Humour collections and anthologies Books
HarperCollins The Mother Tongue
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£15.29
Random House USA Inc The Body
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£16.20
Grand Central Publishing Kasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a White Boy
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£16.99
Random House USA Inc The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
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£14.40
St Martin's Press The Adventure Zone Here There Be Gerblins
Book SynopsisWelcome to The Adventure Zone! If your heart sings for Critical Role and Dimension 20, you'll want to dive right into this gorgeous graphic novel adaptation of the trailblazing D&D podcast, which illustrates exploits of three lovable dummies on their journey from small-time bodyguards to world-class artifact hunters!Join Taako the elf wizard, Merle the dwarf cleric, and Magnus the human warrior for an adventure they are poorly equipped to handle AT BEST, guided (guided) by their snarky DM, in a graphic novel that will tickle your funny bone, tug your heartstrings, and probably pants you if you give it half a chance.With endearingly off-kilter storytelling from master goofballs Clint McElroy and the McElroy brothers, and vivid, adorable art by Carey Pietsch, The Adventure Zone: Here There be Gerblins is the comics equivalent of role-playing in your friend''s basement at 2am, eating Cheetos and laughing your ass off as she rolls criti
£15.29
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Big Book of Jewish Humor
Book SynopsisTwo rival businessmen meet in the Warsaw train station. Where are you going? says the first man.To Minsk, says the second.To Minsk, eh? What a nerve you have! I know you''re telling me you''re going to Minsk because you want me to think that you''re really going to Pinsk. But it so happens that I know you really are going to Minsk. So why are you lying to me?Four men are walking in the desert.The German says, I''m tired and thirsty. I must have a beer. The Italian says, I''m tired and thirsty. I must have wine. The Mexican says, I''m tired and thirsty.I must have tequila.The Jew says, I''m tired and thirsty. I must have diabetes.
£24.64
Pan Macmillan The Diary of a Nobody
Book SynopsisThe Diary of a Nobody is a comic masterpiece that has been hugely influential since its first publication in 1892. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features Weedon Grossmith’s original illustrations and an afterword by novelist Paul Bailey.Proud to be ensconced with his wife Carrie at ‘The Laurels’ in the desirable London suburb of Holloway, bank clerk Charles Pooter decides to keep a diary. From the frequent visits from his dear friends Mr Cummings and Mr Gowing to the ups and downs of his feckless son Lupin, the self-regarding Mr Pooter considers, mistakenly, that all aspects of his life are worthy of note. The result is a hilarious spoof and a perfectly pitched satire on late Victorian society.
£10.44
Diamond Publishing Group Ltd Viz Annual 2024: The Barber's Pole: A Heap of
Book SynopsisBack in 1922, when Howard Carter first smashed his way into the tomb of long-dead Egyptian King Tutankhamun, the guttering candle in his hand illuminated a scene of unimaginable splendour. “Can you see anything?” asked Lord Carnarvon.“Yes! Wonderful things!” responded a breathless Carter. Fast forward just over a century, and any adventurer opening a copy of Viz - The Barber’s Pole will be similarly astounded by the comedy gold they will find haphazardly piled up within its covers. Because just like the tomb of an Egyptian Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, the 226 pages within its stout and glossy covers are packed with priceless treasures. It’s the sort of 24-carrot comedy gold that has made Viz the country’s fourth* or fifth** favourite humorous magazine (* ** possibly sixth) for well over four decades… * Edge-of-seat Adventures: Jack Black and His Dog Silver, Who’s Who in a Medieval Plague Village, Motorhead’s Christmas Adventure, and Bad Bob the Randy Wonderdog. * Shocking scandals about your favourite showbiz stars, Scotch eggs, Deepfake Porn, Tony Blair, and your chance to become a Crypto-Billionaire. * Cartoons: The Fat Slags, Sid the Sexist, Biffa Bacon, Mrs Brady Old Lady, Johnny Fartpants, The Real Ale Twats, Roger Mellie, and Raffles the Gentleman Thug * Readers’ letters and Top Tips, spoof ads, quizzes, games, things to cut out and make, and much more. Obviously, at this point we would like to point out that, unlike King Tut’s burial place, there is no real evidence that Viz has ever been the subject of a deadly curse, placed upon it three thousand years ago by a sinister, hooded priest of the God Thoth. And we consider it very unlikely indeed that anyone who dares to break open the cover of Viz - The Barber’s Pole will simply drop dead from unexplained causes - as Lord Carnarvon did a year to the day after breaking the seal on Tutunkhamun’s tomb. Sorry, no refunds.
