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A Childhood Made Up - Living With My Mother's Madness (Paperback): Brent Meersman A Childhood Made Up - Living With My Mother's Madness (Paperback)
Brent Meersman
R335 R288 Discovery Miles 2 880 Save R47 (14%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Brent Meersman’s memoir of a humble yet eccentric upbringing in a Milnerton, Cape Town, flat in the 1970’s and 1980’s reads as a stirring eulogy to his schizophrenic mother, yet also as a vivid snapshot in time.

His adoring mother, a horse-loving artist, received only rudimentary treatment and Brent, his brother and father had to look to each other for support. His father battled alcoholism and unemployment, at one point taking the whole family to Belgium, where he had found work, only for them to return a year later, defeated. Traversing a home environment constantly on high alert for something to go wrong, waiting for his mother’s fragile mental stability to shatter, not finding support in his father, whose drinking and absences from home took a punishing toll on the family, bred in the author an almost heroic resilience.

This delicate yet brutal memoir, filled with wry humour, will resonate with many readers.

Die Antie Met Die Pienk Rok En Ander Stories (Afrikaans, Paperback): Jan Spies Die Antie Met Die Pienk Rok En Ander Stories (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Jan Spies
R255 R219 Discovery Miles 2 190 Save R36 (14%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Daar is min mense wat ’n storie soos Jan Spies kan vertel. Die antie met die pienk rok en ander stories is ’n keur uit sy humoristiese vertellings in Pilatus tot molshoop, Poort deur die koue, Profeet met kondensmelk en Pille vir servette.

En hierdie nuwe keur word van Woensdag 17 Junie 2020 op weeksoggende om 10:45 op RSG voorgelees. Die akteur-skrywer Lochner de Kock skuif agter die mikrofoon in om hierdie “Spieserye” nuwe lewe te gee. RSG se dramahoof, Kobus Burger, is die regisseur.

Quite (Paperback): Claudia Winkleman Quite (Paperback)
Claudia Winkleman
R251 Discovery Miles 2 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'A delight' Stylist 'Funny, real and caring' YOU Magazine 'Funny, irreverent and moving... everything you would expect from the thick-fringed presenter who's won a place in the nation's hearts' The Sun 'Full of hilarious insights' Vanity Fair A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Funny, moving and truthful... Quite Claudia Winkleman's warmth, humour, no-holds-barred attitude and smoky eye have made her the favourite broadcaster of millions and a much-loved household name. In this, her first ever book, Claudia invites us all into her world. She shares her observations on topics such as the importance of melted cheese, why black coats are vital, how it's never okay to have sex with someone who has an opinion on your date outfit, how nurses are our most precious national treasure, and why colourful clothing is only for the under 10s (if you're reading this sporting a bright red jumper and you're 9, great! If you're older, sorry). This is a love letter to life - the real, sometimes messy kind. Quite celebrates friendship, the power of art, the highs and lows of parenting, and of course, how a good eyeliner can really save your life. Heartfelt, wry and unmistakably Claudia, this book gets to the heart of what really matters. Claudia Winkleman's Quite was a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 27th December 2020.

I'll Take Spaghetti But Hold the Mayo! (Paperback): Greg Henderson I'll Take Spaghetti But Hold the Mayo! (Paperback)
Greg Henderson
R420 R334 Discovery Miles 3 340 Save R86 (20%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Everything I Know about Love - A Memoir (Paperback): Dolly Alderton Everything I Know about Love - A Memoir (Paperback)
Dolly Alderton
R498 R379 Discovery Miles 3 790 Save R119 (24%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Flaws of Nature - The Limits and Liabilities of Natural Selection (Hardcover): Andy Dobson Flaws of Nature - The Limits and Liabilities of Natural Selection (Hardcover)
Andy Dobson
R423 Discovery Miles 4 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Species evolve over time to become perfectly adapted to their environments, right?Well, sometimes. Consider that an elephant will not grow a seventh set of teeth, even though wearing down the sixth will condemn it to starvation; that hosts of the European cuckoo seem unable to tell that the overgrown monster in their nest is not their own chick; and that whales are fully aquatic mammals who, millions of years after first abandoning the land, still cannot breathe underwater. This book is about evolution, but not its greatest hits. Instead, it explores everything in the animal kingdom that is self-defeating, ill-made, uneconomical, or downright weird – and explains how natural selection has favoured it. In the grand struggle for survival, some surprising patterns emerge: animals are always slightly out-of-date; inefficiency tends to increase over time; predators usually lose, and parasites usually win. With equal parts humour and scientific insight, Andy Dobson is here to explain the how and why of evolution’s limits and liabilities.

