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Sidemen: The Book
by The SidemenBillions of you have watched their videos and millions of you have followed them on social media.So here we go; it's time to back up because YouTube superstars, The Sidemen, are finally here in book form and they're dishing the dirt on each other as well as the YouTube universe. There's nowhere to hide as KSI, Miniminter, Behzinga, Zerkaa,Vikkstar123, Wroetoshaw and Tobjizzle go in hard on their living habits, their football ability, and their dodgy clobber, while also talking Fifa, Vegas and superheroes. They'll also give you their grand house tour, letting you in on a few secrets, before showing you their hall of fame, as well as revealing some of their greatest shames.Along the way you'll learn how seven of the world's biggest YouTube stars started off with nothing more than a computer console, a PC and a bad haircut before joining forces to crush the internet. And they'll tell you just how they did it (because they're nice like that) with their ultimate guide to YouTube while also sharing their memories of recording their favourite videos as well as a typical day in the life of The Sidemen.You'll feel like you're with them every step of the way, smelling the 'sweet' aroma of the boys' favourite dishes in the kitchen, stamping your passport as you follow them on their trips around the world and kicking every ball as the boys gear up for the biggest football match of their lives. It's going to get personal. It's going to get intense, and JJ is going to have lots of tantrums, so take a moment to prepare yourself, because this is The Sidemen book you've been waiting for!
Sidesplitter: How To Be From Two Worlds At Once
by Phil Wang'An hilarious breath of fresh air' AMY SCHUMER'Phil Wang is as original a writer as he is a comedian. Sidesplitter is predictably hilarious but also quietly moving' SATHNAM SANGHERA'A razor-sharp dissection of cultural connections, divides and differences. And yes, it's side-splittingly funny' ADAM KAY'But where are you REALLY from?' Phil Wang has been asked this question so many times he's finally written a book about it. In this mix of comic memoir and observational essay, one of the UK's most exciting stand-up comedians reflects on his experiences as a Eurasian man in the West and in the East. Phil was born in Stoke-on-Trent, raised in Malaysia, and then came of age in Bath - 'a spa town for people who find Cheltenham too ethnic'. Phil takes an incisive look at what it means to be mixed race, as he explores the contrasts between cultures and delves into Britain and Malaysia's shared histories, bringing his trademark cynicism and wit to topics ranging from family, food, and comedy to race, empire, and colonialism.
Sidesplitter: How To Be From Two Worlds At Once
by Phil WangOne of the UK's brightest and best comedians takes an incisive look at race and belonging."But where are you really from?" Phil Wang has been asked this question so many times he's lost count. So, finally, he decided to write a book about it. About how to be from two places at once. Phil was born in the UK, in Stoke-on-Trent to an English mother and a Chinese-Malaysian father. Three weeks after his birth, the Wang family returned to his fathers' hometown in Malaysia, and at age 16, Phil was uprooted once again, to return with his family to the UK.In Sidesplitter, Phil reflects on race, belonging and cultural cachet, bringing his trademark cynicism and wit to topics that range from food and comedy to empire and colonialism.(P)2021 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Sidesplitter: How To Be From Two Worlds At Once
by Phil Wang*A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR*'A hilarious breath of fresh air' AMY SCHUMER'A razor-sharp dissection of cultural differences. And yes, it's side-splittingly funny' ADAM KAY'I've laughed out loud at least once on every page' VICTORIA COREN MITCHELLPhil Wang was born in Stoke-on-Trent, raised in Malaysia, and then came of age in Bath - 'a spa town for people who find Cheltenham too ethnic'. In this brilliantly funny and incisive comic memoir he looks at what it means to be torn between two continents, bringing his trademark cynicism and wit to topics ranging from family, food and comedy to race, empire and colonialism.
Sidesplitting Jokes for Minecrafters: Ghastly Golems and Ghoulish Ghasts (Jokes For Minecrafters #4)
by Brian BooneSidesplitting Jokes for Minecrafters: Ghastly Golems and Ghoulish Ghasts is the fourth book in the Jokes for Minecrafters series, which has more than 800 belly laughs waiting for you! This laugh-a-minute book leaves no enderman or zombie unscathed, and comes complete with silly illustrations for even more fun! <p><p> For kids ages 5 and up, this book of jokes will have all your friends and family doubling over! Bust out the funniest of these Minecrafter jokes at home or school for endless jokes and fun! <p> This adventure series is created especially for readers who love the fight of good vs. evil, magical academies like Hogwarts in the Harry Potter saga, and games like Minecraft, Terraria, and Pokemon GO.
