Joshua Isard’s debut novel is a hoot. Our hero Nathan Wavelsky moves into the burbs with his wife. Life is good. He’s a successful slacker. He doesn’t want to rock the boat. His definition of a good time is listening to his favorite bands on his iPod and staring at the grass and the poplar trees in his backyard. As a mid-level corporate manager, he does what his bosses tell him. If they want somebody fired, he fires ...
Kein Tier hat die gro?en Autoren zu ahnlich heiteren, gewitzten und liebevollen Wurdigungen angeregt wie die Katze: E. T. A. Hoffmanns Kater Murr verfa?t, getrieben von wissenschaftlichem Hei?hunger, bahnbrechende Schriften. Sakis Tobermory enthullt samtliche Peinlichkeiten einer feinen englischen Gesellschaft, nachdem er das Sprechen gelernt hat. Nicht zu vergessen Der Panther von Rilke und der schlaue Kater mit den Stiefeln, den jeder Marchenf ...
In 80 Tagen um die Erde! Dieses Ziel hat sich Phileas Fogg gesetzt, um eine Wette zu gewinnen. Damit beginnt die verruckteste und abenteuerlichste Reise, die man sich vorstellen kann. Uber Suez, Indien, China und quer durch Nordamerika will Mr. Fogg die gesamte Strecke um den Erdball mit Eisenbahn und Schiff zurucklegen. Doch dabei soll es nicht bleiben: Unvorhergesehene Schwierigkeiten zwingen ihn und seinen Begleiter Passepartout dazu, auf ...
Set in the town of Milton, Team Seven follows young Andre Battel from age eight through his teenage years as he grows away from his Jamaican family, discovers genuine prowess on the basketball court, and eventually falls into a routine of dealing drugs for the local street gang, Team Seven. The story is told primarily through Andre's voice, but we also see things through the voices and points of view of his mother Ruby, a hard-working medic ...
Hat nicht jeder schon einmal ein Haus betrachtet? Aber was geschahe, wenn uns das Haus ebenfalls beobachten oder uns sogar auslachen wurde? Katharina Thalbach liest Christian Morgensterns lustigen Text «Das Haus» in einer ungekurzten Lesung. ...
Captain Delano is approached on the open sea by a battered-looking ship lead by Captain Benito Cereno. Cereno, always accompanied by his personal slave Babo, explains that his crew was transporting a group of slaves from Africa when their ship was caught and damaged in severe weather. He is polite but always timid, and requests supplies for his ships remaining journey. Captain Delano agrees to help but begins to notice the strange social interac ...
In A Christmas Turkey, a poor family works hard to figure out how they can celebrate Christmas. When the father is unable to provide a turkey, the children venture out into the world, working to earn enough money to pool their resources and purchase one for the Christmas table. ...
Kate Chopin's A Reflection is a reflection on the fortunes of life. It is a meditation on how some people succeed by harnessing their energy effectively while others get left behind. ...
