Humor genre books (215)


91.
Last Chance to See

Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams EN

Rating: 4.5 (14 votes)
Country: Europe / England flag England
Description:
New York Times bestselling author Douglas Adams and zoologist Mark Carwardine take off around the world in search of exotic, endangered creatures. Join them as they encounter the animal kingdom in its stunning beauty, astonishing variety, and imminent peril: the giant Komodo dragon of Indonesia, the helpless but loveable Kakapo of New Zealand, the blind river dolphins of China, the white rhinos of Zaire, the rare birds of Mauritius island in the Indian Ocean. Hilarious and poignant—as only Douglas Adams can be—Last Chance to See is an entertaining and arresting odyssey through the Earth’s magn... continue

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Last Night in Nuuk by Niviaq Korneliussen EN

Rating: 4 (3 votes)
Description:
Five friends attempt to find themselves in the nightlife of Greenland’s capital city in this “audacious and honest, sorrowful and triumphant” debut novel (NPR). In a collection of blurry nights and bleary mornings after, Greenlandic author Niviaq Korneliussen weaves together the coming of age of five young people in the city of Nuuk. Fia has recently sworn off men only to discover that the woman she wants is unavailable. Her brother Inuk is forced to escape Greenland after being implicated in a political scandal. Arnaq struggles to cope with her past as her hard-partying life spirals out of co... continue

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Le lièvre de Vatanen by Arto Paasilinna FR

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Finland flag Finland
Description:
Roman-culte dans les pays nordiques, avec le journaliste ...

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Less: A Novel by Andrew Sean Greer EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
A struggling novelist travels the world to avoid an awkward wedding in this hilarious Pulitzer Prize-winning novel full of "arresting lyricism and beauty" (New York Times Book Review). WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE National Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book of 2017 A Washington Post Top Ten Book of 2017 A San Francisco Chronicle Top Ten Book of 2017 Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, the Lambda Award and the California Book Award "I could not love LESS more."--Ron Charles, Washington Post "Andrew Sean Greer's Less is excellent company. It's no less than bedazzling, ... continue

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Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams EN

0 Ratings
Country: Europe / England flag England
Description:
"HYSTERICAL!" --The Philadelphia Inquirer The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky above their heads--so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals stand between the white killer robots of Krikkit and their goal of total annihilation. They are Arthur Dent, a mild-mannered space and time traveler, who tries to learn how to fly by throwing himself at the ground and missing; Ford Prefect, his best friend, who decides to go insane to see if he likes it; Slartibartfast, the indomitable vicepresident of the Campaign for Real Time, ... continue

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Little Women by Louisa May Alcott EN

Rating: 5 (19 votes)
Description:
Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in nineteenth-century New England.



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Lost on Me

Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Italy flag Italy

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Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford EN

0 Ratings
Country: Europe / England flag England
Description:
In one of the wittiest novels of them all, Nancy Mitford casts a finely gauged net to capture perfectly the foibles and fancies of the English upper class. Set in the privileged world of the county house party and the London season, this is a comedy of English manners between the wars by one of the most individual, beguiling and creative users of the language.