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Woody Allen's early comic fiction was heavily influenced by the zany, pun-ridden humor of S.J. Perelman. And now, for the first time, Woody Allen narrates one of his early collections of short stories, Getting Even. Listen to Woody Allen revenge himself on such significant subjects as death, obesity, organized crime, the invention of the sandwich, and much more.

Joe Whalen is the first to admit he’s no angel. But living alone in his remote house in the country, he’s been working hard to eke out a livelihood on a local farm as he cleans up his act. However, when he returns home late one night, he finds himself facing a whole new level of trouble: There has been a murder in his home, and he is the prime suspect. Unless he can figure out who’s framing him, he’s going to spend his life behind bars.

Kathy is thoroughly fed up of being on the wrong end of a series of break-ups, and at forty, she can safely say that she is absolutely and completely scunnered. There’s only one thing for it: it’s time to get even.

Work relationships can be hard. The stress of dealing with difficult people dampens our creativity and productivity, degrades our ability to think clearly and make sound decisions, and causes us to disengage. In Getting Along, workplace expert and Harvard Business Review podcast host Amy Gallo identifies eight familiar types of difficult coworkers—the insecure boss, the passive-aggressive peer, the know-it-all, the biased coworker, and others—and provides strategies tailored to dealing constructively with each one.

The wives of controlling husbands. The partners of cheating men. The lovers of playboys leading secret lives. As an Iron Lady, Adeline helped them all. And she loved every minute of it. And with each case, Adeline grew jaded. Every man had the potential to break hearts and destroy lives. Until she met the one determined to prove her wrong. He didn’t want to break her heart.... He wanted to steal it.

In Book Yourself Solid for Creatives, bestselling author Michael Port and Joana Galvao deliver a game-changing and super-specific playbook for creative professionals seeking to fill their pipeline with dozens or hundreds of qualified leads and convert them into paying clients. The authors explain how to achieve your business goals, pack your calendar with high-value clients, and increase your top- and bottom-lines.

Book Yourself Solid has been one of the most popular marketing guides in the world for service-based businesses since its initial release in 2006. This new third edition includes updated and expanded strategies, techniques, and skills to help you get more clients and increase your take-home profits.

Humor and action abound in this second follow-up to the Newbery honor winner and New York Times bestseller, Three Times Lucky The trial of the century has come to Tupelo Landing, NC. Mo and Dale, aka Desperado Detectives, head to court as star witnesses against Dale's daddy--confessed kidnapper...

Coauthored by Michael Port (mastermind behind the original Book Yourself Solid business techniques) and Matthew Kimberley (successful business consultant), Book Yourself Solid for Coaches and Consultants covers the issues unique to the world of coaching. By attracting clients who are in alignment with your vision, you can create a successful business that also helps you achieve your long-term goals.

Now streaming on Netflix and BBC iPlayer! The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars in Gretchen McNeil’s witty and suspenseful novel about four disparate girls who join forces to take revenge on high school bullies and create dangerous enemies for themselves in the process. Perfect for fans...

Anna's perfect life has become a category 5 disaster. A hurricane destroying her home is only the beginning of Anna's troubles. Her ex Eric plasters private photos of her on billboards all over the city and across the internet. The backlash against her makes the storm look tame: She's suspended from her job. Her current boyfriend dumps her. The cops blame her for the pictures. Her friends vanish.

When Roxanne finds the man who shattered her heart back in high school, she comes up with a plan to get even with him. She plays a dangerous game, and even gets engaged. Roxanne‘s plan is going well, but love plays a fast one on her, and she ends up falling hard for the CEO.

Author, lawyer, and feminist icon Anita Hill tackles the tough questions about equality and what it takes to get there on her new podcast Getting Even with Anita Hill. Each week, Hill talks with people on the frontlines of improving our imperfect world and finding solutions. In dynamic, thought-provoking interviews, Hill and her guests reveal their stories of breaking the rules, going off script, and forging their own path to equality. Getting Even drops on Fridays. To listen ads-free, subscribe to Pushkin+ in Apple Podcasts or at pushkin.fm/plus. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner ...

The Dog Type system can help you have more success in both your work and personal life. It helps you to better understand yourself and others by knowing the dogs you like most and least. This helps you assess one's personality profile based on the personality characteristics of different dogs. In addition, you can call on different types of dogs to help you in different situations - from making changes in your life to improving your relationships. You can also use these techniques to relax, have more energy, overcome stress, gain more confidence, and accomplish goals.

“I wish he was dead!” Have you ever had that wicked thought? If not, then you’ve never met the contemptible Mike DiMarco, a man that gets his solitary pleasure from wrecking lives. Hypothetically, if DiMarco ruined your life and left you penniless, beaten, and broken, could you kill him? Well, you’re off the hook because Sturgis will do it for you - or try. Your mission now becomes that of a cheering supporter as you hear about the efforts of a lovable, clumsy man as he humorously, yet doggedly, discovers the ins and outs of getting even as an entry-level assassin.

According to the Small Business Administration, 90% of service businesses will fail within the first five years. They fail not because they don't offer great services and products, but because the owners are extremely uncomfortable with traditional marketing and sales. The result is a frustrated, isolated, and overwhelmed business owner who does not know there is an entirely different, highly successful approach to marketing and sales available—and it's laid out in Book Yourself Solid.

After helping to build the Eastland Insurance company for 17 years, Lanthus Trilby is retrenched, without warning, to make way for ‘younger, brighter minds’. Feeling angry and betrayed, the passive actuary wants to let his (former) boss feel his rage. His initial plans of keying his boss’ car quickly escalate well beyond merely blowing it up. Lanthus is going to take down the entire company. But his plan needs a team with special skills.

The issues that surround the loss of a spouse are numerous and complex. A very small sampling of these issues include helping children cope with a parent's death, re-entering the workplace and eventually re-entering the world of dating, love and intimacy; as well as moving through a profoundly emotional period. The widowed must find a way to accept and deal with these oftentimes conflicting and confusing emotions while being expected to "carry on and carry forward" by those around them.

For nearly seven years, she tortured and abused Mike and Adam, who she kidnapped and forced to work in her silver mine. But now, the situation is reversed.

In this short story from his Getting Even collection, Woody Allen takes an in-depth look at the Mafia, detailing heretofore unknown facts about the Cosa Nostra, from their aliases (and aliases' aliases), to how little they spend on office supplies in a given year.