Humour Books
Skyhorse Publishing Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel: 100 Dirty Little
Book SynopsisPhil Villarreal is not a Harvard MBA or a professional financial advisor or a talking head on a cable television network focusing on business, but he can change your financial lifeif you are willing to move into the gray areas of money and ethics. His advice is as funny as it is useful as it is a little bit evil. Instead of playing straight and saving money by cutting back on things you need or want, Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel has a better plan to save money by working the system and sticking it to the man.” Here’s how to get free Internet service, never pay for ketchup and plastic straws, get refunds on already opened DVDs, clothe yourself using free swag from credit card promotions, benefit from the bonanza that is the garbage thrown out by college kids, how to get in free to sporting events, score free on-demand movies in hotels, and more! Hilarious, tongue-in-cheek, and sardonically practical, this is the book for everyone who loves rule-bending, loophole-exploiting, money-saving madness. In this economy, it’s every man for himself and dog-eat-dogand this book can help.
£9.99
Skyhorse Publishing The Art of Zombie Warfare: How to Kick Ass Like
Book SynopsisSun Tzu meets George Romero in Scott Kenemore’s third zombie book. 40 color illustrations
£9.99
Skyhorse Publishing The Hypochondriac's Handbook: Syndromes,
Book SynopsisSure, everyone gets sick sometimes, but do you realize that plenty of those folks also die slow, unpleasant deaths from diseases that stumped even the experts at top-notch (still privately run) hospitals? That’s right: There are plenty of illnesses that even physicians have never heard about. Nodding Disease, Alice in Wonderland Syndrome, and Cutaneous Horn (yes, you grow a horn) are all featured here in pithy, energetic entries. You won’t have to worry about socialized medicine if you have this bookeven if your doc could see you within a month, you might die due to his ignorance. Lucky for you and your loved ones, Ian Landau (who has no medical training but is a hell of a researcher) includes: Descriptions of each disease Background and history How to diagnose yourself and others Suggested treatments Prevention methods The book is not for the faint of heart, as it probably could cause cardiac arrest. (And you ain’t coming back from that without Ian’s help.)
£9.99
Top Shelf Productions Johnny Boo Does Something! (Johnny Book Book 5)
Book SynopsisJohnny Boo goes on a boring adventure, falls to the bottom of an ice cream hole, and has a maybe-birthday celebration.
£8.54
Top Shelf Productions Alone Forever: The Singles Collection
Book SynopsisLiz Prince, author of the world''s cutest relationship comic, "Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed?", returns with a new comic about being — gasp! — SINGLE. Finally bringing her popular webcomic to printed form, Alone Forever explores the joys of flying solo, free to focus on what really matters: comics, punk rock, and cute boys with beards. Drawn in Liz Prince''s ultra-charming style, filled with self-deprecation and cats, there''s something for everyone to relate to in this celebration of self-reliance in the age of OkCupid.
£10.78
Top Shelf Productions I Am A Number
Book SynopsisThis wordless collection of strips by renowned artist/designer Rian Hughes reveals the lighter side of our obsession with social rankings.When everyone has a number, everyone knows their place. Lower numbers are better, higher numbers are less important, and that''s just the way it is. But what if that number could change? You might try to buck the system and assert your individuality... or you might end up with a big fat zero.Big questions are explored and unexpected answers found in the first solo comics collection from award-winning designer & illustrator Rian Hughes. His whimsical, witty, and insightful strips will make you both smile and consider. Where do you stand in the pecking order? Is your number up? 2018 Pubwest Design Awards - Gold Winner for Graphic Album, New Material
£17.09
Top Shelf Productions Why Did We Trust Him?
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£12.59
Workman Publishing Things I Learned From Knitting: (Whether I Wanted
Book SynopsisIn Thing I Learned From Knitting (Whether I Wanted to or Not), Pearl Mc-Phee examines age-old aphorisms in light of knitting. From "Hope Springs Eternal" to "A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed" and "Birds of a Feather Flock Together", Pearl=McPhee casts a fresh, off-beat light on these sayings. Presented in quick, punchy takes, each entry in this book calls out to be read aloud and shared with anyone who enjoys playing with yarn and needles. Pearl-McPhee's observations are hilarious; the situations she describes strike a familiar "not you, too?" feeling in the heart of anyone who knits. Interspersed throughout the book are her notes on the things that "Knitting is still trying to teach me..." That no matter how well you knit, looking at your work too closely isn't helpful. It's like kissing with your eyes open. Nobody looks good that close up.
