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Häftad, Engelska, 2011
169 kr
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'THE STAND is a masterpiece' (Guardian)Stephen King's apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by virus and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting and eerily plausible as when it was first published.First came the virus. And then came the dreams . . .A man escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon: a mutated strain of super-flu that will wipe out over 99 percent of the world's population within a few weeks.Those who remain are scared, bewildered, and in need of a leader. Two emerge - Mother Abagail, the benevolent 108-year-old woman who urges them to build a peaceful community in Boulder, Colorado; and Randall Flagg, the 'dark man', the apostate of death, the warlord of the charnel house and Prince of Evil. Now the survivors must choose between them - and ultimately decide the fate of all humanity.'A masterpiece' GUARDIAN'His work plumbs, with unnerving accuracy, the hopes and fears of an entire nation' OBSERVER
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
119 kr
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*Nominated for Best Book at the 2025 Chortle Awards*'Outstanding, I want to press it into the hands of every newly diagnosed person' Fern Brady'Like a Martian's guide to living on Earth. Funny, enlightening and gobsmacking' Frank Skinner'A hilarious, crystal-clear guide to autism' Phil Wang'An illuminating and joyously entertaining book' Daily ExpressWhy were the other kids at school obsessed with Britney Spears instead of The Goon Show?Why don't people ever say what they mean?And... Why is everyone chewing so loudly?Comedian Pierre Novellie was on stage when a heckler suggested he was autistic. Usually, this disruption would be water off a duck's back but two things made this heckler different: first, he was himself autistic. Second, he turned out to be absolutely right.This random encounter led to a diagnosis of autism at the age of 31 that unravelled his world, explained his struggles and answered questions that had bothered him for his entire life.At once a hilarious and insightful journey through autism and neurodivergence, an entertaining explainer for the uninitiated and observational comedy for the neurodiverse, this is the perfect read for anyone who has ever asked themselves: why can't I just enjoy things?
Inbunden, Svenska, 2023
399 kr
Sedan Galenskaparna och After Shave slog sina påsar ihop 1982 har de tagit den svenska underhållningsbranschen med storm. Macken, Leif och En himla många program är milstolpar i den svenska nöjeshistorien. Gruppen har skapat sin alldeles egna nisch, med en fot i det folkliga och en i det absurda.
Tillsammans med GAS-fantasten Henrik Jutbring tar sig Kalle Lind an ännu en samling svenska humorikoner, i den första boken som försöker täcka gruppens hela produktion, på fullaste skoj och allvar. Det här är en berättelse om gruppdynamik, meningsskiljaktigheter, entreprenörskap, underifrånperspektiv, underbett, stämsång, satir och en ständig strävan framåt.
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
141 kr
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'Hockey romance fans can't miss Kandi Steiner's Kings of the Ice series' Meghan Quinn, New York Times bestselling author'Every Kandi Steiner book is unputdownable' Corinne Michaels, New York Times Bestselling AuthorTheir arrangement is crystal clear. No strings. No feelings. Just sex - and two million dollars in exchange for her time and expertise. Carter Fabri may be the Tampa Bay Ospreys' newest rising star, but off the ice, he's all innocent eyes and inexperience. He's a virgin in desperate need of lessons in dominance, seduction, and everything in between. And Livia Young happens to be just the woman to teach him. She doesn't need his money but she does need what it can give her: the chance to save for something she's always wanted - something she's never told anyone about. So, Livia lays out every rule, every carefully controlled boundary. What she doesn't plan for is how quickly her student catches on . . . or how much she enjoys letting Carter take the reins. This was supposed to be a lesson in power. But somewhere along the way, Livia stops being the one in charge. She thought she could keep her heart out of it. She thought she'd accounted for every risk. But some consequences you can't predict - no matter how carefully you draft the terms. Stand Your Ground is book five in the Kings of the Ice series: a series of interconnected standalones following a team of professional hockey players and the women who bring them to their knees. They do not need to be read in order, but you will gain glimpses of future characters/couples in each book.TROPES:Hockey RomanceSpicy LessonsVirgin HeroDoctor/PatientObsessed HeroOpposites AttractReverse Age GapHe Falls FirstWorkplace RomanceBDSMBlack Cat HeroineGolden Retriever HeroClose ProximityGrumpy/SunshineJealous/PossessiveMillionaireSports
Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
130 kr
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BE NO MAN'S PEACE.Have you ever been badgered by an annoying pick-up artist at the bar? Ever felt a burning desire to emotionally torture a friend's boyfriend in an act of revenge? Have you ever endured just talking to a man before?If so, then this book is for you.With more than 100 phrases, questions, and comebacks, How to Piss Off Men is your essential guide to sending even the most relentless mansplainer into an existential crisis. Whether it's referring to his expensive football shirt as 'cosplay' or letting him know he has the confidence of a much taller man, this handbook will ensure you're equipped to combat toxic masculinity in any situation.** The advice in this book has been thoroughly tested for effectiveness. Even on the author, bless his heart.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
226 kr
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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'The funniest book ever written about wanting to drink yourself to death' Lou Sanders'Insightful and intelligent. Harrowing but hopeful. And, as always, hilarious' Adrian Chiles'A triumph, and as powerful a description of alcoholism as I've read' Bryony Gordon___________________John Robins is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, Taskmaster champion and award-winning broadcaster. He is also an alcoholic. But what does that mean? In Thirst, John tells the story of his life through the lens of alcohol, the drinks that made him, and those that broke him. From his earliest drinking experiences – pretending to be drunk aged five, spraying aftershave into his mouth at a school play afterparty, and drinking red wine alone at university – to his last drink in 2022, he traces his journey into sobriety. From hazy memory to sudden clarity, John reflects on mental health, friendship, creativity and the lies we tell ourselves. He asks: are alcoholics born or made? How do we understand youthful missteps? And can Buddhism provide relief when dealing with haemorrhoids? Filled with insights and epiphanies from the world of addiction and recovery, Thirst blends John’s trademark honesty and hilarious digressions with the collective wisdom of alcoholics to offer a compelling, powerful and morbidly funny narrative for anyone who has ever asked 'why do we drink?', 'why do I drink?' or 'do I drink too much?'. ___________________'The most honest, helpful and perceptive book I've ever read about alcohol, and also the funniest' Josh Widdicombe'A rigorous and courageous look at the making and unmaking of an alcoholic that also often made me laugh aloud' Amy Liptrot'He has laid himself bare in a way that is sure to help others' Alan Davies
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
199 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2022
139 kr
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*A memoir and self-help manual by one of the country's most treasured comedians - for anyone who feels stuck in a rut but doesn't have the tools or self-belief to shake things up*In his mid-twenties, Jimmy was bored, boring, unfulfilled and underachieving. He wasn't exactly depressed, but he was very sad. Think of a baby owl whose mum has recently died in a windmill accident. He was that sad. This book tells the story of how Jimmy turned it around and got happy, through the redemptive power of dick jokes.Written to take advantage of the brief window between the end of lockdown and Jimmy getting cancelled for saying something unforgivable to Lorraine Kelly, this book is as timely as it is unnecessary. Because you might be interested in Jimmy's life but he's damn sure you're a lot more interested in your own, Before & Laughter is about both of you. But mainly him. It tells the story of Jimmy's life - the transformation from white-collar corporate drone to fake-toothed donkey-laugh plastic-haired comedy mannequin - while also explaining how to turn your own life around and become the you you've always dreamt of being. At just £20, it's cheaper than Scientology, quicker than therapy, and significantly less boring than church.Before & Laughter contains the answers to all the big questions in life, questions like:· What's the secret to happiness?· Is Jimmy wearing a wig?· What happened with that tax thing?· What's the meaning of life?· Is Jimmy's laugh real?· Can those teeth bite through vibranium?And for readers in the West Country: yes, there are pictures (actually, sorry, there are no pictures, but there's a book about a hungry caterpillar you'll love).Because it's Jimmy Carr - recently scientifically proved to be the funniest comedian in the UK - there are jokes, jokes and more jokes throughout. If laughter really was the best medicine, the NHS would be handing out this book in Nightingale Hospitals.Fascinating, thoughtful and insightful - are all words that appear in the book.