Interesting Facts For Curious Minds - 1572 Random But Mind-Blowing Facts About History, Science, Pop Culture And Everything In... Interesting Facts For Curious Minds - 1572 Random But Mind-Blowing Facts About History, Science, Pop Culture And Everything In Between (Hardcover)
Jordan Moore
R718 Discovery Miles 7 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Do Let’s Have Another Drink - The Singular Wit and Double Measures of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (Paperback): Gareth... Do Let’s Have Another Drink - The Singular Wit and Double Measures of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (Paperback)
Gareth Russell
R287 R252 Discovery Miles 2 520 Save R35 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A Times Best Book on the Royal Family of the Year 2022 This is a biography of the Queen Mother with all the dull bits stripped out. When told that Lady Mountbatten was being buried at sea, the Queen Mother replied cheerfully. ‘Dear old Edwina, she always did like to make a splash!’ During her lifetime, the Queen Mother was as famous for her clever quips, pointed observations and dry-as-a-Martini delivery style as she was for being a member of the Royal Family. She was also famed for her fondness for ‘drinky-poos’ – usually a gin and Dubonnet or three. Now, Do Let’s Have Another Drink recounts 101 biographical vignettes – one for each year of her long, remarkable life, including her coming-of-age during World War I, the abdication of her brother-in-law, the truth about her tragic nieces and her relationship with her two daughters over half a century of widowhood. The book is a skimming-stone biography – the story of a life without the boring bits – and a travel guide to a world that no longer exists. Stepping into the Queen Mother’s rarefied universe is a little like falling through the looking glass. The book rightly celebrates her sense of humour but also explores her enmities and feuds, including the truth about her behaviour towards Wallis Simpson, Nerissa Bowes-Lyon and Diana, Princess of Wales. For fans of The Crown and featuring new revelations, never before published, and colourful anecdotes about the woman the high society photographer Cecil Beaton once described as ‘a marshmallow made on a welding machine’, Do Let’s Have Another Drink is a delightful celebration of one of the most consistently popular members of the Royal Family.

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Paperback, 42nd Anniversary Edition): Douglas Adams So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Paperback, 42nd Anniversary Edition)
Douglas Adams 1
R265 R207 Discovery Miles 2 070 Save R58 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish is the fourth installment in Douglas Adams' bestselling cult classic, the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 'trilogy'. This edition includes exclusive bonus material from the Douglas Adams archives, and an introduction by Neil Gaiman. There is a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. It's not an easy thing to do and Arthur Dent thinks he's the only human who's been able to master this nifty little trick - until he meets Fenchurch, the girl of his dreams. Fenchurch knows how the world could be made a good and happy place. Unfortunately, she's forgotten. Convinced that the secret lies within God's Final Message to His Creation they go in search of it. And, in a dramatic break with tradition, actually find it . . . Follow Arthur Dent's galactic (mis)adventures in the last of the 'trilogy of five', Mostly Harmless.

No One Asked for This - Essays (Paperback): Cazzie David No One Asked for This - Essays (Paperback)
Cazzie David
R471 R390 Discovery Miles 3 900 Save R81 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ye Berlyn Tapestrie - John Hassall's satirical First World War panorama (Hardcover): John Hassall Ye Berlyn Tapestrie - John Hassall's satirical First World War panorama (Hardcover)
John Hassall; Introduction by Mike Webb
R304 R256 Discovery Miles 2 560 Save R48 (16%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The horror of the First World War brought out a characteristic response in a group of English artists, who resorted to black humour. Among these, John Hassall, a pioneering British illustrator and creator of the influential 'Skegness is so bracing' poster, holds a special place. Early in the war, he hit on the idea of drawing a parody of the Bayeux Tapestry to satirize German aggression and add to the growing genre of war propaganda. Taking the scheme of the famous tapestry which celebrates William the Conqueror's invasion of England, Hassall uses thirty pictorial panels to tell the story of Kaiser Wilhem II's invasion of Luxembourg and Belgium. In mock-archaic language he narrates the progress of the German army, never missing an opportunity to lampoon 'bad' behaviour: 'Wilhelm giveth orders for frightfulness.' The caricatured Germans loot homes, make gas from Limburg cheese and sauerkraut, drink copious amounts of wine and shamefully march through Luxembourg with 'women and children in front.' With comic inventiveness Hassall adapts the borders of the original to illustrate the stereotypical objects with which the English then associated their enemy: they are decorated with schnitzel, sausages, pilsner, wine corks and wild boar. Drawn with Hassall's distinctive flat colour and striking outlines, Ye Berlyn Tapestrie is a fascinating historical example of war-induced farce, produced by a highly talented artist who could not then have known that the war was set to last for another two years. Together with an introduction which sets out the historical background of its creation, every page of this rarely seen publication is reproduced here in a fold-out concertina, just like the original, to resemble the style of the Bayeux Tapestry.

