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Thomas Rowlandson's Doctor Syntax Drawings

02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

An Introduction and Guide for Collectors

By Thomas Rowlandson

£39.95 02 Feb 2012 Hardback Associated University Presses

Doctor Syntax, one of the most popular characters in nineteenth-century English fiction made his public debut in May 1809 in the first issue of Poetical Magazine under the editorial supervision of publisher and art dealer Rudolph Ackermann. Under the title 'The Schoolmaster's Tour', the magazine featured its first installment of the adventures and misadventures of this eccentric traveller and pedantic cleric, illustrated with aquatint drawings by the prolific caricaturist and comic artist, Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827), with narrative commentary by William Combe.

Although Doctor Syntax became something of a folk hero, stimulating many copies in the nineteenth-century, the last reprint of Rowlandson's own work was in 1868. Since then, the series has never been reproduced in its entirety. Jerold Savory's Thomas Rowlandson's Doctor Syntax Drawings is the first book to include all the illustrations to the three Tours of Doctor Syntax. With over eighty reproductions, each accompanied by a commentary by the author and selections from the original verse, and many illustrations from sequels and other 'Syntaxiana', this book will become the definitive study of Rowlandson's Doctor Syntax illustrations and of the phenomenon that the character became.

Thomas Rowlandson's Doctor Syntax Drawings

18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

An Introduction and Guide for Collectors

By Thomas Rowlandson

£39.95 18 Jan 2012 Hardback Associated University Presses

Automotive Diesel Technology

09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By Gus Wright

£57.99 09 Jan 2012 Hardback Pearson Education (US)

Written by an experienced diesel technician, this book has an intensely practical approach to the most popular, current light and medium duty diesel engines rather than a theoretical or descriptive one. While most diesel books are directed to heavy-duty diesels used in less than 20% of all diesel engines produced, this book is directed to the 70% market share of diesels used in light and medium duty applications. The technology enabling the use in this new generation of powerful automotive diesels is vastly different from heavy-duty diesels and requires its own unique coverage. Currently, this book is the only one available to serve the requirements of automotive technicians servicing these light-duty engines. Automotive techniciansand Diesel enthusiasts.

Thomas Rowlandson's Doctor Syntax Drawings

03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

An Introduction and Guide for Collectors

By Thomas Rowlandson

£39.95 03 Jan 2012 Hardback Associated University Presses

Thomas Rowlandson's Doctor Syntax Drawings

19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

An Introduction and Guide for Collectors

By Thomas Rowlandson

£38.95 19 Dec 2011 Hardback Associated University Presses

Thomas Rowlandson's Doctor Syntax Drawings

02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

An Introduction and Guide for Collectors

By Thomas Rowlandson

£38.95 02 Dec 2011 Hardback Associated University Presses

Pogo: the Complete Comic Strips (v. 1)

24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Through the Wild Blue Wonder

By Walt Kelly

£28.99 24 Nov 2011 Hardback Fantagraphics

This first volume reprints the first two years of the famed comic strip. The earliest strips embrace a kind of broad farce that reflectS Walt Kellys interest in slapstick and the comedies popular in the 1930s. By the second year, Kelly begins to test the waters of political satire.

Thomas Rowlandson's Doctor Syntax Drawings

17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

An Introduction and Guide for Collectors

By Thomas Rowlandson

£38.95 17 Nov 2011 Hardback Associated University Presses

Pogo: the Complete Comic Strips (v. 1)

06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Through the Wild Blue Wonder

By Walt Kelly

£28.99 06 Jan 2011 Hardback Fantagraphics

Who Cloned My Cat?

15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Fun Adventures in Biotechnology

By Reinhard Renneberg

£12.95 15 Nov 2010 Hardback Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd

"Science is fun!" is the motto of this fun-filled book. With cartoonists Manfred Bofinger and Ming Fai Chow, Reinhard Renneberg has created an inspiring collection of short stories that give a complete picture of the latest advances in modern biotechnology, with no technical jargon and no equations (and no animals harmed!).

A Dictionary of Idiocy

01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

An Utterly Quirky Guide to General Ignorance

By Stephen Bayley

£7.99 01 Nov 2010 Paperback Gibson Square Books Ltd

Wittgenstein said that if people never did silly things, nothing intelligent would ever happen. In this fun compendium to modern life, Stephen Bayley gathers silly, curious and sometimes shocking facts on the everything that make our world tick. Ranging widely from cars, Jackson Pollock and insults, to nudity, wine and perfume, he has put together a collection of general ignorance. You'll be surprised at how much you don't know.

Love Pistols (v. 4)

18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Tarako Kotobuki

£8.99 18 Oct 2010 Paperback Tokyopop Press Inc

Filled with love, romance, and even male pregnancy, this boys love series is too crazy to be believed.

Who Cloned My Cat?

15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Fun Adventures in Biotechnology

By Reinhard Renneberg

£19.50 15 Oct 2010 Hardback Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd

Baby Get Me Some Lovin'

01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Lisa Brown

£5.99 01 Sep 2010 Board Book McSweeney's Publishing

If you're a new parent, you know how hard it is to get quality alone time with your partner. Instead of blaming the kid, put him to work! This handy manual will teach your baby how to set the mood for an intimate evening (and then make himself scarce -- thanks, baby!) "Baby Get Me Some Lovin'" is essential for expectant parents, harried mothers, tired fathers, and overly involved grandparents.

Baby Fix My Car

01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Lisa Brown

£5.99 01 Sep 2010 Board Book McSweeney's Publishing

Are you a parent? Are you tired of driving around in an old wreck of an automobile? Never fear; help is on the way. This book will teach your little ones the ins and outs of basic car repair. It's quick, easy, and best of all, cheaper than your local garage! Now wipe off your greasy paws, get into your carseat, and well hit the road! Thanks, baby!

Heidegger and a Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates

26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Using Philosophy (and Jokes!) to Explain Life, Death, the Afterlife, and

By Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein

£13.99 26 Aug 2010 Hardback Penguin Putnam Inc

Some fearless authors are taking us on a full tour of the history of how we approach death, why we embrace life, and whether there really is a hereafter.

Vampire Taxonomy

26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Identifying and Interacting with the Modern-Day Bloodsucker

By Meredith Woerner

£7.99 26 Aug 2010 Paperback Penguin Putnam Inc

Vampires are all around - books, movies, TV, comics - infiltrating our culture like never before. But what happens if one should run into a real vamp on the street? This title intends to offers defence against a fatal encounter in the dark.

You Know You're a Sailing Fanatic When...

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Ben Fraser

£4.99 05 Jul 2010 Hardback Summersdale Publishers

You know you're a sailing fanatic when... you christen your children by swinging a miniature bottle of champagne at their rears. This title lets you discover whether you're truly obsessed with all things nautical or just one lifejacket short of a crew.

