mildly plastered in 'The Pig in a Poke' with one of his few bearable colleagues. But the even tenor of his days is rudely interrupted when the shadow of drug dealing flickers across the Tech. Suddenly Wilt becomes the target of suspicion... -
![The English Experience by Julie Schumacher]()
The English Experience by Julie Schumacher
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJason Fitger may be the last faculty member the dean wants for the job, but he’s the only professor available to chaperone Payne University’s annual “ Abroad” (he has long been on the record objecting to the absurd and gratuitous colon between the words) occurring during the three weeks of winter term... -
![Backward Compatible by Sarah Daltry, Pete Clark]()
Backward Compatible by Sarah Daltry, Pete Clark
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNot too long ago, in a town that, depending on your current location, is either not super far or actually quite close… It is a time of chaotic hormones. Two nerdy gents home for winter break have discovered a female gamer at a midnight release. During the break, the gamer trio manages to reveal the game’s secret boss, a hidden enemy with enough power to destroy anything in its path... -
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![The Life of Riley by Joanna Nadin]()
The Life of Riley by Joanna Nadin
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy quest to find 'the one' starts right now! This year I will utterly not snog random posh boys with congenital acne but will save myself for long-haired creative type with interest in tragicness and with musical potential i.e. Justin Statham. Though am not sure Justin has realised yet that I am 'the one' for him... -
![Wilt On High by Tom Sharpe]()
Wilt On High by Tom Sharpe
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWilt is still teaching at the Fenland Tech, attempting to drill English into plasterers, dozing through tedious committee meetings and occasionally getting mildly plastered in 'The Pig in a Poke' with one of his few bearable colleagues. But the even tenor of his days is rudely interrupted when the shadow of drug dealing flickers across the Tech. Suddenly Wilt becomes the target of suspicion... -
![Bucky F*cking Dent: A Novel by David Duchovny]()
Bucky F*cking Dent: A Novel by David Duchovny
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTed Fullilove, aka Mr. Peanut, is not like other Ivy League grads. He shares an apartment with Goldberg, his beloved battery-operated fish, sleeps on a bed littered with yellow legal pads penned with what he hopes will be the next great American novel, and spends the waning malaise-filled days of the Carter administration at Yankee Stadium, waxing poetic while slinging peanuts to pay the rent... -
![The Book, the Film, the T-shirt by Matt Beaumont]()
The Book, the Film, the T-shirt by Matt Beaumont
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCOD available... -
![One Butt Cheek at a Time by Amber Kizer]()
One Butt Cheek at a Time by Amber Kizer
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGERT GARIBALDI ISN'T ONE OF those people who believe high school is the best part of life. She has a whole notebook full of rants about high school, and she's fully aware of how ridiculous the experience is, thank you very much. Gert just wants to survive the next three years, one butt cheek at a time, with her best friend, Adam, by her side - and maybe Luscious Luke attached to her lips...Categorized as:
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![The Center of the Universe: Yep, That Would Be Me by Anita Liberty]()
The Center of the Universe: Yep, That Would Be Me by Anita Liberty
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI CAN'T FIX THE WORLD. I CAN ONLY SIT BACK AND CRITICIZE IT. Welcome to the story of my life. Well, at least the story of my junior and senior years of high school... -
![The Meaning of Life by Joanna Nadin]()
The Meaning of Life by Joanna Nadin
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt is official. I am going out with rock god and part-time meat mincer Justin Statham. Am certain that he is THE ONE and will prove it by having excellent relationship on every level. Oh no. What if he wants me to do it? Have only just got to grips with art of snogging so will need to get help fast... -
![The Best Man's Ghostwriter by Matthew Starr, Glen Powell]()
The Best Man's Ghostwriter by Matthew Starr, Glen Powell
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA bad best man’s speech can ruin a wedding. Why do we plan every detail of a perfect day and then give the groom’s idiot best friend five minutes of total power?Enter Nate (Glen Powell), a speechwriter-for-hire who helps people write incredible best man speeches... -
![Tuff by Paul Beatty]()
Tuff by Paul Beatty
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs fast-paced and hard-edged as the Harlem streets it portrays, Tuff shows off all of the amazing skill that Paul Beatty showed off in his first novel, The White Boy Shuffle.Weighing in at 320 pounds, Winston “Tuffy” Foshay, is an East Harlem denizen who breaks jaws and shoots dogs and dreams of millions from his idea Cap’n Crunch: The Movie, starring Danny DeVito... -
![Lumayo Ka Nga Sa Akin by Bob Ong]()
Lumayo Ka Nga Sa Akin by Bob Ong
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMula sa kasumpa-sumpang kahirapan at kalunos-lunos na kaignorantehan sa mundong kanyang kinagisnan, namulat si Marie sa tunay na mukha ng matamis at mapapakasakit na pag-ibig... -
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![Going Green by Nick Spalding]()
Going Green by Nick Spalding
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of Dumped, Actually comes a laugh-out-loud story about saving your job…and maybe saving the planet in the process.Meet Ellie Cooke. When it comes to all things environmental she’s, well, a bit ‘green’. It’s not that she doesn’t care about things like climate change and plastic pollution, it’s just that life has always got in the way of that sort of thing... -
![She Sins at Midnight by Whitney Dineen]()
She Sins at Midnight by Whitney Dineen
