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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.

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Book SynopsisAccidentally buying a derelict 22-room villa in the Italian countryside? What could possibly go wrong?When Rosie Meleady's landlady doubles her rent in cold, wet, overpriced Ireland, she packs up her family, her two dogs, and all her possessions into a camper van and sets off across Europe to sunny Italy, where she plans to grow her destination wedding planning business. Even though it has been a dream she attempted to follow several times, Rosie and her family soon find out moving abroad to start a new life is not all sunshine and gelato.Between a hurricane, a global pandemic, and accidentally buying a massive villathat has definitely seen better days from eight cousins in the middle of a long-standing family dispute, Rosie pulls back the curtains on the less glamorous side of moving abroad. Lighthearted, uplifting, and utterly escapist, A Rosie Life in Italy is HGTV meets Under the Tuscan Suna delightful peek under the covers of wha

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Book SynopsisBadass Cryptograms, Crosswords, and Word Searches for Hours of Mind-F*cking FunYou're no dipsh*t! You know that solving puzzles can boost your mental acuity and creative thinking. Well guess what else science says is good for your brain? That's f*cking right--profanity! Cursing has even been proven to boost your physical and emotional health. It's basically mother nature's wonder drug. Combine the powers of puzzles and profanity and--hot damn!--you're going to be unf*ckingstoppable!So grab a pencil and delight your salty brain with a f*ckton of profanity puzzles--from crosswords, word searches, and drop quotes to cryptograms, acrostics, and scrambles. What the hell are you waiting for? Solve these f*cking puzzles!

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Book SynopsisFifty Shelves of Grey - a brilliantly funny collection of all your favourite books, artfully condensed and erotically remastered, packaged into one volume, and ergonomically designed to be easily read with one hand. From literary masterpieces - Jane Eyre turns the tables on Mr Rochester; to modern classics - Philip Marlowe is a dick of a different kind in The Big Sleep, via recipes - Nigella Lawson treats herself to some afternoon delight; and self-help - the Fear gets well and truly Felt, and we Do It Anyway; this collection has something for every reader and every kink. So whip off your glasses, let your hair down and unleash your inner hot librarian.''By far the best Fifty Shades spin-off we''ve read so far.''GQ''Vanessa Parody - the author who has achieved the unique feat of writing a Fifty Shades of Grey spin-off worth reading.''The Independent ''Move over Fifty Shades of Grey. Last night saw the lTrade Review[the author] has achieved the unique feat of writing a 50 Shades of Grey spin-off worth reading. * Independent on Sunday *By far the best spin-off we've read so far is Fifty Shelves Of Grey by the appropriately monikered 'Vanessa Parody'. * GQ *Move over Fifty Shades of Grey. Last night saw the launch of its new rival Fifty Shelves of Grey by the elusive authoress Vanessa Parody. * Evening Standard *

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Book SynopsisThe OAP fined for walking too slowly... the market traders banned from putting bunting on the lamp posts... the woman who was told she''d be fined if the birds in her garden didn''t stop singing... the workmen who painted yellow lines over a dead badger...This wonderfully entertaining book collects some of the most outrageous examples of health and safety gone mad, bureacracy running riot, and jobsworth joylessness. With hilarious illustrations throughout, these tales may amuse you or infuriate you, depending on how recently you have fallen victim to your own local jobsworths.

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Book SynopsisA hilarious collection of the weirdest, stupidest and most outrageous things ever said on the internet on sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Ebay, Amazon, YouTube and even in good old-fashioned emails. Years ago if you said or did something stupid or embarrassing, it would have remained relatively private and have would soon been forgotten. Now thanks to advances in technology every cringe-making remark that we make online is preserved not only for the rest of eternity but is also instantly available for all the world to see! Wow! I''m a Genieous! presents an irresistible collection of ill-thought out comments, opinions, online disputes and sheer unashamed ignorance.So join us as we find the people who put the twit in Twitter and the mess in instant message. Contents include: Stupid Questions and Stupid Answers: e.g. Does anyone know Obama''s last name? Are there any lakes in the Lake District? Ang

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Book Synopsis''Dearest Lumpy, I hope you are plump and well. Your mother bashed her car yesterday and chooses to believe it was not her fault...''Roger Mortimer''s witty dressing-downs and affectionate advice were not only directed at his wayward son, Lupin. Though better behaved than her mischievous older brother, Louise (aka ''Lumpy'') still caused her father to reach for his typewriter.The trials and tribulations of Louise''s days at boarding school, her eventful wedding to HotHand-Henry and the birth of his grandchildren are all accompanied by a sometimes chiding, but always loving letter.Between these milestones, Roger gives updates on the family, pets and the local gossip, holds forth on the weather, road safety, and even suggests the best way to make a gravy soup, all in his own inimitable style.With the same unique charm and often snort-inducing humour that made Dear Lupin a bestseller, Roger Mortimer guides and supports his daughter through every scrape she found her