You Know You're a Sailing Fanatic When...

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

£4.99 05 Jul 2010 Hardback Summersdale Publishers

Helps you to discover whether you're truly obsessed with all things nautical or just one lifejacket short of a crew.

You Know You're a Golfing Fanatic When...

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

£4.99 05 Jul 2010 Hardback Summersdale Publishers

Helps you find out whether you're one iron short of a set or if you can still escape the fairway unscathed.

'The Grunt Factor' by Crisp E Bacon

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A War Story of Intrigue, Mystery and Romance

By Maurice Bird

£7.99 05 Jul 2010 Paperback Troubador Publishing

For those with a vivid imagination and a sense of fun, this humorous war story tells the tale of a special pig who finds himself literally thrust headlong into the Intelligence Organisation during the Second World War.

Script Tease

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Wordsmith's Waxings on Life and Writing

By Eric Nicol

£11.99 05 Jul 2010 Paperback Natural Heritage Books

Answers the question: How much should creative writers depend on editors to correct their grammar? This title provides a selection of essays to demonstrate how it's done.

The Puppies in the Kitchen Calendar 2011

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Workman Publishing

£10.99 05 Jul 2010 Calendar Workman Publishing

The Kitties in the Kitchen Calendar 2011

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Workman Publishing

£10.99 05 Jul 2010 Calendar Workman Publishing

Who Farted? Calendar 2011

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Workman Publishing

£12.99 05 Jul 2010 Calendar Workman Publishing

Animal Crack-ups: 365 Really Bad Animal Jokes Calendar 2011

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Workman Publishing

£10.99 05 Jul 2010 Calendar Workman Publishing

365 Pretty Good Jokes Calendar 2011

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Prairie Home Companion

£10.99 05 Jul 2010 Calendar Workman Publishing

365 Puppies a Year Calendar 2011

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Workman Publishing

£10.99 05 Jul 2010 Calendar Workman Publishing

365 Kittens a Year Calendar

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Publishing Workman

£10.99 05 Jul 2010 Calendar Workman Publishing

Cute Overload: 365 Days of Impossibly Cute Photos Calendar 2011

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Meg Frost

£10.99 05 Jul 2010 Calendar Workman Publishing

Bad Cat Wall Calendar 2011

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Workman Publishing

£9.99 05 Jul 2010 Calendar Workman Publishing

Nuns Having Fun Calendar 2011

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

£9.99 05 Jul 2010 Calendar Workman Publishing

Golf Quips and Jokes Calendar 2011

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Brett Avery

£10.99 05 Jul 2010 Calendar Workman Publishing

Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Calendar 2011

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Bathroom Reader's Hysterical Society

£10.99 05 Jul 2010 Calendar Workman Publishing

Bad Cat Page-A-Day Calendar 2011

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Workman Publishing

£10.99 05 Jul 2010 Calendar Workman Publishing

Cute Overload Page-A-Day Calendar 2011

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Meg Frost

£10.99 05 Jul 2010 Calendar Workman Publishing

365 Sports Facts-A-Year Calendar 2011

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Workman Publishing

£10.99 05 Jul 2010 Calendar Workman Publishing

Bad Dog Page-A-Day Calendar 2011

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Workman Publishing

£10.99 05 Jul 2010 Calendar Workman Publishing

Bad Dog Wall Calendar 2011

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Workman Publishing

£9.99 05 Jul 2010 Calendar Workman Publishing

365 Stupidest Things Ever Said Calendar 2011

05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Ross And Kathryn Petras

£10.99 05 Jul 2010 Calendar Workman Publishing

Alice in Blunderland

04 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

An Iridescent Dream. An Economic Parody Based on Lewis Carroll's Wonderland

By John Kendrick Bangs

£7.95 04 Jul 2010 Paperback Evertype

"Mock the Week": 1001 Scenes We'd Like to See

02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Dan Patterson

£8.99 02 Jul 2010 Paperback Pan Macmillan

Features a collection of one-liners.

White Asparagus

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By D. R. Belz

£13.95 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Apprentice House

Obama Meets Ahmadinejad

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Amil Imani

£11.95 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Felibri

India Calls

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

True Stories from Business Outsourcing and Call Centres

By Sudhindra Mokhasi

£12.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Peakpublish

A collection of true stories that attempt to provide an insight into the life and times of the people working in India's Call Centres. This collection, that has been a best-seller in India , also gives us a humorous insight into the operative's take on the surreal world that they temporarily inhabit.

Have I Got News for You

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Guide to Modern Britain

By Nick Martin

£7.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Ebury Press

Did you know that foreigners who want to live in Britain have to pass a government test to get in? This title can help guide you around, er, modern Britain. With reassuringly jaundiced reflections on everything from the global recession, religion and the Royal Family to the NHS, it is a handy primer to the British Constitution.

Untitled Book 2

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Tim Fitzhigham

£16.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Cornerstone

Robin Ince's Bad Book Club

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

One Man's Quest to Uncover the Books That Taste Forgot

By Robin Ince

£11.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Little, Brown Book Group

Hugely popular subject, written by an award-winning comedian. Based on author's successful stage show. Author very well-known and well-connected within the comedy industry.

How Did You Get This Number

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Sloane Crosley

£12.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Portobello Books Ltd

What happens when the minibus full of your fellow wedding travellers hits a bear in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness? From a lonely excursion to a Lisbon cafe to the sometimes disorienting experience of emerging from a New York subway, this work focuses on a range of subjects related to travel.

Please Hug Me, I've Been Delayed

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Only Guide You'll Ever Need to Survive the Not-So-Friendly Skies

By Jeff Michaels

£12.50 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Greenleaf Book Group LLC

Suitable for the frequent flyers, this air travel companion offers: constraining techniques for wasting time in airports; air travel trivia; secrets to sourcing the lowest possible airfare; a five-minute program for overcoming the fear of flying; and, tear-out forms for surviving an overnight stay in the airport.

Impounded

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Bumper Stickers for Other People's Cars

By Cider Mill Press, Cider Mill Press

£9.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Sterling Publishing Co Inc

Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Tour Through 201 of the World's Weirdest and Wildest Places

By Quentin Parker

£9.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Adams Media Corporation

From Point Stupid and Mount Dick to Lake Cock and the River Suck, there are hundreds of towns, cities, mountains, deserts, and bodies of water around the globe that defy description and explanation. This title reveals the secret histories, mysteries, and peccadilloes of the world's laughable places.

The Trustafarian Handbook

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Field Guide to the Neo-Hippie Lifestyle - Funded by Mom and Dad

By Brian Griffin

£8.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Adams Media Corporation

A guide to the counter-counter-culture. It helps readers gain insight to the lifestyles of brohemians, fauxlanthropists, and their filthy - comma - rich brethren.

