Humour Books
Running Press,U.S. Unfckupable
Book SynopsisAn experienced hand at lighting the f***ing way forward, Zach Golden has curated and honed a collection of dishes that anyone, even you, can make without screwing them up. From his first book, where he approached a mundane everyday question of what to make for dinner with the endless variety of a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure novel, to two successive titles guiding the aimless masses towards what to drink and what to do with their lives, Zach is the master at telling other people what to do. This next concept marries scaled-down kitchen techniques with satisfying outcomes, with a heavy dose of profanity and deadpan humor. Chicken and Rice Soup, Roasted Vegetable and Bacon Hash, Fennel, Sausage, and Arugula Pasta, and more will deliver on meals-as long as you don''t do anything stupid like start a grease fire, cut off a finger, or spill hot pasta water down your pants. Unless, as he says, you''re really, really dumb, they''re Unfuckupable.
£13.29
Random House USA Inc Dont Get Too Comfortable The Indignities of Coach
Book SynopsisA bitingly funny grand tour of our culture of excess from an award-winning humorist.Whether David Rakoff is contrasting the elegance of one of the last flights of the supersonic Concorde with the good-times-and-chicken-wings populism of Hooters Air; working as a cabana boy at a South Beach hotel; or traveling to a private island off the coast of Belize to watch a soft-core video shoot—where he is provided with his very own personal manservant—rarely have greed, vanity, selfishness, and vapidity been so mercilessly skewered. Somewhere along the line, our healthy self-regard has exploded into obliterating narcissism; our manic getting and spending have now become celebrated as moral virtues. Simultaneously a Wildean satire and a plea for a little human decency, Don’t Get Too Comfortable shows that far from being bobos in paradise, we’re in a special circle of gilded-age hell.
£13.60
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Dad Jokes
Book SynopsisYour dad is hilarious. At least he thinks he is. Give him what he needs to navigate every party, cookout, or awkward office gathering—a giant collection of dad jokes. The jokes in Dad Jokes are not clever. They’re not even terribly funny. But there’s a universal appeal to these corny classics that will make you smile. Plus, they’re good, clean fun.Dad Jokes celebrates the kind of low-stakes humor that only a dad can master. Your dad will keep party guests and his co-workers in stitches, or at least keep them smirking, as he slings another dad-joke favorite. It’s the perfect compendium to keep on hand for whenever he needs to break the ice or change the subject at a social gathering. With 500 jokes that dad can tell to embarrass you and make you chuckle, the collection includes: Puns One-liners Word play Fun imagery that reinforces the goofy dad sense of hu
£12.59
Hyperion Brain Droppings
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£12.44
Baker Publishing Group The Big Book of Big Laughs for Kids
Book SynopsisWhat do you get when you take tons of hilarious one-liners, riddles, knock-knock jokes, and tongue twisters, add dozens of hilarious illustrations, and then multiply by two? Sandy Silverthorne''s biggest joke book!This crazy-fun, fully illustrated book is filled with the best clean humor around. Jokes likeWhat do you call a flock of sheep rolling down a hill? A lamb-slide!I''ve started telling everyone about the benefits of eating dried grapes. It''s all about raisin awareness.Knock, knock.Who''s there?Ammonia.Ammonia who?Ammonia little kid. What do you expect?Get ready for hours of fun making your friends laugh, making your family laugh, but mostly making yourself laugh! Ideal for kids ages 6-12.
£11.69
University of Toronto Press A Brefe Dialoge bitwene a Christen Father and his
Book SynopsisA new critical edition of the first Protestant catechism to be published in English. The editors' introduction establishes the historical, religious, social and cultural contexts out of which the work was born.
