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The Long and Whining Road

A man and a van, a wife and three kids, and their round-the-world road trip as the world's worst Beatles tribute band.

by Simeon Courtie, Sim Courtie ...

Series series A man and a van, a wife and three kids, and their round-the-world road trip as the world's worst Beatles tribute band.
London Book Festival Grand Prize Winner 2012‘I’d convinced her we should travel the world. She imagined posh flights and swanky hotels. Then I said the three words every girl longs to hear: Volkswagen camper van.’This frank and funny true story of a 'family gap year' like no other shows how the passing comment of a bored 9-year-old can snowball into an absurd expedition into strange lands, ... Read more

$3.55 NZD

London Book Festival Grand Prize Winner 2012‘I’d convinced her we should travel the world. She imagined posh flights and swanky hotels. Then I said the three words every girl longs to hear: Volkswagen camper van.’This frank and funny true story of a 'family gap year' like no other shows how the passing comment of a bored 9-year-old can snowball into an absurd expedition into strange lands,
... Read more
The Gospel According to Blindboy in 15 Short Stories

by Blindboy Boatclub ...

The Gospel According to Blindboy is a surreal and genre-defying collection of short stories and visual art exploring the myths, complacencies and contradictions at the heart of modern Ireland. Covering themes ranging from love and death to sex and politics, there’s a story about a girl from Tipp being kicked out of ISIS, a van powered by Cork people’s accents and a man who drags a fridge on his ... Read more

$13.18 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Gospel According to Blindboy is a surreal and genre-defying collection of short stories and visual art exploring the myths, complacencies and contradictions at the heart of modern Ireland. Covering themes ranging from love and death to sex and politics, there’s a story about a girl from Tipp being kicked out of ISIS, a van powered by Cork people’s accents and a man who drags a fridge on his
... Read more
Three Men in a Boat (Say Nothing to the Dog)

by Jerome K. Jerome ...

Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), published in 1889, is a humorous account by Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford. The book was initially intended to be a serious travel guide, with accounts of local history along the route, but the humorous elements took over to the point where the serious and somewhat sentimental passages seem a ... Read more

$1.48 NZD

Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), published in 1889, is a humorous account by Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford. The book was initially intended to be a serious travel guide, with accounts of local history along the route, but the humorous elements took over to the point where the serious and somewhat sentimental passages seem a
... Read more
Southern Fried White Trash

by Carole Townsend ...

Southern Fried White Trash In the spirit of Southern humor, brought to us by writers and comics like Lewis Grizzard, Jeff Foxworthy, and Bret Butler, Carole Townsend's debut book, Southern Fried White Trash, is a must-have for tried-and-true Southern enthusiasts. It has a twist, though. Townsend satirizes real life through the eyes of a Southerner, born and raised. Broken into sections that ... Read more

$2.87 NZD

Southern Fried White Trash In the spirit of Southern humor, brought to us by writers and comics like Lewis Grizzard, Jeff Foxworthy, and Bret Butler, Carole Townsend's debut book, Southern Fried White Trash, is a must-have for tried-and-true Southern enthusiasts. It has a twist, though. Townsend satirizes real life through the eyes of a Southerner, born and raised. Broken into sections that
... Read more
Ward of the Flies

A Child Counselor's F*ck-My-LIfe True Story

by Clint Looney ...

Series Book 1 - Ward of the Flies
Clint Looney baby-sits the insane.To land his dream job in gifted education, Clint needs experience. He takes the only position available: counselor at a summer camp for disturbed children. But school never taught him to handle real-world crazy.To get the job recommendations they need, Clint and his co-workers must wow their A-hole boss. Only the swarming, psychotic, merciless kids stand in their ... Read more

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Clint Looney baby-sits the insane.To land his dream job in gifted education, Clint needs experience. He takes the only position available: counselor at a summer camp for disturbed children. But school never taught him to handle real-world crazy.To get the job recommendations they need, Clint and his co-workers must wow their A-hole boss. Only the swarming, psychotic, merciless kids stand in their
... Read more
Emergency Laughter

Stories of Humor Inside Ambulances and Operating Rooms

by Mike Cyra ...

