Literature & Fiction

In a hilarious short story from New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman, the absurdities of modern life cause one man’s solitary world to spin suddenly, and comically, out of control.

Mark Manson turns his gaze from the inevitable flaws within each individual self to the endless calamities taking place in the world around us....

Luc O'Donnell is tangentially - and reluctantly - famous. His rock-star parents split when he was young, and the father he's never met spent the next 20 years cruising in and out of rehab. Now that his dad's making a comeback, Luc's back in the public eye....

The ratings and views are off the chart. The fans just can't get enough. The dungeon gets more dangerous each day. But in a grinder designed to chew up and spit out crawlers by the millions, Carl and Princess Donut need to work harder than ever just to survive.,,,

Is it possible to write a sidesplitting novel about the breakup of the perfect marriage? If the writer is Nora Ephron, the answer is a resounding yes....

For the first time in one audio collection, all sixteen Yes Minister radio episodes plus six further TV episodes....

The complete career of the immaculate Psmith! First, as a fellow lost lamb with cricket prodigy Mike Jackson at Sedleigh school....

It’s time for more confessions... As heartfelt and hilarious as the bestselling first novel, Nell discovers that there’s no such thing as having it all figured out....

"It began as a mistake." By middle age, Henry Chinaski has lost more than 12 years of his life to the U.S. Postal Service.....

A master of Russian realism, Anton Chekhov is renowned for his meticulously observed plays and short stories exploring the human condition, in all its joys and sorrows. Included here are six of his best-known dramas....

Traumatized by the bombing of Dresden at the time he had been imprisoned, Pilgrim drifts through all events and history, sometimes deeply implicated, sometimes a witness....

From the creator of the beloved and universally acclaimed television series BoJack Horseman, a fabulously off-beat collection of short stories about love - the best and worst thing in the universe....

First off, I'm not a violent man. Quite the opposite. I didn't even kill anyone until I was forty-two.

"I've experienced a whole lot the last few years and I have a lot to share....

My husband is dead. I attended his funeral. I watched his casket be lowered six feet into the ground. (Actually, it may have been only five feet, but that still seems like more than enough.)

For anyone who ever wondered what Marcel Proust had in mind when he wrote In Search of Lost Time (while bedridden no less), Alain de Botton has the answer....

Low-life writer and unrepentant alcoholic Henry Chinaski was born to survive...

Meet Psmith, with a silent 'P' as in psychic....

Galahad Threepwood is causing scandal again...this time by deciding to NOT publish his potentially humiliating high-society memoirs....

The usual suspects, including Lord Emsworth and his prize pig, the Empress, line up at Blandings Castle for a Wodehousian caper....

Stranded on prehistoric Earth, Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect find escape in the form of a time-travelling sofa....

The first of Kafka’s three great novels, The Man Who Disappeared (America) follows the picaresque adventures of Karl Rossman, who is banished to America following a family scandal....

A stunning collection of Just William stories, narrated by Martin Jarvis. These BBC radio readings of the adventures of William have come to be some of the most loved adaptations....

Newly minted doctor Jane McGill is in hell. Not literally, of course. But between her drug addict patients, sleepless nights on call, and battling wits with the sadistic yet charming Sexy Surgeon, Jane can’t imagine an afterlife much worse than her first month of internship at County Hospital.

As the new owner of the worst business in history, Jack has a lot on his plate. His self-appointed “biggest fan” wants to finally meet, and won’t take no for an answer. The annoying cultists are back and cultier than ever....

Es gibt eine Altersgrenze, bis zu der man sich verlieben kann! Zumindest glaubt das Sarah Hellwig, die frustrierte Tochter von Oma Inge. Darum ist sie auch rechtschaffen empört, als ihre 77-jährige Mutter sich einbildet, in den 12 Jahre jüngeren Jonathan verliebt zu sein. Als die dann tatsächlich aus dem Altersheim auszieht, um mit diesem Kerl zusammenzuwohnen, ist Sarah überzeugt, dass die nicht mehr weiß, was sie tut. Zu allem Überfluss findet sie gerade jezt heraus, dass ihre Mutter ein unglaubliches Geheimnis hütet. Das bringt das Fass zum Überlaufen.

A beautiful and enjoyable novel that will make you laugh from the beginning until the last surprise at the end.

Sweet Ermengarde est une courte histoire comique parue sous le pseudonyme de "Percy Simple". L'histoire est une parodie de mélodrame romantique, centrée sur Ermengarde Stubbs et ses relations avec le vilain Squire Hardman, détenteur d'une hypothèque, Jack Manly, qui veut le sauver, et Algernon Reginald Jones, son fiancé. Selon Daniel Harms, il s'agit d'un " détournement du genre de l'histoire d'Horatio Alger. Une encyclopédie H. P.

"يوميات كوكب القرود" كتاب ممنوع لأصحابِ القلوبِ الضعيفةِ... ممنوع للعازبين أو أي شخص مُقبل على الحياة ولديه أمل بإنجاب أطفال هادئين ويسمعون الكلام، فما بداخل الكتاب هو تجسيدٌ للواقع المرير الذي يعيشه أمهات وآباء هذا الجيل العجيب فقط !

