Prague, Czechoslovakia, during the inter-war period. Jan Dítě, a young and clever waiter who wants to become a millionaire, comes to the conclusion that to achieve his ambitious goal he must be diligent, listen and observe as much as he can, be always discreet and use what he learns to his own advantage; but the turbulent tides of history will continually stand in his way.
Schlager fan Dieter still lives with his parents and doesn't really fancy anything: neither women no...
An American gets a ticket for an audience participation game in London, then gets involved in a case...
Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no acc...
It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone h...
Paula, a young supporting character, studies at the Main Character School and dreams on graduating t...
Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds litt...
Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African dese...
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swep...
Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an al...
To test its top-secret Human Hibernation Project, the Pentagon picks the most average Americans it c...
After Dick Harper loses his job at Globodyne in an Enron-esque collapse, he and his wife, Jane, turn...
Employees at a Bennigan's-like restaurant (called, creatively enough, Shenanigan's), kill time befor...
In an Italian seaside town, young Titta gets into trouble with his friends and watches various local...
A young Roman receives from his mother, who is dying, a shocking news: he is the natural son of Adol...
After his mistress runs over a black teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotli...
Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking ...
A crime writer is accused of being too imaginative and his ideas unworkable, but everything changes ...
After decades of single-minded dedication to his work, a worker with an elite career course at a maj...
The Toth family resides in Northern Hungary. The couple has a daughter and a son, the latter a membe...