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Books > Sport & Leisure > Humour > Parodies & spoofs
The ultimate collection from Maximilian Uriarte, author of The New
York Times bestselling THE WHITE DONKEY and creator of the world's
most popular military comic strip. The eagerly awaited Terminal
Lance Ultimate Omnibus will finally deliver the complete collection
that fans of the military's most popular comic strip have been
clamoring for. With over 500 strips, the collection will feature
hundreds of the serialized comics published on terminallance.com,
with additional comics previously published only on Marine Corps
Timesnewspaper, and new, never before published comics. The Omnibus
will also include Uriarte's signature blog entries and previously
unpublished bonus material. Covering a wide range of topics,
including the rules governing the wearing of military uniforms, the
most popular (and the most disgusting) MREs, the difficulty of
keeping a long-distance relationship alive across thousands of
miles, and the struggles marines face upon returning home, Terminal
Lance Ultimate Omnibus provides a hilarious and deeply intelligent
look into every aspect of life for American marines.
Enid Blyton's books are beloved the world over and The Famous Five
have been the perennial favourite of her fans. Now, in this new
series of Enid Blyton for Grown-Ups, George, Dick, Anne, Julian and
Timmy are keen to show Aunt Fanny how much she means to them. Join
Julian, George, Dick, Anne and Timmy the dog as they try to
celebrate Mother's Day with Aunt Fanny. George has past form in
forgetting - not least her mum's birthday and Christmas presents -
so tensions are running high even for the charged normality of
their mother/daughter bond. But things go from bad to worse when
Fanny comes to stay, with relations strained almost to breaking
point. Can the Five save the day, and will Uncle Quentin get
involved?
'I squealed laughing at this but now worry that my knowledge of
history has been dangerously ruined' Matt Forde A fascinating and
hilarious gallop through twentieth-century British history, by
comedian Al Murray. An awful lot has happened in the last 100 years
or so. In fact, when you look at how much went on in the 20th
century, it's amazing it didn't take longer than that. And what
have we learnt? A few obvious lessons include: megalomaniac men
with moustaches in charge of countries tend to turn out to be BAD;
anyone who thinks they can explain let alone sort out the Middle
East is WRONG; France simply cannot be relied upon; America may or
may not be the cause of everything GOOD and BAD in the world
(depending on who you ask). This isn't your bog-standard history
book. We all know that history books (Which Shall Not be Questioned
because they ARE ALL TRUE according to our History Teachers of
Yore) are dry and dull, and they go on as if there's only ONE
version of history (spoiler: it's all about perspective). Enter Al
Murray, alter-ego of everyone's favourite Pub Landlord. Al knows
his way around 20th century Britain, and he's good enough to
illuminate it for you. From the Big Bang of the 20th Century,
DOUBLEYOUDOUBLEYOU ONE, to the eve of the new Millennium (when all
the computers in the World DIDN'T stop working and the Queen had to
do the Hokey Cokey with Tony Blair) and all the forgotten tales in
between, this is a brilliantly funny, irreverent and eye-opening
whistle-stop tour of Britain since 1914.
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