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Large 9780224101288

Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh

$29.99 AUD

Category: Humour

Allie Brosh, the "gut-bustingly funny" (NPR), award-winning, and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hyperbole and a Half, shares a new collection of autobiographical and illustrated essays. A Touchstone book. Touchstone has a great book for every reader.

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Large 9780646807478

A Minute of Your Time - 30 Years of Cartoons by John Polly Farmer by John Farmer

$49.99 AUD

Category: Humour

For over thirty years cartoonist John "Polly" Farmer has been commenting on the news of the day in Tasmanian newspapers the Mercury and the Sunday Tasmanian. Now, for the first time, his work appears in a collection that acts as a chronological record of the local, state, national and international issu es that have shaped our lives over the last four decades. ...Show more

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Big Dog, Little Dog by Seth Casteel

$39.99 AUD

Category: Humour

From the bestselling photographer behind Underwater Dogs and Underwater Puppies, a new irresistibly cute concept featuring tiny dogs and giant dogs side by side. A collection of stunning photographs, each featuring two dogs: one big, one small. These unexpected pairs are utterly adorable, making this bo ok the perfect gift for the biggest (or littlest) dog lover in your life, or the perfect coffee-table book for anyone who loves cute pups. ...Show more

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Large 9781529038651

Perpetual Disappointments Diary #4 by Nick Asbury

$19.99 AUD

Category: Humour

Most Disappointing Edition Yet 'Best. Diary. Ever' - Metro 'Cheeringly depressing' - Guardian 'Abandon all hope, ye who buy it' - New York Times Perpetual Disappointments Diary by Nick Asbury, the downbeat weekly journal for pessimists, stoics and losers everywhere, returns with its most disappointi ng edition yet. Ground yourself with Realistic Mindfulness Prompts, Demotivational Proverbs, Unhelpful Folk Rhymes, and reminders of Notable Deaths. Travel the world with Useful Phrases translated into four languages ('A table for one, please', 'I have destroyed my hire car') plus advice for surviving Even Worse Case Scenarios (Fighting a crocodile while tired, Surviving an elephant stampede while running into an ex). Fill an idle moment with a Boring Crossword, and overcome creative blocks using Bleak Strategies. This may not be your year. But this is definitely your diary. This Edition includes:Realistic Mindfulness Prompts, Demotivational Proverbs, Unhelpful Folk Rhymes, Bleak Strategies, Even Worse Case Scenarios, Boring Crosswords, Notable Deaths, Bank Insecurity Questions, People Who Never Call, Notes Towards A Dull Novel, Pointless Doodles. This diary is not specific to one year - they are all basically the same. ...Show more

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Large 9780762462681

Alien - Hissing Xenomorph + Illustrated Book: With Sound

$17.99 AUD

Category: Humour

Based on the sci-fi horror blockbuster Alien franchise, this one-of-a-kind kit features a Xenomorph bust figure with pop-out inner mandible head and hissing sound at the push of a button, a must-have collectible for fans of the cult series. Also included is a 48-page book featuring quotes and full-colo r photos from the original 1979 Alien film Kit includes: * Xenomorph bust figure with pop-out inner mandible head. Includes hissing sound at the push of a button. * 48-page book featuring quotes and full-color photos from the original 1979 Alien film ...Show more

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Large 9781838939021

Funny Ha Ha: 80 of the Funniest Stories Ever Written by Paul Merton (Editor)

$34.99 AUD

Category: Humour

The Sunday TimesHumour Book of the Year. 80 of the funniest stories ever written, selected and introduced by Paul Merton. From Anton Chekhov to Ali Smith, from P.G. Wodehouse to Nora Ephron, the greatest writers are those who know how to laugh. Here, award-winning comedian and broadcaster Paul Merton br ings together his favourite funny stories of all time. Whether it's the silly, surreal, slap-stick or satirical that makes you smile, there's a story here to tickle every funny bone. From prize-winners and literary giants, to stand-up comedians and the rising stars of funny literature, this brilliant anthology is guaranteed to cheer your day. ...Show more

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Large 9780316315258

Please Don’t Eat Me by Liz Climo

$24.99 AUD

Category: Humour

Beloved author-illustrator Liz Climo is back with a hilarious take on (reluctant) friendship that will appeal to fans of We Don't Eat Our Classmates and I Want My Hat Back When a carefree bunny is approached by a voracious bear in the woods, Bunny has just one request: "Please don't eat me."   But the bear has a never-ending list of requests, and Bunny realizes maybe Bear isn't as hungry as he'd let on...maybe he just wants his new friend's company for a while.   This witty and poignant exploration of predator and prey will have children and parents alike roaring with laughter--and looking for their next meal. ...Show more