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Book SynopsisNow a major West End play! From 3rd May 2023, see Bleak Expectations on stage at the Criterion theatre, with guest stars Stephen Fry, Dermot O''Leary, Sue Perkins and more!Based on the beloved Radio 4 series, BLEAK EXPECTATIONS recounts the remarkable adventures of young Pip Bin as he tries to make his way in a world made all horrible by the machinations of his cruel guardian, Mr Gently Benevolent. Grim circumstances, mistaken identities, nightmarish court-cases, ridiculous names, convenient coincidences to resolve plot problems, over-sentimental death scenes and lots and lots of adjectives: Bleak Expectations is a novel like Charles Dickens might have written after far too much gin.Trade ReviewThe funniest book since the one I haven't written yet. Mark Evans sets the bar annoyingly high. -- Robert WebbDeliciously irreverent spoof of all things Victorian and melodramatic....Evans keeps the gag rate high. * The Observer *A brilliant Dickens pastiche. * The Telegraph *

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Book SynopsisIs your eyesight failing, are you not very good at driving yourself or are you simply blind drunk? These are just a few of the reasons why it would make perfect sense to teach your dog to be your new chauffeur. Here, for the first time, is a complete guide: how to get your dog acquainted with the controls, which breeds are the safest drivers, frequently asked questions; and how to get your dog successfully through their tests.Never again need you wait for a taxi, or make that long motorway drive unassisted. If you are a dog owner and a car owner, then How to Teach Your Dog to Drive will be the most useful book you buy this year, or even this decade . . .

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John Waters is putting his life on the line. Armed with wit, a pencil-thin moustache, and a cardboard sign that reads 'I'm Not Psycho', he hitchhikes across America from Baltimore to San Francisco, braving lonely roads and treacherous drivers. But who should we be more worried about, the delicate film director with genteel manners or the unsuspecting travelers transporting the Pope of Trash? Along the way, Waters fantasizes about the best and worst possible scenarios: a friendly drug dealer hands over piles of cash to finance films with no questions asked, a demolition-derby driver makes a filthy sexual request in the middle of a race, a gun-toting drunk terrorizes and holds him hostage, and a Kansas vice squad entraps and throws him in jail. So what really happens when this cult legend sticks out his thumb and faces the open road? Laced with subversive humour and warm intelligence, Carsick is an unforgettable ride with a wickedly funny companion - and a celebration of America's weird, astonishing, and generous citizens.

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Book SynopsisTo be Scottish is to have a lot to live down, and as Allan Brown shows, this lot do the job superbly. Whether it be Robert Burns, indecipherable bard of rustic gibberish or Sean Connery, die-hard advocate of a country he refuses to live in.Or, Alex Salmond, the chortling bullfrog of separatism or Tommy Sheridan, the sexy socialist hardliner. They're all here, and many others; a veritable embassy of bad ambassadors.50 People Who Screwed Up Scotland is a humorous and chronologically-sequential series of essays, histories and anecdotes that consider those episodes and occurrences in Scotland''s political, cultural and social story where, against all odds, defeat was plucked from the jaws of victory.Trade ReviewA brilliant cast of villains... I was disappointed not to be on the list myself -- A. A. Gill

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But the teenager didn't take just one Pringle. He took a selfie of himself pouring a whole tube of them into his mouth, before sending it to his best mate, along with the letters LOL!The bestselling authors of We're Going on a Bar Hunt and The Very Hungover Caterpillar bring you another hilarious parody of a much-loved children's book, this time turning the spotlight not only on modern teens, but firmly on their parents too.When the doorbell rings, just as Sophie and her Dad are sitting down for their tea, they're half-expecting a visit from a tiger, but what slouches in through their doorway is even more curious than that... a teenager.A perfect read for anyone who remembers the original, or has ever been a teenager or is the parent of a teenager today.

