Richard Ayoade
Author
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
Richard Ayoade - in this foren, perhaps one of the most 'insubstantial' people of our age, takes us on a journey from Peckham to Paris by way of Nevada and other places we don't care about. It's a journey deep within, in a way that's respectful and non-invasive; a journey for which we will all pay a heavy price, even if you've waited for the smaller paperback edition. Ayoade argues for the canonisation of this brutal...
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"The life of a book isn't easy, especially when people judge you by your cover (not every book can be adorned with sparkly unicorns!). And this narrator should know--it's the book itself, and it has a lot of opinions. It gets irritated when readers bend its pages back, and it finds authors quite annoying. But it does have a story to tell. Through witty direct address and charming illustrations, readers meet a book that has never been read, with a...
3) The Bad Guys
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A crackerjack criminal crew of animal outlaws are about to attempt their most challenging con yet: becoming model citizens. Never have there been five friends as infamous as these guys: dashing pickpocket Mr. Wolf, seen-it-all safecracker Mr. Snake, chill master of disguise Mr. Shark, short-fused 'muscle' Mr. Piranha, and sharp-tongued expert hacker Ms. Tarantula, aka 'Webs.' But when, after years of countless heists and being the world's most-wanted...
4) Soul
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Joe Gardner is a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. A misstep takes him from New York City to The Great Before, a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities before going to Earth. Determined to return to his life, Joe teams up with a precocious soul, 22, who has never understood the appeal of the human life. As Joe tries to show 22 what's great about life, he may discover...
Author
Series
Snuff Box volume 5
Language
English
Description
Tension brews in the strange world of the horrible hangmen as a beautiful woman causes all kinds of jealous feelings to rise to the fore – and Matt reverts to his devilish ways.
Author
Series
Snuff Box volume 2
Language
English
Description
Rich sets out to humiliate Matt by reading excerpts from his diary aloud, in front of the other club members. But retribution isn’t far away.
Author
Series
Snuff Box volume 1
Language
English
Description
The identity of Rich’s mother is a closely guarded secret, but Matt is determined to find out the truth for his own financial gain.
Author
Series
Snuff Box volume 6
Language
English
Description
Rich plans to tie the knot, finally escaping Matt’s clutches and ready to live a life of his own. However, his fellow hangman is determined to keep him in the gentleman’s club, whatever it takes.
Author
Series
Snuff Box volume 4
Language
English
Description
Matt and Rich must decide where their loyalties lie when their two brothers pay an unwelcome visit to London and stir up trouble.
Author
Series
Snuff Box volume 3
Language
English
Description
Matt is furious that Rich keeps ruining the punchlines of his jokes, especially as he keeps his friend supplied with whisky and women.
11) The Double
Author
Language
English
Description
Simon is a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world. He is overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by the woman of his dreams. He feels powerless to change any of these things. The arrival of a new co-worker, James, serves to upset the balance. James is both Simon's exact physical double and his opposite - confident, charismatic and good with women. To Simon's horror, James slowly starts taking over his...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
“Roald Dahl sometimes shared a tonal kinship with Ogden Nash, and he could demonstrate a verbal inventiveness nearly Seussian…[His] stories work better in audio than in print.” –The New York Times
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