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  • Barmy Britain - Bizarre and True Stories From Across the Nation

    by Jack Crossley ...
    A hilarious compendium of all that's weird and wonderful about life in the British Isles - the eccentric, bizarre bureaucracy and outright oddity reported over the last year by the nation's newspapers, including: Guardian headline, 'Man with false leg hit with toilet lid.'; The Astrological Magazine, 'announces that it is to cease due to unforeseen circumstances.' Jack Crossley spent some 40 years ... Read more

    $5.39 USD

  • You Really Couldn't Make It Up: More Hilarious-But-True Stories From Around Britain

    by Jack Crossley ...
    After the runaway success of You Couldn't Make It Up, Jack Crossley returns with his latest cornucopia of wonderful anecdotes and strange goings-on from around the British Isles. In his many years as a newspaper journalist, Jack Crossley has collected literally thousands of these strange but true newspaper items. They are stories that you wouldn't believe if they weren't written down in black and ... Read more

    $7.19 USD

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  • Uncle John's Bathroom Reader: Zipper Accidents

    Series series Uncle John's Bathroom Reader
    For 25 years, there's always been a home in Uncle John's Bathroom Reader for those times in life you wish you could take back--"oops" moments, embarrassing accidents, spectacular failures. Because we never get tired of reading about unfortunate accidents (as long as they're happening to someone else), here is a whole book of "the best of the worst," the troubling and funny stories of things got ... Read more

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  • Why Do Golf Balls Have Dimples?

    A Book of Weird and Wonderful Science Facts

    by Wendy Sadler ...
    Have you ever wondered why golf balls have dimples or why your hair goes frizzy in the rain? Scientist Wendy Sadler has the answers in her book of Weird and Wonderful facts. Broken down into user-friendly chapters like sport, going out, the great outdoors, food and drink and the downright weird, Wendy gives the scientific answers to life's intriguing questions, likeWhy toast always lands butter ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Wasting More Police Time

    Further Adventures in La-La Land

    The long-awaited follow-up to the bestselling Wasting Police Time. Wasting More Police Time takes readers back to the front line of British policing for more fascinating stories and insights. PC David Copperfield was widely praised for the first book, which lifted the lid on bureaucracy, mismanagement and lunacy in the modern force. Now serving police officers from all over the UK talk about ... Read more

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  • Most Interesting

    The Best of the QI App as Chosen by Users

    VIVE LA REVOLUTION!Dolphins shed and replace their skin every two hoursPluto was named by an eleven-year-old schoolgirlA donkey's personality is called its donkeyshipFreud didn't lose his virginity until the age of 30The bastion that was QI has been stormed, elves have been put to the guillotine, the readers are in charge.After nine and a half years of cumulative reading time, readers of the QI ... Read more

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    by Colin Wilson ...
    Series Book 487 - Mammoth Books
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  • Uncle John's Bathroom Reader: Wonderful World of Odd

    Series series Uncle John's Bathroom Reader
    The best of the weirdest news, facts, and fun from all over the world!Where else could you learn about a woman who broke her legs flying a pig, a student who got credit for dressing like a lobster, and a man who patented a method for determining the sex of a spinach plant? Uncle John rules the world of bizarre information and humor, so get ready to be thoroughly entertained. Read all about . . . ... Read more

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  • True Irish Ghost Stories

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    In "True Irish Ghost Stories," readers are invited on a chilling exploration of Ireland's rich tapestry of supernatural tales. This anthology navigates through the haunting corridors of Irish folklore, presenting an array of spectral narratives that capture the eerie essence of Ireland's storytelling heritage. Through a diverse collection of ghostly anecdotes and spine-tingling tales, the ... Read more

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    The fifth installment of the "Odd True Tales" series… This volume focuses exclusively on the Inquisition, and is not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach. It's divided into four chapters: Profit & Pain, Cries in the Dark, A Miscellany of Madness, Letter from Hell… ... Read more

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    Paranormal expert Hans Holzer investigates the strangest cases of possession—the rare and disturbing instances when a ghost attaches itself to a living personProfessor Hans Holzer explores the chilling phenomenon of possession: when a ghost is not yet ready to pass on to the next stage and thus inhabits a living person. These cases are not nearly as common as haunted houses or places, but do occur ... Read more

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