Humor Short

Und wie ist es Weihnachten bei Ihnen? Weihnachten, wir wissen's alle, ist das Fest der Liebe und der familiären Idylle. Was aber tun, wenn man beim Weihnachtsessen von der Schwiegermutter kaltlächelnd gemästet wird? Die Nachbarn einem mit grell blinkender Weihnachtsdeko den Schlaf rauben? Man furchtbare Angst hat, beim Kauf des Weihnachtsbaums zu versagen und obendrein den heuchlerischen Schwur getan hat: "Dieses Jahr schenken wir uns nichts"? Vielleicht ist es da einfach am besten, im Kreis der Liebsten besinnliche Lieder zu singen. Fragt sich nur, ob vor dem Essen oder nach dem Essen.

Un abogado que tiene su oficina en Wall Street narra la historia de Bartleby, un peculiar escribiente, quien un día, de repente, deja de escribir amparándose en su famosa fórmula: "Preferiría no hacerlo". Nadie sabe de dónde viene este escribiente, prefiere no decirlo, y su futuro es incierto pues prefiere no hacer nada que altere su situación. El abogado, desconcertado, no sabe cómo actuar ante esta rebeldía, pero al mismo tiempo se siente atraído por tal misteriosa actitud. Su compasión hacia el desobediente escribiente, hace de este personaje un ser tan extraño como el propio Bartleby.

Das Beste aus 20 Jahren vom Shootingstar der deutschen Literatur: Geschichten über die schwäbische Heimat, das Berliner Exil und das ferne Amerika. Komisch und melancholisch. Vielschichtig und pointiert. Für den literarischen Genuss und den großen Lesespaß. "Seine Geschichten zu lesen ist ganz einfach immer wieder ein sehr großes Vergnügen." Horst Evers. Gerade als seine Mutter den Führerschein macht, lässt der Gemeinderat eine Fußgängerampel aufstellen, mit fatalen Folgen für Mensch und Tier.

Striving to become Australia’s greatest spy, Jared Pond goes on frivolous missions around the world, and keeps failing in spectacular ways. Pond, Jared Pond. Australia’s greatest spy and womanizer, according to himself. Equipped with a secret government pill that makes him immune to toxins, Jared carries out missions across the world for the Australian Prime Minister, Scurry Morrissette. Will Jared achieve his goals, and will the Pond Train reach its destination?

I "Racconti umoristici" sono una raccolta di alcuni tra i più celebri e conosciuti racconti brevi del grande scrittore russo...

Gilbert Keith Chesterton è stato uno scrittore e giornalista inglese famoso per i suoi racconti ironici, a volte paradossali, ma sempre ricchi di morale e buoni sentimenti. Famoso per le fortunate serie di Padre Brown, in questo libro, pubblicato nel 1905, ci propone sette racconti in cui due amici, lo scrittore stesso e un ex-giudice (forse un po' pazzo) si trovano coinvolti in avventure paradossali.Cornice musicale: The Sycamore di Scott Joplin.

I ventuno episodi che compongono l'audiolibro formano nelle intenzioni dell'autore un resoconto accurato delle vicende umane viste attraverso gli occhi degli dei. L'ascoltatore viene introdotto nella narrazione attraverso una particolare lente di ingrandimento. Le dimensioni, le distanze perdono senso. Un caffè può diventare il centro immobile di un piccolo universo. I personaggi si muovono attraverso scenari che sono solo lo sfondo delle loro vicende quotidiane.

Accused of stealing gold from an infamous Irish street gang, paranormal psychologist Matilda Schmidt will die in exactly five days if she doesn't cough it up - guilty or not. With minutes ticking away and her office overrun by a leprechaun who's loopier than he is lucky, Matilda makes a deal with a demigod - give him one night in her bed and he'll help her locate the missing gold.

Love is a fascinating aspect of human emotions that embalms withered souls with new hope and zest for life. Yet love manifests in myriad shades ranging from caring to conjugal, physical to psychological, empowering to escorting. This treatise accounts for the first volume of such fascinating and confounding attributes over a roller-coaster ride of 16 audio stories that will enthrall your human senses in a journey of close to 8 hours uninterrupted.

