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When Bonnie Grayduck relocates from sunny Santa Cruz California to the small town of Lake Woebegotten, Minnesota, to live with her estranged father, chief of the local two-man police department, she thinks she's leaving her troubles behind. But she soon becomes fascinated by another student - the brooding, beautiful Edwin Scullen, whose reclusive family hides a terrible secret. (Psst: they're actually vampires. But they're the kind who don't eat people, so it's okay.)

It’s the summer of 2013 and 21-year-old Ruby, a counselor at Camp Burntshore, can’t wait to supervise a rowdy cabin of 11-year-olds, smoke weed by the fire, and argue about which city make the best bagels. But when Brent, the camp owner’s son, hires Israeli soldiers to deal with a staffing shortfall, Ruby, a committed anti-Zionist, must decide if she’s willing to jeopardize her place at Burntshore to fight Brent over the contentious issues of Jewish belonging and settler colonialism, even as she finds herself falling in love with one of the soldiers, the sweetly handsome Etai.

The setting is Seattle's Lake City neighborhood during the 2001 holiday season. In the wake of the 9/11 tragedy and at the peak of Seattle's first wave of tech-boom gentrification - a wave that never quite made it to his neighborhood - Lane Bueche schemes how to win back his wife (and her trust fund). In his childhood bedroom in his mother's decrepit old house, the idealistic but self-serving striver Lane licks his wounds and hatches a plot.

She may not have it all figured out yet. But this year she's ✨manifesting✨ Don't miss this brand new rom-com perfect for fans of Bridget Jones's Diary and Emily Henry! 🔮 🔮 🔮 I manifest… The perfect man (Guy Carmichael) falling in love with me. I am letting go of… My rat-infested...

Der Wall-Street-Millionär Barry Cohen führt ein perfektes Leben. Doch als er erfährt, dass sein Sohn autistisch ist und dann auch noch eine Untersuchung der Börsenaufsicht gegen ihn eingeleitet wird, packt er seine geliebte Uhrensammlung in einen Rollkoffer und macht sich auf den Weg. Sein irrwitziger Plan: nach zwanzig Jahren seine College-Liebe Layla wiederzutreffen - in der Hoffnung, mit ihr das einfachere, ehrlichere Leben von damals fortzuführen.

A mysterious virus has infiltrated the good people of Lake Wobegon, transmitted via unpasteurized cheese made by a Norwegian bachelor farmer, the effect of which is episodic loss of social inhibition. Mayor Alice, Father Wilmer, Pastor Liz, the Bunsens and Krebsbachs, formerly taciturn elders, burst into political rants, inappropriate confessions, and rhapsodic proclamations, while their teenagers watch in amazement. Meanwhile, a wealthy outsider is buying up farmland for a Keep America Truckin' motorway and amusement park.

Mo Collins, the reluctant hero, has sailed around the country on board the replica pirate ship, the Viva Ancora, and now he finds himself only miles from his childhood home. But now the world has gone to hell. Hordes of naked, blue, biting zombies have flooded the now dead Alabama lake town. Mo and his only surviving shipmate, Crow, are surviving. They fish and watch the monsters roam the night; seeking untainted flesh and leaving a disgusting mess in their wake. But when a lone survivor stumbles upon Mo and Crow they gain a new crew member but also find much needed direction.

Der Wall-Street-Millionär Barry Cohen führt ein perfektes Leben. Doch als er erfährt, dass sein Sohn autistisch ist und dann auch noch eine Untersuchung der Börsenaufsicht gegen ihn eingeleitet wird, packt er seine geliebte Uhrensammlung in einen Rollkoffer und macht sich auf den Weg. Sein irrwitziger Plan: nach zwanzig Jahren seine College-Liebe Layla wiederzutreffen – in der Hoffnung, mit ihr das einfachere, ehrlichere Leben von damals fortzuführen.

