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Great Australian Outback Yarns: Volume 1

Great Australian Outback Yarns: Volume 1

$35.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
A collection of the funniest yarns and most colourful characters from the bestselling 'Great Australian Stories' series from beloved storyteller Bill 'Swampy' Marsh. When he'd finished playing, a solemn silence...
Hexy Bitch: Tales from My Life, the Afterlife, and Beyond

Hexy Bitch: Tales from My Life, the Afterlife, and Beyond

$55.00 AUD$22.50 AUD
Following her 2021 bestselling memoir Don't Laugh, It'll Only Encourage Her comes the laugh out loud follow-up Hexy B*tch . 'My life's changed a lot since This Country came out....
Nailing It

Nailing It

$24.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
'An uproariously funny collection of true stories from one of the comedy greats' - BILL BAILEY 'I loved this book. Absolutely adored it. I devoured it and savoured every word....
Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture

Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture

$26.99 AUD$22.94 AUD
* The book that inspired Chrissy Teigen and Sex and The City's Miranda to quit drinking * _____________ 'An incredible read' - Chrissy Teigen 'Has the power to change your...
A Rosie Life in Italy: Move to Italy. Buy a Rundown Villa. What Could

A Rosie Life in Italy: Move to Italy. Buy a Rundown Villa. What Could

$29.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
Live vicariously through an Irish wedding planner as she moves her family to the Italian countryside, where they accidentally buy a 22-room derelict villa from eight cousins in the middle...
Great Australian Stories Slipcase

Great Australian Stories Slipcase

$34.99 AUD$30.00 AUD
Great Australian Stories - Droving, Beer and Utes. Why is one of our prime ministers in the Guinness Book of Records ? How did beer save the life of a...
Adolf Hitler: My Part In His Downfall

Adolf Hitler: My Part In His Downfall

$10.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A beloved classic of British wartime humour, Adolf Hitler: My Part in...
Behind The Veil: An Australian Nurse In Saudi Arabia

Behind The Veil: An Australian Nurse In Saudi Arabia

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A wickedly funny traveller's yarn, Behind the Veil chronicles the remarkable true-life...
Brilliant Creatures

Brilliant Creatures

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good. Set against the glittering backdrop of London's media and literary world in the...
Here At The New Yorker

Here At The New Yorker

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - light chipping at back. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: previous owner. Binding: Intact. A celebrated memoir and insider chronicle of one of America's most...
Best Foot Forward

Best Foot Forward

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*The Sunday Times Bestseller* Adam Hills is one the UK's best-loved comedians. For thirty years he has been performing stand-up, hosting TV shows and winning the hearts of a nation....
The Moon's A Balloon

The Moon's A Balloon

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA beloved classic of Hollywood memoir writing, The Moon's a Balloon chronicles the irresistibly...
Caps, Hats & Helmets: Cricket's A Funny Game! (SIGNED)

Caps, Hats & Helmets: Cricket's A Funny Game! (SIGNED)

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA beloved classic of Australian cricket humour, Caps, Hats & Helmets: Cricket's A...
The Best Of The Raconteurs

The Best Of The Raconteurs

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA rich anthology of after-dinner wit and storytelling, The Best of the Raconteurs presents a curated collection of anecdotes, humorous tales,...
My Secret Diary

My Secret Diary

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerA warmly humorous work of autobiographical writing, My Secret Diary chronicles Italian author Giovanni Guareschi's experiences as a...
The Importance Of Being A Wit: The Insults Of Oscar Wilde

The Importance Of Being A Wit: The Insults Of Oscar Wilde

$10.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor nick.tear on front cover. Internally sound. A sparkling collection of wit and verbal weaponry, The Importance of Being a...
Memoirs Of An Old Bastard: Being A Portrait Of A City An Epicurean Chronicle Fantasia And Search

Memoirs Of An Old Bastard: Being A Portrait Of A City An Epicurean Chronicle Fantasia And Search

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA raucous and irreverent work of Australian literary fiction, Memoirs of an Old Bastard: Being a Portrait of a City...
Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2016)

Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2016)

$12.00 AUD
From bestselling author David Sedaris, for the first time in print: selections from the diaries that are the source of his remarkable autobiographical essays. For nearly four decades, David Sedaris...
The Wit Of Peter Ustinov

The Wit Of Peter Ustinov

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA delightful celebration of one of the twentieth century's most brilliantly comic minds, this collection compiled by Dick...
Life With Aunty: Forty Years With The Abc

Life With Aunty: Forty Years With The Abc

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: DamagedPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: laminate protective layer pealing from jacket - otherwise in good condition with clean pages and tight binding. A warm and...
Enter Talking

Enter Talking

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA candid and uproariously funny memoir, Enter Talking chronicles Joan Rivers's turbulent early years as a struggling comedian determined to break...
How To Be A Father

How To Be A Father

$20.00 AUD
Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA warm and witty work of humorous nonfiction, How to Be...
The Old School: A Study In The Oddities Of The English Public School System

The Old School: A Study In The Oddities Of The English Public School System

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA sharp and irreverent work of social criticism, The Old School: A Study In The Oddities Of The English Public...
How To Have A Life-Style

How To Have A Life-Style

$65.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA witty and irreverent guide to self-invention, How To Have A Life-Style presents Quentin Crisp's singular philosophy on the art...
The Yo-Yo Man: The Autobiography Of Bill Maynard

The Yo-Yo Man: The Autobiography Of Bill Maynard

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsA candid and warmly humorous autobiography, The Yo-Yo Man chronicles the remarkable life of Bill Maynard,...
Look Back And Laugh

Look Back And Laugh

$20.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA witty and warmly nostalgic collection of humorous writing, Look Back and...
It Stands To Reason: A Kind Of Autobiography