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Book SynopsisAn hilarious and illuminating collection of the most cutting, witty and spite filled resignation letters in history, now in paperback.Trade ReviewA hilarious history of the resignation letter... Potter examines our fascination with parting shots * Telegraph *Will make you want to quit your job immediately * Buzzfeed *Just magnificent - an alternate history of our time * Monocle *Will leave you slightly applauding or, maybe, looking to the door yourself * Metro *A fascinating and profound look at how quitters shape history * The Current *A cracking read * Daily Politics *The sort of book that makes you think, long after you've put it down -- Reverend Richard Coles, BBC Saturday LiveCelebrates the art of the elegant - or explosive - resignation * The Week *A marvellous idea ... Matt Potter has collected some real beauties * Independent *[The resignation letters] have a compelling intensity, overlooked until Matt Potter spotted the human drama in even the most understated examples * The Glasgow Herald *

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Book SynopsisEveryone has socks. In fact, most people love socks. That said, it''s not a subject we discuss openly other than with our friends; we just take it for granted that everyone has lots of socks and has their own socksual preferences.Most of us would admit to having enjoyed a wide variety of socks. We have our favourite socks, of course, but also socks for all sorts of occasions: novelty socks, casual socks, outdoor socks, socks that are a bit racy, socks we admit to and socks that are just downright dirty.Some people are fastidious when it comes to socks, never entertaining the thought of odd socks, while others are definitely on the fifty shades of socks spectrum.Whatever kind of socks you''re in to, we hope you find that this guide stimulates your imagination and reassures you that it''s OK to love all socks.

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Book SynopsisBreathe in.Clear your desk.Breathe out.Clear your mind.Breathe in.Prepare.Breathe out.And enjoy the most mindful (and hilarious) 15 minutes of your day . . . F*ck That is a meditation guide which will teach you to breathe in strength and breathe out the bullsh*t.

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Book Synopsis''I thoroughly enjoyed Splash! It''s a delicious confection of excellent plotting, an inventively bonkers cast of characters, subtle insights into the world of newspapers and a satisfying ending which invokes the great Evelyn Waugh''s masterpiece, Scoop. A fine comedy of manners by a writer who knows the media inside out'' BEL MOONEYSam Blunt is a drunken, broken-down tabloid reporter, working for a once-mighty newspaper struggling to come to terms with the digital age. With the assistance of Benedict, an earnest though clever wet-behind-the-ears young intern on the paper, Sam grapples to uncover the story of the century which reveals the political corruption and cynicism at the heart of a rotten Establishment.As they try to nail the story amid a series of capers, Sam and Benedict are frustrated by the self-serving proprietor of the Daily Bugle, various self-appointed do-gooders who want to rein in the Press, and Trevor Yapp, the mTrade ReviewUtterly brilliant and irresistible -- Amol Rajan, former editor of The IndependentI would recommend it to anyone without reservation . . . very funny -- Andrew RosenheimA proper novel - something that journalists don't always manage to write. Society hostesses, billionaires, bishops, a newspaper baron, MPs, journalists noble and scurrilous: modern London life is there, fully realised -- Simon CarrPotentially Splash! could do more for restoring public confidence in newspapers than sanctimonious leader articles from big publishers . . . Splash! might also remind owners and editors [of newspapers] of the public good they can do when at their best -- Ian Burrell * i *Written in Waugh's style, Splash! imitates his practice of giving characters expressively comic names . . . Glover clearly enjoyed writing it and I enjoyed reading it . . . Glover's novel is an apologia for tabloid journalism and a celebration of its role in exposing corruption among the elite -- Peter Wilby * New Statesman *Both a terrific romp through the indiscretions, dodgy deals and Establishment stitch-ups of our times, and an invaluable reminder of just how vital the Press is in holding power to account -- John Harding * Daily Mail *Veteran insider's sharp, timely satire on the newspaper business * Daily Mail *Splash! has the pace and wit of Tom Sharpe at his Porterhouse best and the mournfulness of Michael Frayn's Towards the End of the Morning . . . captures the thrill of the newsroom -- Laura Freeman * Standpoint *Thoroughly enjoyable . . . Glover hits the mark with uncanny accuracy . . . A rollicking good read * Journalist *Extremely funny . . . If there has been a more spot-on and funnier satire about news folk since Evelyn Waugh's Scoop, I haven't read it * Oxford Times *Splash! is a brilliant book, a comedy with a serious and thought-provoking moral for us all -- Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith * Church Times *Very funny, also poignant in places, and merits favourable comparison with Evelyn Waugh's classic newspaper novel, Scoop, but this time in the digital age -- Carole Dawson Young * Tribune *Plot twists aplenty propel this veteran insider's sharp, timely satire on the newspaper business in a corrupt, cynical London swilling with oligarchs * Mail on Sunday *Funny . . . cleverly plotted, the novel is a love letter to a bygone world of journalism * Sunday Times *A compelling satire -- Michael Burleigh * London Evening Standard *I thoroughly enjoyed Splash! It's a delicious confection of excellent plotting, an inventively bonkers cast of characters, subtle insights into the world of newspapers and a satisfying ending which invokes the great Evelyn Waugh's masterpiece, Scoop. A fine comedy of manners by a writer who knows the media inside out * Bel Mooney *A condition of England novel, and especially the condition of the English press . . . Very enjoyable -- Andrew Gimson * Conservativehome *The spirit of Scoop, Evelyn Waugh's satirical novel about the newspaper world, hovers over Stephen Glover's satire of 21st-century journalism . . . a pacy story of murky ministerial shenanigans, late lunches and love in the afternoon . . . Those in the know will enjoy identifying the characters in this sprightly roman-a-clef, while everyone can relish the all too convincing twists of Glover's neatly plotted narrative * Daily Mail *

