Книги жанра юмор и сатира
Лето!! Удивительное время года… Все в радость! И желтоглазые ромашки на лугу, и стальные отблески в листве деревьев городского парка. Мы радуемся солнцу, изнываем от жары и жаждем дождя… А заслышав гром, ожидаем первые капли с небес и, блаженствуя в прохладе, просим скорее выглянуть жаркое солнце. Наш сборник об этом… Об этом и праздниках лета, любви и откровенном… В шутку и всерьез авторы группы …
The perfect book for dog lovers everywhere – is your dog king-of-the-hill…or run of the mill!Does your dog respond to hand gestures?How about facial signals?Can he perform tricks both inside and outside?Now you can find out just how smart your dog really is by giving him or her the Dog IQ Test. With three fun quizzes designed to measure your dog’s communication skills, social behaviour, motor skil…
Все, без исключения, в какой-то момент начинаем придумывать и рисовать в своих мыслях образ Смерти, что, быть может, придет когда-нибудь за нами. Сегодня. Завтра. Послезавтра. Через месяц. Через год. А может — и через десять лет. Но задумывались ли вы о том, как, быть может, выглядит сама жизнь? Возможно, это девушка-блондинка из соседнего подъезда? А может — юноша с параллельного класса? Как знат…
Я тоже умирал в 16 лет. Знакомо? В этом сборнике лишь боль и обида на весь белый мир брошенного и никому не нужного подростка. Первая любовь? Нет! Проблемы отцов и детей? Опять мимо! Самоуничтожение, поиск себя как личности, ненависть к окружающим и т. п. Это не рассказы о периоде взросления, это рассказы, написанные в это тревожное время. Попытка убежать от реальности в мир, где тебе всё принадле…
Она могла бы сделать блистательную карьеру в солидной компании, стать квалифицированным и уважаемым специалистом, быть примером для окружающих. Но она решила стать рабыней любви, и не по той причине, как это бывает обычно. Она не испытывала острой нужды в деньгах и не имела никаких проблем в личной жизни. Нет. Понять её выбор непросто, потому что философия её жизни сама по себе очень сложна для пр…
A laugh-out-loud miscellany of everything you ever wanted to know about death. From bizarre funeral practices and macabre urban myths to lucrative jobs in the death business. Accompanied by cartoons from the creators of the hit webcomic, ‘Cyanide & Happiness.’There’s just something about the end that makes us want to run screaming back to the beginning…Did you know that three American states still…
Hadley Freeman, Guardian features writer and author of the popular ‘Ask Hadley…’ column, reminds the modern lady to ‘Be Awesome’.‘Being single is often awesome. You can leave a party when you want to, whether that be 9pm or 9am; you don't have to live in fear of ever hearing yourself described as “my better half”; and you can spend all day lying on the sofa in your pajamas watching “Murder She Wro…
A hilarious guide to dissing the dicks in your life.After years of meeting and putting up with crap people, a serious illness left Eileen Condon with plenty of time to ask herself why she ever put up with them. Her recovery was aided by countless hours spent in pubs with friend Amanda Edwards where they purged their bile about all the bullies, bitches and bastards that they have encountered.Bullie…
Due to the complicated layout, this ebook is best viewed on a tablet.Ever wanted to see Harry Hill’s nuts? Fancy a cuppa with Karl Pilkington and his Clippable Coasters? Ever wondered how Michael Jackson defied gravity with his dance moves? Then read on!Our nation’s best-loved celebrities, from Jamie Oliver to Harry Hill, the Stig to Sherrie Hewson, Karl Pilkington to Peter Jones, Ruby Wax and bey…
Following the success of ‘You Look Awfully Like the Queen’, this is a second anthology of hilarious and touching royal anecdotes, collected by Thomas Blaikie.An unfortunate culture clash occurred when a Geordie councillor was invited to one of the Queen’s informal lunches. As is the old-fashioned custom there were two puddings. The Queen enquired, ‘Would you like cake or meringue?’ ‘No, y’er not w…
An amusing, informative, controversial and utterly irreverent history of the world’s favourite word.F, U, C and K – four letters that can cause outrage, scandal, embarrassment or instant relief if you hit your thumb with a hammer.In this wide-ranging and frequently hilarious history of the F-word, Rufus Lodge searches out the origins of our language’s most popular obscenity, and chronicles its dra…
An hilarious spoof self-help book from the star of Marion & Geoff and host of the hit BBC comedy The Keith Barret Show.‘I don't feel like I have lost a wife but that I have gained a friend. I would never have met Geoff if Marion hadn't left me.’‘Marion and Geoff’ was one of the most-loved and most-acclaimed BBC comedies of recent years. Rob Brydon wrote and starred as cuckolded Welsh cabbie Keith …
The third in the series of silent adventures of the trouserless man, whose cartoon antics abroad showcase the most fun you can have with your trousers off.Enter the extraordinarily ordinary world of a half-dressed man.In the world of ROGER, silence speaks volumes, whether in the workplace, at leisure, or on his travels.The third book in the trilogy takes ROGER outside the womb-like comfort zone of…
This collection of Russell Brand's columns for The Guardian not only follows the drama and tumult of the domestic and international football season but also a season in the life of one of our most celebrated comic talents.Brand chronicles events both on and off the pitch as he travels between Upton Park and Hollywood. In his literary riffings, football legends and newfound heroes brush shoulders w…
A collection of remarkable and completely made-up correspondence from the great and the good across history.Many books have collated the exceptional letters and personal writing of the famous, offering a fascinating insight into well-known figures’ personal lives and hidden desires. But what of the undistinguished epistles of the renowned? Can their less auspicious musings divulge clues to their h…