Would you like to know that...A blink lasts approximately 0.3 seconds...Early Christians used re-coloured eggs to symbolise the resurrection...Men can read smaller print than women...The Useless Information Society was formed by some of Britain's best-loved journalists, writers and entertainers. They meet regularly to swap new nuggets of trivia. This is the collection of their amazing, mind-boggling and utterly inconsequential findings.

A comic catalog bursting with laugh-out-loud smartphone apps Too busy to know when you need to go to the toilet? Download iGopoo. Keen to know how that girl you're chatting up at the bar is going to look in five pints time? Try Booze View. Fresh out of clean underwear? Sniff Tester will tell you which pants are OK for one more day. Smartphones have taken over our lives, with simple tasks now outsourced to apps that tell users what to do, where to do it, how much to spend on it, and how to clean up afterwards. This collection of eyebrow-raising, sometimes stomach-turning apps is easy to navigate and bookmark--all you need are hands and a bookmark. It utilizes the very latest in analogue page-tilt technology--simply rotate the book and read the pages with your eyes. You've heard of apps, these are crapps--and this book is full of it.

Why did Isaac Newton invent the cat flap? How did the first mousetrap come about? Did Thomas Crapper really invent the flushing toilet? What accident led to the invention of the Microwave oven? Why did it take nearly 20 years to make sliced bread? From the moment the alarm clock wakes us in the morning until the time we switch the light off at night, we are surrounded by things without which our lives would be impossible. Kettles, microwaves, televisions, cars, mobile phones and credit cards - the list is endless. Yet how often do we consider how such miniature wonders of our lives came about, who invented them and why? The answers are so often incredibly interesting. In this delightful volume, best-selling author Harry Oliver reveals the most diverting and amusing stories that lie behind the objects and inventions we take for granted, from household items to the technology that fills our world. Everything around us was born from an idea, and as you read the pages in this book, the ordinary will soon appear rather more extraordinary than it did before.

From why kamikaze pilots wear helmets and why New York City is called the Big Apple to why catnip affects cats and whether Nostradamus was able to predict the future--the answers are all collected here! This indispensable companion for any lover of obscure knowledge answers frequently asked questions, while also pointing out commonly held misconceptions. Full of memorable trivia, and giving the often surprising lowdown on an astonishing variety of topics, this collection achieves a perfect balance between the frivolous and the serious.

Nick Ferrari is the award winning, popular broadcaster and journalist. The host of LBC radio's primetime breakfast show, "Nick Ferrari at Breakfast's" listening figures are constantly rising, more and more people are waking up to the witty banter of this loveable star, now for the first time, you can read this fantastic selection at bedtime too! In "The World According to Nick Ferrari", the ratings winning DJ recreates the warmth and humour of his award-winning radio programme. In a book packed with his frank views and hilariously candid anecdotes, Nick will cover an array of subjects from his own solution to getting rid of the monarchy, to what it means to be a Londoner. He reveals the 'red light moments' - what really happens and what the stars say when the show goes off air. "The World According to Nick Ferrari" will make you ponder and laugh in equal measure and you can't fail to enjoy Ferrari's relaxed, conversational style. It is sure to keep you entertained.

"If the Clintons' marriage were any more about convenience, they'd have to install a Slurpee machine and a Slim-Jim rack. -- Dennis Miller
Democrats couldn't care less if people in Indiana hate them. But if Europeans curl their lips, liberals can't look at themselves in the mirror. -- Ann Coulter
Hubert Humphrey talks so fast that listening to him is like trying to read Playboy magazine with your wife turning over the pages. - Senator Barry Goldwater, on the Vice President
John Kerry says the 'W' in George W. Bush stands for 'Wrong.' But he still can't explain what John Kerry stands for. - - David Letterman, on the 2004 Democratic Party presidential nominee"

Oh, those hapless, bumbling. confused Democrats. You almost want to feel sorry for them. They are like squealing toddlers, all clinging to their partisan security blanket known as the Mommy Party. As pundit James Carville succinctly put it, "Eighty percent of the people who call themselves Democrats don't have a clue as to political reality."
Now with "The Nastiest Things Ever Said About Democrats," you have ample proof of their misguided ways and thickheaded beliefs."
"Make this compilation your go-to source for quotes about Democrats. The book will certainly come in handy whenever you're going up against your left-wing adversaries. Give those loudmouth liberals the lip. Choose a zinger. Let the quotes fly, and stand back. Good luck on the political battlefield.

Gus Silber, well-known journalist and wordsmith, has over the last few years written some extraordinary commentary pieces on his journeys around his neighbourhood in Johannesburg and his digital wanderings through the global village we call social media, and posted them to Facebook.

Gus’s followers know what insightful and frankly charming pieces he writes, and we’re bringing those digital missives to the page and discerning masses. This is a collection of over 50 of Gus’s most-loved social media posts – covering everything from understanding house-breaking hadedas, the meaning of pathos, deciphering Joburg style, and everything in between.

My F*k, Marelize, you’ll want to get your hands on this one.