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A Self-Made Man (The Millionaires)
by Kathleen O'BrienAdam Kendall: He's rich, he's powerful--he's a man who gets what he wants. When he left town, he was a nobody. Now he's the somebody everyone wants to know--everyone except Lacy Morgan.Lacy Mayfair Morgan: After Adam left, Lacy married money--but only because she had no other choice. Some would say she's worked even harder than Adam to get what she has. But Adam has his doubts.Adam's never forgiven Lacy for lying to him all those years ago. And now that she can afford it, he's going to make her pay.
The Self-Made Widow
by Fabian NiciezaFrom the cocreator of Deadpool and author of Suburban Dicks comes a diabolically funny murder mystery that features two unlikely sleuths investigating a murder that reveals the dark underbelly of suburban marriage. After mother of five and former FBI profiler Andie Stern solved a murder—and unraveled a decades-old conspiracy—in her New Jersey town, both her husband and the West Windsor police hoped that she would set aside crime-fighting and go back to carpools, changing diapers, and lunches with her group of mom-friends, who she secretly calls The Cellulitists. Even so, Andie can&’t help but get involved when the husband of Queen Bee Molly Goode is found dead. Though all signs point to natural causes, Andie begins to dig into the case and soon risks more than just the clique&’s wrath, because what she discovers might hit shockingly close to home. Meanwhile, journalist Kenny Lee is enjoying a rehabilitated image after his success as Andie&’s sidekick. But when an anonymous phone call tips him off that Molly Goode killed her husband, he&’s soon drawn back into the thicket of suburban scandals, uncovering secrets, affairs, and a huge sum of money. Hellbent on justice and hoping not to kill each other in the process, Andie and Kenny dust off their suburban sleuthing caps once again.
The Self-Preservation Society
by Kate HarrisonFrom the bestselling author of THE STARTER MARRIAGE and BROWN OWL'S GUIDE TO LIFE - a brilliantly entertaining novel about one woman's mission to go from cowardly to courageous...Staying alive in the 21st century is a full-time job - one which self-confessed scaredycat Jo Morgan takes very seriously indeed. As a little girl growing up near Greenham Common Air Base, she stockpiled baked beans in case of nuclear holocaust; now she works in accident prevention, trying to protect the rest of us from conker injuries, killer tea-cosies and death by chocolate. But she's happy - well, as happy as anyone can be in these dangerous times. Fortunately her boyfriend shares her outlook on life, so everything they do together involves the minimum possible risk. From their social lives to their sex lives, spontaneity is not in their vocabulary. Yet when Jo survives a hit and run accident, she realises she's beaten the odds. Maybe a bit of living dangerously is just what Jo needs. But un-learning a lifetime of fears and phobias won't be easy. Jo has a choice: she can carry on living half a life, or leave behind the people she loves. It's the scariest decision she'll ever have to make...
The Self-Preservation Society
by Kate HarrisonFrom the bestselling author of THE STARTER MARRIAGE and BROWN OWL'S GUIDE TO LIFE - a brilliantly entertaining novel about one woman's mission to go from cowardly to courageous...Staying alive in the 21st century is a full-time job - one which self-confessed scaredycat Jo Morgan takes very seriously indeed. As a little girl growing up near Greenham Common Air Base, she stockpiled baked beans in case of nuclear holocaust; now she works in accident prevention, trying to protect the rest of us from conker injuries, killer tea-cosies and death by chocolate. But she's happy - well, as happy as anyone can be in these dangerous times. Fortunately her boyfriend shares her outlook on life, so everything they do together involves the minimum possible risk. From their social lives to their sex lives, spontaneity is not in their vocabulary. Yet when Jo survives a hit and run accident, she realises she's beaten the odds. Maybe a bit of living dangerously is just what Jo needs. But un-learning a lifetime of fears and phobias won't be easy. Jo has a choice: she can carry on living half a life, or leave behind the people she loves. It's the scariest decision she'll ever have to make...
