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  • The Not Terribly Good Book of Heroic Failures

    An intrepid selection from the original volumes

    by Stephen Pile ...
    Last year Stephen Pile attempted to deliver a daring blow to the success ethic that so pervades Western culture. To his dismay, The Ultimate Book of Heroic Failures sold many copies and even became the Sunday Times 'Humour Book of the Year.'Nothing daunted, Stephen returns with a new selection which brings together the very best of his original classic titles - The Book of Heroic Failures and The ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Ultimate Book of Heroic Failures

    by Stephen Pile ...
    THE SUNDAY TIMES HUMOUR BOOK OF THE YEAR'One of the few books to make me laugh out loud' Sunday ExpressWith Stephen Pile's The Ultimate Book of Heroic Failures, celebrate the very best in failure with this all new collection of outrageously funny misadventures from the author of the classic number one bestseller The Book of Heroic Failures.Anyone can be a success, but it takes re... ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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    by Noel Botham ...
    Did you know… The Sumerians were the first to brew beer, and all the brewers were women? If you didn't - then read on. If you are intrigued by the odd, fascinated by the fantastic or tickled by trivia, then this is the book for you. The Useless Information Society was formed by some of Britain's best-loved journalists, writers and entertainers, including Keith Waterhouse, Richard Littlejohn, Suggs ... Read more

    $5.39 USD

  • The World's Stupidest Instructions

    by Michael O'Mara Books ...
    Series Book 4 - The World's Stupidest
    If you have ever attempted to swallow a mattress or have forgotten to remove clothes before ironing them then this book will become a vital survival tool. For the rest of us it is a collection of the oddest, funniest and frankly most worrying instructions taken from genuine products around the world. Manufacturers from Turin to Tokyo seem truly concerned that we know their products may be hot ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Funny You Should Ask . . .

    Your Questions Answered by the QI Elves

    by The QI Elves ...
    The perfect gift for all those big and little kids in your life who ask 'why...?'.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ZOE BALLPre-order the next book in this series, 222 QI Answers to Your Quite Ingenious Questions, published in paperback on 3rd November.'QI have outdone themselves!' ALAN DAVIES'Fabulous . . . A cracker of a book!' SUE PERKINS'The QI Elves are barnstormingly brilliant.' ZOE BALL</... ... Read more

    $11.89 USD

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  • Napoleon's Buttons

    by Penny Le Couteur, Jay Burreson ...
    Napoleon's Buttons is the fascinating account of seventeen groups of molecules that have greatly influenced the course of history. These molecules provided the impetus for early exploration, and made possible the voyages of discovery that ensued. The molecules resulted in grand feats of engineering and spurred advances in medicine and law; they determined what we now eat, drink, and wear. A change ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Greatest Mysteries of the Unexplained

    by Andrew Holland, Lucy Doncaster ...
    Many strange events defy explanation. This book is a compendium of some of the world's most mystifying conundrums, which are guaranteed to bewilder and intrigue.From the mysterious disappearance of Lord Lucan, by way of paranormal powers, to bizarre phenomena thrown up by nature, this fantastic collection of off-the-wall investigations also features scary curses, uncanny prophecies, weird medical ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • QI: The Third Book of General Ignorance

    by John Lloyd, John Mitchinson, James Harkin, Andrew Hunter Murray ...
    The Third Book of General Ignorance gathers together 180 questions, both new and previously featured on the BBC TV programme's popular 'General Ignorance' round, and show why, when it comes to general knowledge, none of us knows anything at all.Who invented the sandwich? What was the best thing before sliced bread? Who first ate frogs' legs? Which cat never changes its spots? What did Lady Godiva ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Uncle John's OLD FAITHFUL 30th Anniversary Bathroom Reader

    by Bathroom Readers' Institute ...
    Series series Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Annual
    Celebrate the big 3-0 with this thrilling 30th edition of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader—and cheers to 30 more!2018 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Gold Winner in HumorWhat's even more trusty and awe-inspiring than Old Faithful, the Yellowstone geyser that erupts 17 times a day? Uncle John and the Bathroom Readers' Institute! Every year for the past three decades, Uncle John and his team of tireless ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Strange History

    Mysterious Artifacts, Macabre Legends, Boneheaded Blunders & Mind-Blowing Facts

    by Editors of Portable Press ...
    Series series Strange Series
    Bizarre historical tidbits about quirky queens, hippopotamus soup, shrunken heads, and much more!This exciting title from the folks at the Bathroom Readers' Institute contains the strangest short history articles from over thirty Bathroom Readers, along with fifty all-new pages. From the twentieth century to the Old West, from the Age of Enlightenment to the Dark Ages, from ancient cultures all ... Read more

    $12.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Idiots at Work

    Chronicles of Workplace Stupidity

    by Leland Gregory ...
    What's the strangest question employers have been asked during an interview? Among the responses:* What is it you people do at this company?* Why aren't you in a more interesting business?* Will the company move my rock collection from California to Maryland?* Does you company have a policy regarding concealed weapons?--from Idiots at Work: Chronicles of Workplace StupidityLeland Gregory once ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 1,342 QI Facts To Leave You Flabbergasted

    by John Lloyd, John Mitchinson, James Harkin ...
    'I love these books ... the best books ever. Brilliant' Chris EvansThis is an astonishing trove of the strangest, funniest, and most improbable tidbits of knowledge from the clever lot at the hugely popular BBC quiz show QI.The sock-blasting, jaw-dropping, side-swiping phenomenon that is QI serves up a sparkling new selection of 1,342 facts to leave you flabbergasted.Did you know that:Trees sleep ... Read more

    $10.59 USD