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Large 9781788166584

Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops by Shaun Bythell

$14.99 AUD

Category: Humour

A wickedly witty field guide to bookstore customers from the Person Who Doesn't Know What They Want (But Thinks It Might Have a Blue Cover) to the harried Parents Secretly After Free Childcare. It does take all kinds. If you visit bookshops more often than the grocery store, you'll recognize the types. There's the Expert (with subspecies from the Bore to the Helpful Person), the Young Family (ranging from the Exhausted to the Aspirational), Occultists (from Conspiracy Theorist to Craft Woman). Then there's the Loiterer (including the Erotica Browser and the Self-Published Author), the Bearded Pensioner (including the Lyrca Clad), the The Not-So-Silent Traveller (the Whistler, Sniffer, Hummer, Farter, and Tutter), and the Family Historian (generally Americans who come to Shaun's shop in Wigtown, Scotland). Two bonus sections include Staff and, finally, Perfect Customer -- all from Shaun Bythell (author of Confessions of a Bookseller), the funniest sell-and-tell observer in the house of books. This is the perfect read for anyone who ever felt a bookstore was home. You've been spotted! Or have you?   ...Show more

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Large 9781472275851

Stranger Planet by Nathan Pyle

$19.99 AUD

Category: Humour

The sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon Strange Planet, featuring more hilarious and poignant adventures from the fascinating inhabitants of Nathan W. Pyle's colourful world. In this eagerly awaited sequel, Nathan takes us back to his charming and instantly recognisable planet colour ed in bright pinks, blues, greens, and purples, providing more escapades, jokes and phrases. Nathan mixes his most popular Instagram comics with more than thirty original works created exclusively for this second volume to explore four major topics: traditions, nature, emotions, and knowledge. He inducts new and longtime fans into a strangely familiar world and its culture, from "cohesion" (marriage) to "mild poison" (alcohol) to the full lyrics to "The Small Eight-Legged Creature" (sung to the tune of The Itsy Bitsy Spider). Bright, colourful, and whimsical - yet charmingly familiar - Stranger Planet is out-of-this-world fun. ...Show more

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Choose Your Own Apocalypse with Kim Jong-Un and Friends by Rob Sears

$24.99 AUD

Category: Humour

There are many ways civilisation could end, even with wise, benevolent leaders like Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin watching over us. Now, in this fun interactive story of global doom, YOU decide how humanity perishes. Will we be turned to grey goo by Elon Musk's nanobots? Driven collective ly insane by Russia's most potent memes? Or smashed to atoms by someone sitting on the wrong button in North Korea? In this book, YOU will meet the leaders with the future of civilisation in their hands. And YOUR wits and judgement will decide how we all inevitably die. Or then again, maybe, just maybe, with a little positive thinking, YOU will find a way to keep us all safe long enough to expire of old age and global warming instead. Just don't get too hopeful. On every page of Choose Your Own Apocalypse with Kim Jong-un & Friends, the end of your choice is most definitely nigh. ...Show more

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Dad Dancing - A Guide for Embarrassing Dads Everywhere by Ian Allen

$19.99 AUD

Category: Humour

It's official: dads were put onto this planet to embarrass the rest of their families. This hilarious book is a spotter's guide to the innumerable ways Dad can achieve this, whether it's via ridiculous dancing, experimental facial hair, cringeworthy sportswear or putting his foot in it at funerals. Con tains a wealth of highly useful information for the discerning dad, including countdowns of the most embarrassing things Dads say in wedding speeches, the fashion fads Dad really shouldn't have bothered with and the 10 signs that Dad is having a midlife crisis, plus a handy diagrammatic guide to dancing like a dad and Dad's guides to travel, cleaning, hobbies, oneupmanship and many things besides. With all this plus a liberal scattering of charts, lists and jokes and illustrated with action shots of dads doing the things they love to do, this book is ideal for the dad in your life, or for any unsuspecting man who's about to become one. ...Show more

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Large 9780008409326

On This Day: Facts and Trivia for Every Day of the Year by James Owen (Editor); Times Books

$17.99 AUD

Category: Humour

Delve into a wealth of famous events, significant sites and momentous births and deaths. Choose a day of the year and discover the fascinating array of people, places and happenings for which it is notable. This day-by-day compendium provides a rich assortment of anniversaries from throughout the centur ies and across the world.- A day-by-day approach to the key events for each day across the years- Uncover little-known historical facts about your own special dates- Contains a helpful index arranged by year to help you find those key event anniversariesPreviously published as The Times On This Day. ...Show more

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