- Nyhet
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
130 kr
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On the Waterstones Best Books of 2025 List'Davies has done it again, damn him. Irritatingly good. Maddeningly funny. Annoyingly fine.' STEPHEN FRY'Emotional, entertaining and startlingly honest. I was totally engrossed.' AMY LIPTROT, author of The Outrun.'Really honest and really funny' Lorraine KellyFollowing Just Ignore Him, the bestselling memoir of his traumatic childhood, White Male Stand-Up is what happened next to Alan Davies.It's the story of how he threw himself into the joyous and idealistic world of stand-up comedy, leading to a television career, but how echoes from the past, and the thought that everyone might prefer it if he disappeared, saw him repeatedly dismantle everything around him.With a cast of well-known comedians, actors, agents and producers, Alan awkwardly navigates his life from the camaraderie of the comedy circuit via life-changing fame as TV's Jonathan Creek, to the unwelcome realisation that most people know him from a bank advert and think he's had a perm.Often very funny and always honest, this very personal memoir is a rich tale of uplifting highs and painful lows, of success and excess, and the dangers of both. How Alan Davies survived it - and very nearly didn't - is the compelling tale of White Male Stand Up.
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
126 kr
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Packed with hard-won wisdoms and gentle truths, this is Miranda’s honest exploration of the lessons she has learned on her journey from illness to recoveryTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER NOW IN PAPERBACK 'A raw and poignant account. Miranda is more of an everywoman than ever before' The Times'A bombshell, moving, inspirational... No comedian, female or male, has been so taken to the nation’s bosom since Victoria Wood' Independent'Irrepressible and joyous. Taking us affectionately by the hand, Miranda takes us through her ten-year journey to deep self-knowledge' Daily Mail‘A wonderful book, filled with treasure’ Julia Samuel'A raw and poignant account. Miranda is more of an everywoman than ever before' The Times'Miranda's account of slowly letting her guard down and being vulnerable is sweet and moving, and proof that happiness is possible even in the most trying times' Guardian--Hello to you, I am with news. I have a new book: I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You. I know – what an intriguing title!Basically, I have had an unexpectedly difficult decade – there have been surprising joys, but also deep revelations and challenging lows. I shall be honest about those, because what I discovered in the difficult times were my, what I call, treasures.Treasures – practical tools, values, ways, answers researched from some great scientists, neuroscientists, therapists, sociologists (all the ‘ists’) out there, that have genuinely led to a sense of freedom, joy, peace and physical recovery I never would have thought possible.Life now, amazingly, with what I will share, is – SUCH FUN! (always important to quote your own catch phrases. . .) If you fancy having a read, then I hope my story might help your story. After all, we are in this beautiful, mysterious, challenging life together. Rest assured there are funny stories along the way – we will have a laugh too, my dear reader chum.Oh, and I couldn’t possibly say if there is a love story in it . . . (There is – shush). Exciting.--MORE RAVE REVIEWS FOR I HAVEN'T BEEN ENTIRELY HONEST WITH YOU'Packed with optimism and wisdom' i'Irrepressible and joyous...[Hart] describes memorable escapades from her past and can't repress her inner funniest girl in the dorm self' Daily Mail'A wonderful book, filled with treasure' Julia Samuel, psychotherapist and bestselling authorSunday Times bestseller, October 2024
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
94 kr
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In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.From the ravages of the global economy to the great pleasures of growing a garden, Wendell Berry's powerful essays represent a heartfelt call for humankind to mend our broken relationship with the earth, and with each other.Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend the planet, and affirm our place at the heart of its restoration. Their words have endured through the decades, becoming the classics of a movement. Together, these books show the richness of environmental thought, and point the way to a fairer, saner, greener world.
Häftad, Engelska, 2007
184 kr
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The Alexander Technique (AT) is a remarkably simple but powerful method for learning to skillfully control how your brain and body interact, allowing you to better coordinate your movements while increasing the accuracy of your mind's thoughts and perceptions. Now, in How You Stand, How You Move, How You Live , leading Alexander Technique master teacher Missy Vineyard sheds a completely fresh light on this revolutionary method and, in the process, offers path-breaking insight into the mind-body connection. Vineyard thoroughly explains and teaches the central skills of the AT through simple self-experiments, and she offers engaging stories of students in their lessons to show its effective application across a range of disciplines, including the performing arts, athletics, health, psychology, and education. How You Stand, How You Move, How You Live introduces us to a world within ourselves that we know surprisingly little about- and thereby helps us to understand why we often cannot do what we should be able to do, why we harm ourselves with chronic tension and anxiety, and why our thoughts often seem beyond our control. Vineyard is also the first AT teacher to draw on cutting-edge research in neuroscience and to synthesize those findings with AT theories and techniques. She fully illuminates the benefits to be reaped by mastery of the Alexander Technique, which include: Release from acute or chronic physical pain Enhanced mental attention and focus Reduced anxiety Improved balance and coordination Relief from tension and stress Increased ease and efficiency performing precise movement skills
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
312 kr
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A practical, research-based guide to maximizing the most overlooked driver of lasting success and fulfillment—your values.What if one simple shift could make you feel as satisfied as getting an $84,000 raise? Research shows that really understanding your core values—and living by them—can deliver just that. Yet most of us struggle with this. We go about our work and our lives with only a vague sense of the values that underpin everything we do.In What Do You Really Stand For? Columbia Business School professor Paul Ingram reveals that values are far more than a moral compass—they're a source of advantage that can boost your performance, your leadership effectiveness, and your well-being.Drawing on decades of research and the frameworks he's used with students and executives, Ingram presents a set of exercises and tools to help you articulate your values, integrate them into your work and life, build stronger relationships, and achieve better outcomes in all that you do.Whether you're navigating a career decision or managing conflict, leading a team or an entire organization, or simply trying to live with greater purpose, What Do You Really Stand For? offers a powerful guide to taking more intentional control of your life and career—and leading yourself and others with more clarity, confidence, and purpose.
