Humour Books
Methuen Publishing Ltd Monty Pythons Life of Brian The of Nazareth
Book SynopsisWhen The Life of Brian was first released in 1979 it was hailed by most as Monty Python's finest parody and denounced by a few as the most blasphemous film of all time. But, with its unforgettable songs and its infinitely quotable script it has gone on to become an enduring cult classic.
£9.49
Methuen Publishing Ltd Magnificat
Book SynopsisNorman Thelwell took his first kitten home in a shopping-bag slung from the handlebars of his bicycle at the age of ten. He still has the scars to prove it. Magnificat is a comic tribute to the mysterious relationship human beings have long had with the feline species.
£9.49
Methuen Publishing Ltd Top Dog
Book SynopsisAs every dog owner knows, man's best friend is a complex bundle of appetites, instincts and winsome wiles. Few first-time owners will realise, however, quite what they are taking on. But Thelwell's comic compendium will explain everything you need to know and provide a new leash of life.Trade Review"'The master English cartoonist ... a laugh a page' Publishers' Weekly"
£9.49
Methuen Publishing Ltd 1066 and All That
Book SynopsisOne of the most well-loved and best-selling humour titles of all time.Trade Review"...it's certainly the funniest book I ever read as a child and I read it again recently and I just couldn't believe how funny it still is ... I love it ... there's a sweetness about it I think which is... it's almost innocent - the pleasure they take just in the word play, and the messing around with what's established fact, is absolutely delightful..." Ian Hislop, A Good Read, BBC Radio 4* "1066 and All That is the ... greatest historical pastiche in English..." Professor Robert Bartlett, Wardlaw Professor of Medieval History, St Andrew's University The Daily Telegraph * "...1066 and All That it is an hilarious swipe at history the way it used to be taught... every trope of history teaching is brilliantly sent up..." John Sessions, With Great Pleasure, BBC Radio 4*
£9.49
Methuen Publishing Ltd Dog
Book SynopsisNew paperback edition of the sniffing, growling, yowling, yelping, eighth helping of John Hegley which contains some of the poet's funniest and most touching poems to date.
£8.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Beyond the Fringe Screen and Cinema
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£9.49
Methuen Publishing Ltd Monty Pythons the Meaning of Life
Book SynopsisOctober 2019 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the first broadcast of Monty Python's Flying Circus on BBC Television. This book contains the full script with pictures of the last Monty Python film.
£17.99
Methuen Publishing Ltd Fairly Incomplete and Rather Badly Illustrated
Book SynopsisFrom 'The Lumberjack Song' to 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life', the Fairly Incomplete & Rather Badly Illustrated Monty Python Songbook does pretty much what it says on the cover, collecting up the cream of the Python team's musical output, from the four TV series and the various feature films. Included are such gems as 'Eric the Half-a - Bee', 'Sit on My Face and Tell Me That You Love Me', 'Bruces' Philosophers Song', 'Oliver Cromwell', 'The Knights of the Round Table', 'Christmas in Heaven', 'All Things Dull & Ugly', 'Every Sperm is Sacred', and 'Isn't it Awfully Nice to Have a Penis', amongst many others, all arranged with music for the piano and accompanied by Terry Gilliam's incomparable cartoons; Reissue of a classic Monty Python humour title; Original edition sold 10,000 copies; Arranged for Piano; Ilustrated by Terry Gilliam; With a foreword by 'Elvis Presley', and complete instructions on how to play the piano
£17.99
Methuen Publishing Ltd 101 Uses of a Dead Cat
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£12.34
Methuen Publishing Ltd Cats Pyjamas
Book SynopsisAn hilarious companion volume to Thelwell's MAGNIFICAT.
£9.49
Methuen Publishing Ltd Liars Autobiography 7
Book SynopsisA minor cult classic by a major comic talent.
£11.39
Methuen Publishing Ltd Pony Cavalcade
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£16.14
Methuen Publishing Ltd Pony Panorama
Book SynopsisThis omnibus edition - now in hardback - contains much of Norman Thelwell's invaluable advice to aspiring equestrians on how to get into the saddle and stay there; each item illustrated with inimitable and deadly clarity. From the first publication of Angels on Horseback in 1957, the Thelwell pony entered the language and the libraries of horse-lovers everywhere. The angels in Angels on Horseback are children, but there is plenty here about their parents. Both for those who know Thelwell, and for those who have not met him before, this book is a savoury at all times but especially after attending a gymkhana. Since their debut appearance in Punch over sixty years ago, Norman Thelwell's cartoons and drawings have delighted millions of people all over the world. His portrayals of sporting pursuits, human beings at play, the life of the countryside and, of course, ponies, are the products of a unique comic genius.
