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While they are discussing the possible illnesses they may have, Jerome, Harris, and George all realize they suffer from the same thing-working too much. Upon the realization, the three best friends decide that they must go on a vacation. After rejecting the ideas of a sea trip or country stay, because Jerome doesn't like the sea, and Harris finds the country to be dull, the men decide on a boat trip. With their bags packed and with the company of...
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Today Show #ReadwithJenna Book Club Pick A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew. It’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, not a bag in sight, alone. She’s immediately mistaken by everyone in the lobby for one of the wedding people, but...
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Delve into the whimsical world of "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman," a groundbreaking novel that revolutionized the literary landscape.
Sterne's work, inspired by the likes of Cervantes and John Locke, challenges traditional narrative forms through its playful digressions, innovative typography, and satirical tone. The novel humorously narrates the life of Tristram Shandy, making it a pioneering precursor to stream of consciousness...
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Everyone in my family has killed someone. Some of us, the high achievers, have killed more than once. I'm not trying to be dramatic, but it is the truth. Some of us are good, others are bad, and some just unfortunate.
I'm Ernest Cunningham. Call me Ern or Ernie. I wish I'd killed whoever decided our family reunion should be at a ski resort, but it's a little more complicated than that.
Have I killed someone? Yes. I have.
Who was it?
Let's get started.
EVERYONE...
5) Tom Jones
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When Squire Allworthy returns from London to discover a sleeping baby of unknown parentage in his bed, Tom Jones makes its rollicking start toward a picaresque journey across eighteenth-century England. Its foundling hero, having grown to young manhood and developed a passion for the girl next door, finds himself banished from the squire's country estate by the contrivance of a romantic rival. Lusty, good-hearted Tom is thus compelled to seek his...
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An offbeat, darkly clever debut novel about a night cleaner who discovers a toxic secret about her company's CEO-and decides to take matters into her own hands
Every night, she cleans. On the fourth floor of an unnamed office in an unnamed city, the night cleaner comes and does what she does best-sorts out the messes of the daytime employees. None of them know her, but she knows everything about them: Sad Intern's dreams to get promoted, Résumé...
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From New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff comes the a vampire-mystery-slash-romance-slash-adventure about a librarian and her trusty vampire assistant, The Librarian's Vampire Assistant, Book 5. NEVER HIRE A HANDSOME VAMPIRE!MIRIAM MURPHY loves being a librarian. It's all she's ever wanted-to eat, breathe, and sleep books. But when she hired Michael, a handsome college student, she had no idea he was a four-hundred-year-old vampire and that...
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Garfield’s back in this brand-new full-color compilation comic strip book—truly a must-have for fans! While Garfield is best known for his insatiable appetite for lasagne, he also believes in voraciously eating “hole” foods! In fact, making donuts disappear might just be Garfield’s superpower (along with taking marathon naps). Fans of the fat cat won’t want to be disturbed as they happily devour this latest batch of scrumptious comics....
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A New York Times Book Review and Washington Post "Top-10 Thriller of the Year"A New Yorker, Vogue, Esquire, Elle, and Bookshop.org "Best Book of the Year'Conor O’Toole has never been anywhere like Cutters Neck, a gated community near Cape Cod. It’s a sweet deal for the summer: in exchange for tennis lessons, he receives free lodging in a luxurious guest cottage, far from the cramped Yonkers apartment he shares with his diabetic mother.In...
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Regarded by Charles Dickens as his best novel upon publication, "Martin Chuzzlewit" relates a tale of familial selfishness and eventual moral redemption. First published serially from 1842 to 1844, it is the story of young Martin Chuzzlewit, who has been raised by his grandfather. He has fallen in love with his grandfather's ward and caretaker, the young orphan Mary Graham. Martin's grandfather does not approve and young Martin alienates himself from...
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An abused, grief-stricken, and impoverished Sonny has all but given up on life. That is, until he meets death, by way of the Grim Reaper. The Reaper, a junk food loving, poetry reading, cigarette-addicted entity, has no time to waste as he searches for a suitable successor who would become "Death" for the next millennium. By training the boy in the ways of death and dying, Reaper grooms his young apprentice and through suspenseful and horror-laced...
12) ReWined
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Don't miss the hot and hilarious moments in this enemies to lovers contemporary romance with heart and heat.It's the birthday I've been expecting...Turn 27. CheckMove back to my hometown. CheckInherit my grandfather's winery. CheckMarry my old high school sweetheart. Wait, what?We hate each other's guts. But I only have thirty days to turn my company around or lose it forever, so I don't have time to worry about that. Besides, the she-devil...
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Everything from "Did Beatrix Potter ever write a book about dinosaurs?" to "Did Charles Dickens ever write anything fun?" Anyone who has ever worked in retail will nod knowingly at requests like "I've forgotten my glasses, can you read me the first chapter?" Or the absurdity of questions like "Excuse me . . . is this book edible?" Filled with fun and quirky illustrations by the award-winning Brothers McLeod and featuring contributions from booksellers...
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Decipher the wacky worldview of the famous radio DJs (and bestselling authors) as they take on relationships, family, physical fitness, religion, and life.
Zany radio hosts Rick & Bubba rocketed onto the New York Times bestseller list with their first book, “Rick & Bubba's Expert Guide to God, Country, Family, and Anything Else We Can Think Of”. Now Rick & Bubba are back, and this time the world truly isn't safe.
In “The Rick & Bubba Code”,...
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Com texto dos respeitados autores americanos Mel Helitzer e Mark Shatz, a Gryphus Editora lança a segunda parte de Como escrever humor. A primeira parte foi lançada em 2014 e contém dicas, teorias e conselhos (imperdíveis) para quem deseja se tornar um redator de humor. Esta segunda parte abrange a redação de humor para mercados específicos. Os capítulos são divididos por nomes sugestivos como "Testando: um, dois, três: redigindo discursos...
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Ferociously Close to Home delivers McPherson's trademark take on the absurdities of everyday life. To say that his solutions to these perplexing situations is "out there" is an understatement. Consider Gina, who decides a branding iron will be the ideal memory aid for her birthday date-challenged husband. And poor Lanny, whose treadmill session is interrupted when he inadvertently triggers the health club's offensive odor alarm.
McPherson has long...
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Le Français, c'est difficile. Difficile? C'est impossible. C'est maddening. C'est une peine dans le neck. Mais le Franglais est une doddle…
Welcome back to the absurd yet joyful world of Miles Kington's legendary Franglais guides! C'est une des grande mixtures de l'histoire, comme gin et tonique, oeuf et bacon, ou les deux Ronnies. Cette combinaison de Français et Anglais vous permet une expérience mind-blowing.
MAINTENANT UNE SCRATCH ET SNIFF...
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