£12.59
Harmony/Rodale/Convergent Successful Failure
£22.80
Atria Books Escape Into Meaning: Essays on Superman, Public
Book SynopsisProducer, editor, and writer behind the highly addictive, informative, and popular YouTube channel The Nerdwriter, Evan Puschak presents ?a brilliant, wide-ranging essay collection that explores meaning and how we make it with the thoughtfulness and open-hearted generosity that have long been hallmarks of Puschak?s writing? (John Green, New York Times bestselling author).As YouTube?s The Nerdwriter, Evan Puschak plays the polymath, posing questions and providing answers across a wide range of fields?from the power of a split diopter shot in Toy Story 4 to the political dangers of schadenfreude. Now, he brings that same insatiable curiosity and striking wit to this engaging and unputdownable essay collection. Perfect for fans of Trick Mirror and the writing of John Hodgman and Chuck Klosterman, Escape into Meaning is ?a passionate, perceptive? (Hua Hsu, author of Stay True) compendium of fascinating insights into obsession. Whether you?re interested in the philosophy of Jerry Seinfeld or how Clark Kent is the real hero, there?s something for everyone in this effervescent collection.
£14.39
Penguin Putnam Inc Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar
Book SynopsisThis New York Times bestseller is the hilarious philosophy course everyone wishes they’d had in school.Outrageously funny, Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar... has been a breakout bestseller ever since authors—and born vaudevillians—Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein did their schtick on NPR’s Weekend Edition. Lively, original, and powerfully informative, Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar... is a not-so-reverent crash course through the great philosophical thinkers and traditions, from Existentialism (What do Hegel and Bette Midler have in common?) to Logic (Sherlock Holmes never deduced anything). Philosophy 101 for those who like to take the heavy stuff lightly, this is a joy to read—and finally, it all makes sense!And now, you can read Daniel Klein's further musings on life and philosophy in Travels with Epicurus and Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change it
£13.60
Flatiron Books All the Women in My Brain
Book SynopsisIf DAVID RAKOFF and DAVID SEDARIS had a baby and that baby was Betty. Zoe KazanIf you've ever felt like you were more, or at least weirder, than the world expected?you''re not alone...In this collection, EMMY AWARD-nominated ACTRESS/WRITER Betty Gilpin writes like an avenging angel, weaving a tapestry of light and darkness, hilarity, and pathos. (Dani Shapiro)Oh. Hi. *takes six long gulps of water during which you're like, may I help you?*My name is Betty. I have depression. I have passion. I have tits the size of printers. And also: I have a brain full of women.There's Blanche VonFuckery, Ingrid St. Rash, and a host of otherssome cowering in sweatpants, some howling plans for revolution, and one, oh God, and one . . . slowly vomiting up a crow? Worried for her. These women take turns at the wheel. That's why I feel like a million selves. With a raised eyebrow and a soul-scalpel, I'd
£16.14
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd The pothole at the end of the rainbow
Book SynopsisFrom Julius Malema's tantrums to President Zuma's plane trips to Bakkies Botha's booting, this record features a big and busy year in news from the Rainbow Nation. Offering a candid South African perspective of current events, this annual utilizes the usual cast of characters to illustrate the country's current political state.Trade Review'Outrageously funny with unerring humour and intelligence' - Cosmopolitan Magazine 'A new niche in popular culture' - The New York Times 'Locates the common national funnybone' - The Washington Post
£999.99
Andrews McMeel Publishing Calvin and Hobbes 1
Book SynopsisA collection of comic strips following the adventures of Calvin and his stuffed tiger Hobbes.
