**WINNER OF THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION******A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR**A stunning first graphic novel by a Cape/Comica/Observer graphic short story competition winner - a tale of a skirmish in the ice-cream wars that is worthy of Alan Bennett**In the small seaside town of Dobbiston, Howard sells ice creams from his van, just like his father before him. But when he notices a downturn in trade, he soon realises...

»Ich trete auf das Rad des Kessels, um mich hineinzuschwingen, stelle aber wieder mal fest, dass dort kaum noch Platz fu¨r mich ist, denn da steht schon die Gasflasche fu¨r die Flammen drin. In den Boden sind Lampen eingebaut, an die ich nicht rankommen darf, weil die viehisch heiß werden. Ich habe mich bei einer Probe mal darauf abgestu¨tzt und mir dabei fu¨rchterlich die Ha¨nde verbrannt, da blieb richtig meine Haut an dem du¨nnen Schutzgitter davor kleben. Es hat ganz eklig nach verbran...

A little flutter, a dizzy spell, an imperceptible narrowing of the arteries and then the rest of your life is a series of doctors advising you against things.On the outskirts of Hanoi, a late night motorcycle ride leads to an encounter in a cluttered kitchen where no-one quite belongs.Duyên is a young woman reluctantly returning to her roots. Murph is coming to see his old mate, Bob, whose shady past is slowly catching up with him.Dan Lee's wry new play dra...

Saksalaisyhtye Rammsteinin kosketinsoittajan Christian ”Flake” Lorenzin kirja on hilpeintä mutta myös älykkäintä tekstiä, mitä rokkimaailmasta on aikoihin julkaistu. Vuonna 1994 Berliinissä perustettu Rammstein on noussut maailmanmaineeseen mahtipontisella, saksankielisellä metallimusiikilla. Suomessakin bändin neljä viimeisintä albumia ovat nousseet myyntilistojen ykkösiksi.Ensimmäinen yhtyeen jäsenen kirjoittama omakohtainen muistelmateos.on otettu kiittäen vastaan niin fanien ku...

"This marriage cannot happen," Coty's voice rang through the hall."She's pregnant with someone else's child.""I hate her too much to ever share a bed with her," Damien said coldly."Then who is the father?""The child is mine."Ryker Stones—the dreaded Alpha of the Silvercrest Pack.Damien's uncle.Her fiancé's blood.And her father's sworn enemy.Jenna Spears, the legitimate daughter of the Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack, n...

Léna a un rêve : fêter Noël sous la neige. Difficile à réaliser quand on vit sur les terres arides du Togo. Depuis le décès de ses parents, elle a repris le centre Eden qu’ils ont fondé pour venir en aide aux enfants, et elle se bat pour le maintenir à flot.Stéphane n’a plus qu’un but : rendre sa fille Mya heureuse. Pour faire le deuil de sa femme partie trop tôt, il fuit New York pour un tour du monde avec sa fille. Il n’attend plus rien de la vie, mais son escale au Togo pourrait...

What do you do when both of your daughters have been diagnosed with autism, your wife is depressed and your job has been made redundant? You become a comedian! After years of feeling like he was losing at life, Aidan Comerford was on top of the world. He had just stepped off stage after being crowned the winner of So You Think You're Funny? at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2014, joining previous winners such as Peter Kay, Dylan Moran and Tommy Tiernan. This was it! His big break. Back i...

**Winner of the Coretta Scott King awardSharon Flake's award-winning, empowering debut novel follows one girl's struggle toward self acceptance, no matter what the world throws her way. Includes a foreword by bestselling, award-winning author Jason Reynolds!**Maleeka suffers every day from the taunts of the other kids in her class. If they're not getting at her about her homemade clothes or her good grades, it's about her dark, black skin. Maleeka does whatever she can to t...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A thoughtful defense of traditional conservatism and a thorough assault on the way Donald Trump is betraying it.”—David Brooks, in his New York Times columnIn a bold act of conscience, Republican Senator Jeff Flake takes his party to task for embracing nationalism, populism, xenophobia, and the anomalous Trump presidency. The book is an urgent call for a return to bedrock conservative principle and a cry to once again put country bef...

Perfect for fans of Mo Willems and Jon Klassen, award-winning author Sharon G. Flake’s story about a very serious cat and a very silly duck will inspire giggles with every reading.Best friends Duck and Cat have a problem—Cat makes Duck sneeze! “I think—achoo!—I’m allergic to you,” Duck declares. Hilarity ensues as Cat keeps trying to solve the problem—but Duck keeps sneezing! Is Duck really allergic to Cat or is something else going on?Written comp...

"This marriage cannot happen," Coty's voice rang through the hall."She's pregnant with someone else's child.""I hate her too much to ever share a bed with her," Damien said coldly."Then who is the father?""The child is mine."Ryker Stones—the dreaded Alpha of the Silvercrest Pack.Damien's uncle.Her fiancé's blood.And her father's sworn enemy.Jenna Spears, the legitimate daughter of the Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack, n...

"This marriage cannot happen," Coty's voice rang through the hall."She's pregnant with someone else's child.""I hate her too much to ever share a bed with her," Damien said coldly."Then who is the father?""The child is mine."Ryker Stones—the dreaded Alpha of the Silvercrest Pack.Damien's uncle.Her fiancé's blood.And her father's sworn enemy.Jenna Spears, the legitimate daughter of the Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack, n...