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The Diary of a Nobody is an English comic novel that records the daily events in the lives of a London clerk, Charles Pooter, his wife Carrie, his son Lupin, and numerous friends and acquaintances over a period of 15 months.
On his hilarious first album Hicks unleashes his thoughts on homelessness, smoking, drugs, and porn. While it may seem dark and cynical, it’s sunny compared to the work that follows.Show book
In "The Robot Who Looked Like Me," a busy man and a busy woman find a way to carve out time to romance each other—by having look-alike robots made to do the job—who then run away together.The twelve other stories in this collection are "Slaves of Time," "Voices," "A Supplicant in Space," "Sneak Previews," "Zirn Left Unguarded, the Jenghik Palace in Flames, John Westerly Dead," "Welcome to the Standard Nightmare," "The Never-Ending Western Movie," "What Is Life?", "I See a Man Sitting on a Chair, and the Chair Is Biting His Leg," "Is That What People Do?", "Silversmith Wishes," and "End City."From the very beginning of his career, Robert Sheckley was recognized by fans, reviewers, and fellow authors as a master storyteller and the wittiest satirist working in the science fiction field. Rediscover, or discover for the first time, a master of science fiction who, according to the New York Times, was "a precursor to Douglas Adams."Show book
"This is a history and not a glorification of Mr. Polly, and I tell of things as they were with him” So writes H.G Wells towards the end of his story of Mr Polly and indeed the narrator’s voice throughout the book leaves us altogether ambivalent about his protagonist. The diminutive Everyman of the story is neither fully hero nor villain. A book that, although gently humorous, gives us no facile answers to life's frustrations and conundrums, but leaves us with a fitting reflaction of our own often bewildering existence. Narrated by Simon Hester and with original music.Show book
Are you looking to give your children a good chuckle? Maybe you even want to have a laugh yourself, listening to your child tell fun and unique jokes? So what if I were to tell you that there was a book out there full of kid-friendly, unique and ridiculously funny jokes? Sounds too good to be true, right? Wrong! Make ‘Em Laugh! Nonsensical Joke Book for Kids is the hilarious book you have been searching for, full of over 1,000 ridiculously funny jokes, riddles and tongue twisters to provide hysterical laughter. Filled with a range of different jokes, from spooky jokes to food jokes, from knock knock jokes, to silly ‘Would You Rather?’ questions. Children are the most natural comics among us, with a unique and hilarious way of telling jokes and making you laugh, even when the jokes are nonsensical or aren’t all that funny. Now, imagine the joy of discovering funny jokes you had never heard before? Well, now you don’t have to wonder. This book of silly jokes for kids will tickle your funny bone and have you and your children laughing and laughing, spending quality time together while also teaching them how to read and tell stories. Inside Make ‘Em Laugh!, discover: ● A range of different knock knock jokes your child will love ● Funny ‘Would You Rather?’ questions that your child will find fun and challenging, making them think logically ● Clever and funny animal jokes ● Exciting and entertaining food jokes ● Funny and relatable school jokes ● Scary and surprisingly spooky jokes ● Nice and engaging family jokes ● Educational and insightful science jokes ● Athletic, sporty jokes ● Chicken crossing the road jokes ● A whole chapter dedicated to the very best tongue twister riddles And much, much more! Grab a copy of Make ‘Em Laugh today, and share some laughter with your child!Show book
From the author of The Dada Caper: Even an anti-American conspiracy can’t keep Chicago PI Chance Purdue from falling prey to his personal femme fatale. Private Investigator Chance Purdue and Brandy Alexander work in tandem on a case that finds them traveling to the Illinois town of Radish River. The CIA continues to need help putting a stop to the DADA (Destroy America, Destroy America) Conspiracy, a terrorist organization whose latest plot is completely under wraps, except that it promises immense destruction. Things prove difficult for Chance and Brandy as they do what they can to remain focused on the task at hand. But it’s hard when distractions from football-playing gorillas, chariot races, copious booze—and especially each other—weave in and out of their lives and keep this case on the back burner. Praise for Ross H. Spencer’s The Dada Caper “Parodies of the private‐eye novel come and go. Here is The Dada Caper by Ross H. Spencer. It has every cliché down pat, including rat-tat-tat writing in which paragraphs are seldom more than one sentence. . . . The hero is a private eye who is always tailing the wrong people and hitting the wrong guys. The Dada Caper is wild, shrewd, mad and unexpectedly funny.” —The New York TimesShow book
Meg Langslow's summer is not going swimmingly. In her small Virginia hometown, she's the maid of honor at the nuptials of three loved ones—each of whom has dumped the planning in her hands. One bride is set on including a Native American herbal purification ceremony while another wants live peacocks on the lawn. Only help from the town's drop-dead gorgeous hunk keeps Meg afloat in a sea of relatives and outrageous neighbors. But when an offensive newcomer who hints at skeletons in the guests' closets is found dead under suspicious circumstances, level-headed Meg's to-do list extends from flower arrangements and bridal registries to catching a killer—before the next event is her own funeral.Show book
