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AuthorHouse Things Better Than BOOBS
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AuthorHouse Things Better Than BOOBS
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Simon & Schuster I Only Roast the Ones I Love
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Simon & Schuster The Bro Code
Book SynopsisFrom the hit TV show How I Met Your Mother comes Barney Stinson’s words of wit, wisdom, and awesomeness, The Bro Code—the New York Times bestseller (really!) with more than a million copies in print all around the world.Everyone’s life is governed by an internal code of conduct. Some call it morality. Others call it religion. But Bros in the know call this Holy Grail The Bro Code.The Bro Code is a living document, much like the Constitution. Except instead of outlining a government, or the Bill of Rights, or anything even resembling laws, The Bro Code provides men with all the rules they need to know in order to become a “bro” and behave properly among other bros. Historically a spoken tradition passed from one generation to the next and dating back to the American Revolution, the official code of conduct for Bros appears here in its published form for the first time ever. By upholding the te
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Scribner Book Company Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues
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Simon & Schuster The Making of a StandUp Guy
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Simon & Schuster Drinking with George
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Simon & Schuster CP Time
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Gallery Books Bro on the Go
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Touchstone Books Writing Movies for Fun and Profit
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Simon & Schuster Assholes Finish First
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Simon & Schuster We Learn Nothing
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Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia Paranoiaca
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iUniverse Bigfoot Declassified The Official Government
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Author Solutions Inc HOW IT WAS A humorous look at Catholic parenting in the 1950s
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iUniverse Hair Raising Stories Humorous and heartwarming true tales from a stylists years of experience
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F&W Publications Inc Geek Merit Badges Essential Skills for Nerdy
Book SynopsisGeek Merit Badges is here to help you navigate the universe of geekiness. âLearn how to master all of the necessary skills--from gaming acumen to comment thread civility to cosplay expertise âHone your geeky skills to perfection with helpful exercises and quizzes âEarn up to forty fantastic and unique merit badge stickers
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Adams Media Corporation OMG
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Adams Media Corporation The Big Black Book of Very Dirty Words
Book SynopsisDescribes over 2,000 of the greatest insults, obscenities, and vulgarities that make you proud to know the English language.
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Adams Media Corporation I Hate Everything
Book SynopsisFrom hating on the little irks that happen now and then (like the water that squirts out of the mustard bottle) to hating on the unfortunate realities of world (like that superheroes don't exist... but villains do), this title lets you learn what it really means to hate.
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Adams Media Corporation The Quotable Ahole
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Adams Media Corporation Raising Unicorns
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Adams Media Corporation Brainwashing for Beginners
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Adams Media Corporation The Chicktionary
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Adams Media Corporation I Hate Everyone
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Adams Media Corporation Sock Monkey Kama Sutra Tantric Sex Positions For
Book SynopsisYou know what they say, "Monkey see, monkey do." Well, these sock monkeys have seen the Kama Sutra and boy, are they doing it. This photographic glimpse gives new meaning to monkey business as the crafted creatures try out dozens of Kama Sutra positions. From the Clinging Creeper to the Spinning Top, these socks are ready to knock boots!
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Adams Media Corporation I Work at a Public Library
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Adams Media Corporation The Everything Big Book of Jokes
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Adams Media Corporation Comment Cards for Life
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Adams Media Corporation This Is Why Youre Single
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Adams Media Corporation Awesome Women Who Changed History
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Peter Pauper Press Horribly Awful Dad Jokes
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Rowman & Littlefield Amglish in Like Ten Easy Lessons
