Publisher: Babelcube
"Gustavo is a very famous writer, but, on the other hand, when it comes to work, he can't help but procrastinate. The worst thing is that, on the eve of delivering the first three chapters of his new novel — he's been charged for months by the agent — everything that happens around you soon becomes a beautiful reason to be distracted".
A baby born old. A life that moves backward. A destiny no one could ever understand. When Benjamin Button enters the world as a seventy-year-old man, his bewildered parents have no idea how to raise a child who grows younger with each passing year. As Benjamin moves in reverse through love, ambition, and heartbreak, he faces a world that cannot accept what it cannot explain—and discovers that time itself can be both gift and curse. Praised as "one of Fitzgerald's most imaginative and unforgettable stories," this classic blends humor, melancholy, and quiet wonder into a tale that explores identity, aging, and the fragile beauty of human connection. If you enjoy thought-provoking storytelling, emotional depth, and a poignant twist on life's journey, this timeless short story will stay with you long after you finish it. Open the pages—and witness a life lived backward, one extraordinary moment at a time.Show book
The hilarious, feel-good, romantic comedy Coco Pinchard series by multi-million bestselling author Robert Bryndza is now available as an audio box set! 'So many novels promise to be humorous and fail to deliver. This box set had me laughing and crying through the entire set. A brilliant read, and very well written by an exceptional author.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review Book 1: The Not So Secret Emails of Coco Pinchard For fans of Bridget Jones’s Diary: Through email, Coco Pinchard documents her seemingly perfect life falling to shambles! She confides in her quirky, supportive friends as she deals with hilarious hijinks, dating after 40, and eccentric in-laws… Book 2: Coco Pinchard's Big Fat Tipsy Wedding With a successful writing career, a great group of pals, and a hunky boyfriend, Coco thinks she’s finally on the road to happily ever after — until Adam inexplicably disappears the day they’re slated to move in together! Can Coco figure out what really happened to her perfect beau? Book 3: Coco Pinchard, the Consequences of Love and Sex Coco Pinchard has a great life, a bestselling memoir, and a handsome second husband. Things are going exactly as planned — until her adult son runs into disaster, her ex’s mother butts back into her life, and she finds out she’s pregnant! Maybe life is more fun if you throw your plans out the window… Book 4: A Very Coco Christmas A Very Coco Christmas is a delicious, Coco Pinchard prequel, set in 1985, with a glorious cast of characters including Daniel’s mother Ethel, sister Meryl - and a turkey called Jean Paul Belmondo... Book 5: Coco Pinchard's Must-Have Toy Story It’s December 1992, and children are going crazy for the Tracy Island toy - almost as crazy as the parents! Coco Pinchard is desperately trying to track one down for her four-year-old son Rosencrantz and tries everything in the hope that he can open his must-have toy on Christmas morning.Show book
Paul is a recently demoted adjunct instructor of freshman comp, a divorced but doting Brooklyn father, and a self-described “curmudgeonly crank” cataloging his resentment of the priorities of modern life in a book called The Luddite Manifesto. Outraged by the authoritarian creeps ruining the country, he is determined to better the future for his young daughter, one aggrieved lecture at a time. Shockingly, others aren't very receptive to Paul's scoldings. His child grows distant, preferring superficial entertainment to her father's terrarium and anti-technological tutelage. His careerist students are less interested than ever in what he has to say, and his last remaining friends appear ready to ditch him. To make up for lost income, he moonlights as a ride-share driver and moves in with his elderly mother, whose third-act changes confound and upset him. As one indignity follows the next, and Paul's disaffection with his circumstances and society mounts, he concocts a dramatic plan to right the world's wrongs and gives himself a more significant place in it.Show book
“Morley Swingle’s Scoundrels to the Hoosegow is not only consistently fascinating, but there is much to be learned from it about life in and out of an American courtroom. I highly recommend this engrossing book.” Vincent Bugliosi, Author of Helter Skelter In Scoundrels to the Hoosegow, a veteran prosecutor who is also a terrific storyteller shares more than thirty legal stories drawn from real life. In cases ranging from tragic to hilarious, Morley Swingle offers a behind-the-scenes look at the justice system from crime scenes to courtrooms. Swingle takes readers on an enjoyable romp through crime and punishment. Whether describing a drunk who frees dogs from the pound or a serial killer who saves lives in his day job, he combines true crime and legal analysis with a healthy dose of humor—and shares the occasional “Perry Mason moment." “If Tom Wolfe’s Bonfire of the Vanities captured the essence of criminal practice in a major metropolis, then Scoundrels surely captures the essence of that practice in small town and rural America.” Robert H. Dierker, Jr. “Swingle has written an interesting, easily approachable—and rare—account of daily life as a prosecuting attorney. I am unaware of any prosecutor who writes better than Swingle. The book is refreshing. Mark Twain almost certainly would have enjoyed it.” Steve Weinberg, St. Louis Post-Dispatch “Morley Swingle is a terrific writer and an even better entertainer. Lawyers and non-lawyers alike will enjoy being along for this informative and entertaining trip to the hoosegow.” Forward, Reviews of Indie Books “Those who read Ann Rule, Joe McGinniss or John Grisham will enjoy this book.” Lithuanian LibrarianShow book
‘There is only one way to survive and even thrive in the third world, and that is by being as Caucasian as you possibly can. Fact: white people have it easier in life because they deserve it.’ Coconut Kelz is a young Caucasian woman trapped in a black woman’s body. Kelz lives in – and tries never to leave – Sandton and is a staunch member of the DA. With handy tips for how to achieve the white right standard of beauty, deal with your family in the lalis, pick the best suburb to live in and nab yourself a white guy, Kelz offers a complete guide to a full Caucasian conversion. Through the mask of her character Coconut Kelz, whose apparent adoration of all things white has riled many an unsuspecting viewer of her online videos, Lesego Tlhabi speaks straight to the heart of this country’s strong residue of prejudice, framing hard and potent truths to incredibly funny effect.Show book
