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Jung und alt arbeitet zusammen an einem Theaterstück. Die Proben laufen auf Hochtouren und bald soll Premiere sein. Schorsch Wackermann als Regisseur steckt bis über beide Ohren in seiner ehrenamtlichen Arbeit. Jedoch stellen sich ihm dabei allerlei Hindernisse in den Weg. Hier ein Ausfall, den es zu ersetzen gilt, dort eine Verwandte, die sich in alles einmischen will und obendrein ein ängstlicher und gesundheitlich angeschlagener Freund, der...
42) Gingersnaps
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"The author designates her main female characters 'gingersnaps-spicy, and hard, brown and bold-women who refuse to let their cookies crumble when faced with a challenge.' All women have experiences that elicit actions that affect their relationships with each other and the men in their lives. They engage and interact in a world filled with jealousy, ambition, love, and hate, yet each possesses that inner strength to overcome adversity and rebound...
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A humorous drink recipe book about what not to do when you're a customer in a bar.
Johnny Metheny, aka Johnny Love, opened a series of successful and legendary bars and grills in California called Johnny Love's. He is one of San Francisco's best-known bartenders and a seasoned expert on the nightlife scene. Metheny got his nickname, "Johnny Love," while a freshman at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his degree in Economics...
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Kindhearted and loudmouthed Mrs. Feeley, Mrs. Rasmussen, and Miss Tinkham have only just set out on their long-awaited cross-country drive to the West Coast when the trouble begins. It's bad enough that they wind up in a seedy, truck stop nightclub, but then it's raided by the police! Thankfully, Chief Connolly can tell they're decent folks and lets them off easy, but he needs a favor in return. He wants them to take a passenger on their trip; a dangerous...
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A comedy based in the 22nd century.
Axiom2, the future evolutionary version of the International Space Station is in peril, as are the crew, due to innocuous components failure.
Unfortunately, these parts are redundant in the 22nd century.
This problems kickstarts a race to find someone, somewhere who has the necessary parts, as manufacturing or bypassing is not an option in the allotted time.
A farce begins as a professor from mission control,...
46) Keeping Joy
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In this stunningly insightful and humours sequel to Finding Joy, Keeping Joy explores the long terms consequences of chronic illness. Through the eyes of Joyce, Aunt Beth and Logan we follow Joyce's fight to regain her health and her freedom after nearly a decade of being housebound with Lyme disease.
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The Reality of White Eyes weighed heavily upon Sirva's heart as he navigated through a world shaped by prejudice and inequality. Born into a society where skin colour held immense significance, Sirva understood all too well the biases and misconceptions that accompanied being different.
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Meet Justin Hearnfeld, a young man just out of college who would love to lose fifteen pounds and grow three inches taller but otherwise isn't sure what he wants out of life. Seemingly directionless, he takes a job as a high school teacher at the Clarke School for Boys, the private school he attended-and hated-as a teenager. There, Justin commits himself to finding the girl of his dreams. And there are so many possibilities. The girl who teaches in...
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Richard's married to Caroline, but how long can he endure her constant chatter? When cool, calm Cynthia tempts Richard with sex, money, and peace and quiet, crazy Caroline goes on the warpath.
Rootie Kazootie was a children's television show in the early 1950s. The show was broadcast live from New York City on Saturday mornings. Rootie also appeared in comic books and Little Golden Books during that period. In this novel, the title refers to a character...
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FECKLESS JOURNALIST Hadley Arnold suspects he has an intriguing story on his hands when he finds Pakistani politician Marina Makhdoom in a sleazy Hong Kong bar. Then he loses her. Shrubs News Agency sends Hadley to Pakistan, where he becomes embroiled in the tendrils of surreal, deviant politics and at the whim of Makhdoom's vicious husband. An intriguing story spirals into something much more threatening.
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From one of the sharpest observers of the modern scene, comes this witty, intelligent, and irresistible novel in the tradition of Gosford Park and Snobs.
