Títulos em Comédia e Humor

Il Marchese Del Grillo, altri dicono Duca Del Grillo, fu un gentiluomo romano, nato fra il 1730 e il 1740 e morto verso il 1800, cioè più di ottant’anni fa. Quantunque non mi sia riuscito di apprendere, per quante ricerche abbia fatto, il nome con cui egli fu battezzato, nè la data precisa della sua nascita, ho potuto verificare, dalle affermazioni recise dei suoi discendenti, che egli è un personaggio storico, vero, realmente esistito e che molte delle bizzarre avventure...

For adults. This is a silly little book for Halloweenie times. It’s kitschy, fun and weird humor. Of course, there is gore and violence. For me, it is a satire of our favorite Halloween slasher movies where the villain is a crazy, stalking, relentless, weirdo-killer, dangerous, a little silly and strange. And just won’t die!

E. B. White's greatest stories, asides, essays, jokes, and tall tales about the city he arguably saw clearest, loved best, and skewered most mercilessly.

Authors are supposed to entertain their readers — not hunt them. But after years of spoilers posted on release days, entitled DMs, and fans who believe that “constructive criticism” means sending hostile rants to our Gmail at 3 a.m., we thriller authors have decided it’s time to plot a different kind of ending where not every reader will make it to the final chapter. With alliances forming, secrets spilling, and bodies starting to drop, this book club from hell becomes a masterclass in suspense… with a killer punchline.

Von seinem Einzug als tapsiger Welpe in eine dreiköpfige Familie, über chaotische Abenteuer mit Herrchen Mark, liebevolle Erziehungsversuche von Frauchen Anna und spannende Entdeckungstouren mit seinem besten Freund Ben – erleben Sie in 13 wundervollen Kapiteln die Höhen und Tiefen eines Hundelebens hautnah und aus erster Pfote. Buddys Erfahrungen regen nicht nur zum Schmunzeln, sondern auch zum Nachdenken an – über Freundschaft, Loyalität und das, was wirklich zählt im Leben.

Knut, Ende 70, Ex-Fischer und Insel-Original, will eigentlich nur eins: seine Ruhe. Auf einer Düne im Sperrgebiet will er es als nächstes versuchen - doch da liegt schon einer. Obwohl keine äußeren Wunden erkennbar sind, stellt die Inselärztin doch fest, dass es Mord war. Also muss der mürrische Fischer wohl oder übel selbst ermitteln.

Nora Lange's debut novel, Us Fools, was praised as the "Great American Novel" by Molly Young in the New York Times, and "a razor-sharp critique of American capitalism" by Michael Schaub at NPR. Now, she turns her eye toward the daily exercise of getting by.

When her husband is suddenly killed in a car accident, the widowed Milly Bott is surprised to find that he has left her only a small fraction of his wealth, bequeathing the rest to a charity for fallen women, with the cryptic note that ‘my wife will know why’. From that moment she knows that her late husband must have known about her clandestine affair.

After a successful first mission, Carrie thought her job as Transgalactic Intercultural Community Crisis Liaison Officer was secure. But all bets are off when she travels to Dandrobia, a genetically engineered utopia. Beautiful and immortal, the dandrobians have been confined to their planet due their former tyrannical reign over the galaxy. Carrie must mediate between the dandrobians and their victims, the squashpumps.

Have you ever been bamboozled or felt used by your date? Has anyone ever made you feel like that love has a price? Are you sick and tired of people freeloading off you? Prostitution is one of the world’s oldest industries, which commonly involves the trade of money for sex. If a person is willing to have sex with someone in exchange for meals, entertainment, or even a luxurious lifestyle, then is it fair to ask you: IS DATING LEGALIZED PROSTITUTION?

Jasper and Annie are a pair of jobless no-hopers who have dropped into the cracks between the paving slabs of life. Rather than bothering to climb out, they have embraced their situation and created a life based around doing pretty much nothing. That is, apart from visiting various chronic illness clubs for free refreshments and selling old cassette tapes online. But when a customer leaves negative feedback for a month-old purchase without first making contact, Jasper seeks retribution.

While Anthony McNamer may not have f**ked your mom, he has led a pretty interesting life. He went from waiting in line for government cheese with his single, eight-times-married mom and his two high-school dropout brothers (both fathers by seventeen), to graduating from Oregon State University in three years and from Stanford Law School at the age of 23.

REALLY? He didn't get caught, told on, or found out by bosses, parents, neighbors or police?? 50 TIMES? HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? JUST UNDER THE RADAR is 50 true (and moderately questionable) short stories from the life of Rock and Roll Musician, Teacher, Actor and Family Man—Skip Wheeler from Maine.

In Whatevs: A Texan’s Guide to Doing Dumb Stuff with Confidence, Michael J. Melton turns a lifetime of misadventures into a laugh-out-loud confession of faith, family, and foolishness. From melting toy cars in a space heater to accidentally starting a small-town legend, Michael has tripped, stumbled, and face-planted through life with more enthusiasm than coordination—and lived to tell the tale.

Jimmy fyller snart trettiofem men bor fortfarande hemma hos morsan. Sen bäste kompisen Jonas dog har han mest suttit framför datorn och ätit chips. Innan dess var han ungdomsbrottsling, så det är inte konstigt att folk betraktar honom som en loser. Den nya praktikplatsen på Sjöfartsmuseet skulle kunna bli hans stora revansch på arbetsmarknaden om det inte vore för den hemliga jättebläckfisken under luckan. Samtidigt som Jimmy försöker lista ut varför det är just han som valts ut för att sköta vidundret i sumpen börjar rapporter om mystiska försvinnanden och upphittade likdelar strömma in från hamnen.

Tucked away in the English countryside, the run-down marina at Vixens Mere hosts a ragtag community of houseboats whose lives are as tangled as their mooring ropes. Harry Jones’s death dredges up more than grief: a second body in the water, hidden love affairs, and old grudges. As the marina begins to reveal the truths of the past, its dwellers unify against investigators, vindictive exes, and anyone else who tries to break them.

I’m Not Mad (Anymore) sheds light on the mental struggles women go through silently, from post-natal depression and anxiety to menopause and all the muck in between.

A humorous memoir that celebrates life's quirks and the power of laughter. It shares relatable anecdotes about resilience, mishaps, and the joy of finding humor in everyday situations. Perfect for parties and a reminder to embrace laughter amidst life's challenges.

Antonin Suburre est bijoutier à Brioude. Au cours d'un braquage dans sa boutique, il abat l'un des voleurs, un jeune homme du nom de Chamseddine. Condamné pour homicide, Suburre découvre, en prison, l'œuvre du sociologue Pierre Bourdieu et l'opposition entre dominants et dominés qui fonde sa pensée.

Even grownups should have a little fun every now and then. It's time for us to reclaim our childhood in the land of Make Believe. And who better to take us there than Matta A. Rhymes? More commonly known as Mother Goose, Matta is a country girl full of a whole lot of sass! In short-story fashion, she recalls her life adventures with humor, excitement, and the countless missteps that shape who she becomes. The fact that a troublemaking goose follows her around and causes problems whenever the chance arises makes these stories that much more entertaining.