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Al Franken, Giant of the Senate
by Al FrankenFrom Senator Al Franken - #1 bestselling author and beloved SNL alum -- comes the story of an award-winning comedian who decided to run for office and then discovered why award-winning comedians tend not to do that. "Flips the classic born-in-a-shack rise to political office tale on its head. I skipped meals to read this book - also unusual - because every page was funny. It made me deliriously happy." -- Louise Erdrich, The New York Times This is a book about an unlikely campaign that had an even more improbable ending: the closest outcome in history and an unprecedented eight-month recount saga, which is pretty funny in retrospect. It's a book about what happens when the nation's foremost progressive satirist gets a chance to serve in the United States Senate and, defying the low expectations of the pundit class, actually turns out to be good at it. It's a book about our deeply polarized, frequently depressing, occasionally inspiring political culture, written from inside the belly of the beast. In this candid personal memoir, the honorable gentleman from Minnesota takes his army of loyal fans along with him from Saturday Night Live to the campaign trail, inside the halls of Congress, and behind the scenes of some of the most dramatic and/or hilarious moments of his new career in politics. Has Al Franken become a true Giant of the Senate? Franken asks readers to decide for themselves.
Ajax Penumbra: 1969
by Robin SloanThe utterly charming prequel to the New York Times-bestseller Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore. San Francisco, 1969. The summer of drugs, music and a new age dawning. A young, earnest Ajax Penumbra has been given his first assignment as a Junior Acquisitions Officer - to find the single surviving copy of the Techne Tycheon, a mysterious volume that has brought and lost great fortune for anyone who has owned it. After a few weeks of rigorous hunting, Penumbra feels no closer to his goal than when he started. But late one night, after another day of dispiriting dead ends, he stumbles upon a 24-hour bookstore and the possibilities before him expand exponentially. With the help of his friend's homemade computer, an ancient map, a sunken ship and the vast shelves of the 24-hour bookstore, Ajax Penumbra might just find what he's seeking...
Aisling And The City: The hilarious and addictive romantic comedy from the No. 1 bestseller (The Aisling Series #4)
by Emer McLysaght Sarah BreenThe brand new, utterly hilarious and totally addictive romantic comedy from the No. 1 bestselling AISLING series'Aisling is one of the finest comic creations of all time' MARIAN KEYES'That rare, precious thing: a fictional character you care about like a friend. It's a joy to spend time with Aisling again' LISA McGEE, creator of DERRY GIRLS________ Aisling is 31, and she's still a complete Aisling.With her cafe BallyGoBrunch flying and the door firmly closed on her relationship with boyfriend John, Aisling accepts an unexpected job offer and boards a business-class flight to New York in her best wrap dress and heels.As she finds her feet in the Big Apple, she throws herself into the dating game, grapples with 'always-on' work culture, forges and fights for new friendships and brings her good wedges to a party in the Hamptons, much to her friend, Sadhbh's, dismay.But catching up with family and friends on WhatsApp and email is not the same as sitting in Maguire's putting the world to rights over mini bottles of Pinot Greej and a shared bag of Taytos.And yet New York has so much to offer, not least in the fireman department . . .Praise for the Aisling Series:'There aren't enough words for how much I love it' Marian Keyes'The Irish answer to Bridget Jones . . . it's stuffed with laughs' Daily Mail'Hilarious and heart-warming' Heat
Airman To The Rescue: In Nadia's Defense Airman To The Rescue Shelter In The Tropics Unexpected Attraction (Heroes of Fortune Valley #2)
by Heatherly BellIt was supposed to be easy. Sarah Mcallister was going to flip her late father's house and head back to Colorado for a fresh start.
Airhead (Airhead #1)
by Meg CabotAirhead is the first in a brilliant, funny and thought-provoking trilogy from Meg Cabot, the author of the million-selling The Princess Diaries.Two worlds collide when super-gorgeous celebutante Nikki and tomboy brainiac Em find themselves thrown together – literally. Forced to live the life of a glamorous supermodel, will Em be able to keep her old life, and those she cares about, a secret?
