Early in 2008, my husband died, after forty very eventful years together. Devastated by his loss, I finished writing the biography he had started, depicting those years, and titled it See You Later, Darlin, which was his catchphrase. A tribute to him and the other West Indian immigrants who came to Britain in the 1950s, the book is full of passion and soul. It tells of the courage shown by a generation to whom so much is owed. Shocking in parts, but yet it is uplifting too. Following the b...

With his own BBC One chat show and regular slot on Radio 2 Graham Norton has become a hugely popular presenter and comedian.

Christmas is looming. Will your mother-in-law present you with yet another hideous jersey this year? How are you going to cope with Granny's peke or the undesirable in-laws? Has the row about where to spend the holiday already started, and it's only August?Jilly Cooper has the answer to everything. Whether you should seek refuge in the cooking sherry or suggest a wholesome family walk, Jilly offers, in her own irrepressible style, sound but often h...

The jaw-dropping and joyful story of a life like no other - from one of Britain's best loved writers and actors'Funny, sad, totally no-holds-barred' The Scotsman'No life can really be all black, right? Even during the darkest times, what got me through that bleakness was laughter and time. With enough of both of these things I reckon you could get over just about anything.'Nick Frost burst onto our screens in a blaze of camo fatigues and weaponry a...

A FREE extended extract from Slap and Tickle: The Unusual History of Sex and The People Who Have It.Slap and Tickle is a romp through the enduringly popular subject of sex, embracing vivid literature, language, history, and personalities.It covers sex in all its delightful variety, taking a light-hearted look at the biological mechanics, and drawing on the intimate true-life stories of sex-havers young and old, professional and amateur. Slap and Tickle is eclectic, entertaini...

Harry Hill's unexpurgated diary of his year promises to do for the celebrity memoir what the Hadron Collider has done for particle acceleration.Think Samuel Pepys meets Katie Price.This frank and sometimes controversial diary details one hectic year in the eye of the showbiz storm, cut with a heavy mix of the day-to-day goings-on in Bexhill, where Harry lives at home with his mother and occasional Filipino fiancée, Lay Dee.Follow the near fatal goings-on during Harr...

Coming-of-age stories from much loved radio royalty, DJ and TV personality Nick Grimshaw - now with a new chapter.'Hilarious and quintessentially Nick. Unapologetically himself always, and that's what I love the most' Dua Lipa'Very funny, very sweet and full of charm -- a bit like the man himself' Graham NortonFrom partying with pop stars and chatting breeze on the radio, to drinking too much, to not drinking at all...

'You won't find a singsong entry in this book that says, 'Magic happens' or 'Climb a tree with a child.' There are no pictures of cuddly animals . . . It's the stuff I wish somebody, anybody, had told me twenty years ago.'No tattoos before you're thirty is a collection of witty, modern truths aimed more towards the realities of everyday life than the value of eating your greens. It's fun, irreverent and crammed with insight into contemporary life.Visit Sam's...

The world is a confusing place, especially for children, and their innocent observations and questions can be side-splittingly hilarious. They can also be a tiny bit embarrassing if you're, say, behind an elderly gentleman at a busy checkout and your little angel asks you...'is that man all wrinkly because he's been in the bath too long?'

Here is all the advice you don't want to hear from your parents, and if you're a parent, you don't want to have to tell your kids. Stuff such as:- Why you should think twice about a threesome- Who gets rid of the condom after sex- How to avoid an attack (and how to fight back)- Why you should never eat nuts in a public bar- How to play safe with party drugsFollowin...

Andrew Collins was born 37 years ago in Northampton. His parents never split up, in fact they rarely exchanged a cross word. No-one abused him. Nobody died. He got on well with his brother and sister and none of his friends drowned in a canal. He has never stayed overnight in a hospital and has no emotional scars from his upbringing, except a slight lingering resentment that Anita Barker once mocked the stabilisers on his bike. Where Did It All Go Right? is a jealous memoir writte...

This book is designed for people who are learning English as a foreign language and wish to improve their use of English slang. This is the second set of 101 slang terms by the author.This book contains 101 slang terms that are frequently used in English, arranged alphabetically. The slang terms are mild, i.e. they are not extremely offensive. However, some of the terms should be used carefully. For example, calling someone (particularly a stranger) an airhead to their face could p...