Résultats pour "Dog" dans Comédie et humour

Narrated by award winning actor Bill Nighy. When 'dream husband' Xan Meo is vengefully assaulted in the garden of a London pub, he suffers head-injury, and personality-change. Like a spiritual convert, the familial paragon becomes an anti-husband, an anti-father. He submits to an alien moral...

Hertell Daggett isn't what he used to be—he'd once been married, he'd once been a physicist, and he'd once been shot in the head. The doctors got the bullet out, but a few tiny specks of copper stayed behind, floating inside his brain, connecting parts that aren't connected in the rest of us, filaments of species memory going back to the beginning of time.

Single, childless, J.T. Rosen—a poet and college professor who has failed to live up to her early promise—has constructed a careful, orderly life around her work and the little house she has lived in alone for many years. Long ago, after a tumultuous youth filled with the “Sturm und Drang of boys and men,” she gave up on the possibility of love; she has begun by now, in the Middle Western town she cannot bring herself to think of as home, to give up on the possibility of friendship.

Journalist Josh Dean tells the story of a lovable Australian Shepherd, Jack, on his novice tour through the exciting world of professional dog showing, following Jack from his first competitions in local school gymnasiums all the way to the great granddaddy of them all, the Westminster Dog Show. A veteran journalist, Dean shines a warm, steady light on the trials that Jack and his plucky, dedicated owners come to face, and uses their story to explore the larger histories of dog shows themselves and our complex, heartfelt relationships to the pets we grow to love.

The new novel from Joseph O'Neill, his first since the Man Booker longlisted and PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction-winning Netherland. In 2007, a New York attorney bumps into an old college buddy - and accepts his friend's offer of a job in Dubai, as the overseer of an enormous family fortune. Haunted by the collapse of his relationship and hoping for a fresh start, our strange hero begins to suspect that he has exchanged one inferno for another.

The author of the best-selling and award-winning Netherland now gives us his eagerly awaited, stunningly different new novel: a tale of alienation and heartbreak in Dubai. Distraught by a breakup with his long-term girlfriend, our unnamed hero leaves New York to take an unusual job in a strange desert metropolis. In Dubai at the height of its self-invention as a futuristic Shangri-la, he struggles with his new position as the "family officer" of the capricious and very rich Batros family.

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This is the remarkable story of one endearing dog's search for his purpose over the course of several lives. More than just another charming dog story, A Dog's Purpose touches on the universal quest for an answer to life's most basic question: Why are we here? Surprised to find himself reborn as...

Spike is an English bull terrier with a keen comedic eye for human foibles. He rockets to TV and internet fame after appearing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, along with his master, Bud, who hosts a local morning show in High Point, North Carolina. Spike and Bud soon hit the fast track to bigger stardom when Bud signs on for a talk show in New York City.    

When their Landlord is persuaded to have his life story recorded for posterity, the surprises come thick and fast. Just like his regulars, you too can learn how a three-headed ogre came to be a hero. Unlike them, you don't stand to be killed if it all goes wrong....

"Культовая книга русской классики, подчёркивающая непревзойдённое мастерство и писательский талант Михаила Булгакова. Это произведение, которое обязано присутствовать в коллекции у тех, кто по-настоящему ценит хорошую литературу. Можно с уверенностью утверждать, что великолепный стиль изложения, захватывающий сюжет и глубокий философский подтекст этой книги не оставят никого равнодушным.

Hard times often challenge our faith in God, our faith in ourselves, and our faith in a brighter future. However, when you stand up to the challenge of the season with your God given strength, you gain wisdom. This story is one of several times when I had to face what seemed to be an impossible situation. This is a tale of a time I was a dog sitter in Mexico.

“A sharp and humorous tale of a woman’s search for purpose. It's a hoot." —Publishers Weekly From NYT and USA Today bestselling author Eva Lesko Natiello comes a witty and relatable story about starting over, found family, and a dog’s unexpected wisdom: For fans of THE WEDDING PEOPLE and...

When my five-pound rescue Chihuahua’s shady past leads straight to a dead body, I’m suddenly back in the murder business—whether I like it or not. I’m Whitley “Whit” Leland, recently unemployed stuntwoman and reluctant amateur detective. My last brush with homicide was supposed to be a one-time thing. Then I popped in to visit my dog Kit’s former owner… and found him very much deceased. Now I’m tangled up in a mess involving stolen secrets, dangerous people, and a pint-sized dog who knows more than she should. Apparently, Kit isn’t just cute—he’s valuable.

Brought to you by Penguin. I was a rugby player with a great future behind me. A 35-year-old father-of-five with an expanding waistline, who was trying to survive the bloody battlefield we call life. My son was locked in a violent turf war with a rival Love/Hate tour operator, my daughter was in...

Are dogs better than people? Find out in this laugh out loud new novel from the bestselling author of WHY MUMMY DRINKS Juliet has sworn off men. The problem is she’s been made guardian to Bernard. The second problem is that Bernard is a dog. The third problem is that Juliet is very definitely...

When a young college student visits an animal emergency clinic during his summer vacation, he's captivated by what he sees and vows to become a veterinarian himself. Thus begins a four-year odyssey of mastering the art and science of healing our four-legged companions. Helping to ease the burden of the constant work and fatigue is the relationship he forms with his new classmates, and a budding romance with one special girl on campus. His adventures - and humorous misadventures - will keep every reader chilled, thrilled, and chuckling out loud.

Everyone Wants to Name the Dog is an unforgettable journey through life's twists and turns, guided by humor, resilience and the power of saying "Yes, And..." With sharp wit and grounded wisdom, Judy explores the lessons tucked inside everyday moments, whether standing up to adversity, navigating a male dominated industry, or embracing the absurdity that shows up when you least expect it.

The popular actor and New York Times bestselling author returns with a second charming, hilarious book about the enduring wisdom of dogs. John O'Hurley has always had a dog by his side—as a boy growing up in New England, and now as a husband, father, actor, television show host, and author in...

Your dog has friends. You have group chats you haven't answered. Your dog gets invited everywhere. You have meetings. Your dog takes multiple naps a day without guilt. You consider sleeping in on Saturday a major life achievement. And somehow, your dog is better at socializing than you are. My...