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Book SynopsisWhat do all despots and dictators across the ages have in common? Homicidal tendencies? Ruthless megalomania? A desire to enslave millions? Of course! They''re not working for Médecins Sans Frontières? . . . but that isn''t the whole story. It''s all been foretold in the hair, baby.Combing through history, every badass from Genghis Khan to Donald Trump has clambered up the pole to ultimate power on the back of some of the most radical hairdos the world has seen. It''s a proven scientific fact that the badder the dude, the bigger the rug statement and in Cut It Out we feature looks that will blow your stack and have you sprinting to the nearest salon to rock your locks.Award-winning stylist Bryan ''The Brush'' Burnsides brings decades of prime salon experience to his definitive study of nifty trims for nasty guys.In Cut It Out Burnsides reveals just how the original ''dos were done and shares the intimate trade secrets of today''s underground sty

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Book Synopsis''An excellent stocking filler'' SpectatorThree Men on a Diet is the very funny and brutally honest story of three mighty men with nothing to gain and so much to lose: a diet book with a difference.Three Men on a Diet is the story of George, Reggie and Sebastian, three middle-aged friends and food- and drink-lovers, learning how to lower their calorie intake without losing their joie de vivre.Determined to improve his looks and health before it''s too late (and after being told that he looked like a pregnant bulldog), Reggie persuades the others to join him on a five-month quest to shed three stone. Each has his own degree of cynicism, commitment and willingness to compromise on breakfast, parties and alcohol.Amidst the bewildering array of information on offer (what is a carb? What is saturated fat? How many units in a bottle of wine?), together they learn how to navigate stumbling blocks such as mayonnaise, chocolaTrade ReviewHere at last is a diet book aimed at those most resistant to public-health messages * The Times *Charming . . . would make an excellent stocking filler * Spectator *

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Book Synopsis''Tender [and] nostalgic'' The TimesWhat''s married life like from the man''s point of view?What does a wedding actually mean to a man?Do men really not know how to do laundry? Now, with masculinity in crisis (again), it''s more important than ever to understand the secret lives of husbands. Couldn''t our relationships be better navigated if we listened, impartially, to how the world looks from inside a man''s head? Do they feel sad at the thought of never falling in love again? Would they ever admit that their partner''s cooking is worse than their mother''s?Melissa Katsoulis''s mission is not to find the perfect husband, or the worst. It''s about talking to married men and understanding their world. We are inundated with statistical research about gender and domestic politics but it doesn''t tell us how things really feel to real men. Through interviews with ordinary men, experts and imaginary Greek gods, Melissa will uncover everythinTrade ReviewA tender, nostalgic investigation of this vanishing breed . . . the tone is light, chatty and agreeable * The Times *Her compilation of personal observations and anecdotes from literary and social history aims to help wives to understand their husbands rather than to denigrate them . . . There are some nuggets of sympathy that may be eye-opening to the uninitiated wife . . . There are practical tips mixed in with the more philosophical points . . . the market will always be open for books like this one -- Mary Killen * Spectator *

