Humour

Tells us the stories of inventors, Nobel Prize winners, scientists, actresses, escapees, engineers, kings, architects, pop stars, criminals, supermodels, tennis champions, opera singers and many more who have benefited from happy serendipity. This title celebrates the type of unexpected good fortune we all dream of.

A romantic deck, featuring text and seven activities.

Features simple artwork drawn on index cards.

Stephen Colbert wasThe Daily Show's longest-running and most diverse correspondent. His personality, insight and general rightness led toThe Colbert Report, a half-hour TV platform for his views on the issues of the day and, more importantly, why everyone else's views are just plain wrong. InI Am America ...

Suitable for those who have just spotted another teenile person (someone who is far too old for what they wear), eaten some crapas (a bad example of the Spanish food craze) or you're stuck in the middle of apathy hour (what happy hour usually feels like), this dictionary offers sassy sayings, fashionable phrases and words.

This collection of hundreds of words from English speakers around the world - complete with space and an invitation to add your own - is a wonderfully entertaining celebration of the spoken word and the people who take pleasure in it.After all, what other language has fifty-seven words for the TV remote control?

A guide to the slip-free, risk assessed crazy criminal world of Britain in the 21st Century.

Dictators' pets are too often ignored, but no longer. They're all here in this hilarious collection of madcap ditties. The volume also includes a Holy Roman Opera, "Turmoil in Brindisi" about a long-forgotten ecumenical council called by Pope Sixtus the Sixth, an equally forgotten pope, and philosophers' ...

Sean Thomas was single, thirty-seven and, by his own admission, just 'a tiny bit desperate' to meet the woman of his dreams, when he was asked by the editor of "Men's Health" to try Internet dating.

Groovy old men still move with the times. They were also present at the birth of youth culture in the 50s. A humorous, entertaining and occasionally provocative commentary on older male life in the noughties, this book invents then dissects the Groovy Old Men phenomenon, and peers into the glamorous world of Groovy Old Men of the future.

A cosy duvet and a hot drink, a supportive friend and a stack of old films - when we're out of sorts, these are the things that help us get well. This title presents the pick-me-up for a friend or loved one who's feeling under the weather.

Presents a way to celebrate a friend or loved one's birthday.

You know you're getting old when...

... you stop seeing the speed limit as a challenge.

... you have a party and the neighbours don't even realise it.

If this sounds all too familiar, this handy guide will help determine whether you're creaking gently into your autumn years or can still kick it with the kids!

Snap on your suspenders, whip out the ice cream and delve into this book for some great ideas on how to spice up your sex life.
From Randy Raffles to Blind Man in the Buff, Truth or Bare to The Great Knicker Chase, you'll never want to play board games again...

Birds do it, bees do it...

This collection of amorous quotations and beautiful photos from the natural world is guaranteed to melt your heart. Perfect for all animal lovers - great and small.

Bursting at the seams with inspirational quotes and beautiful photos, this book is a delightful celebration of everything that is great about fathers. For the father who is always there for you, offering help, advice, and love, this loving, thoughtful gift will show him how much you appreciate it and how much you care.

There's no escaping Cupid's arrow in this exquisite collection of romantic quotations and beautiful, sensual photographs. With amorous offerings from the likes of Shakespeare, Byron, and Barrett Browning, this love nest of starry-eyed sayings will warm the hearts of passionate people everywhere.

Bursting at the seams with quotes and photos, this book is a delightful celebration of everything that is great about mothers. For the mother who is always there for you, offering help, advice, and love, this loving, thoughtful gift will show her how much you appreciate it and how much you care.

We all have birthdays and the older we get, the quicker they come around. Despite the dodgy knitted cardi from your gran and reduced sale items from your dotty aunt, your birthday should be a day to remember. On the bright side, at least you've got a valid excuse for any wild and drunken behaviour.