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It's Me Again Donald Jack 9781911440475
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.67As usual the RAF top brass don't know what to do with maverick flying ace and well-known loose cannon Major Bartholomew Bandy. They pack him off to a squadron where everything's as smart as paint... -
Dorothy Parker: In Her Own Words by Barry Day 9781589790711
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £17.18Despite her prolific output, ageless writer and wit Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) never penned an autobiography (although if she had, she said that it would have been titled Mongrel). Combing through... -
Wodehouse: A Life by Robert McCrum 9780393327519
RRP: £27.00Booksplease Price: £25.66To Evelyn Waugh he was simply "the Master." He wrote ninety novels and story collections, and among his immortal characters are Jeeves, Psmith, and the Empress of Blandings (who is, of course, a pig)... -
That's Me in the Middle by Donald Jack 9781911440468
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.67Strangely horse-faced World War I flying ace Bart Bandy finds himself kicked upstairs - to everyone's appalled surprise - and made a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Flying Corps. But not for long... -
Love Lies Bleeding (A Gervase Fen Mystery) by Edmund Crispin
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.28As inventive as Agatha Christie, as hilarious as P.G. Wodehouse - discover the delightful detective stories of Edmund Crispin. Crime fiction at its quirkiest and best. Castrevenford school... -
Miss Blaine's Prefect and the Weird Sisters Olga Wojtas 9781913393380
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.28Never underestimate a librarian. Intelligent cosy crime with razor-sharp wit and an unlikely hero, for fans of P.G. Wodehouse and Muriel Spark "So funny." Lynne Truss Shona McMonagle is back,... -
Porterhouse Blue: (Porterhouse Blue Series 1) by Tom Sharpe
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.49______________________________The 'endlessly funny' novel widely regarded as a classic of comic English literaturePorterhouse College is world renowned for its gastronomic excellence, the arrogance... -
Trauma & Memory: The Holocaust in Contemporary Culture by Christine Berberich 9780367703172
RRP: £41.99Booksplease Price: £39.69Over the past decades, the memory of the Holocaust has not only become a common cultural consciousness but also a cultural property shared by people all over the world. This collection brings... -
On Christmas by Gyles Brandreth
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £12.99A seasonal anthology of Christmas-themed writings to savour during the highs and lows of Christmas Day. This delightful book offers a diverse array of classic and contemporary writers who have... -
Blotto, Twinks and the Ex-King's Daughter: a hair-raising adventure introducing the fabulous brother and sister sleuthing duo Simon Brett 9781849013796
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.02'Murder most enjoyable' Colin DexterEx-Princess Etheline, daughter of the exiled king of Mitteleuropia, has been kidnapped during a visit to Tawcester Towers, ancestral seat of the Dukes of... -
Hits and Misses by Simon Rich
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.26'Simon Rich is outrageously, lavishly gifted' - Caitlin Moran 'Simon Rich is the funniest writer alive' - Matt Haig 'How fabulously funny' - Lauren Laverne 'One of my favourite authors' ... -
The Swan Song of A.J. Wentworth by H.F. Ellis 9781788421850
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.16The last of the humorous fictional memoirs of a hapless assistant schoolmaster. It is to be A.J. Wentworth's final appearance on the scholastic scene. Once more he dons his cap and gown - or, to... -
The Retirement of A.J. Wentworth by H.F. Ellis 9781788421843
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.16The second of the humorous fictional memoirs of a hapless schoolmaster. A. J. Wentworth, formerly teacher of mathematics at Burgrove prep school for boys, now passes his retirement years in a... -
The Case of the Gilded Fly: A Gervase Fen Mystery by Edmund Crispin
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.28The very first case for Oxford-based sleuth Gervase Fen, one of the last of the great Golden Age detectives. As inventive as Agatha Christie, as hilarious as P.G. Wodehouse, this is the perfect entry... -
Funny Ha, Ha: 80 of the Funniest Stories Ever Written by Paul Merton 9781800249684
RRP: £18.00Booksplease Price: £13.86The Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year A special reissue from Head of Zeus's bestselling anthology series of the funniest stories ever written, selected by comedian Paul Merton. From Anton... -
Hotel Splendide by Ludwig Bemelmans
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.31In this uproariously funny memoir, Ludwig Bemelmans uncovers the fabulous world of the Hotel Splendide, the luxury New York hotel where he worked as a waiter. With equal parts affection and barbed... -
Ruritania: A Cultural History, from The Prisoner of Zenda to the Princess Diaries by Nicholas Daly
RRP: £41.99Booksplease Price: £39.94This is a book about the long cultural shadow cast by a single bestselling novel, Anthony Hope's The Prisoner of Zenda (1894), which introduced Ruritania, a colourful pocket kingdom. In this... -
Buried for Pleasure (A Gervase Fen Mystery) by Edmund Crispin
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.28As inventive as Agatha Christie, as hilarious as P.G. Wodehouse - discover the delightful detective stories of Edmund Crispin. Crime fiction at its quirkiest and best. In the sleepy... -
Jerome Kern by Stephen Banfield 9780300217612
Booksplease Price: £37.44A founding father of the modern American musical, Jerome Kern (1885-1945) was the composer of legions of popular songs, including such standards as "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" and "Ol' Man River." His... -
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Rumpole and the Reign of Terror by Sir John Mortimer 9780141025704 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £2.12Rumpole and the Reign of Terror - a delightful novel starring John Mortimer's iconic barrister'Rumpole, like Jeeves and Sherlock Holmes, is immortal' P. D James, Mail on Sunday'I thank heaven for... -
Jeeves and the Leap of Faith by Ben Schott
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.15'A masterpiece in every sense' Daily MailThe Drones club's in peril. Gussie's in love. Spode's on the warpath. And His Majesty's Government needs a favour. Thank goodness Bertie Wooster is back!From... -
