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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555120 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Small Gods: (Discworld Novel 13) Series: #13 of Discworld Novels Author: Terry Pratchett Narrator: Peter Serafinowicz, Andy Serkis, Bill Nighy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 58 minutes Release date: April 28, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.52 of Total 44 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 10 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The audiobook of Small Gods is narrated by the BAFTA award-winning actor and director Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings; Planet of the Apes). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan. 'You should do things because they're right. Not because gods say so. They might say something different another time.' Religion is a competitive business in the Discworld. Everyone has their own opinion and their own gods, of every shape and size - all fighting for faith, followers, and a place at the top. So when the great god Om accidentally manifests himself as a lowly tortoise, stripped of all divine power, it's clear he's become less important than he realised. In such instances, you need an acolyte, and fast. Enter Brutha, the Chosen One - or at least the only One available. He wants peace, justice and love - but that's hard to achieve in a world where religion means power, and corruption reigns supreme... 'An intriguing satire on institutionalized religion corrupted by power . . .' Independent 'Deftly weaves themes of forgiveness, belief and spiritual regeneration' The Times You can listen to the Discworld novels in any order, but Small Gods is a standalone. The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this. ©1992 Terry and Lyn Pratchet (P)2022 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/341452 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 100 quotes to understand men Author: J. M. Gardner Narrator: Katie Haigh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 27 minutes Release date: April 1, 2022 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: Guides to understanding women for men are all very well, but men are not the simplest of animals and also strive to be understood behind their appearance of machist bravado. These 100 quotes, often humorous, always striking, aim at disbanding the male mascarade, help you understand at last this enigmatic bunch, and sprinkle your conversation with witticism once you have decided what you would like to do of them. - -

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345534 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hidden Power of F*cking Up Author: Ned Fulmer, Eugene Lee Yang, Zach Kornfeld, Keith Habersberger, The Try Guys Narrator: The Try Guys Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes Release date: June 18, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.77 of Total 30 Ratings of Narrator: 4.81 of Total 16 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: The four co-creators of The Try Guys, one of the Internet’s most popular and viral sensations, deliver their first book—an inspirational self-improvement guide that teaches you that the path to success is littered with humiliating detours, embarrassing offenses, and unexpected failures. Best friends and social media stars Eugene, Keith, Ned, and Zach are admired for their curiosity, humor, bravado, and fearlessness. But that self-confidence came from their willingness to take big risks—being open to try something new or unusual, even if they failed spectacularly in the attempt. To be our best selves, we have to challenge ourselves. In dedicating ourselves to embracing fear, foolishness, and embarrassment, we can learn to recognize the ways in which we often hold ourselves back. In The Hidden Power of F*cking Up, they swap some of their best stories and offer encouragement and hard advice to help you become a Try Guy too. Whether they’re experiencing what it’s like to be in labor with a pain simulation machine, marching on the streets of Los Angeles in heels, learning to dance ballet (with a professional dancer and some talented tots), replicating the ancient Olympics, or trying to bake bread without a recipe—their hilarious escapades are embolded by their “throw caution to the wind” attitudes, encouraging readers to become their best flawed and f***ked up selves. Throughout, Eugene, Keith, Ned, and Zach open the doors to the past, showing their fans how four nerdy, timid, self-conscious boys grew up into four super-hot-mega-babes secure in their insecurities. They offer key advice on what to do when faced with impending failure—and how to push through to the other side—provide anecdotes about their experiences curating their sure-fail philosophy and introduce each of their new challenges to the reader for the first time (Ned’s impossible challenges as a first-time father and Keith’s goal of curbing his fried chicken habit by going vegan).

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345065 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Southern Lady Code: Essays Author: Helen Ellis Narrator: Helen Ellis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 12 minutes Release date: April 16, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: 'I loved it.' —Ann Patchett  The bestselling author of American Housewife ('Dark, deadpan and truly inventive.' --The New York Times Book Review) is back with a fiercely funny collection of essays on marriage and manners, thank-you notes and three-ways, ghosts, gunshots, gynecology, and the Calgon-scented, onion-dipped, monogrammed art of living as a Southern Lady. Helen Ellis has a mantra: 'If you don't have something nice to say, say something not-so-nice in a nice way.' Say 'weathered' instead of 'she looks like a cake left out in the rain.' Say 'early-developed' instead of 'brace face and B cups.' And for the love of Coke Salad, always say 'Sorry you saw something that offended you' instead of 'Get that stick out of your butt, Miss Prissy Pants.' In these twenty-three raucous essays Ellis transforms herself into a dominatrix Donna Reed to save her marriage, inadvertently steals a $795 Burberry trench coat, witnesses a man fake his own death at a party, avoids a neck lift, and finds a black-tie gown that gives her the confidence of a drag queen. While she may have left her home in Alabama, married a New Yorker, forgotten how to drive, and abandoned the puffy headbands of her youth, Helen Ellis is clinging to her Southern accent like mayonnaise to white bread, and offering readers a hilarious, completely singular view on womanhood for both sides of the Mason-Dixon. Several pieces in this collection originally appeared in the following publications: “Making a Marriage Magically Tidy” in the New York Times column “Modern Love” (June 2, 2017); “How to Stay Happily Married” in Paper Darts (Winter 2017); “Tonight We’re Gonna Party Like It’s 1979” in Eating Well (November/December 2017); “How to Be the Best Guest” as “An American’s Guide to Being the Best Guest” in Financial Times (March 2016); and “When to Write a Thank- You Note” in Garden & Gun (February/March 2018).

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/344133 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Can't Make This Stuff Up!: Finding the Upside to Life's Downs Author: Susannah B. Lewis Narrator: Susannah B. Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 14 minutes Release date: April 9, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.7 of Total 10 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: Enjoy a good laugh (and a good cry!) as you pull up a seat with Susannah B. Lewis (Whoa! Susannah) to talk about the absurdities of life, the challenges of faith, and everything funny in between. In Can't Make This Stuff Up! humorist, popular blogger, and USA Today bestselling author, Susannah B. Lewis uses her dry wit and an eye for the absurd to find laughter in even life's most challenging circumstances. Millions of online fans have flocked to Susannah's hysterical, take-no-prisoners videos that capture her uproarious yet deeply faithful view of the world. Can't Make This Stuff Up! brings her signature humor into book form with her keen eye for the absurd as she reveals her experiences growing up in a small Tennessee town, including hilarious and heartwarming stories like: - The time an escaped albino panther wandered into her backyard - The Thanksgiving when an egg in the table's centerpiece hatched a baby chicken - The kind neighbors who brought casseroles in Tupperware for months--even years--after her father died when she was just eleven years old   The stories Susannah tells in Can't Make This Stuff Up! will inspire you (and make you laugh out loud!) as she delves deeply into the rich culture of the South that molded her and help shape her unique outlook on life. By clinging to the promises of God in times of grief and looking for every opportunity to laugh, she is the wry yet wise girl next door who invites you to sit a spell beside her on the front porch and explore how interesting and beautiful life can be when you take time to enjoy it with those around.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345544 to listen full audiobooks. Title: So You're Going Bald! Author: Julius Sharpe Narrator: Stephanie Escajeda, Julius Sharpe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 2, 2019 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: Educational, uplifting, and thoroughly hilarious, this rollicking “bald memoir” is a one-stop guide to appreciating life as you lose your hair, and offers dating, grooming, marriage, sex, and even toupee advice for bald men and the people who claim to love them. Humorist and comedy television writer Julius Sharpe woke up on 9/11 to his own personal disaster: his hair was falling out. So You’re Going Bald is his hilarious odyssey—a tale filled with despair, horror, acceptance, and humor that everyone can relate to, whether you’re nineteen or approaching ninety—or are simply bald-curious. As Julius tells it, going bald is for-real traumatic. Losing his hair preoccupied his days and kept him up Googling every night for five straight years. He suffered in private, but now he’s making it his mission that no cue ball will live alone with the agony of hair loss ever again. Sharpe examines what it means to be hairless up top, and walks you through how to look at yourself in the mirror and not want to die. He outlines the three stages of baldness (anger, more anger, even more anger), and volunteers himself as a guinea pig, testing laser helmets, plugs, and toupees. So You’re Going Bald is one-part tough love and one-part inspiration . . . the same way that Fran Drescher’s Cancer Schmancer inspired a cure for schmancer. We all know someone who is bald, or going bald, or got their hair cut way too short. In So You’re Going Bald, Sharper provides an emotional roadmap for living life in the bald lane, giving voice to what it feels like to know that “grass doesn’t grow on a busy street.”