Selfish Pigs
by Andy RileyBack on the farm, the pigs are restless, and pissed. Smoking, pork-eating, overweight and without any s**t to roll in, these pigs aren't your cuddly, oinking kind of farmyard brother. They are mean and they are angry. From the genius behind the bestselling BUNNY SUICIDES series comes a hilarious new collection of illustrations that confirms all our worst fears: the pigs won't take it lying down.
Selkies Are a Girl’s Best Friend (Mystic Bayou #4)
by Molly HarperMolly Harper is back with the next wickedly funny, wildly enchanting Mystic Bayou novel!Sonja Fong isn't afraid of a little chaos. As director of the League's research center in Mystic Bayou, a tiny town in Louisiana that's home to supernatural creatures and humans alike, she's responsible for making sure things run smoothly. It's not an easy task when her daily memos include lines like "new equipment is needed because the old equipment was destroyed by a temper tantrum involving dragonfire."Her job puts her in the path of Dr. Will Carmody, a mysterious shifter who's returned to Mystic Bayou after a long absence only to find that he's now considered an outsider. To make matters worse, the rift – a tear in the fabric of the universe that is leaking supernatural energy into the bayou - is unraveling at an alarming rate. Now Sonja and Will must team up to fix the rift and save Mystic Bayou from certain disaster, all while their own romance is heating up. Can they have a future together while the whole world is falling apart? This book is based on the Audible Original audiobook.
Sell It Like Serhant: How to Sell More, Earn More, and Become the Ultimate Sales Machine
by Ryan SerhantThis national bestseller is a lively and practical guide on how to sell anything and achieve long-term success in business. Ryan Serhant was a shy, jobless hand model when he entered the real estate business in 2008 at a time the country was on the verge of economic collapse. Just nine years later, he has emerged as one of the top realtors in the world and an authority on the art of selling. Sell It Like Serhant is a smart, at times hilarious, and always essential playbook to build confidence, generate results, and sell just about anything. You'll find tips like: The Seven Stages of Selling How to Find Your Hook; Negotiating Like A BOSS; How to Be a Time Manager, Not a Time Stealer; and much more!Through useful lessons, lively stories, and vivid examples, this book shows you how to employ Serhant's principles to increase profits and achieve success. Your measure of a good day will no longer depend on one deal or one client, wondering what comes next; the next deal is already happening. And Serhant's practical guidance will show you how to juggle multiple deals at once and close all of them EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. Whatever your business or expertise, Sell It Like Serhant will make anyone a master at sales. Ready, set, GO!Sell It Like Serhant is a USA Today Bestseller, Los Angeles Times Bestseller, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller.
The Sellamillion
by Adam RobertsTHE SELLAMILLION is NOT a parody of Tolkien's THE SILMARILLION. That would be pointless because although all Tolkien fans have a copy, only three of them have read past page 40.It is, however, a parody of all that Tolkien created as he worked on LORD OF THE RINGS. The history of the elderly days. Early missing drafts of LORD OF THE RINGS. A correspondence between the author and publisher on whether it should be a Bellybutton Stud of Doom rather than a Ring of Power. An experimental version of LOTR as if written by Dr Seuss.That sort of thing. It'll be funny. Possibly hilarious. The author's told us it will be. Promised even. And he did write THE SODDIT. And that was quite funny.
The Sellamillion
by Adam RobertsTHE SELLAMILLION is NOT a parody of Tolkien's THE SILMARILLION. That would be pointless because although all Tolkien fans have a copy, only three of them have read past page 40.It is, however, a parody of all that Tolkien created as he worked on LORD OF THE RINGS. The history of the elderly days. Early missing drafts of LORD OF THE RINGS. A correspondence between the author and publisher on whether it should be a Bellybutton Stud of Doom rather than a Ring of Power. An experimental version of LOTR as if written by Dr Seuss.That sort of thing. It'll be funny. Possibly hilarious. The author's told us it will be. Promised even. And he did write THE SODDIT. And that was quite funny.