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Book Synopsis''Tender [and] nostalgic'' The TimesWhat''s married life like from the man''s point of view?What does a wedding actually mean to a man?Do men really not know how to do laundry? Now, with masculinity in crisis (again), it''s more important than ever to understand the secret lives of husbands. Couldn''t our relationships be better navigated if we listened, impartially, to how the world looks from inside a man''s head? Do they feel sad at the thought of never falling in love again? Would they ever admit that their partner''s cooking is worse than their mother''s?Melissa Katsoulis''s mission is not to find the perfect husband, or the worst. It''s about talking to married men and understanding their world. We are inundated with statistical research about gender and domestic politics but it doesn''t tell us how things really feel to real men. Through interviews with ordinary men, experts and imaginary Greek gods, Melissa will uncover everythinTrade ReviewA tender, nostalgic investigation of this vanishing breed . . . the tone is light, chatty and agreeable * The Times *Her compilation of personal observations and anecdotes from literary and social history aims to help wives to understand their husbands rather than to denigrate them . . . There are some nuggets of sympathy that may be eye-opening to the uninitiated wife . . . There are practical tips mixed in with the more philosophical points . . . the market will always be open for books like this one -- Mary Killen * Spectator *

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Book SynopsisExploring why conservatives have lost almost every political argument since 1945, Ed West looks at this endless litany of failure from the perspective of one of the losers, in a semi-autobiographical, self-deprecating way.Trade ReviewMost enjoyable * John Rentoul *A self-deprecating and often hilarious memoir of a born conservative watching the world go wrong. Sprinkled with gallows humour, like a political version of Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch or a humorous version of John O'Farrell's Things Can Only Get Better, it is also crammed with history, political philosophy and social science . . . Behind the dry wit and self-mockery, [West] has something important to say * The Critic *Funny and thoughtful * Sam Leith *An entertaining, wide-ranging defence and explanation of the conservative way of seeing the world. Alongside some fine knockabout polemic, there is a colourful and lively account of the development of conservatism as a coherent tradition, and a good deal of amusing memoir showing the development of West's worldview . . . West's undoubtedly robust conservatism is nevertheless suffused with generosity and wit. Small Men is not only full of self-deprecating asides but is laugh-out-loud funny * Catholic Herald *Insightful, poignant and at times hilarious * The Times *Highly entertaining . . . an enjoyable history of conservative thought * Mail on Sunday *Anyone - liberal, conservative, whatever - would enjoy Ed West's Small Men on the Wrong Side of History. It is full of the most fascinating facts, all mixed in with Ed's inimitable displays of self-mockery * Tom Holland *Funny, candid, wise and prophetic * Colin Brazier *

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Book SynopsisThe first book from much-loved television and radio presenter, Fun House's Pat SharpTrade ReviewFabulous book . . . wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone . . . genuinely laugh out loud . . . twice as good as Partridge . . . perfect book for Christmas * Bob Mills *The perfect antidote to 2020 * Huffington Post *A funny relief from the dumpster fire that is 2020 * GQ *Hilarious, racy and largely untrue . . . one of the funniest books I've read in a long time. Not just amusing but packed with gags -- Tim Jonze * Guardian *A loving account of the life and times of an enigma wrapped inside a mullet. This is a must-read if you like funny things * Greg James *I had no idea Pat Sharp's life story would be so hilarious and I strongly suspect neither did he * Nish Kumar *It's easy to forget, as I had, that Pat Sharp is so much more than an iconic haircut and a helter skelter - and this well overdue book goes into hilarious, largely-fabricated detail about Pat's critical role in shaping our world today * Rick Edwards *This is precision humour. It's very funny and no previous knowledge of Pat Sharp is required * Paul Sinha *A very funny book * Boyd Hilton *Comic genius -- Musa Okwonga * The i *Brilliant. An extraordinary, almost true autobiography * Graeme Swann *Hilarious, light-hearted, joyous and uplifting. A shiny jewel in what's been a murky year * Badly Drawn Boy *Funny, mad, brilliant. I laughed a lot * Lisa McGee (writer of Derry Girls) *A brutal, searing and vital dissemination of our times. Sharp has written a brave, eloquent tome that provides a way forward for future generations * Matt Lucas *My sister Jess and I dreamt of being on Fun House as kids so this book was the next best thing and it didn't disappoint. I'm still laughing now! * Mark Wright *Anything Pat Sharp related is always fun. This book is relative to that fun. Read it and get some of that fun! Cos it's fun! * Keith Lemon *There are some books that will be around forever. Perfect examples of literary genius. But this book is just about Pat Sharp * Chris Moyles *