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345532 to listen full audiobooks. Title: #IMomSoHard Author: Jen Smedley, Kristin Hensley Narrator: Jen Smedley, Kristin Hensley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 20 minutes Release date: April 2, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.73 of Total 121 Ratings of Narrator: 4.2 of Total 10 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: In their highly-anticipated first book, the hilarious mom duo with millions of followers explores all the ridiculous shit you’re expected to do to keep multiple humans alive and happy-ish, and celebrates the love for the friends who get you through it. Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley, the creators of #IMomSoHard, are just like you and your best mom friend, only funnier and with more wine. Perhaps you’ve seen one of their insanely popular videos musing on everything from impractical swimsuit fashions to “Things I Found in My Bra.” Or maybe you’ve gone to one of the shows on their sold-out tour, hailed as “monster truck rallies for moms.” Or you might have just taken a break from mom-ing so hard yourself and decided to read some adult words for a few minutes. Did you pour yourself some wine? This is not a self-help book. Kristin and Jen know that you probably didn’t get to shower today and that the last thing you need is advice on all the stuff you’re doing wrong. Instead, Kristin and Jen talk nipple hair, sex after marriage, Mom-bods, and their unhealthy obsession with Khal Drogo from Game of Thrones. #IMomSoHard is packed with the back-and-forth laugh-out-loud best-friend banter that Kristin and Jen are known for, with plenty of real talk about post-partum depression, bullying, and the dark thoughts that plague every mom. Throughout it all, they know the ups and downs of motherhood often have nothing to do with your kids—it’s the female friendships and solidarity you have with other moms that makes it all worthwhile. #IMomSoHard is like a long, funny, gab session with your best mom friends. Kristin and Jen know 6:00–8:00 pm is the worst time to call you. They know not to harass you when you show up to a playdate in a free t-shirt you got from the dentist. They won’t give pep talks, but they will talk you down from the motherhood ledge, because, congrats: you’re passing with a “C”—and that’s all any of us can hope for.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/342786 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cat and Nat's Mom Truths: Embarrassing Stories and Brutally Honest Advice on the Extremely Real Struggle of Motherhood Author: Natalie Telfer, Catherine Belknap Narrator: Natalie Telfer, Catherine Belknap Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 47 minutes Release date: March 12, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.47 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER Hilarious best friends Cat and Nat created a massive online community of moms by sharing their ultra-real and just a bit R-rated dispatches from the mom trenches. From what not to eat a few days after giving birth (chicken wings) to the most effective ways to dodge post-partum sex, Cat & Nat’s Mom Truths shares everything no one will tell you about having kids. Mixing memoir, humor, and advice, Cat and Nat tell never-before-told stories about the stress, guilt, joy, and laundry (oh the laundry!) of being a mom in their first book. With seven kids between them and millions of fans on social media, they get real about the parts of parenting that somehow don’t make the Instagram feed. Sharing their outrageous humor, fearless myth-busting, and genuine comfort on every page, they walk you from pregnancy to the toddler years and beyond. And they dole out ridiculously honest advice, like what you think you need at the hospital when you have your first baby (lip gloss) versus what you actually need (hemorrhoid pillow), and how worried you should really be about germs (less than you are). Fearless crusaders against the perfection myth and all the gluten-free, sugar-free baking it entails, Cat and Nat assure you that you’re already doing a great job, making this an essential companion for moms everywhere.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/344830 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hancock's Half Hour Collectibles: Volume 4 Author: Alan Simpson, Ray Galton Narrator: Sid James, Tony Hancock, Full Cast Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 30 minutes Release date: February 7, 2019 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: A fascinating collection of rare and remastered radio & TV material starring Tony Hancock In this fourth treasury of rare archive material, our irrepressible hero forms an association to save Fred’s Pie Stall, in a newly restored 1959 radio episode of Hancock’s Half Hour. From the BBC TV series comes The Italian Maid (1959) in which Tony and Sid are bowled over by the lovely Silvano. Two 1952 editions of Calling All Forces line up alongside a 1953 edition of Star Bill, and an extract from The National Radio Awards 1951 features Hancock in a rare Educating Archie sketch. In Hancock’s Helpers, from 2004, Russell Davies looks at Tony Hancock’s on-air and off-air relationship with his co-stars, whilst a 2009 edition of Great Lives examines the legacy of the lad ‘imself. Hancock and Son, from 1998, traces the writing partnership of Galton & Simpson. In Briers on Hancock (1984) Richard Briers presents an affectionate tribute to Tony’s memory, with contributions from Dennis Main Wilson, Denis Norden, George Fairweather, Ray Galton, Alan Simpson, John Lloyd, John Freeman, Sid James and Bill Kerr. Also included in this treasury are interviews with Paul Merton, Roger Wilmut and Freddie Hancock, who all talk about the life and career of Tony Hancock. A bonus PDF booklet looks at each item in the context of Hancock’s broadcasting career, with insights into how many of these lost or rare items were discovered. Marking the legacy of one of our greatest comedy entertainers, this collection is a must for fans of Tony Hancock and Hancock’s Half Hour. Produced by Tom Ronald A BBC Studios production

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345070 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Same Same: A Novel Author: Peter Mendelsund Narrator: Euan Morton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 44 minutes Release date: February 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: In the shifting sands of the desert, near an unnamed metropolis, there is an institute where various fellows come to undertake projects of great significance. But when our sort-of hero, Percy Frobisher, arrives, surrounded by the simulated environment of the glass-enclosed dome of the Institute, his mind goes completely blank. When he spills something on his uniform—a major faux pas—he learns about a mysterious shop where you can take something, utter the command “same same,” and receive a replica even better than the original. Imagining a world in which simulacra have as much value as the real—so much so that any distinction between the two vanishes, and even language seeks to reproduce meaning through ever more degraded copies of itself—Peter Mendelsund has crafted a deeply unsettling novel about what it means to exist and to create . . . and a future that may not be far off.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/344578 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Cast a Shadow: A Novel Author: Maurice Carlos Ruffin Narrator: Dion Graham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 42 minutes Release date: January 29, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: “An incisive and necessary” (Roxane Gay) debut for fans of Get Out and Paul Beatty’s The Sellout, about a father’s obsessive quest to protect his son—even if it means turning him white “Stunning and audacious . . . at once a pitch-black comedy, a chilling horror story and an endlessly perceptive novel about the possible future of race in America.”—NPR LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD, THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE, THE PEN/OPEN BOOK AWARD, AND THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR AND THE WASHINGTON POST “You can be beautiful, even more beautiful than before.” This is the seductive promise of Dr. Nzinga’s clinic, where anyone can get their lips thinned, their skin bleached, and their nose narrowed. A complete demelanization will liberate you from the confines of being born in a black body—if you can afford it. In this near-future Southern city plagued by fenced-in ghettos and police violence, more and more residents are turning to this experimental medical procedure. Like any father, our narrator just wants the best for his son, Nigel, a biracial boy whose black birthmark is getting bigger by the day. The darker Nigel becomes, the more frightened his father feels. But how far will he go to protect his son? And will he destroy his family in the process? This electrifying, hallucinatory novel is at once a keen satire of surviving racism in America and a profoundly moving family story. At its center is a father who just wants his son to thrive in a broken world. Maurice Carlos Ruffin’s work evokes the clear vision of Ralph Ellison, the dizzying menace of Franz Kafka, and the crackling prose of Vladimir Nabokov. We Cast a Shadow fearlessly shines a light on the violence we inherit, and on the desperate things we do for the ones we love.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345400 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Sunscreen for the Dead: A Novel Series: #22 of Serge Storms Author: Tim Dorsey Narrator: Oliver Wyman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 45 minutes Release date: January 15, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: The Sunshine State’s most lovable psychopath, Serge A. Storms, kills it in this zany adventure from the “compulsively irreverent and shockingly funny” (Boston Globe) king of mayhem, New York Times bestselling author Tim Dorsey. Serge and Coleman are back on the road, ready to hit the next stop on their list of obscure and wacky points of interest in the Sunshine State. This time, Serge’s interest is drawn to one of the largest retirement villages in the world—also known as the site of an infamous sex scandal between a retiree and her younger beau that rocked the community. What starts out as an innocent quest to observe elders in their natural habitats, sample the local cuisine, and scope out a condo to live out the rest of their golden years, soon becomes a Robin Hood-like crusade to recover the funds of swindled residents. After all, our seniors should be revered and respected—they’ve heroically fought in wars, garnered priceless wisdom, and they have the best first-hand accounts of bizarre Floridian occurrences only Serge would know about. But as the resident’s rally for Serge to seek justice on their behalves, two detectives are hot on the heels of Serge and Coleman’s murderous trail. In this epic adventure that jumps between present day and the tumultuous times of the Vietnam war, mystery fans are in for a witty and deliciously violent delight from the twisted imagination of bestselling author Tim Dorsey.