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To celebrate the two-hundredth anniversary of Charles Dickens’ birth in 1812, What Would Dickens Do? brings together the thoughts of some of his best-loved and most-maligned characters, as well as his own opinions, and answers age-old questions which continue to perplex...
‘For most exhausted mums, their idea of “working out” is a good, energetic lie-down.’ Kathy Lette WISE WORDS FOR MOTHERS You’ve got the best job in the world, apparently, but some days, when you’re sleep deprived and the kids are driving you crazy, you wish you could...
In my late thirties, it gradually dawned on me that I had become Jason’s regular hooker. It was an arrangement that worked well for a couple of reasons. He didn’t need me to dress up in anything particularly risqué or to do anything too vulgar, other than cuddle in the...
‘Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.’ Henry David Thoreau Host an air guitar tournament for your friends and family. Learn origami. Fold all your £10 notes into swans and pay with them. Cartwheel down the street. Tell nothing...
The lizards are alarmed. The snakes are scared. The antelopes are apoplectic. Why?The meerkats have turned mean. Sure, they look cute with their little noses in the air. And some of them are. But have you ever paused to wonder what’s really going on in those...
‘You remind me of a parking ticket. You’ve got fine, written all over you.’ Have you ever been surrounded by hotties and stuck for an opening line? From Classic Romantic to Speed Seduction, plus Killer Put-downs and Hot Tips on body language and online dating, this is...
Who first wrote ‘absence makes the heart grow fonder’, ‘accidentally on purpose’ or ‘no pain, no gain?' Did you know that there is no evidence Queen Victoria said ‘We are not amused’ or Marie Antoinette proclaimed ‘Let them eat cake’, but ‘iron curtain’ was in use for...
Is there a cure for farmer’s lung – and would Joe Grundy take it if he could? Who are Meriel, Jean Paul, Baggy and Mercedes? Which Ambridge couple fell in love to the tune of a Mr Whippy ice cream van? It’s been sixty years since the familiar dum-di-dum-di-dum-di-dum of...
It’s time to go for gold in the Office Deskathlon… The Olympics are coming – but how can you get into the spirit of things when you’re stuck in the office? Show off your sporting skills and challenge your colleagues to an Email Relay, a round of Eraser High Bounce and a...
You can’t polish a turd but you can cover it in glitter! If you’re down in the dumps or feeling a bit poo then this grubby book is the one for you.
'The away team were prevented from making a final strike due to a well-timed tickle' 'British Left Waffles on Falkland Islands' Laugh out loud at this selection of the funniest faux pas, silliest slips and most blatant bloopers that ever made it into print (and some...
Britain’s best-loved canine hero for almost half a century returns in another annual collection of the best from the Daily Mail’s popular strip. With humour drier than a dog biscuit, Fred’s cheeky antics and his astute comments on modern life will keep you entertained...
If you think writing a guidebook is easy, think again… They were bored, broke, burned out and turning 40, so when Ben and Dinah saw the advert looking for a husband and wife team with young kids to write a guidebook about family travel around Britain, they jumped at the...
Fired by a long enthusiasm for all things Greek, Edward Enfield mounts his trusty Raleigh to follow in the footsteps of such notable travellers to Greece as Benjamin Disraeli, Edward Lear and the Romantic poet Lord Byron. Fortified by delicious fish dinners and...
Has a meal ever changed your life? Part love story, part wine-splattered cookbook, Lunch in Paris is a deliciously tart, forthright and funny story of falling in love with a Frenchman and moving to the world’s most romantic city – not the Hollywood version, but the real...
Tired of airport security queues, delays and all those extra taxes and charges, Tom Chesshyre embarks on a series of high-speed adventures across the Continent on its fast trains instead. From shiny London St Pancras, Tom travels to places that wouldn’t feature on a...
‘Looks like not many tourists visit St Pierre et Miquelon,’ I mutter excitedly to Pip. ‘That is why this trip is going to be so brilliant.’ He looks at me questioningly. I am distracted by Gabriel’s unusually pallid face. ‘Oh my God, he’s going to be sick.’ Rosie set...
THE LAST TIME JOHN HARRISON VENTURED INTOTHE JUNGLE A MEMBER OF HIS GROUP DIED. THIS TIME HE BROUGHT HIS WIFE. The Tumucumaque Hills on Brazil's northern frontier are one of the few remaining unexplored regions on earth. Back in 1950, a young French explorer set off...
Did the Cett’s Warbler inspire the opening notes of the last movement of Beethoven’s Second Symphony? Who among a host of rivals wrote the best poem about the nightingale? Is a James Bond film named after a duck? Find out the answers to these ornithological conundrums...
She was particularly taken with the small narrow ledges that ran along either side of the boat. For a cat, four inches is an airport runway – she could dance a Moonwalk along them on her two hind legs, juggling at the same time. Steve has a new member of crew aboard his...
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