The Paris Review Interviews: Vol. 4 Philip Gourevitch 9781847674494
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.51Since The Paris Review was founded in 1953, it has given us invaluable conversations with the greatest writers of our age. Here is the fourth collection of brilliant interviews to be gathered... -
Hit & Hope: How the Rest of Us Play Golf by David Owen 9780743261463
RRP: £11.99Booksplease Price: £9.68Tiger Woods called his book HOW I PLAY GOLF. Great for him but what has that got to do with the rest of us mortals. Even Jack Nicklaus said of Mr. Woods 'He plays a game with which I am not familiar... -
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Funny Ha, Ha: 80 of the Funniest Stories Ever Written by Paul Merton 9781838939021 [USED COPY]
RRP: £15.00Booksplease Price: £2.40The Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year. 80 of the funniest stories ever written, selected and introduced by Paul Merton. From Anton Chekhov to Ali Smith, from P.G. Wodehouse to Nora Ephron,... -
Blott On The Landscape by Tom Sharpe
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.49The landscape is flawless, the trees majestic, the flora and the fauna are right and proper. All is picturesquely typical of rural England at its best. Sir Giles, an MP of few principles and curious... -
The Wilt Alternative: (Wilt Series 2) by Tom Sharpe
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.49Henry Wilt is no longer the victim of his own uncontrolled fantasies. As Head of a reconstituted Liberal Studies Department he has assumed power without authority at the Fenland College of Arts &... -
The Moving Toyshop (A Gervase Fen Mystery) by Edmund Crispin
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.96As inventive as Agatha Christie, as hilarious as P.G. Wodehouse - discover the delightful detective stories of Edmund Crispin. Crime fiction at its quirkiest and best. Richard Cadogan,... -
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Blott On The Landscape by Tom Sharpe 9780099435471 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £1.97The landscape is flawless, the trees majestic, the flora and the fauna are right and proper. All is picturesquely typical of rural England at its best. Sir Giles, an MP of few principles and curious... -
Sir Elton by Philip Norman
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £16.64'He's got me spot on' Elton John'Anyone who can read will admire the intelligence, the detail and the robust good sense of this biography. It captures the flavour of the times every bit as... -
A Hitch in Time: Writings from the London Review of Books by Christopher Hitchens
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.23'Revisiting this selection of diaries and essay-reviews from the London Review of Books is restorative, an extended spa treatment that stretches tired brains and unkinks the usual habitual responses... -
The Inimitable Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse 9781513264493
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.76"Mr Wodehouse's idyllic world can never stale. He will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more irksome than our own. He has made a world for us to live in and delight... -
The Excitements: Two National Treasures seek revenge in this delightful mystery for fans of The Thursday Murder Club by CJ Wray 9781398711839
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £11.49'I will be thinking about Penny, Josephine and Archie for a while yet!' 'A fun and entertaining story that made me laugh out loud!' 'Highly recommend!' ... -
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The Book of Cats by George MacBeth 9781852241636 [USED COPY]
RRP: £8.95Booksplease Price: £1.76With work by 150 writers and artists, The Book of Cats is the most comprehensive cat anthology published. It is extravagantly illustrated with over a hundred pictures, 16 in full colour. The Book... -
![The Anti-social Behaviour of Horace Rumpole by Sir John Mortimer 9780141030647 [USED COPY]](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-zkx5lhzlf8/images/stencil/444x444/products/9702157/10718861/9780141030647__12530.1781357071.jpg?c=1 "The Anti-social Behaviour of Horace Rumpole by Sir John Mortimer 9780141030647 [USED COPY]")
The Anti-social Behaviour of Horace Rumpole by Sir John Mortimer 9780141030647 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £2.00The Anti-social Behaviour of Horace Rumpole - a delightful novel starring John Mortimer's iconic character'One of the great comic creations of modern times' Evening StandardASBOs may be the pride and... -
The Hungover Cookbook by Milton Crawford 9780224086578
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.49Hangovers and what to do with them...the perfect gift for every occasion!Hangovers and what to do with them...the perfect gift for every occasion!The morning after - the drilling headache, the waves... -
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The Hungover Cookbook by Milton Crawford 9780224086578 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £1.97Hangovers and what to do with them...the perfect gift for every occasion!Hangovers and what to do with them...the perfect gift for every occasion!The morning after - the drilling headache, the waves... -
The Night of the Morningstar by Peter O'Donnell
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.05* THE ELEVENTH NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING MODESTY BLAISE SERIES * 'The finest escapist thrillers ever written' THE TIMES 'Before Buffy, before Charlie's Angels, before Purdy and Emma Peel, there... -
Pieces of Modesty by Peter O'Donnell 9780285638341
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.42* THE UNMISSABLE MODESTY BLAISE SHORT STORY COLLECTION * 'The finest escapist thrillers ever written' THE TIMES 'Before Buffy, before Charlie's Angels, before Purdy and Emma Peel, there was... -
NUNC! by Quentin Letts 9781408722855
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.02The 'Nunc Dimittis', set to music by composers from Tallis to Rachmaninov, is one of the great canticles of Christianity and is heard daily in Britain's cathedrals. It is based on ten verses in St... -
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The Colour Of Magic: (Discworld Novel 1) by Terry Pratchett 9780552166591 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £2.39A paperback edition with the original cover art of the classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the first book in the Wizards series, part of the Discworld novels.NAMED AS ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 MOST...