Love is a fascinating aspect of human emotions that embalms withered souls with new hope and zest for life. Yet love manifests in myriad shades ranging from caring to conjugal, physical to psychological, empowering to escorting. This treatise accounts for the second volume of such fascinating and confounding attributes over a roller-coaster ride of 16 audio stories that will enthrall your human senses in a journey of close to 8 hours uninterrupted.

Fungi and human families are the threads that tie the fabric of all these tales together. In The Freaky Fungal Family Tree, there are few things that are as they appear to be. You’ve been duly warned. Now, from this point on - listen at your own risk!

Welcome to Somerville Grange is a collection of feel-good stories for golden oldies still young at heart, written by one of their own. Set in an idyllic retirement complex, it is an affectionate account of the lives, loves, and foibles of the fortunate residents still living life to the fullest and making the most their twilight days.

How would you describe life? If you bumped into God and it asked you to give an overview of what life on Earth was like, what would you do? You wouldn’t tell it one long, drawn-out story. Not at all. You’d give it a mixed bag of quick stories to give it a good taste of what life is. If that day did somehow come about, and you did find yourself talking nonsense to an infinite being on a lovely summer’s day, I’m sure you’d never again forget to keep yourself hydrated.

Одесский юмор - явление уникальное. Это особый жанр - блестящее остроумие, афористичность и естественность, неподражаемый стиль и самобытный язык, живая интонация и удивительная легкость выражения. В сборнике представлены рассказы, фельетоны, пародии, зарисовки, так или иначе связанные с Одессой.

These seven short stories trace the childhood memories of a young boy, humorously nicknamed General Custer. The General, optimistic by nature and battered by circumstances, moves from Corvallis, Oregon, to the coastal town of Fairhaven, California. In this patchwork tarpaper town, on the north spit of Humboldt Bay, there are no phones, no indoor toilets, and with mostly absent parents, very few rules. Tracing General Custer's intrepid spirit and ardent observations, Kids in the Wind brims with windy salt air, unimaginable adventure, discoveries of young love, and humor.

If someone had told Noah Donovan he was going to be stuck in an elevator with a very beautiful, slightly odd bartender and her fluffy packrat, he never would have believed it. Fortunately, the quirky brunette leaves the very cuddly rodent behind. Unfortunately, she’s married. In Lexi Allison’s job, she’s accustomed to warding off unwanted advances with a fake wedding ring. So when she meets a tatted-up hunk in an elevator, she’s quick to revert to her default tall tale. This guy certainly knows how to push her buttons, but the thing is, they’re the right buttons.

Von falschen Männern über die betrogene Ehefrau, zur Midlifecrisis bis hin zum richtigen Haustier für den geliebten Nachwuchs. Warum bleiben wir bei der Werbung vor dem Fernseher sitzen? Was ist so interessant an romantischen Filmen? Warum braucht ein Mensch ein Multifunktionspulssensorenmessdings und wieso müssen extrovertierte Vielblubberer nicht unbedingt zu den Schaumschlägern gehören? Weshalb sind Mütter eigentlich stets flexibel, einsatzbereit, nie krank und... haben eigentlich auch Männer Problemzonen?

E se nella vita non esistessero momenti trascurabili? Dai calzini irrimediabilmente spaiati alla cartomante che predice un nuovo amore a tua moglie, il divertimento di vivere ogni istante (anche quelli che dimenticheremmo volentieri) ormai lo conosciamo bene. E non ci stancheremo mai di ritrovarlo. "Ogni singolo gesto, i sapori, l'aria, il tempo, la stoffa, la strada, la persona accanto, il profumo, il panorama, il vento, la porta, il sorriso. Tutto, tutto. La vita non finisce piú, se si sa comprendere ogni singolo momento di un giorno solo."

Primer libro de relatos de David Torres en el que se apuntan los temas y mimbres que irán estando presentes en el resto de su obra: el cuidado por la prosa, el lirismo, la meta literatura y una profunda conciencia social que impregna cada página. Una obra sólida de trazas carverianas y borgianas con una forma a la altura de su fondo.

Lions, Komodo dragons, dogs, monkeys, and pheasants - all have shared spotlights and tabloid headlines with celebrities such as Sharon Stone, Thomas Edison, and David Hasselhoff. In this critically acclaimed collection, Lydia Millet hilariously tweaks these unholy communions to run a stake through the heart of our fascination with famous people and pop culture.