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The brilliant, heart-warming debut novel from the Sunday Times best-selling author of Dummy and Man vs Toddler Frank is a miserable old curmudgeon. An agoraphobic recluse and widower whose only company is the 'ghost' of his wife, Marcie. He is estranged from friends and family and is entirely...

For Delilah Sinclair, catching a man's attention has never been a problem. It's the part that comes later - the happily-ever-after part - that always seems to trip her up. All her friends may be settling down, but this fiery redhead has no intentions of ever being tamed...Until she meets a man just as wild. Luca "Blaze" Buchanan is the best fighter to come out of Boston in years. Men want to be him, women want to be with him, and no one smart ever bets against him.

A new season on radio sparks remembrances of the summer and a look ahead to new things. Clem Kadiddlehopper talks to a new father, and Junior makes a new entry in his diary.

"The Red Room" (Swedish: "Röda rummet") is a satire of Stockholm society, it has frequently been described as the first modern Swedish novel. While receiving mixed reviews in Sweden, it was acclaimed in Denmark, where Strindberg was hailed as a genius. As a result of "The Red Room", Strindberg became famous throughout Scandinavia. Edvard Brandes wrote that it "makes the reader want to join the fight against hypocrisy and reaction".

From medicine shows to minstrel tours, circuses, riverboat shows, vaudeville, burlesque, radio, television, and movies, Red Skelton did it all! And for a comic best remembered by the television generation for his physical comedy, he was quite adept at well-honed, character-driven verbal comedy on the radio.

He's a real character! In fact, Red Skelton's a whole lot of real characters! He's Clem Kadiddlehopper and Sheriff Deadeye...he's Willie Lump-Lump and Cauliflower McPugg...and, of course, he's Junior The Mean Widdle Kid! Skelton's material is broad, his creations are wild, and his catch-phrases go straight for the breadbasket. Even his rehearsals - some of which are included in this collection - are stunningly silly. Join Red, Rod O'Connor, Pat McGeehan, Lurene Tuttle, Dick Ryan, and Martha Wentworth for eight hours of fast and furious fun!

Red Skelton's impressive gallery of comic characterizations didn't need to be seen to be hilarious! Through sound alone, he brought to life a "fellow from the country", an inept outlaw, a down-for-the-count boxer, a shady politician, a Brooklynese braggart... and a holy terror known as "Junior, the Mean Widdle Kid".

As a private investigator, Kathleen Stone relies on her ability to blend into the background. Aided by her street-smart drag queen friend and the best wigmaker in New York City, she feels confident that her camouflage is up to snuff. But when a cheating spouse she's been trailing endsup dead under suspicious circumstances, she fears that someone she angered in her past job - busting gangs and drug dealers as an undercover cop - has seen through her disguises.

Heroic bookseller Laurent Letellier comes across an abandoned handbag on a Parisian street. There's nothing in the bag to indicate who it belongs to, although there's all sorts of other things in it. Laurent feels a strong impulse to find the owner and tries to puzzle together who she might be from the contents of the bag. Especially a red notebook with her jottings, which really makes him want to meet her. Without even a name to go on, and only a few of her possessions to help him, how is he to find one woman in a city of millions?

In the Skelton Scrapbook of Satire, Chapter 328, Willie Lump-Lump explains why peanuts upset him. Anita Ellis, Verna Felton, Lurene Tuttle, and Pat McGeehan co-star.

In the Skelton Scrapbook of Satire, Chapter 330, Clem Kadiddlehopper takes his mother out for a drive (watch out for those parked cars). Chapter 331 is entitled "Bad Dreams", and features Junior "the mean widdle kid".

Red and Rod drive down to the studio and are forced to sneak in. Klem Kadiddlehopper and Deadeye are also heard. "Junior, The Mean Widdle Kid" is in the studio audience. Red Skelton, Rod O'Connor.

Willie Lump-Lump and Clem Kaiddlehopper appear. "Junior, The Mean Widdle Kid" prays for help against the Communists. Red Skelton, Pat McGeehan, Rod O'Connor, Lurene Tuttle.

Red's opening monologue is about his attempt to get 1942 license plates. Wonderful Smith describes his new nightclub. How different people celebrated New Year's Eve, featuring Clem Kadiddlehopper. "Junior, The Mean Widdle Kid", is at a New Year's Eve party. Red Skelton, Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Hilliard, Wonderful Smith, Truman Bradley (announcer).

Red is looking for a postage stamp. Also heard are Cauliflower McPugg, "Junior, The Mean Widdle Kid", and Willie Lump-Lump. Red Skelton, Lurene Tuttle, Rod O'Connor, Pat McGeehan.

Red's opening routine is about California weather. Klem Kadiddlehopper. "Junior, The Mean Widdle Kid" tries out his new B.B. gun. Red Skelton, Verna Felton, Pat McGeehan, Rod O'Connor, Lurene Tuttle.

Red (as both Dead-Eye and Willie Lump-Lump) explores the topic of "lazy people". Then, Junior the "mean widdle kid" goes apartment hunting.

Red's opening monologue is about Spring cleaning. People who get lost: "Junior, The Mean Widdle Kid", gets lost in a department store. Deadeye and his gang are lost in the Mojave desert after robbing the Bank Of Azusa. Red Skelton, Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Hilliard, Wonderful Smith, Truman Bradley.

Jack had two dying wishes: that his wife scatter his ashes somewhere "exotic", and that she not give up on life once he was gone. He intended to spur her on to new adventures, but despite clinging to her red suitcase, Geraldine Verne hasn’t left the house for three months. It takes an accident for Geri to accept help from her friends, but when Meals on Wheels arrive she is mortified. Yet heartbroken volunteer Lottie brings with her more than cottage pie and custard. Like Geri, she too is struggling to cut loose.

2 best friends. 1 perfect match. Could you solve the equation for love if you’ve never had it yourself? Twenty-six-year-old Penny Webber has never had a boyfriend, but she’s about to launch a new dating app with her best friend, Rory, designed to make dating less shallow. What could possibly...