Greek Humour

A new collection from David Sedaris is cause for jubilation. His recent move to Paris has inspired hilarious pieces, including Me Talk Pretty One Day, about his attempts to learn French. His family is another inspiration. You Cant Kill the Rooster is a portrait of his brother who talks incessant...

Philosophy made fun & unforgettable!! 4+ BONUSES! Philosophy isn’t just something you read — it’s something you do. Debate Truth, Logic, Ethics, Politics, Science, God, Free Will, Happiness, Reality, the Soul & Meaning of Life From Socrates’ questions to Aristotle’s categories, from Epicurus’ garden to Stoic survival skills, you don’t just study philosophy here — you debate, laugh, question, & even quiz yourself along the way. 🏛 Inside You’ll Discover: The Big 3 Greeks—Socrates, Plato & Aristotle explained simply, clearly, & with stories that stick Epicurus, Zeno & ...

After finding herself suddenly penniless, Emily is on the verge of homelessness when she lands a job as a sorority house mom. Finally, her life is back on track! After a year of turmoil, she’s got a steady source of income, a roof over her head (albeit, a decrepit one) and a welcome, but unexpected, frequent dose of eye candy. Especially, Michael, the sexy contractor. If only that darn federal investigation weren’t lurking in her background… Emily teams up with a zany PI to dig up the truth about her family’s sketchy past. But investigating crime while babysitting Gamma Delts makes ...

Welcome to the hilarious, strange, elegiac, outrageous world of David Sedaris! In Naked, Sedaris turns the mania for memoir on its ear, mining the exceedingly rich terrain of his life, his family, and his unique worldview-a sensibility at once take-no-prisoners sharp and deeply charitable. A...

A wickedly funny coming-of-age novel about a misfit teenager in London determined to eliminate the one thing standing between her and a good life: her father “Hands down the funniest, most original novel I’ve read in ages.”—Grant Ginder, author of The People We Hate at the Wedding I...

David Sedaris tells all in a book that is, literally, a lifetime in the making. For forty years, David Sedaris has kept a diary in which he records everything that captures his attention-overheard comments, salacious gossip, soap opera plot twists, secrets confided by total strangers. These...

Following the explosive confrontation in Revelen, Sienna Nealon finds herself somewhere utterly unexpected...and facing familiar enemies she could never have predicted she'd face.

An irresistible, juicy contemporary novel based on the TikTok phenomenon #BamaRushTok—about four sorority sisters brought back to the top-tier house they ruled at the University of Alabama, when secrets they’d thought long buried threaten to resurface. Four sorority sisters. Each with dark...

Nine months ago, Zeus' murder catapulted the Greek gods back into public life. Now, the whole pantheon revels in new temples, casinos, and media empires - except Apollo. An overachiever with a bursting portfolio of godly duties, the amount of email alone he receives from rapacious mortals turns each day into a living hell. Yet there may be hope, if only he can return Zeus to life! With the aid of Thalia, the muse of comedy and science fiction, Apollo will risk his very godhood to help TV producer Tracy Wallace and a gamer geek named Leif, who hold the key to Zeus' resurrection.

This book was not written by linguists. It was not approved by the Greek state. It was not funded by the European Union. It was written by people who have lived here long enough to know. If you have ever whispered “malaka” into your coffee before 08:00, this book is peer-reviewed by you. The Great Malaka Odyssey is a literary, observational, and occasionally affectionate field guide to life in Greece—especially Crete—where scooters scream at midnight, sidewalks are washed during droughts, tourists ask for directions they will not follow, and the word malaka somehow means everything....

Carefree, 30-something Mandy thought she’d be married to first love Danny forever. So when she discovers her heartthrob husband has had a fling, she realizes it’s time to make some big changes. But what will Mandy do now she’s single for the first time in her adult life? Determined to find her spark again, Mandy hops on a plane, ready for adventure and a second chance at happiness. Escaping to a sun-drenched Greek island, the glittering blue seas, golden beaches, and delicious cocktails are exactly what she needs.

"PURE GOLD! Informative, thorough, and HILARIOUS!" If you want to impress your friends with your knowledge of all things Greek in general, then this is the book for you. Next time you’re participating in a pub quiz, expect to win the Greek round hands down. The only problem is, there’s rarely a round specifically about Greece. Ah well, you can’t win ‘em all. And anyway, there’s always a first time. If you’re planning to visit Greece and want to familiarise yourself with some of the basics, this book is a good place to start if you want to know the essentials about this most ...

The last thing Lainie Greenwood expects is to tumble off her mule on the Greek island of Santorini and then have to watch her cousin, Marigold, fall for her rescuer. She's so irritated by all their lovey-dovey nonsense that she decides to leave them to it, escaping to the nearby island of Naxos. Here she meets Andreas Galanis, a Greek/Canadian businessman, who needs a housekeeper for a few days. Unexpectedly, after the death of his ex-wife, he has to take care of his young son, Jamie, and right in the middle of house renovations, too. To Lainie's surprise he offers her the job. What has she...

In Sir Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders Greeks, Sir Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly and disgusting bits about the Greeks! It's history, but not as we know it! Find out everything...

A secret adventure in the Greek Islands. The Beatles, John, Paul, George and Ringo, find a bevy of dangerous risks on their 1967 summer holiday, revealing legendary Greek antiquities and a smuggling operation spanning the Aegean. Helen Spencer must sort out who is trustworthy and who means harm before evil befalls the world's most beloved band. Can she figure out the con, and sail away with the Beatles...with the police in hot pursuit? There’s just one more problem: a mysterious island and the Siren’s musical call, luring in the boys, with danger lurking at every turn. It’s ...

You can take the gods out of Olympus, but can you take Olympus out of the gods? Eros, eternal teenager/legendary god of love, is experiencing an existential crisis and has concluded that his career as a bow-and-arrow-wielding matchmaker is over. It’s time for a change of pace, and residence. When he and his mother, the very beautiful and vain Aphrodite, decide to leave Mount Olympus and settle in a small Texas town, they find that leaving behind their divine powers and privileges is significantly harder than they expected. None too happy about his daughter and grandson’s desertion, the ...

This is a learned but always entertaining journey through the world of the Ancient Greeks, their extraordinary language and how it has shaped our own understanding of the world today. After all, what is language but the frame through which we understand the world? Davie aims to bring more than just humour, he seeks to trace the thread of ancient Greek thought that runs through our own civilization, always with the lightness of touch and fascinating etymology.

When the president and dean of a small private college conspire to assign all the “faculty troublemakers” to a new unit and then dissolve the unit, their plan unexpectedly backfires. The resulting “Department of Eminent Scholars” manages to recruit just enough students to remain viable, and the academic year begins. As the semester unfolds, the students in the new department begin to sense that all is not what it seems in Chudwell Hall, the site of their unusual program, and a decades-long mystery starts to unravel.

Lydia Broom is living her second-best life. With her dreams of being a chef left in the dust, she instead finds solace writing about the dishes she wished she created. When Lydia's sent to Corfu on an assignment, she's excited to see what culinary delights the island has to offer, but nothing seems to tickle her fancy—until she tastes the creations of local cook Thanos Nicolaidis.

The first book in an unmissable and ferociously exciting adventure series for readers of David Gemmell, Christian Cameron and Simon Scarrow Greece is in turmoil, divided by feuding kingdoms desiring wealth, power and revenge. When young soldier Eperitus comes to the aid of a group of embattled...