£16.14
Methuen Publishing Ltd Angels on Horseback
Book SynopsisCelebrating the 60th anniversary of Thelwell's Angels on HorsebackTrade Review" 'The master English cartoonist ... a laugh a page' Publishers' Weekly"
£12.34
Methuen Publishing Ltd Thelwells Book of Leisure
Book SynopsisThelwell made a study of this strange phenomenon of human behaviour and set it all down in his BOOK OF LEISURE.
£9.49
Methuen Publishing Ltd Monty Pythons Flying Circus Just the Words Volume
Book SynopsisCelebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the first broadcast of Monty Python's Flying Circus on BBC Television in October 1969
£16.14
Methuen Publishing Ltd Monty Pythons Flying Circus Just the Words Volume
Book SynopsisCelebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the first broadcast of Monty Python's Flying Circus on BBC Television in October 1969
£16.14
Penguin Random House Group I Hate Everyone...starting With Me
Book SynopsisA rant of pure unabashed humour from Joan Rivers.
£16.26
Penguin Random House Group Diary Of A Mad Diva
£16.35
Random House Worlds Garfield Fat Cat 3Pack 20
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£16.14
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc The Human Comedy
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£8.99
Random House USA Inc The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
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£8.99
Random House Children's Books The Beast in Ms. Rooneys Room
Book SynopsisIt''s September again.What does it mean for Richard 'Beast' Best to be left back? It means being teased by his old friends while he''s stuck facing the same old teacher in the same old classroom. He even has to take a special reading class with 'babies' like Emily Arrow and Matthew Jackson. And just like last year, he can''t help getting into trouble.But with the help of Mrs. Paris, the reading teacher, Beast starts to enjoy reading and just might find a way to help the second grade win the school banner for best class.
£7.84
Random House USA Inc The Candy Corn Contest 3 Kids of the Polk Street
Book SynopsisIt's almost Thanksgiving, and Richard Best can't stop thinking about Ms. Rooney's Candy Corn contest. Whoever can guess the exact number of yellow-and-orange candies in the jar on Ms. Roney's desk gets to keep them all. The only problem is Richard has to read a page in a library book for each guess.Smelly Matthew, who sits in front of him, knows they'll never win. 'We're the worst readers in the class, ' he says. But Richard won't give up. He can already taste those Candy Corns. And before he knows it, he has. Three fat juicy ones.What will Ms. Rooney do when she finds out?
£6.99
Penguin Random House LLC Im Good Enough Im Smart Enough and Doggone It People Like Me
Book SynopsisThe ultimate meditation book, not to be grandiose...Take a hilarious, healing journey with Stuart Smalley as he careens down the road to Recovery. For one entire year Stuart recorded an affirmation a day...except when he had taken to his bed (but that''s Okay)...and the result is the most entertaining and indispensable meditation book ever.From program wisdom (Denial Ain''t Just a River in Egypt! December 1) to survival tips (When I Go Home to Visit My Family I Will Stay in a Motel! September 26) to some good sound practical advice (I am entitled to file for an Extension on my Income Taxes! April 15th), Stuart''s affirmations will empower you!Work, Friendship, Love, Spirituality, Codependency, Self-Esteem, Acceptance...Stuart deals with it all. And as you share his ups and downs, his triumphs and shame spirals, you will come to see the ultimate truth of Stuart''s March 21st affirmation: Today I Will Laugh--A
£13.29
Little, Brown & Company Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang
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£12.34
Little, Brown & Company Lies that Chelsea Handler Told Me A Chelsea
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£17.13
Random House USA Inc If Life is a Bowl of Cherries What am I Doing in
Book Synopsis'See if you can read a paragraph without laughing out loud.'Art BuchwaldThe enchanting lady of laughter has done it again--this time taking a hilarious swipe at husbands, honeymoons, tennis elbow, marriage, lettuce, the national anthem, and a host of other domestic dilemmas.'It's fun from cover to cover.'THE HARTFORD COURANT
£8.35
Penguin Publishing Group Cosmic Banditos
Book SynopsisSoon to be a major motion picture starring John Cusack!Mr. Quark is a down-on-his luck pot-smuggler hiding out in the mountains of Colombia with his dog, High Pockets, and a small band of banditos led by the irascible Jose. Only months before, these three and their fearless associates were rolling in millions in cash and high-grade marijuana, eluding prosecution on “ridiculously false” drug and terrorism charges. But times have quickly grown lean, and to liven up their exile, Jose decides to mug a family of American tourists. Among the spoils are physics texts, which launch Mr. Quark on a side-splitting, boisterous adventure north to California, where he confronts the owner of the books with his own theories on relativity, the nature of the universe, and looking for the meaning of life in all the wrong places….
