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Raymond Devos est un humoriste franco-belge. Il est resté célèbre pour ses jeux de mots, ses qualités de mime, son goût pour les paradoxes cocasses, le non-sens et la dérision. Très différent d'un Coluche malgré une référence commune au clown, contemporain de Fernand Raynaud, qui partage avec lui sa passion du mime, l'humour de Raymond Devos frise souvent la métaphysique (Friedrich Nietzsche), voire la mathématique fondamentale, comme...
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Guides to understanding women for men are all very well, but men are not the simplest of animals and also strive to be understood behind their appearance of machist bravado. These 100 quotes, often humorous, always striking, aim at disbanding the male mascarade, help you understand at last this enigmatic bunch, and sprinkle your conversation with witticism once you have decided what you would like to do of them.
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Book 3 of the classic trilogy of humorous rural adventures through pre-war England
Mr Finchley takes a fancy to a horse-drawn caravan that he sees for sale, but his new wife does not relish the prospect of a caravan journey so she goes to visit her brother, while he sets out to explore the countryside and go house-hunting.
While learning to handle the horse and the caravan, he encounters a variety of eccentrics and country characters, and...
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Bullock Creek
Barry Crump was one of New Zealand's most popular authors of all time. From A Good Keen Man in 1960 through to his death in 1996, over a million copies of the 24 books he wrote were sold. He was a superb storyteller, who captured perfectly the laconic humour and the lifestyle of the rugged Kiwi outdoors man. His ability to craft a tale that is both moving and funny is superbly illustrated by the huge international success of the movie...
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Gold and Greenstone
Barry Crump was one of New Zealand's most popular authors of all time. From A Good Keen Man in 1960 through to his death in 1996, over a million copies of the 24 books he wrote were sold. He was a superb storyteller, who captured perfectly the laconic humour and the lifestyle of the rugged Kiwi outdoors man. His ability to craft a tale that is both moving and funny is superbly illustrated by the huge international success of the...
6) Jackpot
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Am Sonntag muss mit Überraschungen gerechnet werden. Das bekommt auch Sebastian zu spüren. Denn wie es aussieht, haben sich die Frauen gegen ihn verschworen.
7) Ukridge
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Stanley Featherstonehough Ukridge is willing to do anything to get a buck – except, of course, work. Bombastic and big-eared, Ukridge has a bottomless well of corking ideas that never seem to work out, yet he's always willing to volunteer others to tackle the inconvenient bits. Whether he's commandeering a dog college, managing a tender-hearted pugilist, or brushing the perpetual chips off his aunt's shoulder, Ukridge's spotty success record never...
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Antonia Svensson behöver ett miljöombyte. Arbetet som förskollärare må vara roligt, men ibland behöver man faktiskt bara få ha lite tid för sig själv. Antonia bestämmer sig för att ta en resa till USA, men i möjligheternas land väntar henne ett oväntat äventyr. Philip Evans är en av Amerikas kändaste sångare, men när Antonias och Philips ögon möts för första gången uppstår något som överskrider alla sociala gränser: kärlek....
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A palm reader notifies Lord Arthur that murder is in his future. But not his murder – he's the murderer. This really throws a wrench into his wedding plans, for Lord Arthur is soon to be married to the most beautiful lady in London.
In fact he loves her so much, he decides to postpone the wedding until his business is done. Now, for a tasteful homicide...
13) Yalla Yalla
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Was Sebastian von Westhofen nicht alles tut, um seinen Führerschein behalten zu dürfen. Wegen seines wiederholten Fehlverhaltens im Straßenverkehr wird er zu zweihundert Stunden gemeinnütziger Arbeit verdonnert. Jana Meer, die Köchin der Tagessuppe, ist wenig erfreut, den versnobten Anzugträger, der sich für jede Arbeit zu schade zu sein scheint, an die Seite gestellt zu bekommen. Ein kleiner Trost. Er weiß nicht, was Yalla Yalla bedeutet....
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Sebastian bekommt Konkurrenz. Theo Kuntz heißt der Mann, der in der kommenden Woche ebenfalls seine Sozialstunden in der Tagessuppe ableisten muss. Anders als Sebastian kann Theo nicht nur kochen, er ist auch der Patissier in einem angesagten Sternerestaurant. Jana ist schwer beeindruckt.
16) Puha Road
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Puha Road
Barry Crump was one of New Zealand's most popular authors of all time. From A Good Keen Man in 1960 through to his death in 1996, over a million copies of the 24 books he wrote were sold. He was a superb storyteller, who captured perfectly the laconic humour and the lifestyle of the rugged Kiwi outdoors man. His ability to craft a tale that is both moving and funny is superbly illustrated by the huge international success of the movie Hunt...
17) The Man Upstairs
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P.G. Wodehouse gives us a delightful romantic comedy of two struggling artists who fantastically misunderstand each other.
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Der Kater taucht erneut auf und treibt sein Unwesen. Rolf macht seinem Ruf alle Ehre und rastet gepflegt, wie es sich für einen echten "Ruhrpottler" gehört, aus. Sebastian stellt sich in der Küche ungeschickt an und schneidet sich. Jana bringt ihn in die Notaufnahme. Natürlich benutzt sie Sebastians Auto, das bisher noch nie von einer Frau gefahren wurde.
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Three friends, one dog, one boat, one river. What could go wrong? Plenty.
Even when the sailing is smooth, the stories never stop in Jerome K. Jerome's comic novel. Plaster fishes, dead water rats, near death escapes and many, many jocose anecdotes create a colorful narrative of holiday life on the river. For, once three hypochondriacs self-diagnose themselves as "clearly overworked", the rest practically writes itself!
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