Blighty

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Cynic's Guide to Britain

By Steve Lowe, Alan McArthur

£8.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Little, Brown Book Group

* A very funny and insightful look at Britain and Britishness from the bestselling authors of IS IT JUST ME OR IS EVERYTHING SHIT?

The Totterings' Pocket Diary

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Annie Tempest

£6.99 01 Jul 2010 Diary Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd

The Tottering's Pocket Diary 2011 features a seasonal selection of Annie Tempest's Tottering-by-Gently cartoons to lift your spirits through the year.

The Totterings' Desk Diary

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Annie Tempest

£12.99 01 Jul 2010 Diary Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd

The Totterings' Desk Diary 2011 features a seasonal selection of Annie Tempest's Tottering-by-Gently cartoons to lift your spirits through the year.

The Knight Life

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Chivalry Ain't Dead

By Keith Knight

£13.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Little, Brown & Company

In the vein of bestselling author and illustrator Aaron McGruder (creator of Boondocks), Keith Knight brings us a collection of his new nationally syndicated comic strip The Knight Life.

It's Not That I'm Bitter...

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Visible Panty Lines and Conquered

By Gina Barreca

£9.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback Griffin Publishing

101 Places Not to See Before You Die

01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Catherine Price

£9.99 01 Jul 2010 Paperback HarperCollins Publishers Inc

From the Grover Cleveland Service Area to the Beijing Museum of Tap Water to Euro Disney, this title brings you some of the unforgettable tales of the most ill-conceived museums, worst theme parks, and the grossest Superfund sites.

Shakespeare, Flush with Verse

30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Classic Quotations for Times of Deep Thought

By Pen Iink Play, Play Pen Iink, Link Play Pen

£5.99 30 Jun 2010 Paperback Sterling Publishing Co Inc

Happily Ever Laughter

28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Discovering the Lighter Side of Marriage

By Ken Davis

£8.99 28 Jun 2010 Paperback Tyndale House Publishers

Presidential (Mis) Speak (v. 4)

25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Very Curious Language of George W. Bush

By Robert S. Brown

£9.99 25 Jun 2010 Paperback Outland Communications LLC

The Xenophobe's Guide to the Portuguese

25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Claudio Monteiro

£3.99 25 Jun 2010 Paperback Oval Books

Schadenfreude, Baby!

25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Delicious Look at the Misfortune of Others (and the Pleasure it Brings Us)

By Laura Lee

£9.99 25 Jun 2010 Paperback Globe Pequot Press

"Schadenfreude," which translates roughly from the German as "pleasure taken at someone else's misfortune," has taken hold in American pop culture. This book is for those who derive guilty pleasure from or simply finds self-affirmation in the failure of others.

Church People

25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Lutherans of Lake Wobegon

By Garrison Keillor

£19.40 25 Jun 2010 Audio Cd HighBridge Audio

501 Things to Do with a Zombie

25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By J.C. Richards

£8.99 25 Jun 2010 Paperback Adams Media Corporation

Zombies may be brain-eating virus-plagued monsters, but it doesn't mean you can't also have fun with a Zombie. After all, Zombies have many redeeming qualities. This title enables open-minded readers to discover what infectious fun awaits when they let the undead into their lives.

God Made Me Do it

25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Marc Hartzman

£6.99 25 Jun 2010 Paperback Sourcebooks, Inc

A collection of some of the most shocking, absurd, and hilarious things people have claimed God asked them to do. It includes: the man that God told to perform surgery on himself; God's generous offer to miraculously fill his believer's gas tank; the woman God instructed to direct traffic-topless; and, many more.

Worst-Case Scenario Pocket Guide

25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Sex

By David Borgenicht, Ben Winters

£4.99 25 Jun 2010 Paperback Chronicle Books

Offers advice for surviving life's most dangerous and uncomfortable situations. This title features how-tos, instant solutions, and charts providing information on how to extricate yourself from different situations.

Worst-Case Scenario Pocket Guide

25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Technology

By David Borgenicht, Ben Winters

£4.99 25 Jun 2010 Paperback Chronicle Books

Offers advice for surviving life's most dangerous and uncomfortable situations. This title features How-Tos, Instant Solutions, and charts providing information on how to extricate yourself from different situations.

Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!

25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

£10.20 25 Jun 2010 Calendar Workman Publishing

News junkies, rejoice! Returning for 2008 is Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me!, the quirky calendar from NPR's fastest-expanding show, with over 2 million listeners nationwide. Covering politics, pop culture, science, and more, it presents actual news, but with a wink and a nudge. & quot; Macaca& quot; and other reasons politicians really shouldn't speak off-thecuff. The frontier of genetic engineering: hypoallergenic pet cats. And In a quiet decision in July 2005, Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez reversed a policy of his predecessor, John Ashcroft. What have been returned to the halls of justice? Plus quotes, Oldies but Goodies, and limerick challenges.

Cat-Echisms

25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Ellis Weiner, Barbara Davilman

£9.99 25 Jun 2010 Paperback Griffin Publishing

Everyone knows that cats think they're so great. But where do they get that sense of superiority? How do they all so seemingly effortlessly bend the world to their will? This book explains these eternal feline questions. Fully illustrated with photos of iconic cats, it collects the fundamental tenets of feline existence.

Afterbirth

25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Stories You Won't Read in a Parenting Magazine

By Dani Klein Modisett

£17.99 25 Jun 2010 Hardback Saint Martin's Press Inc.

Deals with what parenting is really like: full of inappropriate impulses, unbelievable frustrations, and idiotic situations. This title also focuses on how life for some parents changes for the worse after their kids are born.

What Would Kinky Do?

25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

How to Unscrew a Screwed-Up World

By Kinky Friedman

£10.99 25 Jun 2010 Paperback Griffin Publishing

The author offers a collection that addresses the sorry state of our world and what to do about it.

Arffirmations

25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Meditations for Your Dog

By Ellis Weiner, Barbara Davilman

£9.99 25 Jun 2010 Hardback Saint Martin's Press Inc.

Celebrates a typical canine meditation. This book contains sections that include: My Emotional and Spiritual Journey; I Skillfully and With Confidence Defend The Home; I Nourish My Body With Abundant Foods; I Easily Confront My Fears; and, I Celebrate My Caninity With Everything I Do.

Fork on the Left, Knife in the Back

24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Michael Musto

£10.99 24 Jun 2010 Paperback Alyson Publications Inc

School Days

24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Robert Mankoff

£6.99 24 Jun 2010 Hardback Andrews McMeel

The Big Lebowski Kit

23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Dude Abides

By Running Press

£9.25 23 Jun 2010 Kit / Model Book / Pack Running Press

"The Big Lebowski" is arguably the most popular cult movie around! Presented in the popular South park kit format, this kit includes 5 iconic components and a 4/c book featuring trivia and images from the film.

