Dark Humor Satire

Cuando la matriarca de la familia judía menos exitosa de Estados Unidos se cansa de su desgracia, consulta los textos místicos en busca de ayuda. Decidida a que su próximo nieto será un genio que cambiará su suerte, y convencida de que nadie en su clan es lo suficientemente inteligente como para criar a un genio por sí mismo, decide que el niño pasará de casa en casa para ganar su sabiduría colectiva.

Jonathan Abernathy is a loser. Unemployed and behind on his student loan repayments, the only thing Abernathy has in abundance is debt. When a secretive government loan forgiveness programme offers him a job he can literally do in his sleep, Abernathy thinks he’s found his big break. Hired as a dream auditor, he finds himself entering the dreams of white-collar workers to flag their anxieties for removal at night so they'll be more productive in the day. If Abernathy can at least appear competent, might he have a chance at a new life?

The house on Curmudgeon Avenue should be happy now—the nincompoop residents have all met their sorry ends. But they haven't quite left...now that a new family move in, can the house find peace? Or are the ghosts of Curmudgeon Avenue going to interfere with the goings-on, romance, and dramas that new residents bring? Gordon and Zandra Bennett, along with their lovelorn daughter, Krystina, move all the way from London to Curmudgeon Avenue. Zandra has her heart set on renovating the four-story Victorian terrace and hires Harry to rip out the old and bring in the new.

Knotshead is a school catering for the children of the rich, famous, liberal - and deluded. With its progressive curriculum, complacent staff and beautiful grounds, it looks like paradise. But the clever, the odd and the bookish are relentlessly persecuted as pupils make their own rules in a bubble of privilege and prejudice.

At 18, Emma Kenward runs away from her dull Sloane home to try her luck as a painter in Tuscany. Waspish, idealistic and far too clever for her own good, she is at the awkward age when women choose their futures - and their identities.

Der erste Schelmenroman der Weltliteratur als Hörbuch. Jedes Mal, wenn Lazarillo einen seiner Herren verlässt, weil er es nicht mehr bei ihm aushält, kommt er vom Regen in die Traufe. Ist der erste grausam und geizig, lässt der zweite ihn fast verhungern. Und als er endlich einen findet, der wie ein Edelmann aussieht, stellt sich heraus, dass dieser in Wirklichkeit noch mehr Hunger leidet als er selbst. Also muß Lázaro auch noch für seinen Herren betteln gehen, der sich am Ende aber nicht einmal dankbar erweist.

Uma comunidade plural e anárquica encontra-se no Centro de Emagrecimento Ingatori para assistir à semifinal da Copa de 2014. Enquanto os frequentadores testemunham o fiasco histórico do 7 x 1, flashbacks narram suas trajetórias individuais: embora tenham personalidades muito distintas, o excesso de quilos parece unificar suas identidades; como se obesidade fosse um gigantesco rótulo padronizador. Os próprios sobrepesados brincam: um magro que habita um corpo gordo é um trans? E uma alma rica que nasceu num físico de pobre?

Alvie Knightly may be waking up in the Ritz, but her life is no bed of roses. Firstly, she has the mother of all hangovers. Secondly, her beautiful, spoiled twin sister, Beth, has just been found dead in Sicily - and the police want Alvie for questioning. And thirdly, Alvie's hot new boyfriend has vanished with every penny of the millions they stole from Beth. But he picked the wrong girl to mess with.

Three scary monsters – racism, misogyny and ageism – roam through this mesmerising audiobook. The dual nature of Scary Monsters is reflected in the fact that this audiobook can be listened to in two different ways – either Lyle or Lili can be heard first, the choice is yours. Lyle works for a sinister government department in near-future Australia. An Asian migrant, he fears repatriation and embraces ‘Australian values'. Islam has been banned in the country, the air is smoky from a Permanent Fire Zone, and one pandemic has already run its course.

Briony Paget, globetrotting luxury travel writer, emulates the rich - though homeless and penniless herself - as she hops from gig to all-expenses-paid gig. The passengers encounter a great number of cataclysms at sea, but no matter the catastrophe, the great ship always sails on. On her own personal voyage, Briony encounters Mrs. Moore, an enigmatic old woman clandestinely fomenting a mutiny on this bountiful ship. With the captain overthrown, roles quickly reverse.

