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Two European siblings travel to New England to meet their American cousins in this classic satire. Henry James's short novel The Europeans, which made its debut in serial form in the Atlantic Monthly, is the beloved tale of Eugenia Münster and her brother, Felix Young, who travel to Boston after having spent most of their lives in France, Italy, Spain, and Germany. At the heart of the story rest the concerns that most intrigued the iconic author:...
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Te podría contar que este verano me fui a las idílicas islas griegas con el cañón de mi novio. Que hice el amor en una cala escondida en Mykonos, que probé la deliciosa comida griega y disfruté de las increíbles puestas de sol de Santorini. Pero cuando tu pareja te confiesa que es gay y se marcha a vivir a Australia con el clon de Chris Hemsworth todos esos planes se esfuman.
Y te preguntarás, ¿qué hice entonces?
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Whether she's "furniture walking" through her house or dealing with a decidedly un-handyman, Bernadette brings laughter, love, and common sense wisdom to all of her prayer "mutterings." The beloved author helps us remember to thank the good Lord for treasures like old coffeepots and dear friends. "Often," she says, "the best medicine for us is hearing a little joke or a funny story and then sharing it with a friend so we can laugh together."
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Meet me, Burgh Blonde, Pittsburgh's token single girl. This book picks up where Sex and the City left off but with a blue-collar, working-class American twist. In Pittsburgh, we're known for our sports teams, Primanti's sandwiches, and kitschy yinzer language. This book puts into context exactly what it's like to date men from the City of Champions and what a woman has to put up with when we are growing more successful and independent while the men...
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The biggest scandal in the annals of sports has rocked the nation. At the center of it are The Genius, the Golden Boy, and the greatest team in the history of pro football. Will they survive it with their reputations in tact or will they sink down into the deep, dark depths of dishonor with Charlie Hustle, Lance Armstrong, and the Chicago Black Sox? The Great Deflategate Conspiracy: A Farce of our Times rips the pigskin off and tells the wholly imaginary...
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The "Oh Daddy Chronicles" is a contemporary political satire. It pokes fun at everything and everyone, but especially at the 45th President of the United States - a guy named Trump. The book takes current events and explains what really happened. Why did the President walk to the St. John's Church and hold up a Bible? How did the President's cognitive exam really play out? And why was the Rose Garden turned into a Bean Garden?
Helping to carry the...
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Why do our always-watching eyeballs enjoy laughing at tarnished sports figures - among them Robert Kraft, Dez Bryant, Jason Kidd, Marshawn Lynch, Roger Clemens, Elvis Dumervil, Bobby Petrino, Ryan Braun, Tiger Woods, Barry Bonds, Terrell Owens, Brett Favre, Lawrence Taylor, Jim Tressel, Mike Vick, and Manny Ramirez - whose endless headline-grabbing buffoonery provide us near-bottomless cups of jokes? As certain as death, taxes, and Santa Claus, it's...
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Welcome to a Sexy World of Sexy Sex. Sex is the most powerful and important thing in the universe, and if you aren’t instantly good at it you probably never will be and everyone will laugh at you. This is something you should know before even attempting sex. Fortunately, you hold in your hands the ultimate guide to getting your rocks off, rigorously field tested by the authors. Every sexual technique they have tried. Every erogenous zone they have...
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Have you ever been wronged and later realized that you triumphed over your transgressor-possibly years later? Well, this collection of tales of close calls with the law, outlaws, and Mother Nature- and highs and lows with great friends- has nothing to do with righting any such past wrong, but rather, it exists indirectly because of one.
If you're a glass-half-full kind of person, you'll appreciate learning through these short stories that life is...
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You've seen them before. They're in your home, in your office, on the street. You've encountered them at some fine and not-so-fine establishments. They're the new urban animals, and now they've been classified. You know you've met Every Mother's Worse Nightmare ("So what if it says Pussy' on the front, Mom? There's a picture of a cat under the word") and The Simpsons Quoter (Natural habitat: His own private Springfield, no further description necessary)....
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Start every day off RIGHT! Try one of our 365 ways to drive a liberal (even more) crazy. Whether you quote from the Constitution (what, that old relic?) or point out the facts about global warming (as in, the planet has been steadily cooling for the past decade), this is one sure-fire way to get under a lefty's (thin) skin.
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Australia is a wonderful country. It has the second tallest tree species on earth and the oldest, the second largest but fiercest reptile predator, the most venomous and aggressive snake in the world, a full quota of dangerous spiders, the longest man-made structure ever built, fantastic
beaches, magnificent countryside, and our coastal waters are regularly visited by the largest animal ever to have inhabited the earth.
The stories in Part I are...
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Dogs don't eat as much kids, don't ask for money, are easier to train, and usually come when you call them. They don't need a fortune for college, and if they get pregnant, you can sell their offspring. If you are lonely or lack self-esteem, get a dog. Dogs are always pleased to see you, want to be by your side, and stare at you for no reason. That's love. They're loyal, friendly, forgiving, and make you laugh. They protect your family and your property,...
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Everyone who knows cats think they're so special.
But how can they explain why to mere humans?
Where do cats get their sense of superiority? How do they manipulate us so easily? “Cat-echisms” answers these eternal feline questions in an easy question-and-answer form. The result? A privileged peek inside the feline brain. In the process, cat owners-and even those who admire cats from afar-are entertained as well as enlightened. Fully illustrated...
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