Dystopian Comedy

No name. No Clue. And a time old prophecy in a dysfunctional world ravaged by apathy. It’s all downhill from there when at the end of a noose. After a run in with a lunatic vagrant the two gallivant across the Lowland barrens when sparked by a sleazy advert for “Billy the Skids Truck Stop Depot”. Together they realize there might be more to life than first believed. More like muck mouth mutants, cannibalistic carnies, hallucinogenic mushrooms, and a 400-pound dictator with BO that would stop a truck. Everything is absurd.

Blood felt good in the enormous child’s hands.The 12-year-old never expected to turn his family into cherry red ragdolls, but the beatings had made him into a monster. It was all he knew. After being exiled by the vile inhabitants of the Lowlands, Preston “Porky” Sullivan planned his revenge for over 40 years. Hate. Loathing. Despise. Will it end in blood, or become yet another sad, moronic tale to dwindle in the raging abyss of the Lowlands?

When the mysterious zookeeper of Clarendon Zoo grants his animals freedom to govern themselves, the creatures create a new land founded upon life, liberty, and happiness for all animals. Though the land seems to function well, each species soon realizes they have differing visions for how the land should be governed. With the help of Eagle and Owl’s propaganda, the traditional wolves and the progressive sheep quickly emerge as leaders. The two species fight to spread their contradictory visions, pitting the animals against one another, and inadvertently throw the zoo into chaos.

Sconvolgente, lungimirante, avvincente. "La Fattoria Degli Animali". In una nuova traduzione, con doppia voce narrante, questa edizione ti farà conoscere uno dei capolavori della letteratura mondiale. Stanchi delle ingiustizie, gli animali di una fattoria decidono di ribellarsi agli umani dando vita a un nuovo sistema fondato sull'uguaglianza. Ben presto, però, si renderanno conto che non sarà così facile. "Tutti gli animali sono uguali, ma alcuni sono più uguali di altri." L'autore: Pseudonimo di Eric Arthur Blair, George Orwell è uno degli scrittori più conosciuti al mondo.

Senator Jim MacVeagh is proud to serve his country - and his president, Mark Hollenbach, who has a near-spotless reputation as the vibrant, charismatic leader of MacVeagh’s party and the nation. When Hollenbach begins taking MacVeagh into his confidence, the young senator knows his star is on the rise. But then Hollenbach starts summoning MacVeagh in the middle of the night to Camp David. There, the president sits in the dark and rants about his enemies, unfurling insane theories about all the people he says are conspiring against him.

"In un periodo d'inganno universale, dire la verità è un atto sovversivo" (George Orwell). Stanchi dei tanti e continui soprusi, gli animali di una fattoria decidono di ribellarsi agli umani e, cacciato il proprietario, danno vita a un nuovo ordine fondato sull'uguaglianza. Ben presto, però, sorge tra loro una nuova classe di burocrati, i maiali, che con astuzia, cupidigia e prepotenza s'impongono sugli altri animali. E il cerchio si chiude. Perché "tutti gli animali sono uguali, ma alcuni animali sono più uguali degli altri".

There are only a few weeks left before an asteroid destroys the planet. It’s the countdown, and all of humanity is just waiting for the end. In Phoenix, AZ, the sheriff’s department and National Guard are battling for supremacy, gas is as good as cash, and elementary school kids are out for blood. Most people in town have become the worst versions of themselves. Except for Dutch Kovaks, private detective. Dutch wants to right some wrongs, help a few people in need, and use the days he’s got left for good. Most of all, he wants to track down a bottle of gin.

PR extraordinaire Blake Hamner (the n is silent) put off his honeymoon for his big break: joining a major political campaign for president. Now, the "Hammer" struggles to make time for his marriage as crisis communications manager for Our Leader, who, since taking power, has become increasingly mad and totalitarian.

Ciudad de México, año 2026. Kalelia, una joven de 25 años, regresa al país después de casi una década fuera para asistir al funeral de su padre. Se encuentra con una ciudad que volvió, a medias y a la mala, a su condición lacustre y que vive en penumbra por la erupción del volcán Popocatépetl. Cuitláhuac Blanco, antigua gloria del balompié nacional, es el presidente de la nación. La realidad naufraga en sí misma, pero a nadie parece importarle, pues en pocos días comenzará el Mundial de futbol México 2026 y ¡ahora sí vamos a ganar!

Jacob Elliot doesn’t want a temporary job in the mailroom at Delphi Enterprises, but after two post-college years of unpaid internships and living in his parents’ basement, he needs the work. Then, on his first day, the unthinkable happens: toxic gas descends on a meeting in Delphi’s outdoor amphitheater, killing all the regular employees and leaving Jacob stranded inside the vast office complex. Wandering through Delphi headquarters, Jacob finds other survivors: Lauren, a disillusioned classics major; Swati, a fitness instructor; and Dominic, a business-school student.

Surviving a zombie apocalypse is no laughing matter. You need the right guns, the right gear, and the right people to survive. Unfortunately, the customers of the zombie apocalypse call center don’t have the right guns, the right gear, or the right people supporting them. Now the world has gone mad and zombies are everywhere. Can the customers survive the zombies that are now taking over the world? Can they survive the cutthroat survivalists who are on the hunt for more supplies and guns? Can they trust each other enough to live another day?

The zombie apocalypse rages on... The mysterious CEO of Zombii Co has set loose his super zombies in a bid to escalate the zombie apocalypse for his own sinister purposes. Sam and his teammates have tried to find a cure for the zombie virus, but now Sam is infected with a strain of the virus that allows him to telepathically communicate with the other zombies. Can Sam prove to his teammates that he’s still trustworthy? Or will he betray them to the CEO of Zombii Co? If Sam and his team can't find a way to trust each other and work together, Sam could lose more than his humanity.

Joe, is a bad guy. Joe doesn’t know, Joe, is a bad guy. Joe thinks he’s a good guy. That’s why we had to beat him to take over that world. It was for the better good. Joe was not a good guy, regardless of what he’d have you believe.

Jim Frost thinks that when you’re dead, you’re dead. Gone. Finished. Kaput. But on the eve of his 73rd birthday, his daughter suggests he have his brain downloaded to a microchip for safekeeping, and Jim is forced to consider what it really means to die - and what it might mean to live forever.

Set in Rhode Island, Winner of the National Book Award tells the story of twins who could not be more different. Abigail Mather is a woman of passionate sensual and sexual appetites, while her sister, the book-loving local librarian Dorcas, lives a quiet life of the mind. But when the sisters are sought out by the predatory and famous poet, Guy DeVilbiss, who introduces them to Hollywood hack writer and possible psychopath Conrad Lowe, they rapidly become pawns in a game that leads to betrayal, shame and ultimately, murder.