Street Boners

22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

1,764 Hipster Fashion Jokes

By Gavin McInnes

£14.99 22 Jun 2010 Paperback Little, Brown & Company

From the twisted mind of Gavin McInnes, the hilariously brilliant creator of Vice magazine and the ever-popular Vice Dos And Don'ts, comes the next stage in the evolution of street fashion critiques

John Bull's Adventures in the Fiscal Wonderland

21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

An Economic Parody Based on Lewis Carroll's Wonderland

By Charles Geake, Francis Carruthers Gould

£8.95 21 Jun 2010 Paperback Evertype

Love Pistols (v. 3)

21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Tarako Kotobuki

£7.50 21 Jun 2010 Paperback Tokyopop Press Inc

When a mongoose and a viper are natural enemies, can true love ever come to be? Shima's hidden relationship with Hiromasa may be revealed when, suddenly, there's a baby on the way! And our Missing Link Norio has his own hands full when he's forced to undergo intense Zooman social etiquette training - at Kunimasa's house.

Hiwmor Garnon

20 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Garnon Davies

£4.95 20 Jun 2010 Paperback Y Lolfa

Everyone Poops 410 Pounds Per Year

17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

An Illustrated Bathroom Companion for Grown-Ups

By Keith Sebastian

£5.99 17 Jun 2010 Paperback Ulysses Press

The Trouble With Tom

17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

In Which Five Gallant Old Men Flout the Law

By Eunice Banks

£17.95 17 Jun 2010 Hardback Outskirts Press

The "South Park Episode Guide" (v. 2)

17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Trey Parker, Matt Stone

£9.99 17 Jun 2010 Paperback The Perseus Books Group

Part of the "South Park Episode Guides" series, this title includes an informative and colourful description of the various episodes of South Park aired from Season 6 (2002) through to Season 10 (2006).

If You Have to Ask

17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Simple Answers to Life's Burning Questions

By Mark Gonyea

£5.99 17 Jun 2010 Hardback The Perseus Books Group

Sweet Madness

15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Study of Humor

£23.50 15 Jun 2010 Paperback Transaction Publishers

Written for all who are interested in the mechanics of humor, this work presents a general discussion and introduction to the roles of paradox, metaphor, and fantasy in humor. It discusses the operation of the implicit and the unconscious in humor; the importance of humor to human life; and the development, from childhood on, the sense of humor.

Chuck Norris Cannot be Stopped

10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

400 All-new Facts About the Man Who Knows Neither Fear Nor Mercy

By Ian Spector

£8.99 10 Jun 2010 Paperback Penguin Putnam Inc

The Museum of Curiosity (Series 2)

10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

£15.99 10 Jun 2010 Audio Cd BBC Consumer Publishing

An exhibition of the wondrous and impossible that includes the beginning of the universe, the entire Battle of Waterloo, the real Father Christmas and a quite interesting, relatively new way of knotting a scarf.

Frou-Frou, Frisby & Brick

10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Book of Unfortunate Baby Names

By Russell Ash

£6.99 10 Jun 2010 Paperback Headline Publishing Group

Hilarious survey of the potential pitfalls when it comes to naming your baby

Thanks For Nothing

10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Jack Dee

£7.99 10 Jun 2010 Paperback Transworld Publishers Ltd

Giving a frank account of his life, the author reveals what turned a once optimistic young man into this grumpy middle-aged git. It's a journey that takes him from a first gig as a ventriloquist's dummy, to working in an artificial leg factory and delivering incontinence pads for the NHS, before he finally ends up on stage at the Comedy Store.

My Shit Life So Far

10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Frankie Boyle

£7.99 10 Jun 2010 Paperback HarperCollins Publishers

Ever since being brought up by The Beatles, Frankie Boyle has been a tremendous liar. Join him on his adventures with his chum Clangy The Brass Boy and laugh as he doesn't accidentally kill a student nurse when a party gets out of hand.

Oi, Mate, Gimme Some More!

09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Yoof-speak Guide to the Complete Novels of Charles Dickens, Innit

By Martin Baum

£7.99 09 Jun 2010 Paperback Authors Online Ltd

If Charles Dickens's quill was still active today, as a writer living in the Gads Hill front line in the Higham turf, with a keen eye for contemporary detail he would reflect life as it is on the streets today by writing classics like 'Minging Times, 'Dombey and Sprog', 'Our Mutual Bro', 'Da Tale of Two Turfs', and 'Well Good Expectations'.

When I Were A Lad...

07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Snapshots from a Time That Health and Safety Forgot

By Andrew Davies

£9.99 07 Jun 2010 Hardback Anova Books

When I Were a Lad... looks at the glorious-yet-risky childhoods of yesteryear before the Health and Safety officers told us we couldn't do everything because it was too dangerous

Now Panic and Freak Out

07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

£4.99 07 Jun 2010 Hardback Summersdale Publishers

Features quotations, proving that keeping calm is simply not an option.

Keep Calm and Drink Up

07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

£4.99 07 Jun 2010 Hardback Summersdale Publishers

Features proverbs and mantras, showing the wisdom to be found at the bottom of the glass.

Stranded in Dangerous Places

07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Cash Peters

£7.99 07 Jun 2010 Paperback Blake Publishing

The Virginia Monologues

07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Virginia Ironside

£19.99 07 Jun 2010 Hardback Chivers Press Ltd

From funerals to grandchildren to the White Slave Trade, from being a bore to sex, this title tackles the issues that face the elegant and distinguished oldies with optimism and enthusiasm.

Warp

05 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Richard Falk

£7.99 05 Jun 2010 Paperback M P Publishing Limited

Henri's night of passion is at risk from invisible gnomes... Mr Bollard can't find anyone to spank ...Sarah's performing breasts are failing to impress ...the Devil's dog has just eaten his supper ...and God has a confession to make.

Shit My Dad Says

04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Justin Halpern

£9.99 04 Jun 2010 Paperback Pan Macmillan

Shit My Dad Says

04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Justin Halpern

£9.99 04 Jun 2010 Paperback Pan Macmillan

Almost one million people follow Mr Justin Halpern's philosophical musings every day on Twitter. This book features his sayings.

Purple Ronnie's Reasons Why You're a Super Dad

04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Giles Andreae

£4.99 04 Jun 2010 Hardback Pan Macmillan

Every dad secretly thinks that he's a bit of a hero. But while he might not be as much of a genius, brilliant handyman and amazing sportsman as he thinks he is, in lots of other ways he really is a hero. This book features poems and observations about dads that show while he might not be Superman he's a hero to you.

If Only They Could Talk

04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Classic Memoirs of a 1930s Vet

By James Herriot

£6.99 04 Jun 2010 Paperback Pan Macmillan

Suitable for those who find laughter and joy in animals, and who know and understand the magic and beauty of Britain's wild places.

