The God Desire
From the bestselling author of Jews Don’t Count
Humour
Planes, Trains and Toilet Doors: 50 Places That Changed British Politics
‘’F *** ing brilliant. I would describe it as like a bag of political nuts – moreish and fabulously salty’ JOE LYCETT
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
Dying of Politeness: A Memoir
‘I adored this book. It’s so Geena and so inspiring and such a wonderful read’ Emma Thompson
A Times Film and Theatre Book of the Year 2022
Do Let’s Have Another Drink: The Singular Wit and Double Measures of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
A Times Best Book on the Royal Family of the Year 2022
This is a biography of the Queen Mother with all the dull bits stripped out.
When told that Lady Mountbatten was being buried at sea, the Queen Mother replied cheerfully. ‘Dear old Edwina, she always did like to make a splash!’
Argo Classics – The Wind in the Willows (Argo Classics): Abridged edition
William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.
The Scarfolk Annual
‘Horrific and hilarious … a dystopic vision of an England that would have given Orwell the heebie-jeebies’ Independent
‘A brilliant work of satire’ The Quietus
A SCARFOLK SANCTIONED BOOK
AUTHORISED EDITION, AS SEEN ON THE RADIO
Look to Your Wife
A debut novel by a bestselling non-fiction author, this is a witty, wholly entrancing story of the pleasures, pains and obsessions of contemporary life.
English: A Story of Marmite, Queuing and Weather
What makes the English English? Is it their eccentricity, their passionate love (or, indeed, hatred) of Marmite – or is it something less easily defined?
The Infinite Monkey Cage – How to Build a Universe
The Infinite Monkey Cage, the legendary BBC Radio 4 programme, brings you this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels. Join us on a hectic leap through the grand and bizarre ideas conjured up by human imagination, from dark matter to consciousness via neutrinos and earthworms.
Collins Classics – Through The Looking Glass (Collins Classics)
HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics.
Neuropolis: A Brain Science Survival Guide
Are we our brains? How can you map the mind? Can brain scans read our minds?
Based on Rob Newman’s live stand-up show and new BBC Radio 4 series, his thought-provoking new book explores the scientific breakthroughs that have turned received ideas of brain science upside down.
Television: A History in 100 Programmes
An entertaining and illuminating celebration of televisual history by cultural historian Phil Norman
The Wit and Wisdom of Jane Austen (Text Only)
A charming ebook full of Jane Austen’s wittiest and wisest thoughts and aphorisms.
The Wrong Kind of Shirts 1999 (TEXT ONLY)
Even Big Ron, man of a thousand, quips was hard pressed to do justice to the glories of the season: beaten 8-1 by Manchester United he nobly offered ‘I was expecting a nine-goal thriller’, proving that even with the firing squad loading up, there is room for wit at the sharp end of soccer’s dreams.
Twenty-one Dog Years: Doing Time at Amazon.com
A Michael Moore for the Dot.com generation, ‘21 Dog Years’ is Mike Daisey’s wickedly funny story of life in the New Economy trenches.
True Blue: Strange Tales from a Tory Nation
Whatever happened to middle England? Two of our funniest writers set out on a journey through conservative country – with hilarious results.