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Burned-out private dick Michael McGill needs to jump-start his career. What he gets instead is a cattle prod to the crotch. The president's heroin-addicted chief of staff wants McGill to find the Constitution-the real one the Founding Fathers secretly devised for the time of gravest crisis. And with God, civility, and Mom's homemade apple pie already dead or dying, that time is now. But McGill has a talent for stumbling into every imaginable depravity-and...
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Agent of W.O.R.L.D.E volume 4
Agent of W.O.R.L.D.E volume 3
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Agent of W.O.R.L.D.E volume 3
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Horny robots! Super-evolved orangutan bosses! Joyriders from the 26th Century! Nothing phases Philip Blank, top agent for the sci-fi spy organization known as W.O.R.L.D.E.! But lately, Philip's been wondering if there isn't more to life than saving the world through creative violence. What is Philip hiding from WORLDE, and how far will he go to keep it hidden? The most beautifully bizarre book of the year is here!
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The geezers are back! An international bestseller, regularly topping the graphic novel bestseller lists across Europe - with hundreds of thousands of copies sold. Come find out why the geezers have won the hearts of so many...in this gorgeously illustrated, beautifully written graphic novel series.
The Old Geezers Vol 2 includes two new stories, featuring three septuagenarians who have been friends since childhood: Antoine, Emile, and Pierrot. In...
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Ever since her father was lost at sea, Sophia has been moping around Aqualand, a marine theme park. But Sophia's world is turned upside-down when an "aquanaut" breaks into the park's research lab. To her amazement, Sophia discovers that the aquanaut is not what it seems: inside lives a band of goofy sea creatures! And when they all realize that Aqualand is more sinister than advertised, Sophia is determined to help the aquanaut crew free the park's...
8) Mine!
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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[2016]
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A humorous picture book about a group of bunnies fighting over a big juicy carrot.
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Life is never dull in Little Bardon, as Kelvin Brown discovers in 'I'm not one to gossip - tales from a small village'.
The 32 short stories about characters living - and dying - in this small country village close to Essex Marshland paint a picture of a community from whom no secret is safe and no opportunity to gossip is missed.
Each story is stand-alone, but they mostly interlink in some way.
Many of the stories revolve around the pub,...
11) God of Drunks
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During a stag dinner, a married man makes a startling confession.
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Get the Summary of Gail Honeyman's Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Eleanor Oliphant, a finance clerk with a life of solitude and routine, develops a crush on a musician, believing he could be her future husband. Her social life is nonexistent, and she is often mocked by colleagues. Eleanor's life is marked by independence, suppressed desires, and a longing for connection. She...
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Get the Summary of David Sedaris's Calypso in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. David Sedaris's "Calypso" is a collection of reflections on family, aging, and the complexities of life. Sedaris enjoys the luxury of guest rooms in his West Sussex home, contrasting with his previous Normandy residence. He and his partner Hugh prepare for his sisters' visit, which brings a mix of joy and the realization of time's passage....
15) Future Fish
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‘ Fast, funny and freaky' Luke HealySacked from his first job in Dublin, Mark McGuire arrives in the dismal town of Ashcross to take up a new role as customer service assistant for Ireland' s second-biggest pet food brand, WellCat. From his initial impressions, it' s a toss-up whether he' ll die of misery or boredom.He couldn' t be more wrong. For starters, the improbably...
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When Willow Farrington first meets Isaac Silberstein she doesn't know what to expect. He's a gnome-like old man who survived a World War II concentration camp, and she's an almost-14-year-old who's just back at school after a four-month stay in hospital with an eating disorder.
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If you are looking for entertainment, humour and wit, then this is the book for you. The anecdotes are scintillating, funny and diverse: about chocolates, Bollywood heroes, the 2012 Olympic Games, the Urdu Virus and many more. The serious side deals with politics, religion, covid-19, science and much more. If you do not cry tears of laughter or sorrow after reading this book, then one of us has no sense of humour or capacity for deep thought. Read...
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Graham Woodcock, Mr Grey to his employees, and just Cocky to his mates, is a multi-millionaire. He is giving the opening speech in New York at another of his phenomenally successful timber yards and tool outlets. He spots a beautiful women in the audience who has just knocked the man out standing in front of her. She's a very forward lady.Her eyes; both of them - even the one that wanders a bit, are damp with passion for him (not the man she's just...
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Joe Buck, un joven e ingenuo tejano, decide dejar atrás un pasado sin salida y encontrar una vida rebosante de glamour en Nueva York. La ciudad, por supuesto, resulta ser un lugar mucho más difícil de conquistar de lo que esperaba, y pronto ve comprometido su sueño. La dura caída de Buck a la realidad y su relación con un estafador callejero lisiado, Ratso, forman el núcleo emocional de la novela, y la improbable pareja es uno de los retratos...
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A collection of random, funny thoughts to help you cope with the boredom of the daily grind.Chris White (aka Boredom's Bitch) has developed a large fan base on several social networking sites with his unique sense of humor and skewed observations of the world around him.
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