A man of wealth and privilege, Anthony Anscombe has everything he could ever want: an exquisite family estate, enviable social standing, and a desirable inheritance. But, with all of his money and privilege, Anthony still has an aching desire for one thing: the perfect match. Running headlong into...
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Michael Adams is a composer of advertising jingles who shares a bachelor pad with three other guys. He spends his days lying in bed (a minifridge positioned perfectly within reach) and playing trivia games with his underachieving roommates. And when he feels like it, Michael crosses the city and returns home to his unsuspecting wife and two small children. Michael is living a double life, stretching out his "wilting salad days" with imaginary business...
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What is it about men and sport? And what has it got to do with Odin? This book explains all. Like a rather overweight phoenix arising from some very old ashes, Peter Morley's crew returns after a quarter of a century for a final attempt to win at Henley. Things are different now. Theyve got a new boat. They've got fine wine. They've got a fat labrador. They've got teenagers. They've got secrets. They've even got the attention of the Norse Gods. And...
54) The Devil and Me
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Inspired by real-life experiences, the The Devil and Me takes place during the post hippy 70s and the drug driven 80s in Chicago where Alexis searches for love in all the wrong beds with her precocious costume-changing imaginary friend, Red. He appears to Alexis in her childhood while her alcoholic parents recreate WWII in the kitchen and devotes his time (and fashion expertise) to helping her cope with and partake in the everchanging sexual awakenings...
55) St. Jorgen's Day
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The events take place in some of the «middle European countries», in which the citizens are actively preparing to celebrate a famous St. Jorgen's Day. At the same time two criminals a narrow-minded thief Shults and the star of the international level Kortis escape from the prison. While hiding from the police, they manage to make the mould of the main temple of St. Jorgen. Kortis penetrates to the temple at night, hoping to find there anything precious....
56) The Cannibals
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"Unlike me, life isn't always pretty," says Tiffany Spratt-a cheerleader destined for fame who will do anything to get there Tiffany is definitely glad that the best-looking boy in the universe just transferred to her high school. Her boyfriend, Wally, got caught hacking into the Pentagon's computer system and was sent to boarding school, so she almost didn't have a date for the Homecoming dance! But Tiffany knows that she'll look fabulous next...
57) Sex Phantasien 3
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Zum Vierziger wollen meine Freundinnen mir etwas gutes tun und organisieren eine Feier und was ich nicht weiß auch einen Stripper für mich ... Da meine Freundinnen schon sehr betrunken sind bis dort hin streiten sie sich bald um ihn. Der Stripper ist leider oder Gott sei Dank nicht alleine gekommen. Er hat einen Bekannten mit, mit dem gehe ich auf einen Kaffee ....
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Take a notorious but now reformed (and bored to tears) bank robber, a neurotic, newly-widowed Italian woman plotting behind her kids' backs to save herself from a fate worse than death-Florida-and a sweet, fifty-eight-year-old widow more determined than most New Yorkers to get what she deserves-a little respect, a little fun, and a lot of TLC. What do you have? Bank Robbers, C. Clark Criscuolo's hilarious, heartwarming new novel about life in its...
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What you're reading right now is known as the "cover copy," or "flap copy." This is where the 84,951 words of my latest book are cooked down to 350 words or less to capture your imagination.
I pondered how to do that. Should I cut to the chase and reveal pivotal plot points like the one at the end of the book where the little girl on crutches points an accusing finger and shouts, "the killer is Mr. Porter"? No. I have too much respect for you as...
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This fictional story is about James Foxby, newly arrived in Dublin and finding work as a casino dealer. Here, confidentiality is taken to a whole new level. For this is no ordinary casino. And it appears that the laws of the land have no bearing or standing in the place.
From drunken meetings with the general manager, the wild and unpredictable Herman Mink, to private blackjack games in a luxury hotel suite, James experiences some strange and fairly...
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