English Storytelling

The author of I Ain’t Doin’ It and popular comedian Heather Land returns with a collection of laugh-out-loud, hilarious, and unfiltered essays that explore the funny and inspirational moments in everyday life - perfect for fans of Rachel Hollis’s Girl, Wash Your Face.

A comedy of errors when four octogenarian Egyptology docents steal a mummy which has no value to find artifacts they know do not exist and are mistaken for a band of professional art thieves.

Kevin Engle has been entertaining people for 10 years with his “Engle’s Angle” column and its humorous look at our everyday lives. In The Best of Engle’s Angle, a collection of more than 100 favorites, you’ll know why he doesn’t want to shake hands with people in church. Plus, meet a dentist who does play-by-play commentary while checking your teeth, and watch out for office coworkers when there’s free food.

A humorously self-deprecating memoir; a roller coaster through the ADHD mind of a father trying to time-capsule his brain before a drunk T-bones him off the Hoan Bridge.

Warning: This book makes jokes about the Third Reich, the Reign of Terror, World War I, cancer, Millard Fillmore, and Chernobyl. When advertising legend Jim Riswold is stricken with leukemia and prostate cancer, he quits the business that made him famous to become a "fake artist", creating a controversial body of work with a controversial cast of characters, from Hitler to Mao to Kim Jong-Il. It was a decision that would save his life.

Humorous observations on life in America from the actor, author, director, playwright, radio and television talk show host Charles Grodin. A perfect Father's Day gift! Mother's Day gift! Groundhog Day gift!

Hailed as "an unusually gifted storyteller with exceptional insight" (Jewish Tribune), Bernstein award-winning writer Sayed Kashua presents his masterful fourth novel Track Changes, which follows an Arab-Israeli man as he reckons with the weight of his past, his memories, and his cultural identity.

The secret to taking your business from mediocre to meaningfully different? Thinking like a marketer. It's also the secret to moving your organization from status quo to success story, and from busy to profitable. In an accessible, practical new guidebook, acclaimed marketing expert Kate Colbert offers fresh insights into the actions and attitudes that can accelerate your business success, sharpen your daily work, and balance your efforts to create value for customers while capturing value for the bottom line.

Learn how to tell a good story with Your Story, Well Told! Jam-packed with some of the best storytelling strategies, this manual gives creatives the confidence bump they need to make the sale, land the client, propose a toast, or impress their date. The following is (not) a work of fiction. We've all got stories to tell - but how do you make your story the best story? In Your Story, Well Told!, The Moth veteran Corey Rosen inspires you to get on stage and tell your story.

Craving the vastness of the open sea, Kate and her family set out on a journey of forgiveness and healing aboard Ryan's Gift, their newly remodeled yacht. After a tragic accident, it's imperative that Kate returns to the ocean, the place she once called home, in an attempt to restore her spirit. In the middle of their idyllic voyage, the nightmare begins. With no power or communication, a monster lurks below the surface and the family must find a way to defeat the darkness before it destroys them.

Red doesn’t remember who she is or where she came from. In fact, her only memory is a terrifying, repeating dream of a threatening shadow and a foggy field. But after many years, she wonders if that’s just something she made up. Red does know that she now belongs with Yakaka, the witch who rescued Red when she was a little girl. Full of power and magic, Yakaka travels the world, healing the planet when it calls for her help.

Kiss & Tell: Stand Up & Stories About Love, Sex, Etc. is a breakthrough audiobook that combines the brashness of stand-up comedy, the intimacy of oral storytelling and the energy of a live audience to portray a compelling and hilarious take on modern relationships. Coproduced with Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat and hosted by Emmy Award-winning actress Rachel Bloom and Saturday Night Live alum Jay Pharoah, Kiss & Tell presents an incredible lineup of the funniest comedians unavailable in any other format or on any other platform.

In the spring of 2019, Michael Kingswood decided to embark on a Great Challenge, coordinating with one of his writing mentors and committing to sending him a new story every Sunday for a year. Many people attempt this kind of writing challenge. Most fail. Michael crushed it.

In the shadow of a fervent religious sect, fifteen-year-old Misty Garner's refusal to marry her church's pastor leads to a harrowing abduction from her own bed, casting her into the uncertain embrace of the Bridge Home School for Girls. Miles away, Simon, the heart and soul behind the Big Cat Sanctuary's operations, harbors a deep-seated rebellion against the sanctuary's stringent rules. His unparalleled bond with Indra, a majestic Bengal tiger, fuels his daring plan to grant freedom to the captive big cats amidst an impending hurricane.

Ann Spangler has collected the funniest stories from todays funniest women between the covers of one book.

Embrace your inner Mrs. Potato Head! She’s so much more real and full of fun than Barbie ever could be. And she knows how to laugh like only those who have discovered the humor, heart, and wisdom of true womanhood can laugh. Mrs. Potato Head’s hormones are out of whack. Her memory is held together by sticky notes. But she’s got a sense of humor that just won’t quit, and she’s learned to accept and enjoy herself as she is - because God does.

Snack-sized, humorous journal entries about seeing the world from the perspective of a man whose favorite pastime is avoiding large groups of people. In this captivating book, Nick shares bite-sized observations gathered over his two decades on and off stage, delivering unexpected, funny, and heartwarming moments that will leave you in stitches.

In today's fast-paced digital world, creating compelling content that resonates with audiences is crucial for building a successful brand. Content that Rocks is your ultimate guide to mastering the art of storytelling and content strategy. This audiobook takes you on a step-by-step journey, exploring how to craft captivating stories, optimize content for search engines, and embrace multimedia formats that will take your digital presence to the next level.

Millions of online fans have flocked to Susannah B. Lewis's hysterical, take-no-prisoners rants about her pet peeves in everyday life. Now, in How May I Offend You Today?, Lewis turns her trademark humor to ordinary events that work her nerves - from people who wear T-shirts with indecent images to public displays of affection in the plumbing aisle of Lowe's - while keeping a wry eye on herself and her own temptation to vent grievances "like a teenage girl in overalls and Birkenstocks."

Alternating between personal anecdote, hilarious insight, and smart analysis, Luke Skywalker Can't Read contends that Barbarella is good for you, that monster movies are just romantic comedies with commitment issues, and that Dracula and Sherlock Holmes are total hipsters and, most shockingly, shows how virtually everyone in the Star Wars universe is functionally illiterate.