£14.00
Oldie Publications Ltd The Oldie Annual 2019: The Pick of the All-Time
Book SynopsisFounded in 1992 by Richard Ingrams, The Oldie is an irreverent magazine for the independent-minded The Oldie Annual will feature more articles and cartoons from `the most original magazine in the country’ (Independent) This is the best of The Oldie’s writers, columnists, cartoonists and artists from the archive in one book
£7.60
Atria Books Escape into Meaning
Book SynopsisProducer, editor, and writer behind the highly addictive, informative, and popular YouTube channel The Nerdwriter, Evan Puschak presents “a brilliant, wide-ranging essay collection that explores meaning and how we make it with the thoughtfulness and open-hearted generosity that have long been hallmarks of Puschak’s writing” (John Green, New York Times bestselling author).As YouTube’s The Nerdwriter, Evan Puschak plays the polymath, posing questions and providing answers across a wide range of fields—from the power of a split diopter shot in Toy Story 4 to the political dangers of schadenfreude. Now, he brings that same insatiable curiosity and striking wit to this engaging and unputdownable essay collection. Perfect for fans of Trick Mirror and the writing of John Hodgman and Chuck Klosterman, Escape into Meaning is “a passionate, perceptive” (Hua Hsu, author of Stay True) compendium of fascinating insights into obsession. Whether you’re interested in the philosophy of Jerry Seinfeld or how Clark Kent is the real hero, there’s something for everyone in this effervescent collection.
£20.25
Random House USA Inc Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation
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£12.60
Harper Celebrate The Customer Is Always Wrong
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£20.20
Andrews McMeel Publishing Everything Everywhere...
Book SynopsisFeaturing all the Baby Blues comics from 2023, Everything Everywhere sums up the realities of the parenting experience in relatable and hilarious fashion.One of the most beloved family comic strips, Baby Blues chronicles the adventures of the McPherson parents, Darryl and Wanda, and their three children, Zoe, Hammie, and Wren. Written by Jerry Scott and illustrated by Rick Kirkman, this complete collection of 2023 Baby Blues comic strips will delight new and old parents alike.
£17.99
Workman Publishing The Stupidest Sports Book of All Time Hilarious
Book SynopsisThe thrill of victory, the agony of a tight jockstrap. It’s the reason we love sports—you never know what’s going to happen. Sometimes everything clicks, with the best athlete in the world competing at their peak, and the result is a thing of breathtaking beauty. But sometimes the opposite happens, resulting in moments of breathtaking hilarity, or astonishing inanity, or just plain head-scratching puzzlement. Welcome to The Stupidest Sports Book of All Time.Featuring: The most boring games in sports history Wise(ish) words on winning Stupid mascot antics The strangest things coaches have done to motivate teams And much, much more!
