Títulos em Comédia e Humor

Follow along as a brash new officer begins his career working at a small Michigan police department. Tales include life lessons he learned from his Chief, catching the notorious 'Candy Bar Bandits', investigating a fatal accident from the scene to the court room, hijinks with Halloween masks, a breaking and entering in a blizzard, federal court lawsuits, and trying to arrest a 500 pound hog. From firing shots at firemen, to defrauding senior citizens, a gun in a port-a-john and even a Tilt-a-Whirl, this book is a touching and hilarious look at life in a small town.

Idealistic and naïve college senior Dee Blum is suffocating. Trapped in the soul-killing plan laid out by her parents—go to law school and become a divorce lawyer—she is desperate for an escape. She’s also desperate for a more meaningful life. So when she unexpectedly lands a job organizing eco-tours of coffee farms in Costa Rica, she drops out of school, setting off on a journey of activism and adventure.

Mateo es un pastor de cabras y ovejas de Abra, un apartado pueblo de la provincia de Córdoba. Inteligente e inquieto, la falta de alicientes en su vida hace que sufra una severa depresión. De su letargo solo logra rescatarlo Lázaro Esquivel, un maestro recién llegado, quien por las mismas semanas de la proclamación de la Segunda República consigue sanar a Mateo gracias a una terapia muy poco ortodoxa.

La endiablada capacidad de crear conflictos de Wilt, llega en esta novela a sus más altas cotas de peligrosidad. En los lavabos del Politécnico donde es profesor aparece muerta por sobredosis la hija de un distinguido lord británico. Una inmejorable oportunidad para que el amargado inspector Flint reavive sus ansias de venganza, tras su fracaso en el caso de la muñeca hinchable. Entretanto, Wilt atraviesa una difícil situación financiera: sus repulsivas cuatrillizas acuden a una costosa escuela especial para niños superdotados, por lo cual se ve obligado a hacer horas extras.

Graduado con excepcionales notas en Matemática e Informática, Larry, el protagonista de esta novela, encuentra un medio para distraer su soledad y dar rienda suelta a sus pensamientos más íntimos con un amigo virtual. Es un geek cuyos andares alertan a la inteligencia cibernética estadounidense, activando su pánico y confusión generalizada.

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.

"Pardon, ich bin Bahnkunde!" Wir lieben sie eigentlich, unsere Bahn. Doch leider liebt sie uns nicht. Schmerzhaft authentische und trotzdem heitere Bahngeschichten aus 25 Jahren - von jemandem, der verrückt genug war, jede Woche zwischen Köln und Berlin zu pendeln. Zugausfälle, Böschungsbrand, Personen im Gleis, defekte Klimaanlagen, Umleitungen - in den fünfundzwanzig Jahren, die Reinhard Rohn zwischen Köln und Berlin pendelte, hat er fast alles erlebt, was man sich an Bahnerlebnissen denken kann - und auch noch ein wenig mehr.

Che fine ha fatto Chiara, l'aspirante ma mancata gatta morta? L'abbiamo lasciata a trent'anni, senza uno straccio di fidanzato, e la ritroviamo a quarantacinque, ancora single. Com'è potuto accadere? Com'è arrivata a questa età senza sposarsi, fare figli, adeguarsi alla vita che sua madre e le zie, anche quelle degli altri, prevedevano per lei? Per capirlo Chiara si racconta, ai lettori e all'analista, ripercorrendo gli ultimi dieci anni: il trasferimento a Milano, dove sperava di accasarsi e invece ha trovato sciami di gay, il lavoro in una città che per certi versi le è ostile.

Join Mark, Greta, and the residents of Evergreen Meadows Senior Community as they steal furniture, lurk in the halls, and share their experience of living fully at every age.

008 contra Sancocho cuenta los avatares del fracasado detective 008 cuando, luego de ser expulsado del cuerpo de policías de Cali, es reclutado por una compañía privada de investigación para resolver los más extraños y peculiares casos.

At 29, Detective Rav Trivedi is the youngest member of the NYPD’s homicide squad, and his future looks bright. He may be a bit of an outsider in the department – with his Ivy League education, British charm and penchant for designer suits – but his meteoric rise and record-breaking solve rate prove he belongs. When his CO assigns him lead on the high-profile murder of a record executive, Rav is ready for the challenge. He vows not to be distracted by TV crews, tabloids, or what’s trending on social media, nor by the ridiculously hot rock star with a clear motive and no alibi . . .

Most of us know our limitations, especially when it comes to a career choice. We watch documentaries about A&E departments and the heroes who work there, and we think no. Oh no, thanks very much. We wouldn't have the nerve, or the stamina, or the resilience to do THAT. But who amongst us hasn’t looked at the woeful performance of a prime minister and thought: ‘Really, is that all there is to it? Even I could do that’. Now is your opportunity to familiarise yourself with what the job of prime minister actually is.

Satire, Humor and Irony in some cases have been regarded as the most effective source to understand a society, the oldest form of social study. Contents: The Cop and the Anthem by O. Henry; The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry; What Stumped the Blue Jays by Mark Twain; The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain; The Toys of Peace by Saki (H. H. Munro); The Artful Hussar by Johann Peter Hebel; From The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe; The Golden Honeymoon by Ring Lardner; When I Was a Witch by Charlotte Perkins Gilman; Micromegas: A Philosophical History by Voltaire.

Telling Larry Charles's life story is telling the story of modern American comedy. Over the last 40 years, few comedians have been a part of so many iconic, beloved projects. Larry was one of the original writers and producers on the first five seasons of Seinfeld, directed over 20 episodes each of Curb Your Enthusiasm and Entourage, and served as the showrunner for Mad About You. His film directing credits include Borat, Bruno, and The Dictator, Bill Maher’s Religulous, and Bob Dylan’s Masked and Anonymous. In Comedy Samurai, Charles pulls back the curtain.

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Now with an introduction from Dolly Alderton, author of Everything I Know About Love, revealing how a new generation of women can take inspiration from Nora's sharp wit and wisdom about life.

Lismore resident Rob–a happily married empty-nester, enjoying his late middle age–has always defined himself by the quality of the roof over his head and the state of his family life. Solid. Safe. Stable. But when the 2022 flood hits, he and his wife Sal find themselves homeless, their lives now the very opposite of secure and predictable.

In this beautifully nuanced dark comedy, a 9/11 widow and her son, Hamlet, have retreated from Brooklyn to the idyllic rural countryside upstate, where for nearly eight years they have run a sustainable farm. Unfortunately, their outrageously obese neighbors, who prefer the starchy products of industrial agriculture, reject their elitist ways (recycling, eating healthy, reading).

Fleeing Scotland in the wake of family disgrace, 16-year-old Ida Campbell secures a scholarship at a failing girls' boarding school on a remote part of the south English coast. Despite the eccentricities of her new Headmistress, who warns her of the dangers of the Cold War and the ever-present threat of the bomb, St Anne's seems like a refuge to Ida. But all this is about to change. For a start, her new room-mate is the infamous Louise Adler, potential arsonist and total outcast.

Truth be told, in his ongoing battle with the Threetrees Cleaning Company, Mr. Gitting, couldn’t be doing more badly if he tried. Except it turns out that he could… The terrible fact is, Mrs. Threetrees and her little yellow van are having an effect across the neighbourhood that is nothing short of catastrophic - and only getting worse! Last man standing in a world he barely recognises any more, it can only be a matter of time before they get him too.