Do You Think You're Clever?

03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Oxbridge Questions

By John Farndon, Libby Purves

£8.99 03 Jun 2010 Paperback Icon Books Ltd

Why can't you light a candle in a spaceship? What books are bad for you? Is nature natural? This work takes the reader through philosophy to physics, literature to logarithms considering why the pole vaulting world record will never exceed 6.5m, whether there are too many people in the world, how to reduce crime through architecture, and more.

The Cassandra Chronicles

03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Ariel Leve

£8.99 03 Jun 2010 Paperback Portobello Books Ltd

Hypochondriac, neurotic, and a habitual worrier, Ariel Leve has always looked on the blighted side of life. She counts it a good day if she manages to get out of bed. If someone should ask: what's the worst that can happen? She has a ready-made list and lives in permanent fear of what's to come.

We Need to Talk About Ross

03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

£7.99 03 Jun 2010 Paperback Penguin Books Ltd

Sportsman, Lover, Bon vivant, and Cad - Ross O'Carroll-Kelly is many things to many people. His accomplishments on the rugby field - and in the bedroom - remain the stuff of legend, but the truth about him remains hidden by the accretion of myth. This title presents an account of Ross' life.

Rhino What You Did Last Summer

03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

£7.99 03 Jun 2010 Paperback Penguin Books Ltd

Fame. Fortune. Screaming girls. The adoration of strangers. I've had it all before, yet nothing could have prepared this Horny Little Devil for his new life in the City of Angels. Sacked as the coach of the Andorra rugby team and on the run from the sister I never knew I had, I decided to head west, vowing to win back my wife and daughter.

Willie & Joe

03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Back Home

By Bill Mauldin

£21.99 03 Jun 2010 Hardback Fantagraphics

Dungeon (v. 3)

03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Twilight Vol.3: the New Centurions

By Lewis Trondheim, Joann Sfar

£8.99 03 Jun 2010 Paperback NBM Publishing Company

Ed Reardon's Week (Series 3)

03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

£15.99 03 Jun 2010 Audio Cd BBC Consumer Publishing

Features Ed Reardon - author, pipe smoker, fare-dodger and master of the abusive email. In this title, Ed finds his literary juices are flowing after a new commission, and a visit by his father brings thoughts of inheritance to the misanthropic writer's mind.

Clare in the Community (Series 4)

03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

£15.99 03 Jun 2010 Audio Cd BBC Consumer Publishing

Features the self-obsessed social worker Clare Barker.

Armstrong and Miller: Children's Hour

03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

£12.99 03 Jun 2010 Audio Cd BBC Consumer Publishing

Presents a frightfully clever culture show, a wry look at the fringes of popular music. This book discusses Boy Bands ('Peter Andre would be in a band if he had any mates'), Middle of the Road ('those bland or unchallenging songs'), as well as Brit Pop and Solo Artists.

A Suitcase of Further Adventures

03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Inside Story

By Brendan Maguire

£8.99 03 Jun 2010 Paperback Contact Publishing Ltd

Brendan Maguire brings fresh tales about the inner workings of the travel industry to this new edition: A Suitcase of Further Adventures.

The Hell of it All

03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Charlie Brooker

£8.99 03 Jun 2010 Paperback Faber and Faber

A collection of misanthropic scribblings that tackles the information ranging from the misery of nightclubs to the death of Michael Jackson, making room for Sir Alan Sugar, potato crisps, global financial meltdown, conspiracy theories and Hole in the Wall along the way.

The Aargh to Zzzz of Parenting

03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

An Alternative Guide

By Joanna Simmons, Jay Curtis

£6.99 03 Jun 2010 Paperback CCV

Taking a funny look at life with young children, this title taps into the normal, but hard-to-admit ambivalence that so many parents feel about raising kids.

Pistache

03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Sebastian Faulks

£6.99 03 Jun 2010 Paperback Cornerstone

A collection of parodies. It contains works from Thomas Hardy's football report to Dan Brown's visit to the cash dispenser.

My Experimental Life

03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By A.J. Jacobs

£7.99 03 Jun 2010 Paperback Cornerstone

The author puts himself to a series of bizarre and ridiculous tests, from total obedience to his long-suffering wife and 'Radical Honesty', to living as a beautiful woman and outsourcing his personal life to India (whether sending an email, having a weekly chat with his parents or arguing with his wife).

Awkward Situations for Men

03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Danny Wallace

£11.99 03 Jun 2010 Paperback Ebury Press

Danny Wallace is a man. And a man is a very tricky thing to be these days. Danny, for example, says the wrong thing about a friend's baby; accidentally follows a woman down a dark street; has his party gate-crashed by a minor celebrity; and, even discovers the pleasures of wearing pyjamas.

Archie Americana Series (v. 10, BK. 2)

02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Various

£8.99 02 Jun 2010 Paperback Archie Comic Publications, Inc

The 1970s were a time for reflection, embracing the past while looking ahead to the future. This book features the stories of the 1970s where Archie and his friends get involved in one hysterical situation after another, and enjoy the fads and fashions of the decade.

Vintage Keating

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

His Wit and Wisdom

By Brian Carroll

£11.50 01 Jun 2010 Paperback Rosenberg Publishing

A collection of the utterances of Paul Keating. It includes many examples of his rapier wit and stinging insults leavened with a certain amount of his wisdom, too often overlooked. It also includes examples of his wit and wisdom right up to the end of 2009.

Golfing Jokes

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Dilwyn Phillips

£3.95 01 Jun 2010 Paperback Y Lolfa

Please Hug Me, I've Been Delayed

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Only Guide You'll Ever Need to Survive the Not-So-Friendly Skies

By Jeff Michaels

£12.50 01 Jun 2010 Paperback Greenleaf Book Group LLC

The Accidental Adult

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Essays and Advice for the Reluctantly Responsible and Marginally Mature

By Colin Sokolowski

£9.99 01 Jun 2010 Paperback Adams Media Corporation

Covering the topics ranging from socializing like an adult to buying a home (and fixing it) to becoming a dad to keeping in touch with your inner-kid, the author reveals his missteps to maturity and provides useful advice.

Formal Notices

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

50 Fill-in-the-Blank Correspondences for Everyday Occasions

By Magnetism Studios, Joshua Keay, David Keay

£6.99 01 Jun 2010 Paperback Sterling Publishing Co Inc

Everything is Better with a Gorilla

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Andrew Gall

£8.99 01 Jun 2010 Paperback Adams Media Corporation

Shows readers what life would be like if they were best buds with a gorilla. This book offers gorilla fans some scientific facts about the primates - like that their average arm-span is nearly eight feet, their chests contain air sacs to amplify the sound of their chest-beating, and they're only one of two animals that can knuckle walk.