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/343815 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Weird Parenting Wins: Bathtub Dining, Family Screams, and Other Hacks from the Parenting Trenches Author: Hillary Frank Narrator: Barrie Kreinik, Dan Bittner, Nicola Barber, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Gabra Zackman, Laura Knight-Keating, Raphael Corkhill, Ana Isabel, Hillary Frank Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date: January 15, 2019 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: Unconventional--yet effective--parenting strategies, carefully curated by the creator of the popular podcast The Longest Shortest Time Some of the best parenting advice that Hillary Frank ever received did not come from parenting experts, but from friends and podcast listeners who acted on a whim, often in moments of desperation. These 'weird parenting wins' were born of moments when the expert advice wasn't working, and instead of freaking out, these parents had a stroke of genius. For example, there's the dad who pig-snorted in his baby's ear to get her to stop crying, and the mom who made a 'flat daddy' out of cardboard and sat it at the dinner table when her kids were missing their deployed military father.  Every parent and kid is unique, and as we get to know our kids, we can figure out what makes them tick. Because this is an ongoing process, Weird Parenting Wins covers children of all ages, ranging in topics from 'The Art of Getting Your Kid to Act Like a Person' (on hygiene, potty training, and manners) to 'The Art of Getting Your Kid to Tell You Things' (because eventually, they're going to be tight-lipped). You may find that someone else's weird parenting win works for you, or you might be inspired to try something new the next time you're stuck in a parenting rut. Or maybe you'll just get a good laugh out of the mom who got her kid to try beets because...it might turn her poop pink. Read by Hillary Frank, with Nicola Barber, Dan Bittner, Raphael Corkhill, Ana Isabel, Laura Knight-Keating, Barrie Kreinik, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, and Gabra Zackman

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345396 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Act Natural: A Cultural History of Misadventures in Parenting Author: Jennifer Traig Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 48 minutes Release date: January 8, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: From a distinctive, inimitable voice, a wickedly funny and fascinating romp through the strange and often contradictory history of Western parenting Why do we read our kids fairy tales about homicidal stepparents? How did helicopter parenting develop if it used to be perfectly socially acceptable to abandon your children? Why do we encourage our babies to crawl if crawling won’t help them learn to walk? These are just some of the questions that came to Jennifer Traig when—exhausted, frazzled, and at sea after the birth of her two children—she began to interrogate the traditional parenting advice she’d been conditioned to accept at face value. The result is Act Natural, a hilarious and deft dissection of the history of Western parenting, written with the signature biting wit and deep insights Traig has become known for. Moving from ancient Rome to Puritan New England to the Dr. Spock craze of mid-century America, Traig cheerfully explores historic and present-day parenting techniques ranging from the misguided, to the nonsensical, to the truly horrifying. Be it childbirth, breastfeeding, or the ways in which we teach children how to sleep, walk, eat, and talk, she leaves no stone unturned in her quest for answers: Have our techniques actually evolved into something better? Or are we still just scrambling in the dark?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/344840 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ayres on the Air: The Complete Series 1-6: The BBC Radio 4 sketch show Author: Pam Ayres Narrator: Pam Ayres Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 6 minutes Release date: December 6, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: Writer, poet, and broadcaster Pam Ayres has been making her fans smile for more than 30 years, since her first television appearance on Opportunity Knocks. Now some of her best sketches, verses and songs are brought together in this complete collection of series 1-6 of her Radio 4 show, Ayres on the Air . Each series consists of 4 episodes, with Pam performing witty and wonderful pieces on subjects as diverse as getting older, shopping and a surfeit of beige, bored chickens and school plays. With each sketch, she delights and entertains in a way that is unique to this very special broadcaster.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/344560 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Sister, the Serial Killer: A Novel Author: Oyinkan Braithwaite Narrator: Adepero Oduye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 15 minutes Release date: November 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.03 of Total 95 Ratings of Narrator: 4.76 of Total 34 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: 'Pulpy, peppery and sinister, served up in a comic deadpan...This scorpion-tailed little thriller leaves a response, and a sting, you will remember.'--NEW YORK TIMES 'The wittiest and most fun murder party you've ever been invited to.'--MARIE CLAIRE WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR MYSTERY/THRILLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 WOMEN'S PRIZE A short, darkly funny, hand grenade of a novel about a Nigerian woman whose younger sister has a very inconvenient habit of killing her boyfriends 'Femi makes three, you know. Three and they label you a serial killer.' Korede is bitter. How could she not be? Her sister, Ayoola, is many things: the favorite child, the beautiful one, possibly sociopathic. And now Ayoola's third boyfriend in a row is dead. Korede's practicality is the sisters' saving grace. She knows the best solutions for cleaning blood, the trunk of her car is big enough for a body, and she keeps Ayoola from posting pictures of her dinner to Instagram when she should be mourning her 'missing' boyfriend. Not that she gets any credit. Korede has long been in love with a kind, handsome doctor at the hospital where she works. She dreams of the day when he will realize that she's exactly what he needs. But when he asks Korede for Ayoola's phone number, she must reckon with what her sister has become and how far she's willing to go to protect her. Sharp as nails and full of deadpan wit, Oyinkan Braithwaite's deliciously deadly debut is as fun as it is frightening.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/343354 to listen full audiobooks. Title: New Erotica for Feminists: Satirical Fantasies of Love, Lust, and Equal Pay Author: Carrie Wittmer, Fiona Taylor, Brooke Preston, Caitlin Kunkel Narrator: Soneela Nankani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 20 minutes Release date: November 13, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: Based off of the viral McSweeney's piece 'New Erotica for Feminists' He calls me into his office and closes the door . . . to promote me. He promotes me again and again. I am wild with ecstasy.   Imagine a world where erotica was written by feminists: Their daydreams include equal pay, a gender-balanced Congress, and Tom Hardy arriving at their doorstep to deliver a fresh case of LaCroix every week.   Both light-hearted and empowering, New Erotica for Feminists is a sly, satirical take on all the things that turn feminists on. From a retelling of Adam and Eve to tales of respectful Tinder dates, New Erotica for Feminists answers the question of “What do women really want?” with stories of power, equality, and an immortal Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Read by Soneela Nankani, with a Foreplay section read by author Carrie Wittmer

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345335 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blue Angel: A Novel Author: Francine Prose Narrator: Zach Villa Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 48 minutes Release date: October 30, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: The National Book Award Finalist from acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Francine Prose—now the major motion picture Submission   “Screamingly funny … Blue Angel culminates in a sexual harassment hearing that rivals the Salem witch trials.” —USA Today It's been years since Swenson, a professor in a New England creative writing program, has published a novel. It's been even longer since any of his students have shown promise. Enter Angela Argo, a pierced, tattooed student with a rare talent for writing. Angela is just the thing Swenson needs. And, better yet, she wants his help. But, as we all know, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Deliciously risque, Blue Angel is a withering take on today's academic mores and a scathing tale that vividly shows what can happen when academic politics collides with political correctness.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Tantrum: The Donald J. Trump Presidential Archives Author: Anthony Atamanuik Narrator: Lennon Parham, John Gemberling, Tom Arnold, Neil Casey, Anthony Atamanuik, Kathy Griffin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 10 minutes Release date: October 23, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.33 of Total 3 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: In American Tantrum, the star of Comedy Central’s acclaimed The President Show opens the vault and releases Donald J. Trump’s presidential archives. The result is a devastatingly hilarious audiobook that gets closer to truth than any nonfiction account, voiced by the author, Anthony Atamanuik, with guests Neil Casey, Kathy Griffin, Tom Arnold, John Gemberling, and Lennon Parham. The Presidential Archives. Every other president has made a mess of it. Barack Obama is currently spending millions of dollars (probably trillions, if you want to know the truth) building a monument to himself. And they don’t even charge admission at these places! No wonder this country is a zillion dollars in debt. And what’s the point?!: These guys are already out of office and old news. We hate to say it, folks, but the presidential library is totally broken and needs to be made great again. America, we herewith present the FIRST AND ONLY presidential library to be released in real time, while the president is still in office. (Why delay?!) But wait, THERE’S MORE! Who wants the hassle of having to go to some boring building in the middle of nowhere? (The Eisenhower Library is in Abilene, Kansas – yikes!) What if you could have your favorite president’s library delivered to your home, today! THAT’S NOT ALL! What if you could carry that library with you EVERYWHERE! Introducing THE DONALD J. TRUMP PRESIDENTIAL ARCHIVES: VOLUME 1. It’s all here: the 45th U.S. president’s letters, diaries, Oval Office recordings, Moscow hotel tapes, grand jury testimony, sealed indictments, financial records, subpoenas, dossiers, AND SO MUCH MORE! It’s available now at the AMAZING PRICE of $20.99!* Never has wisdom been so accessible! It’s the last audiobook you will ever need to buy. Or maybe just the last audiobook published, period. Get yours NOW before the first amendment is abolished! *Offer not valid to employees of the U.S. Department of Justice. Don’t miss VOLUME 2: THE PRISON YEARS – coming soon! Hopefully!

