Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

A funny, nostalgic and strange glimpse at life behind the Iron Curtain - from the hit social media account with over 1 million followers WELCOME TO THE USSR PARADE in the latest fashions! MARVEL at the wonders of the space race! DELIGHT in...

A festive, delightfully-illustrated compendium that features holiday traditions from around the world. From Jolabokaflod (Christmas Book Flood) in Iceland to Festa dei sette pesci (Feast of Fishes) in Italy and Christmas lanterns in the Philippines, The...

The PERFECT GIFT for the terminally cool._________________________________________________This is a hipster.He is childless, unaccountably wealthy, and always well turned out.He likes art, porridge,s carves, and anything reclaimed from French factories ...

THE PERFECT GIFT for the Do-Gooder in your life. (Don't you just hate them?)_________________________________________________The do-gooder does all sorts of crazy things. It can be something as easy as running a marathon, or as difficult as dressing up...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780358505020Author Alia VolzFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner BooksWeight(grams) 354gDimensions(mm) 201mm * 132mm * 33mm

Will you be flummoxed by this Great British distraction?Do you know queuing etiquette? Twenty-one different ways to describe rain? Then this quiz book might be just your cup of tea.Politely challenge yourself, your family and your friends with questions...

In Be(com)ing Nigerian: A Guide, Elnathan John provides an affecting, unrestrained and satirical guide to the Nigerians you will meet at home and abroad, or on your way to hell and to heaven. It is a searing look at how power is performed, negotiated and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781735174624Author Ken SeeroiFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Shioyaki PressPublisher Shioyaki PressWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

In THE AUDACITY OF HYPE, Armando Iannucci cuts straight to the heart of the insanity and sherbet-headed nonsense of modern life. THE AUDACITY OF HYPE brings together his views on diverse subjects, ranging from wickedly funny pen portraits of the...

An anxiety-free book full of illustrated good news stories from around the world - the perfect gift to cheer someone up.The Happy Broadcast will take you on a journey around the world to discover phenomenal true stories of everyday people using their...

This funny and beautifully observed book pulls together humorous stories, funny quotes, quips and anecdotes about this small but remarkable country.While the Scots are proud of their friendly reputation, loud about their many contributions to the world -...

Published just in time for Passover 5779 (2019), this unauthorised and hilarious Haggadah from the legendary Jewdas collective propagates a multitude of dangerous ideas such as workers' rights, liberation of the oppressed and the dismantling of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538768730Author Moshe KasherFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Grand Central PublishingPublisher Grand Central PublishingWeight(grams) 304g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781478993438Author Jesse ItzlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Center StreetPublisher Center StreetWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 206mm * 135mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Lambda Literary Awards (Humor) 2000.Book InformationISBN 9780316777728Author David SedarisFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Little, Brown and CompanyPublisher...

'The iceberg always blinks at the last minute.' - @BorderIrish 'I was living the quiet life, watching the traffic and the sheep go by and then Brexit came along and I listened to people dismissing my importance. I could see the danger coming...

A charming collection of quirky insights into Japanese culture.The Magic of Japan is writer Hector Garcia's intensely personal account of his fifteen years in Japan. A self-professed "otaku" or Japanese anime geek since childhood, Garcia has worked for a...

In Britain's Best Political Cartoons 2022 the nation's finest satirists turn their eyes and their pens to the biggest, funniest and most poignant news stories of the year so far. Bringing much needed humour to a tumultuous year in politics, this...

An encyclopaedic attack on modern culture and the standard reference work for everyone who believes everything is shit. Which it is. This book brings together the very best of Is It Just Me Or Is Everything Shit? Volumes 1 and 2. Anyone who enjoyed the...

Can't we all just get oolong?We are a nation of tea drinkers. 84% of Brits drink tea every day, and we get through 100 million cups daily. When a survey asked us what the country's national emblem should be, the most resounding answer, with 32 per cent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781478993421Author Jesse ItzlerFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint FaithWordsPublisher Time Warner Trade PublishingWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Over 150 ways to master the art of being incredibly irritating. In a world full of trivial annoyances and a slow, steady drip of irritations, it can be hard to find a way to stand out. We can all be irritating without trying, but in very minor ways...

'My favourite way to learn is when a funny, clever, honest person is teaching me - that's why I love Rosie Wilby.' Sara PascoeIn early 2013, comedian Rosie Wilby found herself at a crossroads with everything she'd ever believed about romantic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780898152005Author B.R. PetersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 205mm *...

An anthology and miscellany of everything an Englishman should know: - From Austen to Wordsworth - Jerusalem to the Scout's Honour - Kings and Queens of England to Land of Hope and Glory- Savile Row tailors to Jermyn St Shirt Makers - Tying a Windsor...

A baby that keeps losing its brain, a cow in a wedding gown, a woman whose chest is a radio - bizarre and whimsical figures populate this collection of dreamlike prose poems from Russell Edson (1935-2014), with a Foreword by Pulitzer Prize winner Charles...

Ever since the children of penniless immigrants caught the train from Whitechapel to White Hart Lane - to be greeted with the refrain: 'Does Your Rabbi Know You're Here?' - this forgotten tribe have helped to shape the Beautiful Game. In telling the...

'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 9781738423132Author Del HughesFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Cambria PublishingPublisher Cambria Publishing

The new book from the bestselling author of Flesh Wounds. A funny and frank look at the way Australia used to be - and just how far we have come. 'It was simpler time'. We had more fun back then'. 'Everyone could afford a house'.There's plenty of...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781960988065Author Elisa AlbertFormat HardbackPage Count 194Imprint Clash BooksPublisher Clash Books

'She always had high hopes for him. Did he manage to graduate after his resits?''Him?! He's thick. Would be as useless as a lifeguard in a carwash.'This is a classic collection of the best humour that Scotland has to offer - off-the-cuff and straight...

While Ireland (like much of the rest of the world) was in lockdown in Spring and Summer 2020, we scratched our heads and wondered what to do to help lift people's spirits. We decided to join forces with Irish Pensions & Finance and run a competition...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525436164Author Samantha IrbyFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 278gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611590791Author Amy NewmarkFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Chicken Soup for the SoulPublisher Chicken Soup for the SoulWeight(grams) 140g

Popular Instagram cartoonist and Muslim-American Huda Fahmy presents a hilarious, relatable, and painfully honest new collection of comics that break down barriers and show how universal our everyday problems, worries, and joys actually are. At some...

The following news story apparently first appeared in the Las Vegas Sun: 'A circus dwarf, nicknamed Od, died recently when he bounced sideways from a trampoline and was swallowed by a yawning hippopotamus waiting to appear in the next act. More than...

How identity politics failed one particular identity. 'A must read and if you think YOU don't need to read it, that's just the clue to know you do' SARAH SILVERMAN 'A masterpiece' STEPHEN FRY ...