£56.10
Crown Publishing Group (NY) Why Not Me
Book Synopsis#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? and creator of The Mindy Project and Never Have I Ever comes a hilarious collection of essays about her ongoing journey to find contentment and excitement in her adult life.“This is Kaling at the height of her power.”—USA Today In Why Not Me?, Kaling shares insightful, deeply personal stories about falling in love at work, seeking new friendships in lonely places, attempting to be the first person in history to lose weight without any behavior modification whatsoever, and believing that you have a place in Hollywood when you’re constantly reminded that no one looks like you. In “How to Look Spectacular: A Starlet’s Confessions,” Kaling gives her tongue-in-cheek secrets for surefire on-camera beauty, (“Your natural hair color may be appropriate for your skin tone, but this isn’t the land of appropriate–this is Hollywood, baby. Out here, a dark-skinned woman’s traditional hair color is honey blonde.”) “Player” tells the story of Kaling being seduced and dumped by a female friend in L.A. (“I had been replaced by a younger model. And now they had matching bangs.”) In “Unlikely Leading Lady,” she muses on America’s fixation with the weight of actresses, (“Most women we see onscreen are either so thin that they’re walking clavicles or so huge that their only scenes involve them breaking furniture.”) And in “Soup Snakes,” Kaling spills some secrets on her relationship with her ex-boyfriend and close friend, B.J. Novak (“I will freely admit: my relationship with B.J. Novak is weird as hell.”) Mindy turns the anxieties, the glamour, and the celebrations of her second coming-of-age into a laugh-out-loud funny collection of essays that anyone who’s ever been at a turning point in their life or career can relate to. And those who’ve never been at a turning point can skip to the parts where she talks about meeting Bradley Cooper.
£14.88
Random House USA Inc The Road to Little Dribbling
Book SynopsisIn 1995, Iowa native Bill Bryson took a motoring trip around Britain to explore that green and pleasant land. The uproarious book that resulted, Notes from a Small Island, is one of the most acute portrayals of the United Kingdom ever written. Two decades later, Bryson—now a British citizen—set out again to rediscover his adopted country. In these pages, he follows a straight line through the island—from Bognor Regis to Cape Wrath—and shows us every pub, stone village, and human foible along the way. Whether he is dodging cow attacks in Torcross, getting lost in the H&M on Kensington High Street, or—more seriously—contemplating the future of the nation’s natural wonders in the face of aggressive development, Bryson guides us through the old and the new with vivid detail and laugh-out-loud humor. Irreverent, endearing, and always hilarious, The Road to Little Dribbling is filled with Bill Bryson’s deep knowledge and love of his chosen home.
£15.30
Zinc Ink Manhood
Book SynopsisFrom NFL player turned film and TV star Terry Crews comes a wise and warmhearted memoir chronicling his lifelong quest to become a good man, loving husband, and responsible father. What does it mean to be a man? Terry Crews, TV’s iconic “Old Spice Guy” and co-star of the hit Golden Globe Award–winning series Brooklyn Nine-Nine, has spent decades seeking the answer to that question. In Manhood, he shares what he’s learned, telling the amazing story of his rise to fame and offering straight-talking advice for men and the women who love them. A self-described “super-driven superstar alpha male,” Terry Crews embodies the manly ideal for millions worldwide. But as he looks back on his difficult childhood and shares hard-learned lessons from the many humbling experiences he endured to get where he is today, he shows how his own conception of manhood is constantly evolving. Crews offers up a lively, clear-eyed account of the ups and downs of his twenty-five-year marriage, revealing the relationship secrets that have kept it going—and the one dark secret that nearly tore it apart. Along the way, he shares his evolving appreciation for looking good, staying fit, and getting it done for the people you love. Being a man is about more than keeping your core strong. It’s about keeping your core values stronger. With insightful observations on spirituality, work, and family, Terry Crews shows men how to face their inner demons, seek forgiveness from those they’ve wronged, and tear down the walls that prevent them from forging meaningful relationships with others. From the NFL gridiron to the Hollywood backlot, Terry Crews has survived it all with his sense of humor—and his marriage—intact. In Manhood he shows men everywhere that real strength is not measured in muscle mass—unless that muscle is the heart.
£21.60
Chronicle Books Farts A Spotters Guide
Book SynopsisFeatures an attached battery powered fart machine that reproduces ten common wind breakers, from the gentle hiss of the Silent-but-Deadly to the rip-roaring flatulation of the Seismic Blast. This work describes the habitat, range, voice, and 'field marks' of each emanation.
