"Those who grew up with the taste of soap in their mouths are bound to find this book both charming and hilarious." — ImboldnEven the most profane practitioner of the vulgar tongue must sometimes wonder, "Am I doing it right?" This highly entertaining and crucially informative visual guide to the art of swearing employs a variety of quick-read charts and helpful strategies to take salty skills to the next level. Offering history and etymology along with gui...

What's brown and sticky?A Stick!Featuring infographics, illustrations and useless trivia about the history of the toilet, this hilarious guide will provide you with endless hours of entertainment while you sit on your porcelain throne.With a flowchart to help you work out how to remove skid marks effectively, dietary advice for the least disgusting number twos and a beginners guide to categorising your bowel movements, this is the ultimate guide to v...

OOO going forward.Congratulations! The 9–5 grind is behind you and you’ve finally found the perfect work-life balance … now what?This ultimate infographic guide to transitioning into retirement will drill down into the specifics and guide you through your retirement with tips on:Spending 24/7 with your partner.Getting really, really into birdwatching.Keeping your grandkids happy for a few hours (and then h...

When in doubt, call Dad.Featuring flowcharts, illustrations and graphics, this guide will help you master every aspect of being a Dad and make time for what really matters… after all that thermostat isn’t going to obsess over itself.With simple steps to help you construct the perfect dad joke, a scientific formula to determine which dance moves will embarrass your children the most and a chart to establish the perfect (read: useless) fact for any occasion, ...

Apocalypse.... Now?Prepare for every possible end of days with this essential survival guide.Covering crucial survival skills, the ideal Plan A and Plan B, tips for survival on the road as you travel from chaos to salvation, and assembling the perfect team, this hilarious book has everything you need when Doomsday strikes.Includes: Zombies, Alien Invasion, Nuclear Fallout, Climate Crisis, Asteroids, Viruses, Robots and more!

**The perfect stocking filler or secret santa giftHeadache? Confusion? Waves of nausea and regret?**Luckily, thanks to this handy book, a hangover no longer has to mean a ruined day.Use infographics and flowcharts to diagnose which hangover type you are suffering from and find the best treatments to help you on the road back to full health:The bottomless pitThe 'I'm still drunk'The ExorcistThe emotional boomerang

Can’t we all just get oolong?We are a nation of tea drinkers. 84% of Brits drink tea every day, and we get through 100 million cups daily. When a survey asked us what the country’s national emblem should be, the most resounding answer, with 32 per cent of the vote, was a cup of tea.And yet… most of us are doing it wrong.Enter tea-drinking expert and infusion connoisseur, Stephen Wildish. His complete guide to the fine art of tea includes: brewing gu...

Interesting Information + Slick Graphics = This Infographic BookThis is the super-stylish book you didn’t know you needed until you saw it. Packed with weird and wonderful visual information, it is guaranteed to entertain and help you look at things in a completely new way.

Minefields is a compelling exploration of a foreign correspondent's life - proof of Hugh's belief that 'if you go looking for trouble, you'll probably find it'.Over nearly forty years as a journalist and foreign correspondent, Hugh Riminton has been shot at, blown up, threatened with deportation and thrown in jail. He has reported from nearly fifty countries, witnessed massacres in Africa, wars and conflicts on four continents, and every k...

'When a man plants a tree, he plants himself. Every root is an anchor, over which he rests with grateful interest, and becomes sufficiently calm to feel the joy of living.' Steep Trails encompasses a delightful mix of John Muir's essays and adventure narratives, spanning a period of twenty-nine years. The selections included in this book are varied: ranging from geological studies to stories of the people and towns he encounters throughout his exploits. As Muir expert Terry Gifford observe...

This third, updated and expanded edition of Christiane Paul's acclaimed book investigates key areas of digital art practice that have gained in prominence in recent years, including the emergence and impact of location-based media, interactive public installation, augmentive and mixed reality, social networking and file-sharing and tablet technologies.It explores themes raised by digital artworks, such as viewer interaction, artificial life and intelligence, political and social ac...