Book SynopsisOne of the world''s leading linguists recently wrote: We may be seeing the birth of a new language as yet without a name. He was referencing the new informal mixture of English and other languages being freely formed around the world, with little effort to conform to prescribed rules of grammar, syntax, or spelling. Amglish in, Like, Ten Easy Lessons: A Celebration of the New World Lingo, by Arthur Rowse with illustrations by John Doherty, offers both a name for this new language and an enjoyable guide on how one can learn to use the language through ten easy lessons. The authors describe how Amglish, or American English influenced by online grammar and syntax, has begun to dominate our global language. Featuring an ironic manual on how to use this developing language, Amglish is a light and highly entertaining addition to the recent literature on grammar and punctuation. Illustrated with original drawings throughout, the book shows readers how to improve their Amglish and have funTrade ReviewIn this hysterically funny and well-researched book, Rowse (Drive-By Journalism) tracks the evolution of American English influenced by online grammar and syntax, which he calls 'Amglish.' Drawing from numerous sources, Rowse challenges critics who cling to traditional ways of teaching, writing, and speaking English, especially given the influence of 'texting' language, Internet vernacular, and the aggressive global reach of the language itself. The rules of formal grammar have gone out the window and new words—typically portmanteaus and neologisms, like Sarah Palin's much-blogged 'refudiate'—appear every day. Rowse suggests that there's nothing we can (or should) do to change this new English, and positions himself as an observer who savors the opportunities provided by American English on its rise to global dominance. He pokes gentle fun at figures notorious for their poor use of the language and gleefully explores different mash-up languages (Singlish, Spanglish) that have been spawned from American influence. Readers curious about linguistic evolution, or even those who just want a light-hearted look at modern slang, would do well to pick up this book. * Publishers Weekly *[Rowse's] take on this evolution is more realistic and, yes, decidedly more youthful than my own. He looked hard at what is happening and “chose the positive approach.” And he enlivens that approach with humor, which, along with amusing illustrations by “the world’s greatest caricaturist,” John G. Doherty, makes for an entertaining read. So it is that I say that I’m glad I stuck with the book. In a way its style, a mix of the formal and the informal, and its somewhat fractured structure are its own message: Don’t take yourself too seriously, find pleasure in the new lingo even as you keep control of the old, learn to accept if not embrace this “English in blue jeans,” and . . . have a good day. By the end perhaps the most telling thing I can say is: “Us nitpickers shld better switch than fight.” * The Exeter Bulletin *A glorious romp through the global fields of modern informal English. Arthur Rowse's joyful exploration of the growth in world Amglish is daring, illuminating, playful, and challenging. Whether we love this still-evolving lingo or hate it, we can't possibly ignore it. The task, he concludes in his final lesson, is how best to manage it. -- David Crystal, renowned linguist and author, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of LanguageAmglish is not only here to stay, it's a kind of party, and Arthur E. Rowse shows us how to join in and have fun. Lively, illuminating and totally cool-smart. -- William Powers, author of the Blue Clay People: Seasons on Africa's Fragile EdgeLiving languages exist in a state of flux, improvising in jazzy fashion, lending and borrowing from others while reshuffling syntactical rules. And no language is more dynamic, less cautious than American English, which explains why everyone the world over wants a part of it. Let’s give Arthur Rowse a thank you for his smorgasbord of anecdotes, reflections, and insight. It allows us to appreciate the beautiful linguistic anarchy that is our daily parlance. -- Ilan Stavans, author, Spanglish: The Making of a New American Language and Dictionary DaysWhat an exciting resource for celebrating the multiple avataras of world Englishes in a variety of contexts! Rowse deserves the readers’ applause. -- Braj KachruAmglish is fun to read. * The Book Garden *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Made in the USA Chapter 2 Teachers and Other Pioneers Chapter 3 The New World Lingo Chapter 4 From Revolution to Tsunami Chapter 5 The Lishes of Amglish Chapter 6 Ten Easy Lessons
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HarperCollins Moons of Stupider
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Hodder & Stoughton Out of the Woods But Not Over the Hill
Book SynopsisFor Gervase Phinn growing old is not about a leisurely walk to the pub for a game of dominoes or snoozing in his favourite armchair. As this sparkling collection of his very best humorous writing shows, he may be ''out of the woods'' but he is certainly not ''over the hill''.Looking back over more than sixty years of family life, teaching, inspecting schools, writing and public speaking, Gervase never fails to unearth humour, character, warmth and wisdom from the most diverse of experiences, whether they be growing up in Rotherham with the most un-Yorkshirelike of names or describing why loud mobile phone users get his goat.Brimming with nostalgia, gently mocking life''s absurdities, never shy of an opinion, this is Gervase Phinn at his wittiest, twinkly-eyed best.Trade ReviewFor those of us of a certain age, Out of the Woods but not Over the Hill is a wonderfully cheering title. When Gervase Phinn receives his peerage for services to good-heartedness, this will be the motto on his coat of arms: "Ex silvis sed non supra montem."... This entertaining and moving homework earns a good few merit marks. Gervase Phinn is not going downhill yet, by a long chalk on a blackboard * Independent, Jonathan Sale *Packed with hilarious yarns on family, growing up and growing old, this is a marvellous book * Express *