Häftad, Engelska, 2016
172 kr
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A major biography-intimate, gripping, revelatory-of an artist who revolutionized American comedy. Richard Pryor may have been the most unlikely star in Hollywood history. Raised in his family's brothels, he grew up an outsider to privilege. He took to the stage, originally, to escape the hard-bitten realities of his childhood, but later came to a reverberating discovery: that by plunging into the depths of his experience, he could make stand-up comedy as exhilarating and harrowing as the life he'd known. He brought that trembling vitality to Hollywood, where his movie career-Blazing Saddles, the buddy comedies with Gene Wilder, Blue Collar-flowed directly out of his spirit of creative improvisation. The major studios considered him dangerous. Audiences felt plugged directly into the socket of life. Becoming Richard Pryor brings the man and his comic genius into focus as never before.Drawing upon a mountain of original research-interviews with family and friends, court transcripts, unpublished journals, screenplay drafts-Scott Saul traces Pryor's rough journey to the heights of fame: from his heartbreaking childhood, his trials in the Army, and his apprentice days in Greenwich Village to his soul-searching interlude in Berkeley and his ascent in the "New Hollywood" of the 1970s. Becoming Richard Pryor illuminates an entertainer who, by bringing together the spirits of the black freedom movement and the counterculture, forever altered the DNA of American comedy. It reveals that, while Pryor made himself a legend with his own account of his life onstage, the full truth of that life is more bracing still.
- Nyhet
Del 2 - Lady’s Knight
One Knight Stand
Häftad, Engelska, 2026, 12-15 år
129 kr
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Saddle up your dragons, the ladies are going on tour! The sapphic love story continues in the sequel to joyful medieval romp LADY’S KNIGHT from NYT bestselling duo, Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner. Perfect for fans of Gwen and Art are Not in Love and My Lady Jane. ⚔️'More fun than cheesecake on a stick!’ – JODI MEADOWS, co-author of MY LADY JANE on LADY’S KNIGHT Dearest reader… let me catch you up. Gwen, our lady knight.Isobelle, our knight’s lady.They fight monsters, and they’re in love. Well, they fought one monster, once. And while they are in love, they haven’t discussed that fact with each other, and neither wants to be the first to bring it up.This is going to be fine. This story includes: Seaside mysteriesBrooding redemption arcsA cursed townA sea monsterMedieval tourist attractionsAn evil sorceressA crumbling dark towerMoonlit magical rituals(Ignore all the tentacles, everything is definitely fine…)⚔️More praise for LADY’S KNIGHT'A sapphic delight, full of jousts, jaunts and courtly love. Lady’s Knight sparkles with wit and charm.’ NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR, C.S. PACAT'Kaufman and Spooner are auto-buy authors for me' NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR, SUSAN DENNARD‘A delightful tale full of swoony romance and the very best banter in the realm!' NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR, BETH REVIS'Clever, funny, thrilling, and romantic. Perfect for fans of A Knight’s Tale!’ NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR, F.T. LUKENS⚔️
Häftad, Engelska, 2022
132 kr
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The number one bestseller and Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year by national treasure Bob Mortimer.‘The most life-affirming, joyful read of the year’ - Sunday Times‘Winningly heartfelt’ – The Guardian‘A triumph’ – Daily MailBob Mortimer’s life was trundling along happily until suddenly in 2015 he was diagnosed with a heart condition that required immediate surgery and forced him to cancel an upcoming tour. The episode unnerved him, but forced him to reflect on his life so far. This is the framework for his hilarious and moving memoir, And Away…Although his childhood in Middlesbrough was normal on the surface, it was tinged by the loss of his dad, and his own various misadventures (now infamous from his appearances on Would I Lie to You?), from burning down the family home to starting a short-lived punk band called Dog Dirt. As an adult, he trained as a solicitor and moved to London. Though he was doing pretty well (the South London Press once crowned him ‘The Cockroach King’ after a successful verdict), a chance encounter in a pub in the 1980s with a young comedian going by the name Vic Reeves set his life on a different track. And now, six years on, the heart condition that once threatened his career has instead led to new success on BBC2’s Gone Fishing.Warm, profound, and irrepressibly funny, And Away… is Bob’s full life story (with a few lies thrown in for good measure.)PLEASE NOTE: This book has been printed with three different colour designs, green, blue, and orange. We are unable to accept requests for a specific cover. The different covers will be assigned to orders at random.