Dinosaur Therapy (Hardcover): James Stewart Dinosaur Therapy (Hardcover)
James Stewart; Illustrated by K Romey
R376 R251 Discovery Miles 2 510 Save R125 (33%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

**THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER** a comic about dinosaurs navigating the complexities of life, together including exclusive, never-seen-before, bonus comics a wistful, honest and highly relatable account of modern life. dinosaur therapy is a book of cartoons for grown-ups from the very successful web comic @dinosandcomics. in each comic, dinosaur characters grapple with questions around the meaning of life and mental health, trying to make sense of the world and cope with their own place in it.

Hello, I'm a F@#%ing Puzzle Genius! - 100+ Activities for Smart as F@#% Adults (Paperback): Alise Morales Hello, I'm a F@#%ing Puzzle Genius! - 100+ Activities for Smart as F@#% Adults (Paperback)
Alise Morales
R393 R340 Discovery Miles 3 400 Save R53 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Honey and Janey - You've Been Telt (Hardcover): Janey Godley Honey and Janey - You've Been Telt (Hardcover)
Janey Godley
R290 Discovery Miles 2 900 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Honey Get the Door! is a book of illustrated thoughts and pictures of Honey the wee sausage dog who Janey Godley ventriloquises for her fans across social media on a regular basis. In this book Honey tells us what she really thinks about her life as a dachshund, with Janey's own thoughts, along with cute photographs and hilarious illustrations, interspersed throughout. This edition contains strong language and is not suitable for children.

We Had a Little Real Estate Problem - The Unheralded Story of Native Americans & Comedy (Paperback): Kliph Nesteroff We Had a Little Real Estate Problem - The Unheralded Story of Native Americans & Comedy (Paperback)
Kliph Nesteroff
R497 R412 Discovery Miles 4 120 Save R85 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A Best Book of 2021 by NPR and Esquire From Kliph Nesteroff, "the human encyclopedia of comedy" (VICE), comes the important and underappreciated story of Native Americans and comedy.It was one of the most reliable jokes in Charlie Hill's stand-up routine: "My people are from Wisconsin. We used to be from New York. We had a little real estate problem." In We Had a Little Real Estate Problem, acclaimed comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff focuses on one of comedy's most significant and little-known stories: how, despite having been denied representation in the entertainment industry, Native Americans have influenced and advanced the art form. The account begins in the late 1880s, when Native Americans were forced to tour in wild west shows as an alternative to prison. (One modern comedian said it was as "if a Guantanamo detainee suddenly had to appear on X-Factor.") This is followed by a detailed look at the life and work of seminal figures such as Cherokee humorist Will Rogers and Hill, who in the 1970s was the first Native American comedian to appear The Tonight Show. Also profiled are several contemporary comedians, including Jonny Roberts, a social worker from the Red Lake Nation who drives five hours to the closest comedy club to pursue his stand-up dreams; Kiowa-Apache comic Adrianne Chalepah, who formed the touring group the Native Ladies of Comedy; and the 1491s, a sketch troupe whose satire is smashing stereotypes to critical acclaim. As Ryan Red Corn, the Osage member of the 1491s, says: "The American narrative dictates that Indians are supposed to be sad. It's not really true and it's not indicative of the community experience itself...Laughter and joy is very much a part of Native culture." Featuring dozens of original interviews and the exhaustive research that is Nesteroff's trademark, We Had a Little Real Estate Problem is a powerful tribute to a neglected legacy.

GNOMES AND GARDENS (Hardcover): GNOMES AND GARDENS (Hardcover)
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R299 R188 Discovery Miles 1 880 Save R111 (37%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A look at all aspects of gnome life, their origins and fashions, their pastimes, opinions and culinary tastes. It examines urban gnomes, suburban, bucolic and wild ones.

