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  The Stone Door

  Leonora Carrington

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  Ancient Mesopotamia, the Zodiac, and the land of the dead feature in this wildly surrealistic adventure story—Leonora Carrington's revolutionary second novel, long out of print. 
   
   
   
  The Stone Door is an omen, an incantation, and an adventure story rolled into one. Built in layers like a puzzle box, it is the tale of two people, of love and the Zodiac and the Kabbalah, of Transylvania and Mesopotamia converging at the Caucasus, of a mad Hungarian King named Böles Kilary and of a woman's discovery of an initiatory code that leads to a Cyclopean obstacle, to love, self and awareness, to the great stone door of Kescke and beyond. 
   
   
   
  Written at the end of World War II but not published until 1977 and long unavailable, The Stone Door is at once a celebration of the union of Carrington and her husband, the Hungarian-born photographer Chiki Weisz, and an argument for the unification of the male and the female as a means of liberating the human race.

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  Short Humorous Stories for...

  Midealuck Publishing, Christian...

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  Short Humorous Stories for Adults and Seniors is a compilation of funny stories for adults and the elderly on many homely and private matters to get laughing tears and giggles out of all those closest to you.  
  Some of the stories are not only funny but also inspiring even for those who have experienced everything and a lot. But a good laugh is the best remedy for everything, and this audiobook delivers just that! With everything from embarrassing and funny situation from the darkest corners in the house to full-story jokes and hilarious memories, with this audiobook you are sure to find laughter and humour for any occasion that will delight family and friends. 
  Stories and Jokes Based on True Stories. Seniors with a sense of humor will recognize the truth in these witty stories, because the jokes and stories are so good that even those with memory lapses will remember them! 
  Get this perfect gift now and finish the day with a laughter!

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  Candide

  Voltaire

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  "Candide" is a satirical novel written by the French philosopher and writer, Voltaire. It was first published in 1759 and is considered one of the most famous works of the Enlightenment era. 
  The novel tells the story of a young man named Candide, who is optimistic and believes that everything happens for the best in the world. However, he is faced with a series of tragic events, including being banished from his home, witnessing a devastating earthquake, and experiencing war and injustice. 
  Throughout the novel, Voltaire uses irony, sarcasm, and parody to critique various aspects of society, including religion, philosophy, politics, and human nature. He questions the idea that this is the best of all possible worlds, as espoused by the philosopher Leibniz, and argues that the world is full of suffering and injustice. 
  Despite its serious themes, "Candide" is also known for its humor and wit. It is filled with absurd characters and events, and its witty satire often takes aim at the hypocrisy and absurdity of society. 
  Overall, "Candide" is a complex work that explores the human condition and the flaws of society through a combination of tragedy and comedy.

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  The Unindexed Mind

  Tory Handcock

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  This isn't a self-help book. It's a mental junk drawer — full of quotes, chaos, forklift wisdom, and a guy just trying to make sense of the noise. 
  No chapters. No index. No roadmap. You'll find meaning, then lose it again. And maybe that's the point. 
  It's part philosophy, part humor, part existential napkin scribble. 
  If you've ever argued with God in a break room or felt like socks next to the couch might symbolize existential dread... you're in the right place.

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  The Carer

  Deborah Moggach

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  “[A] social comedy with some brilliant people observations about ageing and a devilish plot twist” from the author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (The Times, London).   After their elderly father’s fall, Phoebe and her brother, Robert, couldn’t be happier with his new caregiver, Mandy. She came to them with great recommendations and has given the brilliant, yet lonely, widower a new lease on life—though he is gossiping about the locals’ love affairs instead of debating science and politics.   But Phoebe and Robert soon become suspicious of Mandy—her rummaging about in their father’s papers, her strange inheritance from a former client, her habit of speaking her mind no matter the consequences. Then Robert discovers that their father has changed his will. Suddenly Mandy seems more devil than angel . . .   For the first time in years, Phoebe and Robert are bonding over something—even if it is their mutual distrust of Mandy. And what happens next will make the siblings question everything they thought they knew about their parents—and themselves.   “Moggach addresses an all too common nightmare with ruthless honesty and sublime wit—The Carer is one of the funniest novels I have read for ages.” —The Times (London)   “Unputdownable, fun and tender with characters that jump off the page. Perfection.” —Marian Keyes, international-bestselling author of Again, Rachel   “Joyous . . . a sustained satire on smug middle-class mores.” —Daily Mail   “The most endearing of humorists, Deborah Moggach casts a penetrating eye on our foibles and fantasies. Neither ageing, nor death—as The Carer so beautifully demonstrates—can resist her comic scrutiny.” —Lisa Appignanesi, award-winning author of Mad, Bad, and Sad

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  Tales of Wonder - Twenty dark...

  Lord Dunsany

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  Written in the dark days of World War I, join Lord Dunsany as he spreads the dreams that we cannot leave to die.Dunsany was the most influential writer in the genre that came to be known as fantasy, which his stories set trends for that continue to this day.Come along, for a dream of a mystical London, bawdy jokes that offend ghosts, swapping sins in Paris, and the strange tale of Why The Milkman Shudders As He Perceives The Dawn.In this collection of twenty stories, you’ll find adventures at sea and the edge of the world, of Ali Baba come to the industrial hills of the Black Country, and take flight with strange run and gnome-brewed wines.Dunsany was an influence on Tolkien, Lovecraft, Gaiman, Borges, Clarke, Moorcock, Yeats, Le Guin and many more besides. Worlds of monsters and magic, of strange names and stranger tales, were all born in Dunsany’s work.

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