Häftad, Engelska, 2009
158 kr
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Häftad, Svenska, 2024
279 kr
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Dave Itzkoff har skrivit en heltäckande och imponerande biografi över Robin Williams, en av de mest folkkära och missförstådda skådespelarna i USA.
Oavsett om det gällde hans rappa improvisationer i standup, genombrottsrollen i Mork & Mindy eller den gripande Oscarbelönade insatsen i Will Hunting var Robin Williams en unik och banbrytande skådespelare och komiker. Med en tungvrickande intensitet pratade han om kultur, politik och personliga insikter, samtidigt som han levde sig in i den ena karaktären efter den andra.
Men som Dave Itzkoff visar i sin omfattande biografi fanns det samtidigt många motstridiga känslor och självtvivel bakom Williams begåvning. I såväl komedi som i hyllade filmer som Döda poeters sällskap, Good Morning, Vietnam, Fisher King, Aladdin och Välkommen mrs Doubtfire visade han sin stora förmåga att improvisera, ge liv åt sina karaktärer och använda humor för att närma sig svåra ämnen.
Itzkoff lyfter också fram Williams problem med missbruk och depression, och att han i slutet av livet kämpade med en allvarlig åkomma som påverkade honom på ett sätt som hans fans inte visste om. Robin bygger på över hundra nya intervjuer med familj, vänner och kollegor samt omfattande research i olika arkiv, och ger en unik inblick i livet hos en artist vars arbete har varit en stor del hos många av oss.
“Han har skrivit en bok om smärtan och allvaret i komedin, och hur hårt det tar på en känslig själ.” Amy Poehler“... en fulländad biografi över geniet Robin Williams, vars liv ger en ny bild av den amerikanska drömmens upp- och nedgångar.” Steve Martin
“Robin ... har nu utkommit på svenska i skicklig översättning. Det är ett imponerande journalistiskt arbete ... den perfekta introduktionen till Robin Williams liv och verk.” Olof Eliasson, btj, nr 3 2025
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
274 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2024
165 kr
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BRITISH BOOK OF THE YEAR: AUDIOBOOK WINNER 2024NERO BOOK AWARDS WINNER 2023WINNER, NON FICTION BOOK 2023, BOOKS ARE MY BAG AWARDSSHORTLIST, BOOKSHOP.ORG INDIE CHAMPIONSSHORTLIST, AMAZON NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLIST, GOODREADS CHOICE BOOK OF THE YEARAudible Books of the Year 2023The Times Books of the Year 2023Apple Best Audiobooks of 2023BOOKSHOP.ORG Book of the Month January 2024THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'I tore through this hilarious, smart, sad, revealing book' - Bob Odenkirk'Funny, sharp and has incredible clarity' - Jon Ronson'An absolute riot. I'm literally going to read it again once I've finished, and I'm a miserable bastard...it's a belter' - FRANKIE BOYLE'Strong Female Character is a testament to the importance of self-knowledge.' - Rachael Healy, The GuardianA summary of my book:1. I'm diagnosed with autism 20 years after telling a doctor I had it.2. My terrible Catholic childhood: I hate my parents etc.3. My friendship with an elderly man who runs the corner shop and is definitely not trying to groom me. I get groomed.4. Homelessness.5. Stripping.6. More stripping but with more nervous breakdowns.7. I hate everyone at uni and live with a psycho etc.8. REDACTED as too spicy.9. After everyone tells me I don't look autistic, I try to cure my autism and get addicted to Xanax.10. REDACTED as too embarrassing.'Fern's book, like everything she does, is awesome. Incredibly funny, and so unapologetically frank that I feel genuinely sorry for her lawyers.' - PHIL WANG'Of course it's funny - it's Fern Brady - but this book is also deeply moving and eye-opening'- ADAM KAY'It made me laugh out loud and broke my heart and made me weep...I hope absolutely everyone reads this, and it makes them kinder and more