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/343327 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You Author: Lin-Manuel Miranda Narrator: Lin-Manuel Miranda Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 47 minutes Release date: October 16, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.45 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: From the creator and star of Hamilton comes an audiobook of affirmations to inspire listeners at the beginning and end of each day. “When the world is bringing you down, Gmorning, Gnight! will remind you that you are awesome.”—Booklist Good morning. Do NOT get stuck in the comments section of life today. Make, do, create the things. Let others tussle it out. Vamos! Before he inspired the world with Hamilton and was catapulted to international fame, Lin-Manuel Miranda was inspiring his Twitter followers with words of encouragement at the beginning and end of each day. He wrote these original sayings, aphorisms, and poetry for himself as much as for others. But as Miranda’s audience grew, these messages took on a life on their own. Now Miranda has gathered the best of his daily greetings into a collection. Full of comfort and motivation, Gmorning, Gnight! is a touchstone for anyone who needs a quick lift.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/344530 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told: An Oral History Author: Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally Narrator: Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 41 minutes Release date: October 2, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.1 of Total 106 Ratings of Narrator: 4.61 of Total 28 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman reveal the full story behind their epic romance--presented in a series of intimate conversations between the couple. The year: 2000. The setting: Los Angeles. A gorgeous virtuoso of an actress agreed to star in a random play, and a basement-dwelling scenic carpenter said he would assay a supporting role in the selfsame pageant. At the first rehearsal she surveyed her fellow cast members, determining if any of the men might qualify to provide her with a satisfying fling. Her gaze fell upon the carpenter, and like a bolt of lightning the thought struck her: no dice. Moving on. Yet, unbeknownst to our protagonists, Cupid had merely set down his bow and picked up a rocket launcher . . . that fired a love rocket (not a euphemism). The players were Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman, and the resulting romance, once ignited, was . . . epic. Beyond epic. It resulted in a coupling that has endured to this day; a sizzling, perpetual tryst that has captivated the world with its kindness, athleticism, astonishingly low-brow humor, and true (fire emoji) passion. How did they do it? They came from completely different families, ignored a significant age difference, and were separated by the gulf of several social strata. Megan loved books and art history; Nick loved hammers. But much more than these seemingly unsurpassable obstacles were the values they held in common: respect, decency, the ability to mention genitalia in almost any context, and an abiding obsession with the songs of Tom Waits. Eighteen years later, they're still very much in love and have finally decided to reveal the philosophical mountains they have conquered, the lessons they've learned, and the myriad jigsaw puzzles they've completed. Presented as an oral history in a series of conversations between the couple, the book features anecdotes, hijinks, photos, and a veritable grab bag of tomfoolery. This is not only the intoxicating book that Mullally's and Offerman's fans have been waiting for, it might just hold the solution to the greatest threat facing our modern world: the single life.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/334419 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution Author: Tucker Carlson Narrator: Tucker Carlson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 31 minutes Release date: October 2, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.09 of Total 211 Ratings of Narrator: 4.22 of Total 36 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: The #1 New York Times bestseller from FOX News star of Tucker Carlson Tonight offers “a targeted snipe at the Democrats and Republicans and their elite enablers” (New York Journal of Books) in a funny political commentary on how America’s ruling class has failed everyday Americans. “Informal and often humorous…an entertainingly told narrative of elite malfeasance” (Publishers Weekly), Tucker Carlson’s Ship of Fools tells the truth about the new American elites, a group whose power and wealth has grown beyond imagination even as the rest of the country has withered. The people who run America now barely interact with it. They fly on their own planes, ski on their own mountains, watch sporting events far from the stands in sky boxes. They have total contempt for you. In Ship of Fools, Tucker Carlson offers a blistering critique of our new overlords and answers the all-important question: How do we put the country back on course? Traditional liberals are gone, he writes. The patchouli-scented hand-wringers who worried about whales and defended free speech have been replaced by globalists who hide their hard-edged economic agenda behind the smokescreen of identity politics. They’ll outsource your job while lecturing you about transgender bathrooms. Left and right, Carlson says, are no longer meaningful categories in America. “The rift is between those who benefit from the status quo, and those who don’t.” Our leaders are fools, Carlson concludes, “unaware that they are captains of a sinking ship.” But in the signature and witty style that viewers of Tucker Carlson Tonight enjoy so much, Ship of Fools is “bulging with big and interesting ideas, presented succinctly with wit and precision, each chapter a potential book in itself” (The Washington Times).

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/344535 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler Author: Ryan North Narrator: Ryan North Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 55 minutes Release date: September 18, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 5 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: An NPR Best Book of 2018 'How to Invent Everything is such a cool book. It's essential reading for anyone who needs to duplicate an industrial civilization quickly.' --Randall Munroe, xkcd creator and New York Times-bestselling author of What If? The only book you need if you're going back in time What would you do if a time machine hurled you thousands of years into the past. . . and then broke? How would you survive? Could you improve on humanity's original timeline? And how hard would it be to domesticate a giant wombat? With this book as your guide, you'll survive--and thrive--in any period in Earth's history. Bestselling author and time-travel enthusiast Ryan North shows you how to invent all the modern conveniences we take for granted--from first principles. This illustrated manual contains all the science, engineering, art, philosophy, facts, and figures required for even the most clueless time traveler to build a civilization from the ground up. Deeply researched, irreverent, and significantly more fun than being eaten by a saber-toothed tiger, How to Invent Everything will make you smarter, more competent, and completely prepared to become the most important and influential person ever. You're about to make history. . . better.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/343239 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lake Success: A Novel Author: Gary Shteyngart Narrator: Soneela Nankani, Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 32 minutes Release date: September 4, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: “Spectacular.”—NPR • “Uproariously funny.”—The Boston Globe • “An artistic triumph.”—San Francisco Chronicle • “A novel in which comedy and pathos are exquisitely balanced.”—The Washington Post • “Shteyngart’s best book.”—The Seattle Times The bestselling author of Super Sad True Love Story returns with a biting, brilliant, emotionally resonant novel very much of our times. NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE AND MAUREEN CORRIGAN, NPR’S FRESH AIR AND NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • NPR • The Washington Post • O: The Oprah Magazine • Mother Jones • Glamour • Library Journal • Kirkus Reviews • Newsday • Pamela Paul, KQED • Financial Times • The Globe and Mail Narcissistic, hilariously self-deluded, and divorced from the real world as most of us know it, hedge-fund manager Barry Cohen oversees $2.4 billion in assets. Deeply stressed by an SEC investigation and by his three-year-old son’s diagnosis of autism, he flees New York on a Greyhound bus in search of a simpler, more romantic life with his old college sweetheart. Meanwhile, his super-smart wife, Seema—a driven first-generation American who craved the picture-perfect life that comes with wealth—has her own demons to face. How these two flawed characters navigate the Shteyngartian chaos of their own making is at the heart of this piercing exploration, a poignant tale of familial longing and an unsentimental ode to America. LONGLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION  “The fuel and oxygen of immigrant literature—movement, exile, nostalgia, cultural disorientation—are what fire the pistons of this trenchant and panoramic novel. . . . [It is] a novel so pungent, so frisky and so intent on probing the dissonances and delusions—both individual and collective—that grip this strange land getting stranger.”—The New York Times Book Review  “Shteyngart, perhaps more than any American writer of his generation, is a natural. He is light, stinging, insolent and melancholy. . . . The wit and the immigrant’s sense of heartbreak—he was born in Russia—just seem to pour from him. The idea of riding along behind Shteyngart as he glides across America in the early age of Trump is a propitious one. He doesn’t disappoint.”—The New York Times