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Hodder & Stoughton The School Inspector Calls
Book Synopsis''[Gervase Phinn is] a worthy successor to James Herriott, and every bit as endearing.'' - Bestselling author Alan TitchmarshSummer has arrived in Barton-in-the-Dale and as a new term begins at the little primary school, it''s not just the warm weather that''s getting people hot under the collar.Meetings with the teachers from Urebank School to discuss the merger are producing more than a few fireworks, a disruptive new pupil arrives, set to cause trouble, and a surprising staff love affair is exposed. There''s also a big school production of The Wizard of Oz to organise as well as an impending visit from the Minister of Education. Headteacher Elisabeth Devine certainly has her work cut out for her.And that''s just some of the drama set to shake-up the village. Throw in a sprinkling of secrets, shocking revelations, old flames, new liaisons, psychics, weddings and misfortune . . .There''s plenty to gossip about this term.Readers aTrade ReviewPRAISE FOR GERVASE PHINN:Packed with delightful and authentic characters, juicy gossip, precarious romance and good old-fashioned village drama, this is a warm-hearted and hilarious account of a struggling school in a small community * The Good Book Guide *This heartwarming tale makes ideal holiday reading * News of the World *As Yorkshire's favourite school inspector turns to fiction you can enjoy memorable characters and turns of phrase. * Choice *Written with all the humour and warmth one has come to expect from this master storyteller. * Countryman *There's gossip in the village shop, and the new curate is raising eyebrows. It's all classic Gervase Phinn * Choice magazine *A worthy successor to James Herriott, and every bit as endearing. * bestselling author Alan Titchmarsh *When Gervase Phinn receives his peerage for services to good-heartedness, this will be the motto on his coat of arms: "Ex silvis sed non supra montem." . . . This entertaining and moving homework earns a good few merit marks. Gervase Phinn is not going downhill yet, by a long chalk on a blackboard. * Independent *
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Hodder & Stoughton Anger Management for Beginners
Book SynopsisFat people,Footballers,Flip-flops,Formula One,Wheelie luggageCycle helmets,Processed ham,Skiing,Dogs,,,Are you all wound up? Boiling and ready to blow? Breathe deeply. Relax.Master of spleen Giles Coren, author of what The Guardian called ''The Maddest Email Ever'', has an unbeatable technique for working through the anger: He does it for you.Trade ReviewCoren gets to do what he does best - toot the horn of his blazing wit and linguistic skill, best exercised in relation to himself - and we realise there's scope for irritation about things we'd never even considered before. Coren fans will devour these short bursts of vitriol - it's his classic and best prose. Some will roll their eyes at his narcissism but let's face it, if there's one writer who can pull off a stunt like this, it's Mr Coren. * City AM *The anger bit is pretty obvious but the management aspect is more mysterious. Unless it's that any unsuspecting angry nutter who picks it up assuming it's a self-help manual will eventually put it down thinking, blimey, I don't have a problem at all next to Psycho there. * Spectrum *This Week We're... wishing we could be as blunt about life as Giles Coren in his book Anger Management for Beginners...Obesity, footballers, skiing, cycle helmets, barcodes, dogs - nothing escapes his well-aimed, acerbic barbs. We might have the beginnings of an inappropriate crush... * Glasgow Herald *FUNNY. FUNNY. FUNNY. FACT...BRILLIANT book * Claudia Winkleman *There can be few better companions to unwind with on holiday than the irrepressible Giles Coren, who will have you laughing out loud with his left-field take on life's gripes. * Sunday Herald *there's wit and verve here * Sunday Business Post *
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Hodder & Stoughton The Pub Landlords Great British Pub Quiz Book
Book SynopsisDrink Up, Think Up, the perfect pub quiz Christmas entertainment from the ever-popular Pub Landlord.Trade ReviewA funny 5 minutes with Al Murray * Sunday Mirror, Celebs on Sunday *It's the best thing since happy hour * Daily Express *
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Hodder & Stoughton Mrs Frys Diary