curious about the way we all live' - DAISY BUCHANAN'Glorious. Frank but nuanced, a memoir that doesn't sacrifice voice or self-awareness. And it has brilliant things to say about being autistic and being funny' - ELLE MCNICOLL'A set text for all of us in 2023' - DEBORAH FRANCES-WHITE'Fern is a brilliant, beautiful writer with a unique voice and even more unique story. Astute, honest and very, very funny.' - LOU SANDERS'So funny and brilliant' - HOLLY SMALE'Witty, dry, and gimlet-eyed, Strong Female Character is a necessary corrective. Brady offers a compelling, messy, highly resonant portrait of what masked Autism feels like.' - Devon Price, author of Unmasking Autism
Häftad, Engelska, 2015
268 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2022
129 kr
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'This is the Pandora's Box of self-help books.' - Conan O'BrienOne of this generation's hottest and boldest young comedians, Daniel Sloss presents a transgressive and hilarious analysis of all of our dysfunctional relationships, and attempts to point us in the vague direction of sanity.Including lovers, ex-lovers, ex-lovers who you hate, ex-lovers who hate you, with parents, with best friends (male and female), not-best friends, with children, with siblings, and even with the global pandemic and our own mortality.
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
123 kr
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The instant Sunday Times bestseller'Amazing' – Richard Osman, author of the Thursday Murder Club series From brutal schooldays to 80s anarchy, through The Young Ones, Bottom and beyond, Berserker! is the one-of-a-kind, hilarious memoir from an icon of British comedy, Adrian Edmondson.Ade Edmondson revolutionized the comedy circuit in the 1980s and, alongside Rik Mayall, brought anarchy to stage and screen. How did a child brought up in a strict Methodist household – and who spent his formative years incarcerated in repressive boarding schools – end up joining the revolution?With wisdom, nostalgia and uniquely observed humour, Ade traces his journey through life and comedy: starting out on the alternative scene, getting arrested in Soho, creating outrageously violent characters and learning more about his curious (possibly Scandinavian) heritage. With star-studded anecdotes and set to a soundtrack of pop hits which transport the reader through time, it’s a memoir like no other.Nominated for Radio Times Moment of the Year for sharing his memories of Rik Mayall on Desert Island Discs.'The Berserker from The Young Ones and Bottom tells his story with self-effacing charm and no end of backstage anecdotes' – Ian Rankin, author of the Inspector Rebus series'Gloriously candid and wise all at once' – Sara Pascoe, comedian and author of Weirdo'It is incredibly funny, but it is also a lot, lot more than that' – Miles Jupp, comedian and author of History‘More fun than reading Hegel, and also more enlightening’ – Louis de Bernières, author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
181 kr
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Winner: Fringe First Award 2024‘I loved being a Mum. Until he started to get a personality’Son of a Bitch is a brutally honest and darkly funny monologue about a woman who is caught on camera calling her 4 year old son a c*nt during an air-rage incident.When the video goes viral, Marnie’s life violently unravels. Now the whole world knows her darkest secret, but what happened before someone pressed record and captured the worst 10 seconds of her life?The debut play from Award Winning Comedian Anna Morris is a bold and playful one woman piece about maternal ambivalence. Winner of a Fringe First Award after it premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024, this edition was published to coincide with the production’s transfer to London’s Southwark Playhouse in February 2025.