Sellevision: A Novel
by Augusten BurroughsDarkly funny and gleefully mean-spirited, this novel by the author of "Running with Scissors" is an account of the greed and insanity of a fictional home shopping network.
Selling Nostalgia: A Neurotic Novel
by Mathew KlicksteinA struggling writer journeys through the world of fan conventions, collectible merch and more in this satirical novel—a “searing critique of geek culture” (Washington Post).As with so many members of his generation, down-on-his-luck writer-filmmaker Milton Siegel has an unhealthy fixation on the TV shows, movies, books, music, and celebrities from his childhood that spanned the 1980s and 1990s. Unlike many of his generation, Milt has spent most of his (so-called) life chronicling this same pop culture of his youth.After leaving his job at a regional newspaper, Milt embarks on a quixotic journey across the country to promote his latest project. Along the way, Milt contends with a horde of manic nerds, an inexplicable rash of natural disasters, clickbait-savvy media pundits, ambitious pseudo-celebrities, a seductive stripper, ultra-competitive frenemies, and his own sense of the precarious future while being so embroiled in his childish past.
Selling Out: A Novel
by Dan WakefieldEven an East Coast academic can&’t resist Hollywood&’s siren allure in this hilarious novel of the dangers that come with fame and fortune Literature professor Perry Moss has slowly amassed it all: a steady job at Haviland College in southern Vermont, a successful writing career, and a beautiful wife, Jane. But everything changes when a television exec contacts Perry about turning one of his short stories into a network series, and he and Jane leave the comforts of the Northeast to give it a shot in Hollywood. The pilot episode a hit, Perry becomes infatuated with his glamorous new lifestyle of swimming pools, sultry actresses, and cocaine-fueled parties. He&’s willing to do anything for success in Tinseltown—even if it threatens to poison his marriage and send his wife packing. National bestselling author Dan Wakefield, who is no stranger to Hollywood—he created the NBC series James at 15 in 1977—fills Perry&’s vividly illustrated escapades with insider nods and quirky asides that make for a gripping read. With Wakefield&’s signature blend of wit and compassion, Selling Out balances laugh-out-loud humor with great emotional depth.
The Sellout
by Paul Beatty<P>A biting satire about a young man's isolated upbringing and the race trial that sends him to the Supreme Court, Paul Beatty's The Sellout showcases a comic genius at the top of his game. It challenges the sacred tenets of the United States Constitution, urban life, the civil rights movement, the father-son relationship, and the holy grail of racial equality―the black Chinese restaurant.<P> Born in the "agrarian ghetto" of Dickens―on the southern outskirts of Los Angeles―the narrator of The Sellout resigns himself to the fate of lower-middle-class Californians: "I'd die in the same bedroom I'd grown up in, looking up at the cracks in the stucco ceiling that've been there since '68 quake." Raised by a single father, a controversial sociologist, he spent his childhood as the subject in racially charged psychological studies. He is led to believe that his father's pioneering work will result in a memoir that will solve his family's financial woes. But when his father is killed in a police shoot-out, he realizes there never was a memoir. All that's left is the bill for a drive-thru funeral.<P> Fuelled by this deceit and the general disrepair of his hometown, the narrator sets out to right another wrong: Dickens has literally been removed from the map to save California from further embarrassment. Enlisting the help of the town's most famous resident―the last surviving Little Rascal, Hominy Jenkins―he initiates the most outrageous action conceivable: reinstating slavery and segregating the local high school, which lands him in the Supreme Court.<P> <P><b>Winner of the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction <P>Named one of the best books of 2015 by The New York Times Book Review and the Wall Street Journal <P>Winner of the Man Booker Prize<br> <P>Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction <P>Winner of the John Dos Passos Prize for Literature <P>A New York Times Bestseller <P>Los Angeles Times Bestseller <P>Named One of the 10 Best Books of the Year by The New York Times Book Review <P>Named a Best Book of the Year by Newsweek, The Denver Post, BuzzFeed, Kirkus Reviews, and Publishers Weekly <P>Named a "Must-Read" by Flavorwire and New York Magazine's "Vulture" Blog</b>
