Essays

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062792419Author Nora McInernyFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 209gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Peace Work is volume seven of Spike Milligan's outrageous, hilarious, legendary War Memoirs.'I had not informed my parents of my return, I wanted it to be a lovely surprise; it was, for me, they were away ...'The seventh and last volume of Spike...

From the disability rights advocate and creator of the #DisabledAndCute viral campaign, a thoughtful, inspiring, and charming collection of essays exploring what it means to be black and disabled in a mostly able-bodied white America. Keah Brown loves...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143129592Author Daniel KleinFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm) 178mm * 127mm *...

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What happens when the minibus full of your fellow wedding travellers hits a bear in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness? Or you hear the voice of your high school's long lost queen bee from a bathroom cubicle? Why is there always a moment of utter...

It was shit. Then the shit hit the fan. Would someone find a way of making it worse? Of course they would! Welcome to THE SHITSHOW...'There's a lot going on these days. Trump, Brexit, Call the Midwife . . . The rise of the robots . . . The rise of Easy...

When Christopher Ross put on a hi-visibility vest and joined London Underground as a station assistant, he discovered a Plato's cave of reflection and human comedy, populated by streakers, buskers, onanists and angry commuters. A meditation on life, a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781636140803Author Ian F. SvenoniousFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Akashic Books,U.S.Publisher Akashic Books,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767906319Author David RakoffFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday DelPublisher Broadway Books (A Division...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062343048Author Brittany GibbonsFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

'We shall therefore confine our walk to Central London where people meet on business during the day, and to West London where they meet for pleasure at night. If you will walk about the first City in the British Empire arm in arm with Merriman-Labor, you...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060933081Author James ThurberFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

*A People Top 10 Book of 2018* The New York Times essayist and author of We Learn Nothing, Tim Kreider trains his singular power of observation on his (often befuddling) relationships with women.Psychologists have told him he's a psychologist...

'Massively enjoyable' Dawn French I Carried a Watermelon is a love letter to Dirty Dancing. A warm, witty and accessible look at how Katy Brand's life-long obsession with the film has influenced her own attitudes to sex, love,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781455571871Author Erin GibsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint FaithWordsPublisher Time Warner Trade PublishingWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 206mm *...

Still Got It, Never Lost It! tells the story of Louie Spence, star of Pineapple Dance Studios and ruthless judge on Dancing on Ice. 'I did everything my sisters did, that's how my dancing days started - they went dancing, I went dancing and I...

Terry Jones is known the world over as one of the beloved creators of the legendary Monty Python. But independent of the Python team, Jones has been writing columns targeting the Anglo-American response to September 11. His wit and venom are particularly...

Goodbye Soldier is volume six of Spike Milligan's outrageous, hilarious, legendary War Memoirs.'My namer is Maria Antonoinetta Fontana, but everyone call me Toni.''I'm Spike,' sometimes known as stop thief or hey you.'Yeser, I know.'The sixth volume of...

An instant New York Times bestseller, I'll Show Myself Out is the eagerly anticipated second essay collection from Jessi Klein, author of the acclaimed debut You'll Grow Out of It.Longlisted for the PEN Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781580056335Author Dawn DaisFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Avalon Publishing GroupPublisher Avalon Publishing GroupWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143135869Author Maeve HigginsFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781952386824Author John Patrick HigginsFormat PaperbackPage Count 134Imprint Sagging Meniscus PressPublisher Sagging Meniscus PressDimensions(mm) 152mm *...

New York Times bestselling author, comedian, actress, and producer Phoebe Robinson is back with a new essay collection that is equal parts thoughtful, hilarious, and sharp about human connection, race, hair, travel, dating, Black excellence, and more...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Lambda Literary Award 2005.Book InformationISBN 9780767916035Author David RakoffFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA...

A humorous and insightful guide to what the British really mean when they speak. In every walk of life, from relationships, to work, to politics, sport and the news, our everyday use of English harbours duplicities of meaning. We say 'I'm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593156742Author Doree ShafrirFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Thurber Prize for American Humor 1997.Book InformationISBN 9780312420581Author Ian FrazierFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St...

Gary Janetti is bothered. By a lot of things. And thank God he's here to tell us. In Start Without Me, Gary returns with his acid tongue firmly in cheek to the moments and times that defined him. He takes us by the hand as we follow him through the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615192212Author Sandi ToksvigFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint ExperimentPublisher ExperimentWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 206mm * 137mm * 23mm

For his many friends and fans, Peter Cook was quite simply the funniest man they'd ever encountered. And nearly eight years since his death, his status as one of Britain's greatest comedians shows no sign of shrinking. Despite his reputation for...

He's yellow -- but he sure isn't mellow! Everyone's favourite antisocial prankster, Bart Simpson, returns in another collection of hilarious, brain-bending adventures! It's a rumble in the jungle as the mighty Bartzan protects his jungle queen in...

Aristotle. Socrates. Descartes. And now, Chenoweth. (How about some women, am I right?)From television actress, Broadway star, and New York Times bestselling author Kristin Chenoweth comes I'm No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts, an inspiring high-design,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101912195Author Samantha IrbyFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 283gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

Face it-being a young adult in the digital era is one of the hardest things to be. Well, maybe there are harder things in life...but being an adult is difficult! So Grace Helbig has written a guide that's perfect for anyone who is faced with the daunting...

Being lazy is easy. The real art is being chilled; living unscathed by the never-ending reams of self-help and inspiration. Rather than doing less, do just enough. Screw TED Talks, marathon training, tips for keeping plants alive, Instagram and all...

You'll be laughing your way through these feel-good stories that will bring some sunshine into your life!Chicken Soup for the Soul has gathered some great storytellers to document the mishaps and misadventures of everyday life and celebrate humanity's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385526579Author Artie LangeFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 301gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

"Magnificent." -People MagazineThe instant New York Times bestseller: Laugh-out-loud, deeply insightful, and emotion-filled essays from multitalented actress, comedian, podcaster, and writer Casey Wilson.Casey Wilson has a lot on her mind and she isn't...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439198711Author Tim KreiderFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 140mm...