Sideways Stories from Wayside School: Sideways Stories From Wayside School, Wayside School Is Falling Down, Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger, Wayside School Beneath The Cloud Of Doom (Wayside School)
by Louis Sachar Adam MccauleyBestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Louis Sachar knows how to make readers laugh. And there are laughs galore in perennial favorite Sideways Stories from Wayside School, now available for the first time in ebook format! <P><P>Accidentally built sideways and standing thirty stories high (the builder said he was very sorry for the mistake), Wayside School has some of the wackiest classes in town, especially on the thirtieth floor. <P><P>That’s where you’ll meet Bebe, the fastest draw in art class; John, who only reads upside down; Myron, the best class president, ever; and Sammy, the new kid—he’s a real rat. More than nine millions readers have laughed at the wacky stories of Wayside School. So what are you waiting for? Come visit Wayside School!
The Siege of Salt Cove: A Novel
by Anthony Weller"A gloriously strange book, both whimsical and brooding."—Jeremy Jackson, People The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has decided to replace Salt Cove's signature wooden bridge with a concrete monstrosity. The authorities are unreasoning and unyielding. The town decides on secession. Jessica Stoddard is a quirky seventy-two-year-old who is determined to keep a record of the event for posterity. She has a passion for the truth, but her account is not entirely reliable, because she also has a passion for the rebellion's ringleader who is...well, a much younger man. Toby Auberon is a lawyer and a drop-out. He has returned after years in Rio to perfect his mysterious invention in the solitude of the lighthouse. He is drawn, unwillingly, into the dispute when the bureaucracy switches tactics from bullying to armed occupation. Powerful, poignant, deeply funny, and enriched by the villagers' diverse voices, this is a contemporary farce about a town that dares to rebel against its own government, and to fight back when attacked.
Siegel and Shuster's Funnyman
by Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster Thomas Andrae Mel GordonHere is a kaleidoscopic analysis of Jewish humor as seen through Funnyman, a little-known super-heroic invention by the creators of Superman. Included are complete comic-book stories and daily and Sunday newspaper panels from Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's creative fiasco.Siegel and Shuster, two Jewish teenagers from Cleveland, sold the rights to their amazing and astonishingly lucrative comic book superhero to Detective Comics for $130 in 1938. Not only did they lose the ownership of the Superman character, they also agreed to write and illustrate it for ten years at ten dollars per page. Their contract with the DC publishers was soon heralded as the most foolish agreement in the history of American popular culture.After toiling on workman's wages for a decade, Siegel and Shuster struggled to come up with a new superhero, one that would right their wrongs and prove that justice, fair-play, and zany craftsmanship was the true American way and would lead to ultimate victory. But when the naïve duo launched their new comic character Funnyman in 1947, it failed miserably. All the turmoil and personal disasters in Siegel and Shuster's postwar life percolated into the comic strip.This book tells the back story of the unsuccessful strip and Siegel and Shuster's ambition to have their funny Jewish superhero trump Superman.Mel Gordon is the author of Voluptuous Panic: The Erotic World of Weimar Berlin.Thomas Andrae is the author of Batman and Me.
Siempre Hay Lugar Para Cupcakes (Delilah Horton #1)
by Bethany LopezUn día caminas feliz, escuchando música en tu cabeza mientras te preguntas si tus muslos apreciarían un cupcake de camino a casa. Lo siguiente que sabes es que tu mundo entero se estrella y arde en llamas. Solía despertarme por la noche sudando, llorando porque había soñado que mi esposo me engañaba, o que me odiaba y le estorbaban mis hijos. Él siempre me abrazaba y me decía que todo era solo un sueño, que me amaba a mí y a nuestra familia y que nunca me dejaría ir. Fue un jodido mentiroso. Ahora pasaba mis días tomando fotos de escoria al igual que él, tratando de ser la campeona por otras que también han sido engañadas por losperdedores de nuestro pueblo, y en las noches, siendo mamá soltera de mis hermosos gemelos. Tengo estupendas amigas que me apoyan, y un hombre motociclista, sexy y misterioso, que sigue apareciendo cuando lo necesito. Finalmente las cosas empiezan a ir bien. Y, una cosa es segura... siempre hay lugar para cupcakes.