£8.99
Watchmaker Publishing The Man Who Was Thursday
£8.95
Watchmaker Publishing A Modest Proposal
£7.79
Merchant Books Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog
£10.89
Axios Press The Poor Me Manual: Perfecting Self Pity-My Own
Book SynopsisThis book begins with the following author's note: "One crisp sunny morning I was surprised to find a package left at my front door containing this book in manuscript form. Its author included a note saying that his last name was Lewis, that he had seen a book of mine, and that he had decided to adopt my name as his own. In addition, he expected me to publish his (our) book and that the cover should be "nice." I have tried to do as requested." What follows this note is a rollicking fictional memoir that takes us through the ups and downs of the mysterious author's life. And what a life it is, full to the brim with every imaginable kind of neurotic behavior. There is method to this madness. In earlier books, including the best-selling A Question of Values and its sequel The Beguiling Serpent, Lewis developed a unique theory of the emotions. The " Poor Me" Manual further develops the theory and brings it to vivid life. This is fun reading. You will often laugh out loud. But you will also learn a great deal about the emotions and about which emotional strategies work and which don't. This book would be a great gift for anybody, but especially the teenager in your life.
£8.54
HarperCollins Focus Pat the Husband: A Parody
Book SynopsisPaul snores. Paul snores so loudly, Judy cannot sleep. Paul tells Judy he does not snore. Paul is in denial. Judy has not had a good night’s sleep in years. Can you help Judy get a good night’s sleep?Dorothy Kunhardt’s Pat the Bunny is a timeless children’s classic, inspiring numerous spin-offs for both kids and adults—but none as wickedly amusing as this clever, hilarious, interactive book! Every wife, girlfriend, and woman who hopes to be one will treasure it and have endless fun playing with the lift-the-flap, touch-and-feel, pull tabs, and other highly designed elements. It slyly questions who wears the pants in the family, and lets women humor their men by removing the Velcro pants from the female figure and putting it on the male. Or, eager to have hubby say yes to your request? Then just use the tab to make his head nod!Since all men are really little boys at heart, what better way to celebrate (okay—roast) their peccadilloes than with a kids’ book format? Pat the Husband takes amusing aim at the oddities of guys everywhere, making it the perfect gift from girlfriend to girlfriend, as well as for bridal showers and anniversaries. Every wife will recognize the humor in the quirky characteristics played out about “husbands everywhere”—and find a reason every day to sneak a peek and pat!
£10.75
HarperCollins Focus The Good Mother's Guide: 19 Tips for Keeping a
Book SynopsisA follow-up to the Good Wife and Good Husband Guides from CMP, The Good Mother’s Guide takes a tongue-in-cheek look at how the values of mothers in the 1950s seem oh, so strange to moms now.This fun, retro volume shows moms how to maintain peace and prosperity for their familis - well, maybe not. Things like sending the little ones off to bed before hubby gets home so he won't have to be disturbed by them, making balanced meals every night and making sure everyone is at the table for dinner, and keeping herself looking good for him are portrayed in the kitchy light of their reality at the time. Warning: This is a gift between sisters and girlfriends who are moms or moms-to be.... It's a humorous gifts for moms-to-be, or currents moms, for Mother's Day or any day.
