Showing results for "Better Than" in Literature & Fiction

Der Tik-Tok-Erfolg als Hörbuch! Als größter Fan romantischer Komödien lebt Liz Buxbaum wie die Hauptdarstellerin in einem Liebesfilm. Aber das Wichtigste fehlt noch: ihr Mr Right für den Abschlussball. Da taucht ihr Kindheits-Crush Michael Young auf, und das Happy End scheint in greifbarer Nähe. Blöd nur, dass Michael sie immer noch als niedliche und verschrobene »kleine Liz« sieht. Damit sich das ändert, schließt sie einen Pakt mit ihrem nervtötenden Nachbarn Wes Bennett. An der Seite des bei allen anderen beliebten Bad Boys öffnen sich nun mal Türen.

Donovan Barron, aka Young, is Southside to the heart, and nothing can change that, not even an NBA career. Refusing to conform has led to Young being dubbed as "Atlanta's Bad Boy". Living lowkey and making money are his only priorities until he is forced to switch it up. Stony Dorrian refuses to let anyone tell her how to live her life any longer! For too long, she has allowed her parents to control everything in her life. Officially fed up, a chance meeting allows Stony to live a carefree for once, and it just might change her life forever.

Discover the original stories behind Hollywood's biggest blockbusters—completely free! "The Book Was Better" delivers full audiobook versions of classic novels that inspired your favorite films. From "Pride and Prejudice" to "The Great Gatsby," "Winnie-the-Pooh" to "Alice in Wonderland," experience the rich source material that filmmakers have turned into cinematic gold for decades. Compare the book's vision with its silver screen adaptation, uncover deleted scenes Hollywood left on the cutting room floor, and appreciate the brilliant writing that caught directors' attention. No ...

When Juliet Evans scores a job as a nanny in Italy, she's ready for a year of excitement and glamour. She is not ready for a diabolical six-year-old who swears like a pirate and hurls silverware with terrifying accuracy. Still, it's a small price to pay to explore Milan, take a million photos, and fantasize about becoming a professional photographer. And yes, she knows she has to take over the family business when she returns home, but a little denial never hurt anyone.

Old flames reignite in Sunrise Cove in this charming enemies-to-lovers, second-chance, small-town, forced-proximity love story about family, friendships, and true love from New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis. When Olive Porter’s off-the-grid parents go missing, she reluctantly...

The Banished Lands has a violent past, where men and giants clashed in a war for supremacy and near-extinction for the vanquished. Now men rule the land, giants little more than a memory, lurking in the wilds and dark places. This tale takes place ten years before the events of Malice, book one of The Faithful and the Fallen, within the Darkwood, a great forest that splits the western realms of Ardan and Narvon.

"An irresistible queer romance." —Publishers Weekly, starred review It’s not long before their pet-centric arrangement sparks a person-centric desire… Simon Burke has always preferred animals to people. When the countdown to adopting his own dog is unexpectedly put on hold, Simon turns to...

Ein beliebter Draufgänger und ein neuer geheimnisvoller Mitschüler, der ihm den Kopf verdreht. Die mitreißende Gay Romance, die die Herzen berührt. Niklas hat alles, wovon jeder 18-Jährige träumt: Freunde, mit denen man Spaß haben kann, eine Familie, die immer hinter ihm steht, und noch dazu jede Menge Follower auf Social-Media. Sein Leben scheint perfekt zu sein. Zumindest, wenn man nur die Videos kennt, die er online hochlädt. In Wahrheit ist Niklas der reinste Chaot. Auch seine Noten lassen zu wünschen übrig.

Insta-love only happens in the movies. Insta-lust? That she'd buy into. Until she meets take-charge club owner Landon Bennett and falls head over heels at a glance. When hot-as-sin Landon Bennet offers sexy songstress Vivienne Clark a summer residency at his popular Manhattan nightclub, it's the opportunity of a lifetime that she can't resist. Add in the man's obvious interest and seductive attention and life is perfect...until she puts together the pieces of his past.

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us

Brought to you by Penguin. How can we create a better world for LGBTQ+ people? 35 extraordinary voices share their stories and visions for the future. We talk about achieving 'LGBTQ+ equality', but around the world, LGBTQ+ people are still suffering discrimination and extreme violence. How do we...

From the New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Horns comes this e-short story—from Joe Hill’s award-winning collection 20th Century Ghosts. Imogene is young and beautiful. She kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. She's also dead and waiting in...

I’m Shubham Singh Rajput who has always loved reading great books and exploring new ideas. This is a place where I share what I’ve learned along the way. I draw from different fields, such as psychology, philosophy, biology, economy, and many others, but every single topic falls under the personal growth umbrella. Using simple words and friendly images, I want to make my content easy to remember so that we can all benefit from it long term. My main goal is to help us become better than yesterday ( बिता हुआ कल से बेहतर )

Married couple Kieran and Tilly discuss the differences between a book and it’s movie adaptation, before arguing on which is better! Follow us on Twitter @BTTBook

Two published Canadian writers deconstruct their most mortifying literary creations. For you Fraser Valleyites, hear it on CIVL, 101.7 in Abbotsford and 92.3 in Chilliwack! Thursdays 9 - 10AM.

Welcome to My Cat is Better Than Yours (because she is), a podcast dedicated to books (in all forms) and how those stories are often reflected in our real-people lives. This podcast will have jokes, books, book boyfriend/girlfriends, guests, guest drinking wine and (of course) cats. We are always open to suggestions/recommendations. We are always changing and improving and Bandit (the cat) always accepts sacrifices... I mean, snacks?

I have a dream that one day this world will wake up and realise the true meaning of reading: We hold these books to get wiser.

Hosted by Min Than Htut — award-winning entrepreneur, marketing strategist, and founder of Pro Niti Travel and Better Version Institute — this podcast explores Business, Management, Marketing, AI, and Entrepreneurship. It also includes law-related topics shared purely for learning purposes, especially for fellow PGDL students and friends. Some content is AI-assisted, designed to educate, inspire, and empower learners and professionals. Tune in for insights, ideas, and tools to grow in your personal and professional journey.

Books in Sound is a free podcast series that presents an assortment of hundreds of the worlds greatest books through the magic of the performing arts. Instead of having a single narrator read an audiobook, these performances have a full cast of actors, suitable background music, and special effects that help define the drama.Most presentations are from old time radio theater broadcasts that have been remastered in an effort to remove most of the hissing, clicking and volume fluctuations. Many of the presentations are from the 1930's and 1940's, so a significant amount of work went into the ...

This richly imagined collage of interconnected stories follows Prosperous and Agu and the motley community of Nigerian expats who gather at their apartment each week. Their reality is one of dashed hopes, twisted love, and the pain of homesickness, even as they fight to make their way in this new world. Better Never than Late is a layered and affecting portrayal of the everyday absurdities and adversities of migrant life.