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Skylarks: The Lighter Side Of Life In The Raaf In World War Ii
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBehind the grim machinery of war lies a world of larrikin spirit, dark wit, and irreverent camaraderie —...
Out of Character: From Abigail's Party to Gavin and Stacey, and
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...
Home Sweet Home: My Canadian Album
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodWith a razor-sharp wit and an unflinching eye, Mordecai Richler — one of Canada's most celebrated and provocative literary voices — presents a sweeping...
Woody Allen
$8.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew filmmakers have so thoroughly imprinted their neuroses, wit, and philosophical anxieties onto cinema as Woody...
I Could Have Kicked Myself
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodSome gaffes are too good to forget — and I Could Have Kicked Myself is a glorious monument to the most spectacular blunders, miscalculations, and...
The Other Half: Further Letters Of Denis Thatcher
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the grand tradition of British political satire, The Other Half: Further Letters of Denis Thatcher presents...
Encounters With Animals
$10.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the rain-drenched jungles of West Africa to the sun-baked plains of South America, Encounters with Animals presents...
Airmen – Human And Humorous: "Before We Topple" (SIGNED)
$40.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew institutions breed more colourful characters than the armed forces, and Airmen – Human and...
The Last Frivolous Book (SIGNED)
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat happens when one of Australia's most irreverent musical minds turns his pen to prose?...
Meditations Of A Broomstick
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingFew figures in twentieth-century British intellectual life command the breadth of achievement that Victor, 3rd Baron Rothschild, brought to bear on his...
Airmen - Human And Humorous: "Before We Topple"
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat happens when the men who master the skies come down to earth with a laugh?...
A.P.H.: His Life And Times
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedA titan of British wit, law, and letters finally turns the lens on himself — the result is a memoir...
The English Eccentrics
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingBritain has always harboured a magnificent gallery of gloriously peculiar souls, and Edith Sitwell's The English Eccentrics chronicles...
Supporting A Column
$30.00 AUD
Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingA wit as sharp as a sub-editor's pencil and an eye for the absurdities of everyday Australian life...
A Bloody Good Rant: My Passions, Memories And Demons
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Secondhand book: generally 'Very Good' to 'Excellent'. These are books which may have some slight wear and tear or sun fading on the edges. There may be an...
Charles Charming's Challenges On The Pathway To The Throne
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. With the wit of a court jester...
Tony Hancock 'Artiste': A Tony Hancock Companion
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Few figures in British comedy cast as long a shadow as Tony...
The Last Laugh
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. S. J. Perelman — the undisputed master...
Proust's Last Beer: A History Of Curious Demises
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings. Death has always been the great equaliser, but rarely has it been chronicled with such wit...
Wowsers: Being An Account Of The Prudery Exhibited By Certain Outstanding Men And Women In Such Matters As Drinking, Smoking, Prostitution, Censorship, And Gambling
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good - one tear on FEP. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Firm binding, no loose pages. Australia has always...
Confessions of a Learner Parent: Parenting like a boss. (An
'I always wanted kids - but then again, I always wanted a loft conversion. Both are pretty easy to put off as they're very expensive and tend to wreck your...
Shiksa Goddess: (Or, How I Spent My Forties) Essays
Celebrated playwright and magnetic wit Wendy Wasserstein has been firmly rooted in New York's cultural life since her childhood of Broadway matinees, but her appeal is universal. Shiksa Goddess collects...
Lion Attack!: I'm trying to be honest and I want you to know that
Lion Attack!is a startlingly original, ambitious work about a young man trying to navigate contemporary Australia and his own life. Part romance, part tragi-comedy, and part social critique, it is...
Hexy Bitch: Tales from My Life, the Afterlife, and Beyond
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
'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
* 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...
Great Australian Stories Slipcase
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...
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
$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...
Best Foot Forward
*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
$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)
$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 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
$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)
$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
$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...
Enter Talking
$12.00 AUD
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
$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
$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
$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
$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,...
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
$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...
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
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
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 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
$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...