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Large 9781529311518

Word Perfect: Curious Coinages and Etymological First Aid For Every Day of the Year by Susie Dent

$37.99 NZD

Category: Funny/Quirky

'Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language' Pam Ayres 'Susie Dent is a national treasure' Richard Osman Welcome to a year of wonder through the English language with Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner. From Turning a Blind Eye (Nelson putting the telescope to his missing eye to ignore the order to stop fighting) to why May Day became a distress call; from stealing someone's thunder to the real Jack the Lad, from tartle (forgetting someone's name) to snaccident (unintentionally eating a whole packet of biscuits), WORD PERFECT is her brilliant linguistic almanac full of unforgettable true stories tied to every day of the year. You'll never be lost for words again. ...Show more

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Large 9781683692362

Cursed Objects - Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items by J. W. Ocker

$40.00 NZD

Category: Funny/Quirky

Beware . . . this book is cursed These strange but true stories of the world's most infamous items will appeal to true believers as well as history buffs, horror fans, and anyone who loves a good spine-tingling tale. They're lurking in museums, graveyards, and private homes. Their often tragic and alway s bizarre stories have inspired countless horror movies, reality TV shows, novels, and campfire tales. They're cursed objects, and all they need to unleash a wave of misfortune is . . . you. Many of these unfortunate items have intersected with some of the most notable events and people in history, leaving death and destruction in their wake. But never before have the true stories of these eerie oddities been compiled into a fascinating and chilling volume. ...Show more

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Large 9781472275875

Strange Planet: Existence Chronicle by Nathan Pyle; Casp Dennis

$34.99 NZD

Category: Funny/Quirky

The curiously relatable inhabitants of Nathan W. Pyle's New York Times bestselling phenomenon Strange Planet are at it once again! Illustrated with art from the Strange Planet collections, Nathan W. Pyle's guided journal takes a fresh, self-reflective look at the behaviour that makes us human. Strange Planet: Existence Chronicle explores favourite themes from the Strange Planet social media stream and books, including emotions, recreation, and cultural traditions. Filled with prompts from the Strange Planet universe, and showcasing the signature characters in pastel hues of pink, blue, green, and purple, this guided journal can help fans explore and better understand the "strange planet" they inhabit. ...Show more

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Large 9781786332257

Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide by John Cleese

$24.00 NZD

Category: Funny/Quirky | Reading Level: near fine

____________________________ PRE-ORDER NOW- AVAILABLE 3rd SEPTEMBER 2020 Creativity is usually regarded as a mysterious, rare gift that only a few possess. John Cleese begs to differ, and in this short, immensely practical and often very amusing guide he shows it's a skill that anyone can acquire. Drawi ng on his lifelong experience as a writer, he shares his insights into the nature of the creative process, and offers advice on how to get your own inventive juices flowing. What do you need to do to get yourself in the right frame of mind? When do you know that you've come up with something that might be worth pursuing? What do you do if you think you've hit a brick wall? Not only does he explain the way your mind works as you search for inspiration, he also shows that, regardless of the task you've set yourself, you can learn to be better at coming up with a promising idea, refining it and knowing when you're ready to act on it. We can all be more creative. John Cleese shows us how ...Show more

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Large 9781523509669

Don't You Just Hate That? 2nd Edition - 947 of Life's Little Annoyances by Scott Cohen

$24.99 NZD

Category: Funny/Quirky

Don't you just hate people who view karaoke as their chance to shine? Sitting in a chair that's shorter than anyone else's? Holding the ketchup bottle over your French fries and the first thing that comes out is red water? Trading bad date stories with someone you're having a bad date with? In 2004, Sco tt Cohen wrote the first edition of Don't You Just Hate That?, a backlist gem with 159,000 copies in print. But while the rest of us moved on, occasionally muttering under our breath at all the things that aggravated us, Scott never stopped adding to his finely honed list, and voil --Don't You Just Hate That?, Second Edition, an update both timely and timeless, now with 904 of life's little annoyances, irritations, gripes, grievances, and petty pretensions. A true connoisseur of the vexatious, Scott Cohen returns with a selection of exasperating things, people, situations, complaints, and attitudes that everyone who's ever had a bad day can appreciate. Like: Watching a movie with your parents that shows full-frontal nudity. Having to make that face to people in the hallway that implies "Hey." When it takes a scissors to open a plastic package that the scissors is in. Yoga instructors who smoke. Pop-up ads that offer the removal of pop-up ads. That bacon will never be considered a vegetable. When everything a cynic warns you about is happening. ...Show more

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14 Blown Kisses by Wayne Youle

$19.90 NZD

Category: Funny/Quirky

When we’re apart from the ones we love, how do we get our kisses to them? We blow them! The blown kisses in this charming book travel far. Tied to a rocket, attached to a pigeon, kicked like a rugby ball – and many other imaginative ways. Wayne Youle (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whakaeke, Ngāti Pākehā) is one of A otearoa New Zealand’s leading contemporary artists. His work is bright, playful and full of kindness. Wayne lived in isolation for 14 days during the COVID-19 lockdown. He created 14 ways to share blown kisses with his sons. This book is dedicated to everyone around the world in lockdown who can only blow their kisses. A book for children. And a delightful gift for anyone. Available in te reo Māori and English. ...Show more