The Sellout: A Novel
by Paul BeattyA biting satire about a young man's isolated upbringing and the race trial that sends him to the Supreme Court, Paul Beatty's The Sellout showcases a comic genius at the top of his game. It challenges the sacred tenets of the United States Constitution, urban life, the civil rights movement, the father-son relationship, and the holy grail of racial equality—the black Chinese restaurant. Born in the "agrarian ghetto" of Dickens—on the southern outskirts of Los Angeles—the narrator of The Sellout resigns himself to the fate of lower-middle-class Californians: "I'd die in the same bedroom I'd grown up in, looking up at the cracks in the stucco ceiling that've been there since '68 quake." Raised by a single father, a controversial sociologist, he spent his childhood as the subject in racially charged psychological studies. He is led to believe that his father's pioneering work will result in a memoir that will solve his family's financial woes. But when his father is killed in a police shoot-out, he realizes there never was a memoir. All that's left is the bill for a drive-thru funeral. Fueled by this deceit and the general disrepair of his hometown, the narrator sets out to right another wrong: Dickens has literally been removed from the map to save California from further embarrassment. Enlisting the help of the town's most famous resident—the last surviving Little Rascal, Hominy Jenkins—he initiates the most outrageous action conceivable: reinstating slavery and segregating the local high school, which lands him in the Supreme Court.
Sem Amarras
by Alexa MontesEla acha que eu sou country demais. Eu acho que ela é simplesmente perfeita. A carreira de Zari não está indo como planejado. Excepcionalmente talentosa e igualmente sem dinheiro, ela aceita uma posição como guitarrista principal da Night and Day, a banda com conceito “Bela e a Fera” liderada por um egocêntrico glam-rocker com uma atitude (e um cabelo) que deveria ter ficado nos anos 80. Para piorar, a banda entra em turnê com uma banda de country rock, The Woodcox Brothers. Mas quando as coisas ficam feias com seu chefe, Zari deve recorrer a Ian Woodcox, o homem com quem ela pode ter casado e engravidado acidentalmente, para ajudá-la a salvar o dia e aparecer sob os holofotes.
Sem Censura (Série Inteligentes & Sexy #2)
by Melinda De RossSe você achou que a vida da Cinderela era fácil é porque não conheceu ainda o outro final dessa história... Todo mundo achava que eu tinha sido uma idiota por abandonar Blade Spencer—rico, lindo, e perdidamente apaixonado por mim. Mas, fiz isso para o seu bem, e estava determinada a levar esse segredo para o meu túmulo. Mudei para Seattle, procurando contruir uma carreira como jornalista na revista Sem Censura, e quase me convenci de que não precisava mais de um homem. Eu já tinha muitos admiradores online, e o meu email vivia lotado com propostas de casamento e fotos proibidas para menores—sem mensionar as cartas, histericamente engraçadas, de um fã muito espirituoso. Imaginem a surpresa quando me apresentei para trabalhar, e vi que Blade era o meu novo chefe. Por acaso, eu falei que ele, nem tinha ideia do porque eu o tinha abandonado e, me considerava uma vadia sem coração? Quando resolvi provar que ele estava errado, descobri que a vida de Blade tinha mudado de um jeito que eu nunca poderia imaginar. E acreditem, trabalhar com ele seria o menor de nossos problemas…
Sem Presas
by Elias Zapple Karla Marques V.Sem Presas - Nico, o Vampirinho #1 Em uma casa assustadora em meio às montanhas da Transilvânia vive Nicu, um vampiro sem presas. Sim, isso mesmo, ele é parcialmente desdentado! Provocado pelos seus amigos, hostilizado pelo seu irmão mais velho e quase repudiado por seus pais, Nicu vai fazer tudo o que puder para conseguir suas presas e lidar com os bullies! A história deste vampirinho continua em 'Presas Gigantescas'.