The Air Ministry Survival Guide (Air Ministry Survival Guide)
by NoneTHE ULTIMATE SURVIVAL GUIDE for anyone who thinks they'd survive the world's most hostile environments - or at least imagine they could do.THE ULTIMATE SURVIVAL GUIDE for anyone who thinks they'd survive the world's most hostile environments - or at least imagine they could do.-----------------------------First issued to British airmen in the 1950s the beautifully illustrated Air Ministry Survival Guide provides invaluable practical tips and instruction on how to keep calm and carry on in any hostile environment.Whether you're lost in the desert, arctic, jungle, or adrift on the open ocean, you'll be better off armed with sensible advice on how to:- Build a structurally sound igloo- Pull faces to prevent frostbite (and when to expect bits to fall off should you fail)- Fashion a mask to prevent snowblindness- Make a hat out of seat cushions- Behave in the event of meeting hostile locals- Stay safe from poisonous reptiles and insects- Use a 'fire thong'- Punch man-eating sharks (which are cowards)
Agnes Grey (Macmillan Collector's Library #197)
by Anne BrontëDrawing on her own experience, Anne Brontë exposes the isolated world of a nineteenth-century governess in her debut novel, Agnes Grey. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is introduced by historian and biographer, Juliet Barker.Agnes Grey is the youngest daughter of a clergyman. When the family falls on hard times, she insists on finding work as a governess in order to help her family and prove to them that she’s no longer a child. But her idealistic spirit is tested in her first position with the Bloomfield family and their unruly and spoilt children. Next she works for the even wealthier Murray family, whose scheming daughter Rosalie threatens to jeopardize the only bright spot in Agnes’s life: the young curate Edward Weston.
AA Gill is Away
by Adrian Gill'Theatre, food, refugees: in Adrian's writing they're all linked up ... If you haven't read his book AA GILL IS AWAY, read it now. It was when he was away that he was at his best' Stephen DaldryA. A. Gill was probably the most read columnist in Britain. Every weekend he entertained readers of the SUNDAY TIMES with his biting observations on television and his unsparing, deeply knowledgeable restaurant reviews. Even those who objected to his opinions agree: his writing is hopelessly, painfully funny. He was one of a tiny band of must-read journalists and it was always a disappointment when the words 'A.A. Gill is away' appeared at the foot of his column. This book is the fruit of those absences: twenty-five long travel pieces that belie his reputation as a mere style-journalist and master of vitriol: this is travel writing of the highest quality and ambition.
Agents of S.U.I.T.
by John Patrick GreenFrom John Patrick Green, the creator of the side-splitting InvestiGators series, comes Agents of S.U.I.T. – the first in a full colour, laugh-out-loud graphic novel series perfect for fans of Bunny vs Monkey!Meet Cilantro the Chameleon! Newly appointed Agent of S.U.I.T!*Cilantro finally has a chance to prove herself . . . but her first big case is OUT OF THIS WORLD. As she begins to uncover a sheep-led worker’s rights revolt and an alien invasion conspiracy, can Cilantro earn her V.E.S.T.** and catch the bad guys?Created by John Patrick Green with cowriter Christopher Hastings and artist Pat Lewis, join the Agents in this standalone but complementary series.*Special Undercover Investigation Teams**Very Exciting Spy Technology
Agents of S.U.I.T.: A Full Colour, Laugh-Out-Loud Comic Book Adventure! (Agents of S.U.I.T. #2)
by John Patrick GreenFrom John Patrick Green, the creator of the side-splitting InvestiGators series, comes Agents of S.U.I.T.: From Badger to Worse – the second in a full colour, laugh-out-loud graphic novel series perfect for fans of Bunny vs Monkey!'Fast, fabulous, and fantastically funny, the InvestiGators books are instant classics!' - Jamie Smart, creator of Bunny vs Monkey, on InvestiGators.Bongo and Marsha, the super-spy Badgers, are on the case . . . and way over-budget! When S.U.I.T.* realizes just how much money the Badgers waste with their gadgets, spy vehicles and custom toys, they’re sent to Bora Bora to investigate a case the old-fashioned way.The bees – that’s 'bee-ee-ee' like the insect – who run the resort are hiding something under the tropical sands, and Marsha and Bongo are just the bumbling agents to crack this pineapple-flavored case wide open. It’s time for the B-Team to show why they’re so un-B lievably B-loved!Created by John Patrick Green with cowriter Christopher Hastings and artist Pat Lewis, join the Bongo and Marsha in this hilarious adventure!*Special Undercover Investigation Teams
Agents And Patients: A Novel
by Anthony PowellJust down from Oxford in the depression of the Thirties, young Blore-Smith has the confidence of the callowest of youths, and the security of a sizeable private income. But when a car accident causes him to bump into Maltravers, an almost-famous film director, and Chipchase, a distinctly amateur psychoanalyst, he finds himself swept into an hilariously instructive - yet costly - adventure...