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/341611 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Shakespeare Requirement: A Novel Author: Julie Schumacher Narrator: Julie Schumacher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 2 minutes Release date: August 14, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune keep hitting beleaguered English professor Jason Fitger right between the eyes in this hilarious and eagerly awaited sequel to the cult classic of anhedonic academe, the Thurber Prize-winning Dear Committee Members. Once more into the breach... Now is the fall of his discontent, as Jason Fitger, newly appointed chair of the English Department of Payne University, takes arms against a sea of troubles, personal and institutional. His ex-wife is sleeping with the dean who must approve whatever modest initiatives he undertakes. The fearsome department secretary Fran clearly runs the show (when not taking in rescue parrots and dogs) and holds plenty of secrets she's not sharing. The lavishly funded Econ Department keeps siphoning off English's meager resources and has taken aim at its remaining office space. And Fitger's attempt to get a mossbacked and antediluvian Shakespeare scholar to retire backfires spectacularly when the press concludes that the Bard is being kicked to the curricular curb. Lord, what fools these mortals be! Julie Schumacher proves the point and makes the most of it in this delicious romp of satire. Don’t miss Julie Schumacher's new novel, The English Experience, coming soon.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/339898 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Bloom Series: #2 of Sweetpea series Author: C.J. Skuse Narrator: Georgia Maguire Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 3 minutes Release date: August 9, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: Sweetpea TV series starring Ella Purnell now on Sky Atlantic! She’s back and killing for two… Rhiannon Lewis should be happy. Her cheating fiancé is in jail – framed for the depraved killing spree she committed. Her ex-lover is chopped up and buried where no-one will find him. But there’s one small problem. She’s pregnant. And as much as Rhiannon wants to continue working her way through her kill lists, a small voice inside is trying to make her stop. Now Rhiannon has to choose – motherhood or murder. Readers are LOVING In Bloom: ‘Alright, buckle up, folks, because this book is a rollercoaster of dark and twisted hilarity!’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I would give 10 stars if I could!’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Outrageous, hilarious and smart’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/342205 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Short Film About Disappointment: A Novel Author: Joshua Mattson Narrator: Ari Fliakos Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 51 minutes Release date: August 7, 2018 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: An ingenious novel about art and revenge, insisting on your dreams and hitting on your doctor, told in the form of 80 movie reviews In near-future America, film critic Noah Body uploads his reviews to a content aggregator. His job is routine: watch, seethe, pan. He dreams of making his own film, free from the hackery of commercial cinema. Faced with writing about lousy movies for a website that no one reads, Noah smuggles into his work episodes from his trainwreck of a life.   We learn that his apartment in Miniature Aleppo has been stripped of furniture after his wife ran off with his best friend—who Noah believes has possessed his body. He's in the middle of an escalating grudge match against a vending machine tycoon with a penchant for violence. And he's infatuated with a doctor who has diagnosed him with a 'disease of thought.' Sapped by days performing the labor of entertainment, forced to voice opinions on cinema to earn his water rations, Noah is determined to create his own masterpiece, directed by and starring himself.   Written by a debut novelist with a rotten wit and a singular imagination, A Short Film About Disappointment is a story about holding on to a scrap of hope in a joyously crummy world of nanny states and New Koreas.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/342482 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Running Dog Author: Don DeLillo Narrator: Candace Thaxton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 38 minutes Release date: August 7, 2018 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: DeLillo's Running Dog, originally published in 1978, follows Moll Robbins, a New York City journalist trailing the activities of an influential senator. In the process, she is dragged into the black market world of erotica and shady, infatuated men, where a cat-and-mouse chase for an erotic film rumored to “star” Adolph Hitler leads to trickery, maneuvering, and bloodshed. With streamlined prose and a thriller's narrative pace, Running Dog is a bright star in the modern master's early career.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/342624 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue 17: The Award-Winning BBC Radio 4 Comedy Author: BBC Radio Comedy Narrator: Sandi Toksvig, Miles Jupp, Omid Djalili, Harry Hill, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, Jack Dee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 8 minutes Release date: August 2, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: Four more extended episodes from the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, specially compiled by producer Jon Naismith 'ISIHAC is still unmissable. It remains the most thrillingly anarchic panel show in any media you care to name' Simon Mayo, Mail on Sunday ‘The funniest comedy quiz show of them all’ Sue Arnold, The Observer Welcome to the seventeenth collection of episodes from the famous antidote to panel games. Jack Dee challenges regular panelists Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden with a series of silly games against which to pit their wits, along with special guests Harry Hill, Sandi Toksvig, Omid Djalili and Miles Jupp. Highlights include Word for Word, Alien Duets, Swanee Kazoo, Meat Eater’s Songbook, In My Pants, Mornington Crescent, Not My Fault, Pig Farmer’s Songbook, Specialist Greetings Cards, Unsuccessful Charities, Dentists’ Film Club and the ever-popular One Song to the Tune of Another. Enjoy this fine feast of wit and wordplay, accompanied by Colin Sell on the piano and with the lovely Samantha keeping score. Credits In the Chair……………..Jack Dee Round the Table………..Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden With Harry Hill, Sandi Toksvig, Omid Djalili and Miles Jupp At the Piano………………Colin Sell Programme consultant: Iain Pattinson Produced by Jon Naismith Compiled by Jon Naismith, Megan Landon and Graeme Garden

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/342623 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Susan Calman: Keep Calman Carry On: The Complete Series 1 and 2 Author: Susan Calman Narrator: Susan Calman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 42 minutes Release date: August 2, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: Susan Calman is the least relaxed person she knows. She has no down-time, no hobbies (unless you count dressing up your cats in silly outfits) and her idea of relaxation is to play Assassin's Creed, an hour into which she is in a murderous rage with sky high blood pressure. Her wife had to threaten to divorce her to make her go on holiday, and she's been told by the same long-suffering wife that unless she finds a way to switch off, and soon, she's going to be unbearable. Susan decided her best bet was to try to immerse herself in the pursuits that her friends find relaxing, to find her inner zen and outer tranquillity. In the first series of this show she attempted to ditch the old Susan Calman and attempted to find the new 'Susan Calm', by watching cricket with Andy Zaltzman; going hillwalking with Muriel Gray; visiting an art gallery with Phill Jupitus and taking a spontaneous holiday with John Finnemore. She enjoyed these pursuits, but all too soon found herself slipping back into her old ways. So she tried again in Series 2, which involved learning about gardening with Val McDermid, going to a music festival with Robin Ince, trying her hand at baking with the Great British Bake Off's Selasi Gbormittah, and having a go at birdwatching with Emma Kennedy. Keep Calman Carry On is a stand-up show in front of a live audience, in which Susan reports on how successful she's been - both at relaxing and at the pursuit itself - as well as playing in and discussing a handful of illustrative clips from her efforts. It's an attempt to find out how people find solace or sanctuary in these worlds, and how Susan can negotiate her own place in them. Written by Susan Calman and Jon Hunter Produced by Lyndsay Fenner A BBC Studios Production Cover photograph: Steve Ullathorne

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/341645 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Body's Not Big Enough for Both of Us: A Novel Author: Edgar Cantero Narrator: January LaVoy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 10 minutes Release date: July 31, 2018 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: 'Joss Whedon...can’t possibly write All The Things That Are Kind Of Like This. So hallelujah that Edgar Cantero – a Barcelona native whose first language is Spanish, but who spits pop-culture in English like the savviest geek in, say, Sheboygan posting on Tumblr – is writing some of them.”--The Austin Chronicle From the New York Times bestselling author of Meddling Kids comes a mind-blowing, gender-bending, genre-smashing romp through the entire pantheon of action and noir. It is also a bold, tautly crafted novel about family, being weird, and claiming your place in your own crazy story.     In a dingy office in Fisherman's Wharf, the glass panel in the door bears the names of A. Kimrean and Z. Kimrean. Private Eyes. Behind the door there is only one desk, one chair, one scrawny androgynous P.I. in a tank top and skimpy waistcoat. A.Z., as they are collectively known, are twin brother and sister. He's pure misanthropic logic, she's wild hedonistic creativity. The Kimreans have been locked in mortal battle since they were in utero...which is tricky because they, very literally, share one single body. That's right. One body, two pilots. The mystery and absurdity of how Kimrean functions, and how they subvert every plotline, twist, explosion, and gunshot--and confuse every cop, neckless thug, cartel boss, ninja, and femme fatale--in the book is pure Cantero magic.      Someone is murdering the sons of the ruthless drug cartel boss known as the Lyon in the biggest baddest town in California--San Carnal. The notorious A.Z. Kimrean must go to the sin-soaked, palm-tree-lined streets of San Carnal, infiltrate the Lyon's inner circle, and find out who is targeting his heirs, and while they are at it, rescue an undercover cop in too deep, deal with a plucky young stowaway, and stop a major gang war from engulfing California. They'll face every plot device and break every rule Elmore Leonard wrote before they can crack the case, if they don't kill each other (themselves) first.      