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Sub-Categories of Humour
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Modern Manglish: Gobbledygook Made Plain
Harold Scruby, Neil James
Language: history & general works; Reference; Humour
Paperback
The information superhighway brings more text to our door than ever before. It's just that most of it gets mangled along the... [more]
$24.95
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Smythe's Theory of Everything
Robert Hollingworth
Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Humour
Paperback
In 2004 the author found a little diary of 386 pages written by a 62-year-old man in a nursing home. This story is inspired... [more]
$24.95
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Let's Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir)
Jenny Lawson
Biography; Memoirs; Humour
Paperback
'When I tell people that my father is kind of a total lunatic, they laugh and nod knowingly. They assure me that theirs is... [more]
$29.99
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Feed Me!: A Simon's Cat Book
Simon Tofield
Fiction & Literature; Cartoons & comic strips
Paperback
A pocket-sized collection of food-themed Simon's Cat cartoons selected from the first two Simon's Cat books. In full colour... [more]
$9.99
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When in Rome: An Alternative Guide for Travellers
Michael Haskins
Reference; Humour; Parties, etiquette & entertaining; Travel tips & advice: general
Paperback
When In Rome is a riotous, hilarious, gift book that highlights the varying differences between foreign etiquettes when you... [more]
$14.99
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Gin & Juice: The Victorian Guide to Parenting
Alan Tyers, Beach
Fiction & Literature; Child care & upbringing; Humour
Hardback
Learn the importance of routine from Gertrude Fjord-Mettod, how to Have It All from Queen Victoria (mother of seventeen and... [more]
$19.99
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Sexually, I'm More of a Switzerland: Personal Ads from the London Review...
David Rose
Fiction & Literature; Dating, relationships, living together & marriage; Humour collections & anthologies
Paperback
Personal ads -- men and women of all ages, backgrounds and aspirations, laying their souls bare and their hearts on the line... [more]
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Politically Correct Bedtime Stories
James Finn Garner
Fiction & Literature; Humour collections & anthologies
Paperback
In a collection guaranteed to provoke both laughter and thought, 14 timeless fairy tales are revisited and reworked to become... [more]
$17.95
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A Point of View
Clive James
Prose: non-fiction; Humour
Paperback
This is the book of the radio series. The BBC Radio 4 series, A Point of View , has been on the air since 2007. Over the... [more]
$32.99
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Stuff Parisians Like: Discovering the Quoi in the Je Ne Sais Quoi
Olivier Magny
Fiction & Literature; Humour
Paperback
To be mistaken for a Parisian, readers must buy the newspaper Le Monde, fold it and walk. They must then sit at a cafe and... [more]
$16.95
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The Snark Handbook - Sex Edition
Lawrence Dorfman
Fiction & Literature; Humour
Hardback
Adam said to Eve, Stand back, I don't know how big this thing gets. Funny, Lawrence Dorfman said the same thing to his publisher... [more]
$19.95
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After
Steve Hockensmith
Fiction & Literature; Horror & ghost stories; Parodies & spoofs
Paperback
The story opens with newly married protagonists, Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy, defending their village from an army of... [more]
$17.95
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Go the F**k to Sleep
Adam Mansbach
Fiction & Literature; Humour
Hardback
Go the F**k to Sleep is a bedtime book for parents who live in the real world, where a few snoozing kitties and cutesy rhymes... [more]
$17.95
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How to Speak Zombie: A Guide for the Living
Steve Mockus, Travis Millard
Horror & ghost stories; Humour
Paperback
Like Farts: A Spotter's Guide , this is a sound book. The concept is that it teaches you how to speak zombie and treats it... [more]
$17.95
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Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
Ben H. Winters, Jane Austen
Fiction & Literature; Horror & ghost stories; Parodies & spoofs
Paperback
Following the massive success of Pride Prejudice and Zombies , and the impressive pre-pub sales of Sense and Sensibility... [more]
$24.95
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The Star Trek Book of Opposites
David Borgenicht
Science fiction; Humour
Undefined
Is your child leaving baby-talk behind and beginning to explore strange new words? Or are you simply a Trekkie who needs a... [more]
$14.95
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Duke 2000: Whatever it Takes
G. B Trudeau
Cartoons & comic strips
Paperback
Doonesbury continues to entertain, inspire, and provoke with its unique blend of social commentary, humor, and political... [more]
The Even More Complete Book of Australian Verse
John Clarke
Fiction & Literature; Humour
Paperback
For many years it was assumed that poetry came from England. Research now clearly demonstrates, however, that a great many... [more]
$12.95
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Comedy Rules: From the Cambridge Footlights to Yes, Prime Minister
Jonathan Lynn
Language: reference & general; Humour
Paperback
This title features 150 essential rules from the award-winning co-writer of Yes Minster and Yes Prime Minister , Hollywood... [more]
$22.99
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Strine
Afferbeck Lauder
Reference; Slang & dialect humour
Paperback
How's your ebb tide? Do you sign on the dotted lion? Is your tea nature Orpheus Rocker? Who is Charlie Charm Puck in 'Waltzing... [more]
$12.95
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Stuff White People Like
Christian Lander
Fiction & Literature; Humour
Paperback
You know them, you see them all the time at farmers' markets and organic cafes, you might even be one of them! They love nothing... [more]
$14.95
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You are Awful (but I Like You): Travels Around Unloved Britain
Tim Moore
Humour; Travel & holiday
Paperback
It began with an accidental daytrip to an intriguingly awful resort on the Thames Estuary, and ended 3,812 miles later: one... [more]
$32.95
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What Women Want
Nelly Thomas
Fiction & Literature; Humour
Paperback
Growing up in post-feminist Australia, Nelly Thomas, one of Australia's most gifted and natural comedians, was told she could... [more]
$34.95
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This Way to Spaceship
Rhys Darby
Biography; Humour
Paperback
You've probably heard the rumours about the world ending in 2012 right? Did you know that the smart and powerful people are... [more]
$29.99
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A Game of Groans: A Sonnet of Slush and Soot
George R R Washington, Washington, Booker
Fantasy; Parodies & spoofs
Paperback
<p>A PARODY OF THE BELOVED FANTASY DOORSTOP... ER, SAGA <p>In the land of the Eight (or was it Six?) Kingdoms--where the seasons... [more]
$15.95
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