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLila Montgomery, thirty-two-year-old Hollywood assistant extraordinaire, has a secret. On the outside, she's a hard-working dedicated employee, a good friend, and a loving daughter. But above all else, she's been raised to be a lady, which of course is why she's determined to conceal her secret life... -
![Dumb White Husband vs. the Grocery Store (Dumb White Husband) by Benjamin Wallace]()
Dumb White Husband vs. the Grocery Store (Dumb White Husband) by Benjamin Wallace
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJohn is a dumb white husband. That is to say that he loves and cares for his family, is successful in his career, popular around the neighborhood, can dress himself (often without injury) and is capable of reasonable thought. Demographically, however, he functions like a 4-year-old that can't quite master the intricacies of the potty. It isn't his fault... -
![Jessica Z. by Shawn Klomparens]()
Jessica Z. by Shawn Klomparens
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Jessica's world... When Jessica Zorich met a tall, charismatic artist at a San Francisco party, her life had been all about coping: with a baffling and dangerous world, with a mostly inane job, and with a sweet but meandering relationship with her upstairs neighbor... -
![Tepper Isn't Going Out by Calvin Trillin]()
Tepper Isn't Going Out by Calvin Trillin
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Calvin Trillin's Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin.Murray Tepper would say that he is an ordinary New Yorker who is simply trying to read the newspaper in peace. But he reads while sitting behind the wheel of his parked car, and his car always seems to be in a particularly desirable parking spot... -
![Tinaca Jones by Matt Boren, Retta]()
Tinaca Jones by Matt Boren, Retta
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPlease Note: This content is not for kids. This audio comedy features adult language (hurled especially at one malicious, phony Kelly Smith). Discretion is advised.In this dramatic comedy, Parks and Recreation and Good Girls star Retta brings humor and strength to her role as the unforgettable Tinaca Jones.What’s in a name? A lot... -
![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... -
![How I Became a Famous Novelist by Steve Hely]()
How I Became a Famous Novelist by Steve Hely
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat Pete Tarslaw wants is simple enough: a realistic amount of fame that will open new avenues of sexual opportunity; the kind of financial comfort that will allow him to spend his life pursuing hobbies such as boating or skeet shooting at his stately home by the ocean or a scenic lake; and perhaps most importantly the chance to humiliate his ex-girlfriend at her wedding... -
![Supreme Courtship by Christopher Buckley]()
Supreme Courtship by Christopher Buckley
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPresident of the United States Donald Vanderdamp is having a hell of a time getting his nominees appointed to the Supreme Court... -
![Los powtórzony by Janusz Leon Wiśniewski]()
Los powtórzony by Janusz Leon Wiśniewski
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLudzki los to nie tylko prosta suma wydarzeń w życiu człowieka. To przede wszystkim zapis stanów emocjonalnych - buntu wobec przeznaczenia, pogodzenia się z losem, rozpaczy wobec nieuchronności tego, co przed nami, ale także walki, aby się nie poddać... -
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![Jane Is Trying by Isy Suttie]()
Jane Is Trying by Isy Suttie
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJane is bright, funny and very anxious. Jane is in her late thirties but living with her parents. Jane is back in the sticks - having left London after a traumatic breakup with a boyfriend, prompted by their struggles to conceive and his infidelity. Jane is working part-time in an eccentric local bookshop, having left a successful career behind... -
![Eleven by Mark Watson]()
Eleven by Mark Watson
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsXavier Ireland is the assumed name of a radio-show host with a devoted following of listeners riveted by the sleepless loners who call in throughout the night to seek his advice. Off the air, he leads a low-key life of avoiding his neighbors, playing Scrabble, and maintaining an awkward friendship with his cohost, Murray... -
![The Prophet and the Idiot by Jonas Jonasson]()
The Prophet and the Idiot by Jonas Jonasson
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe brand-new, hilarious, feel-good adventure from the internationally bestselling author of The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and DisappearedSweden, late summer of 2011. Self-taught astrophysicist Petra has calculated that the atmosphere will collapse on the 21st of September that year, around 21.20 to be more precise, bringing about the end of times... -
![A Star Is Bored by Byron Lane]()
A Star Is Bored by Byron Lane
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA hilariously heartfelt novel about living life at full force, and discovering family when you least expect it, influenced in part by the author’s time as Carrie Fisher’s beloved assistant.Charlie Besson is about to have an insane job interview. His car is idling, like his life, outside the Hollywood mansion of Kathi Kannon... -
![Today I Learned It Was You by Edward Riche]()
Today I Learned It Was You by Edward Riche
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLonglisted for Canada Reads 2017 When a retired actor who frequents a city park is purported to be transitioning from man to deer, municipal authorities in St. John’s, Newfoundland, find themselves confronted by an exasperatingly difficult problem... -
![Nothing Serious by Justine Lévy]()
Nothing Serious by Justine Lévy
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStylish, intelligent, and often scathingly funny, Nothing Serious is an unblinking portrayal of the search for self amidst the reckless glamorization of love.Vain about their young love, Louise and her husband Adrien used to laugh about the way he couldn’t pass a mirror without looking...
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