Nouveautés

Most people don’t even notice them—three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it’s just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an artist herself, knows otherwise and she is determined to find out the story of these three enigmatic figures. Twenty-five years earlier, in a distant town, a group of teenagers find refuge from their difficult home lives by spending their days laughing and telling stories out on a pier.

Nate Bargatze used to be a genius. That is, until the summer after seventh grade when he slipped, fell off a cliff, hit his head on a rock, and “my skull got, like, dented or something.” Before this accident, he dreamed of being “an electric engineer, or a doctor that does brain stuff, or a math teacher who teaches the hardest math on earth.” Afterwards, all he could do was stand-up comedy.* But the “brain stuff” industry’s loss is everyone else’s gain because Nate went on to become one of today’s top-grossing comedians, breaking both attendance and streaming records.

After thirty years of friendship, Pam dreams of her perfect retirement with Nancy, Shalisa, Marlene, and their husbands—until their husbands pool their funds for an investment that goes terribly wrong. Suddenly, their golden years are looking as dreary as their marriages. But when the women discover their husbands have seven-figure life insurance policies, a new dream forms. And this time, they need a hitman.

In the early 1970s, Poe is living a nomadic life, hopping trains, sleeping rough, and juggling to feed himself. He eventually settles in Philadelphia and masters his street act before ever-growing crowds. When one of his fellow buskers presents him with an opportunity—a bank heist—he should have refused, an innocent bystander is killed, and he splits town a felon.

Have you ever dated someone and they seemed different than what you initially thought? Have you asked, "Why does this keep happening to me?" YOU ARE NOT ALONE. A series of short stories about missteps in dating, this book shares a journey of lessons learned, setting boundaries, and learning to love yourself as you deserve to be loved. Join me on my dating journey of struggles and triumphs that will make you cringe, cry, cheer, and give you hope.

Millennial students, pandemics, smart friends, a smart society, with smart stuff on wrists and in pockets, all closely monitored by aggressive algorithms that know everything about everyone. Ernest is in the middle of it all—behind the times, and clueless, while searching for his mid-life groove in the 21st Century. With a too-smart son, an ice-cold wife, and a sham teaching job, his real problems increase exponentially when he crosses paths with an evil rich dude with connections to a secret world order. When Professor Ernest Maltby is stressed, confused, and uptight…

The Audacity of Stupid: From Abigail to Jezebel, Navigating Toxic Relationships is your brutally honest, laugh-out-loud guide to spotting—and surviving—the emotional minefield of toxic relationships. Whether it’s your narcissistic ex, a gaslighting spouse, or the foolishness we excuse in politics and everyday life, this book pulls no punches.

Through a unique blend of biblical stories, modern-day parables, and satirical commentary, Carla Henry-Lewis, author of the Stress Makeover Series, exposes the patterns of emotional manipulation, codependency, and self-sabotage we often overlook.

Der Floh Grüter Blasius lebt glücklich und halbwegs zufrieden auf seinem Schweinebauern. Seine Leidenschaft ist das Dressurreiten. Nichts ist für ihn interessanter, als sein Reittier zu beobachten und die Natur des Menschen zu entschlüsseln. Aber obwohl er der Beste ist, wird ihm der Titel "Dressurreiter" von Trabbelsberg verwehrt. ( Eine himmelschreiende Ungerechtigkeit, wie jeder leicht nachvollziehen kann. ) Also wird ein Plan entwickelt, um das große Ziel zu erreichen. Ein verhängnisvoller Plan, der ihn in Heiratspläne verstrickt und ... ach, was erzähl ich !? Hört es Euch einfach an!

Sex, booze, politics, intrigue, betrayal, danger... now I've got your attention, I would like to tell you my story. This is the autobiographical story of how a man born to a relatively normal family from a modest background in the West Midlands managed to achieve national prominence through a series of often hilarious and always honestly recounted exploits and misadventures. Dealing with the reality of the issues behind the headlines, A Rhino Through the Looking Glass is a brutally honest story of the highs and lows of a life led with the motto that there are always possibilities.