The Little Book of Drinking Games (Paperback): Quentin Parker The Little Book of Drinking Games (Paperback)
Quentin Parker
R182 R156 Discovery Miles 1 560 Save R26 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Liven up the party with this heady collection of drinking games! Choose from brain-boggling classics such as Fuzzy Duck and Twenty-One, or dizzying games of pure chance like TV Drinking and Vodka Roulette - whichever you play, you're guaranteed to be gleeful and giggly by the end! Most of these games have one thing in common: they combine a full glass of booze with making a complete fool of yourself - all the ingredients for a great night, in fact! These games take different formats - cards, chance, verbal, etc. - but the outcome is always the same: players will find themselves laughing hysterically at each other. Each game has a list of what you will need to play - needless to say, you will need alcohol of some sort for all of them. So, gather your friends and crack open your favourite poison: it's time to play some drinking games! Please drink responsibly. This book is intended for use by adults only.

Little Miss Mum-To-Be (Hardcover): Sarah Daykin, Lizzie Daykin Little Miss Mum-To-Be (Hardcover)
Sarah Daykin, Lizzie Daykin
R220 R176 Discovery Miles 1 760 Save R44 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

The Mr Men and Little Miss have been tickling children for generations with their funny and charming antics. This series gives adults the chance to laugh along as the Mr Men and Little Miss try to cope with the very grown-up world around them. Featuring Roger Hargreaves classic artwork alongside hilariously funny new text. Some of the Little Misses are going to be mums and they're approaching the news in the only way they know how. Little Miss Curious has a million questions, Little Miss Tidy is planning the perfect birth and nursery and Little Miss Greedy is eating her body weight in pickles. Will pregnancy and new motherhood be all they expect it to be? The perfect book for any mum-to-be who is excited and nervous about what motherhood might bring.

We Learn Nothing - Essays (Paperback): Tim Kreider We Learn Nothing - Essays (Paperback)
Tim Kreider
R461 R380 Discovery Miles 3 800 Save R81 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In "We Learn Nothing," satirical cartoonist Tim Kreider turns his funny, brutally honest eye to the dark truths of the human condition, asking big questions about human-sized problems: What if you survive a brush with death and it doesn't change you? Why do we fall in love with people we don't even like? How do you react when someone you've known for years unexpectedly changes genders?
With a perfect combination of humor and pathos, these essays, peppered with Kreider's signature cartoons, leave us with newfound wisdom and a unique prism through which to examine our own chaotic journeys through life. These are the conversations you have only with best friends or total strangers, late at night over drinks, near closing time.
This edition also includes the sensationally popular essay "The Busy Trap," as seen in the "New York Times."

Never Sleep Alone (Paperback, Original ed.): Alex Schiller Never Sleep Alone (Paperback, Original ed.)
Alex Schiller
R219 Discovery Miles 2 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"In order to find The One, you must become The One." Dr. Alex Schiller doles out hilarious yet profoundly wise dating advice in her new sex and dating manual, which will transform you into an Exceptional Individual capable of seducing everyone you meet."My name is Dr. Alex Schiller and I Never Sleep Alone. Unless I want to. Man or woman, rich or poor, teenage or elderly--NSA will transform YOU into The One that everyone wants..." For the past three years in New York City, Dr. Alex (not a real doctor) has been performing her hit comedy and dating show "Never Sleep Alone" to sold out audiences, helping thousands of people from all over the world transform themselves and fulfill their sociosexual desires. Now, with her signature blend of outrageous humor and profound wisdom, the celebrated guru has created an interactive sex and dating guide that takes you on a fantastic journey of exciting new adventures, self-discovery, and transformation. With her nine NSA Principles, her compulsively quotable NSA Truths, and her interactive NSA Challenges, Dr. Alex inspires us all to laugh at ourselves, to make real human connections, and, most importantly, to Never Sleep Alone. Unless we want to.

