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The autobiography of true national treasure LESLIE PHILLIPS, an actor who has featured in more British Number One box office smashes than anyone else and was the voice ofThe Sorting Hat in Harry Potter'A lively book full of amusing anecdotes and insights into the life...
Editeur :
Orion
Parution :
2012-11-15
ePub
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Most people understand that what an emergency is and only call out the police, fire brigade or ambulance when they really need to. However, there is a weird minority who will dial 911 if they lose their keys, if their phone isn't working, if they need a lift home from a...
Editeur :
Robinson
Parution :
2012-10-18
ePub
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Can a crocodile spit? What does the Queen have for dinner? How do you measure a rainbow? Why is q always followed by u?Originally open for children to phone in with their homework issues, these days the ‘Homework Sucks’ segment of Simon Mayo’s award-winning Drivetime...
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
Parution :
2012-10-11
ePub
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Damn You, Autocorrect! brings together some of the laugh-out-loud funny and painfully embarrassing posts from the hit website, which highlight the hilarity that often ensues when text messaging goes wrong: girlfriends getting together for 'manila penis,'(mani pedis); a...
Editeur :
Virgin Digital
Parution :
2012-05-31
ePub
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'Can books conduct electricity?''My children are just climbing your bookshelves: that's ok... isn't it?' A John Cleese Twitter question ['What is your pet peeve?'], first sparked the "Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops" blog, which grew over three years into one...
Editeur :
Constable
Parution :
2012-04-05
ePub
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In his bestselling book Join Me, Danny Wallace instructs his legions of followers to perform a 'Random Act of Kindness' every Friday. As a result, his thousands of followers (dubbed the Karma Army), without warning, made people happier the length and breadth of the...
Editeur :
Ebury Digital
Parution :
2012-02-29
ePub
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Linda Smith was the brilliant mainstay of Radio 4's The News Quiz, Just a Minute, and I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue for many years. She was just establishing her career on TV through blistering performances on Have I Got News for You, QI and Room 101, when she died of...
Editeur :
Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2012-02-16
ePub
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My word, it just gets worse and worse doesn't it? Collapsing banks, collapsing countries, massive government cuts, rising debt, inflation and a double dip recession. It's amid all this uncertainty that the already embattled modern man needs the best advice he can get...
Editeur :
Ebury Digital
Parution :
2011-12-31
ePub
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During the current recession it seems our traditional stiff upper lip can only last so long before those other world-beating British skills come to the fore - quiet grumbling and resigned cynicism. Sod Calm and Get Angry is for anyone who has finally had enough of...
Editeur :
Ebury Digital
Parution :
2011-11-30
ePub
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'Mattress Falls Off Truck Into Kidderminster Road'... 'Man Stole Tortoise To Pay For Booze'... 'Aquatic Centre Roof Sag Explained'... Every week Britain's local newspapers bring their investigative skills to stories of vital historical importance. While global conflicts...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
2011-10-13
ePub
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Everyone knows 'tis the season to be jolly; when you can roast chestnuts on an open fire, treetops glisten and sleigh bells ring alongside the sound of small children's laughter. However, if you don't think Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year then reach for...
Editeur :
Ebury Digital
Parution :
2011-10-06
ePub
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Never be stuck for a wicked line again! - the ultimate collection of insultsHere is the biggest and best ever collection of insults and sharp retorts for when you just wish you could have thought of something faster. Editor Geoff Tibballs presents more than 5,000...
Editeur :
Robinson
Parution :
2011-08-04
Collection :
Mammoth Books
ePub
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Are optimists just reckless dreamers?Are pessimists miserable doom-mongers or just erring on the side of caution? Is the glass half empty or half full?Brilliantly compiled and beautifully written, this is a rich anthology of evidence from both sides of any argument....
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
Parution :
2011-01-31
ePub
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Going to college or university can be a daunting experience. There are so many new experiences to try, so many new responsibilities to handle. What you really need is a best friend who'll show you the ropes, hold your hand and make sure you get to your lectures on...
Editeur :
Ebury Digital
Parution :
2010-09-30
ePub
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In 2009 Dr Samuel Johnson made a surprise re-emergence from eighteenth century retirement and began Twittering. It proved the perfect vehicle for his acerbic, aphoristic wit and he has quickly become the darling of the site. The Guardian calls him the 'greatest' thing...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2010-09-02
ePub
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The bestselling, blockbusting, bumper book of humorous quotations rides back into town with 6,000 more hilariously funny quotes. From times past to the modern day, classic funnies to contemporary wit,The Funniest Thing You Never Said 2 delivers an unbeatable selection...
Editeur :
Ebury Digital
Parution :
2010-09-02
ePub
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This is a book for those who unashamedly want manners in the world. They are the essence of living together. And we are struggling to find rules that we can agree on in a new world where change and uncertainty are a way of life and personal responsibility is at a...
Editeur :
Cornerstone Digital
Parution :
2010-08-31
ePub
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pistache (pis-tash): a friendly spoof or parody of another's work. [Deriv uncertain. Possibly a cross between pastiche and p**stake.] From Thomas Hardy's football report to Dan Brown's visit to the cash dispenser, the work of the great and the not-so-great is here sent...
Editeur :
Cornerstone Digital
Parution :
2010-01-26
ePub
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In THE AUDACITY OF HYPE, Armando Iannucci cuts straight to the heart of the insanity and sherbet-headed nonsense of modern life. THE AUDACITY OF HYPE brings together his views on diverse subjects, ranging from wickedly funny pen portraits of the sometimes loveable,...
Editeur :
Abacus
Parution :
2009-12-03
ePub
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Learn how to go from nobody to notorious--from the ubiquitous and controversial stars of the biggest reality show on cable.From braving the wilds of Los Angeles to the Costa Rican jungle, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have learned a thing or two about...
Editeur :
Grand Central Publishing
Parution :
2009-11-16
ePub
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