£7.59
HarperCollins Focus Little Penis: Finger Puppet Parody Book
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£7.99
HarperCollins Focus Fun with Kirk and Spock: Watch Kirk and Spock Go
Book SynopsisSee the Enterprise. See the Enterprise go boldly. Go Go Go, Enterprise! Go Boldly! Join Kirk and Spock as they go boldly where no parody has gone before! This Prime Directive primer steps through The Guardian of Forever to a simpler time of reading, writing, and red shirts. From the mind of New York Times bestselling pop culturalist Robb Pearlman, Fun with Kirk and Spock will help cadets of all ages master the art of reading as their favorite Starfleet officers, Klingons, Romulans, Andorians, and Gorn beam down into exciting adventures.Trade Review“Are you ready for a fun Star Trek book? One that's ideal for both longtime adult fans and kids, too? Then, get ready to beam up Fun with Kirk and Spock.” — StarTrek.com “Even Spock would let slip a smile at this dead-pan narration.” — The Washington Post “Candidate for Best Trek Book Ever? I think so.” – New York Times bestselling author Dayton Ward -- Robb Pearlman * Fun with Kirk and Spock *"Pearlman nails it." -- Maria Sciullo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette“A quirky and hilarious parody!” -- BookPage.com“Quite simply the funniest and most authentic send-up of Trek I have seen… ever!” -- TrekMovie.com
£12.72
HarperCollins Focus The You Suck Postcard Pack
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£8.54
Dey Street Books Bite Me, I'm Coloring: De-Stress with 50
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£10.40
HarperCollins Focus 101 Ways to Work with an Asshole: (And Succeed)
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£9.49
Dey Street Books Miracle Bud: Test How High You Really Are
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£5.65
HarperCollins Focus The Avocado Toast Manifesto: A Millennial
Book SynopsisFilled with more facts than a clickbait article and more authentic than the Kardashians, this handbook is a Millennial's first line of defense against naysayers, Baby Boomers, and politicians.Millennials are killing everything: marriage, the economy, the environment. Or was that the Baby Boomers? Filled with more facts than a clickbait article and more authentic than the Kardashians, this handbook is a Millennial's first line of defense against the naysayers. Hold your own in your next Twitter fight or show your Aunt Linda what it means to be woke with facts about the housing market, marriage, and even politics. This manifesto is packed full of sarcasm, satire, and statistics about America's most self-centered generations.
£9.93
HarperCollins Focus World's Greatest Dad Jokes: 160 Hilarious
Book SynopsisLaugh with dads, not at them, with over 160 hilarious knee-slappers and puns dads love to tell!A potato walks into a bar. All eyes were on him.This is just one example of the 200 hilariously hokey knee-slappers and puns in World's Greatest Dad Jokes. Tired of the same humdrum ill-fitting pants jokes, or jabs about turkeys being flightless birds? This perfect Father’s Day, Christmas or anytime gift will keep the dads in your life on the pulse of family-friendly corny humor that is all new and exclusive to this book. With this comically exhaustive resource on hand, everyone will be laughing with dads, not at them!
£6.99
HarperCollins Focus Your Mother Called Again
Book SynopsisWe love our moms, but sometimes they make for the perfect comedy.From awkward questions to nagging phone calls, sometimes a mother''s love can be smothering. Laugh along with some of mom''s greatest follies, from the times she wants to set you up on a date with a doctor to checking to making sure you''ve eaten. The perfect gift for stressed out siblings and good-humored mothers alike, this book will have you in stitches. The latest edition in the Curio series, this pocket-sized book is perfect for laughter on the go.
£9.93
HarperCollins Focus The World's Greatest Dad Jokes (Volume 3): 158
Book SynopsisOver 150 dad jokes that are perfect for any crowd!Here are over 150 more hilariously hokey knee-slappers and puns in this third volume of The World’s Greatest Dad Jokes. Tired of the same humdrum ill-fitting pants quips, or jabs about turkeys being flightless birds? This perfect Father’s Day gift will keep the dads in your life on the pulse of family-friendly corny humor. With The World’s Greatest Dad Jokes Volume 3 on hand, everyone will be laughing with dads, not at them!
£9.12
HarperCollins Focus 1,001 Ways to Celebrate Christmas: Embrace the
Book SynopsisThere’s more to Christmas than presents.The fun and thoughtful ideas in 1,001 Ways to Celebrate Christmas instill how to keep others in mind, especially those for whom the holiday season can be difficult. From homemade cards to cookie recipes and ideas about how to give back to your community, readers of all ages will be encouraged to create joy and good tidings, and be reminded why the holiday season is special.
£15.02
HarperCollins Focus The Zombie Night Before Christmas: 10th
Book SynopsisHave a frenzied zombie-craze Holidaze with this monstrous mash-up.Can Santa fight off the zombie ho-ho-hoard? Read the Zombie Night Before Christmas, the gory parody of the cherished 19th century poem, to find out and have a frenzied zombie-craze Holidaze. Blood spattering and brain eating have never looked so good thanks to the ghoulishly detailed illustrations that bring this monstrous mash-up to life. Zombies are a trend that will never die, making Zombie Night Before Christmas the perfect irreverent holiday gift.