£10.79
Random House USA Inc A Man Without a Country
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£13.60
Random House USA Inc The Insanity Defense
Book SynopsisComprising the classic bestsellers Getting Even, Without Feathers, and Side Effects, this definitive collection of comic writings is from a man who needs no Introduction. Really-this book has no Introduction. The Insanity Defense reveals many sides of Woody Allen as he holds forth on the most human of urges (“Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only for food: frequently there must be a beverage”); reflects on death (“I don’t believe in an afterlife, although I am bringing a change of underwear”); and notes the effect on history wrought by trick chewing gum, the dribble glass, and other novelties. There is also an inspiring story of the futile race to beat Dr. Heimlich to the punch: “The food went down the wrong pipe, and choking occurred. Grasping the mouse firmly by the tail, I snapped it like a small whip, and the morsel of cheese came loose. If we can transfer the procedure to humans, we may have something. Too early to tell.”All Woody Allen fans will cherish this uproarious treasury-and those who don’t enjoy The Insanity Defense are just plain crazy.“If you don’t care if you break into helpless whoops of laughter on buses, trains, or wherever you happen to be reading it.”-Chicago Tribune, on Without Feathers“Brilliant flights of fancy whose comic detail and inspired silliness are at once dramatic and controlled.”-The New York Times, on Side Effects
£12.41
Random House USA Inc Stuff White People Like A Definitive Guide to the
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£15.30
New York University Press Is Diss a System A Milt Gross Comic Reader
Book SynopsisPresents some of the most outstanding and hilarious examples of Jewish dialect humour drawn from the five books Milt Gross (1895-1953) published between 1926 and 1928 - "Nize Baby", "De Night in de Front from Chreesmas", "Hiawatta", "Dunt Esk", and "Famous Fimmales".Trade ReviewIs Diss a System? brings back Milt Gross with a bang. Artist, tongue-twisting language humorist, Gross was a great figure of American popular culture in the first half of the twentieth century, sadly forgotten . . . until now! Kelman has given us all a gift by selecting, annotating and celebrating a multiculturalism that rings with humor, humanism and a spirit we all need as much as ever. Hurrah! -- Paul Buhle,editor of Jews and American ComicsMilt Gross is a lost wonder of the American literary funhouse. A blessing on the head of Ari Y. Kelman for bringing him, roaring, back to mad and vivid life. -- Michael Chabon,author of The Yiddish Policemen’s Union: A NovelNearly thirty years before my birth, Milt Gross had already turned the kind of English that I heard every day into great and significant art, delighting kids like me as much as he offended the Pecksniffian alte kakers who sought to purge American Jewish culture of every trace of real Yiddish and real Yiddish life. Gross was the bomb under Molly Goldbergs tukhes. Is Diss a System?, a book that needs to be spoken as much as it needs to be read, makes some of his best work available to an audience that might never have suspected what its been missing. -- Michael Wex,author of Born to Kvetch and Just Say NuIt is Grosss good fortune, and ours, that a most recent generation of Americans has reclaimed him as its own or, at the very least, brought his talents to the fore once more. Is Diss a System? A Milt Gross Comic Reader is a case in point, a showcase of his many gifts. . . . In his championing of Milt Gross, Kelman assumes his rightful place as a cultural archaeologist of American Jewrys vernacular culture. He belongs, in fact, to a new generation of American Jewish intellectuals who are determined to recoverand to celebratewhat their forbears had consigned to the attic or dismissed as a curiosity. * The New Republic *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionGeeve A. Lesten and Ari Y. KelmanNize Baby (1926) (Excerpts)Dunt Esk! (1927) De Night in de Front from Chreesmas (1927)Hiawatta (1926)Famous Fimmales (1928)Assorted Milt Gross Images BibliographyAbout the Editor
£26.59
Fordham University Press At Wits End The Deadly Discourse on the Jewish
Book SynopsisThis book explores the fascinating discourse on Jewish wit in the twentieth century when the Jewish joke became the subject of serious humanistic inquiry and inserted itself into the cultural and political debates among Germans and Jews against the ideologically-charged backdrop of anti-Semitism, the Jewish question, and the Holocaust.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Joke and Its Questions | 1 1 Secondary Moves: Arthur Trebitsch and the Jewish Joke | 24 2 Of Caricatures, Jokes, and Anti- Semitism: The Case of Eduard Fuchs | 60 3 Of Watchmen and Comedians: Jewish Jokes and Free Speech in Weimar Germany | 95 4 “Far from where?”: Erich Kahler and the Jewish Joke of Exile | 119 5 Of Jokes and Propaganda: The Mobilization of the Jewish Joke in the Nazi Era | 153 6 Jewish Joke Reparations and Mourning in Post- Holocaust Germany | 182 Conclusion: Final Thoughts and Last Laughs | 219 Afterword: The Jewish Joke in Trump’s America | 224 Acknowledgments | 231 Notes | 235 Index | 299
£23.39
Fordham University Press At Wits End The Deadly Discourse on the Jewish
Book SynopsisThis book explores the fascinating discourse on Jewish wit in the twentieth century when the Jewish joke became the subject of serious humanistic inquiry and inserted itself into the cultural and political debates among Germans and Jews against the ideologically-charged backdrop of anti-Semitism, the Jewish question, and the Holocaust.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Joke and Its Questions | 1 1 Secondary Moves: Arthur Trebitsch and the Jewish Joke | 24 2 Of Caricatures, Jokes, and Anti- Semitism: The Case of Eduard Fuchs | 60 3 Of Watchmen and Comedians: Jewish Jokes and Free Speech in Weimar Germany | 95 4 “Far from where?”: Erich Kahler and the Jewish Joke of Exile | 119 5 Of Jokes and Propaganda: The Mobilization of the Jewish Joke in the Nazi Era | 153 6 Jewish Joke Reparations and Mourning in Post- Holocaust Germany | 182 Conclusion: Final Thoughts and Last Laughs | 219 Afterword: The Jewish Joke in Trump’s America | 224 Acknowledgments | 231 Notes | 235 Index | 299
£80.75
Andrews McMeel Publishing Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat Ppb 13 Calvin and
Book SynopsisThe imaginative Calvin and his pet stuffed tiger, Hobbes, take part in death-defying battles with aliens, meditate on the meaning of life, terrorize little Susie, and question parental authority.