£10.44
Random House Publishing Group Questions Without Answers
£19.20
Atlantic Books Thrown Under the Omnibus
Book Synopsis'Whether you agree with him or not, P.J. writes a helluva piece.' Richard Nixon P.J. O'Rourke has had a prolific career as one of America's most celebrated humourists. But that career almost didn't happen. As he tells it, 'I began to write for pay in the spring of 1970. To tell the truth I didn't even mean to be a writer, I meant to be a race car driver, but I didn't have a race car.' Fortunately for us, he had to settle for writing. From his early pieces for the National Lampoon ('How to Drive fast on Drugs While Getting Your Wing-Wang Squeezed and Not Spill Your Drink'), through his classic reporting as Rolling Stone's International Affairs editor in the 80s and 90s ('Among the Euroweenies'), and his brilliant, inimitable political journalism and analysis (Parliament of Whores, Give War a Chance, Eat the Rich), P.J. has been entertaining and provoking readers with high octane prose, a gonzo Republican attitude and a rare ability to make you laugh out loud while silently reading to yourself. For the first time Thrown Under the Omnibus brings together his funniest, most outrageous, most controversial and most loved pieces in the definitive P.J. reader.Trade ReviewP.J. O'Rourke is the rarest of breeds; a veteran rightwinger who is both funny and clever but not bitter at all... It's very funny, utterly thought-provoking... O'Rourke emerges as a hero for admitting what few of his generation dare to. * The Times on The Baby Boom *Few journalists are as bold and iconoclastic as P.J. O'Rourke... Thoroughly entertaining. * Mail on Sunday on The Baby Boom *P.J. O'Rourke is what happens when America does Grumpy Old Men. Instead of sour-faced curmudgeons bleating that "politics is just a load of crap", you get a succession of amusing and incisive observations about why politics is a load of crap. * Spectator *Here is (nearly) everything you wanted to know about P. J. O'Rourke but were afraid to ask. * RTE Guide *
£17.00
Salt Publishing White Spines: Confessions of a Book Collector
Book SynopsisEditor’s Choice, The BooksellerA mix of memoir and narrative non-fiction, White Spines is a book about Nicholas Royle’s passion for Picador’s fiction and non-fiction publishing from the 1970s to the end of the 1990s. It explores the bookshops and charity shops, the books themselves, and the way a unique collection grew and became a literary obsession. Above all a love song to books, writers and writing.Trade ReviewWith apologies to other classics publishers, the truth is I’ve been a bit obsessed with this book since I saw novelist and short story writer Royle tweeting the ultimate in chic shelfies: a photo of his Picador fiction collection, which forms an array of 1,000 white spines spanning the 1970s–90s, and encompassing authors from Chinua Achebe to Fritz Zorn. In this blend of memoir and narrative non-fiction, he explores the bookshops and charity shops where he bought them, the books themselves, and how his collection grew to the point of literary obsession. * The Bookseller *This book is many things: a travelogue, a guide book, a history of a significant imprint, and a slender autobiography … The covers of his Knut Hamsun’s lead into reflections on art and publishing. He is as happy explaining how key figures, such as Sonny Mehta and Peter Straus worked with the Picador imprint, as finding a new bookshop or a book that he didn’t know was a white spine … As bookselling has become overshadowed by Waterstones, Nick reminds us that second hand bookshops are an important part of our literary culture and that an affordable library is not out of the reach of anyone. The last couple of pages include a defence of fiction that is as surprising as it is profound, worth the price of the book alone. -- Richard Clegg * Bookmunch *What keeps this assortment of reflections and reminiscences hanging together is Royle’s delightful accounts of his trips to charity and secondhand bookshops across the UK: Goldmark Books in Uppingham; George Kelsall Booksellers in Littleborough; Southend; Coventry; Wigtown in Scotland. Over the years, Royle has been everywhere. White Spines is a sort of Bill Bryson for book lovers, wry, cosy and full of amusing asides and lovely cameos. -- Ian Sansom * The Spectator *Light, breezy, and impossible to put down. It’s a beautifully made book, replicating the classic Picador style (a brave move from Salt!). All of which makes it a book that’s well worth collecting. -- Joe Darlington * Manchester Review of Books *It is Royle’s knowledge and ability to write with enthusiasm that draws the reader in. An enjoyable window into the life of an unapologetic collector. A