It is 2003 – ten years since Spud Milton’s class of 93 matriculated and the boys went their separate ways. Despite their seemingly unbreakable bond, the Crazy Eight – Rambo, Mad Dog, Vern, Fatty, Garth Garlic, Boggo, Simon and Spud – have not kept in touch. Or at least, not as far as Spud knows. When he receives an invitation from the school to attend the ten-year reunion weekend, Spud is determined to avoid the event at all costs, but he hasn’t reckoned with the bombardment of intrusive messages and threatening phone calls from his former dorm mates.

Set in Ireland prior to its achieving legislative independence from Britain in 1782, Castle Rackrent tells the story of three generations of an estate. One of the main sources of inspiration for the novel was a chronicle of her own family history called The Black Book of Edgeworthstown, which contain legal struggles of the Edgeworth's similar to those portrayed in the novel.

Enquanto tenta salvar seu casamento, Bruno descobre que a humanidade inteira voltou a vida, o juízo final acontecerá em 10 dias, e que Rogério, o ex de sua esposa, Fernanda, também voltou dos mortos. Por meio de um app, a humanidade descobre se irá para o céu ou o inferno, e Bruno está bem longe de ir para o céu.

هذا الكتاب هو آلة الزمن الخاصّة بك والتي ستنقلك إلى فترةٍ لا تُنسى وهي أواخر السبعينات والثمانينات ليبحر في ذكريات الطفولة والمراهق ويسرد بطريقة لطيفة وبسيطة حكايات ومواقف مرت على معظم الجيل الذي ولدَ وشبَّ في تلك الفترة من الزمن..مواقف حدثت في المدرسة والبيت، بجانب "الدكان" ومع أولاد الجيران في الحارة..

As escritoras June Hayward e Athena Liu se formaram em Yale e publicaram seus romances de estreia na mesma época. Tudo indicava que chegariam juntas ao estrelato, mas, pouco depois da graduação, Athena começou a colher louros literários, enquanto June recebeu apenas migalhas de reconhecimento. Quando Athena morre em um estranho incidente, June decide que chegou seu momento de brilhar. Por impulso, ela rouba o manuscrito do novo livro da amiga, uma obra experimental sobre a relevância dos trabalhadores chineses durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial.

Questions abound in the aftermath of the Little India riot. Hashwini wonders if she triggered the chaos. Jessica asks if she should reveal what truly happened in the ambulance. Sharon thinks that the catastrophe could be what she needs to boost her political career. The lives of three women intertwine when accident and coincidence collide. In Gimme Lao!-style hilarity, they become wrapped up in a web of truth, deception and political connections. This is a perceptive, fast-paced romp that asks "what if" of the riot that recently shook Singapore.

Maddie Sanderson would be proud to honour her older brother's dying wish, that she scatters his ashes over eight destinations that the adventurous 29-year-old never got to visit before he died from cancer. But in his will, Josh assigned her an impossible partner to help complete the mission - Dominic Perry. Seriously, if Maddie weren't already at his funeral, she would have killed him for this.

Una storia di miseria e nobiltà. Il Principe Ascanio della Scaletta ha uno dei titoli nobiliari più antichi e importanti d’Italia, e uno splendido palazzo nel centro di Roma. Peccato che, all’alba del Capodanno del 1980, gli siano rimasti soltanto i ricordi, e poco altro. Può però contare su Gegé, maggiordomo napoletano di infinite risorse, che, a dispetto degli stipendi che arrivano a intervalli assai poco regolari, ha giurato fedeltà eterna alla casata della Scaletta.

Unverschämt sexy und schonungslos. Die 36-jährige Noa Simon ist eine talentierte, aber nicht ganz erfolgreiche Filmemacherin, die weiß, was sie will, wenn sie es sieht. Als sie dem älteren Geschäftsmann Teddy Rosenfeld auf einer Hochzeit begegnet, wird er das Objekt ihrer Begierde. Eine heiße Begegnung auf der Klokabine, befeuert Noas Verlangen. Trotz Teddys anfänglicher Zurückweisung ist Noa begeistert von der Herausforderung – und von ihrer eigenen Unersättlichkeit. Sie nimmt einen Job in seinem Büro an und die Machtspiele und eine heiße Affäre beginnen.

The Gift of the Magi: A Special Christmas Edition - Includes Candle-Making Tutorial and Exclusive Audiobook! In The Gift of the Magi, O. Henry weaves an exciting and touching narrative that encapsulates the true spirit of Christmas. At a time when one dollar and eighty-seven cents are all that Della has to buy a gift for her beloved Jim, this story takes us on a journey of love, sacrifice, and generosity.

Five years after seventy-something Tess jetted off to Paris with her best friends, Jen, Rose, Della and Pam - the Five French Hens - for Jen’s hen do, a lot has changed. Prospective groom Eddie has been given the heave-ho, Tess’s husband has been sent packing and the Hens are making the most of their golden years. But Tess is stuck in a rut. Rather than embrace her independence, she watches on as Rose wows Paris, Jen explores Iceland and Pam heads to Greece. But when tragedy strikes Della, Tess is shaken into action.