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'Twas the Night before Mother's Day, Mum lay awake. The sense of excitement Was too much to take...' A hilarious poem and cartoons about a mother anticipating the joys of Mother's Day, from two outstanding Australian creators.

Even the most tyrannical of despots or the most scholarly of geniuses probably had a 'Mister Cuddles' or 'Big Ted' at some point in their childhood. As the book's title suggests, this is a collection of bears that could have belonged to the rich and famous. Whether it's politicians, heads of state, artists, spiritual leaders, inventors, revolutionaries, entertainers or entrepreneurs, the teddy bears reflect the personalities/traits of their owners.

A fur-reaching catalogue of catchy cat words that I purrpussfully scratched together for you. Catisfy your litterary cravings!

Dogs hold a special place in the hearts of New Zealanders. We enjoy their company, admire their hard work on the farm, or guiding and protecting us, and we even have 'Dog' as one of our national icons. Here is a gift book especially for New Zealand dog lovers, bringing together a heart-warming collection of New Zealand dogs, from past to the present. There are famous dogs, working dogs, police dogs, and show dogs and odd dogs complete the selection. Flick through the pages to see the dog run and fetch the ball! The story of our can... read more

A 'dangerous book for men' - how to embrace life to the full and how to be your own man. Call yourself a man? You do? Do you even know what a real man is? Are you a six-foot-one Adonis who wears all the latest fashions, moisturises regularly, visits spas for pleasure and never does anything wrong? Or do you drink twenty pints every Friday night, guzzle a kebab on the way home and then fart yourself to sleep? It's time to stop being the man everyone expects you to be and be the one you want to be. Learn how to: - Pick locks,... read more

Layabout Kevin Dolittle is looking forward to a summer on the dole when WINZ thrusts him into action as a trainee shepherd. Kevin soon discovers he can communicate with a flock of renegade sheep, led by Jonkey (who replaced an old ewe called Helen). It’s not just the sheep who get roasted in this satire of New Zealand politics.

A hilarious tour of the state of our mother tongue, from the people who brought you Am I Alone In Thinking ...?, Sign Language is a collection the most inappropriate, confusing, poorly translated and mind-bogglingly bizarre signs from around the world. Few things amuse and appal Telegraph readers as much as the abuse, misuse, mistranslation and outright mangling of the English language. So, for the past three years the Telegraph has run a weekly feature inviting members of the public to send in photographs of menus, health and safe... read more

This is a perfect men's manual for life in the 21st century. This men's manual to life in the 21st century is now in paperback! Derived from the magazine's popular feature, "Esquire The Rules" provides plenty of light-hearted reading, manly musings and good advice. Its entertainment to live by, covering work to sex and everything in between, including Rule Number 581: If the bartender has a mullet, ordering a martini is probably a bad idea.

Thanks to this attractive and authoritative compendium, hapless modern-day parents will at last profit from the wisdom of an era when Britain led the world in matters of industry, empire and child-rearing...

Take a truly technicolour tour of one of the most remarkable construction projects of 2009 in all its architectural glory. British broadcaster, writer and toy 'nut-case' James May lived a childhood dream by designing, building and sleeping in a quite stunning full-size house inspired by and completely made from LEGO, one of the world's most favourite toys and a design icon in its own right. James May's "Lego House" provides a complete photographic record of this stunning creation which now proudly holds the Guinness World Record fo... read more

What does it mean to be a Kiwi?Ask a hundred New Zealanders and you'll get as many different answers, but whether you're from Eketahuna or Timbuktu, a very good place to start is with Kevyn Male's gallery of homespun, heart-warming and irrepressibly tongue-in-cheek shots of people, places and products. Tip-Top ice-cream, Buzzy Bee, Julia Moore and other notables rub shoulders with such unsung but unmissable characters as bungy jumpers, rugby locks, dairy farmers, Maori DJs and others. A photographic treat that will raise a tear and... read more

Culled from the author's extensive collection of witticisms and pithy sayings, this hoard of wisdom from writers, philosophers, politicians, actors, and others demonstrates the power of the question 'What if?' to alter the way we think about our world, using these possibilities to bolster an argument or drive home a point. With ifferisms on topics ranging from gender relations to the human condition itself, this informative gem is sure to have readers and linguaphiles dispensing ageless advice and intriguing anecdotes to family and... read more

A Mammoth Compendium of the Best Jokes, Gags and One-Liner.Did you hear the one about the horse that walks into a bar? The likely answer to this is 'yes', but regardless, it's the classic gags that keep people laughing time after time. An Englishman, An Irishman and a Scotsman... is a fantastic celebration of all those rib-tickling and thigh-slapping jokes we have come to love over the years, together with some brand new material that will have people rolling in the aisles. Jokes range from the classic subjects of: the mother-in-la... read more

You're a rugby fan when ...you want to cheer yourself up when the results aren't going your way! This neatly-packaged hardback finds more than 100 ways to remind you what's great about being a rugby fan in a way that makes you smile. The book also contains a flick back cartoon that sees our 'real Kiwi' score a spectacular try under the posts.About the author:Jack Sharp is the author of New Zealand 50 Australia 0 (released July 2010) and It's a real Kiwi summer when ... (released November 2010).

Humourous poems about golf illustrated by the author.

A facsimile of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard Training Manual recently discovered in the attic of a house in the town. Found in a trunk amongst a pile of Hotspur comics, it belonged to Private Pike and features his handwritten marginal notes on the text plus his personal jottings on matters of rather less importance than the defence of the realm, such as films he has seen, girls he has dated and the progress of Aston Villa FC. The book bears the official crest and stamp of the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, to which the pl... read more

Crap day? Down in the dumps? Bottom fallen out of your world?
Never mind, cheer yourself up with this celebration of all things shit.

A pocket-sized collection of food-themed Simon's Cat cartoons selected from the first two Simon's Cat books. In full colour for the very first time and featuring 10 brand new cartoons, Simon's Cat is back, only smaller, cheaper and cuter.