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1) Average Joe
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When an average guy becomes the most powerful man in the world, is there still time for bowling?Shutdowns! Gridlock! In the not-too-distant future, politics have become so corrupt that politicians are completely ineffective in addressing the needs of the country. Congress's approval rating is at an all-time low. Drastic action is needed, and Senator Robert Quigley devises a plan to make the current state of affairs seem better by making things worse......
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Fausto und Mefist, die Hexen und der Brocken werden im 1. Kapitel dieses Bandes zu den fiktiven Akteuren der deutschen Wiedervereinigung! Sind Satiren heutzutage eine Textgattung, um noch Aufmerksamkeitswirkung zu erzielen? Eine Zeit der gesundheitspolitischen Herausforderungen und gesellschaftlichen Umbrüche wird global sichtbar. Eine Seuche in der Welt und die Suche nach einem Impfstoff! Die Perspektiven von Millionen Bürgern ändern sich grundlegend,...
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This is a satirical short story that features French text. It's the first book in the My French Shorts series. What this story is about In today's modern world, is there a place for science when searching for a soulmate? Katie is about to find out. After receiving a match through a dating app, she sets off to meet her designated biological life partner. But she quickly discovers that biology might not be the most reliable tool when it comes to finding...
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The Morning Dove is a madcap satire set in a small beach town. When an early morning small fire breaks out in a vacant theater, Mabel, the town gossip, starts a chain of events that has local, state, and federal governments in a state of panic. The fire is a catalyst for Mabel's colorful imagination. As the hysteria spreads, some of the politicians use the news reporters to promote their personal agendas. Not one to shy from the spotlight, Mabel seems...
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Verkatert erwacht Holger »Holle« Schneise in den österreichischen Alpen: Wie jeden Sommer ist der Reporter des Boulevardblatts Berliner Bote ins Trainingslager von Bertha HSC gereist, um über den größten und erfolglosesten Fußballklub der Hauptstadt zu berichten. Ein Alptraum für Schneise, der harte Arbeit ebenso verabscheut wie den Medienwandel in seiner Männerwelt, in der es nur noch um schnelle Klicks geht statt um echten Journalismus....
6) The Doorman
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Oscar Freeland has it all: a low-wage job taking tickets at a small rundown theatre and the highly prestigious position of president of Barkie's Buddies, an Incredulous Journey fan club which he himself founded. That the only other members are children whose attendance he purchases with ice cream does not discourage him. On the contrary, as Head Doorman at the Palace, he considers it his duty to educate the young about Barkie and the Journey.Sadly,...
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The fourth story in the Lost Forest series sees life in the forest being as unpredictable as ever...Once there was a time when after breakfast there was nothing... Nothing except the stork being chased, nothing except a tiger falling from the sky, nothing except two tree monkeys discussing tea... Oh, a tiger falling from the sky?"My name is Typhon-the-Tiger and I am the last of the great Greek tigers." And so begins not so much an adventure but a...
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»Vermutlich ist es leichter, unbefleckt schwanger zu werden, als einen Bestseller zu schreiben.«
Das beschwerliche Leben einer Frau, die es sich in den Kopf gesetzt hat, Bestseller-Autorin zu werden und in ihrem Eifer vor keiner durchgeknallten Idee zurückschreckt. Sie bedrängt den Pfarrer für eine Besprechung im örtlichen Pfarrblatt, hält Lesungen vor Toten und lässt sich von Hera Lind in Hausschuhen coachen.
Ein schwarzhumoriger, rasanter...
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You will love Plato, a monkey philosopher with a difference! His amusing insights into the human condition will make you laugh out-loud & also make you ponder - are we really this crazy? A quick read book that everyone can enjoy from Grandparent to child & everyone in between! Easy reading & illustrated. A Beacon of Light Book.
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A satirical diary of a marketing executive working in a bank. Phteven is everything you could hope for in a marketing executive who works for a bank. His light familiarity with the English language dovetails majestically with his robust command of jargon. But this published diary is more than that: it is the chronicle of a naïf coming of age. A hard-working, well-intentioned student becomes a disingenuous slacker with a knack of passing the buck....
12) Dying Sheep 2
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The year is 1981.Executed serial killer Marvin Brumlow is the new superstar of the most violent entertainment sport in Hell, The Boogeyman Championships. He is a celebrity, a cultural icon, and the fans love him. They watch in delight as he returns for his next clash, a homecoming to the abandoned mental institution where he was once imprisoned, to hunt down another group of unsuspecting teenagers. Who are they, this new group of victims? Who cares?...
14) Sex 2
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For Hank Fredo, the world is a chequered space of craziness and intrigue. He has lived through most of what the life has to offer, and along the way there has been pleasure in this experience. He has met some of the best souls and the worsts ones. In this second volume, Hank shows some of the elements that created the lens he sees the world through, in hope that we understand why he chooses to stay on the outside of the norm. He takes us along as...
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Robert is a successful creative at Publicus and Partners.For a long time, Robert has been dealing with an inner turmoil, always embracing any new trend. To people around him, his life is perfect.However, when Robert wakes up one night claiming he has a heart attack, his darkest demons spill out into the open. Visible to everyone, he becomes a source of worry and dilemma to his boss, colleagues at work, and girlfriend.One day during a meeting with...
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As the heroine's entrance draws ever closer, eleven-year-old villainess Astrid Sophie von Oldenburg is determined to defy her fate, no matter the cost. Now, the overwhelming power she craves may be within her grasp: after slaying a dragon, Astrid has drawn the attention of a secretive sect of witches willing to share their knowledge. Their lost magic-a collection of forbidden arts and blood magic spells-could be exactly what she needs to improve her...
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23rd century Japan... a land overflowing with moe, where little sister vs big sister vs childhood friend are the major questions of society... Or at least it was, until Gin and his sisters somehow changed the future! Now the prime minister is some old guy with glasses and all the signs are written in indecipherable kanji! This is bad! There's got to be some way to change the future back to the way it should be!
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Enjoy satire? I guess you do, otherwise you wouldn't have landed here...Landos.A chaotic, multi-species, semi-evolved mire inhabited by a kaleidoscope of comical and devious characters.A wizard is murdered in a desperate attempt at stalling the progress of invention, randomly throwing an innocent into the middle of an age-old conflict after he 'inherits' the old trickster's puzzling map.With the drawing as his only guide, Svelt reluctantly begins...
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Gran Buenos Aires Blues Vol. 2: La sombra de la Muerte continúa tras mis pasos e intuyendo tal cosa voy a ver al Brujo Ebrio y éste, después de darme unos consejos absurdos, se espanta porque sabe que "Algo que no es de este mundo me sigue". Le robo una botella al Brujo, me la tomo y doy un paseo por el otro lado; soy abandonado por mi cuero y hago de plomo para la banda de unos amigos del rock suburbano entre otras cuestiones sin mucho sentido...
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An astronomy professor must learn how to accept romance in her life. Her sweet younger cousin on the brink of her wedding is just the one to play matchmaker. This summer beach read proves that opposites do attract. A smart and hilarious enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy, this book spins the original tale of Much Ado About Nothing from Shakespeare into an academic romance, ending with a surprising twist. This is the story of two cousins: one with stars...
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