Stories about mostly successful men who...don't want to be famous; who brown the earth; who turn sails into cinemas; who told Guardiola how to play; who planned for immortality; who could be trusted; who hummed; who lost Spot, and many more.

A series of short, very short, pieces about this, that and the other. It's an antidote to so much writing that is serious, significant and very definitely about Something. If not about nothing, at most it's about not very much.

Short stories, monologues, 'recipes', funeral orations, career stories, business affairs, and Bands Of History, such as The History Of Rock Music In Ten Bands including Seventeen & The Doo-Wops, and Hamburg & The Number Ones. A connecting theme? Well, sort of: ataraxia - peace of mind. How much some people want it, others have given up hope of obtaining it, some win it, some earn it. See what you think.

24 irreverent, amusing, heart breaking, Christmas themed short stories for the 24 days before Christmas. Each story is like opening an advent calendar: you don't know what you're going to find, but you're sure to enjoy it. Meet the Santa Monkeys, the Ghosts of Christmas Future, and a wandering star. Discover what happened at the Bethlehem Arms, why there was plenty of gold but no frankincense or myrrh, and what it would be like if every day was Christmas Day. Each story is dated from 1st t...

There are many monologues books on the market but very few provide rich material for comedy. This collection from up and coming comedian & actress Katy Wix plugs that gap and provides female performers with the kind of wonderfully warm and interesting characters that they need – and deserve.A comedian and writer, Wix has for the past few years been writing audition speeches for students at drama schools including RADA, LAMDA, Drama Centre and The Royal Welsh College of Music and Dr...

A witty, stylish and indispensable guide to being a modern man. It is tough being a man in the twenty-first century. First there are the big dilemmas, like how to get a pay rise and how to suck up to your boss. Then there are the minor irritations: how do you beat jet-lag, and how do you stop your trousers sliding off their hangers? And finally there are all those things you ought to know, but don't: how to jump-start a car, how to buy lingerie, how to stop smoking, how to tie a Windsor Kn...

Pieces of My Life will make you feel all the author's emotions as your own. You will embark in the most wonderful experience of Life.

‘Funny, touching and ludicrously British.’ India Knight‘Makes Christmas slightly less awful.’ Al MurrayGet ready for a belly-aching good time with this side-splittingly funny book sure to delight all your best mates.A Very British Christmas is a twelve-stage sleigh ride through the best, worst, strangest and funniest aspects of the Christmas holiday, with cultural icons saluted, national habits dissected and personal remini...

A must-read collection of stories by Scottish crime writer Val McDermid, "one of the bright lights of the mystery field" ( The Washington Post ).Val McDermid's novels have won the Los Angeles Times Book of the Year Award and the Crime Writers' Association's Gold Dagger and Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for outstanding achievement. Enjoyed by millions of fans worldwide, her intelligent, incisive crime fiction showc...

A hilarious field guide to the world’s most remarkable and unusual creatures: the English.Thanks to television documentaries by Bruce Parry and David Attenborough, we are better acquainted with the hunting rituals of the San bushmen and the mating habits of Papua New Guinean tribes than we are with the everyday lives of that most peculiar of species – the English.Matt Rudd has been getting to know this curious breed, and now you’ll be able to spot the English in any number ...

A new revolutionary phonic reading scheme. Learn To Read With Phonics teaches reading rapidly, in as little as six months PROVEN! Children love reading about the humorous adventures of Sam and his friends. They hardly realise that within each fun story are disguised phonic sounds. Learning to read with Guinea Pig has never been so easy or so much fun. This exciting scheme has been written by a Surrey teacher and tutor catering for the needs of the children she teaches. The scheme works wel...

Child: Dad, I’m hungryDad: Hello hungry, I’m Dad!Celebrate the sense of humour that’s so bad it’s great with this ultimate collection of dad jokes. From cheesy one-liners to puns so terrible that they should probably be illegal, this book has it all – it’s sure to make you laugh and cry.