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
160 kr
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**THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2021What will you sacrifice for the truth?Maria Ressa has spent decades speaking truth to power. But her work tracking disinformation networks seeded by her own government, spreading lies to its own citizens laced with anger and hate, has landed her in trouble with the most powerful man in the country: President Duterte.Now, hounded by the state, she has multiple arrest warrants against her name, and a potential 100+ years behind bars to prepare for - while she stands trial for speaking the truth.How to Stand Up to a Dictator is the story of how democracy dies by a thousand cuts, and how an invisible atom bomb has exploded online that is killing our freedoms. It maps a network of disinformation - a heinous web of cause and effect - that has netted the globe: from Duterte's drug wars, to America's Capitol Hill, to Britain's Brexit, to Russian and Chinese cyber-warfare, to Facebook and Silicon Valley, to our own clicks and our own votes.Told from the frontline of the digital war, this is Maria Ressa's urgent cry for us to wake up and hold the line, before it is too late.Praise for Maria Ressa:Winner of the UNESCO Press Freedom Award 2021'A personal hero of mine ... she's an important warning for the rest of us'Hillary Clinton'Maria Ressa is 5ft 2in, but she stands taller than most in her pursuit of the truth'Amal Clooney'Maria is a key voice ... she is so incredible in so many ways'Carole Cadwalladr
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
130 kr
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'There are prizes, normally named after PG Wodehouse, given to literary comic novels and non-fiction, and these books will have blurbs saying "hilarious" on them. This is infinitely funnier than any of them' DAVID BADDIEL'The funniest series of books ever written in the English language' RICHARD OSMAN'Hilarious' THE TIMES'Absolute f**king genius' CAITLIN MORANIn Big Beacon, Norwich's favourite son and best broadcaster, Alan Partridge, triumphs against the odds. TWICE.Using an innovative 'dual narrative' structure you sometimes see in films, Big Beacon tells the story of how Partridge heroically rebuilt his TV career, rising like a phoenix from the desolate wasteland of local radio to climb to the summit of Mount Primetime and regain the nationwide prominence his talent merits. But then something quite unexpected and moving, because Big Beacon also tells the story of a selfless man, driven to restore an old lighthouse to its former glory, motivated by nothing more than respect for a quietly heroic old building that many take for granted, which some people think is a metaphor for Alan himself even though it's not really for them to say.* Leaving his old life behind and relocating to a small coastal village in Kent, Alan battles through adversity, wins the hearts and minds of a suspicious community, and ultimately shows himself to be a quite wonderful man. * The two strands will run in tandem, their narrative arcs mirroring each other to make the parallels between the two stories abundantly clear to the less able reader.'With a genuine belly laugh to be found on almost every page, it only cements Partridge's status as the world's greatest comedy character' EMPIRE'Partridge... has become the man our time deserves. Aha!' THE TIMES'This is a deeply silly book. It's also glorious...[with] proper belly laughs on pretty much every page' i NEWS'Every sentence screams pure Partridge...a spoof that comes close to comic genius' DAILY EXPRESS'Expect plenty of laughs' HEAT'Not only has Alan Partridge created an entirely new storytelling structure, it's very funny indeed' JON RONSON
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. ORDER THE HILARIOUS BOOK FROM TIKTOK AND INSTA SENSATION HAYLEY MORRIS, NOW!_____'An insightful, intimate account of modern life that is a joy to read, with shades of Dolly Alderton's Everything I Know About Love.' - Scarlett Sangster, iNewsBrain: We left the oven on!Me: No don't say that, I've not got time for this!Brain: The house is probably on fire!Me: Stop it, I need to write this book description.Brain: But the blazing fire.Me: We didn't even use the oven today.Brain: But what if -Me: No. We're not doing this, I'm finishing this description.Hello there! Hayley Morris here. Or you might know me as the Brain Girl, and don't be fooled...it's not because I'm outrageously smart. Just an avid overthinker. I'm on a mission to prove once and for all that You. Are. Normal. Running through imaginary arguments whilst showering, hiding your knickers in the nurse's office before they look directly into your vagina, or not knowing how to be a normal human when you have the plumber over. I've spent the majority of my life saying and doing embarrassing things that wake me up in a cold sweat at 3am as my Brain reminds me of every minor detail.In this book, I've overthought absolutely everything so you don't have to. I'll be talking about everything from dating to discharge, mental health to menstrual cups. I might not be able to banish your anxiety or make you feel 100% comfortable in your skin, but I hope I can at least give you a break from the constant brain chatter and we can rejoice and laugh at how similar we actually all are.DON'T OVERTHINK IT. ORDER NOW.'Hilarious...I absolutely loved this book! I almost wet myself from laughing!' Dr Amir Khan
Storpocket, Svenska, 2022
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Detta är en uppriktig och rolig handbok om stand up comedy. Stand up kräver mod, hård träning och planering. Stand up är världens sämsta jobb ena gången och världens bästa nästa gång. Det är det som är så underbart.
