Humorous Books

Humorous quotes on mums and motherhood from such celebrated matriarchs as Victoria Wood, Joan Rivers, Roseanne, Marge Simpson and many, many more!

Features

• 256-page hardback

Dimensions (cm) xxh
Code 75738

A spoof reworking of Conn Iggulden's best-selling Dangerous Book For Boys, written specially for the over 60s and featuring such burning topics as The Geriatric Kama Sutra, 101 Things to do With Knitting Needles and Slippers Explored and Explained.

Features

• xxpages
• Hardback
• Written by Richard Benson
• Humour

Dimensions (cm) 20.5h x 13w
Code 812840

Graham McCann's hugely entertaining celebration of the English comedian, actor and entertainer famous for his sly moustache, broad gap-toothed grin, garish waistcoats and ostentatious cigarette holder.

Features

• 320-page paperback
• 16 pages of b&W plates
• Entertaining biography

Dimensions (cm) 19.7h x 12.9w
Code 822495

Hilarious Victorian pearls of wisdom on courtship and marriage, immoral conduct and what to look for in a spouse show how little people have changed a hundred years on.

Features

• 96-page hardback
• Black and white illustrations
• Humorous gift book

Dimensions (cm) 14.3h x 83w
Code 822473

A wonderful exploration of the unrivalled bond between sisters. Divided into sections covering celebrities, royals, criminals, rivals and more, and including the loving Brontes, scrapping Mitfords and the highly competitive Williams tennis sisters.

Features

• 278-page hardback
• Black and white drawings
• Perfect gift book

Dimensions (cm) 18.5h x 4w
Code 825684

The extraordinary stories of all of England's kings and queens, plus some of the less well-known Scots and Welsh rulers. With witty and accessible text that is a pleasure to read.

Features

• xx-page hardback
• Gift book
• Excellent history reference

Dimensions (cm) 20.5h x 12.6w
Code 823382

Find out the strange and memorable reasons for the names of some of our most popular pubs, from The Hope and Anchor and The Cross Keys to J.D. Wetherspoons and The Cat and Fiddle.

Features

• 300-page hardback
• Illustrated throughout
• Follow-up to the best-selling Pop Goes the Weasel
• Humour

Dimensions (cm) 19.8h x 12.9w
Code 822497

Our little book of senior moments is filled with anecdotes, stories and words of good-humoured wisdom that lend comforting support as we totter towards the inevitable old age.

Features

• Exclusive to Past Times
• 64 pages
• Hardback
• Humour

Dimensions (cm) 16.5h x 12.5w
Code 818854

Octogenarian The Oldie columnist and journalist Edward Enfield gives witty advice on how to survive old age's trickier obstacles. From Health and Being Oneself to Being a Bore and Entertaining.

Features

• 192-page hardback
• Black and white illustrations
• Humourous gift book for oldies

Dimensions (cm) 12.9h x 19.8w
Code 822586

Written by close friend and colleague John Fisher this is a warmly written and literate story of the life of one of Britain's greatest comedians. Endorsed by his family and including previously unseen material from the archives of his manager Miff Ferrie.

Features

• 496 pages
• Paperback
• 20 black and white, 20 colour plates

Dimensions (cm) 19.6h x 12.7w
Code 75994

Judith Holder's hilarious companion to the BBC's television series first shown in 2005. One long grump from beginning to end it covers every subject, from getting old and grumpy men to shopping and Christmas.

Features

• 208 pages
• Paperback
• b&w illustrations
• Humour
• No.1 bestseller
• Ideal women's gift

Dimensions (cm) 19h x 12.5w
Code 75967

Over 100 tips on love, etiquette, beauty, health, home-making, exercise and more, drawn from the problem pages of magazines and newspapers of yesteryear.

Features

• 208-page hardback
• B&W illustrations
• Humour

Dimensions (cm) 19h x 13.8w
Code 823829

Amusing anecdotes, words of wisdom, practical tips and fun activities to help create the best grannies in the world. A witty guide to everything from what not to say to the parents of your grandchild to making your home a house of fun.

Features

• 160 pages
• Black and white illustrations
• Perfect gift for a new granny

Dimensions (cm) 20.5h x 13.5w
Code 808730

A joyous and endless tirade of grumps that tackles the evils of lane swappers, caravan owners, bumper huggers, rubber neckers, light jumpers, hard shoulder cruisers, sleeping policemen and speaking policemen and much more.

Features

• 144-page hardback
• Humour
• Gift book

Dimensions (cm) 19.8h x 13w
Code 822485

Words of wisdom from the aged and the ageing on subjects as diverse as the benefits of old age to grumpiness, physical effects, sex and indecency and death. With contributions from such oldies as Oscar Wilde, Sophocles, Spike Milligan and Bob Monkhouse.

Features

• 260 pages
• Hardback
• Cartoon illustrations
• Humour

Dimensions (cm) 18h x 11.5w
Code 998740

Our desktop flip book features 60 telling examples of what it is like to have a senior moment, with such great words of wisdom as At my age everything has either dried up or leaks.

Features

• 30 laminated pages
• Ring top with flip over pages
• Folds flat or can be displayed on a desk
• Great humorous gift idea

Dimensions (cm) 12h x 22.5w
Code 810138

Veteran Fleet Street royal reporters Phil Dampier and Ashley Walton reveal the innermost secrets of the Royal Family. From what Prince Charles likes for supper to the Queen Mother's favourite read, this book is packed with delightful royal revelations.

Features

• 141 pages
• Hardback
• Black and white drawings by Michael Avery
• Humour

Dimensions (cm) 21h x 13.1w
Code 76097

The great and the good offer their opinion on everything to do with food, with quotes from Groucho Marx, Harriet von Horne and many more.