Series Book 2 - Emergency Laughter
Mike Cyra takes us on another hilarious grand tour of the strange medical humor in the real-life world of emergency medicine and surgery. Whether he’s assisting trauma surgeons who are singing “Take me out to the ballgame” while removing a well-placed iconic symbol of America’s greatest past time, learning how fast he can run after being shot at by an angry couple who called for an ambulance, ... Read more

$4.32 NZD

Mike Cyra takes us on another hilarious grand tour of the strange medical humor in the real-life world of emergency medicine and surgery. Whether he’s assisting trauma surgeons who are singing “Take me out to the ballgame” while removing a well-placed iconic symbol of America’s greatest past time, learning how fast he can run after being shot at by an angry couple who called for an ambulance,
... Read more
The Dexter Chronicles Vol. 1: Becoming Dexter

by Dan Tefern ...

Dexter Paudeville is no normal human being. He is an extraordinary kiwi ‘magician’ (part-time) that has set it upon himself to document the world as it appears to his visual and cerebral cortices. Supposedly he was born in the quaint yet beautiful town of Huntly, on the north island of New Zealand (yet no one is really sure of his true origins.) Some suspect outer space, others regard him as an ... Read more

$6.50 NZD

Dexter Paudeville is no normal human being. He is an extraordinary kiwi ‘magician’ (part-time) that has set it upon himself to document the world as it appears to his visual and cerebral cortices. Supposedly he was born in the quaint yet beautiful town of Huntly, on the north island of New Zealand (yet no one is really sure of his true origins.) Some suspect outer space, others regard him as an
... Read more
Exposing the Sex Industry – Interviews with the Players

by Violet Ivy ...

Welcome to my interviews book. These are some of the ‘out of the ordinary’ friends I have met in my travels. I meet a range of people due to my involvement in the sex industry. There is no way I can be judgemental and I think that comes across. Live and let live is my motto. Prostitutes have been judged and discriminated against since time began. I’m not about to judge another minority group who ... Read more

$2.86 NZD

Welcome to my interviews book. These are some of the ‘out of the ordinary’ friends I have met in my travels. I meet a range of people due to my involvement in the sex industry. There is no way I can be judgemental and I think that comes across. Live and let live is my motto. Prostitutes have been judged and discriminated against since time began. I’m not about to judge another minority group who
... Read more
Ode to Uke

A ukulele novelty book

by Arthur Ravenscrag III ...

Ode to Uke by Arthur Ravenscrag III, Paul Andrews (Illustrator). Ode to Uke is love story like no other. A clever and humorous dedication to the ukulele, you’ll laugh as you strum along. Including illustrations, songs to learn - Ode to Uke takes a look at the ukulele in a way you’ve never seen it before. Chapters devoted to metal, country, old Hollywood, Hawaii and the heroes of the ukulele, ... Read more

$4.05 NZD

Ode to Uke by Arthur Ravenscrag III, Paul Andrews (Illustrator). Ode to Uke is love story like no other. A clever and humorous dedication to the ukulele, you’ll laugh as you strum along. Including illustrations, songs to learn - Ode to Uke takes a look at the ukulele in a way you’ve never seen it before. Chapters devoted to metal, country, old Hollywood, Hawaii and the heroes of the ukulele,
... Read more
The Book of Witty Women

15 new laugh-out-loud stories by women writers

by Kathy Lette, Sadia Azmat, Josie Long, Lucy Vine, Paula Lennon, Kimberley Adams, Annemarie Cancienne, Kim Clayden, Jean Ende, Wendy Hood, R. Malik, J.Y. Saville, Clare Shaw, Kathryn Simmonds, Julia Wood ...