The Bowls Club (revisited)

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Paul Hammond

£8.99 01 Jun 2010 Paperback Jenner Publications

A guide that deals with the age old sport of bowls. It includes the jargon heard on the green and in the clubhouse. It also features an artists gallery. It is suitable for the participant or spectators of the game.

The Greatest Game

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Ancyent and Healthfulle Exercyse of the Golf

By David Purdie

£25.00 01 Jun 2010 Hardback Maclean Dubois

Desktop Aquarium

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Running Pre

£8.99 01 Jun 2010 Paperback The Perseus Books Group

My Heavenly Hockey Club 9

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Morinaga, Ai

£6.59 01 Jun 2010 Paperback Del Rey Books

Rejected

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Tales of the Failed, Dumped, and Canceled

By Jon Friedman

£9.99 01 Jun 2010 Paperback Random House USA Inc

Friedman gathers a hilarious compilation of rejection stories and rejected works from well-known and under-the-radar comedians, writers, artists, and television personalities.

The Ninja Wisdom Deck

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Douglas Sarine

£11.99 01 Jun 2010 Educational Cards Random House USA Inc

Toward a Rhetoric of Insult

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Thomas M. Conley

£11.00 01 Jun 2010 Paperback The University of Chicago Press

From high school cafeterias to the floor of Congress, from "The Daily Show" to every comments section on the internet, insult is a truly universal and ubiquitous cultural practice with a long and earthy history. This title deals with the subject of insult.

Toward a Rhetoric of Insult

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Thomas M. Conley

£35.50 01 Jun 2010 Hardback The University of Chicago Press

How to Booze

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Exquisite Cocktails and Unsound Advice

By Jordan Kaye, Marshall Altier

£9.99 01 Jun 2010 Paperback HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Offers humorous musings on the contemporary art of drinking and the reasons we do it. Featuring the delicious and easy-to-prepare recipes and the information on mixing drinks, this title provides insights into our destructive, flawed, beautiful selves, peeling back the psychological layers to discover why we're really drinking in the first place.

Humor Me

01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

An Anthology of Funny Contemporary Writing (Plus Some Great Old Stuff Too)

By Ian Frazier

£16.99 01 Jun 2010 Hardback HarperCollins Publishers Inc

An anthology that features 40 pieces of comic writing that are appeared in such popular magazines as "The New Yorker", "McSweeney's", "the Atlantic", "National Lampoon", and "Outside". It also includes a few classic comic masterpieces from Mark Twain, Elizabeth Bishop, Grace Paley, and Donald Barthelme.

Presidential (Mis) Speak (v. 4)

28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Very Curious Language of George W. Bush

By Robert S. Brown

£9.99 28 May 2010 Paperback Outland Communications LLC

The Vampire Diaries

28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Chronicles of a Blood Sucker

By Count Vladimir Tepes Dracula

£6.99 28 May 2010 Hardback The Ivy Press

My name is Count Vladimir Dracula. Welcome to my diary. I hope that reading if vill prompt you to invite me into your hearts. I vould like that very much. Perhaps you are vondering vy I am writing this sales pitch myself, as vell as editing and writing the diary. Vot a vorkload, you say.

The Xenophobe's Guide to the Chinese

28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Song Zhu

£4.99 28 May 2010 Paperback Oval Books

The Xenophobe's Guide to the Portuguese

28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Claudio Monteiro

£3.99 28 May 2010 Paperback Oval Books

Schadenfreude, Baby!

28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Delicious Look at the Misfortune of Others (and the Pleasure it Brings Us)

By Laura Lee

£9.99 28 May 2010 Paperback Globe Pequot Press

Even More Pretty Good Jokes

28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Garrison Keillor

£20.42 28 May 2010 Audio Cd HighBridge Audio

Even more of a good thing: the latest collection of knee-slappers, toe tappers, and groaners from "A Prairie Home Companion" joke shows.

Little Kids, Big City

28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Tales from a Real House in New York City (with Lessons on Life and Love for

By Alex McCord, Simon Van Kempen

£8.99 28 May 2010 Paperback Sterling & Ross

Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!

28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

£10.20 28 May 2010 Calendar Workman Publishing

Cook to Bang

28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Spencer Walker

£8.99 28 May 2010 Paperback Griffin Publishing

A guide to wining, dining, and sixty-nining. It covers: essential strategic advice - how to transition from cooking to banging; drinks pairing - when champagne and when the Champagne of Beers; crisis aversion - what to do if your date catches on fire; natural aphrodisiacs; and, recipes scientifically proven to get you laid.

Cat-Echisms

28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Ellis Weiner, Barbara Davilman

£9.99 28 May 2010 Paperback Griffin Publishing

Afterbirth

28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Stories You Won't Read in a Parenting Magazine

By Dani Klein Modisett

£17.99 28 May 2010 Hardback Saint Martin's Press Inc.

What Would Kinky Do?

28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

How to Unscrew a Screwed-Up World

By Kinky Friedman

£10.99 28 May 2010 Paperback Griffin Publishing

The author offers a collection that addresses the sorry state of our world and what to do about it.

Arffirmations

28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Meditations for Your Dog

By Ellis Weiner, Barbara Davilman

£9.99 28 May 2010 Hardback Saint Martin's Press Inc.

Top Gear

27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Alternative Highway Code

By Ministry of Top Gear

£10.00 27 May 2010 Hardback Ebury Press

Shows you how to bring the ambitious but rubbish philosophies of the world's most popular TV programme to your driving, containing advice on general motoring, as well as specific tips on how to deal with common eventualities like a rapidly sinking amphibious camper van, or a caravan airship that's just crashed into a small bush.

Anger Management (for Beginners)

27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Giles Coren

£14.99 27 May 2010 Audio Cd Hodder & Stoughton General Division

Star of BBC's Supersizers and hugely popular Times columnist's hilarious rants on the subjects that anger him most.

The Wit of Golf

27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Barry Johnston

£13.00 27 May 2010 Audio Cd Hodder & Stoughton General Division

Building on the huge success of THE WIT OF CRICKET, this is a collection of the funniest golf anecdotes, jokes and stories, performed by Peter Alliss, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Robert Powell.

Night of the Living Dad

27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Sam Delaney

£8.99 27 May 2010 Paperback John Murray General Publishing Division

Can an imbecile be a great dad? Sam Delaney hopes so

Our Gang (v. 4)

27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Walt Kelly

£10.99 27 May 2010 Paperback Fantagraphics

Spirited and engaging, Kelly's Our Gang harks back to the days before television, when kids spent most of their time playing outdoors, limited only by each other's imagination and ingenuity.