£17.99
Andrews McMeel Publishing The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes 6
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£17.09
Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Annive 14 Calvin and
Book SynopsisThe creator of "Calvin and Hobbes" discusses the art of cartooning, explains how he creates his popular comic strip, and presents his favorite moments from the series' ten years.
£17.99
Andrews McMeel Publishing The PreHistory of The Far Side
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£14.99
Andrews McMeel Publishing Carlos V Cartone
Book SynopsisA collection of cartoons presents the antics of Calvin, a mischevious six-year-old boy, and his stuffed tiger Hobbes.
£14.88
Andrews McMeel Publishing Scientific Progress Goes Boink A Calvin and
Book SynopsisCartoons follow the adventures of imaginative young Calvin and his stuffed tiger, Hobbes, as they cope with bullies, babysitters, and the other everyday problems of growing up.
£13.02
Andrews McMeel Publishing Weirdos from Another Planet A Calvin and Hobbes
Book SynopsisCalvin and his constant companion Hobbes romp their way through another series of adventures spawned largely in the boy's never-flagging imagination.
£13.95
Andrews McMeel Publishing Its a Magical World a Calvin Hobbes Collection
Book SynopsisThe final collection of comic strips from the popular syndicated series follows the adventures of Calvin and his stuffed tiger, Hobbes.
£14.20
Andrews McMeel Publishing The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes 11
Book SynopsisFeatures the hyperimaginative six-year-old and his guardian tiger in their most memorable adventures from "Revenge of the Baby-Sat" and "Scientific Progress Goes Boink".
£17.99
Penguin Putnam Inc My Bleeping Family Mad Libs
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£6.72
Running Press Stranger Fillings A Parody Cookbook
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£17.00
Running Press Zombie Gnome A Tiny Terror Miniature Editions
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£8.36
Running Press The Peanuts Guide to Christmas Peanuts Guide to
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£10.80
Running Press Adult The Golden Girls Forever Golden
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£20.90
Running Press,U.S. The Office Poster Book 12 Designs to Display
Book SynopsisDecorate your home, office, or dorm room with this set of twelve hilarious posters -- plus a thirteenth bonus poster -- celebrating The Office and your favorite group of Dunder Mifflin employees.This officially licensed poster book features twelve unique 8 x 10 removable designs featuring Michael, Dwight, and all the rest of your favorite Dunder Mifflin employees, as well as a thirteenth bonus poster of Angela''s iconic jazz babies. Posters include: Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me. -- Michael Scott Whenever I''m about to do something, I think, ''Would an idiot do that?'' And if they would, I do not do that thing. -- Dwight Schrute Mini cupcakes? As in the mini version of regular cupcakes? Which is already a mini version of cake? Honestly, where does it end with you people? -- Kevin Malone Close your mouth, sweetie. You look like a trout. -- Phyllis Lapin-Vance If
£12.59
Running Press The Golden Girls Talking Button Rp Minis
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£9.49
Running Press Adult A Visual Learners Guide to Being a GrownUp
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£13.50
Rowman & Littlefield Southern California Curiosities Quirky Characters
Book SynopsisA guide to the offbeat people, places, and events that make Southern California even stranger than readers might think!