This anthology showcases the very best in humorous short story writing, by outstanding contemporary women writers, including Kathy Lette, Sadia Azmat, Lucy Vine, Josie Long, Paula Lennon, and many more.It includes the winning and shortlisted stories from the Comedy Women in Print Short Story Prize.From tales of a narcoleptic biscuit lover, con artists with a twist, and the accidental death of a ... Read more

$11.06 NZD

This anthology showcases the very best in humorous short story writing, by outstanding contemporary women writers, including Kathy Lette, Sadia Azmat, Lucy Vine, Josie Long, Paula Lennon, and many more.It includes the winning and shortlisted stories from the Comedy Women in Print Short Story Prize.From tales of a narcoleptic biscuit lover, con artists with a twist, and the accidental death of a
... Read more
Don't Bend over in the Garden, Granny, You Know Them Taters Got Eyes

by Lewis Grizzard ...

This time Lewis Grizzard has gone and done it--written a book about sex, as seen through his bespectacled, ironic squint. He tells us why Junior Leaguers don't do it in groups, why Baptists won't do it standing up, and why Richard Nixon never did it, among other things. ... Read more

$7.44 NZD

This time Lewis Grizzard has gone and done it--written a book about sex, as seen through his bespectacled, ironic squint. He tells us why Junior Leaguers don't do it in groups, why Baptists won't do it standing up, and why Richard Nixon never did it, among other things.
... Read more
You F'Coffee Sir?!!!

Book 1 - The Real Air Hostesses Handbook.

by Liz & Julie ...

'You F'Coffee Sir?!!!'... Aaah, a much loved and well-used line in a highly pressured pressurised cabin! Aim that at your least favourite passenger and he won't even know he's being insulted! And so our protege's training begins. You are about to be taken on a real mind journey more exciting and interesting than any regular flight. Our image is iconic, our job one of the best in the world for ... Read more

$5.55 NZD

'You F'Coffee Sir?!!!'... Aaah, a much loved and well-used line in a highly pressured pressurised cabin! Aim that at your least favourite passenger and he won't even know he's being insulted! And so our protege's training begins. You are about to be taken on a real mind journey more exciting and interesting than any regular flight. Our image is iconic, our job one of the best in the world for
... Read more
Pissed Off: Is Better Than Being Pissed On...

by Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff ...

Series series Pacific Coast Hellway Presents
PRAISE FOR MARK YOSHIMOTO NEMCOFF and PACIFIC COAST HELLWAY "Imagine Howard Stern dropping acid with Trey Parker and Jon Stewart..." — PLAYBOY MAGAZINE PACIFIC COAST HELLWAY PRESENTS: "PISSED OFF: Is Better Than Being Pissed On," a comedic tour-de-force by best-selling and award-winning author and humorist Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff as he uses his acid wit to shred the topics that cause his blood to ... Read more

$1.43 NZD

PRAISE FOR MARK YOSHIMOTO NEMCOFF and PACIFIC COAST HELLWAY "Imagine Howard Stern dropping acid with Trey Parker and Jon Stewart..." — PLAYBOY MAGAZINE PACIFIC COAST HELLWAY PRESENTS: "PISSED OFF: Is Better Than Being Pissed On," a comedic tour-de-force by best-selling and award-winning author and humorist Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff as he uses his acid wit to shred the topics that cause his blood to
... Read more
Get That Job!

Pissing People Off One Email at a Time

by Anthony C. Alcamo ...

My name is Anthony Alcamo, and I have recently written and published a new book, Get That Job! Pissing People Off One Email at a Time. It's offensive, rude, gaining a great deal of attention, and I know you'll love itI have been a software architect and developer for over 20 years. I sincerely enjoy the information technology industry and most of the work I have performed. During the first ... Read more

$5.76 NZD

My name is Anthony Alcamo, and I have recently written and published a new book, Get That Job! Pissing People Off One Email at a Time. It's offensive, rude, gaining a great deal of attention, and I know you'll love itI have been a software architect and developer for over 20 years. I sincerely enjoy the information technology industry and most of the work I have performed. During the first
... Read more
Kathy Sue Loudermilk, I Love You

A good beer joint is hard to find and other facts of life

by Lewis Grizzard ...

