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Useless information - we can't get enough of it. Everywhere you look these days, there is a new book of trivia, a new web page, a new column in the...

The e-mail home is an essential part of every gap-year back-packers journey. Where once the news of a fresh tattoo, the purchase of a gold Mercedes or a village chief's...

"With patience and saliva, the ant swallows the elephant' Colombia << 'The guest who outstays his fellow guests loses his overcoat'. China << 'Badly cut hair is two men's shame'...

Did your home haircut make your child look like Friar Tuck? Did you forget to put bananas in your banana bread? Did your primary-schooler have to correct your times tables?...

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...

'Cake Wrecks' are professionally made cakes that for some reason are unintentionally sad, silly, creepy, inappropriate, or perhaps just plain ugly. This book features photographs of some of these creations.

An hilarious and beautifully designed book that is a natural successor to the cult of Boring Postcards, Crap Towns and Bad Hair. There comes a point when things get so...

When I Were A Meerkat is an extension of When I Were A Lad. Already it has generated spin-offs: When I Were A School Lad and When I Were A...

The follow-up title to the soar-away success of WHEN I WERE A LAD (sales approaching 100,000 internationally) and WHEN I WERE A SCHOOL LAD..., WHEN I WERE A NIPPER... comes...

A glorious romp though some of the most reckless photos from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s! Ah, the past. A time when children could roll in the street, when...

George the Third may have been a great monarch but in this book, well, let's just say you wouldn't want him on your carpet. Stephen Fry may occupy a place...

Which king ordered everyone to bed at 8pm? How many Pot Noodles are sold every second in Great Britain? How many streets must a London cabbie memorise in order to...

From Zawn Organ, Cornwall to Zoar in Shetland via Zion Place in Somerset and Zulu Farm, Oxfordshire, The Z to Z of Great Britain is, arguably, the definitive work on...

A beyond-the-boundaries guide to an outstanding decade of New Zealand sporting conquest, catastrophe and commentary as seen through the eyes of the Alternative Commentary Collective. Lean into the unhinged world...

The third set of books collecting Bill Watterson's timeless Calvin and Hobbes comics in a new portable format designed to introduce the timeless adventures of a boy and his stuffed...

A charming entry in the beloved Rainbow Magic series, Harriet the Hamster Fairy is a delightful children's fantasy adventure brimming with warmth, gentle humor, and magical wonder. The story follows...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA beloved installment in the classic children's fiction series, Paddington Races Ahead chronicles the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA beloved classic of British children's literature, Paddington Abroad chronicles the irrepressible Paddington Bear's...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerRichard Gordon's The Facts Of Life presents a witty and often hilarious look at the intricacies of human...

Edition: First British editionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Light foxing on block, otherwise fineThis compelling crime novel chronicles the unlikely partnership between two...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light wear on binding from shelf use, jacket lightly faded but otherwise fine, light foxing on top of...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA sharp and witty work of comic fiction, Rappaport's Revenge chronicles the misadventures of its hapless...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: SignedA charming work of children's fiction, The Big Bazoohley chronicles the adventures of Sam Kellow, a young boy whose parents...

Edition: First Edition. Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding remains tight. Clean text. A sprawling, exuberant work of Australian literary...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsRumored to have been kept under lock and key in the finest libraries of Victorian England, Curious Pleasures: A Gentleman’s Collection of...

Top Gear Does Christmas will show you how to bring the ambitious but rubbish philosophies of the world's most popular TV programme to creating a Christmas to remember. With gift...

Edition: later reprintCondition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedA sharp and darkly comic collection of short fiction, The Fat Man in History presents a series of unsettling,...

All 6,000 oddities and 1,400 eye-popping illustrations from Black Dog's original Encyclopedia of the Bizarre are packed into one stout, chunky paperback - believe it or not! Black Dog &...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA sharp and witty work of Australian fiction, Rappaport chronicles the misadventures of its...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Clean text. A work of Australian fiction, Pull Down the Blind...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, exceptional conditionThe Roald Dahl: Amazing Collection brings together the complete world of Dahl in...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Box in very good condition aside from one minor bump on top left corner (as see in photo) -...

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...

Need a good laugh? Of course you do. This all-new humour collection features more than 1,200 hilarious jokes, true-life anecdotes, cartoons and witty quotes. No subject is off limits -...

The selfie craze has finally reached the animal kingdom! From the sublime to the ridiculous, this book collects the best photos of creatures great and small who have taken their...

#Hotdogs Everyone is snapping selfies and dogs are no exception! From the sublime to the ridiculous, this book collects the best photos of mutts who have taken the selfie craze...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA beloved Australian comic strip institution, Ginger Meggs chronicles the larrikin adventures of its irrepressible red-headed hero, a mischievous young boy navigating...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA classic of Australian comic verse, How M'Dougall Topped the Score presents one of the most beloved and humorous tales in...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsIn a startlingly cold look at the commodification of human life, a young woman arrives at the Samuel Rathbone Institute...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsLife in the Australian bush is rendered with chaotic charm and unsentimental wit in this boisterous memoir-style novel. The narrative...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA sharp and darkly comic work of American satire, Carnal Knowledge chronicles the lives of two college roommates —...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA beloved classic of Australian rural literature, A Dad and Dave Selection chronicles the hilariously chaotic lives of the Rudd family...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA witty and erudite work of cultural history and personal essay, On Going to Bed presents Anthony Burgess's characteristically irreverent...

Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis thrilling espionage novel plunges readers into a world of international...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsA Tramp Abroad offers a spirited travel narrative that chronicles Mark Twain’s rambling journey through Germany,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThe Doré Illustrated Balzac Droll Stories presents a collection of Honoré de Balzac's famously irreverent and humorous tales, brought to...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThis collection of essays by the beloved author of Winnie-the-Pooh offers a charming and...