Agent Weasel and the Robber King: Book 3 (Agent Weasel #3)
by Nick EastMeet Agent Weasel: woodland super-spy. In his greatest challenge yet, Agent Weasel must confront the villainous Rook King. Perfect for reading alone or sharing together, for fans of The Bolds and Mr Gum.'I always call Agent Weasel in a crisis! I love this brilliant, funny new series.' Dermot O'LearySpring has sprung in the United Woodlands, and the animals of Woodland Intelligence (WI6) are celebrating with a barbecue. But when a mysterious attack from the skies bursts Beaver Dam wide open, the woodland is flooded! The head of WI6 suspects foul play.It's time to call Agent Weasel, woodland super-spy. Can he manage a daring underwater rescue? Will he notice the clues leading high into the treetops? Will he ever get over the drowning of his precious biscuit collection? Find out in this wild and watery tale, with glorious illustrations throughout. This is the third Agent Weasel adventure: have you checked out Agent Weasel and the Fiendish Fox Gang?
Agent Weasel and the Highway Hedgehog: Book 4 (Agent Weasel #4)
by Nick EastMeet Agent Weasel: woodland super-spy. Can Agent Weasel track down the Fabulous Animal Fire Fighting Squad in time to save the Woodlands? And will he ever get hold of any more Lilac Fizz ice lollies? Perfect for reading alone or sharing together, for fans of The Bolds and Mr Gum.It's a baking-hot summer - the sun is shining, the ice lollies are melting, and there are wildfires breaking out all over the United Woodlands! The Fabulous Animal Fire Fighting Squad is the only team skilled enough to deal with such a disaster, but someone has to travel to New Pineland to alert them. But the hedge highway is a dangerous place, stalked by a spiky and dastardly foe. Can Agent Weasel track down the Fabulous Animal Fire Fighting Squad in time to save the Woodlands? Will he manage to evade the paws of the devious Highway Hedgehog? And will he ever get hold of any more Lilac Fizz ice lollies?This is the fourth Agent Weasel adventure: have you checked out Agent Weasel and the Fiendish Fox Gang?
Agent Weasel and the Fiendish Fox Gang: Book 1 (Agent Weasel #1)
by Nick EastMeet Agent Weasel: woodland super-spy. Can he foil the dastardly Fiendish Fox Gang once and for all? And will he still be home in time for tea and biscuits? Perfect for reading alone or sharing together, for fans of The Bolds and Mr Gum.'I always call Agent Weasel in a crisis! I love this brilliant, funny new series.' Dermot O'LearyStrange things are happening in the United Woodlands. Rabbit warrens have been peppered with itching powder. Squirrels' nuts are missing. Even Badger's bottom has been shaved! All the clues point to the Fiendish Fox Gang. It's time to call Agent Weasel, woodland super-spy. But before they can even finish their stakeout picnic, Weasel and his trusty dormouse friend Doorkins are captured by the villainous Vixen von Fluff. Can our heroes escape? Can peace be made in the United Woodlands? Will they get afternoon tea and biscuits? Does Agent Weasel have a clue what's going on? All these very important questions will be answered in this rib-ticklingly funny adventure, with glorious illustrations throughout. This is the second Agent Weasel adventure: have you checked out Agent Weasel and the Fiendish Fox Gang?
