Limericks & Verse

From Chaucer to Vikram Seth and Victoria Wood; from Byron to John Updike; from Augustan satire to advertising jingles; from G. K. Chesterton to Wendy Cope - this superb anthology is notable above all for its breadth. It is truly international in scope,...

A hugely entertaining collection of clever and fun limericks, one for each monarch in British history - and more! Royal history as you've never seen it before - in limericks! ...

There is a young fellow named Mick Who's adapted the old limerick To cover, with mirth The whole history of Earth And what made its characters tick. These 100 lively and humorous limericks take us back to before beginning of time itself and the Big...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593085240Author John KenneyFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Penguin Putnam IncPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439190296Author Judith ViorstFormat HardbackPage Count 80Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 193mm * 160mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553497359Author Diane MuldrowFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Unleash the power of Irish wit and wisdom with this collection of quotes, proverbs and blessings from Padraic O'Farrell. Discover the timeless wisdom of great Irish men such as Shaw, Wilde, Synge and Swift, as well as the unspoiled gems of Irish folklore...

From the authors of the breakout bestseller All my friends are dead. (more than 175,000 copies sold) and in the humorous vein of Go the F**k to Sleep comes a laugh-out-loud collection of bad advice that turns the children's alphabet book on its head...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915796202Author Jennifer Rose WelchFormat PaperbackPage Count 82Imprint Maple PublishersPublisher Maple PublishersWeight(grams) 104gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915796202Author Jennifer Rose WelchFormat PaperbackPage Count 82Imprint Maple PublishersPublisher Maple PublishersWeight(grams) 104gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743267748Author Judith ViorstFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 231gDimensions(mm) 200mm * 161mm...

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Britain has been blessed with many fine poets; Simon Drew isn't one of them. It is tempting to call this a book of doggerel, but maybe that's aiming a little high. This book makes a Co-Op receipt seem intellectual. However, there are many collectors of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399589805Author Billy CollinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Random House Trade PaperbacksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789554168Author Jeremy NicholasFormat HardbackPage Count 78Imprint New Generation PublishingPublisher New Generation PublishingWeight(grams) 215g

What do you do when you spot a wild Trump in the election season? New York Times bestselling author and comedian Michael Ian Black has some sage advice for children (and all the rest of us who are scratching our heads in disbelief) in this perfectly...

The country folk say "howdy-do" but here in town, it's "yo"; they'll say it in the country too in twenty years or so. Rolling Stone magazine has called songwriter Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields "the Cole Porter of his generation"; O, The Oprah...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780764955082Author Edward GoreyFormat HardbackPage Count 56Imprint Pomegranate Communications Inc,USPublisher Pomegranate Communications Inc,USWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993247200Author Lewis WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Corona Books UKPublisher Corona Books UK

Are immigrants taking our jobs, or are they all slobs?What does 'I'm colourblind' mean and why does it make no sense?And just how can you spot a Karen from a mile away?This illustrated collection of verse tackles these issues and more. This is a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998655727Author Niladri RoyFormat PaperbackPage Count 82Imprint Haton Cross PressPublisher Haton Cross PressWeight(grams) 213g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692185766Author Johnny DepalmaFormat PaperbackPage Count 44Imprint Umbrelly BooksPublisher Umbrelly BooksWeight(grams) 127g

A CANADIAN POETRY BOOK OF THE YEAR, THE NATIONAL POST WINNER OF THE PAT LOWTHER MEMORIAL AWARD "Alexandra Oliver has many arrows in her quiver--all of them sharpened to a fine point. This is an excellent and entertaining collection."--TIMOTHY STEELE In...

Over 250 redneck poems sure to crack even the most bucktoothed of smiles. The redneck lifestyle gets the black tie treatment in the hilariously contrasting filter of formal Japanese haiku, employing the standard three line, thirteen syllable constraint...

The legendary author of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day turns her attention to marriage in a collection of poems that explores the peeves and pleasures of a long marriage...and what lies beyond.Judith Viorst began publishing...

In his introduction to Liberating the Limerick, Ernest Lefever, founding president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, says that many of the 230 "irresistible classics" in the book "reflect facets of truth and virtue wrapped in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781589881815Author Melissa BalmainFormat PaperbackPage Count 91Imprint Paul Dry BooksPublisher Paul Dry BooksWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 137mm...

'I thought I could, with verse iambic, prySome sense from nonsense, and our modern sceneDepict and mock, while using "thee" and "thy"In pages fit to rest by thy latrine.'Shakespeare's sonnets are among the great achievements in world literature. Alas,...

Art History, but not as we know it. Smart, sharp and witty, The History of Art in 100 Limericks gives a unique twist to Art History, summing up the work of well-known figures in five succinct (and strictly rhyming) lines... Among poetic forms, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906921200Author JanulFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Janul PublicationsPublisher Janul PublicationsWeight(grams) 245gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

Benedick: I am man enough to say that I love thee. Is that not strange? Beatrice: Not really...Benedick: By my sword, Beatrice thou lovest me. Beatrice: Get over yourselfTo celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, this is the third of a...

Benedick: I am man enough to say that I love thee. Is that not strange? Beatrice: Not really...Benedick: By my sword, Beatrice thou lovest me. Beatrice: Get over yourselfTo celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, this is the third of a...

The author offers lyrical, compassionate, and witty observations about turning fifty years old and facing middle age.Book InformationISBN 9780684832371Author Judith ViorstFormat HardbackPage Count 61Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon &...

Sam is a small child with a big problem, they HATE Santa. And so, this Christmas, it's time to embark on a quest to vanquish that villain once and for all. Along the way, Sam will encounter Ice Queens and evil Elves, and not a few rocket launchers and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993247248Author Lewis WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Corona Books UKPublisher Corona Books UKWeight(grams) 133g

Some with horns...and some with fangs! A hundred eyes...and giant brains! From the depths of the cosmic sea...All My Friends Are Creeps is a collection of twenty-one poems filled with slimy suspense, deathly daydreams and frightful fun for all ages!Doing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908853646Author Mark WaddellFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Valley PressPublisher Valley Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781569758137Author Rudy A. SwaleFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Amorata PressPublisher Amorata Press

"I'm huge on Twitter." -An ancient proverb that means Lonely in real life. -JOEL KIM BOOSTER Jokes and haikus have a common goal: to pack the greatest punch in the most succinct way possible. In Eating Salad Drunk, today's biggest names in comedy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679776222Author Kathryn PetrasFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 125gDimensions(mm) 190mm *...