Siempre nos quedará el gin-tonic: Salvavidas para padres imperfectos
by Katie KirbyHe aquí un libro sobre todo aquello que no cuentan las guías de paternidad. Esta no es una guía al uso. - No va a conseguir que tu hijo duerma más (o que duerma algo) por la noche. - Ni va a decirte cómo acabar con las pataletas. - Ni siquiera va a intentar convertirte en una buena madre o en un padre molón. - No contiene un solo consejo. Siempre nos quedará el Gin-Tónic es un viaje a través del emocionante, huracanado, por momentos frustrante pero casi siempre maravilloso, universo de la paternidad. Porque no estás solo. Ni sola. El mundo está lleno de padres imperfectos. A través de anécdotas fabulosamente sinceras y unas ilustraciones sencillas que lo dicen todo, este libro te lo va a demostrar y, de paso, te va a acompañar, como el mejor de los amigos, desde las primeras pataditas hasta el primer (y esperadísimo) día de colegio. Se recomienda leer sin moderación alguna. Más de 150.000 ejemplares vendidos en el Reino Unido. Reseñas:«Brillantes viñetas sobre la realidad de criar a los hijos con la que TODOS los padres se identificarán...»Daily Mail «Encantadoramente divertido, y muy muy agudo.»Mail on Sunday
Siete días para enamorarte, un año para olvidarte
by Deborah P. GómezUna mujer en plena crisis personal. Un actor al que no le llega su oportunidad. Un pacto de siete días... o no. Porque, a veces, el amor llega cuando menos lo andas buscando. Me llamo Estela, estoy a punto de entrar en la crisis de los cuarenta, y no tengo ni idea de qué quiero hacer con mi vida. Lo único que sé es que ir a esa estúpida reunión de negocios en Nueva York el día de San Valentín, no entraba en mis planes. Pero a mi jefe, como siempre, le importaba un bledo mi opinión. Y yo (también como siempre) no supe negarle nada porque soy idiota...Tal vez, no lo hice porque este viaje es justo lo que necesito para encontrarme. Probar cosas nuevas. Hacer una locura donde nadie me conozca. Perder los papeles (o, al menos, desordenarlos un poco). Explorar mis propios límites. Tener un tórrido romance con Tristán, un camarero al que no tengo intención de volver a ver... ¿o sí?Pensándolo bien... Son solo siete días, ¿qué podría salir mal?
Siete para la morgue
by Doug Lamoreux RocioEs casi medianoche, y un vecino fisgón encuentra a sus vecinos, muertos. Armado de coraje, decide llamar al servicio de emergencias. A pesar de la tormenta torrencial que azota la noche, la Policía, el Departamento de Bomberos y una ambulancia responden enseguida el llamado. Sin embargo, hay poco que puedan hacer. Las víctimas llevan muertas un largo tiempo. El fisgón invita a los trabajadores de emergencias a reunirse en su cochera, a salvo de la lluvia, mientras esperan la llegaba del Forense y, luego, del personal de la Casa Funeraria que retirará los cuerpos. Los relámpagos iluminan la noche y los truenos hacen temblar el suelo. La situación inspira a los policías, los bomberos y los paramédicos a pasar el rato contando historias de terror escalofriantes... y tú estás invitado a acompañarlos. Doug Lamoreux, escritor premiado del género de terror, mezcla siete cuentos espeluznantes en esta pócima atrapante. Como anuncia el poema popular escocés: "Señor, líbranos de fantasmas y demonios, de bestias de patas largas, y de todo lo que hace ruidos por la noche".