It Stands To Reason: A Kind Of Autobiography

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. usual aging. A witty and irreverent memoir from the mind behind one...
Say Goodnight, Gracie!: The Story Of Burns & Allen

Say Goodnight, Gracie!: The Story Of Burns & Allen

$40.00 AUD
Edition: First editionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Jacket protected by mylar sleeve. Pages clean and bright. Usual aging. Shelf wear. A richly detailed...
Onions In The Stew

Onions In The Stew

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing and tanning on block and first/last few pagesBetty...
Mulga Madness: Old Hands, Smart Alecs And Gullible Blokes Of The Australian Bush

Mulga Madness: Old Hands, Smart Alecs And Gullible Blokes Of The Australian Bush

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA rollicking collection of Australian bush humour, Mulga Madness: Old Hands, Smart Alecs and...
Laughter And The Love Of Friends: A Centenary History Of The Melbourne Savage Club 1894–1994 And A History Of The Yorick Club 1868–1966

Laughter And The Love Of Friends: A Centenary History Of The Melbourne Savage Club 1894–1994 And A History Of The Yorick Club 1868–1966

$70.00 AUD
Edition: Limited Numbered and Signed EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedA richly detailed work of social and cultural history, Laughter and the Love of Friends: A...
Joyful Recollections of Trauma

Joyful Recollections of Trauma

$36.99 AUD$31.44 AUD
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED A 2024 BOOK OF THE YEAR BY VULTURE AND BOOKLIST AN AUDIE AWARD FINALIST "Paul Scheer delivers a deeply funny, personal and moving account of...
Tuffers' Ashes Heroes: Legends and characters from both sides of

Tuffers' Ashes Heroes: Legends and characters from both sides of

$34.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
Phil Tufnell played in five Ashes series and has commentated on another ten. With the next tear-up just around the corner, 'Tuffers' has sat down and personally chosen his 50...
In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some

In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some

$34.99 AUD$29.74 AUD
In Gad We Trust is a heartfelt and hilarious collection of essays, pairing scenes from Josh's life and career in the entertainment industry with "pontifications" on evergreen yet topical issues...
Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets and Advice for Living Your

Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets and Advice for Living Your

$12.00 AUD
The New York Times bestseller 'You'll laugh like a drain' Stylist Sharp and hilariously funny advice for growing up female from the Netflix star of Always Be My Maybe Dear...
Wishful Drinking

Wishful Drinking

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageCarrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking presents a hilariously candid and poignant memoir, chronicling her extraordinary...
Now And Then: From Coney Island To Here (SIGNED)

Now And Then: From Coney Island To Here (SIGNED)

$60.00 AUD
Edition: 1st trade ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedJoseph Heller's Now And Then: From Coney Island To Here presents a poignant and often humorous memoir, chronicling...
Mark Lemon: First Editor Of Punch

Mark Lemon: First Editor Of Punch

$20.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Two Small stains on block side. some foxing on block...
Memoirs Of An Old Bastard: Being A Portrait Of A City An Epicurean Chronicle Fantasia And Search (SIGNED)

Memoirs Of An Old Bastard: Being A Portrait Of A City An Epicurean Chronicle Fantasia And Search (SIGNED)

$80.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: Signed with inscriptionA darkly comic work of Australian fiction, Memoirs of an Old Bastard chronicles the irreverent recollections of...
Good Evening Ladies And Gentlemen

Good Evening Ladies And Gentlemen

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStep into the footlights of the legendary Music Hall era with Nevil Thurgood as...
Older and Wider: A Survivor's Guide to the Menopause

Older and Wider: A Survivor's Guide to the Menopause

$26.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER! (June 2020) 'If you're after an in-depth medical or psychological insight into the menopause, I'm afraid you've opened the wrong book - I'm not a doctor...
We Are Experiencing a Slight Delay: (tips, tales, travels)

We Are Experiencing a Slight Delay: (tips, tales, travels)

$34.99 AUD$17.50 AUD
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A RUPAUL'S BOOK CLUB PICK A Town & Country Must-Read Book of Summer 2024! One of Vulture 's Best New Audiobooks of 2024. "A...
Legitimate Kid: A Memoir

Legitimate Kid: A Memoir

$55.00 AUD$25.00 AUD
"Aida Rodriguez is part of the next wave of talented comedic storytellers that I dreamt about when I was trying to break down barriers in the industry. Besides being a...
Four Stars: A Life. Reviewed.

Four Stars: A Life. Reviewed.

$24.99 AUD$21.24 AUD
The second book from acclaimed writer and journalist Joel Golby 'There's no one funnier than Joel Golby' GREG JAMES 'I love this book' DOLLY ALDERTON How much of your life...
Tuffers' Ashes Heroes: Legends and characters from both sides of

Tuffers' Ashes Heroes: Legends and characters from both sides of

$34.99 AUD$29.74 AUD
Phil Tufnell played in five Ashes series and has commentated on another ten. With the next tear-up just around the corner, 'Tuffers' has sat down and personally chosen his 50...
Out of Character: From Abigail's Party to Gavin and Stacey, and

Out of Character: From Abigail's Party to Gavin and Stacey, and

$24.99 AUD$21.24 AUD
A Waterstones Best Book of 2024 'Marriage to Mike Leigh, the minutiae of working on Gavin and Stacey : it's a tribute to her range that there's something here to...
I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are: Essays and Other Stuff

I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are: Essays and Other Stuff

$22.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
'One of the funniest books of the year' - Guardian A collection of hilarious personal essays, poems and even amusement park maps on the subjects of insecurity, fame, anxiety, and...
The Spike Milligan Letters

The Spike Milligan Letters

$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA witty, irreverent, and often deeply personal collection that captures the unmistakable voice of a comedic genius offstage. Through letters...