Sem sexo por favor, estou na menopausa!
by Stevie TurnerDepois de passar pela menopausa, Lyn descobre que não quer mais saber de sexo. O que é lamentável, já que Neil, seu marido, ainda quer. Quando ele a descarta depois de trinta e cinco anos de casados como um sapato velho e desgastado, Lyn se muda para a Cornualha com a intenção de começar uma nova vida. No entanto, novos amigos são difíceis de encontrar e ela se sente solitária. No calor do momento, ela decide se juntar a um site de encontros online — o "MatchULike" — apenas para encontrar companhia. Entre as várias pessoas peculiares que conhece, encontra Peter, um tímido homem que está consciente de que a "operação de cavalheiros" pela qual passou o tornou uma opção nada atraente para alguém que procura por um possível casamento. Lyn descobre um amigo em Peter, contudo, quando Neil descobre sobre a amizade, ele percebe, já tarde demais, que existe muito mais em um relacionamento do que apenas sexo e, de repente, passa a parecer novamente no cenário, girando a vida dela de cabeça para baixo mais uma vez!
The Semi-Attached Couple
by Emily EdenThe worst thing to happen to the season’s perfect couple: marriage When the young and gorgeous Helen Eskdale met the wealthy aristocrat Lord Teviot, everything clicked. This was a couple that was meant to be—the match of the year, if not the ages. But in the rush to the altar, there was no time for bride and groom to actually get to know each other. Now the question is: Can they keep their marriage from falling apart?The Semi-Attached Couple explores the upstairs-downstairs intrigues and comic misunderstandings central to the classic English romance with all the wit, style, and charm of a Jane Austen novel. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity
by Josh SundquistIn this "laugh-out-loud funny&” book (Hank Green, New York Times bestselling author), social media star and comedian Josh Sundquist takes readers on his hilarious journey to the fringes of viral stardom to discover if it&’s possible to be both very famous and very happy As a semi-famous internet creator, Josh Sundquist knows what it's like to chase fame, but he also knows that more fame usually means more stress. So he set out on a pseudo-scientific investigation to find out if there is any way for fame and happiness to overlap. He attempts to define the word &“fame&”—hint: it's harder than you'd think. He turns back time to identify the first facially-recognizable celebrity (you might know his former BFF Brutus). He digs into the numbers to debunk urban legends associated with stardom (ever heard of the 27 Club?). He talks to other semi-famous people (from K-pop sensations to former child stars) and asks them: Is this fame thing making you happy? If not, why are you doing it? If so, what's your secret? All while recounting funny stories about his own cringy fame-seeking (like his many attempts, and failures, to get onto MTV). Packed with playful diagrams, fascinating insights from celebrities, and embarrassing truths from Josh&’s experience with semi-fame, this is a must-read for anyone who has ever dreamed of becoming famous…or at least going viral on TikTok.
Semi-Tough: A Novel
by Dan JenkinsMade into a hilarious and timeless film starring Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, and Jill Clayburgh, and recently named number seven on Sports Illustrated's Top 100 Sports Books of All Time, Semi-Tough is Dan Jenkins's masterpiece and considered by many to be the funniest sports book ever written. The novel follows the outsize adventures of Billy Clyde Puckett, star halfback for the New York Giants, whose team has come to Los Angeles for an epic duel with the despised "dog-ass" Jets in the Super Bowl. But Billy Clyde is faced with a dual challenge: not only must he try to run over a bunch of malevolencies incarnate, but he has also been commissioned by a New York book publisher to keep a journal of the events leading up to, including, and following the game. Infused with Dan Jenkins's characteristic joie de vivre and replete with cigarettes, whiskey, and wild women, Semi-Tough is an uproarious romp through a lost era of professional sports that will have any armchair quarterback falling out of his or her recliner in hysterics on a semi-regular basis.