Oh Miriam! - Stories from an Extraordinary Life (Paperback): Miriam Margolyes Oh Miriam! - Stories from an Extraordinary Life (Paperback)
Miriam Margolyes
R435 R348 Discovery Miles 3 480 Save R87 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Join us on another unforgettable adventure through the extraordinary life and strong opinions of Miriam Margolyes. 'My new book is called OH MIRIAM! - something that has been said to me a lot over the years, often in tones of strong disapproval. It contains lots more revelations and stories and discoveries and I can't wait to share it with you all!' From being escorted off the Today programme (for saying what we were all thinking) to declaring her love to Vanessa Redgrave; from Tales of the Unexpected to Graham Norton's sofa, she is our most loved and most outspoken national treasure. Oh Miriam! takes you inside both her head and her heart. Buckle up for the most irrepressible, hilarious and moving read of 2023

Notebook (Paperback): Tom Cox Notebook (Paperback)
Tom Cox
R237 Discovery Miles 2 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Sure, sex is great, but have you ever cracked open a new notebook and written something on the first page with a really nice pen? The story behind Notebook starts with a minor crime: the theft of Tom Cox's rucksack from a Bristol pub in 2018. In that rucksack was a journal containing ten months' worth of notes, one of the many Tom has used to record his thoughts and observations over the past twelve years. It wasn't the best he had ever kept - his handwriting was messier than in his previous notebook, his entries more sporadic - but he still grieved for every one of the hundred or so lost pages. This incident made Tom appreciate how much notebook-keeping means to him: the act of putting pen to paper has always led him to write with an unvarnished, spur-of-the-moment honesty that he wouldn't achieve on-screen. Here, Tom has assembled his favourite stories, fragments, moments and ideas from those notebooks, ranging from memories of his childhood to the revelation that 'There are two types of people in the world. People who fucking love maps, and people who don't.' The result is a book redolent of the real stuff of life, shot through with Cox's trademark warmth and wit.

More True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t - 500 More Insane-But-True Facts to Rattle Your Brain (Fun Facts, Amazing Statistic,... More True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t - 500 More Insane-But-True Facts to Rattle Your Brain (Fun Facts, Amazing Statistic, Humor Gift, Gift Books) (Paperback)
Tim Rayborn; Illustrated by Rebecca Pry
R206 Discovery Miles 2 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From cubed wombat poop to mantis shrimp eyesight, impress your friends with More True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t! Learn the weirdest things about planet earth with this hilarious guide to all things bizarre. Challenge your friends, puzzle your family, and troll social media with true-or-false questions sure to stump even the most experienced fact guru. The perfect gift for trivia experts and internet searchers alike, with 500 odd-but-true facts to choose from, you'll become a weird trivia master in no time. Put your game face on, and prove once again that you are the real know-it-all! Gather your friends and family 'round (again!) and get ready to learn more wild and crazy trivia and facts such as: - How long did the shortest war in history last? - True or False? There was once a mustache strike in France. - Are babies born crying with an accent? - True or False? a dentist invented cotton candy. - Is cheese the most widely shoplifted food in the world? Stump everyone with More True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t!

Desperate Times (Hardcover): Peter Brookes Desperate Times (Hardcover)
Peter Brookes
R632 R522 Discovery Miles 5 220 Save R110 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Desperate Times is the brilliant and unfl inching new collection of sketches of contemporary political life by The Times's master of satire, Peter Brookes. Within these pages, the multiple winner of the British Press Awards Cartoonist of the Year showcases the standout pieces from his political cartoons in The Times, up to the minute and breathtaking in their bite and wit. Cataloguing two of the most turbulent years on record, Desperate Times provides an unsparing critique of political leaders and events at home and abroad. From Brexit and Megxit to Trump's departure and the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic, this collection of exquisitely crafted cartoons provides vivid proof, were it needed, that we are indeed living through desperate times.

Truitjie Roer My Nie - Oor Kempton en Ander K-Woorde (Afrikaans, Paperback): Schalk Bezuidenhout Truitjie Roer My Nie - Oor Kempton en Ander K-Woorde (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Schalk Bezuidenhout
R280 R241 Discovery Miles 2 410 Save R39 (14%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Wat beteken dit as ’n jong Afrikanerman jou beskryf as “nogals orraait”? Hoe trek jy die gehoor se aandag as die basaarpoeding hulle gemesmeraais het? En waar in die wêreld is die berugte Pomona Spur? In dié piepie-jou-nat-van-die-lag memoire verklap Schalk – en sy soortvan-bestuurder, Erns Grundling – die bisarre en hartroerende dinge wat hy oorgekom het op sy reise regoor die land na oral waar ’n mikrofoon en ’n gehoor hom inwag.

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