Features

• 208-page hardback

Dimensions (cm) 17.5h
Code 822398

A hilarious collection of football wisecracks by some of football's greatest. Chapters include Can You Manage It?, Six of the Best and WAGs' Tales.

Features

• 224 pages
• Hardback
• Black and white illustrations
• Football humour

Dimensions (cm) 18h x 12w
Code 813881

Warden Hodge's Bill Pertwee gives readers an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at one of Britain's finest comedies, which was first shown on television in 1968.

Features

• 208-page hardback
• Illustrated
• Exclusive features on Jimmy Perry and David Croft
• Biographies of the cast
• Full episode listing
• Town plan of Walmington-on-Sea
• Guest appearances

Dimensions (cm) 23h x 17.5w
Code 824266

A delightful pocket-sized book filled with amusing musings on the pitfalls of getting old illustrated with original colour drawings.

Features

• 244-page hardback
• Colour illustrations
• Perfect gift book
• Humour

Dimensions (cm) 11h x 11w
Code 822587

A new collection of hilarious cartoons from The Daily Mail's resident cartoonist Stan McMurtry covering some of the most controversial and memorable news stories of the decade.

Features

• 128-page hardback
• 120 b&W illustrations
• Humour
• Excellent gift idea

Dimensions (cm) 18h x 24.5w
Code 822486

To mark the 25th anniversary of Eric Morecambe's death, You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone is the first book to cover Eric's whole life and untimely death, including unseen family photographs and new insights by Eric's son Gary Morecambe.

Features

• 256-page hardback
• Contains previously unseen photographs
• Foreword by Judi Dench

Dimensions (cm) 24.8h x 19.4w
Code 824601

A pocket-sized gem crammed with 150 quotes about getting on a bit, from such great wits as Oscar Wilde and Sir Norman Wisdom.

Features

• 176 pages
• Paperback
• 150 quotes
• Pocket-sized

Dimensions (cm) 9.5 x 8.5
Code 74636

The fascinating stories behind hundreds of quirky and more commonplace phrases from Proof's in the Pudding to Clutching at Straws.

Features

• 258 pages
• Paperback
• b&w illustrations
• Written by Harry Oliver
• Index of phrases
• Entertaining reference book

Dimensions (cm) 19.5h x 12w
Code 819445

A brilliantly funny collection of sketches, anecdotes, interviews, lists of interesting facts, character and actor profiles and personal recollections from the political satire sit-com that was first shown on British television in the 1980s.

Features

• 288-page hardback
• Cartoons by Gerard Scarfe throughout
• Written by Anthony Jay and Jonathan Lynn

Dimensions (cm) 19.8h x 13.4w
Code 823702

Christopher Winn's fascinating journey of discovery through Ireland, packed full of legends, firsts, birthplaces, inventions and adventures and personalities that have shaped the country's character. Arranged alphabetically by town and divided into the four provinces.

Features

• 310 pages
• Hardback
• b&w illustrations
• Invaluable history of Ireland

Dimensions (cm) 20.5h x 14w
Code 75051

A superb collection of hilarious jokes, quotes, sayings and more specially selected for oldies of any age. With chapters on everything from Toilet Problems to Wrinklies at the Wheel, Wrinklies' Party Games, Nostalgia, Viagra and many, many more.

Features

• 192 pages
• Hardback
• Compiled by Mike Haskings and Clive Whichelow
• Comedy

Dimensions (cm) 20.5h x 13w
Code 823461

Celebrated newspaper journalist Jack Crossley has put together extracts from some of the funniest and most unbelievable newspaper reports in this hilarious compilation that will make you laugh out loud.

Features

• 288 pages
• Hardback
• Illustrated throughout with cartoons
• Humour

Dimensions (cm) 19.6h x 13w
Code 74940

Hilarious mental blips from the over 50s, with experiences drawn from pundits to politicians plus advice on how to deal with and avoid those inevitably embarrassing moments.

Features

• 162 pages
• Hardback
• Humour

Dimensions (cm) 19h x 13w
Code 74950

Life lessons, many of them shockingly frank, written over a period of 60 years by redoubtable Victorian lady Elspeth Marr to an unnamed young girl, provide a fascinating insight into a bygone era.

Features

• 192-page hardback
• Enlightening advice on everything from adultery and knicker elastic to pianos and youth

Dimensions (cm) 19.8h x 12.9w
Code 822471

An invaluable guide for wannabe glamour girls everywhere. Packed full of useful tips and advice, from how to make a good impression to how to grow your nails successfully and eat spaghetti like a real Italian.

Features

• 128 pages
• Hardback
• Black and white illustrations
• Perfect gift for girls

Dimensions (cm) 20.5h x 13.5w
Code 808712

Packed full of die-hard memory aids covering a range of subjects, including spelling, time and date, mathematics, scientific formulae, historical facts and general trivia. Both an informative guide and a fascinating read.

Features

• 175-page hardback
• Black and white illustrations throughout

Dimensions (cm) 20.4h x 13.4w
Code 823482

A hilarious look at the scourge of modern life, covering subjects as diverse as coffee shops, Gordon Ramsay, mobile phones, competitive dads, foreign waiters and peace on Earth.

Features

• 155-page hardback

Dimensions (cm) 20.5h
Code 822392

Hilarious well-intentioned blunders from the classroom that will have you crying with laughter.

Features

• 128-page paperback
• B&W illustrations
• Wide appeal
• Humour

Dimensions (cm) 11h x 15w
Code 822400

Over 6,000 jokes arranged by theme with panels throughout featuring such favourites as Essex jokes and lightbulb jokes.

Features

• 576 pages
• Paperback
• Over 6,000 jokes
• Compiled by Stephen Arnott and Mike Hoskins

Dimensions (cm) 20.1 x 15.1
Code 66736