£21.38
Penguin Putnam Inc No voy a mentir Y otras mentiras que dices cuando
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£14.45
New American Library Paddle Your Own Canoe
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£15.29
Penguin Putnam Inc Gumption
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£15.29
Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale I Did My Homework in My Head and Other Wacky
Book SynopsisBased on the hit Instagram @LivefromSnackTime, here are irresistible quotes from the elementary school classroom that prove kids really do say the darndest things--and even more so when their parents aren't around.NYC school teacher Alyssa Cowit was so surprised by the funny things her students would say that she started an Instagram account to chronicle them. From friends, siblings, and pets to lying, love, and homework, the wisdom and witticisms on Live from Snack Time have been picked up by Today, Huffington Post, Good Housekeeping, Buzzfeed, and more. Now, Cowit collects her favorites plus never-before-seen ones in a sweet gift that celebrates the innocent (and sometimes not-so-innocent) revelations of children.
£8.99
Penguin Random House Group What Would Macgyver Do
Book SynopsisEdgy, entertaining and laugh-out-loud funny, these stories show that with a little ingenuity and a lot of duct tape anyone can MacGyver' themselves out of any situation.'
£16.19
Penguin Putnam Inc The New New Rules
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£16.20
Penguin Putnam Inc TRex Trying
Book SynopsisHugh Murphy’s T-Rex Trying is a charming collection of 100 drawings from his wildly popular Tumblr feed of the same name. Though the T-Rex may struggle, you'll never struggle with finding dinosaur gifts again!This hilarious and perfectly giftable book is perfect for anyone who has ever wondered how a T-Rex could get anything done with such tiny arms.T-Rex Trying depicts the stubby-armed tyrant in a range of hilarious—yet pathos-inducing—activities that we humans take for granted. Murphy’s 100 drawings include: T-Rex Trying to Paint His House T-Rex Trying to Use a Drive-Through ATM T-Rex Trying to Apply Sunscreen T-Rex Trying to Break Into a Vending Machine T-Rex Trying to Ask for a New Roll of Toilet Paper from the Next Stall It’s hard to be the Lizard King when you can’t even change a light bulb. Looks like the ancient beast isn’t so tough after all.N
£12.75
John Wiley & Sons Inc Warren Buffett
Book SynopsisBuffett has generously endowed us all with a sensible and intelligent roadmap for investing. -- Robert G Hagstrom Warren Buffett -- The Oracle of Everything. He has been right about the stock market, rotten accounting, CEO greed, and corporate governance. The rest of us are just catching on.Trade Review"Über den legendären amerikanischen Investor Warren Buffet wurden breeits zahlreiche Bücher geschrieben - nun erscheint seine Biograhie erstmals als Comic. Die erstaunliche Karriere des ehemaligen Zeitungsträgers, der zum erfolgreichsten Einzelinvestor aller zeiten wurde, mutet als Fabel an. Das Buch des Japaners ayano Morio verleiht Buffett zusätzlich eine Superheld-Aura: Er trifft immer die richtigen Entscheidungen und löst jeeds Problem sofort - wie ein richtiger Superman des Finanzgewerbes. Fazit: unkritisch, aber amüsant." Der Handel, Februar 2005 "... Die englischen Texte sind leicht zu lesen, die Illustrationen sind witzig. Auch der Lernwert des Comics ist nicht zu unterschätzen ..." FAZ, 6. März 2005Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION VII CHAPTER 1 Getting Started 1 CHAPTER 2 Meeting Benjamin Graham 18 CHAPTER 3 Discovering Intangible Value: The Amex Affair 41 CHAPTER 4 The Warren and Charlie Show 49 CHAPTER 5 Buffett Dissolves the Partnerships 68 CHAPTER 6 See's Candies 72 CHAPTER 7 A Platonic Affair 80 CHAPTER 8 The Return to GEICO 86 CHAPTER 9 Buffett Saves Salomon Brothers 102 CHAPTER 10 Back Home 148 CHRONOLOGY 157 BIBLIOGRAPHY 159
£16.15
John Wiley & Sons Inc The Book Thats Sweeping America or Why I Love