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Book Synopsis''The perfect antidote to 2020'' Huffington Post''A must-read if you like funny things'' Greg James''I had no idea Pat Sharp''s life story would be so hilarious and I strongly suspect neither did he'' Nish KumarPat Sharp is a man out of time.For those of a certain generation, he is an iconic figure synonymous with good fun, great hair and excess gunge. For others, he''s just that bloke with a mullet. Fame is a fickle beast and, since the cancellation of Fun House in 1999 (''Just ten years into its run, when it was finally finding its feet''), Pat has become a reclusive figure, only emerging from his splendid isolation to pop up on things like I''m A Celebrity: Get Me Out Of Here, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Come Dine with Me. Until now.With time on his hands and now reliant on a faulty memory, Pat has expertly blended fact and . . . fiction: revealing all about hisTrade ReviewFabulous book . . . wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone . . . genuinely laugh out loud . . . twice as good as Partridge . . . perfect book for Christmas * Bob Mills *The perfect antidote to 2020 * Huffington Post *A funny relief from the dumpster fire that is 2020 * GQ *Hilarious, racy and largely untrue . . . one of the funniest books I've read in a long time. Not just amusing but packed with gags -- Tim Jonze * Guardian *A loving account of the life and times of an enigma wrapped inside a mullet. This is a must-read if you like funny things * Greg James *I had no idea Pat Sharp's life story would be so hilarious and I strongly suspect neither did he * Nish Kumar *It's easy to forget, as I had, that Pat Sharp is so much more than an iconic haircut and a helter skelter - and this well overdue book goes into hilarious, largely-fabricated detail about Pat's critical role in shaping our world today * Rick Edwards *This is precision humour. It's very funny and no previous knowledge of Pat Sharp is required * Paul Sinha *A very funny book * Boyd Hilton *Comic genius -- Musa Okwonga * The i *Brilliant. An extraordinary, almost true autobiography * Graeme Swann *Hilarious, light-hearted, joyous and uplifting. A shiny jewel in what's been a murky year * Badly Drawn Boy *Funny, mad, brilliant. I laughed a lot * Lisa McGee (writer of Derry Girls) *A brutal, searing and vital dissemination of our times. Sharp has written a brave, eloquent tome that provides a way forward for future generations * Matt Lucas *My sister Jess and I dreamt of being on Fun House as kids so this book was the next best thing and it didn't disappoint. I'm still laughing now! * Mark Wright *Anything Pat Sharp related is always fun. This book is relative to that fun. Read it and get some of that fun! Cos it's fun! * Keith Lemon *There are some books that will be around forever. Perfect examples of literary genius. But this book is just about Pat Sharp * Chris Moyles *

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Book SynopsisWhen we think of the world''s great museums, we tend to think of the Louvre, the Guggenheim or the Victoria and Albert. We do not immediately think of the Dog Collar Museum, the Kansas Barbed Wire Museum, the Museum of Broken Relationships or Barney Smith''s Toilet Seat Art Museum. Yet scattered across the globe are museums dedicated to every conceivable subject, from bananas to Bigfoot, lawnmowers to leprechauns, teapots to tapeworms, mustard to moist towelettes, and pencils to penises. Many are serious collections housed in grand buildings, others are located in tiny premises and are open to visitors by appointment only, often the result of one person''s crazy lifetime obsession. This book lists the world''s 100 weirdest museums in order of quirkiness, encompassing such delights as The Museum of Witchcraft in Cornwall, a museum in Kentucky that houses 800 ventriloquists'' dolls, the Museum of Bad Art in Massachusetts, the Paris Sewer Museum, the French Fry Museum in Bruge

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Book SynopsisWhat''s ILL in one place can be WACK in another, or the same word can actually have TOTES different meanings. It''s CRAY CRAY! From KEWL girls hitting on HENCH boys to wannabe gangstas hangin'' with their DOGGS in the ENDZ, teen slang can leave NOOBS CONFUZZLED. If you want to appear DOPE or just want to know WTF is going on, How to Talk Teen is the ultimate guide!Bugly : Short for butt ugly; exceeded on the ugly ranking by dugly and fugly. Pfun: More than mere fun. This is pure fun. Rando: A random person who appears at parties but who no one seems to know, let alone invited.Hiberdating: Disappearing from view because you''re spending almost all your time with your new boyfriend/girlfriend.Nodel: Someone who thinks they look like a model . . . but nobody else does.Rentsy: Acting like parents, i.e. acting responsibly or demonstrating a nauseating taste in music. Trade ReviewFor parents who want to be ahead of the game in speaking teen, this is a must-have book! - parentingwithouttears.com

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Book Synopsis''Part of the beauty of me is that I''m very rich''But that''s just part of it. His fingers, too, are ''long and beautiful''. Improbably coiffed, perma-tanned and bronze-tongued, the Donald has increasingly impinged on the world''s consciousness through a string of startling pronouncements.From his preference for war heroes who have not been captured, to his references to his sleeping around in the 1980s as his ''personal Vietnam'' or this - ''My grandparents didn''t come to America all the way from Germany to see it get taken over by immigrants'' - Trump''s utterances are nothing if not intriguing. As he once said, and to date this has been hard to dispute, he ''could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and [he] wouldn''t lose any voters.''Here, in his own words, is the businessmen, the dealmaker, TV personality, author and one-time Democrat, now Republican who would be president of the United States.

