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When Come Knocking came to Los Angeles, the interactive theater production that took over six floors of an abandoned building was met with raves, lines for tickets, and reviews calling it the “must-see experience of a generation.” But after dozens of people were killed and hundreds injured on a bloody night of chaos during the show’s run, the nation was captured by one inescapable question: How could this happen?

ESPN's star comedic duo, Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg, bring their radio and TV sports shtick to the listener in this hilarious audiobook, which includes their definitive list of rules to live by. This is for all ESPN devotees, all Mike and Mike fans, and fans of audiobooks like Dennis Miller's Rants and Tony Kornheiser's As Bald as I Want to Be.

The brilliant new novel from everyone's favourite chronicler of family, relationships and life as a modern man. From My Legendary Girlfriend to Turning Forty, Mike Gayle's bestselling novels have taken his millions of readers through many key times for the modern man - friendship, courtship...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Brotherhood The super hero book you need to read right now! "An enjoyable, exciting, and action-packed read… at its core, just fun.” –Associated Press An extraordinary and emotional adventure about unlikely friends and the power of...

The complete collection of the hilarious show-within-a-show about two daytime TV presenters. Sit back, dip your biscuit in your tea, and relax...because Mike and Sue are here! In each episode of this mid-morning spoof, the sofa-bound host couple Mike and Sue and their live studio audience tackle various topics of the day - no matter how clumsily.

A biting, hilarious literary satire of war, business, and contemporary masculinity, set in the cutthroat-but-ridiculous world of management consulting King of the Mississippi is an incisive, uproarious dissection of contemporary male vanity and delusion, centered around a "war" for dominance of...

Matt Beckford's sole ambition is to turn forty with his life sorted. With a Porsche on the drive and a high-flying job, it looks like things are perfect. But when Matt's wife unexpectedly calls time on their marriage, a chain of events is set in motion that very quickly sees him facing forty broke, homeless and completely alone. But all is not lost because Matt has a plan…

Cantankerous octogenarian Paul Jacobson must solve a series of murders while struggling with the problems of his short-term memory loss. Paul learns about the homeless community, disreputable art dealers and the beach scene in Venice Beach, California, and must dance a geezer two-step to stay out of the clutches of the police and the bad guys.

After 10 years together, Charlie Mansell has been dumped by his live-in girlfriend, Sarah. All he wants to do is wallow in misery, but mates Andy and Tom have a better idea: a week of sun, sea, and souvlaki in Malia, party capital of the Greek islands. But Charlie and his mates aren't 18 any more. Or even under 30. And it shows....

Melissa and Paul: Five years after they split he's still looking for love in all the wrong places while all she wants is him. Chris and Vicky: They are deliriously happy, so why is Chris risking it all for an affair? Cooper and Laura: He wants to settle down, she wants to take a gap year - can their relationship survive a year apart?

Busy mum-of-four Lizzie, newly divorced Sam and single mum Megan are best mates. And after a couple of decent coffees, they reckon they can handle anything. So when Baytree Primary calls out for volunteers to help at an upcoming camp, these three jump at the chance. Because nothing ever goes wrong at school camp, right?

Welcome to The Problem Club, where logic takes a holiday and wit is the law of the land. In this delightful collection of early 20th-century comic tales by Barry Pain, twelve eccentric gentlemen gather regularly in an upscale London club to tackle bizarre, imaginative challenges—each one a “problem” designed to confound, amuse, and showcase their cleverness.

Little Blighty is an idyllic part of the world, with a church, a market, a small school and a pub, The Cock and Bull. Village life is pretty uneventful, though the humdrum happenings include social turmoil, economic upheaval and vicious political squabbles - all presided over by the redoubtable head of the Parish Council and secretary of the Rotarians, Mrs Roberts.

At times funny, at other times sad, and more than often a mixture of the two, Giving Up by Mike Steeves is a deeply felt account of what goes on in the inner sanctum of the modern couple's apartment.

Mike has teamed up with director Eric Martin to adapt the novelization into a fully immersive cinematic audio experience, and an epic all-star cast has come together to introduce Stinker to a whole new generation of fans! It's Smokey and the Bandit meets Every Which Way But Loose meets Smokey and the Bandit Parts 2 and 3. Feel the thrill as Stinker teams up with old pals Boner and Jumbo, plus new friends Buck and Rascal the Chimp, for a crazy ride across the highways and byways of Bicentennial America.

Cakes and Ale is the novel that William Somerset Maugham said he wished to be remembered for. Published in 1930 and written in the first person singular, Maugham's narrator (and alter-ego) Ashenden exposes the disapproving, moral judgement made by conservative society on the character of Rosie Driffield and opines that it is unjustified.

Ein Gentleman-Auftragskiller in einem verschlafenen Nest am Niederrhein – ein origineller Kriminalroman mit viel schwarzem Humor für Fans von "Achtsam morden". "Er schloss zum ersten Mal die Ladentür auf und schaute dabei auf die Buchstaben an der Tür, um sie aus allen Winkeln zu betrachten. Am Ende gönnte er sich gar ein Lächeln und war mit sich und seinem Werk zufrieden. In goldenen Buchstaben stand auf der Ladenfront: Kopernikus Mahler, 'Tötungsdelikte aller Art'"

Ein rasant-komischer Roman um einen liebeswerten Klugscheißer: Für alle Fans von "Fack ju Göthe" und Tommy Jaud! Timo Seidel ist 28 Jahre alt und führt ein Leben ohne jegliche Ambitionen. Anstatt wie seine Freunde Karriere zu machen, ist er in seinem Studentenjob hängengeblieben. Dement­sprechend uninspiriert führt er seine Arbeit aus, so dass er fristlos entlassen wird. Zu allem Überfluss hat seine Freundin Cleo beschlossen, sich von ihm zu trennen.

Ein Klugscheißer als angehender Lehrer – kann das gutgehen? Ein irre komischer Roman um Lehrer, und welche, die es werden wollen – für alle Fans von Tommy Jaud und "Fack ju Göhte". "Nahrungsbeschaffungsmaßnahme f.; Gen. –; Pl. –n; der Besuch eines Verkaufsstandes mit Esswaren, um eine anschließende stundenlange Zusammenkunft aller verfügbaren Lehrkräfte zum illustren Erfahrungsaustausch auszuhalten." Klugscheißer Timo Seidel hat nach vier Jahren sein Lehramtsstudium beendet.

Ein humorvoll-romantischer Wohlfühl-Roman für alle Fans von Tommy Jaud, Beth O'Leary und Rom-Coms. »Dann meinst du das mit dem Hund wirklich ernst?«, unterbrach ihn seine Mutter. »Die bellen doch und haaren und machen Schmutz. Besorg dir lieber eine Frau!« »Davon hatten sie keine im Tierheim.« Tony wünscht sich nichts sehnlicher als einen Hund. Leider ist er Single und arbeitet in Vollzeit, weswegen ihm das Tierheim keinen vermitteln möchte. Dieses Schicksal teilt Isabelle, der man ebenfalls einen Hund verwehrt.