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The Devil's Dictionary (1906) is a work of satire by Ambrose Bierce. Although he is commonly remembered for his chilling short stories on the experiences of Civil War soldiers, Bierce was recognized in his day as a leading journalist and humorist who spent decades ruffling feathers and drawing laughter with his witty opinion columns, poems, and definitions. Toward the end of his career, he decided to compile these satirical definitions into a book,...
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In this wildly funny, biting satire, in which James Qafka, noted children's book author and his cats, Ying-Tong and Poon-Tang, investigate the ghastly murder of Lilian Jackson Braun, Kaplow's shotgun approach shatters his main targets and does a lot of collateral damage as well. Like Mad magazine humor, the zingers come quickly, lancing Britney Spears on one page, delivering a glancing blow to "Murder, She Wrote" on the next and giving a resounding...
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Der erste Band "Urlaubslandsleute - jede Menge Vorurteile für die Reise" erschien letztes Jahr zur Reisesaison und ging in kürzester Zeit in die 2. Auflage. Außerdem laufen die "Urlaubslandsleute"-Satiren in fünf großen deutschen Zeitungen als Serie und haben inzwischen so viele Fans gefunden, dass dieser zweite Band unausweichlich war: vom Argentinier bis zum Hawaiianer, vom Nepalesen bis zum Neuseeländer, vom Iren bis zum Ungarn - wieder vorlaut,...
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Plongez dans le cosmos de l'humour et de la spéculation avec "Démasqué : L'homme venu d'ailleurs", une exploration humoristique et parfois profonde de la vie et des réalisations d'un des plus grands innovateurs de notre époque. Ce livre, plus qu'une simple biographie, est une odyssée ludique à travers la vie extraordinaire d'une figure emblématique de la technologie et de l'espace.
Depuis son enfance en Afrique du Sud jusqu'à la création...
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Un regard moqueur sur le quotidien des couples ...
Quiproquo, jalousies, tabous, propos machistes, ironie sur le monde savant, sans oublier l'importance du soccer...
Un savoureux mélange à déguster en 26 petits récits.
La femme de rêve est un recueil de nouvelles bien ancrées dans la réalité brésilienne actuelle qui fait cependant écho à la réalité de la vie nord-américaine et européenne.
Les thèmes reflètent la complexité...
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A modern retelling of the Brother Grimm classic.
For grown up children.
"Siri, Siri, tell me once more. Who has the most Twitter followers of them all?"
The Evil Queen Trumpalot is on a quest for maximum popularity. She lives in a big white house, tweeting ruthlessly to the free world, conducting her daily briefings alone. Alone with her smart phone.
When pardoned traitor, now 'senior advisor' Snowden White, suddenly catches the public eye and becomes...
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A tour de force of darkness, Encyclopaedia of Hell is a manual of Earth written by Lord Satan for his invading hordes of demons, complete with hundreds of unpleasant illustrations, diagrams, and a comprehensive and utterly repulsive dictionary of Earth terms. Since the customs and mores of humanity are alien and inconceivable to demons, Satan wrote this strangely poetic military handbook for the enlightenment and edification of his demon armies. A...
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Extrait : "ACADÉMIE FRANÇAISE. La dénigrer mais tâcher d'en faire partie si on peut. AGRICULTURE. Manque de bras. AFFAIRES (LES). Passent avant tout. Une femme doit éviter de parler des siennes. — Sont dans la vie ce qu'il y a de plus important. — Tout est là. AIRAIN. Métal de l'antiquité. ALBTRE. Sert à décrire les plus belles parties du corps de la femme. ALLEMANDS. Peuple de rêveurs (vieux). ANGE. Fait bien en amour et en littérature."
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9) Novelists
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Novelists: the soul of an age, certainly. Brilliant? Perhaps. Yet aren't they also doddering, petulant, pedantic, knockkneed, skittish, and thunderingly insecure-resentful, awkward, annoying-demanding, deluded, and vexingly indifferent to reality? New from short fiction devotée C. P. Boyko, Novelists is a comedy of manners (and manuscripts), rivalling Vanity Fair for its satirical wit… though not, mercifully, for its length.
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What exactly does the leader of five legislative branches, ten executive branches, twenty departments, ninety-five independent agencies, and the free world do at his (or her) job every day? More importantly, what should the President of the United States (POTUS) know before she or he is elected? Have you ever thought, "I could do a better job than that bum in the White House"? Iris Burnett and Clay Greager have devised a hilarious test to see if you...
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