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Milo, a former hitman on the run, can't stand more than just the heat from the kitchen when his life as a countryside baker is threatened by the arrival of his former bosses. With his life in danger and his past catching up to him, Milo's cover is blown as he quickly becomes the talk of his village. A comedic adventure, Assassin in Love is an action-packed romp filled with small town quirks and big city thugs.
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After a dysfunctional group of unpublished writers with the motto "all for one" accept Hannah Rinaldi into their fold, the last thing they expect is her overnight success, but that's exactly what they get. While her career takes off, her eccentric and envious colleagues struggle to find their own paths to publishing fame and fortune. Tensions rise, rivalries form, and hearts are broken. Rejection turns to desperation. Good thing they're only armed...
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In this fast-paced, outrageously funny, all-star romp, socially awkward high schooler Rick Stevens is willing to do whatever it takes to win the heart of the girl of his dreams, and he does mean anything. But love's a pain! Particularly when your sights are set on the most beautiful and popular girl at school.
5) Pushing tin
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Two air traffic controllers have an intense rivalry and penchant for one-upmanship, causing hilarious havoc with their careers, marriages and planes in their airspace.
6) Being there
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Circumstances propel a feeble-minded gardener, whose entire knowledge of life comes from watching television, into becoming adviser to a powerful but dying tycoon.
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To reclaim the heart of his beloved Angie, hapless lab technician Virgil Gurdie embarks on an epic quest to create nothing less than the greatest goat cheese the world has ever known. Despite his lack of resources, experience, or basic competency in the field of agriculture, Virgil heads for the hills (literally) with a felonious German baker, a grave-digging hermit, and a tiny white goat named Artois. Virgil has no choice but to craft a cheese that...
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The members of the Bushwood Country Club still insist that only a privileged few are permitted to walk miles in the sun while wearing silly pants and whacking a little ball from hole to hole. Blue-collar millionaire Jack Hartounian is concerned more with the way people treat each other than whether they use the right words in polite society or raise the proper finger to drink a glass of beer.
9) Animal farm
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Everyman's library volume no. 150
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"This story of a group of barnyard animals who revolt against their vicious human master, only to submit to a tyranny erected by their own kind" --publisher's website.
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Fortysomething Cal Weaver is living the dream: good job, nice house, great kids, and marriage to his high school sweetheart. So when Cal learns that she has cheated on him and wants a divorce, his 'perfect' life quickly unravels. Cal, who hasn't dated in decades, stands out as the epitome of un-smooth, so handsome player Jacob Palmer takes him on as wingman and protege.
11) Accidental love
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Alice's perfect life is turned upside down when a freak accident leaves a nail lodged in her head, causing erratic behavior. After her fiance calls off the engagement, Alice sets off in search of a cure and falls into the arms of Howard Birdwell, a sexy senator who champions her cause. Caught up in a love triangle held together by a nail, will Alice listen to her head or her heart?
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My weirder-est school volume 11
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"There's a new principal at Ella Mentry School. Yes, it's true! Mr. Klutz is retiring and the president of the Board of Education, Dr. Carbles (Boo! Hiss!), has hired the best person for the job--or at least the funniest. But stand-up comedian Mrs. Stoker will have to face Vice Principal Mrs. Jafee in a big joke-off duel to defend her new job. Will Mrs. Stoker have the last laugh? Or will shoe lose her audience when things get serious?" --book jacket...
13) Heart and souls
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Four souls learn why they are earthbound and tied to a hard driving executive--through him, they each have one chance to resolve the unfinished business in their lives.
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"Sally Milz is a sketch writer for The Night Owls, the late night live comedy show that airs each Saturday. With a couple of heartbreaks under her belt, she's long abandoned the search for love, settling instead for the occasional hook-up, career success, and a close relationship with her stepfather to round out a satisfying life. But when Sally's friend and fellow writer Danny Horst begins dating Annabel, a glamorous actress who guest-hosted the...
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Stephen Rosenfield, founder and director of the American Comedy Institute, the premier comedy school in the United States, has taught literally dozens of major standup comics in North America, and has also pioneered comedy as an academic discipline in many universities, a trend that is rapidly spreading. Mastering Stand-Up draws on Rosenfield's own extensive experience (and those of countless stars like Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, Rodney...
17) Baby done
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Wannabe-adventurer Zoe freaks out when she falls pregnant to her long-term boyfriend Tim. As Tim embraces the prospect of fatherhood, Zoe attempts to rush through her dreams pre mother-hood.
18) Band aid
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Anna and Ben, who can't stop fighting. Advised by their therapist to try and work through their grief unconventionally, they are reminded of their shared love of music. In a last-ditch effort to save their marriage, they decide to turn all their fights into song, and with the help of their neighbor Dave, they start a band.
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A lonely young woman saves the life of a handsome stranger she has fallen in love with from afar. His family mistakes her for his fiancee, and she goes along because she likes his offbeat family so much. Matters take a hilarious turn when she meets and falls in love with her make-belive lover's brother.
20) Dragnet
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A comedy that pays homage to the famed original police drama of the '50s and '60s.
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