Resultados para "The Stranger" en Comedia y humor

La solitude à deux, tel était le rêve d'Emile et de Juliette. Une maison au fond des bois pour y finir leurs jours, l'un près de l'autre. Etrangement, cette parfaite thébaïde comportait un voisin. Un nommé Palamède Bernardin, qui d'abord est venu se présenter, puis a pris l'habitude de s'incruster chez eux chaque après-midi, de quatre à six heures. Sans dire un mot, ou presque. Et cette présence absurde va peu à peu devenir plus dérangeante pour le couple que toutes les foules du monde.

Soothe your racing mind at bedtime with low-stakes history designed as the ultimate sleep aid for restless nights. Drift away from the day's stress as you listen to beautifully boring tales of forgotten centuries and quiet routines. This calming narrative replaces nighttime anxiety with the...

My name’s Bill Ryder. Five years ago, I helped banish magic and monsters to the shadows. I thought it was over, that I was finished with all that supernatural crap. Turns out I was dead wrong.

By his own admission, Dougie Neil is a deeply unattractive man. With only one failed relationship to his name, Dougie is now middle-aged, single, and close to giving up his quest to find love. Then, after the strangest of incidents at work, the unthinkable happens—Dougie is propositioned by a succession of attractive women. Armed with his newfound superpower, Dougie’s only remaining challenge is to decide which of his many admirers is Ms. Right. Then he can settle down, get married, and live happily ever after.

Explore the world of wit and humor in 'The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories' by Mark Twain, where each story offers a delightful blend of satire, absurdity, and social commentary. This audiobook presents a collection of Twain's short stories that take a humorous look at various aspects of American society, from the follies of human nature to the quirks of small-town life. With Twain's trademark storytelling, you'll be transported to a world of clever twists, unforgettable characters, and biting humor.

Sweet Home, Strange History: An Irreverent History of Alabama pulls no punches and spares no sacred cows. With sharp humor and plenty of grit, it dives into the contradictions that make Alabama unforgettable: pride and shame, resilience and stubbornness, politics that stumble, and football that redeems it all. From Creek mounds to cotton fields, from George Wallace’s finger wagging to Nick Saban’s trophies, this is Alabama in all its messy glory.

A classic from the New York Times bestselling author of A Walk in the Woods and The Body. After living in Britain for two decades, Bill Bryson recently moved back to the United States with his English wife and four children (he had read somewhere that nearly 3 million Americans believed they had...

A teenager is diagnosed as terminally ill and given only seven days to live. As he goes to sleep, he travels to a fantasy world where magic, the strange, and absurdity reign. There's a legend in Strange World, one of an artifact that can grant a single wish. Taking on the persona of "Magna", the teen goes on a journey to find the artifact. But there's another legend: To make the wish, you must make a great and terrible sacrifice.

In a world that often feels predictable, Mind Pop! is here to remind you that EVERYTHING is stranger than fiction! Packed with tons of meticulously researched facts and trivia on a wide variety of topics, this book is your gateway to the wild, the weird, and the downright wonderful.

Unwind with soothing animal trivia in a calming sleep aid crafted to dissolve stress and guide you into deep rest. Transform your bedtime routine by replacing racing thoughts with a soft stream of mild curiosity, perfectly calibrated for nights when insomnia lingers. This audio experience offers...

Quiet your racing mind and drift into deep sleep with this collection of soothing trivia and low-stakes oddities. Designed specifically for your nighttime routine, this audio experience replaces anxiety with gentle curiosity. Let the calming narration and whimsical useless knowledge act as...

Drift into deep sleep with mundane history and obscure customs crafted specifically for bedtime relaxation and insomnia relief. Transform your chaotic nightly routine into a hypnotic ritual of peace and tranquility. When the noise of the modern world prevents you from unwinding, these low-stakes...

If you can imagine it, somewhere there’s probably a law against it. Laugh out loud over some of Canada’s strangest laws - but not too loudly, or you might get a ticket: until 2002 in BC, you couldn’t stand up while having a drink in a restaurant; in Halifax, cabbies are required to wear socks; you’re not allowed to dogsled on the sidewalks in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario; and much more.

The Bathroom Book of History Facts isn’t just a bathroom listen—it’s a hilariously addictive dive into the weirdest true stories from the past.

Diesem Helden kann niemand widerstehen ... Christopher Boone ist fünfzehn Jahre, drei Monate und zwei Tage alt. Er kennt alle Länder und deren Hauptstädte sowie sämtliche Primzahlen bis 7507. Er liebt die Farbe Rot, sagt immer die Wahrheit und kann nur zwei Gefühle voneinander unterscheiden: Trauer und Glück. Unordnung, Überraschungen und Unbekannte kann er absolut nicht leiden.

When Mindy and her best friend, B.J. Novak, are approached on a dark street by a Charles Manson-esque character, naturally they’re unnerved. Turns out he’s a huge fan of The Office! Now Mindy’s feeling a little judgy. But the night is young, unseasonably hot, and getting weirder. Mindy and B.J.’s brief encounter with the drifter is about to take an unexpected turn in Sunset Junction.

Russia, 1907. Vladimir Durov has a prized pig he has trained for the circus. Dorov loves to make people laugh at his pig’s crazy antics. But he finds that when his pig performs for the recently widowed circus owner, Natasha, the most he can get is a smile. Desperate to capture her heart, the rough-hewn trainer comes up with a dangerous scheme to impress the woman he has come to love. As the circus travels to Germany in pursuit of more paying customers, Durov decides to dress his prized pig as the war-mongering Kaiser himself. 

Sixth in the series about the pet-mad ten-year-old Indie Kidd and friends! Indie decides to try to get her separated parents to be friends - and comes up with some endearingly dopey, harebrained schemes. But when Mum and Dad eventually do get matey, it's because they're trying to figure out what...

What really lurks under your bed? Would you like to know about the madness of clowns - or the helpless cries of the Doughboy as he’s stuffed into the oven? Perhaps you fear being trapped in an elevator...for a rather long period of time...If this sounds like your kind of journey, let Don Broyles be your guide in Doughboy: And Other Strange Tales.

Experience jaw-dropping historical trivia and bizarre true stories where sheer luck violently reshaped our modern world. Perfect for an energetic morning commute or a long road trip, this fast-paced comedy of errors proves the past was never a neat master plan. It is a chaotic, thrilling chain...