CK - Humorous 6

In Mudfog and Other Sketches, Dickens describes a filthy, nasty little town in glowing terms, as though it were the most picturesque locale in all England. Readers who enjoy Dickens's use of irony w……続きを見る

Of the many books by Canada’s most celebrated humorist, none has received more acclaim than his brilliant, caustic treatment of the glittering rich who gather at the Mausoleum Club on Plutoria Avenu……続きを見る

In the tradition of Nigel Marsh's FAT, FORTY AND FIRED and OBSERVATIONS OF A SHORT MAN, Danny Wallace's YES MAN, Tony Hawkes' ROUND IRELAND WITH A FRIDGE, and Dave Gorman GOOGLEWHACK ADVENTURE, this……続きを見る

Skulduggery strikes the Bonnie Scots Tour... Lilian Jackson Braun takes her unusual detective team to Scotland in the delightful mystery The Cat Who Wasn't There. Perfect for fans of cosy crime and ……続きを見る

This is where our adventure all started: OUR NEW SCHOOL. No sooner had I thought it than I felt a hand on my shoulder. I whipped around to see a short plump girl with bounce-a-bounce black hair that……続きを見る

When his brother bumbles a burglary, Finn Bates blasts into space with the cops hot on his heels and his brother's DNA broadcast to every spaceport around.  With the number of places he can lan……続きを見る

It's 1979: Dallas is enthralling the nation on TV, Mrs Thatcher has just become prime minister, Abba is top of the pops, and in the small Yorkshire village of Ragley-on-the-Forest, Jack Sheffield re……続きを見る

Set on the Gulf Coast of Florida, the Marsh family faces what many American families have experienced in the last few decades: the reorganization of the family through divorce. This bittersweet nove……続きを見る

"Under the Sun" is the story of two men of similar backgrounds coming to terms with their middle-age crises of faith, love, and life. Paul McCartney (not the ex-Beatle) is a married father of two. H……続きを見る

You may have enjoyed her columns or belly laughed at her readings. Now, sit back and relish a fresh view of the South made visible in her beguiling stories. A grandmother who jokes about her Grandki……続きを見る

Revenge done the southern way….out of fabricated necessity. When a man is publicly embarrassed he hides away in his private dwelling. When his private dwelling is no more due to outside forces….he h……続きを見る

Every day comedy reveals itself to us in several forms, but it usually goes unnoticed to the unsuspecting ears or eyes. When you are looking or listening for it, you see and hear it. From things I o……続きを見る

"I will go back to reading David Quantick's excellent Sparks now" - Neil Gaiman “If you choose to only live in one alternative reality make sure it’s the one in which you read Sparks by David Quanti……続きを見る

You can't keep a good turkey down! In 2010, The Killer Wore Cranberry showed how funny murder and food could be. In 2012, Untreed Reads presented a new installment of the worldwide, bestselling anth……続きを見る

When the space cats learn that Tom is trapped aboard the Reaper's Cosmic Castle, they scramble to get him back.  With the help of a former Alpha cat, they race to the rescue before the fleet ar……続きを見る

Irving Rosen's plan is simple: Remarry his ex-wife so he can divorce her again for a better settlement. But along the way, he starts to figure a funny thing out: why he's such an asshole. 続きを見る

Carlo Morse and Jimmy Ganzer pioneered dream-fabbing, but these days people only want to close their eyes to trashy stuff -- not the mention the kids and their fancy imported tech. It's a good thing……続きを見る

Facing your in-laws at the holidays is hard enough without your mother-in-law also thinking you've stolen her prized serving dish. What Lela's about to find out is that there may be other members of……続きを見る

When They Invite You to Dinner ー Eat First by Laurie "Burnsy" Hennicker And Marshall Masters How-to Rise Above an Economic Crisis with Love and Joy Author Laurie Hennicker recounts heartw……続きを見る

Feline detectives Koko and Yum Yum get their paws dirty once again... The Cat Who Turned On & Off from Lilian Jackson Braun is another captivating case for crime's most unlikely, most unusual and mo……続きを見る

This lively, intricately plotted, laugh-out-loud funny, and surprisingly touching family drama combines the wit of Carl Hiaasen with the southern charm of Jill McCorkle. Seventy-seven-year-old Maryl……続きを見る

**INTRODUCED BY LISSA EVANS 'I envy anyone yet to discover the joy of Monica Dickens. She's beady eyed, big hearted and blissfully funny' NINA STIBBE** ' Humorous, moving and fascinating' CLARE MACK……続きを見る

1984 - and it's an important time for the children of Ragley-on-the Forest school... Their school choir is to sing a carol in a church in York, and is actually going to be on television! Helping to ……続きを見る

Dr. Gideon Box attempts to move his new girlfriend, Trudy Lake, into his Manhattan penthouse and high society lifestyle. Problem is, Trudy’s a backwoods Kentucky girl with more baggage than the Lost……続きを見る

Fred was impressed. Fred was hardly ever impressed, so this really was a very rare occasion indeed. To make the event even rarer, Fred was impressed by Emma, his wife of three years. Emma hardly eve……続きを見る

leseprobe -taubenliebe: Es geschah jener Tage etwa Ende April, Anfang Mai in unserer großartigen Hauptstadt Berlin. Nicht, dass es eine tragende Rolle spielen würde, aber es sollte zumindest mal erw……続きを見る

When the worst hunter in the south goes deer hunting on Christmas Eve, the last thing he expects is for a big old target to drop in his lap. Unfortunately for Little Bobby Brown, there's just one mi……続きを見る

Throughout his lifetime, Charles Dickens produced several works of fiction and non-fiction in collaboration with his friend and fellow writer, Wilkie Collins. This fictionalized account of a walking……続きを見る

Affectionately combining both the idyllic and ironic, Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town is a colourful, imaginative, and thoroughly entertaining portrait of small town Ontario. This is Stephen Leac……続きを見る

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (also known as The Pickwick Papers) is Charles Dickens's first novel. He was asked to contribute to the project as an up-and-coming writer following the su……続きを見る