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*Nominated for Best Book at the 2025 Chortle Awards* 'Outstanding, I want to press it into the hands of every newly diagnosed person' Fern Brady 'Like a Martian's guide to living on Earth. Funny, enlightening and gobsmacking' Frank Skinner 'A hilarious, crystal-clear guide to autism' Phil Wang...

Top stand ups and great buds Glenn Moore and Pierre Novellie join forces to bring you hilarious conversation and funny little chunks they have found or made. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vom Rand einer steil abfallenden Klippe, wo man sonst unter hohen Aleppo-Kiefern wunderbar den Sonnenuntergang genießen könnte, bietet sich Isabelle Bonnet ein alles andere als idyllischer Anblick: Unten am Strand liegt eine Frau, unverkennbar in Ordenstracht gewandet. Schnell bestätigt sich, was zu befürchten war: Die Nonne lebt nicht mehr. Offenbar hatte sie bei der Suche nach seltenen Heilpflanzen den Halt verloren und war zu Tode gestürzt.

When Marco Pierre White's mother died when he was just six years old, it transformed his life. Soon his father was urging him to earn his own keep, and by 16 he was working in his first restaurant. White went on to learn from some of the best chefs in the country, such as Albert Roux, Raymond Blanc and Pierre Koffmann. He survived the intense pressure of hundred-hour weeks in the heat of the kitchen, developed his own style and then struck out on his own.

What do a mercenary and a mortician have in common? Dead. Freaking. Bodies. Callum Walker kills people for a living. Although he doesn't get a say in who his boss puts on his list, he likes to hunt people who hurt children in his spare time. After a misunderstanding that leads Callum to believe...

Friends, comedians and avid gamers Glenn Moore, Sarah Keyworth and Pierre Novellie sit down each week to discuss gaming. Button Boys offers unheard of recommendations, their worst gripes, nostalgia and much more in each episode plus bonus content for their dedicated Patreon supporters. If you love gaming and comedy you've come to the right place.

Dès leur parution en 1782, "Les liaisons dangereuses" connaissent un engouement, une vogue qui ne se dément pas. Bonheur des mots, passion d'une intrigue conduite comme un drame classique, "Les liaisons" conduisent dans les méandres du cœur humain, pétri d'amour et de vanité, mais aussi au sein d'une société marquée du double sceau de la frivolité et de la destruction.

Avril 1940. Louise, trente ans, court, nue, sur le boulevard du Montparnasse. Pour comprendre la scène tragique qu'elle vient de vivre, elle devra plonger dans la folie d'une période sans équivalent dans l'histoire, où la France tout entière, saisie par la panique, sombre dans le chaos.

Mit dem Oldtimer – und einer Mord-Drohung – zu den malerischsten Orten der Provence Madame le Commissaire und die tödliche Rallye ist der 13. Urlaubskrimi um Isabelle Bonnet von Bestseller-Autor Pierre Martin. Madame le Commissaire Isabelle Bonnet hat eine heimliche Leidenschaft: Sie begeistert sich für Motorräder und schnelle Autos. Das weiß auch ihr Chef – und macht sie kurzerhand zur Personenschützerin für die Frau eines Ministers. Denn die will an einer Oldtimer-Rallye teilnehmen, obwohl sie eine Morddrohung erhalten hat. Der Mut der Frau gefällt Isabelle.

Everyone Lilith touches dies. She has lived her entire life running from the grim reaper, who has followed her relentlessly since birth. He watches her from the shadows, and though he seems set on stealing everyone from her life, he refuses to allow her to take her own. When Lilith gets a job as a bartender at a Voodoo Steakhouse, her shadowy demon companion leaves her in peace for four blissful years. It isn’t until one of her colleagues passes away in a horrible accident, that she begins to fear he has returned, and this time, she may not be able to escape him.

Untermalt vom Summen der Zikaden und Lavendelduft gleiten die Tage in Fragolin in der Provence friedlich vorüber. Bis das Undenkbare geschieht und das Städtchen jäh aus dem sanften Sommerschlummer reißt: Eines Morgens findet man den Bürgermeister Thierry - tot, mit durchschnittener Kehle. Zwar waren er und Kommissarin Isabelle Bonnet schon länger kein Paar mehr, dennoch trifft sein Tod Isabelle zutiefst.

En desperat man, sju bomber och en kamp mot klockan! Jean Garnier har ingenting att förlora: hans mamma sitter i fängelse, hans flickvän är död och han har blivit av med jobbet. Jean hävdar att han har placerat ut ett antal bomber runt om i Paris och om inte polisen går med på hans krav...

La Femme et le Pantin est un des plus grands romans du désir. Sur le désir de la femme, de sa possession, sur les rapports des hommes vieillissants aux Lolitas, sur les relations entre amour et fortune, on n'a rien inventé de mieux ! Il a inspiré tous les romans de Lolitas qui suivirent, il a inspiré les plus grands cinéastes dont Buñuel, qui en fit « cet étrange objet du désir » avec Carole Bouquet comme interprète de la Conchita du roman.

Pierre Clostermann DFC was one of the oustanding Allied aces of the Second World War. A Frenchman who flew with the RAF, he survived over 420 operational sorties, shooting down scores of enemy aircraft while friends and comrades lost their lives in the deadly skies above Europe. The Big Show, his extraordinary account of the war, has been described as the greatest pilot's memoir of WWII.

Winner of the CWA International Dagger Award 2013. In kidnapping cases, the first few hours are crucial. After that, the chances of being found alive go from slim to nearly none. Alex Prévost - beautiful, resourceful, tough - may be no ordinary victim, but her time is running out. Commandant...

Possibly the most important and informative book ever compiled during the Covid era and a must read (listen) for everyone. The thirty four contributors, the Canaries, to this collection of essays are courageous people. They are critical thinkers who are prepared to put everything on the line to speak their truth. They strive to alert us all to what COVID was, and what may lie ahead.

Finn Summers can't feel fear. This causes Finn to take unnecessary risks—especially when it comes to his favorite sport in the world: Surfing. When Finn hears a rumor about a beach called Leviathans—located in the small town of Stars Cove, California—the promise of twenty-five-foot swells is too exciting for him to pass up. However, Leviathan's beach has a dark history.

Greg Wise reads Pierre Boulle's chilling, iconic novel about a nightmare world where apes rule over men. In a spaceship that can travel at the speed of light, Ulysse, a journalist, sets off from Earth for the nearest solar system. He finds there a planet which resembles his own, except that on Soror humans behave like animals and are hunted by a civilised race of primates.

The findings of historians and archaeologists open a thrilling world of discovery as they bring their methods and insights to the iconic stories of the Bible. These 24 content-rich lessons take you on a multidimensional journey through the Bible, from Genesis to the Crucifixion, seen through the lens of the latest historical and archaeological research.

Après l'immense succès du Grand Monde. Un ogre de béton, une vilaine chute dans l'escalier, le Salon des arts ménagers, une grossesse problématique, la miraculée du Charleville-Paris, la propreté des Françaises, « Savons du Levant, Savons des Gagnants », les lapins du laboratoire Delaveau, vingt mille francs de la main à la main, une affaire judiciaire relancée, la mort d'un village, le mystérieux professeur Keller, un boxeur amoureux, les nécessités du progrès.