Stick Cat is going to his best friend Edith's apartment. It's got everything: donut crumbs in the sink, a fire escape, and a window with a view of the big city. But through the window, Stick Cat sees that Hazel, the bagel...
Humorous fiction
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Author:Watson, TomSummary: - Author:Smith, Alexander McCallSummary:
It is said that a picture may be worth a thousand words but an old photograph can inspire many more. In this beguiling book, Alexander McCall Smith casts his eye over five chanced-upon photographs from the era of black-and-white...
- Author:Dahl, RoaldSummary:
"Roald Dahl sometimes shared a tonal kinship with Ogden Nash, and he could demonstrate a verbal inventiveness nearly Seussian ... [His] stories work better in audio than in print."--The New York TimesWilly Wonka's famous...
- Author:Dahl, RoaldSummary:
Taking up where Charlie and the Chocolate Factory leaves off, Charlie, his family, and Mr. Wonka find themselves launched into space in the great glass elevator.
- Author:Weisberger, LaurenSummary:
As three best friends approach the age of thirty, they agree to change their lives in the most personal and dramatic way possible -- and within one calendar year.
- Author:Kloepfer, DavidSummary:
Cheap Thrills takes place over the course of a single weekend, beginning with the incessantly stoned Ethan and his roommate Phil discovering the body of their weed dealer in a Vancouver alley alongside a box of porno magazines and crime...
- Author:Kwan, KevinSummary:
Kevin Kwan, bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians, is back with a wickedly funny new novel of social climbing, secret e-mails, art-world scandal, lovesick billionaires, and the outrageous story of what happens when Rachel Chu, engaged...
- Author:Crewe, LesleySummary:
Chloe Sparrow is a twenty-five-year-old TV producer with a hit show on her hands. The Single Guy is a popular new reality series, where dozens of women are trying to woo bachelor veterinarian Austin Hawke. As the filming gets underway,...
- Author:Davidson, Diane MottSummary:
For Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz, business isn't just booming--it's skyrocketing. But as her friend Marla is constantly warning her, 'Success can kill you.' Goldy knows she needs to slow down before she breaks down, and she vows she'll...
- Author:Colgan, JennySummary:
It's the most wonderful time of the year... and the perfect moment to escape to a charming English village! From the beloved author whose novels are "sheer indulgence from start to finish" (SOPHIE KINSELLA) comes a delightful holiday...
- Author:Colgan, JennySummary:
Another heartfelt and delightful Christmas tale from the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop on the Corner and Christmas on the Island. New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan returns to the setting of...
- Author:McLean, StuartSummary:
"A final Christmas gift from Canada's beloved storyteller. Christmas has always been a special time for the Vinyl Cafe. Each year, Stuart McLean's Christmas tours brought laughter and community to every town and city he visited across...
- Author:Trollope, AnthonySummary:
Originally published in the 1876 Christmas edition of The Graphic, Christmas at Thompson Hall is a Victorian tale concerning the proper Mr. and Mrs. Brown and their journey from southern France to Thompson Hall to celebrate Christmas...
- Author:Craft, JerrySummary:
Eighth grader Drew Ellis is no stranger to the saying 'You have to work twice as hard to be just as good.' His grandmother has reminded him his entire life. But what if he works ten times as hard and still isn't afforded...
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Here are eleven radio episodes featuring Lucille Ball in different series from the golden age of radio.
- Author:Brown, Rita Mae.Summary:
Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen gets a little help from her veterinarian husband to solve the murder of a young equine vet whose death may be linked to his new clinic in this tantalizing mystery from Rita Mae Brown and her feline...
- Author:Edwards, Ruth DudleySummary:
Robert Amiss is persuaded by his friend Detective Sergeant Pooley of the CID to take a job as a waiter in Ffeatherstonehaugh’s (pronounced Fanshaw’s), a gentlemen’s club in St James’, London. The club secretary has allegedly jumped to...
- Author:Vega, Lope deSummary:
Comedies: The Remedy in Misery The Best Major The King
- Author:Kinsella, SophieSummary:
Sophie Kinsella's debut is a rollicking romp through the perils of shopping and spending, spending, spending! Becky can't resist a sale, and she's only a little overdrawn on her VISA. Besides, that new scarf is just too cute to pass up...
- Author:Whitlock, NathanSummary:
Ambition, failure, sex, and the service industry
A dark and comic novel, Congratulations On Everything tracks the struggles, frailties, and cruelly pyrrhic victories of the middle-aged owner of a bar-restaurant...
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