Book SynopsisTHE HILARIOUS DIARY BY MRS STEPHEN FRY - THE WIFE YOU NEVER KNEW HE HAD''Hilarious'' - Daily Express''Buy the wife''s book or I''ll never hear the end of it'' Stephen FryStephen Fry''s secret wife speaks out at last...Enjoyed a nice cuppa this morning with a HobNob and Jeremy Kyle. There was a woman on there who''d been married 16 years without realising her husband was gay. Extraordinary! Which reminds me, it''s our 16th anniversary in a few weeks. What a coincidence.Stephen Fry - actor, writer, raconteur and wit. Cerebral and sophisticated, a true Renaissance man. Or is he?Finally, his secret double life - the womanizing, the window-cleaning, the kebabs, the karaoke - is exclusively revealed by Edna, his devoted wife and mother of his five, six or possibly seven children. These diaries take us through a year in the life of an unwitting celebrity wife, and are rumoured to include: Trade ReviewHilarious * Daily Express *Buy the wife's book or I'll never hear the end of it. -- Stephen FryThe clever wordplay and gags keep coming... it's consistently funny and will keep all types of readers entertained. * Irish Times *'Hilarious' * Daily Express *Buy the wife's book or I'll never hear the end of it. * Stephen Fry *The clever wordplay and gags keep coming... it's consistently funny and will keep all types of readers entertained. * Irish News *'There's a guaranteed laugh every page.' * Star *A great idea * Heat *Easy reading, slightly naughty, lots of laughs. * The Sunday Times *Guaranteed to make you smile. * Red *Bonkers- but brilliant. * The Scottish Sun *This laugh-a-minute spoof wonderfully showcases Fry's wicked sense of humour and dry wit. * Cath Kidson *Both witty and clever, peppered with more sublte literary jokes than you can shake a can of Spam at. * We Love This Book *
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Hodder & Stoughton Walking with Sausage Dogs
Book SynopsisKeeping pets is a lovely idea. When building a family, they complement the kids. But what happens when things get out of hand?For writer and house husband, Matt Whyman, it''s a case of catastrophe management in coping with four children and all the ill-advised animals amassed by his career wife, Emma. Just as Matt gets to grips with managing her two maxed out minipigs, she falls for a miniature Dachshund - the kind of dog he wouldn''t be seen dead with.Hercules isn''t big or clever, but Emma is determined. She''ll do everything, she promises...From the author of Pig in the MiddleTrade Reviewthe ideal pick-me-up, this is a warm and thoroughly enjoyable book...heart-warming and often laugh-out-loud funny. * Daily Express *A funny account of normal, eccentric family life, plus a small menagerie. * Woman's Weekly *'This is Marley & Me without the tears'. * Weight Watchers *If your pets have become the miniature dictators of your family - or if you just love sausage dogs - you'll love this. * Jojo Moyes *This sweet, funny book is a must for those who love animals. * Star *A fabulous read, especially for parents, and animal lovers, hilarious at times, and full of irony. I found myself not wanting to put it down. I really enjoyed this book, and will be recommending it to my friends and family. * www.whatsgoodtodo.com *Praise for Pig in the Middle: * . *What a fabulous, funny read! I enjoyed every page. * Sophie Kinsella *Be careful where you read this book because it is laugh-out-loud funny... It's compelling, bristles with irony and is sure to delight animal lovers. * Daily Telegraph *This merry memoir of family growing pains and too many pets has so many laugh-out-loud sequences it's embarrassing to read in public... the most good-hearted, hilarious memoir in years. * Shelf Awareness *'Definitely my favourite pigs since Babe...This book is both funny and completely charming'. * Jenny Colgan, author of The Good, the Bad and the Dumped *'Funny, frank and charming'. * Lisa Jewell *
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Hodder & Stoughton James Mays Man Lab
Book SynopsisFor at least two decades now modern man has been on the brink of a crisis. Persuaded by both the post-feminist political landscape and his representation in the popular media to remodel himself as an endearingly hopeless halfwit, he now exists only as an object of pity. James and his happy band of brothers (plus a few women, but we try to edit them out) are engaged on a quest to lead maledom to a broad sunlit upland strewn with slim books of English verse and neatly stacked with correctly sharpened tools arranged in descending size order. From here they confront the mysteries of romance and fashion, the cult of men''s cooking and the daunting underworld of hardcore DIY. Read it and remember that, as a chap, your first duty is to be dependable. And then you can have a pint.Trade ReviewIf you are looking for a DIY book which tackles basic household repairs and projects, consider this one. May's wit and genuine interest makes the book a delight to read. * Manly Daily, Australia *
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Hodder & Stoughton Gin OClock
Book SynopsisIN 2012, THE DIAMOND JUBILEE YEAR, HER MAJESTY''S DIARIES ARE OPENED AT LAST...***Offering insight from the top on all the major events of 2012, including the two Royal weddings, the phone hacking scandal, and the Duke of Edinburgh''s tarts and vicars-themed 90th birthday party.***''Had a quick run-through of the opening ceremony. One wanted to call it The Empire Strikes Back but it was generally felt that might intimidate the smaller nations.''Queen of sixteen sovereign nations, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. She''s one of the world''s most well-known and powerful leaders and has reigned for 60 years. But what does she really think?''One does enjoy the Eurovision Song Contest. Lovely to be reminded how much more civilized the British are than our European neighbours. Royal Eurovision Fancy Dress Party to celebrate. Unfortunately Camilla misread the invitation as ''Euro-tunnel Fancy Dress Party'' and came as a train.