PRAISE FOR LEWIS GRIZZARD“So this is what’s happened to the South since William Faulkner left! Lewis Grizzard, a great American, gives us the best collection of stories about a mother’s love, old folks, railroad trains, going home, and the No-Name Bar in Willacoochee, Georgia.”- The Chicago Sun-Times“If you’ve ever owned a truck, a good dog, or had to kiss a good woman good-bye, you need to be ... Read more

$7.44 NZD

PRAISE FOR LEWIS GRIZZARD“So this is what’s happened to the South since William Faulkner left! Lewis Grizzard, a great American, gives us the best collection of stories about a mother’s love, old folks, railroad trains, going home, and the No-Name Bar in Willacoochee, Georgia.”- The Chicago Sun-Times“If you’ve ever owned a truck, a good dog, or had to kiss a good woman good-bye, you need to be
... Read more
Working Girltalk - Dragonflies and Paperclips

by heidi jacobsen ...

Series series Working Girltalk
Working Girltalk – Dragonflies and Paperclips Natasha finds an exotic visitor in the office today…A dragonfly…She’s feeling the pinch of the economy and needs a raise. How does she go about getting one? Will she come to terms with reality or delve into her fantasies to escape? ... Read more

$1.70 NZD

Working Girltalk – Dragonflies and Paperclips Natasha finds an exotic visitor in the office today…A dragonfly…She’s feeling the pinch of the economy and needs a raise. How does she go about getting one? Will she come to terms with reality or delve into her fantasies to escape?
... Read more
Chuzzlewit: A Play in Two Acts

by Frank J. Morlock ...

In order to prevent his aged cousin (Old Martin) from leaving his huge fortune to charity, Pecksniff travels from London to America to dissuade the dying man from such a mistake. But Old Martin is far from death's door, and is planning from pure spite to swindle the relatives he loathes out of all their money. To do this he employs Montague Tigg, a honey-tongued confidence man who has, up to this ... Read more

$5.27 NZD

In order to prevent his aged cousin (Old Martin) from leaving his huge fortune to charity, Pecksniff travels from London to America to dissuade the dying man from such a mistake. But Old Martin is far from death's door, and is planning from pure spite to swindle the relatives he loathes out of all their money. To do this he employs Montague Tigg, a honey-tongued confidence man who has, up to this
... Read more
A Prisoner of Technology

by Simon Cawford ...

Here Simon Cawford takes a candid look at how addictive our technology has actually become. Have you become a prisoner of technology ? Can you survive a week without your phone? Does your iPad or tablet mean more to you than family or friends? Are you constantly texting or e mailing? Is your life run by technology? If the answer to one or more of these questions is yes, then you could be in ... Read more

$2.61 NZD

Here Simon Cawford takes a candid look at how addictive our technology has actually become. Have you become a prisoner of technology ? Can you survive a week without your phone? Does your iPad or tablet mean more to you than family or friends? Are you constantly texting or e mailing? Is your life run by technology? If the answer to one or more of these questions is yes, then you could be in
... Read more
The Treeponsis

The Tree Princess

by Yvonne Lehman ...

The Treeponsis is the story of a princess from Dontave Castle in the ancient Elderwood who becomes trapped by an ancient curse that turns her into a tree. In fact, she becomes the last tree in all the realms. For many years, the princess had suffered her ill-timed fate due to the handiwork of the villain Monkaitrain. In the devious plan, Monkaitrain has left the world a place of devastation. Now a ... Read more

$3.09 NZD

The Treeponsis is the story of a princess from Dontave Castle in the ancient Elderwood who becomes trapped by an ancient curse that turns her into a tree. In fact, she becomes the last tree in all the realms. For many years, the princess had suffered her ill-timed fate due to the handiwork of the villain Monkaitrain. In the devious plan, Monkaitrain has left the world a place of devastation. Now a
... Read more
Random Commuter Observations (RCOs)

Living the Dream on the Way to Work

by Michael Lewis ...

