Humour & Gift Books

Suitable for those who are driven to wonder just what is the matter with people these days.

Offers a feast of bizarre facts, fiends and freaks. This book is suitable for those intrigued by the stranger aspects of our planet and its inhabitants.

Discusses the various issues facing the Met - riots, forensics, political correctness, IT, drugs and advanced interrogation techniques. This book contains some practical exercises at the end of each chapter including a helpful 'Spot the Drug Addict' picture quiz. It helps you to become one of the Met's top dogs.

A New York Times bestseller, the official book of the hugely popular Icanhascheezburger site collects hundreds of the best Lolcat pictures and captions.

A collection of fantastical stories of far-away lands.

Introduces Howard Moon, Vince Noir, Naboo, Bollo, Bob Fossil, Old Gregg, the Moon, and other characters on a journey in to the world of the mighty boosh.

Cats once were proud, shrewd, independent animals who lived life on our own terms. But then came a life of domestication, comfort and free health care. And now cats are in danger of losing our sense of adventure completely. Fluffy and Bonkers say it's time to fight back and regain control of your rightful place as ruler of the roost once again.

Penguins. They are inescapable. Thanks to blockbuster movies like March of the Penguins and Happy Feet these adorable little birds are everywhere from lunch boxes to computer games. We've seen them dance, we've seen them fall in love, we've even seen them surf, but perhaps what we all want is to see them wreaking havoc? In 94 hilarious cartoons, this book shows exactly what happens when penguins

If ever there was a book to make you switch off your television set, The Dangerous Book for Boys was it. And now, from the same authors, after the success of Things to Do and Things to Know, comes The Pocket Dangerous Book for Boy: The Natural World -- packed with fascinating facts and tantalising trivia about the world around us.

Everyone loves to doodle, whether they mean to or not. When you're on the phone, in a meeting or just on your lunch break. This book helps you to vent this creativity with over 200 starting points to get your creative juices flowing.

Offers an irreverent look at culture and learning.

The hilarious follow up to 2007's Sunday Times Bestseller DO ANTS HAVE ARSEHOLES?

Containing the fabrications of Fry and friends, this title presents a feast of fascinating facts, from fish and frogs to ferrets and Freemasons, from the frozen fields of Finland to the fruit-fringed forests of Fiji, filled with flies, flags, flamingos, fleas, floods, flowers, fog, food, football, forests, fossils, fungi, fur, and furniture.

Includes puzzles, riddles, tongue twisters, and several jokes. This work also contains characters such as Bin Laden (or Bin Baby), The Posse, Bin Ladketeers, NSA Agent Jimmy Dorch, Patty Hurst and Moonie.

Have you ever wondered why most books of quotations are stuffed full of rather pedestrian quotes by people you've never heard of? This quotation book gathers the truest and funniest insights of the best minds, and organises them into 250 subjects, from ambition to worry, (or from artichokes to woodpeckers).

Offers a celebration of the role of beloved husbands. This book provides: ideas for celebrating wedding anniversaries - and how to avert disaster if you forget; tips and tales for various stages of husbandhood - from nervous bridegroom to senior spouse; and, advice on keeping your household running smoothly - basic DIY and beyond.

Presents some of the very best of Humphrey Lyttelton's local histories from BBC Radio's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue show. This book discusses about the background and inhabitants of Britain's towns and cities.

If ever there was a book to make you switch off your television set, The Dangerous Book for Boys was it. And now, from the same authors, after the success of Things to Do and Things to Know, comes The Pocket Dangerous Book for Boy: Facts, Figures and Fun.

'Colemanballs 14' includes more of the world's best media 'foot in mouth' sayings and hilarious sporting quotes, most of which have originally appeared in Private Eye's 'Colemanballs' column.