CK - Humorous 7

Victoria Eliza Annie MacLean can’t escape actors. Her father Richard, who raised her in a bohemian and somewhat morally negligent household, is a famous actor. Her childhood playmate and “prince” Bi……続きを見る

Formally trained as a political scientist and economist, Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock produced dozens of books of hilarious and satirical stories, essays, and vignettes in his spare time. The e……続きを見る

Long, long ago in a nearby tree hut, there lived a small yet clearly deranged individual that was unknown to even the tiniest of microphonic singularities. Its voice was loud and boisterous, yet con……続きを見る

In Jack Hodgins’ new novel, Cadillac Cathedral, he is at his humorous best in describing the eccentric but lovable characters in the little town of Portuguese Creek on Vancouver Island. Arvo is the ……続きを見る

Some spies have it made. They graduate top of their class, become the favoured golden boy of the top brass, and get all the toys. Jeffrey Archer is not that guy. These are the case files of the spy……続きを見る

Dark and witty and one of Patrick Hamilton's best novels. Set against the backdrop of the days preceding Britain declaring war on Germany, George Harvey Bone, a lonely borderline alcoholic who suffe……続きを見る

From Lily's perspective Australian men are the worst men on the planet. In this fictional tale, Lily is at her prime dating age and decides to move to Australia. She quickly realizes that it is not ……続きを見る

Bizarre Aside from a few unimportant physical distinctions, the chief difference between man and woman is that his pockets are in his clothes, whereas her solitary one dangles fitfully from her hand……続きを見る

Finally Abby is thirteen. A real teenager who only wants to pierce her ears, have a boyfriend, and run her own life. But when her mother suffers a nervous breakdown, Abby faces a life far different ……続きを見る

It’s 1924, and Bandy is making a solo flight across the Atlantic in the Gander, a seaplane of his own design. Not for fame though he’s fleeing from arrest for train robbery, from his job as Ministe……続きを見る

Beth Conroy: young, beautiful, Tennessee Teacher of the Yearーis shocked to learn she’s been accused of sexual misconduct with a student. Facing a scandal of epic proportions, Palmer School retains ……続きを見る

Charles Dickens’s satirical masterpiece, The Pickwick Papers, catapulted the young writer into literary fame when it was first serialized in 1836–37. It recounts the rollicking adventures of the mem……続きを見る

The Trial for Breach of Promise of Marriage held at the Guildhall Sittings, on April 1, 1828, before Mr. Justice Stareleigh and a Special Jury of the City of London. 続きを見る

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked a……続きを見る

An English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most memorable fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. Includes an active……続きを見る

Bree Andrews' innocence is replaced by a quarter-life crisis when the most beautiful man she's ever seen is suddenly asking her for a small favor. She falls head-over-heels (with the rest of her bod……続きを見る

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked a……続きを見る

If you find yourself in need of a laugh, this feather-light volume of humorous tales from Canadian writer Stephen Leacock should definitely fit the bill. His all-encompassing satirical lens focuses ……続きを見る

Canadian political scientist and economist Stephen Leacock had an interesting side career as an immensely popular humor writer. In this engaging volume, he collects a series of charming sketches and……続きを見る

"And why not let the 'hot younger brother' woo you? You are the most amazing, drop-dead gorgeous woman I've ever known and you totally deserve to be wooed." With her thirtieth birthday on the horizo……続きを見る

Ze do Rock, Taxifahrer und Wahlmünchner, schlägt uns ein durchschaubares "Ultradoitsh" zur stufenweisen Einführung bis ins Jahr 2013 vor. Nebenbei erzählt er seine Abenteuer als Weltenbummler. Seine……続きを見る

Der held Pé du Jazz wird von ufos in ein planeten jenseits des uns bekannten universums entfürt, und als er wider zurük kommt, shreiben wir das jar 2019, sein doppelgänger hat den berümten literatur……続きを見る

Nach 39 Ehejahren wird der Mediziner Willi Merkatz von seiner Frau verlassen. Krise, Auszeit, Trennung? Willi Merkatz biegt sich sein neues Leben zurecht, deutet die Vergangenheit um und droht dann ……続きを見る

Oscar's orderly paranoid world has been turned upside down by the Red Fist Army and he now lives in exile. With the help of Penelope, Jim, and Mr. Hodge the hedgehog, he must free their hostage town……続きを見る

Caribbean dive guide Gage Hoase woos and wins a beautiful dive guest, then sends her packing. All is good until Gabi returns, with happily-ever-after in mind. Now Gage has to figure a way to let her……続きを見る

When the scandal broke, she dumped him. Now he’s running again. And he needs her support. When Governor Tom Olson humiliated himself in a sex scandal, the people of Wisconsin rallied to the side of ……続きを見る

When Mickey DeMarco clicks his PC's mouse on spam that promises to "Unleash the Monster in your pants," he hardly expects an actual monster to appear. Inside his boxers. Hilarity ensues when the two……続きを見る

Juillet 1867, la grande mode qui ravage la Haute Société cet été-là a pour nom : grimaces ! Toutes les élégantes n'ont plus qu'une seule idée accomplir : des grimaces époustouflantes qui leur vaudro……続きを見る

Automne 1873. Perrine, jeune bonne sans instruction de seize ans à peine, vient de recevoir un cadeau réellement princier de la part de sa maîtresse, Madame de Valence. Il s'agit d'un parapluie. Mai……続きを見る

Gilbert Abbott à Beckett was an English humorist. He was born in London, the son of a lawyer, and belonged to a family claiming descent from Thomas Becket. He was educated at Westminster School and ……続きを見る