Agent Weasel and the Abominable Dr Snow: Book 2 (Agent Weasel)
by Nick EastMeet Agent Weasel: woodland super-spy. Can he save the Big Freeze winter games from disaster? And will there be enough marshmallows for another hot chocolate? Perfect for reading alone or sharing together, for fans of The Bolds and Toto the Ninja Cat.'I always call Agent Weasel in a crisis! I love this brilliant, funny new series.' Dermot O'LearyIt's the opening night of the Winter Whopper Games, but all is not well in the United Woodlands. Top animal athletes are disappearing, and there are whispers of a silent snow beast on the prowl. It's time to call Agent Weasel, woodland super-spy. Can he and his trusty dormouse friend Doorkins find out the secrets of Blanche, their mysterious team-mate? Will Weasel be able to compete for a golden fir cone without falling over his own feet? Will there be enough marshmallows and sprinkles for another hot chocolate? Who knows? But rest assured: even on the darkest and snowiest of nights, Agent Weasel always gets his animal. This is the second in the rib-ticklingly funny Agent Weasel series, with glorious illustrations throughout. Check out book one: Agent Weasel and the Fiendish Fox Gang.
Agent to the Stars
by John ScalziFrom New York Times bestseller and Hugo Award-winner John Scalzi, Agent to the Stars is a brilliantly witty first-contact story unlike any other.Showbiz is about to go interstellarAs an ambitious young agent, Thomas Stein knows all about the art of the deal, even if his actors aren’t quite A-list material. But he’s about to receive some out-of-this-world clients – literally. The space-faring Yherajk have come to Earth to talk interstellar peace. One problem: they’re also hideous, and smell like rotting fish.For Stein, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become the hottest name in Hollywood. Or on the planet. Yet it’s one thing to land a client’s blockbuster film role – and quite another to negotiate for an entire alien race. He’ll need every ounce of his charm, wit and wiles. But even with these considerable talents, can he really give the Yherajk the makeover they need to shine on the world’s stage?Praise for John Scalzi:‘John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today’ – Joe Hill‘Scalzi is one of the slickest writers that SF has ever produced’ – Wall Street Journal
The Age of Misadventure
by Judy LeighYou’re never too old to live dangerously… The gloriously funny new novel from the author of A Grand Old Time.
The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes On Modern Irrationality
by Amanda MontellIn the modern information age, our brain’s coping mechanisms have been overloaded, and our irrationality turned up to eleven. Amanda Montell blends cultural criticism and personal narrative to explore our modern cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages and highlights of magical overthinking.
The Age of Innocence: The Wild And Wanton Edition, Volume 1 (Macmillan Collector's Library #194)
by Edith WhartonEdith Wharton’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Age of Innocence, is both a poignant story of frustrated love and an extraordinarily vivid, delightfully satirical record of a vanished world. This edition features an introduction by award-winning novelist, Rachel Cusk.As the scion of one of New York’s leading families, Newland Archer has been born into a life of sumptuous privilege and strict duty. A sensitive, intelligent young man, he still respects the rigid social code by which his class lives. As he contemplates his forthcoming marriage to the striking and equally well-born May Welland, he gives thanks that she is ‘one of his own kind’. But the arrival of the Countess Olenska, a free spirit who breathes clouds of European sophistication, makes him question the path on which his upbringing has set him. As his fascination with her grows, he discovers just how hard it is to escape the bonds of the society that has shaped him.
The Age of Innocence: Webster's Chinese Simplified Thesaurus Edition (Collins Classics #312)
by Edith WhartonHarperCollins is proud to present a range of best-loved, essential classics.
Age Of Dissent
by Michele HansonWhat does it feel like to be middle-aged? Twenty-seven in your own head, sixty-five in the mirror, ninety to your children and your mother still thinks you're twelve.Who is the chief dissenter among the three tall women who live noisily together under one roof: opinionated daughter, very opinionated elderly mother, or the poor beleaguered woman in between? Here in the middle we must carry on being reasonable, the cart horses of society, while everyone else the young and the old run amok. My mother grumps about in the garden, my daughter sobs upstairs. I find on these occasions I tend to play football with the dog. When one lives in a rather dramatic household, empty nest syndrome seems a delightful prospect . Known for her Treasure: The Teenage Terror books, Michele Hanson now collects her Age of Dissent Guardian columns. The middle-aged female has come of age. Watch out.
