Humour

It is impossible to whistle in a spacesuit. Wagner always wore pink silk underwear. Rugby School's first official rugby kit in 1871 included a bow tie. Lord Kitchener had four spaniels called Shot, Bang, Miss and Damn. J. K Rowling has no middle name. The first c... read more

"Trivia buffs and know-it-alls alike will exult to find so much repeatable wisdom gathered in one place."--New York Times This book is bursting with mindboggling morsels of trivia - informative, hilarious, sometimes arcane or utterly useless, but always ent... read more

Cut two eyeholes into a bedsheet and Boo! You've got yourself a classic Halloween icon. But what happens if you tie the bedsheet in knots? What happens when you set it on fire, hang it from a clothesline, or put a llama underneath it? 100 Ghosts is a brilliant... read more

100 Hugs is a gorgeous collection of illustrated hugs from Chris Riddell, Children's Laureate 2015-2017. This is the perfect gift for a loved one, or to cheer yourself up on a dark day when all you need is a hug. The one hundred beautiful and intricate illustrations from the three-times winner... read more

We all know about jandals, jaffas and hokey pokey ice cream, but how many of us also remember the underarm bowling incident, the Topp Twins, Telethon and Thingee's eye popping out on TV? This is Kiwiana and pop culture for the younger gen... read more

1,227 QI Facts blew your socks off. 1,339 QI Facts made your jaw drop. Now the QI team return with this year's groaning sack of astonishment. All new facts! Prepare to be knocked sideways...Orchids can get jetlag. Lizards can't walk and breathe at the same time. T... read more

In the satirical tradition of Take Me to Your Leaders and The Muldoon Annual Joke Book comes 50 Shades of Key, a hilarious collection of 36 photos with wicked captions, plus a bunch of jokes we found lying around and threw in at the last minute.

A handy guide to the meanings and origins of the many foreign phrases we use every day. English as we know it today is enriched with many borrowings and influences from other languages. Aficionado, chutzpah, pro bono, hoi polloi, ketchup, nous, zeitgeist - we use these foreign words every day without... read more

With a fondness for spoonerisms and double entendres, Ronnie Barker is one of the nation's greatest comics. Gathered together in this second 'best of' volume is a cocktail of his sketches and monologues from every strand of his long and brilliant career.

They say the old ones are the best, and this long-neglected collection of jokes revived from the archives of Ancient Greece confirms that in some cases this is true, and in others it really isn't. "A Funny Thing Happened on the... read more

A Ladybird Book about Donald Trump- A charming introduction to the President of the United States, the important jobs he has to do, and the friends he's made all over the world. This delightful book is the latest in the series of Ladybird books which have been spe... read more

A hilarious brand new book in the phenomenal Ladybirds for Grown Ups series for Autumn 2017. The Ladybird Book of the New You - a nugget of wisdom from bestselling authors Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris. This delightful book is the lat... read more