‘Marriage is a very good thing, but I think it is a mistake to make a habit out of it’
W. Somerset Maugham
‘Murder is always a mistake. One should never do anything that one cannot talk about after dinner’
Oscar...
The Janet and John books emerged as a popular way to help children learn to read in 1949. These average English children of the 1950s are icons in the minds of the generations who grew up with them.
Summersdale...
The Janet and John books emerged as a popular way to help children learn to read in 1949. These average English children of the 1950s are icons in the minds of the generations who grew up with them.
Summersdale...
Everyone loves the angelic face of a cute little dog.
This quirky book is packed with amusing photographs of mischievous mini-dogs in silly situations and classic one-liners straight from the dog’s mouth!
The...
Most children at the tender age of six or so are generally full of the most impractical schemes for becoming policemen, firemen or engine drivers when they grow up… I knew exactly what I was going to do:...
The business of death can be seriously absurd, and nothing illustrates this better than these gruesome true tales. This gory compendium details the frankly ridiculous ways in which a number of ill-fated...
You may not have the green fingers or the resources to build the Hanging Gardens of Babylon but it is still possible to create a blossoming haven in your own back garden. This practical book guides you...
There was an Old Scribbler named Lear, Whose rhyming skills were without peer, His nonsensical lines Still amuse in our times And you’ll find a selection in here. This collection of classic limericks and...
A search for the soul of England? What planet was I living on? I might just as well have gone in search of a new design of wheelie bin. Or the perfect pork pie.’ When Steve Haywood hits 50, he is galvanised...
The updated edition of Geoff Thompson’s classic guide to self-defence. This book teaches simple precautionary measures that everyone can take to make themselves less vulnerable to attack, and explains...