Send Bygraves
by Martha GrimesIn Send Bygraves, Martha Grimes has given us her most fascinating book, a dramatic mystery poem that uses the conventions of the traditional British mystery to explore the very nature of crime, the criminal, and the criminal investigator. Illustrated with thirty-five line drawings by acclaimed artist Devis Grebu, it is an elegant, darkly humorous work--a tour de force of chilling wit and brilliant literary imagination.
Send Help!: A Collection of Marooned Cartoons
by Jon Adams Ellis RosenA hilarious collection of desert island cartoons from New Yorker cartoonists Jon Adams and Ellis Rosen to help us feel isolated. . . together.This timely reflection on isolation brings together the best of a beloved genre, featuring an array of desert cartoons done in the signature single-panel style of a New Yorker cartoon. Whether you&’re feeling marooned in too-close quarters with a loved one, are frantically dreaming up ways to escape from your own quarantine island, or are simply feeling nostalgic for palm trees and sand, these cartoons are sure to make you smile–and we could all use a laugh right now.Drawn from a diverse collection of contributors, these humorous drawings are an essential addition to any coffee table collection, and bring a much-needed dose of levity to the circumstances we all find ourselves in.
Send in the Clowns: Humanitarian Clowning in Crisis Zones
by David Bridel Mike FuntSend in the Clowns presents interviews with twenty-four pioneering humanitarian and activist clowns and thought leaders working in hospitals, refugee camps, orphanages and war zones, and at the sites of street protests and locations of social unrest across the world.This book is built around interviews with some of the world’s leading practitioners of clowning for change, justice, and health outside of the entertainment mainstream, featuring artists and organizations including Patch Adams (US), the Dream Doctors Project (Israel), Clown Me In (Lebanon), and Doutores da Alegria (Brazil). Situating the topic in relation to indigenous and ritual clowning, investigating the various functions of the clown in early societies, and centering the discourse around interviews with key practitioners, the book explores a wide range of clown applications across the globe. This includes the special significance of the clown archetype in socially, politically, and culturally challenging situations, the successes and challenges of the art activists who are at the forefront of this movement, and the modern humanitarian clown’s relationship to original forms of clowning that can be traced back through history.This is a vital resource for anyone studying, teaching, or practicing clown work in applied contexts, from health care to conflict resolution.
Send Noods: 50 Amazing Noodle Recipes That You Want Right Now
by Chloe GodotGet the noods you really want!Things are looking hot with Send Noods, a cleverly tantalizing book of 50 noodle recipes that will never fail to whet your appetite.When your actual DMs are just too cringeworthy and you’d rather have a bowl of ramen to keep you warm at night, turn to the cookbook that really satisfies. Each chapter is organized to help you find your perfect match, from Chapter One: The Little Black Book of Basics, which steers you toward every good ol’ base sauce and broth you’ll ever need, to Chapter Two: Heart Warmers, that always deliver on their comfort-food promises, to Chapter Five: The Hotties, that leave you hungry for more. Go ahead and ogle the piping-hot illustrations of your deepest cravings, including:- F*&#boy Fettuccini- Red Flag Red Sauce- Looking Fresh Pesto- How You Doin’ Homemade Italian Sausage- U Up? Udon- Sex Is Cool, But Have You Tried My Pho?- Swipe Right Ramen- Slide into My DMs Strozzapreti- Mack on This Mac ‘n’ Cheese- Dreamboat ArrabiataComplete with playful illustrations and explicit instructions that make each recipe’s intentions known, Chloe Godot and Alice Potter's Send Noods is the book of hot dishes that will satisfy epicureans in ways unsolicited DMs just never could.