Maison d'édition: HB Classics
Content : Unhappiness The Judgment Before the Law The Metamorphosis A Report to an Academy Jackals and Arabs A Country Doctor In the Penal Colony A Hunger Artist The Trial The Castle Amerika A Little Fable The Great Wall of China The Hunter Gracchus The Burrow
He's tiny. He's bossy. And he wants YOUR sandwich. In this joyful follow-up to the bestselling Pawprints on Our Hearts, Kerk Murray chronicles seven years with Max—a Yorkipoo who treats rules as mere suggestions and proves that even the smallest creatures can leave the biggest impact. Part love letter, part reckoning with time, Little Black Dog is a tribute to the animals who help us become who we're meant to be, and a reminder to give our dearest ones their flowers while they're still here to receive them.Voir livre
"A RIGHT PROPER LITTLE FAIRY TALE, A RIGHT IMPROPER LITTLE HORROR STORY, WHICH ALTOGETHER DISARMS." -KIRKUS REVIEWS One Hand Clapping is the story of Janet and Howard Shirley, living a dreary life in the dreary fictional northern city of Bradcaster. Howard works at the local garage and Janet works in the local supermarket, and they spend their evenings having dinner in front of the television. Their lives begin to change when Howard’s photographic memory wins them a gameshow fortune. Janet doesn’t want their lives to change that much. She is quite happy with the routine of their ordinary life, improved as it is by consumer goods and modern household conveniences. But once Howard unleashes his unusual brain on the world, the used-car salesman can’t seem to stop; and what he sees as the logical conclusion to their success isn’t something Janet can agree to. Anthony Burgess’s darkly comic satire of 1960s consumerism explores themes of the importance or otherwise of culture and education and the growing influence of America, and taps into contemporary anxieties about the future.Voir livre
It’s the gig of a lifetime for this ghostwriter, except there’s a catch: the client, a closeted A-list actor finally ready to come out in his memoir, is an actual ghost—and the sparks flying between the men are becoming a little too real … ADAM GALLAGHER HAS KNOCKED ON THOUSANDS OF DOORS. An ex-Mormon and almost-famous memoirist, he is used to sharing his life story with strangers. But this house is different. For it belongs to none other than Roland Rogers: Hollywood hunk, and soon to be author. Roland has a story to tell, a decades-old secret to spill, and he’s decided that Adam is just the guy to help him do it. Except there’s a problem. Roland Rogers is dead. Not in the metaphysical realm—if he focuses, he can summon enough energy to communicate via the kitchen speaker—but certainly in the physical, and he needs Adam to pen his story before his body is found frozen beneath the avalanche of snow that squashed it. That means one month, a hundred thousand words, no breaks. Ghostwriting is hard enough, let alone when you’re dealing with a real ghost, and so it isn’t long before Roland’s idea of what his book should be clashes with Adam’s vision for what it could be. But as truths are told, both men soon discover that this experience is less of a coming out and more of a coming home. “Downright weird in the absolute best way.”—Camryn Garrett, NAACP Image Award–nominated author of Friday I’m in LoveVoir livre
Prove you are the smartest person in the room with 500 true trivia facts about sports. These facts are so absurd some might even say that they sound like bull$#*t! Explore the slam dunks and the Olympic Golds in this fun addition to the True Facts series that shares all things sports. Give the gift that keeps giving to friends, family, fathers, or grads and test your knowledge. Knowledge is power! Grab your team, put on your game face, and crush the competition at trivia night with True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t: Sports! This book isn't just a game-changer; it's a game-winner, packed with 500 jaw-dropping facts that will make you question the very fabric of sports reality. Including facts like:The sport of wife-carrying originated in Finland and has since become an international competition, challenging couples to navigate obstacle courses with the husband carrying the wife on his back.Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen once had a pancake cook-off to see who made them better.The ancient Greeks, founders of the Olympics, competed in the nude, giving new meaning to the term "gymnasium," derived from the Greek word "gymnos," meaning naked.The sport of table tennis evolved from a Victorian parlor game known as "whiff-whaff," enjoyed as a post-dinner entertainment by the upper class in 19th-century England.The first game of basketball was played with a soccer ball and two peach baskets as goals, resulting in a final score of 1-0. From the wacky to the downright unbelievable, these sports facts will have you exclaiming "No way!" Gather your fellow sports enthusiasts, dive into the pages of this factual treasure trove, and emerge as the undisputed champion of the ultimate sports trivia showdown!Voir livre
Green witch Rhianne Alkenn is trading city lights for country nights. Well, more like a hinterland mystery — she's teaming up with Grandpa to untangle a thorny situation: a murder within the dryad community and a vanished teen. Add to that the sparky tension between Isobel, the pathologist with secrets, and Nel, Rhianne's incubus best friend. Their dynamic is about to explode, revealing truths that might just be too hot for Nel to handle. Oh, and murderous trees? It’s a thing. Welcome to the countryside — where the scenery is breathtaking and the mysteries deadly. Note: While part of a series, Deadly Forest is a standalone adventure — written in Australian English and set in the magic city of Sydney. If you enjoy books by K M Shea, Heather G. Harris and Kim Harrison, then you’ll love this riveting urban fantasy story with a touch of humour and romance.Voir livre
Bill Nye was a famous American humor columnist in the middle 1800's. He said "We can never be a nation of snobs so long as we are willing to poke fun at ourselves." And he did exactly that in hundreds of newspaper columns that were later collected into books. This is a selection of just 35 of the most humorous, wry and downright funny cogitations of his, written of course in the somewhat convoluted style common in the 19th century which just adds to their flavor in my opinion. The selection process was rigorous: only those that made me laugh, giggle or snort are included.Voir livre