Book SynopsisThe world's greatest business consultant takes the business book down to a whole new level Not to take anything away from E.F. Hutton, but when Stephen Michael Peter Thomas(r) talks, people really listen. (Or at least they turn their heads in his general direction). And what they hear astounds them. The ideas are so simple.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: WELCOME! How I Began This Life of Learning. LEARNING I: LEADERSHIP IS HARD. A Conversation with The Great One. Teamwork Exercises for Leaders. LEARNING II: COMMUNICATION IS IMPORTANT. The Illustrated Guide to Global Hand Gestures and Facial Expressions. Public Speaking in Our Non-Linear Age. LEARNING III: CHANGE IS DIFFERENT. Forgetting: Leading Indicators. Bringing Change Back Home: Meet the Glinster Family! LEARNING IV: PEOPLE ARE HUMAN. The Hidden Cost of Not Starting on Time. The Touch Template. Gender-Neutral Clothing Guidelines. LEARNING V: THE FUTURE IS TOMORROW. Faith-Based Finance. A Note of Caution. TOOLS FOR FURTHER LEARNING. Thomas Learning Tools & Implementation Products. Index. Credits.
£16.14
The University of Michigan Press Is Social Security Broke
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£60.95
Thames & Hudson Ltd Mangasia
Book SynopsisThis beautiful and engaging volume charts the evolution of manga from its roots in late 19th-century Japan through the many and varied forms of comics, cartoons and animation created throughout Asia for more than 100 years. World authority on comic art Paul Gravett details the evolving meanings of the myths and legends told and retold by manga artists of every decade and reveals the development and cross pollination of cultural and aesthetic ideas between manga artists throughout Asia. He explores the explosion of creativity in manga after the Second World War with the emergence of such artists as Osamu Tezuka, whose pioneering Astro Boy spawned a new and much imitated visual dynamic. He highlights how creators have responded to political events since 1950 in the form of propaganda, criticism and commentary in manga magazines, comics and books. There have been many remarkably powerful and sophisticated graphic novels, although some sexually explicit and emotionally dark adult manga has also attracted criticism, raising questions about taste and acceptability. Gravett discusses the influence of censorship on manga and concludes with a survey of current multi- platform offerings of manga in Asia and the transition from cut-price rental libraries to the booming specialist emporia and comic conventions that champion the kaleidoscope of creativity apparent in the digital age.Trade Review'A fat and lushly illustrated volume that is as likely to work for fans of manga as for those who remain entirely baffled by it' - Observer'A rich overview of the evolution of a distinct and vital visual culture and its origins' - ArtReview AsiaTable of Contents1. Mapping Mangasia • 2. Fable + Folklore • 3. Recreating + Revising the Past • 4. Stories + Storytellers • 5. Censorship + Sensibility • 6. Multimedia Mangasia
£25.46
Random House USA Inc Dear Girls
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ?Heartfelt and hilarious essays from the Emmy and Golden Globe Award?winning actress, star of the Netflix original series Beef, and two-time member of Time?s 100 Most Influential People of the Year list?A collection of letters to her baby girls that are barn-burning reflections on being a working mom, marriage, sex, and more. If you?ve ever wanted to have Ali Wong?s signature voice in your head for 200-plus pages, now?s your chance.??GlamourONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, Variety, Chicago Tribune, Glamour, New York In her hit Netflix comedy special Baby Cobra, an eight-month pregnant Ali Wong resonated so strongly that she even became a popular Halloween costume. Wong told the world her remarkably unfiltered thoughts on marriage, sex, Asian culture, working women, and why you never see new mom comics on stage but you sure see plenty of new dads. The sharp insights and humor are even more personal in this completely original collection. She shares the wisdom she?s learned from a life in comedy and reveals stories from her life off stage, including the brutal single life in New York (i.e. the inevitable confrontation with erectile dysfunction), reconnecting with her roots (and drinking snake blood) in Vietnam, tales of being a wild child growing up in San Francisco, and parenting war stories. Though addressed to her daughters, Ali Wong?s letters are absurdly funny, surprisingly moving, and enlightening (and gross) for all.Praise for Dear Girls?Fierce, feminist, and packed with funny anecdotes.??Entertainment Weekly ?[Wong] spins a volume whose pages simultaneously shock and satisfy. . . . Dear Girls is not so much a real-talk handbook as it is a myth-puncturing manifesto.??Vogue
