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  I'm Probably Going to Hell for...

  Scott Moss

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  Do you ever wonder what comes after this life? Do you ever wonder why the nun who taught your seventh-grade math class could swing a ruler better than Babe Ruth? Did you ever wonder if Noah put the tigers next to the gazelles in the arc? How about some of the rules in the Old Testament? And why did the Vatican commission paintings of Jesus that looked like a guitarist from Led Zepplin? Jesus was from the Middle East. He didn't look like any of the paintings we have seen over the years.  
  I try to tackle life after death, religion (especially the Catholic religion), and the Old Testament in this book. The book is filled with satire. Just look at the title. It's a book to make you think and laugh. Nothing more, nothing less.

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  Standing Heavy

  Gauz'

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  A funny, fast-paced, and poignant take on Franco-African history, as told through the eyes of three African security guards in Paris. 
   
   
   
  All over the city, they are watching: Black men paid to stand guard, invisible among the wealthy flâneurs and yet the only ones who truly see. From Les Grands Moulins to a Sephora on the Champs-Élysées, Ferdinand, Ossiri, and Kassoum find their way as undocumented workers amidst political infighting and the ever-changing landscape of immigration policy. Fast-paced and funny, poignant and sharply satirical, Standing Heavy is a searing deconstruction of colonial legacies and capitalist consumption and an unforgettable account of everything that passes under the security guards' all-seeing eyes.

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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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  Pussy Productions

  Mark DK Berry

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  In the eccentric world of 'Pussy Productions,' a London-based porn production company, a motley crew of individuals find themselves inexplicably thrown together. How this incendiary mix of people came to converge is a curious tale in itself. 
  Sir Stott, a knighted Etonian, longs for the elegant normality of his pre-Pussy Productions life. Meanwhile, Hazelhot, an ex-military psychopath, is hell-bent on sowing violent, bloody chaos wherever he goes. 
  As events spiral out of control, the bizarre escapades of these characters become the talk of societal clubs, working-class pubs, newspapers, and even military history books. Throw in a handful of dwarfs, some fiery feminists, and a couple of famous porn stars, and you have a recipe for disaster beyond anyone's wildest imagination. 
  The tale unfolds in ways that defy rational explanation or belief, leaving high-ranking government officials and gangland hoodlums hoping such madness will never be repeated. 
  Welcome to a satirical journey where chaos reigns supreme, and the only certainty is utter unpredictability.

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  Laurel & Hardy - Lucky Ducky...

  Larry Harmon

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  Laurel and Hardy were a British-American comedy duo act during the early era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–1957). Starting their career as a duo in the silent film era, they later successfully transitioned to "talkies.” From the late 1920s to the mid-1950s, they were internationally famous for their slapstick comedy, with Laurel playing the clumsy, childlike friend to Hardy's pompous bully.

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  How to Slay at Work - The darkly...

  Sarah Bonner

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  'A hilarious romp that I just couldn’t put down.' Katy Brent 
  A sharp, funny and deliciously dark thriller that fans of Katy Brent, Bella Mackie or Killing Eve will love. 
  When your boss is at a conference in a city where there's a suspicious death, it's unlucky. 
  If it happens twice, it's odd. 
  But when she's in the same city at the same time as a third unexplained death . . . 
  Could she be a stone-cold killer? 
  Millie's always known her boss Freya is a psycho – the demanding and ever-changing coffee orders, the cryptic instructions, the apparently expected mind reading and don't even start on the insistence that Millie wears heels . . . All. The. Time. 
  But it only extends as far as exacting office standards. Right? 
  As Freya's assistant, Millie has privileged access to her diary and travel history and when a pattern emerges of men (who seem to have no connection to each other) dying in cities where Freya is travelling, Millie is determined to figure out what's going on. 
  After all, a stone-cold killer could be exactly what Millie needs . . . 
  Readers are loving How to Slay at Work: 
  'A hilarious romp that I just couldn’t put down. Bonner’s newest novel had me absolutely howling with her murderous boss. If Miranda Priestly went on a killing spree it would look like this. Just brilliant.' Katy Brent, author of How To Kill Men and Get Away With It 
  Praise for Sarah Bonner: 
  'Brilliantly twisty and thoroughly entertaining.' T.M. Logan, bestselling author of The Holiday 
  'A perfect thriller, we read this in one sitting.' Closer 
  'A wonderfully twisty, and twisted, thriller that will have you up until the early hours, and with an ending that you will NOT see coming. Brilliant.' SJ Watson, bestselling author of Before I Go To Sleep 
  'Captivating.' Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal 
  'Constant twists, turns and delicious backstabbing betrayals.' Culturefly 
  'A twisted tale I could not have loved more.' Natasha Harding, The Sun

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