Krazy and Ignatz 1916-1918

27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Love in a Kestle or Love in a Hut

By George Herriman

£17.99 27 May 2010 Paperback Fantagraphics

Krazy Kat, with its eternally beguiling love triangle of kat/dog/mouse, its fantastically inventive language, and its haunting, minimalist desert decor, has consistently been rated (literally) the best comic strip ever created, and Fantagraphics' award-winning series one of the best classic comic-strip reprint series ever published.

Basil Wolverton's Culture Corner

27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Wolverton, Basil

£17.99 27 May 2010 Hardback Fantagraphics

A collection of gag cartoons from the legendary Mad magazine artist.

Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune (v. 1)

27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Complete Sunday Newspaper Strips

By Roy Crane

£25.00 27 May 2010 Hardback Fantagraphics

Roy Crane created the first American adventure strip: Wash Tubbs. The character Captain Easy spun off into his own Sunday page in 1933, and Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune: The Complete Sunday Newspaper Strips Vol. 1 collects these full-color strips from that point until 1935. In Volume One, Captain Easy visits a lost city, battles pirates, dons a diving suit in search of treasure; everywhere he goes, he finds beautiful women. Captain Easy not only influenced roles for the likes of Hollywood actors such as Cary Grant or Errol Flynn, he influenced virtually every comics hero who followed him - Gil Kane once said "Superman was Captain Easy; Batman was Captain Easy." Crane combined adventure and humor in a Bigfoot cartooning style: according to comic-strip historian Richard Marschall, Crane "develop[ed] expressive techniques and a whole dictionary of conventions and signs for future comic strip artists.

Anger Management (for Beginners)

27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Giles Coren

£16.99 27 May 2010 Hardback Hodder & Stoughton General Division

Star of BBC's Supersizers and hugely popular Times columnist's works through his anger about everything from dogs to cycle helmets.

Stupid Texas

27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Idiots in the Lone Star State

By Leland Gregory

£6.99 27 May 2010 Paperback Andrews McMeel

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Why Men Love Things That Go

By Dan Kieran

£8.99 27 May 2010 Paperback John Murray General Publishing Division

A light-hearted look at man's obsession with machines

Don't Get Me Started

27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Mitchell Symons

£7.99 27 May 2010 Paperback Transworld Publishers Ltd

Modern life is full of annoyances. Indeed it sometimes seems as if life conspires to become more and more annoying every day, just to piss us off. Is there no end to this pain? This title is suitable for those who like a good rant.

Car Fever

27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Car Bore's Essential Companion

By James May

£7.99 27 May 2010 Paperback Hodder & Stoughton General Division

A hilarious book of musings and rants from Top Gear's James May.

The Wit of Cricket

27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Barry Johnston

£7.99 27 May 2010 Paperback Hodder & Stoughton General Division

The funniest collection of cricket anecdotes, jokes and stories from the game's best-loved personalities that no cricket fan should be without.

Holiday SOS

27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Life-saving Adventures of a Holiday Doctor

By Ben Macfarlane

£7.99 27 May 2010 Paperback Hodder & Stoughton General Division

Doctor Ben MacFarlane flies around the world picking up the pieces when Britons get into trouble abroad. A must-read for anyone who enjoys real-life stories.

The Wit of Golf

27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Barry Johnston

£16.99 27 May 2010 Hardback Hodder & Stoughton General Division

Building on the huge success of THE WIT OF CRICKET, this is a collection of the funniest golf anecdotes, jokes and stories.

Tell Him He's Pele

27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Greatest Collection of Humorous Football Quotations Ever!

By Phil Shaw

£8.99 27 May 2010 Paperback Ebury Press

Footballers may not be known for their profound insights, but it seems no one in the game is above a mixed metaphor or confused cliche. From Harry Redknapp to Martin O'Neill, Patrice Evra to Jason McAteer, this collection of verbal own goals helps you to see the funny side of the beautiful game.

Classic Football Debates Settled Once and for All (v. 1)

27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Danny Baker, Danny Kelly

£7.99 27 May 2010 Paperback Ebury Press

Featuring footballing facts, myths and legends, this book asks (and answers) questions, such as, what was the greatest ever World Cup? Just how much pathetic World Cup tat can one own, Danny Kelly? And where do all those beautiful women in the crowd come from?

Zen Dog

27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Edward Monkton

£6.99 27 May 2010 Hardback HarperCollins Publishers

A simple and captivating story about a very important dog and a trombone-playing ant with extraordinary powers. A perfect gift for a friend or a loved one, Edward Monkton's most profound, quirky and inspirational illustrations are brought together once again in this exquisitely designed book.

How to Predict the Weather with a Cup of Coffee

27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

and Other Techniques for Surviving the 9-5 Jungle

By Matthew Cole

£8.99 27 May 2010 Paperback HarperCollins Publishers

Dust off your native survival instincts and update them for the modern world -- whether it's negotiating the car park at Tesco, anti-interrogation techniques at customer service desks, or navigating by electricity pylon.

Get Her Off the Pitch!

27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

How Sport Took Over My Life

By Lynne Truss

£8.99 27 May 2010 Paperback HarperCollins Publishers

From the bestselling author of 'Eats, Shoots & Leaves', this is the hilarious new book from Lynne Truss about her strange journey through the world of sport and sports journalism.

Plane Speaking

25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Wit and Wisdom of Michael O'Leary

By Paul Kilduff

£8.99 25 May 2010 Hardback Aurum Press Ltd

The Ricky Gervias Guide to Medicine

24 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Ricky Gervais

£9.99 24 May 2010 Audio Cd Sound Entertainment Limited

Top of the Tips

21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By "Viz"

£6.99 21 May 2010 Hardback Dennis Publishing

The World's Weirdest News Stories

20 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By David Sutton

£7.99 20 May 2010 Paperback Dennis Publishing

Diary of a Wimpy Vampire

20 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Undead Have Feelings Too

By Tim Collins

£7.99 20 May 2010 Paperback Michael O'Mara Books Ltd

Nigel Mullet was transformed into a vampire when he was still a teenager, and will remain this age forever. Unfortunately, Nigel became a vampire at the awkward age of 15, and must spend eternity coping with acne, and an ineptitude with girls. This title chronicles his desperate attempts to be noticed by the love of his life, Chloe Sparrow.

The Desktop Aquarium

20 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Just Add Water!

By Running Press

£8.99 20 May 2010 Kit / Model Book / Pack The Perseus Books Group

A desktop aquarium kit that helps you control the moves your fish, scuba diver, and plants make with a simple swish of your magnetic wand. It comes with fun components.

Life, Love, Lox

20 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Real-world Advice for the Modern Jewish Girl

By Carin Davis

£7.99 20 May 2010 Paperback The Perseus Books Group

Made with 90% Recycled Art (v. 2)

15 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Collection of Basic Instructions

By Scott Meyer

£8.50 15 May 2010 Paperback Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

Helps to learn such important skills as How to Talk to a New Parent, How to Engage in Prefight Smack Talk, How to Complain about Work, and How to Properly Perform a High Five.