call to appreciate books for more than their words. -- Jackie Law * neverimitate *This summer’s must-read for all book lovers. * The Irish Times *Royle manages to make the vanishing world of the second-hand bookshops – and, in his scrupulously even-handed account, their charity rivals – seem like an enticing and almost romantic place to be in. -- Alexander Larman * The Critic *It is an absolutely necessity for every bookophile to add it to their libraries. So, I vigorously insist you go and buy a copy right now, today … go on, you won’t regret it for a second. -- Clare Janet Mason * The Fallen Librarian *You really can feel the love of these books lifting from the page, I thought this man seriously knows his stuff, there is so much detail but not in a boring way. There are so many bookshops I can now visit from reading this. * Travels Along My Bookshelf *White Spines is very different to any other memoir I’ve read. There is no beginning, middle and end – well there but not in a story sense. It’s a work of obsession, a desire to complete a what seems to be a never ending collection. -- Claire Knight * A Knight's Reads *An ode to the book and a journey of delight through the pleasures of being a bookworm. -- Amy Louise * The Shelf of Unread Books *I think most book bloggers and enthusiasts have some insight into what it is like to have a book obsession… I thought I was obsessive – and then I picked up this book and realised I am an amateur! * The Quick and the Read *This book honestly gets better and better as it amasses more anecdotes and tangential wisdoms about people, books … what is appended to books, favourite bookshops etc. compellingly weaving, for me, the Royle journey through his personal life. -- Des Lewis * Gestalt Real-Time Reviews *White Spines was sheer joy from start to finish. Entertaining, readable, funny, profound and full of so many fascinating tidbits, it’s the perfect read for any booklover; and I found it really uplifting to read about someone who’s as obsessed with books as am I (and so many others I know). Royle lets his book-hunting experiences during the pandemic slip into the mix, too, in a way that’s always organic and doesn’t dominate his narrative. But it’s clear that he and we all gain so much comfort and support from our books and our collections; and if you love books as much as I do you’ll get great joy from reading White Spines. I can’t recommend it highly enough and it will definitely be one of my books of the year! * Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings *
£9.49
Dalesman Publishing Co Ltd The Little Book of Yorkshire Humour
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£999.99
Spidling Productions Limited Sometimes You Say the Strangest Things
Book SynopsisOne hundredpoems that blend sharp wit, playful wordplay, and self-deprecating humour toexplore life's quirks and contradictions. John Eaton pokes fun at authority, modern mores, and the daily grind witha light touch and a wicked grin, transforming the mundane into the magnificentand the ridiculous into the relatable.
£999.99
Little, Brown Book Group Cheers My Arse The Funniest Collection of
Book SynopsisRicky Tomlinson, author and entertainer, has worked in pubs and clubs up and down the country and seen more than his fair share of last orders. CHEERS . . . MY ARSE! is his hilarious collection of classic tales from the heart of publand. Featuring riotous stories that celebrate our best-loved hell raisers - Richard Harris, Peter O''Toole, Oliver Reed and Richard Burton, to name a few - and the escapades of modern-day drinking heroes (like the Gallagher brothers and Johnny Vegas), this is the perfect book for anyone who''s ever had one too many . . .
£6.29
Little, Brown Book Group To My Future Assistant Your Foolproof Guide to
Book SynopsisWe''ve all been there. You might even be there right now. Do you use your hard-earned university education for such critical tasks as memorising your boss''s lunch order or showing them, yet again, how to use the photocopier? Or what about those awesome days when you''re instructed to ''send me that thing from a week ago'' or ''book me a table at that restaurant that girl said was good'', and are then berated when you''re not able to figure out immediately what your boss is talking about?TO MY FUTURE ASSISTANT compiles everything that disgruntled (and optimistic) assistants everywhere promise never to do when they''re the boss* - from ridiculous requests and backhanded compliments to outright insults. Filled with helpful tips and tricks for Boss Wrangling, these pages are just what the underpaid masses need to survive (and laugh at) the daily injustices of life at the bottom of the career ladder.*But inevitably will.
