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Most people flee to Hawaii for gorgeous weather, white-sand beaches, and cocktails at sunset. Charlotte Gibson, however, is fleeing for her life after a vengeful mobster leaves a severed finger on her doorstep as a warning. Message very much received.

Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and Renaissance humanist. Utopia is a work of fiction and socio-political satire. He wrote Utopia, published in 1516, about an imaginary island society and its religious, social, and political customs. While imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1534, he wrote A Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation. It is a fictional dialogue focusing on the comfort of God in distress, the benefits of suffering, atonement for evil acts, faintheartedness and the temptation to suicide.

The BBC Radio sketch show set in a vast call centre. Smile5 is the mail-order catalogue company that sells anything and everything, from foot spas to fishing insurance, Rolex watches to lawnmowers. And way out of town, miles from anywhere, is its immense call centre, populated by the Headset Set.

Everyone knows that Joel and Cat hate each other. Then they end up partners in a writing assignment. By the second paragraph they're in the thick of an all-out tandem-story war. Then Cat's dad and Joel's mum start dating, and they can finally agree on something - it's got to stop. But will sparks fly between Joel and Cat for all the right reasons as they go about setting a few things straight?

Die Macher:innen vom Instagram-Account alman_memes2.0, deren Geschichten rund um Anette, Achim und Co von mehr als 570.000 Menschen gefeiert werden, erzählen vom ganz normalen Kleinstadtwahnsinn: In der Rosengarten-Siedlung im beschaulichen Städtchen Hildenberg hätten für Familie Ahlmann so schöne, ruhige Zeiten anbrechen können: Die Kinder aus dem Haus, der gewaschene Zafira im Carport stets bereit für einen kleinen Tupperdosenausflug ins Grüne, Bundesligakonferenz am Samstag - ein Leben in geordneten, klarsichthüllengeschützten Bahnen.

Who knew the world's most famous detective... was funny? The Petaluma Radio Players present The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes, a series of radio plays written by Vince Stadon. The Petaluma Radio Players prove beyond a reasonable doubt that murder is hysterical when you're killing it with high-end comedy. It's quite elementary, yet oh so nutty!

Patty Wyatt is a fun-loving, headstrong, and intelligent girl who gets herself into mischief and learns valuable lessons, both in and out of the classroom. Now you can hear the complete story in this box set, from Patty’s boarding school days to her college life. Just Patty was masterfully crafted by Jean Webster as a prequel to her classic title, When Patty Went to College.

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Alexander Otkazov is a failed pianist trying to start a new life in journalism. But when he starts reporting on a mysterious group of avant-garde musicians, the story takes him into a shadowy world of obscure composers, megalomaniac artists, and real estate barons, where the lines between art, finance, and fraud blur and the stakes are existential.

Tori Jones is the light of her small town. Sweet but full of grit, she's always the first one to help. Just once please, she'd like a quiet weekend to herself. Too bad her Nana has a big problem. Nana Estelle loves her cigarettes, whiskey, and big hair, but most of all, she loves Tori. Too bad her boyfriend has run off with her money and she needs Tori to track the crook down. Savage Monroe solves problems with his fists, although baseball bats work just fine too! Living in Vegas, he rides with a gang, looking for his next big score. Too bad for Tori that his "next big score" is her.