£10.44
Rowman & Littlefield Strange but True New York City Tales of the Big
Book SynopsisThis compulsively readable guide looks deep into the heart of New York City, uncovering the stories behind startling headlines, quirky laws, and obscure police logs. From classic "strange but true" tales that made the national news to little-known, but equally odd, reports to the city desk, each story could only happen here.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Strange but True 3. Law and Disorder 4. Urban Myths 5. Oddballs and Weirdoes 6. Only In New York
£11.39
Rowman & Littlefield You Know Youre in New Jersey When 101
Book SynopsisAn entertaining collection of 101 quintessential places, people, events, customs, lingo, and eats that help define the personality of the Garden State.
£9.45
Rowman & Littlefield You Know Youre in Georgia When 101 Quintessential
Book SynopsisAn entertaining collection of 101 quintessential places, people, events, customs, lingo, and eats that help define the personality of the Peach State.
£9.45
Rowman & Littlefield Delaware Curiosities Quirky Characters Roadside
Book SynopsisThis laugh-out-loud guide will introduce readers to the offbeat people, places, and events of the Diamond State.
£12.71
Rowman & Littlefield Rhode Island Curiosities Quirky Characters
Book SynopsisTable of Contents(1) Introduction (2) Providence County (3) Providence (the city) (4) Kent County (5) Washington County (6) Bristol County (7) Newport County (8) Index
£11.39
Rowman & Littlefield Wyoming Curiosities Quirky Characters Roadside
Book SynopsisThe definitive collection of Wyoming's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Wyoming residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.Table of ContentsNorthwest WyomingSouthwest WyomingSoutheast WyomingGrand Teton And YellowstoneCentral WyomingNortheast Wyoming
£13.46
Rowman & Littlefield Oregon Curiosities Quirky Characters Roadside
Book SynopsisThe definitive collection of Oregon's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Beaver State residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
£14.36
Rowman & Littlefield San Francisco Curiosities Quirky Characters
Book SynopsisThe definitive collection of San Francisco's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for San Francisco residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
£14.36
Rowman & Littlefield Marriage Love Instructions for Females on
Book SynopsisThese Victorian pearls of wisdom for women on courtship and marriage, immoral conduct, what to look for in a spouse, and how to approach, or avoid, sexual relations with the husband, are often hilarious.Table of Contents1. Wooing2. Marriage3. Manners4. Morals
£9.49
Rowman & Littlefield New York Curiosities Quirky Characters Roadside
Book SynopsisThis definitive collection of the Empire State's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things is filled with quirky photographs throughout and maps for each region. New York Curiosities includes humorous state facts and amusing stories and serves as a combination almanac, off-the-wall travel guide, and wacky news gazette.
£14.36
Rowman & Littlefield Ninjas Path
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£11.39
Rowman & Littlefield Pyrates A Swashbuckling Comic Novel by the
Book SynopsisCaptain Blood meets Leslie Nielsen in this exuberant, affectionate, and hilariously anachronistic send-up of swashbuckling sagas and pirate adventure yarns.Trade Review"The most wonderfully idiotic love song to swashbucklers ever set to Korngold trumpets. Fraser again proves himself a master." —New York Times "An unfathomable delight." —New Yorker "Fabulous . . . You'll want to stay up all night reading this one." —Washington Post"It's all there, right down to a Dead Man's Chest, cleavages that are everything they should be and characters in sea-boots who say nothing but 'Arr!' and 'Me hearty!' in a plot that is wonderfully absurd." —Financial Times "Fraser can easily juggle Conan Doyle and Holmes, Fleming and Bond, Wodehouse and Wooster, and Chandler and Marlowe." —Vanity Fair
£14.41
Rowman & Littlefield You Might be a Cowgirl If A Guide to Life on the
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£11.66
Rowman & Littlefield Baseball Hall of Shame The Best of Blooperstown
Book SynopsisFilled with more than 200 stories and packed with photos, The Baseball Hall of Shame: The Best of Blooperstown is the most hilarious homage to the national pastime ever assembled, and a fitting testament to the Hall's motto: "Fame and shame are part of the game."Trade ReviewPraise for The Baseball Hall of Shame books "Unf---ingbelievable!" —Village Voice "[A] classic in American sports humor . . . " —Milwaukee Sentinel "An entire book devoted to baseball stories, pranks, bloopers and miscues. Truly a baseball fan's dream…. The Baseball Hall of Shame is a book that will last a lifetime and always be relevant in your baseball fandom. Sure, we love to celebrate the great achievements in baseball. But there is a time and place to remember the other side of the game. The Baseball Hall of Shame: fun. Funnier. Maybe the funniest baseball book you will ever read." —MLB reports
£11.39
