B. J. Novak

"In this book with no pictures, the reader has to say every silly word, no matter what"--

The Book with No Pictures

A collection of short stories by a writer best known for his work on the television series "The Office," including the title story in which a boy's sweepstakes win proves more harm than good for his family.

Stories and Other Stories

One More Thing

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Das Buch ohne Bilder

The Man Who Invented the Calendar provides a taster of the darkly hilarious treasures that can be found in B. J. Novak's One More Thing. We'll meet a vengeance-minded hare, obsessed with scoring a rematch against the tortoise who ruined his life; find out how February got its name; and learn the truth about the icing on carrot cake.

Three Stories from One More Thing

The Man Who Invented the Calendar

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Storys und andere Storys

Cornflakes mit Johnny Depp

A is for "AaaaaAAAAaaA." B is for "Ba baba a-baba ba." I is for "I had a big idea, I did." And by the time you get to Z, oh what a zap-zop-zippity-zoppity, zany book you'll be reading! This is an alphabet book like no other, from the author of the internationally bestselling mega-hit The Book With No Pictures. B. J. Novak is back with a book that is just as clever and even more silly. And, this time, instead of saying "Read it again!" kids will be shouting "Let ME read it again!"

The Alphabet Book With No Pictures

Have you or your child ever wanted to write your own version of the #1 New York Times bestseller THE BOOK WITH NO PICTURES? Now is your chance, in this fill-in-the-blanks book that puts the power of words directly into your hands. Bonus sheet of nonsense stickers included! Words are amazing. They can be happy or sad, serious or goofy. And some of the best words of all are the ones that make you laugh--the ridiculous, preposterous words like those in THE BOOK WITH NO PICTURES. Now YOU can create some of those amazing words. YOU can write a book that makes grown-ups have to say silly things. Just fill in the blanks with whatever unusual, nonsensical words come to mind (or use the sticker sheet with its funny options). Then ask your favorite adult to read your book to you, and laugh and laugh at YOUR book with no pictures!

My Book with No Pictures

A is for "AaaaaAAAAaaA." B is for "Ba baba a-baba ba." I is for "I had a big idea, I did. Feed Dad fig ice!."

The Alphabet Book with No Pictures

New York Times Bestseller A startlingly original debut from the actor, writer, director, and executive producer hailed as “a gifted observer of the human condition and a very funny writer capable of winning that rare thing: unselfconscious, insuppressible laughter” (The Washington Post). A boy wins a $100,000 prize in a box of Frosted Flakes—only to discover that claiming the winnings might unravel his family. A woman sets out to seduce motivational speaker Tony Robbins—turning for help to the famed motivator himself. A new arrival in Heaven, overwhelmed with options, procrastinates over a long-ago promise to visit his grandmother. We meet Sophia, the first artificially intelligent being capable of love, who falls for a man who might not be ready for it himself; a vengeance-minded hare, obsessed with scoring a rematch against the tortoise who ruined his life; and post-college friends who try to figure out how to host an intervention in the era of Facebook. Along the way, we learn why wearing a red T-shirt every day is the key to finding love, how February got its name, and why the stock market is sometimes just . . . down. Finding inspiration in questions from the nature of perfection to the icing on carrot cake, One More Thing has at its heart the most human of phenomena: love, fear, hope, ambition, and the inner stirring for the one elusive element just that might make a person complete. Across a dazzling range of subjects, themes, tones, and narrative voices, the many pieces in this collection are like nothing else, but they have one thing in common: they share the playful humor, deep heart, sharp eye, inquisitive mind, and altogether electrifying spirit of a writer with a fierce devotion to the entertainment of the reader.

Šedesát čtyři povídek, dvanáct překladatelů, jeden výrazný autorský hlas Mají afričtí vojenští vůdci Twitter? Jak dopadne odvetný závod mezi želvou a zajícem? A proč se Johnny Depp zabil? Úsměvná, provokativní, romantická i lehce absurdní povídková sbírka herce a komika B. J. Novaka, která se šest týdnů držela na žebříčku bestsellerů New York Times, nabízí odpověď nejen na tyto otázky. Novakovy texty spojuje nadsázka a smysl pro humor, ale také schopnost vystihnout zvláštnosti lidské (a také zvířecí či robotické) povahy.

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