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What happened to Generation X? Millenials dominate our Facebook feeds and people bang on about the baby boomers – but what about us? The lost generation, the middle youth, the middle child of today. Are we still cool? Generation X? Remember them? The…

This is Limmy’s second book.It’s a whole load of new, odd, and hilariously grim short stories.Tom is in a soft play with his daughters. He’s bored. He’s so bored he can move things with his mind.A man fills up a mate’s biscuit tin without ever tellin…

Frankie Boyle’s uproarious bestseller My Shit Life So Far combined with his latest book, Scotland’s Jesus, which showcases Frankie’s increasingly unsympathetic worldview and philosophical despair, now available in one complete eBook volume.MY SHIT LI…

The Little Book of Zlatan is a celebration of one of the most charismatic, mercurial and talismanic footballers in the game, an individual so distinct, so talented and so perfect that he must refer to himself in the third person at all times. Throug…

‘I loved Jon’s book. It’s even better than the real thing because you can’t hear his voice.’ Michael McIntyre A control freak looks for love (women who leave wet teaspoons in sugar bowls need not apply). ‘I haven’t woken up with a cup of tea by the b…

Loopy legislation, crazy crimes and punishments – based on the TV series Beyond Belief!In Madagascar the law forbids pregnant women to wear hats or eat eels.In 1982, an elephant was arrested in Wisconsin on suspicion of murder.Minnesotans may not put…

**You can pre-order best-selling author Christie’s brand new heartwarming novel now**Welcome to the Little Rock marina – where hearts are healed and dreams are made…For the last two years Nell Andrews has been struggling to stay afloat. As her life t…

The feelings that a person experiences when drinking wine are no match for the pleasure that the wine feels whilst being consumed. But what if people get drunk with some low-grade booze every day, while the noble drink is hidden forever in the darkne…

Las sensaciones que experimenta una persona al beber vino no se corresponden con el placer que el vino siente al ser consumido. Pero, ¿qué pasa si la gente se emborracha con alcohol de baja calidad todos los días, mientras que la bebida noble se esco…

El asesino cometió el crimen y huyó de la escena. Podría parecer una situación común, pero ¿qué pasaría si la víctima, el criminal y la investigación fueran inusuales? Entonces, tal vez, uno no debería sorprenderse de que el decidido detective se enc…

Three blind datesTwo teenage boys messing up her plansAnd one man who'll melt Alice's heart.'You need to get back in the saddle…' Alice despises that phrase. She's fine being single – with two slothful teenage boys and a meringue business to run, she…

One for all and all for one…As children, Sarah, Dorrie, Beth and Caz were inseparable and vowed to one day be each others bridesmaids. But life got complicated. Now they have one last chance to fulfil their promise.Dorrie is planning her ultimate Dis…

In the book there is a Spanish story with parallel translation into English (the Spanish text is on the left, the English text is on the right). It is recommended to a wide range of people studying Spanish, starting from the level A1: you must be abl…

A few years ago I watched the performance of Mikhail Zadornov with his monologue «It was getting dark», which I really liked and could not get it out of my mind. Then I decided that I would definitely write something on the same wavelength. But a sui…

Hace unos años vi la actuación de Mikhail Zadornov con su monólogo “Estaba anocheciendo”, que realmente me gustó y no podía sacarlo de mi mente. Entonces decidí que definitivamente escribiría algo del mismo estilo. Pero no me pasaba ninguna situación…

“Rules of life of wild animals” is a book of lessons from wild animals from the red list. Everything is changing, including us, and only the inhabitants of the wild remain stable and calm. Perhaps this is because they live in harmony with themselves …

Any endeavor that a person starts, usually ends either in success or failure – because this is how the world works and nothing will change – until the Dnieper dries up. But if in the first case, when a person manages to cope with what he has conceiv…

Based on Rob Newman’s live stand-up show and new BBC Radio 4 comedy series, his thought-provoking and wryly amusing new book explores the scientific breakthroughs that have turned received ideas of brain science upside down.After imagining volunteeri…

‘One of the very best collections of pop songs written in the style of William Shakespeare that I’ve read so far this year!’ ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic‘Ever wonder what Taylor Swift and Beyoncé would sound like in iambic pentameter? We hadn’t either, but no…