Kan du lära dig stand up? Ja, naturligtvis finns det verktyg. Du kan alltid bli en bättre komiker. Och är du nybörjare som komiker är detta en pedagogisk handbok. Du blir insatt i dess fundament och lär dig knep vad gäller manusskrivning och framförande.
Du får träffa olika sorters publik och smyga in bakom kulisserna. Kanske blir du en bättre talare på köpet! Humorvärlden är en alldeles egen värld. Ami Hallberg Pauli har länge varit en del av den, både som framgångsrik komiker och kursledare. Här får du chansen att besöka den.
Anna-Lena Brundin, komiker och skådespelerska
Röster om boken:
"Åååh, vilken bra bok! Ami är så tydlig! Önskar att hon hade skrivit körkortshandboken!" /Therese Kärrman
"Kan rekommenderas! Har den som uppslagsverk när jag är osäker på om punchen kommer på rätt ställe. Den har även hjälpt mig inför föreläsningar på jobbet." /Sara Jägborn
"Ami hjälper mig att plocka fram mer av mig. Jag känner att det jag lär mig i stand up:en smittar av sig på livet i övrigt." /Mattias Jonsson
Ami Hallberg Pauli är stand up-komiker, föreläsare och skådespelerska med shower på teaterscener, radio och TV på sitt CV. Dessutom undervisar hon årligen cirka 100 elever i stand up på Norra Brunn. Intresset för stand up är större än någonsin i Sverige. Därför tyckte hon det var dags att skriva den första svenska, renodlade stand up-handboken. En rolig bok om ett roligt ämne som reder ut begreppen och skildrar den hårda vägen du behöver vandra för att bli komiker.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
247 kr
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THE OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY OF NEIL INNES, SONGWRITING POWERHOUSE AND 'SEVENTH PYTHON', BY THE PERSON CLOSEST TO HIMNominated for the Chortle Comedy Awards 2025'A lovely writer and performer. A very sweet man, much too nice for his own good...' - John Cleese'He was a great writer and he was eccentric and he was clever without being pretentious' - Sir Michael PalinFew individuals have had such an impact on British culture over the past fifty years as the comedy and music icon Neil Innes.He was the songwriting powerhouse of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah band. Beatles muse and collaborator. Injector of art college surrealism into 1960s TV comedy. Instigator of a revolution that led directly to Monty Python, the group he repeatedly joined on screen and stage. He was Ron Nasty, co-founder of the much-loved Rutles, the 'pre-fab four'. Accidental inventor of the phrase 'Cool Britannia'. Much-loved children's TV storyteller, thinker, maker, creator, undisputed national treasure and Britain's sweet idiot laureate. And through it all, Neil remained one of the kindest and brightest individuals in showbusiness. Musicians, comedians and fans alike loved being around Neil. He created music and joy and art wherever he went. And the person who loved having him round more than anybody else was Yvonne. Neil and Yvonne met at Goldsmiths College in the 1960s and they went on to walk hand-in-hand through life for over fifty years, until Neil's untimely death in 2019.This book is a heartfelt, eyewitness tale of the life of one of British culture's quiet geniuses. It is tribute to life inside the circus, with the gentlest and wisest of clowns.
Häftad, Svenska, 2009
216 kr
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Stormaktstiden associeras gärna med manlighet, krutrök och hjältemod, men 1600-talet var så mycket mer än bara krig. Manlighet kan inte begränsas till våld och vi får inte låta krutröken skymma kvinnorna i samhället. Det är först när det manliga ses i relation till det kvinnliga som könsrollerna framträder tydligt. I Stånd och genus i stormaktstidens Sverige undersöker historikern Kekke Stadin hur det kvinnliga och det manliga uppfattades, hur karaktärsdrag och personliga egenskaper, kunskaper, arbetsuppgifter och inte minst maktpositioner kopplades till könstillhörighet.Stånd och genus i stormaktstidens Sverige tar sin utgångspunkt i 1600-talssamhällets två grundelement: hushållet och ståndet. Vi får möta större grupper men framförallt en rad enskilda personer, från den mäktige rikskanslern till den fattige soldathustrun, och vi får följa hur mans- och kvinnoidealen definierades och kanske omdefinierades i konfrontationen med det dagliga livet i skiftande miljöer.