Sign of the Apocalypse: Ruminations and Wit from an American Roadside Prophet
by John GetchellFriends, neighbors, and passersby from all over the country can’t fail to miss “The Sign’s constantly changing humor and insight. On occasion, The Sign of the Apocalypse (SOTA) traffics in the earnest, but at its heart is rooted in a deep-seated desire to express the sarcastic and snort-worthy. This, and a love of haiku, pizza, Latin, double entendre, and the worst puns ever crafted. Two years in the making, the message on “The Sign” is changed on a daily basis, with the primary benefit of slowing passing traffic to a honking crawl. It was designed to convey pithy tidbits of thought and wordplay. In its conception, SOTA was perpetrated in spite of the objection of the author's girlfriend, and with hopes of creating controversy and dismay in the local community. The girlfriend packed up and left, and the community and town fathers were surprisingly gruntled by the proceedings. Punny and sarcastic signs include: • When attacked by a gang of clowns, go for the juggler • What if doing the hokey pokey really is what it’s all about? • Legalize marinara • A penny saved is ridiculous • Wendy, please take me back / I’m so miserable / it’s almost like / you’re still here
Signature Wound: Rocking TBI (Doonesbury #32)
by G. B. TrudeauSignature Wound: Rocking TBI completes a trilogy of Doonesbury books that examines the impact of combat on American soldiers in Iraq.A twist of fate brings B. D. to the bedside of SFC Leo Deluca (a.k.a. Toggle), a young HUMV driver and headbanger whose love of ear-bleed battle music had sonically distracted him enough to get his vehicle blown up. Missing an eye and suffering from aphasia, Toggle fights to recover from traumatic brain injury (TBI), a journey of recovery that brings out the best in B. D., his former commander. Toggle's tattooed, metalhead mom initially has reservations about his improbable Facebook romance with an MIT tech-head named Alex, but love blooms. As this engaging story unfolds, Toggle finds himself drawn toward a career in the recording industry, undaunted by the limitations of the New Normal that now defines his life.Crafted with the same kind of insight, humor, and respect that prompted the Pentagon and the VA to host signings of the two previous books in the trilogy, Signature Wound is a perceptive and timely look at the contemporary soldier's experience.
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (The Ladies Who Lunch #Null)
by Sandy JamesFor the fans of Jennifer Probst, Ruth Cardello and Jill Shalvis, comes a series about love, friendship, and lunch!Juliana Kelley has spent thirteen years as a special education teacher and can't face another school year. While having lunch with her three best friends--a group they dubbed the "Ladies Who Lunch"--Jules decides to take control of her life. First step, change her career.Connor Wilson has hit rock bottom. After earning a reputation as a highly successful realtor, he lets his love for gambling spiral out of control. When he loses his job, he finally pulls himself together. Armed with inside information, he heads to a small town on the cusp of a real estate boom.When Connor and Jules meet, their chemistry is immediate. But the two put aside their feelings to become business partners. Still, the more they're together the harder it becomes to deny their attraction. Now, Connor and Juliana must choose--give in to their desires and risk the prosperous business they've built, or forget about their growing relationship and a second chance at love, success, and happiness. Word count: 75,000-85,000
Signet Book Of American Humor
by Regina BarrecaEdited and with a new introduction by Regina Barreca There's plenty to poke fun at in these United States-and as this volume proves, comedy may be the truest democracy of all. Smart, subversive, and surprising, this anthology shows us what makes Americans laugh. Includes the works of: Ambrose Bierce · Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner · Ralph Ellison · Fannie Flagg · William Goldman · O. Henry · Langston Hughes · Molly Ivins · Erica Jong · Jean Kerr · Alan King · Fran Leibowitz · Merrill Markoe · H. L. Mencken · Bill Nye · Edgar Allen Poe · Mae West · Edith Wharton · Herman Wouk · and many others
The Signet Classic Book of Mark Twain's Short Stories
by Mark Twain Debbie Macomber Justin KaplanFor nearly two decades before Mark Twain published his finest novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, he was refining his craft and winning tremendous popularity with his short stories and sketches. This richly entertaining and comprehensive collection presents sixty-five of the very best of Mark Twain's short pieces, from the classic frontier sketch "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" to the richly imaginative fable "Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven." Compiled by Pulitzer Prize-winning Twain scholar and biographer, Justin Kaplan, this collection represents some of Mark Twain's wittiest and most insightful writing.
