Humour category: 17948 books

Cover of Coronation Chicken
by Nigel Barley
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2014

It is 1953 in southern England, the time of the Coronation, and Jack is a small boy from the poor end of the village who is trying desperately to understand the strange people he has been born into. After the gritty, state-regulated austerity of the war, it is supposed to be a time for the celebration...
Cover of Confessions Of An Inadvertently Gentrifying Soul
by Bill Engleson
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2017

"Bill Engleson has written a very funny book filled with stories rooted in truth and leavened with affection. The Island (Denman Island, BC) , the people and all that unfolds in between will keep you chuckling as you hang on for the ride. It makes me long to return to Denman." ~ Terry Fallis, two time winner of the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.
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Rage-In:

Trolls and Tribulations of Modern Life

by Tara Flynn, HeadStuff
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2018

The world is a mess and bestselling author and comedian Tara Flynn is raging. Well, sometimes. Mostly she’s shocked, bemused, irreverent and wondering where the kindness went. Depends on the week, really. 'Rage-In' is a collection of essays providing a personal look at our modern world. Written...
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Gervase Phinns Mangled English

A lighthearted look at the mishandling of the English language by the man with the funny name

by Gervase Phinn
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013

Sometimes what we say and write can lead to a great deal of misunderstanding and unintentional humour, as bestselling author and former school inspector Gervase Phinn shows in his book 'Gervase Phinn's Mangled English', a humorous anthology of the mistakes, misprints, malapropisms and misunderstandings...
Cover of The A-Z of Stuff
by David Fletcher
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2018

Life is full of trivia. More and more, it seems, every waking minute of our lives is spoken for, by the inconsequential, the irrelevant, the incidental, the positively wasteful, and by a whole host of other stuff that serves no purpose whatsoever other than to distract us from what is really important....
Cover of Even
by Nigel Barley
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2014

Most people agree that the world should be just but that it simply isn't. Rogues flourish, the good die young and many feel they have not received their due. Unlike the rest of us, the anonymous hero of Even does not just complain about it, he embarks on a voyage of self-discovery, searching both...
Cover of Il mondo di Gio, Cris & Ricky

Il mondo di Gio, Cris & Ricky

Strisce comiche di vita quotidiana

by Giovanni Beduschi
Language: Italian
Release Date: November 20, 2015

Prendete un papà di nome Gio, poi prendete una mamma di nome Cris, quindi aggiungete un figlio dall’aria sbarazzina di nome Ricky, amante di dinosauri, iguane e similari, e il mix è fatto. All’apparenza potrebbe sembrare una famiglia normale, ma poi, con la lettura, si scoprirà un figlio filosofo...
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Parenting The Sh*t Out Of Life

For people who happen to be parents (or might be soon)

by Mother Pukka, Papa Pukka
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017

**THE IRREVERENT BESTSELLER & THE PERFECT FATHER'S DAY GIFT. IDEAL FOR PARENTS AND PARENTS-TO-BE** 'Hilarious ... a must-read' THE SUN From Mother Pukka and Papa Pukka, the minds behind highly popular parenting blog MotherPukka.co.uk, comes Parenting the Sh*t Out of Life, the Sunday Times...
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Finger up the Bum

A Guide to My Prostate Cancer

by Michael Hart Izen
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2016

Finger up the Bum is the no-holds-barred, too-much-information guide to everything you didn’t want to know about Michael Izen’s prostate cancer. Who is Michael Izen? Good question. In his forties, Mike was a happy family man who rarely got sick. Like most men, he wasn’t a fan of dropping...
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Letters to Others

We need to celebrate the little insanities in our lives to keep from going crazy

by Laura Tremblay
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2015

In this era of digital communication, sometimes we tell our best stories via e-mail. Laura Tremblay, an astute observer and adventure lover, has collected some of her favourite tales in this volume. Originally sent to friends and family, the anecdotes document the weird and wonderful aspects of both...
Cover of Most of These Stories are Somewhat True
by Jeff Mackwood
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2016

”This is a tale of adventure and athletics, of family and friends, of courage and humour... Jeff Mackwood’s lively vignettes form a vivid memoir revealing a sensitive and caring father, husband and son who bravely faced serious health issues, the death of his parents and the dramatic birth of...
Cover of Dad Jokes: The Ultimate Collection for the Family Comedian
by Jim Chumley
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2018

Child: Dad, I’m hungry Dad: Hello hungry, I’m Dad! Celebrate the sense of humour that’s so bad it’s great with this ultimate collection of dad jokes. From cheesy one-liners to puns so terrible that they should probably be illegal, this book has it all – it’s sure to make you laugh and cry.
Cover of I Hate to Complain, But...
by Jim Foster
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1999

It is rare that one can pick up a book and find all the answers to the problems of Life. Yet in this one book, we find these answers, and learn a few more things that will keep us up at night. What really happened when Mike Harris woke up after emergency surgery in a hospital still smarting from budget...
Cover of I Am Not These Things
by R.K. Belford
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2013

What does it mean to be a woman and an artist?  We are friends, lovers, mothers and children; but above all we are ourselves.  “I Am Not These Things” gives insight into the world from a poet’s perspective through humour and clever turn-of-phrase, and for the most part, affection.
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