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Book Synopsishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJm1VyB9ENQ&feature=youtu.beHusband-and-wife design team Vicky Jacob-Ebbinghaus and Juarez Rodrigues set up their hugely popular website eatingfortwocookbook.com when they started interviewing pregnant women on their strangest cravings.They ''cooked'', tasted, rated and photographed each discovery, giving it the look of haute cuisine and a similarly fancy-sounding name. When they posted these creations on their blog, the crowd went wild with reposts and tags. More and more pregnant women submitted their cravings for the ''Vicki and Juarez treatment'' and soon media pundits were raving. Pickles and Ice Cream feature 75 almost- never-before-seen recipes, uniquely beautiful (even if their appeal as food might be questionable) photographs of the recipes, along with the stories of the pregnant women who dreamed them up.Trade ReviewEven peculiar pairings such as waffles and Brussels sprouts, or sausages with jam, look almost, dare we say it, appetising! * Best magazine *

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Book SynopsisMore than 120 of MAC's very best Daily Mail cartoons featuring Her Majesty, from the 1970s until the present day, in celebration of the Queen's 90th birthday.Trade ReviewMy journalistic hero. He draws brilliantly.His cartoons in the Daily Mail give me immense pleasure. I cackle for hours sometimes.One of my favourite cartoonists.MAC is, quite simply, Britain's greatest living cartoonist.We like it when you put the corgis in.Wonderfully sharp and endearingly human . . . the nation's Number One cartoonist is still at the top of his game.

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Book SynopsisPolitical cartoonist MAC started at the Daily Sketch in 1969. At the end of 2018, he will have been capturing British life for 50 years. To mark these five decades working as an editorial cartoonist in Fleet Street, the very best of MAC''s cartoons from the 1960s to the present day have been assembled to tell the history of Britain and its place in the world. From miniskirts and Flower Power to the Falklands War and the rise of Margaret Thatcher, and from the Royal Family and the adventures of Harry Potter to Andy Murray and the Spice Girls, this book provides a unique and humorous perspective on the past fifty years.Trade ReviewYes, Stan McMurtry really has been making you laugh for half a century. This greatest hits collection features all the big names from the era * Daily Mail *

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Book SynopsisEver since Mrs Malaprop first took to the stage in 1775 and described a gentleman as 'the very pineapple of politeness', some famous figures have become better known for their slips of the tongue than for anything they said intentionally. In particular, the careers of a number of broadcasters, sporting figures and politicians have become defined by their verbal blunders. Former US Vice-President Dan Quayle is remembered solely for making unfortunate remarks such as 'Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child.' Welsh naturalist Iolo Williams sent Twitter into meltdown when, discussing diving sea birds on Springwatch 2016, he asked a female conservationist: 'Is that the deepest shag you've ever had?' Even respected sports broadcaster Harry Carpenter was probably haunted forever by his seemingly innocent comment at the end of the 1977 Boat Race: 'Ah, isn't that nice? The wife of the Cambridge President is kissing the cox of the Oxford crew.' I Wish I Hadn'

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Book SynopsisCats enjoying catip! Professional animal photographer Andrew Marttila has captured wonderful split-second images of a variety of cats enjoying catnip (Nepeta cataria), which contains the oil nepetalactone. This non-addictive, harmless stimulant produces a mild euphoric effect - and wonderful images of cats enjoying themselves.

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Book SynopsisHappiness: as elusive as a working inkjet printer, and as slippery as an eel covered in baby oil. When we chase happiness, it runs away like a cat when you''re trying to give it a bath, but the world of pop psychology is filled with competing advice that either claims it can help you catch it or warns you not to seek it out at all. Comedian Ariane Sherine is determined to help us find the true path to happiness, and public health expert David Conrad has the key: 50 well-selected research studies that show you exactly what to do to find happiness in your relationships, your friendships, your finances, your sex life and your career. Using wide-ranging evidence from around the world, Conrad and Sherine show us the true science behind what makes people happy and outline the simple, practical steps we can take to attain this too. This book has all the facts, stats and entertainment you could ever need to live a blissfully content life. And celebriti