Signing Their Lives Away: The Fame and Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence
by Denise Kiernan Joseph D'AgneseIn July 1776, fifty-six men risked their lives and livelihood to defy the British and sign the most important document in the history of the United States and yet how many of them do we actually remember?Signing Their Lives Awayintroduces readers to the eclectic group of statesmen, soldiers, criminals, and crackpots who were chosen to sign this historic document and the many strange fates that awaited them. Some died from war-related injuries; others had their homes and farms seized by British soldiers; a few rose to the highest levels of U. S. government (ten signers were later elected to Congress). George Wythe was murdered by his nephew; Button Gwinnet was killed in a duel; and of course Sam Adams went on to fame and fortune as a patriot/brewer. Complete with a reversible parchment jacket (offering a facsimile of the Declaration on the reverse),Signing Their Lives Awayprovides an entertaining and enlightening narrative for history buffs of all ages.
Signing Their Rights Away: The Fame and Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the United States Constitution
by Denise Kiernan Joseph D'AgneseUnfold Book Jacket for a Full-Color Reproduction of the U.S. ConstitutionWith their book Signing Their Lives Away, Denise Kiernan and Joseph D'Agnese introduced readers to the 56 statesmen (and occasional scoundrels!) who signed the Declaration of Independence. Now they've turned their attention to the 39 men who met in the summer of 1787 and put their names to the U.S. Constitution. Signing Their Rights Away chronicles a moment in American history when our elected officials knew how to compromise--and put aside personal gain for the greater good of the nation. These men were just as quirky and flawed as the elected officials we have today: Hugh Williamson believed in aliens, Robert Morris went to prison, Jonathan Dayton stole $18,000 from Congress, and Thomas Mifflin was ruined by alcohol. Yet somehow these imperfect men managed to craft the world's most perfect Constitution. With 39 mini-biographies and a reversible dust jacket that unfolds into a poster of the original document, Signing Their Rights Away offers an entertaining and enlightening narrative for history buffs of all ages.From the Hardcover edition.
Signspotting 4
by Doug LanskyFor intrepid travelers and armchair dreamers-the fourth collection of amazingly odd and simply hilarious signs found the world over. Want to take a tour of the "Elephant Dung Factory and Souvenir Shop"? How about visiting the towns of Bastardo and Moronville, and doing some shopping at Sad Décor or the Mayan Treasures Factory Outlet? Whether unsettling ("One Way Tours"), unfortunate ("Evil Poo Lookout"), or simply baffling ("Eels May Be Slippery"), the signs in this all-new collection will change the way you look at the printed world around you.
Signspotting III
by Doug LanskyA full-color illustrated collection of humorous, confusing, and amusing signs from around the globe. From ?UFO University? to ?Speedo Check Ahead? to ?Fecal Face Dot Gallery,? Signspotting III: Lost and Loster in Translation takes the reader on a pictorial worldwide tour of the bizarre and hysterical street signs and advertisements that provide way more laughs than information. .
