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Ronnie Barker was one of our most respected and best-loved comedy actors and here, in this fascinating biography, Richard Webber delves deep in to the heart of Barker's life and career, peppering his narrative with original and incisive memories from some of Barker's...
Editeur :
Cornerstone Digital
Parution :
2010-10-07
ePub
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Matthew Parris's Parting Shots is a treasure trove of wit, venom and serious analysis.Up till 2006 a British Ambassador leaving his post was encouraged to write what was known as a valedictory despatch, to be circulated to a small number of influential people in...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
2010-10-07
ePub
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These are dark days. The world is seething with imbeciles and poltroons. Everywhere the careless and thoughtless are charging about the place in hulking 4x4s, or inviting Channel 4 to come around rather than clean their own homes. So comedian Chris Addison has written...
Editeur :
Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2010-10-05
ePub
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Have you noticed that things aren't as civil as they once were? Or that rudeness is no longer an exception but a lifestyle? Sure you have. All you need to do is set foot outside your door to see that bad manners are taking over everywhere. People are yakking on cell...
Editeur :
Grand Central Publishing
Parution :
2010-10-05
ePub
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So you think you're one of Corrie's biggest fans? Test your knowledge with this trivia quiz book. What faulty household item caused the death of Valerie Barlow in 1971? The Imprisonment of which character in 1998 caused a real-life freedom campaign entitled 'Free the...
Editeur :
Summersdale
Parution :
2010-10-04
ePub
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So you think you're one of Eastenders' biggest fans? Test your knowledge with this trivia quiz book: How many times has Sharon been married? What colour was the original exterior of the Queen Vic? Which character died in the middle of Albert Square on Christmas Day,...
Editeur :
Summersdale
Parution :
2010-10-04
ePub
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Norman McGreevy's illustrated selection of schoolchildren's struggles with the pitfalls of the English language ranges from hilarious howlers on topics like history and religion to ridiculous spelling errors, grammatical catastrophes and malapropisms. Examples...
Editeur :
Constable
Parution :
2010-09-30
ePub
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The hilarious joke book from the Punslinger, Tim Vine, the undisputed king of the one-liner.The irrepressible, hysterical, puntastical Tim Vine, star of stage and screen, treats all of us here in his first joke book. Packed full of zingers and hilarious illustrations,...
Editeur :
Cornerstone Digital
Parution :
2010-09-30
ePub
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How Hard Can it Be? is the fourth hilarious volume in Jeremy Clarkson's The World According to Clarkson series.How hard can it be...To build a power station without upsetting the eco-mentalists? To seek world domination if you've been hit the ugly stick? For the Met...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
2010-09-30
Collection :
The World According to Clarkson
ePub
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In early October 2004, Brendon Burns - a delusional, god-fearing, drug addict, manic depressive and award-winning comedian - has a vision of happiness. He imagines himself sitting with two friends in a convertible in the middle of a desert, and for once he feels totally...
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
Parution :
2010-09-30
ePub
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What skills does one really need to be a modern man?After being given yet another pointless 'man manual' that told him 50 ways to tie a bow tie in under 30 seconds, James May was certain there was a need for another kind of book. This book, in fact. He reckons there are...
Editeur :
Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2010-09-30
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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Howard Marks is king of the dope-smoking world: Mr Nice is now at a staggering half a million copies sold, and the Book of Dope Stories has sold 100,000 copies in six months. Simon Bond is a well-known cartoonist: the classic 101 Uses For A Dead Cat came out in an...
Editeur :
Cornerstone Digital
Parution :
2010-09-30
ePub
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The ultimate collection of tasteless and sick jokes that just shouldn't be told.More than 3,000 off-colour jokes, covering every taboo from sex and death to race and disability, this book leaves no stone unturned in its search for the most dubious jokes known to...
Editeur :
Robinson
Parution :
2010-09-30
Collection :
Mammoth Books
ePub
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Have you ever found that once you are between the sheets Madame Bovary is too heavy, magazines are too slippery, and The Guns of Navarone too long? In that case A Gentleman's Bedside Book is perfectly designed to satisfy those final moments of the days with facts,...
Editeur :
Constable
Parution :
2010-09-30
ePub
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Featuring acclaimed humorist David Sedaris's unique blend of hilarity and heart, this illustrated collection of animal-themed tales is an utter delight. Though the characters may not be human, the situations in these stories bear an uncanny resemblance to the...
Editeur :
Little, Brown and Company
Parution :
2010-09-28
ePub
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Dealbreaker is a hilarious reference guide to the qualities that, when discovered, transform the "date you hope to go home with" into the "date you pray never calls again." A "dealbreaker" could be an annoying habit (you talk through movies), a physical attribute (your...
Editeur :
Running Press Adult
Parution :
2010-09-28
ePub
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Something fishy is going on in the world of artistic scholarship. How can there possibly be a link between the hidden cod of Leonardo Da Vinci's paintings and the over fishing of the North Atlantic fish stocks? Could it be that Leonardo Da Vinci, the greatest genius of...
Editeur :
Gollancz
Parution :
2010-09-09
ePub
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When Alan Davies was growing up he seemed to drive his family mad. 'What are we going to do with you?' they would ask - as if he might know the answer.Perhaps it was because he came of age in the 1980s. That decade of big hair, greed, camp music, mass unemployment,...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
2010-09-09
ePub
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Why tolerate ignorance? James Napoli, the executive vice president of the National Sarcasm Society, has provided an A-Z guide to turn to whenever you need to set someone straight. From advertisements to e-mail, from materialism to remote controls, theres a witty answer...
Editeur :
Union Square & Co.
Parution :
2010-09-07
Collection :
Official Dictionary
ePub
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