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Humour
I Never Knew There Was a Word for it
By Adam Jacot de Boinod
Paperback
Published 05-Aug-2010
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A compendium that includes three of the author's acclaimed books about language - "The Wonder of Whiffling", "The Meaning of Tingo" and "Toujours Tingo".
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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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Bleak Expectations
By Mark Evans
Hardback
Published 15-Nov-2012
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Recounts the adventures of young Pip Bin as he tries to repair his destroyed family and distinctly damaged life, aided by his best friend Harry Biscuit and definitely not aided by his cruel and ironically named guardian Mr Gently Benevolent and his accomplices, the fearsome Hardthrasher siblings.
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Literary Life
By Posy Simmonds
Hardback
Published 27-Nov-2003
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This work consists of approximately 50 "Literary Life" cartoons, as serialized weekly every Saturday in the "Guardian Review",and a selection of short stories.
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Suspicious Packages and Extendable Arms
By Tim Dowling
Hardback
Published 31-Aug-2003
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A collection of comical pieces from the "Guardian". This title deals with everything from television and the Royal family to identity theft and chimpanzee rights.
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Why Are You So Fat?
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Hardback
Published 01-Nov-2010
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The hilarious book of all the best on-pitch repartee and banter -- the fine art of sledging
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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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Charlie Brooker's Screen Burn
By Charlie Brooker
Paperback
Published 04-Oct-2012
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'These days, watching television is like sitting in the back of Travis Bickle's taxicab, staring through the window at a world of relentless, churning shod ...' Cruel, gleeful, frequently outrageous and always hilarious, this book collects the much-loved Guardian Guide columns into one package. It can make anyone laugh out loud.
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1,227 QI Facts to Blow Your Socks Off
By John Lloyd
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Published 01-Nov-2012
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Includes some of the facts such as: cows moo in regional accents; the entire internet weighs less than a grain of sand; the dialling code from Britain to Russia is 007; potatoes have more chromosomes than human beings; the London Underground has made more money from its famous map than it has from running trains and more.
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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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