£10.89
HarperCollins Focus More True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t: 500
Book SynopsisFrom cubed wombat poop to mantis shrimp eyesight, impress your friends with More True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t!Learn the weirdest things about planet earth with this hilarious guide to all things bizarre. Challenge your friends, puzzle your family, and troll social media with true-or-false questions sure to stump even the most experienced fact guru. The perfect gift for trivia experts and internet searchers alike, with 500 odd-but-true facts to choose from, you’ll become a weird trivia master in no time.Put your game face on, and prove once again that you are the real know-it-all! Gather your friends and family 'round (again!) and get ready to learn more wild and crazy trivia and facts such as: How long did the shortest war in history last? True or False? There was once a mustache strike in France. Are babies born crying with an accent? True or False? a dentist invented cotton candy. Is cheese the most widely shoplifted food in the world? Stump everyone with More True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t!
£10.96
ARC Manor The Book of Snobs
£8.00
Workman Publishing Animals Reviewed: Starred Ratings of Our
Book SynopsisAre you ready to #RateASpecies? Zoos and aquariums have poked wild fun at their animal friends—and their “product reviews” will leave your pack howling! Packed with adorable animal photos and laced with wit and humor, Animals Reviewed is a must-read for animal lovers of all ages. All proceeds benefit the Association of Zoos and Aquarium’s mission to advance animal welfare, public engagement, and conservation.
£7.99
University Press of Mississippi Dark Laughter: The Satiric Art of Oliver W. Harrington
Book SynopsisIt was none other than Langston Hughes who called Oliver Wendell Harrington America's greatest black cartoonist.Yet largely because he chose to live as an expatriate far from the American mainstream, he has been almost entirely overlooked by contemporary historians and scholars of African American culture.Born in 1912 and a graduate of the Yale School of Fine Arts, he was a prolific contributor of humorous and editorial cartoons to the black press in the 1930s and 1940s, but he achieved fame for his creation of a cartoon panel called Dark Laughter, a satire of Harlem society and featuring Bootsie, a character in the tradition of the wise fool. Bootsie became widely known and loved wherever black newspapers appeared.For airing strong anti-racist views, Harrington was targeted during the McCarthy era. And in 1951, he was self-exiled in Paris. In 1961, he found himself trapped behind the Berlin Wall. But, he chose to remain in East Germany. His powerful political cartoons were published in East German magazines and in the American Communist newspaper The Daily World. He became a favorite among students and intellectuals in the Eastern Bloc. In America he was mainly forgotten.Here, selected from the Walter O. Evans Collection of African-American Art, is an omnibus of Harrington's best cartoons from the past four decades. It highlights his exceptional talent, his potent impact with editorial comment and social criticism, and his deserving of acclaim in his native land.
£31.46
PM Press Basic Skills Caucasian Americans Workbook
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£13.49
Kent State University Press The Complete Funky Winkerbean: Volume 7,
Book SynopsisIn this seventh volume, we see the changes in tone that now characterize Funky Winkerbean. Funky becomes more of a reality-based comic strip that depicts contemporary issues in a thought-provokingand sensitive manner. In 1992 Tom Batiuk did something even more radical: he rebooted and restructured the strip, establishing that the characters had graduated from high school. From then on the series progresses in real time.Funky Winkerbean placed Batiuk at the forefront of a new genre in comic art history. His bold characterizations and dramatic plots are engaging for his readers—teens, parents, and educators alike—because they are universal stories that people can identify with. Realizing there are many comic strips for readers interested in a fantasy world, Batiuk provides an alternative by creating stories that are powerful, real, and inspiring.“My job is to present stories that will interest and engage readers,” he says. “In doing so, I try to make the humor authentic and natural so that my characters are reacting just as the reader might. I think that mixing humor with serious and real themes heightens the readers’ interest.” Following his own muse has roused a fervent following for Batiuk. Funky has “become an untouchable comic strip,” even if its creator “does do work that’s different from the other comics on the comics page,” said Brendan Burford, general manager, syndication, at King Features.Trade Review“Comic strips are, in my opinion, short editorials on our lives. So thank you for your daily efforts to observe daily living.” - David M. Hutchings, Denver, Colorado.“I’ve enjoyed Funky Winkerbean for so many decades I’ve lost count. I first remember being drawn into it during the story line when an early Les Moorewas getting into emotional trouble for using his reallife relationship experience as fodder for his fiction. Iidentified!” - Richard Rockman, Hazleton, Pennsylvania.“Sometimes you just outdo yourself!” - Carolyn Schuldt, Peoria, Illinois.
