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24/7 Demon Mart: Publisher's Pack features two books from the 24/7 Demon Mart series: The Graveyard Shift, book one, and Monster Burger, book two. It also includes the bonus Hell for the Holidays, a 24/7 Demon Mart Christmas special. Lloyd Wallace is the most clueless crossing guard the intersection of hell and earth has ever seen. So clueless, that he doesn't even realize the beer cave in the corner store where he works is the gateway to hell.

Best-selling sportswriter Peter Golenbock knew Mickey Mantle, as well as many of Mantle's friends, family members, and teammates. While Mickey was a good person at heart, he had a dark side that went far beyond his well-known alcoholism and infidelities. In Golenbock's shocking and revealing first novel, 7, Mickey tells the hidden story of his life as a baseball hero and asks for forgiveness from his friends and family. In this fictional portrait, Mantle, now in heaven, needs to unburden himself of all the horrible things he did and understand for himself why he did them.

When her old friend Karen drops by with her two-year-old son, Meg Langslow reluctantly agrees to babysit. But when night falls, the toddler is still in residence, and Karen isn't answering her phone. Concerned, Meg spends the next morning retracing her friend's steps - and what she discovers makes her begin to suspect that Karen has either been killed or kidnapped or is on the run. Since the police don't seem to care, Meg once again plays sleuth.

The complete soundtracks of the seventh series of the evergreen comedy show – plus Christmas specials Debuting in 1981, Only Fools and Horses ran for more than two decades, clocking up 64 episodes and 16 Christmas specials. It drew record-breaking audiences, winning multiple BAFTAs and, in...

A delightful rom-com about a woman who decides to revisit each of her seven exes, convinced that one of them is “the one who got away.” Seven Exes. Seven Missed Chances. Who was the one who got away? Esther is nearing thirty, with a great job and a flat she shares with her two best friends...

Satire, Humor and Irony in some cases have been regarded as the most effective source to understand a society, the oldest form of social study. Contents: The Cop and the Anthem by O. Henry; The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry; What Stumped the Blue Jays by Mark Twain; The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain; The Toys of Peace by Saki (H. H. Munro); The Artful Hussar by Johann Peter Hebel; From The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe; The Golden Honeymoon by Ring Lardner; When I Was a Witch by Charlotte Perkins Gilman; Micromegas: A Philosophical History by Voltaire.

Tiffys Leben könnte so schön sein: Sie hat das alleinige Sorgerecht für Kurti - einen bezaubernden Mops-Pudel - und arbeitet mit ihrem besten schwulen Freund Piet in dessen gemütlichen Café. Würde nur Tiffys biologische Uhr nicht ständig so laut ticken. Als Piet ihr die Tarotkarten legt, sagen diese voraus, dass Tiffy schon bald das Herz eines Arztes für sich gewinnen wird. Wenn damit mal nicht Oberarzt Mattheus gemeint ist, der jeden Morgen vollkommen übermüdet seinen Kaffee bei Tiffy bestellt! Um Mattheus näher kennenzulernen, meldet sich Tiffy - trotz ihrer Angst vor Blut und Spritzen - als ehrenamtliche Helferin für den Ambulanzbus an.

Regine Kölpins Familienroman Oma tanzt auf Wolke 7 bietet wunderbar-humorvolle Unterhaltung und jede Menge Nordsee-Feeling. Wie in Oma zeigt Flagge entführt die ostfriesische Autorin ihre Leserinnen und Leser nach Langeoog. Auf der Nordsee-Insel herrscht gewaltiges Chaos, denn die allseits beliebte Oma Jette soll unter die Haube, und dieses Vorhaben hält nicht nur Oma Jette und ihre Familie auf Trab: Oma Jette soll heiraten! Bei ihrem herbstlichen Besuch auf Langeoog werden Jettes quirlige Enkel von Omas Verehrer Günther ins Vertrauen gezogen: Der will Jette einen Antrag machen - und zwar einen spektakulären!

Tiffys Leben könnte so schön sein: Sie hat das alleinige Sorgerecht für Kurti - einen bezaubernden Mops-Pudel - und arbeitet mit ihrem besten schwulen Freund Piet in dessen gemütlichen Café. Würde nur Tiffys biologische Uhr nicht ständig so laut ticken. Als Piet ihr die Tarotkarten legt, sagen diese voraus, dass Tiffy schon bald das Herz eines Arztes für sich gewinnen wird. Wenn damit mal nicht Oberarzt Mattheus gemeint ist, der jeden Morgen vollkommen übermüdet seinen Kaffee bei Tiffy bestellt.