£6.39
Transworld Publishers Ltd I Feel Bad About My Neck
Book SynopsisNora Ephron was an Academy Award-winning screenwriter and film director of When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail and Julie & Julia. She was also a bestselling novelist (Heartburn, made into a film starring Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep), and journalist. Her last books I Feel Bad About My Neck and I Remember Nothing were both huge international bestsellers. She died in 2012.Trade ReviewThe book that most influenced me... It triggered me to write my own book, and ask myself questions about who I was, what kind of woman I am and how the world had shaped me. * LILY ALLEN, Guardian *So bold and so vulnerable at the same time. I don’t know how she did it. * PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE, Vogue *
£999.99
Blurb Halrai 25
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£70.45
St. Martin's Griffin Life of the Party
£16.14
Abrams FAMEISH
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£12.99
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd WellDressed Dogs
Book SynopsisWelcome to Well-Dressed Dogs, a photographic collection of the world's most stylish pups, from the creative minds behind Dog Photog. Get ready to sit, stay and smile as you flip through pages filled with pooches of all shapes and sizes decked out in fashion-forward looks to suit any occasion, from catwalk to classroom. And every photo and accompanying caption is unique, just like every dog. It's a paw-some keepsake for dog lovers everywhere and guaranteed to have you barking with joy. Perfect for fans of Menswear Dog, Tiny Gentle Asians and The Quokka's Guide to Happiness.
£9.49
Linden Publishing Co Inc 101 Road Patrol Tales: Memoirs of a Chippie of
Book SynopsisBringing to light an entertaining array of anecdotes, this collection of police stories recalls some of the strangest, funniest, and most poignant accounts from the freeways, highways, and country roads throughout California. From the family who pulled over for a picnic on the median strip of a busy freeway to the angelic-looking 5-year-old girl who defused a tense traffic stop by sweetly confessing, ""my daddy has a beer under the seat,"" this is an uncompromising view of the everyday pursuits, enforcement stops, arrests, accidents, and weird encounters that patrolmen must endure. Also featured is a panoply of unlikely drunk-driving suspects, including Santa Claus, a Boy Scout troop leader, a newlywed couple, and an airline pilot on his way to fly a plane; the traffic stop of an elderly driver whose license had expired 35 years earlier--and who explained he was on his way to the DMV; and many more hilarious, odd, and tragic stories of life and death on the open road. Encouraging a renewed respect for the men and women in uniform who risk their lives to protect the public, this compilation also contains advice on highway safety and how to behave when pulled over by a patrol officer.
£16.19
Linden Publishing Co Inc Kissing the Crisis: Field Notes on Foul-Mouthed
Book SynopsisYoure going on a journey to a strange new country where you will look different, act different, even feel different. Its like youre becoming a whole new person, and that person is your mother. Your new homeland is middle age, and you need a native guide to teach you how to survive here, or at least to show you where the good bars are. Written for every woman who knows that turning 40 is no reason to become respectable, ''Kissing the Crisis'' is the field guide you need to blaze your own unconventional trail through the jungle of middle age. Humorist Kara Martinez Bachman reports from the front lines of the battle to stay awake after 9 p.m., and her adventures will make you scream with laughter, cringe with embarrassment, and vow to tackle your own midlife crisis with a can-do attitude and a tasty cocktail. Whether shes searching for a child-friendly bar for a parents drinking session, starting the worlds best ukelele/harp gothic rock band, coping with a baby cursing like a sailor in the grocery store, or conquering her fear of a terrifying death during Hurricane Katrina, Bachman shows that life doesnt end at 40 ... it just gets weirder.
£14.39
Chronicle Books Do I Feel Better Yet?
Book SynopsisIf you’ve ever dared to express dissatisfaction with the state of your life, you’ve inevitably received a variety of helpful suggestions: “Have you tried meditation? Exercise? A cult? An exercise cult?” In Do I Feel Better Yet?, Madeleine Trebenski explores more than 45 so-called solutions suggested to her in the name of self-care. In a playful and at times sardonic chronicle of the elusive promises of multistep skin-care routines, gratitude journaling, scented candles, and more, Trebenski perfectly captures what it’s like to live in a time when homemade kombucha and weighted blankets are said to single-handedly solve all our problems. These essays will make you laugh, make you feel less alone, and maybe make you feel better—even if just for a little while.Trade Review“Unlike most forms of self-care, Madeleine Trebenski’s Do I Feel Better Yet? will in fact make you feel better, by making you laugh out loud, reminding you that you are not alone, and, as long as you don't read it in direct sunlight, improving your skin. This charming, reassuring, deeply felt book is as effective as an SSRI—a delightful read.” —Jennifer Traig, author of Act Natural and Devil in the Details "I've tried essentially every behavior Madeleine Trebenski satirizes, and none made me feel as good as laughing out loud at this book." —Ginny Hogan, author of I'm More Dateable than a Plate of Refried Beans and Toxic Femininity in the Workplace “Do I feel better yet? After reading this clever and refreshing look at the often maddening world of self-help, I do.” —Giulia Rozzi, host of Should I Get Bangs?