£36.71
Kent State University Press The Complete Funky Winkerbean: Volume 8,
Book SynopsisFollow award-winning cartoonist Tom Batiuk as he chronicles Funky's evolution from gags to situational humor to behavioral humor In this eighth volume, Funky Winkerbean continues to move forward in real time, tackling issues of relevance and substance with characters whose lives are increasingly fateful and destined. Funky has placed Batiuk at the forefront of a new genre in comic art history as the strip pursues stories ahead of their time: guns in schools and teen suicide. The humor in Funky continues to grow as it evolves from sitcom gags to a deeper and more engaging behavioral style of humor.Trade Review“There are laughs to be had, but they are just one element of a recipe that delivers one short story after another about people just trying to make it from day to day.” — Brian Steinberg, Variety
£41.61
Kent State University Press The Complete Funky Winkerbean, Volume 9, 1996-1998
Book SynopsisBalancing humor with sensitivity to tell stories we need to hear .Funky Winkerbean, a newspaper staple since 1972, is one of the few comic strips that allows its characters to grow and age. With this ninth volume of the collected Funky Winkerbean, containing strips from 1996–1998, time continues to pass and events take place that will forever alter the lives of the core characters, even as new characters take the stage with stories to tell.Tom Batiuk's narrative humor style now grows to encompass such diverse events as retirement, weddings, the treatment of immigrants, dating abuse, and post office bombings. Some of the stories can be told over a cup of coffee, while others require a full-on Roman feast. As the stories become more universal, the humor in Funky continues to become an integral part of the ongoing narrative.
£36.71
Kent State University Press The Complete Funky Winkerbean, Volume 12,
Book SynopsisSince its newspaper debut in 1972, the comic strip Funky Winkerbean has chronicled the journey through life of a group of students from the fictitious West View High School. This twelfth volume presents strips from 2005, 2006, and 2007.Mixing humor with serious, real-life issues, this volume of The Complete Funky Winkerbean demonstrates that comics that entertain us can also help us comprehend and navigate life's most difficult challenges.This volume includes the story arc dealing with Lisa Moore's heartbreaking battle with breast cancer, which became a finalist in the cartooning category of the 2008 Pulitzer Prizes. Other stories include Lisa defending comic shop owner John Howard in an obscenity lawsuit, Wally's struggles with PTSD upon returning from the war in Afghanistan, and his return to Afghanistan with his wife Becky as part of a project to clear landmines. Marriages, graduations, births, and even the building of a new school all weave around and through Lisa's story.
£39.16
Kent State University Press The Complete Funky Winkerbean, Volume 13,
Book SynopsisThe characters of the Funky cartoon universe deal with the challenges of middle age This latest installment of The Complete Funky Winkerbean presents the comic strips from 2008, 2009, and 2010 and ushers the original Funky characters into middle age. In true Funky fashion, the characters have to grapple with very serious issues: nearly fatal car crashes, a war abroad, and a tanking economy at home. These years also mark the first appearance of Cayla, and her arrival on the scene is where cartoonist Tom Batiuk's new time-jump era begins to coalesce and take on its unique identity.
£39.16
David & Charles Laughter Really Is the Best Medicine: America's
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£9.45
Fantagraphics Christmas on Bear Mountain
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£28.00
Fantagraphics Books Walt Disneys Mickey Mouse Outwits the Phantom
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£29.74
Fantagraphics The Complete Peanuts, Volume 1: 1950 - 1952
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£20.69
Fantagraphics Books Walt Disneys Donald Duck Ghost of the Grotto
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£11.69
Fantagraphics Books Walt Disneys Mickey Mouse Lost in Lands Long Ago
£29.75
Fantagraphics Books Walt Disneys Mickey Mouse March of the Zombies
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£28.48
Fantagraphics Dinomania: The Lost Art of Winsor McCay, The
Book SynopsisWinsor McCay is internationally renowned as a pioneer in comics and animation. Now Ulrich Merkl unearths a never-published strip that was lost following McCay s death. Titled simply Dino, it opens a surprising new window into McCay s life and work.
£71.25
Fantagraphics Books Walt Disneys Donald Duck The Golden Helmet 0
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£11.69
Fantagraphics Books Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck The
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£28.00
Fantagraphics Books Walt Disneys Mickey Mouse the Tomorrow Wars
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£29.74
Fantagraphics Books Walt Disneys Donald Duck Trick or Treat
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£28.00
