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The brilliant Alexander McCall Smith became an international sensation with his New York Times best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novels. His award-winning wit, made famous through that series, is fully on display in 44 Scotland Street.

Stephanie Plum is thinking her career as a fugitive apprehension agent has run its course. She's been shot at, spat at, cussed at, fire-bombed, mooned, and attacked by dogs. Time for a change, Stephanie thinks. Time to find the kind of job her mother can tell her friends about without making the sign of the cross. So Stephanie Plum quits. Resigns. No looking back. No changing her mind. She wants something safe and normal. As it turns out, jobs that are safe and normal for most people aren't necessarily safe and normal for Stephanie Plum.

Hello's and most grave salutations, brothers and sisters. Proops gives a solemn first-hand account of being in London on July 7th, the day of the subway bombings. He also reminds us that similar tragedies happen in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Sudan, and other places around the world every single day. Plus, Proops takes on the Live 8 concert, the treasonously leaky Karl Rove, the violently heterosexual Tom Cruise, and more.

Spunky, sweet-natured Jessica Monroe is 34 years old and perfectly happy being single. A producer at a top-rated morning show with a coterie of fun friends and a busy nightlife, she isn't in any rush to meet a man. Her girlfriends, however, disapprove. And when they secretly place a personal ad on a hot singles Web site on her behalf, Jess is reluctantly hurtled into the topsy-turvy world of online dating, where frogs masquerade as princes, but your soul mate might be just one click away.

Spunky, sweet-natured Jessica Monroe is 34-years-old and perfectly happy being single. A producer at a top-rated morning show with a coterie of fun friends and a busy nightlife, she isn't in any rush to meet a man. Her girlfriends, however, disapprove. And when they secretly place a personal ad on a hot singles Web site on her behalf, Jess is reluctantly hurtled into the topsy-turvy world of online dating, where frogs masquerade as princes, but your soul mate might be just one click away.

These high-impact standup performances are all about violence. On the screen, in their dreams, and in their living rooms, these insightful comedians take a licking and keep on kicking whether they're getting advice from action-film master John Woo, confronting vicious dogs, or getting firebombed by terrorists!

Die Popularität Elke Heidenreichs beginnt mit der Rundfunkfigur Else Stratmann, jener Metzgersgattin aus dem Ruhrgebiet, die seit Anfang der 80er Jahre 11 Jahre lang auf diversen Sendern zu hören war. Die besten Geschichten der Kodderschnauze aus Wanne-Eickel werden hier noch einmal auf diesem Hörbuch veröffentlicht.

Mit einem knapp einhundert Jahre alten Mann geht eine wundersame Wandlung vor, als er von einer Bombe hört, die im Lago Maggiore gefunden wurde. Er muss an seine Zeit als junger Mann bei den Kommunisten denken. Bei der Bombe handelt es sich zweifellos um jene in einer Torte versteckte, mit der er in den 20er Jahren Europas Außenminister bei ihrem Treffen in Locarno in die Luft sprengen wollte ... Diese und andere Erzählungen liest der bekannte Kabarettist und Autor Franz Hohler selbst.

Life after divorce for Sarah Hurlihy consists of juggling her job as a preschool teacher and the demands of her interfering family. Then her bossy big sister decides to place a personal ad for her, and the unexpected becomes a daily event. Everybody wants Sarah to put the past behind her and take a bold step towards a fresh start.

Best-selling, critically acclaimed author Mark Helprin's work has drawn favorable comparisons to an elite group of literary legends, including James Joyce, Franz Kafka, Edgar Allan Poe, and Thomas Mann. Helprin's sheer comic brilliance shines in this ingenious farce.

Gulliver's Travels describes the four voyages of Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon. In Lilliput he discovers a world in miniature; towering over the people and their city, he is able to view their society from the viewpoint of a god. However, in Brobdingnag, a land of giants, tiny Gulliver himself comes under observation, exhibited as a curiosity at markets and fairs.

The quintessential grumpy old man, Barry Cryer's standup combines the quick wit of Radio 4 with the charm and class of the "Great Men of Comedy". He has been a regular panelist on I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue and Just a Minute, the latter of which he also chaired. In 1998, Barry wrote his autobiography, You Won't Believe This But..., which has been broadcast on Radio 4.

Bill Maher first came to national attention as the host of the hit Comedy Central and ABC-TV program Politically Incorrect, where he offered a combustible mixture of irreverence and acerbic humor that helped him to garner a loyal following, as well as a reputation for being a hilarious provocateur.

A double helping of richly ironic humour from the queen of British stand up. Recorded over several live tours, this is Jo Brand at her best, doing her double best.

A live autobiographical performance from the former Goon, recounting amusing episodes from his life both before, during, and after his period with Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, and Peter Sellers. Includes the "Admiral" sketch.

Neil Titley has been a life long scholar of Oscar Wilde, and has toured this fascinating show all over the world.

It's Easter in Reading, a bad time for eggs, and no one can remember the last sunny day. Ovoid D-class nursery celebrity Humpty Stuyvesant Van Dumpty III, minor baronet, ex-convict, and former millionaire philanthropist, is found shattered to death beneath a wall in a shabby area of town. All the evidence points to his ex-wife, who has conveniently shot herself.

Workaholic attorney Samantha Sweeting has just done the unthinkable. She's made a mistake so huge, it'll wreck any chance of a partnership. Going into utter meltdown, she walks out of her London office, gets on a train, and ends up in the middle of nowhere. Asking for directions at a big, beautiful house, she's mistaken for an interviewee and finds herself being offered a job as housekeeper. Her employers have no idea they've hired a lawyer - and Samantha has no idea how to work the oven. She can't sew on a button, bake a potato, or get the #@%# ironing board to open.

Get ready to cheer for Kate Cadogan, a forty-something woman who has spent her life trying to please her husband, her son, her mother, and her father without a moment's thought to her own needs. Until one day when a series of events causes her to slip back in time.

Die Jagd auf Bill Buffalo geht weiter...
Es handelt sich um die Fortsetzung der Geschichte von der Jagd auf Bill Buffalo. Mit seinem neuen Weggefährten Parker Miller erlebt er aufregende Abenteuer auf seiner Flucht vor Taylor Hackford. Diesmal werden beide Protagonisten jedoch aufgehalten. Einer wird von einer Klapperschlange gebissen, der andere wiederum sitzt zeitweise im Gefängnis. Aber wie in jedem guten Western kommt es zum großen Showdown in der Wüste.