"I liked you better before you became political. When all you cared about was making movies about cops, cyborgs, and brain-dead zombies." "I liked you better before you became one of those brain-dead zombies." Marxist-spouting professors. Tolerant Westside liberals refusing to be tolerant. Angry protesters beating motorists and appropriating their cars in the name of "justice." Is this hell? No, it's Los Angeles. On the most divisive day of the year, in the most racially-charged city in America, recently red-pilled movie producer John Duke is about to learn what political correctness really...

It is a matter of received wisdom that people are so much more than the sum of their parts. However, in the vast majority of cases, this is simply not true. Never fear; medical science has discovered a solution to the problem and in conjunction with certain corporate backers, a new company has burst into the market that has completely reevaluated the sum of your parts.

Anna is a young Hollywood film executive with a gift for picking box office winners. When she is passed over at work and in love, she begins to question herself. And when an escaped psychiatric patient crosses her path, she is intrigued by his insight. Anna finds herself surrounded by brilliantly vibrant and outrageously eccentric characters who, like many of us, are shaped by our pasts.

Gundolf, der Sohn des Gutsherrn Jayden-Fynn, zweifelt an seinem Verstand, als man ihm offenbart, dass sein alter Vater noch einmal heiraten will. Und als wäre dies nicht schon genug, muss es auch noch Klotilde sein, Gundolfs Ex-Freundin. Was für eine Schmach. Nach einem unfassbar tief gehenden Streit sieht Gundolf keine andere Möglichkeit mehr, als dem Gutshof für immer den Rücken zu kehren.

Sir Harry Panter’s political career is ascending - the top job is in his sights - but he can’t take another scandal. He doesn’t know that his wife, Lady Verity, has started the day impaled on a late, married vicar, or that Lucy, his beautiful new intern, thinks of herself as a Trojan Horse with scandalous intentions. But a rival has emerged, who has secrets of his own. Will Sir Harry be able to unseat him before he succumbs to his burning desire for Lucy? Or will Lady Verity, who is having a crisis of passion, be able to find it with her husband?

In this book, the third volume of the satirical epic poem The Trumpiad, Martin Rowe delves into the tumultuous final year of the 2010s, including the denouement of the Mueller Report, the emergence of the Ukraine conspiracy, and the sundry and daily outrages committed by the President of the United States and his colleague in disruption in the United Kingdom.

Rowe plumbs the depths and details the degradations that, with disturbing consistency, characterized the second year of the administration of the 45th president of the United States, as they had the first. From Melania to Stormy Daniels, Vladimir Putin to Kim Jong-un, Robert Mueller to Omarosa, The Trumpiad invades the consciousnesses of the many characters who inhabited or infected the swamp, and offers a withering satirical take on the state of our politics.

Carla the florist is surrounded by the duplicitous and the craven - and that’s just her flowers. The human beings are infinitely worse, especially the men. There’s Gwynne, her oafish and cold-hearted brother, Gerald, the suave and sophisticated doctor whose hidden agenda is unspeakable, and finally there’s David, the handsome, dashing lawyer whose deceit hurts most of all. If only God weren’t a fictional character then surely they’d get their just deserts...except, it is only through their perfidy that love finds a way into her world.

A half-woman, half-cockroach fused in a bizarre gardening accident? That would be Mrs Jittery Twitch, dwelling in the shadows of our misdeeds. If in danger, you can call upon her help...all she asks is your soul as payment. But she’s just a legend, so no need to worry. Barry Harris is a 28-year-old man, still living with his dear old mum in a little flat above a hairdresser. His obsession with Star Trek and the martial arts won’t help him when he’s forced out on a date. And nobody knows about the weird string of events that’s about to put everyone’s lives in danger.

Obscurity is a way of life for Gavin Vonn Getch, a painter who works at a frame shop in a small New England town. His life changes when billionaire Gary Eastman enters his shop and becomes the ultimate patron: a lifetime commission for all his work in exchange for a crap-load of money. Some of his artist buddies envy him and others think he's sold out. Curious as to where his paintings are being displayed, he makes a trip to the DLC headquarters, where a shocking discovery forces him to reevaluate his deal with Eastman and his identity as an artist.