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Large 9780762470716

Harry Potter: Spell Deck and Interactive Book by Donald Lemke

$34.99 NZD

Category: Funny/Quirky

From Patronus-casting to the cursed Avada Kedavra, this giftable illustrated spell deck and book set is your guide to the magic of the world of Harry Potter. Set includes: 40 full-color printed cards featuring the names of spells, charms, curses, and jinxes from the Wizarding World, with their descrip tions, uses, and behind-the-scenes magical details outlined on the flipside. Cards are 3" x 5". 88-page interactive book featuring spell-related activities, quotes, and full-color illustrations and photos throughout. Also includes interactive space to write in spells and magical notions of your own. Full-color printed keepsake box with magnetic closure. ...Show more

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Large 9781788166584

Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops by Shaun Bythell

$16.99 NZD

Category: Funny/Quirky

A wickedly witty field guide to bookstore customers from the Person Who Doesn't Know What They Want (But Thinks It Might Have a Blue Cover) to the harried Parents Secretly After Free Childcare. It does take all kinds. If you visit bookshops more often than the grocery store, you'll recognize the types. There's the Expert (with subspecies from the Bore to the Helpful Person), the Young Family (ranging from the Exhausted to the Aspirational), Occultists (from Conspiracy Theorist to Craft Woman). Then there's the Loiterer (including the Erotica Browser and the Self-Published Author), the Bearded Pensioner (including the Lyrca Clad), the The Not-So-Silent Traveller (the Whistler, Sniffer, Hummer, Farter, and Tutter), and the Family Historian (generally Americans who come to Shaun's shop in Wigtown, Scotland). Two bonus sections include Staff and, finally, Perfect Customer -- all from Shaun Bythell (author of Confessions of a Bookseller), the funniest sell-and-tell observer in the house of books. This is the perfect read for anyone who ever felt a bookstore was home. You've been spotted! Or have you?   ...Show more

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Large 9780753734247

Don't Bother - A Guided Mindlessness Anti-Journal by Pyramid

$24.99 NZD

Category: Funny/Quirky

Put the 'pro' in procrastinate with this guided anti-journal. For people who like themselves just the way they are. Featuring: AN INGRATITUDE JOURNAL For when you just want everyone to f**k off A MINDLESSNESS GUIDE For being anywhere but in the bloody moment A PROCRASTINATION PLANNER For helping distrac ted people avoid everything essential A DEMOTIVATION DIARY For lazy people who just can't be bothered A BAD-HABIT BULLET JOURNAL For all the things you'll never change ...Show more

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Large 9780762469932

Doggos Doing Things - The Hilarious World of Puppos, Borkers, and Other Good Bois by Creators of @doggosdoingthings

$29.99 NZD

Category: Funny/Quirky

Chonkybois, lowriders, borkers, and floofs -- these are just a few of the many cute characters you'll discover in Doggos Doing Things, an irresistible gift book based on the wildly popular Instagram account of the same name.This hilarious book pairs adorable photos of puppos of all shapes (from smol flu fferinos to long boys), sizes (from big woofers to lil yippers), and breeds (from puggos to labbers and huskos) with ridiculous captions describing what they're up to -- which is usually looking for snaccos or just bestowing love upon their hoomans.With more than 150 pictures of adorable pupperinos and a thicc layer of humor by way of the internet's unique dog speak, it's a celebration of man's best friend and good boys (and girls) everywhere. ...Show more

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Large 9781788402354

Taxidermy Goes Wild - The Funkiest, Freakiest (and Outright Creepiest) Beastly Scenes by Jack Buzan

$19.99 NZD

Category: Funny/Quirky

Stuffed with a wonderfully weird collection of taxidermy from across the globe, Taxidermy Goes Wild will leave you both amused and confused.   Revel in scenes of musical mice, basket-balling bengals, gun-toting rodents and lawnmowing moles.   Bringing together all the scenes nature never intended, t his full-colour volume really does showcase the bizarre taxidermy on sale and on display. From a swearing squirrel in a London antiques shop, to a murderous mouse serving arsenic in a New York store, nothing is off-limits.   Taxidermy Goes Wild is the very best - and the very worst - of anthropomorphic wildlife. ...Show more

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Large 9781509881567

A Place for Everything - The Story of Alphabetical Order by Judith Flanders

$39.99 NZD

Category: Funny/Quirky

A celebration of alphabetical order, from its humble beginnings to its pre-eminence as the organizing principle for the sum of the world's knowledge. While we emphasize our subconscious appreciation for the importance of the alphabet, it is alphabetic order, its organization, that allows us to sift thr ough the centuries of thought, knowledge, poetry, literature, scientific discovery and discourse. Alphabetic order allows us to locate the information we need, and disseminate it further. Without alphabetic order, all the knowledge in the world would lie in great unsifted stacks of books, unfindable, unread, unknown. A Place For Everything traces the beginnings of alphabetization, as we understand it, moving from the development of what was, in effect, a sixteenth-century proto-card catalogue, to a London bookseller who made a revolutionary breakthrough when he alphabetized his books, not by lumping all the 'Thomas'es together (Thomas More, Thomas Smith, Thomas Elyot), but by surname. The alphabet itself was the invention of ancient days, yet alphabetic order was the organizing principle that ushered in, and made possible, the modern world. It may now be on its way out, as binary code replaces the need to know that O comes after N. It is long past time that this extraordinary development was celebrated. ...Show more

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