Sweet Madness

15 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Study of Humor

£22.50 15 May 2010 Paperback Transaction Publishers

For the World's Best Golfer

13 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Full Round of Fun for the Expert on the Course

By Prion Books UK

£9.99 13 May 2010 Hardback Carlton Books Ltd

Includes humorous stories of golfing gaffes, silly snippets from the history of the game, anecdotes, golfers (men) talking about golfers (women) and vice versa as well as quotes from all manner of celebrity golfers.

For the World's Best Driver

13 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Glovebox Full of Fun for the Expert Behind the Wheel

By Prion Books UK

£9.99 13 May 2010 Hardback Carlton Books Ltd

Includes humorous stories of motoring blunders, outrageous rules and regulations, hilarious anecdotes, drivers (men) talking about drivers (women) and vice versa as well as quotes from all manner of celebrity drivers.

Fathers' Wit

13 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Rosemarie Jarski

£9.99 13 May 2010 Hardback Carlton Books Ltd

Looks at various aspects of fatherhood: from conception to nappy changing, from family holidays to first dates, from paying for weddings to filling for bankruptcy. This title includes pearls of paternal wit and wisdom by fathers who've been there, done that, and got the sick-marked T-shirt.

Diplomatic Incidents

13 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Memoirs of an (Un)diplomatic Wife

By Cherry Denman

£16.99 13 May 2010 Hardback John Murray General Publishing Division

The candid memoirs of an (un)diplomatic wife

The Reluctant Bride

13 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

One Woman's Journey (Kicking and Screaming) Down the Aisle

By Lucy Mangan

£7.99 13 May 2010 Paperback John Murray General Publishing Division

A hilarious account of the year Lucy Mangan got married (having always said she wouldn't)

New Moan

13 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The First Book in the Twishite Saga: A Parody

By Stephordy Mayo

£6.99 13 May 2010 Paperback Michael O'Mara Books Ltd

Heffa Lump is a self-centred seventeen-year-old who needs to grow up and get a life. Unfortunately, she's distracted from her attempts to leave adolescence behind when she meets Teddy Kelledy - an impossibly gorgeous boy who eats rare meat, is super-strong, and never goes out in daylight. Could he - just maybe - be a vampire?

Vampires Don't Sleep Alone

13 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Your Guide to Meeting, Dating and Seducing a Vampire

By Elizabeth Barrial, D.H. Altair

£7.99 13 May 2010 Paperback Ulysses Press

The popularity of vampires is based on the fact that women find them hot. This title offers women the information to meet and seduce their own vampire lovers.

Awkward Family Photos

13 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Mike Bender, Doug Chernack

£7.99 13 May 2010 Paperback Hodder & Stoughton General Division

A hilarious collection of ridiculous and awkward posing families from the hugely popular website: www.awkwardfamilyphotos.com, winner of Best New Single Topic Blog in the 2009 Urlies (People's Choice Award).

Tickling the English

13 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Dara O Briain

£12.99 13 May 2010 Audio Cd Penguin Books Ltd

Explores themes such as nostalgia, identity, eccentricity, gin drinking and occasional violence.

Comic Reflections and Cosmic Truths

07 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Timothy Kingham

£9.99 07 May 2010 Paperback Timotheus Publishing

How Not to Murder Your Husband

07 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Stephanie Calman

£7.99 07 May 2010 Paperback Pan Macmillan

A work based on a idea that came to the author when she began making a list of things that annoy her about her husband, and found how hard it was, once she had started, to stop.

The Dangerous Book for Middle-Aged Men

06 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Manual for Managing Mid-life Crisis

By David Quantick

£7.99 06 May 2010 Paperback Cornerstone

So your husband/boyfriend/partner (delete as necessary) has just tipped over 35/40/45/50 (delete as necessary) and you can see that he's not quite as keen on Emmerdale as he once was. LADIES BEWARE! That dangerous age has arrived. It's the male menopause. The mid-life crisis.

I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (v. 12)

06 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

£12.72 06 May 2010 Audio Cd BBC Consumer Publishing

Features some of the funniest puns, songs and one-liners from the BBC Radio 4 series "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue".

Save the Assistants

06 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Book for the Beleaguered

By Lilit Marcus

£10.99 06 May 2010 Paperback Hyperion

Dracula is a Racist

06 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Totally Factual Guide to Vampires

By Matt Melvin

£8.99 06 May 2010 Paperback Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.

Dicktionary

06 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

101 Fun Words for Penis

By Todd Harris Goldman

£5.99 06 May 2010 Paperback The Perseus Books Group

Features 101 euphemisms for penis, including 70 original full colour illustrations.

Family Guy

06 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Stewie's World Domination Kit

By Seth MacFarlane

£5.99 06 May 2010 Kit / Model Book / Pack The Perseus Books Group

Focusing on Stewie Griffin, the one-year-old evil genius and breakout character of popular sitcom "Family Guy", this kit is suitable for the millions who adore this show.

The Dysfunctional Family Survival Fun Kit

06 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Catheryn J. Brockett

£5.99 06 May 2010 Kit / Model Book / Pack The Perseus Books Group

Desktop Golf

06 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Chris Stone

£4.74 06 May 2010 Paperback The Perseus Books Group

Little Nuggets of Wisdom

06 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Chuy Bravo

£10.99 06 May 2010 Paperback Little, Brown & Company

In this very first book from the man Chelsea Handler calls her "little nugget" and "assistant," Chuy Bravo reveals his hilarious, one-of-a-kind approach to life.

Satisdiction

06 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

One Man's Journey Into All The Words He'll Ever Need

By Ammon Shea

£9.99 06 May 2010 Paperback Penguin Books Ltd

Want to know the word for the area on your back that you can't reach to scratch (acnestis)? Or the term for the smell of earth just after a rainstorm (petrichor)? With a chapter for each letter of the alphabet, this book introduces us to hundreds of words the author discovered that deserve to see the light of day again, and explains why.

How Not to Grow Up

06 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Coming of Age Memoir. Sort of.

By Richard Herring

£11.99 06 May 2010 Paperback Ebury Press

Tells the story of how a self-confessed perpetual Big Kid deals with his greatest fear - getting older.

Are We There Yet?

04 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

100 Car Games to Keep Mum and Dad Sane!

By Jo Pink

£8.99 04 May 2010 Hardback Anova Books

Car journeys can be a right pain in the bum. Not just because it means hours and hours of sitting down but also because trying to keep the kids happy, content and amused for all that time can be difficult, stressful and can lead to unhappy campers. This book features 100 classic car games. It is intended for kids.