Rich Hall invites us into his world as he describes his idyllic childhood in Tennessee, helping to operate his grandfolks' backyard nuclear plant; explains how he sold his soul to the Devil (and how the Devil tried to sell it back); and questions what people breathed before oxygen was discovered.

For his many friends and fans, Peter Cook was quite simply the funniest man they'd ever encountered. And nearly eight years since his death, his status as one of Britain's greatest comedians shows no sign of shrinking. This collection ranges from Cook's first writing to transcripts of his late, great TV appearances.

Prose fiction, although not always associated with classical antiquity, did in fact flourish in the early Roman Empire, principally in the Greek ideal romance of love and adventure to which they are related. This work includes stories, covering a range of classical themes: ideal romance, travel adventure, historical fiction, and comic parody.

Reissued to tie-in with the 30th anniversary of Monty Python's Flying Circus. The nine incredible episodes of the tall, tall, tales which formed the TV series, written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones and starring Michael Palin.

From Islay to Orkney, from Scotland to Ireland, and from Japan to New Zealand, this fourth edition incorporates a helpful rating system for each malt's sweetness, peatiness and availability and a new guide to cost, as well as sections on 'historical' whiskies and on regionalisation.

Presents military memoirs of life in the ranks during world war 2.