It's 1962, and all across America barriers are collapsing. But when Natalie Marx's mother inquires about summer accommodations in Vermont, she gets the following reply: The Inn at Lake Devine is a family-owned resort, which has been in continuous operation since 1922. Our guests who feel most comfortable here, and return year after year, are Gentiles. For twelve-year-old Natalie, who has a stubborn sense of justice, the words are not a rebuff but an infuriating, irresistible challenge.

The town of Lake Woebegotton, MN is a small town, filled with ordinary (yet above average) people, leading ordinary lives. Ordinary, that is, until the dead start coming back to life, with the intent to feast upon the living! Now this small town of above average citizens must overcome their petty rivalries and hidden secrets in order to survive an onslaught of the dead.

Garrison Keillor's latest book is about the wedding of a girl named Dede Ingebretson, who comes home from California with a guy named Brent. Dede has made a fortune in veterinary aromatherapy; Brent bears a strong resemblance to a man wanted for extortion who's pictured on a poster in the town's post office. Then there's the memorial service for Dede's aunt Evelyn, who led a footloose and adventurous life after the death of her husband 17 years previously.

Deutschland sucht einen König (gern auch eine Königin), und zwar auf ganz und gar demokratischem Wege - gecastet und gewählt vom TV-konsumierenden Volk. Für den Sender eine lohnende Investition - vorausgesetzt, der Plan geht auf und die zukünftigen Untertanen wählen nicht nur richtig, sondern springen auch auf das Vermarktungskonzept an.

Leinen los für turbulente Tage auf hoher See. Herbert bucht mit seiner Freundin Anja eine romantische Kreuzfahrt. Doch es kommt anders als geplant. Da Anja kurzfristig verhindert ist, muss schnell Ersatz her. Wer wäre dafür besser geeignet, als sein bester Kumpel Hans. Der Mann für alle Fälle. Zuerst skeptisch, lässt sich der Naturbursche auf die spießige Reise ein. Beide beziehen eine Innenkabine. Natürlich ohne Fenster.

Good bye, Singleleben. Am Ende seines Urlaubs auf Rhodos hat Herbert seine Jugendliebe Anja wiedergetroffen. Nach einer halben Ewigkeit. Nun schwebt er im siebten Himmel, denn es ist nicht bei diesem einen, zufälligen Wiedersehen geblieben. Schon bald beziehen die beiden mitten in Schwabing eine gemeinsame Wohnung. Herberts neues Leben wäre perfekt, wäre da nicht Anjas Exmann, der sich stur weigert einzusehen, dass er Anja für immer verloren hat. Auch Anjas Eltern missfällt die Wahl ihrer Tochter. Herberts bester Kumpel Hans ist in Beziehungsfragen keine große Hilfe.

London's most glamorous glossy magazine is in trouble. Advertising revenues are nonexistent, and if editor Laura Lake can't pick them up, she's out of a job. According to those in the know, Scotland is having a fashion moment. Haggis tempura is on Michelin-starred menus, smart spas are offering porridge facials and a chain of eco-hotels is offering celebrity bagpipe lessons.

Growing, growing, gone… Penrith, in the heart of the Lake District, is not the kind of place you can easily vanish. Certainly not when the members of the Penrith Bingo Club are trying to track you down. But even stalwart sleuth, Amita Khatri, and her son in law, Jason, are foxed this time when...

O. Henry's short stories are well known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings.

O. Henry's short stories are well known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings. Includes: "By Courier", "Jimmie Hayes and Muriel", "School and Schools", "Roads of Destiny", "A Blackjack Bargainer"," A Cosmopolite in a Café", "Christmas by Injunction", "Mammon and the Archer", "A Bird of Bagdad", "After 20 Years", "From The Cabby’s Seat", "Lost on Dress Parade", "Memoirs of a Yellow Dog", "Tobin’s Palm", "Transients in Arcadia", "The Trimmed Lamp", and more.

The program originates from the Marine Air Station, Belinda, California. Charlie has cracked into society and he's going with a wealthy girl named, "Snooky Wooky Poo." Guest Veronica Lake joins Charlie in teaching the Marines how to win a bride.