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A charming, irreverent treasury from the cartoonists at The New Yorker Money doesn't just make the world go round—it spins it upside down, inside out, and out of orbit. Now, thanks to the world's most brilliant cartoonists, it also makes us giggle, c…

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…

Предлагаем вниманию читателей знаменитый роман советских писателей первой половины XX века Ильфа и Петрова «Двенадцать стульев», написанный в 1927 году. История о двух искателях сокровищ – Остапе Бендере и его «напарнике» Кисе Воробьянинове, – стала …

En el libro hay un cuento inglés con traducción paralela al español (el texto inglés está a la izquierda, el español está a la derecha). Se recomienda a una amplia gama de personas que estudian inglés, comenzando desde el nivel A1: debe poder leer en…

Have you heard of City of Seven Sins? Do you want me to show you the way? Borders might be closed but there’s one place that still welcomes you. Sweet passions, miseries and joy, dreams and disappointments — all the colors of life are waiting your t…

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…

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…

The era of the Moscow Tsar Ivan the Third Vasilyevich (the fifteenth century) represents a turning point in the history of Russia, namely, the deliverance of Russia from the Tatar-Mongol yoke, at this time our contemporary also falls, but he falls as…