Known for his comic sense, Earl Derr Biggers was one of the foremost writers of mystery and detective stories in this country. To his friends he was known for his comic sense. Seven Keys to Baldpate was his first novel and became extremely popular. In it, a famous author visits a closed summer resort at Baldpate Mountain in the middle of winter. He is looking for peace and quiet so that he can write his next book.

Join Oasis Audio for 100 radio shows from across all genres. Thrill to detective stories and mysteries, dig your spurs in for some dusty-trail Western adventures, laugh until you cry with the kings and queens of radio comedy, and sit on the edge of your seat for the greatest radio dramas. This volume includes episodes of The Lux Radio Theatre, The Man Called X, Mercury Theatre on the Air, Murder at Midnight, Murder by Experts, My Favorite Husband, My Friend Irma, The Mysterious Traveler, Mystery House, and more.

Contains classic comedy shows from The Jack Benny Program, The Life of Riley, and Life with Luigi.

Celeste Mason is the Pinterest stay-at-home supermom of other mothers’ nightmares. Despite her all-organic, SunButter-loving, free-range kids, her immaculate home, and her volunteering awards, she still has time to relax with a nice glass of pinot at the end of the day. The only thing that ruins it all is her workaholic, career-obsessed neighbor, who makes no secret of what she thinks of Celeste’s life choices every chance she gets.

Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor - newly married and living in the suburbs - rules the night in this seventh book from MaryJanice Davidson's New York Times best-selling series. Already busy dealing with a pesky ghost, Betsy must rise to the occasion when a pack of formerly feral vamps comes calling.

Well-meaning do-gooder Clare Barker is back, and dealing with more office politics, troublesome clients and domestic dramas. Secretly regarding herself as a cross between Mother Theresa and Wonder Woman, she's got all the right jargon for every problem, but never any practical solutions. However, in today's 'Big Society' there are plenty of challenges out there for an involved, caring social worker (or even Clare). These six series find her struggling once again to control both her professional and private life.

إحدى مغامرات البزنس مان الصغير (حاتم الطائي 2000)، وكيف يلقي بنفسه في عالم لم يَقربه من قبل..

Ausverkauft! So mancher glaubt beim Studieren von Hagen Rethers Tourplan, dies sei der Titel des Programms, denn Restkarten sucht man bei seinen Terminen vergeblich. Obwohl oder gerade weil sich Hagen Rether in den Medien rar macht, füllt er deutschlandweit die größten Hallen. Flache Witze und Mainstreamhumor darf man bei seinen Auftritten nicht erwarten. Charmant und klavierbegleitet nimmt er sein Publikum mit auf eine abendfüllende Gewissensreise quer durch die Gesellschaft. Auch bei seinem neuesten Hörbuch bleibt einem so mancher Lacher im Halse stecken, wohlwissend das die bittere Wahrheit oft nur mit Humor zu ertragen ist.

Maxine Connolly has had a rough year with the loss of her mum, marriage, and job in quick succession, and she’d be the first to admit that she hasn’t been coping. But when her teenage daughter, Sophie, applies for a job at the Comfort Food Café on her behalf, Max realises she’s let things get out of hand. So when the job offer comes, Max decides to embrace this unexpected opportunity and uproot her life for a fresh start on the south coast.

Five more series of the award-winning BBC radio sitcom set in a Scots-Asian corner shop near Glasgow 'As mad as ever - and very funny' Daily Mail Ramesh Mahju and his trusty sidekick Dave Legg are back with more banter, bargains, shop-based shenanigans and over-the-counter philosophy. In these...

This is an incredible story. The author, a failed, alcoholic Wall Street trader, had retreated to a monastery. It, too, was failing. Then, one fateful day, Brother Ty decided to let God be his broker--and not only saved the monastery but discovered the 7 1/2 Laws of Spiritual and Financial Growth. Brother Ty's remarkable success has been studied at the nation's leading business schools and scrutinized by Wall Street's greatest minds, but until now the secret to his 7 1/2 Laws of Spiritual and Financial Growth have been available only to a select few.