The Silence: A Novel
by Don DeLilloFrom one of the most dazzling and essential voices in American fiction, a timely and compelling novel set in the near future about five people gathered together in a Manhattan apartment, in the midst of a catastrophic event.Don DeLillo completed this novel just weeks before the advent of Covid-19. The Silence is the story of a different catastrophic event. Its resonances offer a mysterious solace. It is Super Bowl Sunday in the year 2022. Five people, dinner, an apartment on the east side of Manhattan. The retired physics professor and her husband and her former student waiting for the couple who will join them from what becomes a dramatic flight from Paris. The conversation ranges from a survey telescope in North-central Chile to a favorite brand of bourbon to Einstein&’s 1912 Manuscript on the Special Theory of Relativity. Then something happens and the digital connections that have transformed our lives are severed. What follows is a dazzling and profoundly moving conversation about what makes us human. Never has the art of fiction been such an immediate guide to our navigation of a bewildering world. Never have DeLillo&’s prescience, imagination, and language been more illuminating and essential. &“Mysterious...Unexpectedly touching...[DeLillo offers] consolation simply by enacting so well the mystery and awe of the real world.&” —Joshua Ferris, The New York Times Book Review &“DeLillo [has] almost Dayglo powers as a writer.&” —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times &“Brilliant and astonishing…a masterpiece…manages to renew DeLillo&’s longstanding obsessions while also striking deeply and swiftly at the reader&’s emotions…The effect is transcendent.&” —Charles Finch, Chicago Tribune &“Daring... provocative... exquisite...captures the swelling fears of our age.&” —Ron Charles, The Washington Post
El silencio de los goteros
by Enfermera saturadaUn libro más vendido que el ibuprofeno. Son las nueve de la mañana y Satu regresa a su apartamento en la calle del Pez tras un infernal turno de noche en el hospital. Dicen que no hay noche buena, pero esta ha sido especialmente mala. Tanto que, al llegar, no sabe si desayunar o cenar, si ponerse la crema de día o la de noche, o si su melatonina está a punto de hacer las maletas y buscar otro cuerpo con horarios normales. Pero una extraña oferta de empleo en la que buscan a una enfermera zurda ha llamado poderosamente su atención. Así que en vez de irse a dormir, decide enviarles su currículum para ver si, de una vez por todas, deja de ser fija en la temporalidad y puede abandonar el jet lag permanente en el que vive... o al menos descubrir qué oculta esta extraña oferta. Tras conquistar a cientos de miles de lectores con su particular visión de los hospitales y del mundo sanitario, llega una nueva entrega de nuestraquerida Florence Nightingale de las redes sociales. Desde las máquinas de medicación hasta los desayunos en el hospital, pasando por los tubos de analítica o los vendedores que recorren las plantas, nada escapa a esta mordaz e hilarante enfermera. Enfermera Saturada se define como una enfermera española que busca hacerse un hueco en la sanidad. Empieza los turnos en planta, baja a la UCI, sube a prematuros y termina en urgencias. Esta enfermera se maneja como pocas en las redes sociales, desde donde a diario decenas de miles de personas ven cómo repasa, con humor y descaro, la actualidad de su hospital y la de cualquier hospital de España. Si no tienes claro si una enfermera que pincha en el turno de noche es una DJ, Si estás convencido de que la persona que inventa el tamaño de las pastillas no es buena persona. Si no soportas a las señoras que te dicen en qué vena tienes que pincharlas, este es tu libro. La crítica ha dicho...«Enfermera Saturada, el tuitero gallego que te cuenta lo que no sabes de los hospitales.»El Español. «Su autor consigue lo que parece imposible, describir con humor la precaria situación de la enfermería española.»Cadena SER. «Una saga de libros que muestran el poder de las historias que nos tocan.»La Voz de Galicia.
Silent But Deadly: Another Lio Collection (Lio Ser. #2)
by Mark TatulliThis strip offers a fresh outlook and appeals to everyone . . . LIO is a comic strip that's edgy, funny, visually stunning, and truly different." --Daily CartoonistWith a feature film in the works from producer David Kirschner (Child's Play, An American Tail), LIO deftly melds the macabre with its brand of dark humor.Having been distinguished by Variety as "a fast riser," Mark Tatulli's morbidly mirthful pantomime comic strip, LIO, is humorously astute and just slightly askew in its perception of the world.Centered around an odd, ghostly-pale child named LIO, and his creepy coterie of friends, including a giant squid named Ishmael and a scythe-carrying grim reaper, LIO; is influenced by cartooning greats Gahan Wilson, Charles Addams, and 19th-century satirist A. J. Volck.
Silent (but Deadly) Night
by Mike Lowery Jo NesboDoctor Proctor, Nilly, and Lisa try to save the holidays in this fart-tastically funny adventure from New York Times bestselling author Jo Nesbø.When the king of Norway sells the rights to Christmas to Mr. Thrane, it looks like the holidays aren’t going to be very merry. Mr. Thrane says that the only people who can celebrate are those who buy 10,000 crowns worth of presents from his department store. For anyone who doesn’t—or can’t—spend that much, it’s no tree, no presents, no carols, and no Christmas pudding. Dr. Proctor, Nilly, and Lisa aren’t going to take this sitting down! They’re going to find Santa and save Christmas. All they need is a sleigh, flying reindeer, some time travel soap, and, of course, some fart powder!