This Body's Not Big Enough for Both of Us is a brilliantly subversive and comic thriller celebrating noir detectives, Die Hard, Fast & Furious, and the worst case of sibling rivalry, that can only come from the mind of Edgar Cantero.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/344637 to listen full audiobooks. Title: South Toward Home: Adventures and Misadventures in My Native Land Author: Julia Reed Narrator: Julia Reed, Dan Bittner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 20 minutes Release date: July 31, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: This program is read by the author. South Toward Home is a wry and humorous audiobook about life and culture in the American South. In thinking about her native land, Julia Reed quotes another Southern writer, Willie Morris, who said, “It’s the juxtapositions that get you down here.” These juxtapositions are, for Julia, the soul of the South and in her warmhearted and funny new audiobook, South Toward Home, she chronicles her adventures through the highs and the lows of Southern life—the Delta hot tamale festival, a masked ball, a rollicking party in a boat on a sand bar, scary Christian billboards, and the southern affection for the lowly possum. She writes about the southern penchant for making their own fun in every venue from a high-toned New Orleans dinner party to cocktail crawls on the streets of the French Quarter where to-go cups are de rigueur. And with as much hilarity as possible, Julia shines her light on the South’s more embarrassing tendencies like dry counties and the politics of lust. As she puts it, “My fellow Southerners have brought me the greatest joy—on the page, over the airwaves, around the dinner table, at the bar or, hell, in the checkout line.” South Towards Home, with a foreword by Jon Meacham, is Julia Reed’s valentine to the place she loves best.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/341544 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hits and Misses: Stories Author: Simon Rich Narrator: Simon Rich Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 24, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: A hilarious collection inspired by a former Saturday Night Live writer's real experiences in Hollywood, chronicling the absurdity of fame and the humanity of failure in a world dominated by social media influencers and reality TV stars. Simon Rich is 'one of the funniest writers in America' (Daily Beast) -- a humorist who draws comparisons to Douglas Adams (New York Times Book Review), James Thurber, and P.G. Wodehouse (The Guardian). With Hits and Misses, he's back with a hilarious new collection of stories about dreaming big and falling flat, about ordinary people desperate for stardom and the stars who are bored by having it all. Inspired by Rich's real experiences in Hollywood, Hits and Misses chronicles all the absurdity of fame and success alongside the heartbreaking humanity of failure. From a bitter tell-all by the horse Paul Revere rode to greatness to a gushing magazine profile of everyone's favorite World War II dictator, these stories roam across time and space to skewer our obsession with making it big -- from the days of ancient Babylon to the age of TMZ.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/335734 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Open Mic Night in Moscow: And Other Stories from My Search for Black Markets, Soviet Architecture, and Emotionally Unavailable Russian Men Author: Audrey Murray Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 47 minutes Release date: July 24, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: The raucous and surprisingly poignant story of a young, Russia-obsessed American writer and comedian who embarked on a solo tour of the former Soviet Republics, never imagining that it would involve kidnappers, garbage bags of money, and encounters with the weird and wonderful from Mongolia to Tajikistan. Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Siberia are not the typical tourist destinations of a twenty-something, nor the places one usually goes to eat, pray, and/or love. But the mix of imperial Russian opulence and Soviet decay, and the allure of emotionally unavailable Russian men proved strangely irresistible to comedian Audrey Murray. At age twenty-eight, while her friends were settling into corporate jobs and serious relationships, Audrey was on a one-way flight to Kazakhstan, the first leg of a nine-month solo voyage through the former USSR. A blend of memoir and offbeat travel guide (black markets in Uzbekistan: 5 stars; getting kidnapped in Turkmenistan: 1 star) this thoughtful, hilarious catalog of a young comedian’s adventures is also a diary of her emotional discoveries about home, love, patriotism, loneliness, and independence. Sometimes surprising, often disconcerting, and always entertaining, Open Mic Night in Moscow will inspire you to take the leap and embark on your own journey into the unknown. And, if you want to visit Chernobyl by way of an insane-asylum-themed bar in Kiev, Audrey can assure you that there’s no other guidebook out there. (She’s looked.)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/335725 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inappropriation: A Novel Author: Lexi Freiman Narrator: Katherine Littrell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 4 minutes Release date: July 24, 2018 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: “This is a daring book, thrillingly of our moment.” -- Emma Cline, author of The Girls A wildly irreverent take on the coming-of-age story that turns a search for belonging into a riotous satire of identity politics Starting at a prestigious private Australian girls’ school, fifteen-year-old Ziggy Klein is confronted with an alienating social hierarchy that hurls her into the arms of her grade’s most radical feminists. Tormented by a burgeoning collection of dark, sexual fantasies, and a biological essentialist mother, Ziggy sets off on a journey of self-discovery that moves from the Sydney drag scene to the extremist underbelly of the Internet.  As PC culture collides with her friends’ morphing ideology and her parents’ kinky sex life, Ziggy’s understanding of gender, race, and class begins to warp. Ostracized at school, she seeks refuge in Donna Haraway’s seminal feminist text, A Cyborg Manifesto, and discovers an indisputable alternative identity. Or so she thinks. A controversial Indian guru, a transgender drag queen, and her own Holocaust-surviving grandmother propel Ziggy through a series of misidentifications, culminating in a date-rape revenge plot so confused, it just might work.  Uproariously funny, but written with extraordinary acuity about the intersections of gender, sexual politics, race, and technology, Inappropriation is literary satire at its best. With a deft finger on the pulse of the zeitgeist, Lexi Freiman debuts on the scene as a brilliant and fearless new talent.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/340492 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Occasional Virgin: A Novel Author: Hanan Al-Shaykh Narrator: Soneela Nankani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 29 minutes Release date: July 10, 2018 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: In this frank and fearless novel, acclaimed writer Hanan al-Shaykh follows the tumultuous lives and sometimes shocking choices of women successful in their careers but unlucky in love.   On a sunny beach on the Italian Riviera, two thirtysomething women, Yvonne and Huda, relax by the sparkling sea. But despite the setting, as their vacation unfolds, their complicated pasts seep through to the idyllic present. Both women spent their childhoods in Lebanon—Yvonne raised in a Christian family, Huda in a Muslim one—and they now find themselves torn between the traditional worlds they were born into and the successful professional identities they’ve created.   Three months later, when Huda (a theater director from Toronto) visits Yvonne (an advertising executive) in London, a chance encounter with a man at Speaker’s Corner leads to profound repercussions for them both. As the novel continues, each woman will undertake her own quest for love and romance, revenge and fulfillment. Witty and wry, The Occasional Virgin is a poignant and perceptive tale for our time.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/340873 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Year of Rest and Relaxation Author: Ottessa Moshfegh Narrator: Julia Whelan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: July 10, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 64 Ratings of Narrator: 4.7 of Total 27 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, Time, NPR, Vice, Bustle, The New York Times, The Guardian, Kirkus Reviews, Entertainment Weekly, The AV Club, & Audible A New York Times Bestseller • New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century  “One of the most compelling protagonists modern fiction has offered in years: a loopy, quietly furious pillhead whose Ambien ramblings and Xanaxed b*tcheries somehow wend their way through sad and funny and strange toward something genuinely profound.” — Entertainment Weekly “Darkly hilarious . . . [Moshfegh’s] the kind of provocateur who makes you laugh out loud while drawing blood.” —Vogue From one of our boldest, most celebrated new literary voices, a novel about a young woman's efforts to duck the ills of the world by embarking on an extended hibernation with the help of one of the worst psychiatrists in the annals of literature and the battery of medicines she prescribes. Our narrator should be happy, shouldn't she? She's young, thin, pretty, a recent Columbia graduate, works an easy job at a hip art gallery, lives in an apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan paid for, like the rest of her needs, by her inheritance. But there is a dark and vacuous hole in her heart, and it isn't just the loss of her parents, or the way her Wall Street boyfriend treats her, or her sadomasochistic relationship with her best friend, Reva. It's the year 2000 in a city aglitter with wealth and possibility; what could be so terribly wrong? My Year of Rest and Relaxation is a powerful answer to that question. Through the story of a year spent under the influence of a truly mad combination of drugs designed to heal our heroine from her alienation from this world, Moshfegh shows us how reasonable, even necessary, alienation can be. Both tender and blackly funny, merciless and compassionate, it is a showcase for the gifts of one of our major writers working at the height of her powers.