Una novela divertidísima que se ha convertido en un best seller instantáneo de The New York Times y ha causado furor entre los lectores. Una noche, en su piso, Lauren encuentra a un desconocido que dice ser su marido. Todas las pruebas que aporta apuntan a que es cierto. Poco a poco, Lauren se da cuenta de que es el ático de su casa el que le está creando un sinfín de maridos.

Step into a whimsical world where philosophy meets imagination in The Greats Abridged: A Voyage to the Moon—a 17th-century satirical masterpiece by Cyrano de Bergerac. Narrated with charm and clarity by Richard Stibbard, this early science fiction tale follows the bold and eccentric Cyrano as he devises bizarre methods to travel to the Moon. Once there, he discovers a strange lunar civilization and engages in witty philosophical debates that challenge earthly norms.

The Bible: History’s most dramatic, chaotic, and WTF-inducing book... now with 100% more sarcasm. Ever wondered why God created a talking snake, why Noah willingly signed up for the worst cruise in history, or why the Book of Revelation reads like a metal album fever dream? Welcome to HOLY WTF, the irreverent, side-splittingly funny deep dive into the weirdest, wildest, and most WTF moments in the Bible. With sharp wit, dark humor, and surprisingly insightful biblical analysis, HOLY WTF is perfect for skeptics, believers, history nerds, and anyone who thinks theology could use a little comedy.

She was once a whimsical wizardess solving magical mishaps on children’s television. Now she’s navigating midlife, burnout, and the absurdities of modern life—one disastrous spell at a time.

"How did the great Trent Argent, celebrated entrepreneur and self-styled Community Troubleshooter, come to this?" Shady businessman Trent Argent has hit rock bottom. Forced to flee England when his exploitation of charities becomes public, he finds himself camping under a bridge in Geneva with a group of unpaid interns. Trent is determined to put his unscrupulous skills to better use, helping the city’s nonprofits. But when his campmates stumble across the location of a jewel stash, will he resist the temptation to return to his selfish old ways?

Caro führt ein glückliches Hundeleben ... bis Bella in seinem Heim auftaucht. Hund und Katze vertragen sich nicht? Davon könnte Caro ein Lied singen. Oder Bella ein Gedicht schreiben. Obwohl - nicht nötig! In Versform, um die herrschende Dramatik besser ausdrücken zu können, erzählt dieses Hörbuch die Geschichte von Bella und Caro.

Let’s be real. You love her. You want to lead. But sometimes you feel like you're trying to assemble IKEA furniture with a butter knife, blindfolded, while she’s emotionally levitating and speaking a language they don’t teach in school—or seminary. This is the audiobook we should’ve been handed with the wedding ring.

The Misconceived Conception of a Baby Named Jesus is an award winning religious satire; a fast-paced comedic re-imagining of the events surrounding the birth of Jesus with sensibilities similar to The Book of Mormon and Monty Python’s Life of Brian.

Damien is a washed-up exorcist who never believed in happy endings—until one of his cursed blog posts goes viral. Now he’s “The Loveorcist,” a foul-mouthed, whiskey-loving relationship guru for the haunted and heartbroken. Too bad his most persistent fan is a beautiful demon named Lilith…who might be falling for him.

The stories in YIKES!… are true, taken from NASA reports—the FAA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System database—where pilots voluntarily and anonymously share their moments of bad judgment with the rest of us. Combining humor with insightful analysis, I examined their stories in my General Aviation News column, “Human Factors.” The chapters in YIKES!… are curated from my column. YIKES!… is humorous-yet-educational, entertaining-yet-inspirational for pilots and non-pilots alike.

She left the big city police force to start life over as a private investigator in a small mountain town, where things prove to be a little too quiet...until she lands in jail next to a drunk hippie with a missing son and ends up tied to a tree in the forest.