Age Happens: The Best Quotes & Cartoons about Growing Older
by Bruce LanskyA gift of laughter for your aging friends and relatives (or comic relief for yourself). Here are the funniest quotes and cartoons about growing older by Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Cosby, Chris Rock, Woody Allen, George Burns, Billy Crystal, Garrison Keillor, Erma Bombeck, Phyllis Diller, Betty White, Jerry Seinfeld, Joan Rivers, and other humorists.A gift of laughter for your aging friends and relatives (or comic relief for yourself). Here are the funniest quotes and cartoons about growing older by Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Cosby, Chris Rock, Woody Allen, George Burns, Billy Crystal, Garrison Keillor, Erma Bombeck, Phyllis Diller, Betty White, Jerry Seinfeld, Joan Rivers, and other humorists.
Age Happens: The Best Quotes & Cartoons about Growing Older
by Bruce LanskyA gift of laughter for your aging friends and relatives (or comic relief for yourself). Here are the funniest quotes and cartoons about growing older by Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Cosby, Chris Rock, Woody Allen, George Burns, Billy Crystal, Garrison Keillor, Erma Bombeck, Phyllis Diller, Betty White, Jerry Seinfeld, Joan Rivers, and other humorists. A gift of laughter for your aging friends and relatives (or comic relief for yourself). Here are the funniest quotes and cartoons about growing older by Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Cosby, Chris Rock, Woody Allen, George Burns, Billy Crystal, Garrison Keillor, Erma Bombeck, Phyllis Diller, Betty White, Jerry Seinfeld, Joan Rivers, and other humorists.
Agatha Christie: Agatha Christie - A Life In The Theatre
by Julius GreenA revealing and witty new examination of how Agatha Christie became the world’s most successful and popular female playwright, including details of never-before-published scripts and stories.
Again, Rachel: The love story of the summer (Walsh Family)
by Marian KeyesTHE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 2023 THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT IN 2023!EVERY GENERATION HAS ONE GREAT LOVE STORY.THIS IS OURS.'Beautifully written. Clever, lively, funny, compelling' NINA STIBBE'Marian's most moving, emotive and brilliantly written book yet' 5***** READER REVIEW'Funny, heartbreaking, achingly real. Gorgeous. I absolutely loved it' JANE FALLON'Rachel and Luke's relationship is one of the best ever written' 5***** READER REVIEW'Beautifully written, funny, heart-breaking and always wise. A proper treat' DAILY MAIL'I laughed, I cried, I obsessed. Wonderful' 5***** READER REVIEW**THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS AUTHOR OF THE YEAR 2022**______Losing the love of your life once is tragic. TWICE looks like carelessness . . .Rachel Walsh is a survivor: she survived rehab and the loss of her greatest love.These days everything in her life is good - good job, good dog, very good boyfriend. Then Luke - her ex of six years - shows up.Suddenly she's fragile and falling.They ended badly and neither can speak of the secret hurt which drove them apart.But is it fear of what happened? Or what might happen next?______'An entertaining, growingly poignant contemporary tale' SUNDAY TIMES'No other author marries heartbreak and hilarity so seamlessly' MAIL ON SUNDAY'Marian's mastery of story and character is as impressive as ever' HEAT 'BOOK OF THE YEAR'Why readers LOVE Again, Rachel!'Again, Rachel has all the ingredients that make Marian's books so uniquely special - warmth, humour, sadness and depth. It's absolutely perfect' 5* Reader Review'Marian Keyes is just the most talented writer. I adore her, and this book is a pinnacle. It left me sobbing with its beauty, and minutes later laughing out loud at the wit and wry humour of the deeply flawed and deeply human characters' 5* Reader Review'I devoured this book and lost myself in the characters that Marian makes so accessible, easy to identify with and so perfectly flawed' 5* Reader Review'I'm going to have to read it again because I can't bear to leave the characters behind. Wonderful!' 5* Reader Review