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/340490 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Terrible Country: A Novel Author: Keith Gessen Narrator: Ari Fliakos Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 33 minutes Release date: July 10, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: “Hilarious. . . . To understand Russia, read A Terrible Country.” —Time 'This artful and autumnal novel, published in high summer, is a gift to those who wish to receive it.' —Dwight Garner, The New York Times 'Hilarious, heartbreaking . . . A Terrible Country may be one of the best books you'll read this year.' —Ann Levin, Associated Press A New York Times Editors' Choice Named a Best Book of 2018 by Bookforum, Nylon, Esquire, and Vulture A literary triumph about Russia, family, love, and loyalty—from a founding editor of n+1 and the author of Raising Raffi When Andrei Kaplan’s older brother Dima insists that Andrei return to Moscow to care for their ailing grandmother, Andrei must take stock of his life in New York. His girlfriend has stopped returning his text messages. His dissertation adviser is dubious about his job prospects. It’s the summer of 2008, and his bank account is running dangerously low. Perhaps a few months in Moscow are just what he needs. So Andrei sublets his room in Brooklyn, packs up his hockey stuff, and moves into the apartment that Stalin himself had given his grandmother, a woman who has outlived her husband and most of her friends. She survived the dark days of communism and witnessed Russia’s violent capitalist transformation, during which she lost her beloved dacha. She welcomes Andrei into her home, even if she can’t always remember who he is. Andrei learns to navigate Putin’s Moscow, still the city of his birth, but with more expensive coffee. He looks after his elderly—but surprisingly sharp!—grandmother, finds a place to play hockey, a café to send emails, and eventually some friends, including a beautiful young activist named Yulia. Over the course of the year, his grandmother’s health declines and his feelings of dislocation from both Russia and America deepen. Andrei knows he must reckon with his future and make choices that will determine his life and fate. When he becomes entangled with a group of leftists, Andrei’s politics and his allegiances are tested, and he is forced to come to terms with the Russian society he was born into and the American one he has enjoyed since he was a kid. A wise, sensitive novel about Russia, exile, family, love, history and fate, A Terrible County asks what you owe the place you were born, and what it owes you. Writing with grace and humor, Keith Gessen gives us a brilliant and mature novel that is sure to mark him as one of the most talented novelists of his generation.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/342037 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot Author: John Callahan Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 5, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 3 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: In 1972, at the age of 21, John Callahan was involved in a car crash that severed his spine and made him a quadriplegic. A heavy drinker since the age of 12 (alcohol had played a role in his crash), the accident could have been the beginning of a downward spiral. Instead, it sparked a personal transformation. After extensive physical therapy, he was eventually able to grasp a pen in his right hand and make rudimentary drawings. By 1978, Callahan had sworn off drinking for good, and begun to draw cartoons. Over the next three decades, until his death in 2010, Callahan would become one of the nation's most beloved—and at times polarizing—cartoonists. His work, which shows off a wacky and sometimes warped sense of humor, pokes fun at social conventions and pushes boundaries. One cartoon features Christ at the cross with a thought bubble reading 'T.G.I.F.' In another, three sheriffs on horseback approach an empty wheelchair in the desert. 'Don't worry,' one sheriff says to another, 'He won't get far on foot.' Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot recounts Callahan's life story, from the harrowing to the hilarious.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/342022 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Adjustment Day Author: Chuck Palahniuk Narrator: Christopher Ragland Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 12 minutes Release date: July 5, 2018 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: Random House presents the audiobook edition of Adjustment Day by Chuck Palahniuk, read by Christopher Ragland. People pass the word only to those they trust most: Adjustment Day is coming. They’ve been reading a mysterious blue-black book and memorising its directives. They are ready for the reckoning. In this ingeniously comic work, Chuck Palahniuk’s first novel in four years, he does what he does best: skewer the absurdities in our society. Smug, geriatric politicians hatch a nasty fate for the burgeoning population of young males; working-class men dream of burying the elites; and professors propound theories that offer students only the bleakest future. When it arrives, Adjustment Day inaugurates a new Disunited States of America. In this mind-blowing novel, Palahniuk fearlessly makes real the logical conclusion of every separatist fantasy, alternative fact, and conspiracy theory lurking in the American psyche.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/337352 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Joy of Leaving Your Sh*t All Over the Place Author: Jennifer Mccartney Narrator: Erin Yuen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 54 minutes Release date: July 3, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: The anti-clutter movement is having a moment. You may have heard about a book-an entire book-written on the topic of tidiness and how magical and life-changing it is to neaten up and THROW AWAY YOUR BELONGINGS. Yes, you read that correctly. It's time to fight that ridiculousness and to start buying even more stuff and leaving it any place you want. Guess what, neatniks? Science shows that messy people are more creative.* Being a slob is an art, and there's a fine line between being a consumer and being a hoarder. Don't cross that line. This book shows you how to clutter mindfully and with great joy. The results are mind-blowing. Your plants will stop dying. Your whiskey bottle will never run dry. Your drugstore points will finally add up to a free jar of salsa and some nice shampoo. You'll go shopping and discover that you've lost weight... It's time to take back your life from the anti-clutter movement. *As well as smarter and more attractive.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/339549 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls: Stories Author: Alissa Nutting Narrator: Brittany Pressley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 56 minutes Release date: July 3, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: In this darkly comic and surreal collection from celebrated author Alissa Nutting, misfit women scramble for agency in a series of uncanny circumstances. Throughout these breathtakingly creative seventeen stories spread across time, space, and differing planes of reality, we encounter a host of women and girls in a wide range of unusual jobs. A space cargo deliverywoman enlists the help of her cybersex partner to release her mother from cryogenic prison.  Desperate for affection and a more lavish lifestyle, a young woman falls under the corrosive spell of the fashion model for whom she’s given up everything to assist. A woman submits to a procedure that will turn her body into a futuristic ant farm, only to discover the sinister plans of her doctor. Though the settings these women find themselves in are as shocking and unique as they come, the emotional battles they face are searing and real. Some are trying to fight their way out of the cycle of abuse, while others must cope with the anguish brought on by infertility or the aftershocks of an abortion. Still others confront and embrace their most depraved desires, carving out power for themselves in worlds that relentlessly ask for conformity. Wickedly funny yet ringing with deep truths about gender, authority and the ways we inhabit and restrict the female body, Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls is a brilliant commentary on the kaleidoscope of human behavior and a remarkably nuanced satire for our times.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/334835 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dave Gorman - Genius: The Complete Series 1-3: The BBC Radio 4 comedy Author: Dave Gorman Narrator: Dave Gorman, Full Cast Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: June 28, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 5 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: The complete Genius radio series, in which Dave Gorman and his celebrity guests consider the ridiculous, unworkable, but sometimes genius inventions of the public. Guests such as Stewart Lee, Johnny Vegas, Germaine Greer and Charlie Brooker peruse a parade of proposals, be they innovations, gadgets, gizmos, philosophies or follies, in an attempt to sort the worthy from the worthless. Will they unearth some genuine gems of genius? And which pitch will win the legendary Genius trophy? Ideas include the use of breathalysers on mobile phones to stop you making regrettable calls, a 99p coin, genetically-engineered mini-elephants as pets, Bovril as a fizzy drink, virtual reality headsets for chickens, Lego prisons and the best thing since sliced bread – perforated bread. If you've ever had an ingenious invention, a sublime plan for solving problems both small and large, or a twisted scheme for making the world a better, or more interesting, place then Genius is the midwife to your brainchild. The guests are Paul Daniels, Richard Madeley, John Fortune, Neil Innes, Stewart Lee, Johnny Vegas, Armando Iannucci, Chris Addison, Brian Sewell, Carol Vorderman, Sid Waddell, Germaine Greer, Gyles Brandreth, Matthew Wright, Rob Newman, Charlie Brooker and Simon Munnery. This complete collection also includes the Christmas Special edition of the show featuring Lee Mack. Bonus content: Dave Gorman’s Pub Olympics. In this one-off, very silly panel show, contestants Chris Addison, Roisin Conaty, Geoff Lloyd and Seymour Mace compete for gold medals in a series of ridiculous rounds, very loosely based on sports. Usain Bolt can run the 100m in 9.58 seconds. What do the panellists think they could do in 9.58 seconds? And what Olympic themed panel show would be complete without Quiz Akabusi?