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Dawn of the Dumb
By Charlie Brooker
Paperback
Published 01-Nov-2007
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Polite, pensive, mature, reserved... Charlie Brooker is none of these things and less. Picking up where "Screen Burn" left off, this work collects the best of Charlie Brooker's TV writing, together with spleen-venting diatribes on a range of non-televisual subjects - tackling topics ranging from David Cameron to human hair.
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My Family and Other Disasters
By Lucy Mangan
Paperback
Published 06-May-2005
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A collection of the author's "Guardian" columns that take on everything from family relations to the credit crunch and why organized sport should be abolished.
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Hell of it All
By Charlie Brooker
Hardback
Published 01-Oct-2009
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A collection of misanthropic scribblings that tackles the issues 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.
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Never Hit a Jellyfish with a Spade
By Guy Browning
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Published 13-Sep-2007
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The big things in life look after themselves. Birth, love, death - they're all terrifically exciting but they happen whether we like it or not. It's the little things in life that cause the most trouble. How do you deal with the million and one everyday challenges? Help is at hand.
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Bring it on, Baby
By Zoe Williams
Paperback
Published 30-Jun-2006
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Written by the "Guardian" journalist behind the "Anti-natal" column, this book is a straight-talking corrective to the sea of advice that engulfs pregnant women and new mums. It considers such issues as the overbearing public guidelines on what not to eat or drink, and also weighs up the relative merits of different childcare routines.
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Utterly Exasperated History of Modern Britain
By John O Farrell
Paperback
Published 15-Apr-2010
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Informs and elucidates the bizarre events, ridiculous characters and stupid decisions that have shaped Britain's story since 1945.
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Good Morning Nantwich
By Phill Jupitus
Hardback
Published 05-Aug-2010
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What possesses a right-minded comedian to quit the day job for life as a breakfast radio DJ?
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Nee Naw
By Suzi Brent
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Published 04-Mar-2010
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When you dial 999 for an ambulance, Suzi's could be the voice you hear on the other end of the phone. Working in one of the country's busiest control rooms, it is her job to stay on the phone until the ambulance arrives, and to give instructions that could save your life. This title takes you on a tour of life in the emergency lane.
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Happyslapped by a Jellyfish
By Karl Pilkington
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Published 01-May-2008
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A collection of insights and anecdotes, diary entries, poems, 'true' facts and cartoons on travel. It includes the author's reflections on life back in England, from Salford joy riders to what his girlfriend's mum and dad have for dinner on a Thursday.
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Tickling the English
By Dara O Briain
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Published 01-Apr-2010
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Why do the English pretend to be unhappy all the time? Why can't they accept they rank about 5th, in everything? And what's with all the fudge? This book explores themes such as nostalgia, identity, eccentricity, gin drinking and occasional violence. It is an eye-opening journey through the Sceptred Isle.
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