When Jon Holmes became a father (twice), he was asked to fill in a form detailing his family medical history. Except he couldn't, because he has no idea who his family are. Born to an unnamed, unmarried mother and an unknown father and given up for adoption at four weeks old, Jon decided to document his own history, so that one day he could pass it on to his children.It's a story of how boys grow up to become (stupid) men, of sexual misadventure, of being accidentally shot in the f...

Why was Candle in the Wind for Diana a terrible mistake?Which rock star left an unspeakable gift inside a hotel room hairdryer?What's the story behind Ozzy Osbourne and the exploding mouse?Rock and roll and rumour go together like Peaches and Geldof. Tales of outrageous excess, of the filth and the fury (not to mention the furry) are part of music's heritage.Whether they're true or bare-faced lies, ...

The must-have look at the world from the team behind Radio 4's THE NOW SHOW.THE NOW SHOW BOOK boldly tackles all the superlatives that other books avoid. It does this by means of making stuff up and scrupulously avoiding too much research, insight, or fact. Unless the fact is funnier. And legal to mention.Split into illuminating subject sections, categories include:Biggest Scare StoryWorst Political GaffeMost Hated Corporate Jargon

Armando Iannucci returns for the second series of his show where he and his guests pull apart the news with a heady mix of topical comedy, messed-about archive, chat and outrageous fibs, recorded in front of a live studio audience. The guests across the complete six episodes of Series 2 include Chris Addison ('In The Loop'), Jo Brand, Clive Anderson, Mark Watson, Stewart Lee, Phill Jupitus, Dave Gorman ('Genius') and Jack Dee. 'The best comedy on Radio' - Independent.

Creator of 'The Thick of It' & 'I'm Alan Partridge', Armando Iannucci hosts the complete 4th series of his award-winning show. Series guests include Phill Jupitus, David Mitchell, Dave Gorman, Dara O'Briain, Miranda Hart and Chris Addison ('In The Loop'). Armando Iannucci and his guests pull apart the news with a heady mix of topical comedy, messed-about archive, chat and outrageous fibs, recorded in front of a live studio audience. Across the series, with Britain looking forward to the 20...

Creator of 'The Thick of It' and 'I’m Alan Partridge', Armando Iannucci hosts the complete third series of his Sony Award-winning radio show. 'The best comedy on Radio' - Independent. Armando Iannucci returns once more for the third series of his show where he and his guests pull apart the news with a heady mix of topical comedy, messed-about archive, chat and outrageous fibs, recorded in front of a live studio audience. The guests across the complete six episodes of Series 3 include Micha...

THE NOW SHOW BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS boldly tackles all the superlatives that other books of world records avoid. It does this by means of making stuff up and scrupulously avoiding too much research, insight, or fact. Unless the fact is funnier. And legal to mention.The CD will contain extracts from the selected by the team themselves.(p) 2009 Orion Publishing Group

Many pastors feel ill-equipped to handle the challenges that arise when a couple is going through marital difficulties.If you are or have been in this situation before, this book shows church leaders how to counsel married couples from both a logical and biblical perspective.Author and pastor Jonathan Holmes offers you a practical guide to get started with the first sessions and then offers specific guidance on nine of the most common topics that come up in...

One of the most serious challenges to environmentalism that has emerged in the 1990s is the so-called Wise Use movement. While operating under the guise of an independent movement of small landowners, it is in reality a backlash against environmental protection measures, funded and organized by corporations with a vested interest in preventing further environmental gains. Let the People Judge collects the writings of a wide range of thinkers on the Wise Use movement and the contro...

Today’s best mystery writers feature Arthur Conan Doyle’s inimitable Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in an anthology of original holiday whodunits.Berkley Prime Crime is proud to present More Holmes for the Holidays—in which the beloved duo returns to the scene of the crime. Includes stories by:Anne Perry * Loren D. Estleman * Carolyn Wheat * Peter Lovesey * Bill Crider * Daniel Stashower * Edward Hoch * Tanith Lee * Jon Breen * L.B. Greenwood * Bar...

Romanen om mönsterbutlern Stevens som ger sig iväg i sin husbondes bil på sitt livs första semester har blivit en modern klassiker. Författaren låter med ojämförlig mästerlighet den korrekte butlern ta läsaren med på en resa genom den engelska landsbygden 1956. Och genom sina egna minnen. Återstoden av dagen är en sorglig och humoristisk betraktelse över den vanliga människans demokratiska ansvar och en skarpsinnig och ironisk berättelse om missriktad idealism.

The game's afoot! Read all-new Sherlock Holmes stories and speculative essays, praised as "of the highest order and should be required for every Sherlockian shelf" (Rocky Mountain News).Eccentric, coldly rational, brilliant, doughty, exacting, lazy-in full bohemian color the world's most famous literary detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his loyal companion Dr. John Watson, investigate a series of previously unrecorded cases in this collection of totally original and confounding tales...