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The True Story of The Coward Brothers follows two musical brothers – one English, one American, both the illegitimate sons of dubious parentage who may, as they claim to be, "one and half-brothers" – perhaps a reference to the disparity in their height and relative talents.

From Blackadder to Call the Midwife, from the Cadbury's Caramel Rabbit to Harry Potter, Miriam Margolyes is the outspoken great aunt (after two sherries) we all wish we had -- this is (at last) her extraordinary life story and it's well worth the wait. 'There is no one on earth quite so...

In the third instalment of the hilarious Adrian Mole series, 16-year-old Adrian navigates his way into adulthood . . . Monday June 13th I had a good, proper look at myself in the mirror tonight. I've always wanted to look clever, but at the age of twenty years and three months I have to admit...

This hilarious, whip-smart collection of essays from a top writer and producer of Six Feet Under crisscrosses from the highly personal (conflating her own loss of virginity and the Kobe Bryant accusations), to the political (what she has in common with Monica and Chandra), to the outrageously Los Angelean (why women wear huge diamonds and what they must do to get them). Tiny Ladies in Shiny Pants is a genre-defying combination of personal essay and memoir, or a hilarious, unruly and unapologetic evaluation of society, religion, sex, love, and - best of all - Jill Soloway.

Adrian Mole is an adult. At least that's what it says on his passport. But living at home, clinging to his threadbare cuddly rabbit 'Pinky', working as a paper pusher for the DoE and pining for the love of his life, Pandora, has proved to him that adulthood isn't quite what he expected. Still...

Almost True Hollywood Stories is an offbeat, darkly funny fictional account of insider Bradley Lewis' experiences writing screenplays while living and socializing with the elite "Hollywoodland" crowd. Doctors, agents, celebrated talent, writers, producers, business moguls, wannabes, medical students, the fabled Hillcrest Country Club, and the Beverly Hills Tennis Club are all represented. Even deli owners and their families, as they intersect to form a meld of backstage show business and a macabre horror plot.

Luke 'Milky' Moore is a fun-loving Australian country boy who transforms into a high-rolling playboy, a prison inmate, and a successful criminal lawyer - all because of a bank error. Milky's story starts in a dark place. After the 2008 stock market crash, Milky loses his job, life savings, suffers serious injury in a massive car accident, and struggles to make his house payments. And of course, his girlfriend leaves him. But at this lowest point, his bank accidentally throws him a lifeline.

The story of Adam and Eve updated as an elderly couple coping with Alzheimer's disease, alcoholism and poverty. Ever since they were expelled from the garden, they've been condemned to living their mistakes and variations of their lives over and over without end.

What is the price of a heart that knows no bounds? In the shimmering, bittersweet world of Oscar Wilde’s "The Devoted Friend," loyalty is a beautiful garden, but manipulation is the winter frost that threatens to wither it all. This isn't just a fairy tale; it is a captivating dance of irony...

Award-winning comedian Giulia Rozzi performs in Boston, MA.

AS SEEN IN THE TELEGRAPH. Inspired by a true story - Emotionally uplifting, poignant fiction at its best💔 Perfect for the fans of Rowan Coleman, Dani Atkins and Jojo Moyes. 💞💕 One woman's journey to wrestle with her past and find happiness 🗝️ Sarah-Jane Crosse, SJ to her friends...

A delightfully twisty and darkly comic crime thriller, for fans of My Sister, the Serial Killer and How to Kill Your Family 💀 'A fast-paced, tension-building mystery with a shattering finale. Tam Barnett is a name to watch.' Daily Mail I'm obsessed with true crime. All the podcasts, the...

From the 911 Files takes you behind the scenes of a 911 communications center, where real-life emergency calls come in from people in distress. You’ll learn about the actual calls, and experience the reactions of real first responders as they work to save lives and keep the community safe.

Suzy and Demi were carefree twenty-somethings. They had fun! They didn’t have responsibilities! And then they decided to have a baby. Goodbye lazy weekends, hello sleepless nights, arguments and an addiction to industrial-strength hot chocolate. Follow Suzy on the ultimate make-over - from nervous-wreck new mother to happy families. In this hilarious and refreshingly honest account for parents who prefer the realistic to the utopian, Suzy debunks the myths and takes us all along for the (bumpy) ride.

After too many dates, thirtysomething Mimi Perkins is still single, unmoored, and longing for love. So when Ren Yardley—a handsome, divorced fellow drama teacher and single father—falls in love with her and proposes, she’s sure this is at last the good news her psychic predicted. Soon after proposing, Ren receives the devastating news that his ex-wife has been in a debilitating car accident, prompting him to temporarily move back into his former home to care for her and his daughters.

Insight into the lives of people who work on the edge. Jobs That Could Kill You is a fascinating collection of candid and intimate conversations with 42 men and women who describe in gripping detail how physical risk is a familiar companion in their working lives, and how they deal with it.

Explore the cautionary tales of "101 Ways a Dog Can Go to Hell." From causing neighborhood digital disasters to digging so deep they fall into a never-ending abyss, each story highlights the wilder side of our beloved dogs and their journey to the darker realms. Meet the dog whose fascination with gadgets caused a digital disaster in the neighborhood, or the adventurous pup that digs so deep it ends up in a never-ending abyss. Discover the antics of the dog that loses its temper at the gates of heaven, resulting in eternal damnation.

A Fool Believes paints a stark and vivid picture of the life and anguish of a high-functioning addict and his inevitable collapse. On the surface, John is living the dream as a successful family man and the top car-salesman in Texas. But just beneath the surface is a rock-star lifestyle—sports cars, money, gambling, and drugs. Lots of drugs. As John’s sales tactics slide from unethical to criminal, and the thugs he’s in debt to and military clients he’s screwed over come knocking, the highs naturally take John to new lows.

From the New York Times–bestselling author of Furiously Happy. When Jenny Lawson was little, all she ever wanted was to fit in. That dream was cut short by her fantastically unbalanced father and a morbidly eccentric childhood. It did, however, open up an opportunity for Lawson to find the...

When Rich Boerner flew across the country to clean out his late mother’s New York apartment, he expected grief—not a total rewrite of his personal history. In the middle of boxes, photos, and fading memories, he finds something shocking: evidence that his life as an only child was a myth, and the identity of the man who was actually his father.