£12.99
Bonnier Books Ltd How to Avoid Boredom on the Loo
Book SynopsisAmusing facts about poo and things to do while you're doing your business.
£11.39
Bonnier Books Ltd Vital Signs: Hilarious Signs of Life from Around
Book SynopsisReaders of The Herald's Diary love a laugh, especially if they spot a sign with a double meaning, a hilarious misspelling, or an attempt at English abroad which didn't quite mean what was intended. Fortunately, with camera phones they could ensure the best of them lived on in The Herald's daily Diary column. This title features the funniest.
£9.49
More One Liners Jokes and Gags
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£7.49
Headline Publishing Group Best Mum in the World: Humorous and Inspirational
Book SynopsisThe Best Mum in the World is a glorious collection of more than 300 quotes celebrating mothers and motherhood. Mums have deservedly attracted thousands of amazing quotes, thoughts and observations and this unique anthology features contributions from the deeply philosophical to the wonderfully humorous, and is the perfect present to say thank you for all their hard work on your behalf. With witty and wonderful quotes from the stars of stage, screen and literature, the worlds of music, comedy and politics, The Best Mum in the World makes for a delightful book and gift. 'A mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled.' Emily Dickinson. 'All I am I owe to my mother.' George Washington. 'Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother's love is not.' James Joyce. 'God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.' Ruyard Kipling. Table of ContentsContains more than 300 quotes about mums and motherhood, from the deeply personal to the humorous.
£8.23
Headline Publishing Group The Best Husband in the World!: Humorous and
Book SynopsisThe Best Husband in the World! is a glorious collection of more than 300 quotes dedicated to the joys of being married to your soul mate. This special collection of quotes features contributions ranging from the deeply philosophical to the wonderfully humorous. It is the perfect present for saying thank you to your husband for his love, support and strength. With witty and wise quotes from the stars of stage, screen and literature, the worlds of music, comedy and politics, The Best Husband in the World! makes for a delightful book and a thoughtful gift. 'My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim.' Queen Elizabeth II. 'Sometimes I think my husband is so amazing that I don't know why he's with me. I don't know whether I'm good enough. But if I make him happy, then I'm everything I want to be.' Angelina Jolie. 'Happy is the man who finds a true friend, and far happier is he who finds that true friend in his wife.' Franz Schubert. Table of ContentsContains more than 300 quotes about magnificent husbands, from the deeply personal to the brilliantly humorous.
£8.23
Spinifex Press Life on the Edge
Book Synopsis'Life on the Edge' is a whole book of laughter by one of Australia’s most irrepressible cartoonists. Judy Horacek can make you laugh about love and loss, about science and postmodernism, about serious social issues and the light-hearted events of life. They will make you laugh on the way to heaven, or the revolution, or over the edge.Trade Review"Her art and her wit are first rate." --Roz Warren, "Hysteria"
£12.30
Pilot Productions Ltd It's a Vet's Life
Book SynopsisHilarious true story of Knightsbridge vet Michael Morton and the animals and owners in his care.