Stress, inconsiderate people, sweat, delays, really strange smells, massive crowds, wearying bureaucracy, funny conversations overheard, and startling things seen…these “joys” and more are the unavoidable facts of life for millions of commuters.Author Mike Lewis – writer, people person, observer of mankind, and fellow commuter – has regularly chronicled his adventures and gathered them into a ... Read more

$8.65 NZD

Stress, inconsiderate people, sweat, delays, really strange smells, massive crowds, wearying bureaucracy, funny conversations overheard, and startling things seen…these “joys” and more are the unavoidable facts of life for millions of commuters.Author Mike Lewis – writer, people person, observer of mankind, and fellow commuter – has regularly chronicled his adventures and gathered them into a
... Read more
Dragon's Gold

by Francis Cooper ...

Children's humorous action adventure. the tale of Will and Dai, two average guys living an average life. After the evil Von Cach family steal back the local mine and try to ruin the village. Will and Dai become unsuspecting super heroes and set about putting the Von Cach record straight. ... Read more

$3.70 NZD

Children's humorous action adventure. the tale of Will and Dai, two average guys living an average life. After the evil Von Cach family steal back the local mine and try to ruin the village. Will and Dai become unsuspecting super heroes and set about putting the Von Cach record straight.
... Read more
Acting Your Way to Hollywood

by Russ Normandy ...

A guide to transitioning from acting on the stage to acting in university, local, and independent films.An irreverent and sometimes humorous study of acting in films. What to do before you get to Hollywood. Chapters on action, listening, comedy, voice, face, movement, and auditioning. Includes exercises and scenes for practice. ... Read more

$4.49 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

A guide to transitioning from acting on the stage to acting in university, local, and independent films.An irreverent and sometimes humorous study of acting in films. What to do before you get to Hollywood. Chapters on action, listening, comedy, voice, face, movement, and auditioning. Includes exercises and scenes for practice.
... Read more
Man Versus Masterpiece Theatre

by Aaron Frale ...

While man may eventually fall to masterpiece theatre, the humor essays of this book offer insights to life’s most basic conundrums. Have you ever wanted to build a bathroom pass through? Start a religious cult? Prepare for the end of world by allying with the new robot overlords? Shakespeare's rap persona? Nether have I. But you can read about all this and more. Enjoy. ... Read more

$5.76 NZD

While man may eventually fall to masterpiece theatre, the humor essays of this book offer insights to life’s most basic conundrums. Have you ever wanted to build a bathroom pass through? Start a religious cult? Prepare for the end of world by allying with the new robot overlords? Shakespeare's rap persona? Nether have I. But you can read about all this and more. Enjoy.
... Read more
How to Hide Your Boners

by Charlemagne Goodwriter ...

Here is it, the long-awaited digital release of the first ever BABU Guide, written by the estimable and esteemed Charlemagne Goodwriter. At 9,000 words, it’s triple the size of our standard guides and should take an average reader about 30 minutes to read. A bargain at any price! Look, we’ve all had to deal with embarrassing boners. Either you’re a man trying to conceal them, or you’re a woman ... Read more

$4.32 NZD

Here is it, the long-awaited digital release of the first ever BABU Guide, written by the estimable and esteemed Charlemagne Goodwriter. At 9,000 words, it’s triple the size of our standard guides and should take an average reader about 30 minutes to read. A bargain at any price! Look, we’ve all had to deal with embarrassing boners. Either you’re a man trying to conceal them, or you’re a woman
... Read more

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