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Book SynopsisEver since he can remember, Dom Joly has been fascinated by travel to odd places. In part this stems from a childhood spent in war-torn Lebanon, where instead of swapping marbles in the schoolyard, he had a shrapnel collection -- the schoolboy currency of Beirut. Dom''s upbringing was interspersed with terrifying days and nights spent hunkered in the family basement under Syrian rocket attack or coming across a pile of severed heads from a sectarian execution in the pine forests near his home.These early experiences left Dom with a profound loathing for the sanitized experiences of the modern day travel industry and a taste for the darkest of places. In this brilliantly odd and hilariously told travel memoir, Dom Joly sets out on a quest to visit those destinations from which the average tourist would, and should, run a mile. The more insalubrious the place, the more interesting is the journey and so we follow Dom as he skis in Iran on segregated slopes, spends a weekend in Trade ReviewDestinations that would make a travel agent go pale -- Sunday Times. . . brilliantly funny, irreverent writing with non-sickly compassion for those who live under the most oppressive regimes... a very human travelogue -- Country LifeReadability in spades -- ScotsmanIntoxicating and hilarious. Like all the best travel writing, it makes you long to be in the seat next to him -- John Niven

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Book SynopsisA LIGHT-HEARTED, INTIMATE AND EMPHATICALLY FEMINIST HISTORY OF DATING ''A new approach to romance . . . The heroines of Regency novels could teach today''s young women a trick or two'' Sunday Times''Entertaining and well-researched'' The Lady''Pacey, intelligent and authoritative with bags of wit'' Law Gazette''A whistle-stop tour of dating through history''History ExtraWhat if Mr Darcy had simply been able to swipe right?Dating has never been easy. The road to true love has always been rutted with heartbreak, but do we have it any easier today? How did Victorians ''come out''? How did love blossom in war-torn Europe? And why did 80s'' video-dating never take off? Bursting with little-known facts and tantalising tales of lovelorn men and besotted women, Nichi Hodgson''s intriguing history of amorous relationships, from enamoured Georgians to frenziedlTrade ReviewAnyone who has negotiated the thrills of the chase for romance will smile with recognition and sigh in sympathy while reading this entertaining and well-researched history. * The Lady *Bound to You is a welt-mark above the majority of books which have been marketed to the Fifty Shades fan, and will make an elegant edition to any discerning woman's top shelf * Literary Review *Hodgson covers a lot of ground in 234 pages - this is a pacey, intelligent and authoritative account with bags of wit. * LawGazette.co.uk *Nichi Hodgson takes you on a whistle-stop tour of dating through history * historyextra.com *A new approach to romance . . . The heroines of Regency novels could teach today's young women a trick or two. * Sunday Times *Nichi's writing is articulate, entertaining, informative and eye-opening. -- J. V. WilsonA fascinating look at our attitudes to sex and relationships from the 1700s to the present day. Thoroughly recommended. -- Hazel MillichampI loved it. -- Adele Taylor

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Book SynopsisMallory Ortberg presents...Texts from Jane Eyre is a whimsical collection of sharp, satirical and side-splittingly funny text message conversations from your favourite literary characters. Of course if Scarlett O''Hara had an unlimited data plan, she''d be sexting Ashley Wilkes at all hours; and if Mr Rochester could text Jane Eyre, his ARDENT MISSIVES would be in ALL-CAPS; and Daisy Buchanan would text you from behind the wheel - and then text you to come pick her up after the car crash. Texts from Jane Eyre is a witty, original and very clever kind of mashup that brings your favourite authors and literary characters right into the twenty-first century.Mallory Ortberg is a genius.Trade ReviewIn Texts from Jane Eyre Mallory Ortberg hilariously proves that she understands fictional characters better than they understand themselves. She makes me laugh like no one else.Dear Mallory Ortberg's Publisher: Please send me 27 cases of Texts from Jane Eyre, because I ate it like it was candy coated in crack cocaine, it's the best, and I need to give it to everyone.I'm not sure what's more impressive - the ferocity of Mallory Ortberg's intelligence or the ferocity of her wit. Texts from Jane Eyre is uncanny in its sly humor and still, there is much in these pages that is familiar. Ortberg takes some of the greatest literary characters (and a few lesser ones), and offers us an entirely new and thrilling way of thinking about them and what they might be like in this dazzling digital age.Witty and literate. Smart-ass humor with an emphasis on smart. I'm not sure who I'm more jealous of: Mallory Ortberg for her comic brilliance, or whoever got to sit next to her in high school English.

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