£6.29
Books By Boxer The Way You're Going, Will You End Up In Prison
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£9.49
Headline Publishing Group Wrinklies Bedside Companion: Wise advice to help
Book SynopsisWrinklies Bedside Companion contains everything that the greying generation needs to know about the world, and quite a lot that they don't. Specially designed to live on your bedside table, or wherever you prefer to nap, and to provide light relief before sleep, be a source of interesting quotes and facts for insomniac Wrinklies or serve as a one-stop quote shop for all things that those of you with plenty of life experience will find amusing. Full of short, jokey pieces looking at various aspects of life from a Wrinklies' point of view. These pieces are quirky, satirical, imaginative and above all very funny. They are of course specially designed to appeal to the older reader by tapping into their interests, attitudes, opinions, experience, health problems and the like. Table of ContentsIncludes Wrinklie-style looks at Health, Fashion, Celebrity, Modern Trends, Relationships, Sex, Exercise, Shopping, Technology, Driving, Manners, Trying to Stay Young, Feeling Your Age and so on. Under each of these main headings there are a series of smaller pieces, each covering a different topic and taking a humorous Wrinklie swipe at a different aspect of life.
£9.49
Smith Street Books Tiny Gentle Asians
Book SynopsisPhotos of cute babies have the unique power to unite humanity in one collective naww. This is the very forefront of chubby-cheek photojournalism.In our current global political climate, we are exposed daily to horrible images of war and pain. Then sometimes, mercifully, we are thrown a lifeline. The viral Instagram account Tiny Gentle Asians is precisely one such lifeline. It's a suite of fun and uplifting images, showcasing adorable pictures of babies - often chubby to the point of absurd - taken by doting mothers across Asia. It's the best site, says Chelsea Handler, comedian and TV royalty. Every morning there's a new fat nugget. The sassy captions which accompany each image are written by Melissa Kenny, the mastermind behind TGA. Lately, though, she's been busy... Melissa has just undertaken her most ambitious project yet: Tiny Gentle Asians, the book! Loaded with exclusive cute content, this finally brings TGA into the physical world. Each page is a new adve
£999.99
Pustak Mahal Over a Cup of Coffee
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£5.99
HarperCollins Publishers Home Land
Book SynopsisWelcome to the most twisted high-school reunion imaginable, from a rising star of American satire.Trade Review‘Sam Lipsyte is a gifted stylist, precise, original, devious, and very funny.’ Jeffrey Eugenides, author of ‘Middlesex’ ‘Sam Lipsyte can really write. Sentence after sentence is clever, agile, amused; they torque away, at the last moment, from what you might expect. One-liners abound, often freighted with darkness and insight; Lipsyte is playful and lewd, bleak and farcical, walking a fine line between near-glib humour and a genuine existential fear one could even call Beckettian.’ Guardian ‘Lipsyte’s fictional voice is incredibly self-assured, as if the world had been retranslated.’ Time Out ‘Lipsyte’s writing is inventive and playful…Deviant and hilarious, an absurdist picaresque.’ Literary Review
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HarperCollins Publishers MAKING THE CAT LAUGH
Book SynopsisOne woman''s journal of single life on the margins.A brilliant collection of Lynne Truss' journalism recording the life of a metropolitan refugee from coupledom. The alternative Bridget Jones'.For seven long years, starting in The Listener' in 1988 and continuing in The Times' and Woman''s Journal', Lynne Truss has been trying to make her cat laugh. It has been an uphill task, which is why she deserves this book, a recognition of outstanding courage in the face of futility. Along the way, ''Margins'', ''Single of Life'' and ''One Woman''s Journal'' have collected a band of devoted fans, yet still the cat remains unimpressed.Never have so many jokes about Kitbits been found in such concentration as in Making the Cat Laugh'. But under the headings such as ''The Single Woman Considers Going Out but Doesn''t Fancy the Hassle'' and ''The Single Woman Stays at Home and Goes Quietly Mad'', we discover a writer not only obsessed with cats, but prone to over-reacting generally - to news storieTrade Review'A small masterpiece of comedy… with abundant close observation, the familiar is made fresh… A continual hoot.' The Times 'Trenchant writing, invigorating valour, and a shrewdly observant wit.' Scotland on Sunday ‘A truly inventive comic writer … You should not attempt to read Making the Cat Laugh while travelling on public transport’ Irish Times
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