If you loved Alan's first memoir - Look Who It Is! - then this follow-up, Alanatomy, will take you further into the hilarious and bizarre world of the country's favourite chatty man.'As laugh out loud as his TV shows' Daily Mirror'It's as winning as you'd expect from the chatty, heart-on-sleeve Carr' Sunday Express'It must seem strange to you that I've called a book Alanatomy. For anyone who has taken the time to see my stand-up performances or watched my chat show, 'Chattyman', knows that my body has hardly been kind to me - in fact there've been times when we've actually stopped talking to each other. Balding, myopic, often flaky with psoriasis, back fat that hangs suspended like a cape, a voice that could strip varnish, an increasingly dodgy hip and even dodgier teeth. Why would you draw attention to it? you must ask. Couldn't you just call the book something else? Do you think the... Views: 61
Hailed by Gary Shteyngart as "a thing of wonder" O, Africa! is a rollicking, ambitious, and ultimately moving novel about old Hollywood, two brothers, forbidden love, and the timeless allure of the movies In the summer of 1928, twin brothers Micah and Izzy Grand are at the pinnacle of their movie-making careers. With the brash, bloviating Micah directing and Izzy working wonders behind the lens, they have risen from their roots as sons of Brooklyn Jewish immigrants to become kings of silent comedy. But when Micah's vices-- a penchant for gambling and an interracial affair-- begin to threaten his livelihood, he finds himself in need of a quick escape.As danger looms on the horizon, the brothers' producer offers a perfectly-timed opportunity: travel to Africa to compile stock footage of the exotic flora and fauna, as well as filming a new comedy in the jungle. Together with an unlikely crew, the Grands set out for Malwiki, where among the tribesmen... Views: 61
When Jordan moves in with his friend’s cousin, he thinks things will be easy. Yeah, screw that. The woman is a pain in his ass from the start, giving him whiplash with her hot and cold act. Still, Jordan can’t help wanting Alix—even if he does spend half the time trying to decide if he wants to kiss her senseless or choke her. For Alix, men are worthless jerks. She’s made a vow to steer clear of relationships, but the moment Jordan pushes his way into her life, her vow is shot all to hell. Every attempt at avoiding the cocky bastard ends in tangled sheets and Alix wanting to kill the man. But she wants him, more than she cares to admit. Will this jaded couple give into their feelings? After all, it's Just Love, Not a Time bomb. Views: 61
Eden has burned. Every island in the archipelago has gone up in flames, and thousands are dead. Also dead? The dreams of eternal life for hopefuls around the globe. And one man is the target of their ire. After finding his brother, Ephraim Todd got more than he bargained for. Now he's fighting for his freedom, along with his sanity—desperate to prove his innocence and show everyone he isn't crazy. But when no one will back up his story—and the evidence that will prove his innocence has disappeared—Ephraim is forced to take matters into his own hands and find the one thing that can prove his innocence, despite the insurmountable odds against him. Can he find the answers before his mind finally cracks and crumbles to nothing? Views: 61
The perfect seasonal tale of how laughter,
friends and wacky Christmas jumpers can mend a broken heart. For fans of
Trisha Ashley and Jenny Colgan.Heartbroken after being jilted at
the altar, Sybil has been saved from despair by her knitting obsession
and now her home is filled to bursting with tea cosies, bobble hats, and
jumpers. But, after discovering that she may have perpetrated the
cock-up of the century at work, Sybil decides to make a hasty exit and,
just weeks before Christmas, runs away to the picturesque village of
Tindledale.There, Sybil discovers Hettie’s House of Haberdashery,
an emporium dedicated to the world of knitting and needle craft. But
Hettie, the outspoken octogenarian owner, is struggling and now the shop
is due for closure. And when Hettie decides that Sybil’s wonderfully
wacky Christmas jumpers are just the thing to add a bit of excitement to
her window display, something miraculous starts to happen… Views: 61
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Fans of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library and humorous historical fiction will embrace this follow-up to My Near-Death Adventures (99% True!), which Publishers Weekly called an "exuberant first novel." It is 1895 Michigan. But now, instead of helping out rough-and-tumble lumberjacks, Stanley Slater (aka Stan the Man) must go to school. And on top of that, he has to look after Cuddy, a younger boy, before and after school. When his ne'er-do-well father shows up in town, Stan finally has a chance to meet the man he's dreamed about for so long. Plus, it will give Stan a chance to impress the infamous Captain Slater. (Stan is a whiz at impressing people, he doesn't mind saying.) But Captain Slater isn't quite what Stan expected. In fact, Stan isn't so sure he wants to be like his dad-- Captain Slater--at all. Praise for My Near-Death Adventures (99% True!) "A knee-slapper of a debut. . . . 100 percent... Views: 60