£14.40
Random House USA Inc Sicker in the Head
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An all-new collection of honest, hilarious, and enlightening conversations with some of the most exciting names in comedy—from lifelong comedy nerd Judd Apatow.“When I need to read an interview with a comedian while in the bathroom, I always turn to Judd Apatow for deeply personal insights into the comedic mind. Place one on your toilet today.”—Amy SchumerONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: VultureNo one knows comedy like Judd Apatow. From interviewing the biggest comics of the day for his high school radio show to performing stand-up in L.A. dive bars with his roommate Adam Sandler, to writing and directing Knocked Up and producing Freaks and Geeks, Apatow has always lived, breathed, and dreamed comedy.In this all-new collection of interviews, the follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Sick in the Head, Apatow sits down with comedy l
£14.39
Random House USA Inc Its Garry Shandlings Book
Book SynopsisFrom Judd Apatow comes an intimate portrait of his mentor, the legendary stand-up comic and star of The Larry Sanders Show, with never-before-seen journal entries and photos, as well as new contributions by fellow comedians and writers.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NEW YORK Garry Shandling was a singular trailblazer in the comedy world. His two hit shows, It’s Garry Shandling’s Show and The Larry Sanders Show, broke new ground and influenced future sitcoms like 30 Rock and Curb Your Enthusiasm, and his stand-up laid the foundation for a whole new generation of comics. There’s no one better to tell Shandling’s story than Judd Apatow—Shandling gave Apatow one of his first jobs and remained his mentor for the rest of his life—and the book expands on Apatow’s Emmy Award-winning HBO documentary, The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling.Here, Apatow has gath
£29.70
Random House USA Inc GodLevel Knowledge Darts
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Desus & Mero are smarter and funnier than everyone writing books.”—Shea Serrano“I will never write anything as hilarious as they have. I give up.”—Malcolm Gladwell“These motherf***ers make me laugh until I choke.”—Jia Tolentino NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPRA wild, hilarious guide to life from the hosts of the hit late-night show Desus & Mero and the Bodega Boys podcastWho could have predicted that, after a fateful meeting in a Bronx summer school in the 1990s, Desus & Mero would turn their friendship into an empire of talking to each other. And it’s no surprise—tuning in to them is like listening to the funniest, smartest people you know dissect a topic and then light it on fire. Now they’ve written the most essential guide to life of this century*, in which al
£13.49
Penguin Putnam Inc Everythings Trash But Its Okay
Book SynopsisFrom 2 Dope Queen star Phoebe Robinson comes a hilarious and timely new essay collection on gender, race, dating, and trash.
£18.99
Penguin Putnam Inc Everythings Trash But Its Okay
Book SynopsisFrom 2 Dope Queen star Phoebe Robinson comes a hilarious and timely new essay collection on gender, race, dating, and trash.
£13.60
Penguin Putnam Inc Love Poems for Married People
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBased on his wildly popular New Yorker piece, Thurber Prize-winner John Kenney presents a hilarious collection of love poems for, well, married people.Full of brilliant wit, dynamic energy, and a heavy dose of reality, Love Poems for Married People takes the poetic form, turns it upside down and leaves it in the dishwasher to dry. Inspired by one of the most shared New Yorker pieces of all time, this collection captures the reality of life once the spark of a relationship has settled--and hilariously so. With brand new pieces that cover all areas of married life, from parental gripes to dwindling sex lives, Kenney's wry observations and sharp humor remind us exactly what it's like to spend the rest of your life with the person you love.I was almost feeling fondness for you As you gave me a shoulder massage at the sink-- What a small, lovely surprise. And
£13.60
Random House USA Inc Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant
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