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Hodder & Stoughton OMG Baby
Book SynopsisThe hilarious sequel to NEVER GOOGLE HEARTBREAK, for fans of Bridesmaids, Caitlin Moran, and Pinot Grigio.Trade ReviewA light-hearted and funny read with some big emotional moments thrown in, which had me swinging from laughter to tears * Novelicious.com *To say that this book was eagerly awaited is an absolute understatement. Following on from NEVER GOOGLE HEARTBREAK, OMG BABY! reconnects us with Viv and Max in all their fabulously sarcastic glory . . . Emma [Garcia] keeps the reader entertained throughout the entire 423 page book with each scene a page turner. * A Page of Fictional Love *
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Hodder & Stoughton The Constant Rabbit
Book SynopsisJasper Fforde's Sunday Times bestselling new fantastical satire: what happens when a family of human-sized, human-like rabbits moves in next door?Trade ReviewA serious minded comedy * Mail on Sunday *A political satire cloaked in Fforde's trademark bizarre whimsy, the novel reads like a crazed cross between Watership Down and Nineteen Eighty-Four. * Guardian *Fforde's engaging writing has created a story that is a clever blend of the biting allegorical satire we expect from Orwell's greatest hits and the good-natured adventures of Michael Bond's naïve and kind-hearted Paddington Bear. * SciFi Now *Jasper Fforde's most chilling and realistic book yet * Guardian *The Constant Rabbit is designed to shake readers out of that complacency: to recognise that merely holding liberal values is not enough to prevent the quickening advance of racism and xenophobia in this country. * Financial Times *It's huge fun too, with all the inventive wordplay, impeccable worldbuilding and fiendish plotting that Fforde's "Constant Readers" have come to expect. * SFX *Fuelled by Fforde's trademark wit, imagination and brilliantly bizarre world-building... You won't read anything quite like this in 2020 - or beyond that too. * CultureFly *Sheer inventiveness, wit, complexity, erudition, unexpectedness and originality * The Times *A born wordsmith of effervescent imagination * Independent *Forget all the rules of time, space and reality; just sit back and enjoy the adventure * Telegraph *Brilliantly funny . . . His relentless imagination and his affection for his characters are contagious and irresistible * New York Times *True literary comic genius * Sunday Express *Reading a Fforde novel feels like taking off on a magic carpet, only to be picked up by another and another and taken on new flights of fantasy . . . you just sit back and enjoy the ride * Scotsman *Jasper Fforde's entertaining, surprisingly thoughtful yet fleet-footed new book-a standalone novel with a climax so dramatic, irrevocable, perfect yet unpredictable that it seems impossible to extend the book to a series-is the comedic master's foray into this thematic realm. It is, as one might expect, by turns droll and hilarious, poignant and cruel, hopeful and despairing. In other words, a true comedy in depth, a form that is not mere mindless japes and slapstick, but one which counsels us that if we don't laugh, we must cry. * Locus *An astonishingly well-crafted work of social and political satire * Kirkus Reviews *Lovely little satire...wonderfully imaginative and very funny. * Spectator *
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Hodder & Stoughton Red Side Story
Book SynopsisJasper Fforde, the acclaimed SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER, invites you to imagine a world where your position in society depended on what bit of the colour spectrum you could see...It''s the UK, but not as we know it: civilisation has rebuilt after an unspoken ''Something that Happened'' five hundred years before. Society is now colour-based, the strict levels of hierarchy dictated by the colours you can see, and the economy, health service and citizen''s aspirations all dominated by visual colour, run by the shadowy National Colour in far-off Emerald City.Out on the fringes of Red Sector West, Eddie Russett and Jane Grey have discovered that all is neither fair nor truthful within their cosy environment, and currently face trumped up charges that will see them die of the fatally soporific tones within the Green Room.Negotiating the narrow boundaries of the Rules within their society, Jane and Edward must find out the truth of their world:
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