Action Comedy

A joyful and hilarious tale of some very spirited septuagenarians as they overcome innumerable obstacles to save their beloved mutt from a heartless exterminator in a land where bureaucracy reigns above all else. Picaresque at its very best. Perhaps you're not a member of the Azov House of Culture Elderly Club. Perhaps you missed the talk on the Cabbage Root Fly last week. Galina Petrovna hasn't missed one since she joined the club, when she officially became old.

Si prenda una compagnia di commedianti di provincia, si lasci loro libertà di azione e di inazione, si aggiungano amori comici e beffe sarcastiche, tradimenti e pitoccherie, finzione e verità, si lasci che i guitti in questione incontrino bislacchi, poetucoli, imbroglioni: si mescoli il tutto in una lingua mobile e saltimbanca e si avrà Il Romanzo buffo di Scarron.

Será melhor manter os pés bem firmes no chão ou nos deixar levar por um pouco de fantasia? Desde os 13 anos, Maria Luiza conta os dias para chegar ao fim da adolescência e finalmente ir para a faculdade. Para ela, as pessoas deveriam passar da infância direto para a vida adulta, sem que fosse necessário lidar com rostos espinhentos e grupinhos típicos de toda sala de ensino médio.

Кофеварка – это роман-мозаика, в котором смешались комедия, драма, детектив и руководство к действию. Тысячи людей ежедневно сидят за чашкой кофе и рассказывают друг другу тысячи своих историй: терпких, насыщенных, ароматных, обжигающих, оставляющих горечь сожаления или приятное послевкусие. Никто даже не подозревает, как кофе смешивает множество историй в одну.

It's autumn 2001, and a fire-breathing dragon is destroying London. With most of her military overseas, the Queen decides to do what previous Queens would've done and call in her Knights! The only problem is that the Queen has only knighted celebrities.

Meet Mr. Conley, a shooting instructor who trains people in the time-honored American custom of self-defense. He also practices self-defense, but only when he can’t come up with a better option. Most hitmen live in fear of the legal system, but Conley considers it his best friend. In a world where there’s nothing new under the sun, Conley has worked out a whole new twist for a very old game.

Pubblicato originariamente in venti puntate mensili, tra il 1836 e il 1837, il romanzo incontrò già all'epoca un grande successo popolare, soprattutto a partire dalla comparsa di Sam Weller (nel quinto capitolo), che portò le vendite a oltre quarantamila copie per numero. Oreste Del Buono sottolineava che la pubblicazione dei fascicoli rappresentava una sorta di evento: li leggevano nei cortili ad alta voce a tutta la famiglia.

Join Brandon and Helen for a lighthearted romance set in the American Southwest! Brandon Juarez, 22 and a type 1 diabetic, has been a policeman in the small town of Chili Pepper, Colorado for just two days when someone tries to kill Helen Granillo, 21. Brandon is ordered to take Helen out of town to keep her safe. Brandon is from New Mexico, so Helen and her Maine Coon cat Fluffernutter take him sightseeing in Colorado. A week spent in an RV launches an attraction between the two. Will canoeing on a high mountain lake end in a night of romance?

Jane ha perso il lavoro in lavanderia a causa di una bustina di ketchup che ha dimenticato di togliere dalle tasche di un capo prezioso e le sue prospettive per il futuro sono decisamente scarse. Come ciliegina sulla torta, la sorella minore, che vive a nord e con cui non va d'accordo, l'ha invitata al suo matrimonio, anche se Jane sospetta che l'abbia fatto sicura che lei non avrebbe partecipato.

Each and every year, the Sprin’ Bor came. It was the wave of water that flooded downriver, marking the end of winter and the beginning of spring. But this year, it was late! The panic among the creatures of White Waters Chase was just simmering away quietly, until one day, it reaches boiling point when an immigrant ferret, known by the name of Percy Polecat (though he prefers the name Black Paw), opens his big mouth. Within a matter of hours, Percy’s been arrested and tried on trumped-up charges

The world is a curious place, filled with mystery and unexplainable events. This story follows the man known only as Tim Meadows. He is a man of mystery, with his history kept secret. He has seen things that some can only dream to see. Everything in this story is dedicated to the memory of some of the world's impossibilities, and limitless to what some call realistic. Tim must find the balance between reality and his own personal world, before everything collapses. Follow these wonderous adventures with Tim, and be prepared to have questions.

Después de presentar su año en Estados Unidos ("California 83") y en la universidad ("Chorromoco 91"), Pepe Colubi retoma las andanzas de su alter ego en el momento en que Pipi obtiene su título académico en 1994. A base de inconstancia, falta de ambición y tendencia a no esforzarse, intentará labrarse un futuro sin doblar el espinazo. Nadie ha logrado menos con tan poco.

Molly Miranda is back for more hilarious and exciting adventures in professional burglary. This time, Molly is thrown into the high-stakes world of art theft. She and Rhys, her partner-in-crime, travel to France to steal a priceless work of art with the help of a new business connection - an artist with her own set of unique skills.

Dog walker Ben Carter is shocked to discover that his mom's fiancé, Alvar, is an "encantado"–a shapeshifting dolphin that seduces human women and preys on their flesh. He races to Minnesota to stop their wedding, leaving demon dog Toby back in Chicago.

Where do we end up after we pass on? Does grief follow us to the afterlife? Theodore is about to find out the hard way in a strange new land as death, denial, and danger push his mind and body to the limits.

When ex-boxer turned strip club bouncer Reggie Levine is recruited to retrieve a Chinese crested terrier from a fleapit roadside zoo, where the ugly mutt has been mistaken for the Chupacabra, our hapless hero soon finds himself embroiled in a deadly criminal conspiracy.

Meet Hill-Jack Bob, a simple man that loves to take all of us on his wild and crazy adventures around the world.

Back home, in the land of Wishaluzia, Grant is enjoying his old life. But when trouble strikes he realises he’ll need a helping hand. Can Teeny lend a paw and save the day? Or will it be the end of Genie Land forever?

There is something strange about Miss Demeanor, the 35-foot sloop that sits anchored on Florida's Indian River. She has no mast and hasn't moved in more than a year. The boat’s origin and what secrets are on board unfold when 23-year-old Andy Dugan, an avid sailor from Maine, enlists help from a laid-back surfer to claim the boat as salvage. Complications arise when Mario Costello, the true owner, deems it safe to retrieve the boat's illicit cargo.

Miles Norris, a retired computer salesman, has lost the will to live. Approaching 80 years of age, his wife taken by cancer, he has been banished from an assisted living center in Florida because of violent behavior. Now his only son, Scott, is moving him against his will to the Better Life Spa, an expensive, state-of-the-art Alzheimer’s center outside Washington, DC, that claims to be able to provide all the care the old man could ever need - or so they think. Scott is unaware that the Better Life also operates a parallel business, a secret one, unrelated to healthcare.