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/332032 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I’ve Never Seen Star Wars: The Complete Series 1-6: The BBC Radio 4 comedy show Author: Marcus Brigstocke Narrator: Full Cast, Marcus Brigstocke Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 37 minutes Release date: June 28, 2018 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: Marcus Brigstocke persuades his reluctant guests to try new experiences: things that they've perhaps always meant to try but haven't had the time, the courage or possibly the inclination. Enjoy hearing some famous names embrace new challenges, such as Phill Jupitus drinking absinthe, Mark Steel constructing flat-pack furniture, Esther Rantzen finally joining Facebook, Kelly Holmes trying her first deep-fried Mars bar, Giles Coren having a go at being vegan, and Frank Skinner getting a spray tan. The curious guests include: Phill Jupitus, Paul Daniels, Mark Steel, Esther Rantzen, Suggs, Sandi Toksvig, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Jon Culshaw, Jenni Eclair, Ardal O’Hanlon, Kate Adie, Ian Hislop, Frank Skinner, Alan Davies, Kathy Burke, Sarah Millican, Meera Syal, Dave Gorman, Benjamin Zephaniah, Rebecca Front, Reece Shearsmith and Kelly Holmes. Whether the experiences are banal or profound, the show is all about getting out of our comfort zones and embracing the new.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/334838 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wordaholics: The Complete Series 1-3: The word-obsessed BBC comedy panel show Author: Jon Hunter, James Kettle Narrator: Paul Sinha, Richard Herring, Susie Dent, Gyles Brandreth, Jack Whitehall, Alex Horne, Dave Gorman, Robin Ince, Stephen Fry, Michael J. Rosen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 21 minutes Release date: June 28, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: All 18 episodes of Radio 4's word-obsessed comedy panel game hosted by Gyles Brandreth, where stars from across the world of wordplay come together to guess the meanings of now-obsolete words, invent their own clichés and cockney rhyming slang, discuss their own favourite words and phrases - and suggest words they would like to ban. This witty and unexpected show brings you toponyms, abbreviations, euphemisms, old words, new words, cockney rhyming slang and Greek gobbledegook. Find out the meaning of words like giff-gaff, knock-knobbler and buckfitches; the difference between French marbles, French velvet and the French ache; hear the glorious poetry of the English language, as practiced from writers varying from William Shakespeare to Vanilla Ice; and spend time laughing and learning with some of the finest Wordaholics in the business. With top guests including Stephen Fry, Jack Whitehall, Michael Rosen, Susie Dent, Alex Horne, Paul Sinha, Robin Ince, Josh Widdecombe, Natalie Haynes, Dave Gorman, Richard Herring, Ed Byrne, Jenny Eclair and Milton Jones. Written by Jon Hunter and James Kettle. Produced by Claire Jones.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/339558 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How Not to Get Shot: And Other Advice From White People Author: D. L. Hughley, Doug Moe Narrator: D. L. Hughley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 43 minutes Release date: June 26, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.23 of Total 64 Ratings of Narrator: 4.86 of Total 7 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: A cutting satire of race relations in the age of Trump and Black Lives Matter from the hugely popular comedian—one of ''The Original Kings of Comedy''—and author of the New York Times bestseller Black Man, White House. ''White people are always giving out ‘helpful’ advice, such as: ‘Comply with the police and you won’t get shot.’ They’ve been doling out advice to black people ever since ‘I suggest you pick the cotton if you don’t like getting whipped.’ Not getting shot by the police has long been a problem for black people. Even when we had a black president! Now that we have a new set of overlords, with President Trump at the head, wouldn’t it be nice to get a little advice on how not to get shot?'' From the elections of Barack Obama and Donald Trump to the tragic events of Ferguson and Charlottesville, the subject of race has come to the forefront of American consciousness. Legendary satirist D. L. Hughley offers his own cutting observations on this contentious issue that continues to traumatize the nation, a wound made more painful by the ongoing comments and actions of the 45th president. Hughley uses humor to draw attention to injustice, sardonically offering advice on a number of lessons, from ''How to make cops feel more comfortable while they’re handcuffing you'' and ''The right way to wear a hoodie'' to ''How to make white food, like lobster rolls'' and ''Ten types of white people you meet in the suburbs.'' How Not to Get Shot is a much-needed antidote in these distressing times.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/334196 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Panic and Joy: My Solo Path to Motherhood Author: Emma Brockes Narrator: Emma Brockes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 26, 2018 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: An explosive and hilarious memoir about the exceptional and life-changing decision to conceive a child on one's own via assisted reproduction   When British journalist, memoirist, and New York-transplant Emma Brockes decides to become pregnant, she quickly realizes that, being single, thirty-seven, and in the early stages of a same-sex relationship, she's going to have to be untraditional about it. From the moment she decides to stop 'futzing' around, have her eggs counted, and 'get cracking'; through multiple rounds of IUI; to the births of her twins, which her girlfriend gamely documents with her iPhone and selfie stick, Brockes brings the reader every step of the way--all the while exploring the cultural circumstances and choices that have brought her to this point. With mordant wit and remarkable candor, Brockes shares the frustrations, embarrassments, surprises, and, finally, joys of her momentous and excellent choice.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/334840 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Argue with a Cat: A Human's Guide to the Art of Persuasion Author: Jay Heinrichs Narrator: Jay Heinrichs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 25 minutes Release date: June 21, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of How to Argue with a Cat written and read by Jay Heinrichs. If you can persuade a cat ... you can persuade anyone. This is the essential guide to getting your way. Jay Heinrichs, award-winning author of Thank You for Arguing and advisor to the Pentagon, NASA and Fortune 500 companies, distils a lifetime of negotiating and rhetoric to show you how to win over anyone - from colleagues and bosses, to friends and partners at home (and even the most stubborn of feline adversaries). You'll learn to: Perfect your timing - learn exactly when to pounce Get your body language, tone and gesture just right Think about what your opponent wants - always offer a comfy lap Lure them in by making them think they have the power The result? A happy, hopefully scratch-free, resolution. 'Jay Heinrichs knows a thing or two about arguing' The Times 'A master rhetorician and persuasion guru' Salon 'You got a bunch of logical engineers to inject pathos into their arguments ... it works!' NASA engineer

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/335697 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Argue with a Cat: A Human's Guide to the Art of Persuasion Author: Jay Heinrichs Narrator: Jay Heinrichs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 25 minutes Release date: June 19, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: Learn how to persuade cats--the world's most skeptical and cautious negotiators--with this primer on rhetoric and argument from the New York Times bestselling author of Thank You for Arguing! Cats are skilled manipulators who can talk you into just about anything without a single word. They can get you to drop whatever you're doing and play with them. They can make you serve their dinner way ahead of schedule. They can get you to sit down right this instant and provide a lap. On the other hand, try getting a cat to do what you want.... While it's hard, persuading a cat is possible. And after that, persuading humans becomes a breeze, and that is what you will learn in this book. How to Argue with a Cat will teach you how to: - Hold an intelligent conversation--one of the few things easier to do with a cat than a human. - Argue logically, even if your opponent is furry and irrational. - Hack up a fallacy (the hairball of logic). - Make your body do the talking (cats are very good at this). - Master decorum: the art of fitting in with cats, venture capitalists, or humans. - Earn any creature's respect and loyalty.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/336890 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Answers to Questions You’ve Never Asked: Explaining the “What If” in Science, Geography, and the Absurd Author: Joesph Pisente Narrator: Richard Powers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 19, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: Looking for something filled with fun facts and trivia questions and answers? Answers to Questions You’ve Never Asked will entertain you for hours. When you take the most absurd parts of history, science, economics, and geography, you end up with a pretty confusing picture of humanity. Why do we have borders? What’s the furthest you can get from the ocean? How do you qualify as a country? And why did Vikings wear those silly helmets? These are just a few of the strange questions that bounce around the head of Joseph Pisenti. In his YouTube channel, Pisenti presents illogical truths in a logical manner. Here, he builds on this nonsensical humor of the universe with in-depth analyses of empires, economies, and ecosystems as he helps answer the ridiculous. Why, you ask? Because someone has to! Pisenti not only details the absurd but also provides explanations on why things are—and why they aren’t. The following are just a few of the many questions answered here: Where can I move to so that I’m never tempted by McDonalds again?How far into the Pacific does Trump’s wall stretch?If Plato came back to life, what would he think of modern democracy?Why do all empires fail?Who decides what countries are allowed to participate in the Olympics?What makes Finland so great?Witty, thought-provoking, and occasionally snarky, Answers to Questions You’ve Never Asked is for anyone who beams with curiosity and has a belly button.