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  The Futurist

  James P. Othmer

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  Yates is a Futurist. Which is to say he makes a very good living flying around the world dispensing premonitory wisdom, aka prepackaged bull, to world governments, corporations, and global leadership conferences. He is an optimist by trade and a cynic by choice. He's the kind of man who can give a lecture on successive days to a leading pesticide manufacturer and the Organic Farmers of America, and receive standing ovations at both. But just as the American Empire is beginning to fray around the edges, so too is Yates's carefully scripted existence. On the way to the Futureworld Conference in Johannesburg, he opens a handwritten note from his girlfriend, saying she's left him for a sixth-grade history teacher. Then he witnesses a soccer riot in which a number of South Africans are killed, to the chagrin of the South African PR people at Futureworld. Sparked by a heroic devastation of his minibar and inspired by the rookie hooker sent to his hotel room courtesy of his hosts, Yates delivers a spectacularly career-ending speech at Futureworld, which leads to a sound beating, a meeting with some quasi-governmental creeps, and a hazy mission to go around the world answering the question: Why does everyone hate us?Thus begins an absolutely original novel that is fueled by equal parts subversive satire, genuine physical fear, and heartfelt moral anguish. From the hideously ugly Greenlander nymphomaniacal artist to the gay male model spy to the British corporate magnate with a taste for South Pacific virgin sacrifice rituals, The Futurist manages to be wildly entertaining and deadly serious at the same time.

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  Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

  Paul Torday

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  Author Paul Torday makes his debut with this clever absurdist novel. Fisheries scientist Dr. Alfred Jones is approached by an extravagantly wealthy sheik with a novel plan. To foster goodwill, the sheik would like to introduce salmon fishing to Yemen--the same Yemen that is largely a desert--and politicians think it's a great idea.

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  Questions for Couples Edition...

  Sina Kim-Renken

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  Hi and welcome! 
  The way we communicate nowadays, via email, WhatsApp, or Twitter, is different. That's for sure. But that doesn't mean our good old face-to-face conversation is out of date. 
  This collection of 60 conversation starters will help you connect. The concept is very straightforward, and you will find yourself in a deep conversation in no time. 
  Each question you are about to hear is followed by 3 minutes of music. If you are not interested in one of the questions, simply skip the chapter to hear the next one. If you need more time, pause the audiobook and press play when you are finished talking. 
  What is inside:60 Questions for couplesEach followed by 3 minutes of musicTopic: SexStraightforward conceptShort introduction 
  Enjoy! 
  Oh and before I forget, you can find other editions from this series and a bundle.

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  That Can Be Arranged - A Muslim...

  Huda Fahmy

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  In this graphic memoir, the beloved comics artist shares her “frank, funny” story of finding a husband as an observant Muslim woman in America (NPR Morning Edition).   Chaperones, suitors, and arranged marriages aren't only reserved for the heroines of a Jane Austen novel. They're just another walk in the park for this leading lady, who is on a mission to find her leading lad. From the brilliant comics Yes, I’m Hot in This, Huda Fahmy tells the hilarious story of how she met and married her husband. Navigating mismatched suitors, gossiping aunties, and societal expectations for Muslim women, That Can Be Arranged deftly reveals to readers what it can be like to find a husband as an observant Muslim woman in the twenty-first century—offering a perceptive and personal glimpse into the sometimes sticky but ultimately rewarding balance of independent choice and tradition.  Praise for the work of Huda Fahmy   “Explores the complexities of identity . . . hilarious, charming.” —Kirkus Reviews   “Entertaining, frequently wry.” —Publishers Weekly

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  From the Top - Brief...

  Michael Perry

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  “I’m happy to go to the opera, but I should like to be allowed to wear steel-toed boots with my evening suit. I like to read Harper’s with a chaser of Varmint HunterMagazine. Maybe that’s why I enjoy a good show under canvas. Here we sit, brain-deep in arts and culture, but we’re also just people hanging out in a tent, some of us wearing logging boots, a few of us wearing Birkenstocks, but best of all we’re breathing free fresh air filled with music.”  
  From Scandihoovian Spanglish to snickering chickens, New York Times best-selling author and humorist Michael Perry navigates a wide range of topics in this collection of brief essays drawn from his weekly appearances on the nationally syndicated Tent Show Radio program. Fatherhood, dumpster therapy, dangerous wedding rings, Christmas trees, used cars, why you should have bacon in your stock portfolio, loggers in clogs - whatever the subject, Perry has a rare ability to touch both the funny bone and the heart. 
  ©2013 Michael Perry (P) 2019 Michael Perry

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  That’s Your Lot

  Limmy Limmy

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  This is Limmy’s second book. 
  It’s a whole load of new, odd, and hilariously grim short stories. 
  Tom is in a soft play with his daughters. He’s bored. He’s so bored he can move things with his mind. 
  A man fills up a mate’s biscuit tin without ever telling him, to see what happens. 
  Maggie’s boyfriend Iain bought a curtain. It keeps attacking them. She wants it out the house. 
  A man is sitting in his wheelie bin at two in the morning, and he wants to tell you why. 
  Kenny’s mate Scott is suicidal and ridden with guilt. Kenny takes him on holiday to Benidorm. It’ll be some laugh. 
  Praise for Daft Wee Stories: 
  ‘The comedy book of the year.’ - Time Out 
  ‘Funny, peculiar and original.’ - Guardian 
  ‘Didn't realise pieces of paper with no pictures on could be so funny. I mean I was cryin’ all day yesterday into this book. Hilarious’ - Someone on Amazon 
  In That's Your Lot, Limmy, a Sunday Times bestselling author, delivers a series of stories that are the best in their genre. The humour is top-notch, making this book a must-read. 
  For fans of James Acaster (James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media), Frankie Boyle (The Future of British Politics), Jon Ronson (Frank), Louis Theroux (Theroux The Keyhole), and Tim Key (The Incomplete Tim Key).

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