Humour & Riddles Books

This book studies how memes disrupt and reimagine politics in humorous ways. Memes create a playful activity that follows a shared set of rules and gives a (shared) voice, which may generate togetherness and political identities but also increase...

This follow-up to Still Pickled After All These Years brings even more laugh-out-loud looks at the daily life of Earl and Opal Pickles; their divorced daughter, Sylvia; and their dog, Roscoe.Growing old is great fun when you keep your sense of humor and...

The first-ever definitive guide to Australia's best holiday accommodation for chickens. This book is a must read for everyone who ever ate an egg ... a book that you can start anywhere you like ... and find yourself drawn to turn to...

Doodles, Doggerel and the DivineAfter busy workdays Audrey would sit quietly and doodle her reflections onto the pages of a well-travelled exercise book. Forty years later these jotted verses are scattered through several books. This collection is a...

A Fish Out of Water in the Garden of EnglandWhen Richard Harrison packs up his London cubicle, and decides to start a gardening business in Sevenoaks, Kent, he overlooks just one tiny detail.He doesn't know the first thing about gardening.Armed with...

One family.Nine countries.And a search for a giant mouse.When the Prior family dash through Europe and Japan on the trail of a capybara, they've no idea they'll stay in a Liechtenstein brothel, flee an Edinburgh plague doctor, join a dystopian society in...

Stephanie Maier has a lot of big questions on her mind: Can Baptists get into Purgatory? Can Noni juice give you superpowers? If your spouse dies, can you get your kidney back? And where are all the Jewish mannequins, anyway?Everyone has gotten so damn...

Lucian and His Roman Voices examines cultural exchanges, political propaganda, and religious conflicts in the Early Roman Empire through the eyes of Lucian, his contemporary Roman authors, and Christian Apologists. Offering a multi-faceted analysis of...

A collection of hilarious Facebook statuses from the funniest guy in social media.

A pantomime written by amateurs for amateurs, and with a degree of flexibility. It can be acted by a cast of any size and ability - or no ability at all. It's just a bit of fun. The plot involves the usurpation of a throne and the journey to redemption...

Cab drivers! What a strange lot! Why would anyone want to drive a hack for a living? Other than being capable enough to safely operate a vehicle, you don't need any special skills or training. You don't need a university degree in the humanities, though...

The Day the Ketchup Ran Out is about an imaginary town that wakes up one day... "on October the twelfth, to not a bottle of ketchup on anyone's shelf!"The story proceeds to explain how such a catastrophic calamity affects the entire town's eating habits.

A wise man, (wiser than my brother Bill), once said: "Life is like a box of chocolates..." I don't know what that has to do with this book, but it sure says a lot about my brother Bill.My life on the other hand is like a banana split. When people look at...

There are no rules when "street counselors" from all over the world unite with one mission in mind...to BREAK YOU. This book will make you question your morality, doubt your relationships, and live in distrust, all while laughing hysterically. These...

What if a cat could fly like a bird? Or if a dog lived in the ocean? Written and illustrated by Julia Gomelsky, Hybrid Animals is a collection of special animals that have unique characteristics, behaviors and habitats that will be sure to make you smile...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

Saschaisms is the name we use to refer to our son's observations. He has a diagnosis on the autism spectrum - his observations can be thought provoking, interesting and often just plain funny.

Clever, Clean, and Concise III is a rare Joke Book. It contains really funny jokes written with as few words as possible while maintaining the content of the joke. Enjoy these Paraprosdokians and jokes about, Politicians, Religion and Sports. My hope is...

You know absolutely nothing about The Internet, even if you think you do. Whether an expert or a "newber," Post-Modem is guaranteed to tell you something you would have never known about The Internet without picking up this book. How did housewives in...

Another collection of mind-less, meandering writings by yet another middle-aged post-gay man, living on Long Island, with his husband and their two (count 'em 2) cats!

Tutti noi andiamo spesso a cercare le cose più difficili per poter stare meglio. Dobbiamo essere consapevoli che, usando il minimo indispensabile ed elementare, possiamo accenderci di luce propria. Il nostro caffè, il nostro bicchiere di vino e le...

A further compilation of letters, travel tips and other correspondence, sent to newspapers and a variety of other publications - cigars to cucumbers, politics to philately. "A delightful mix of witty, whimsical, perceptive, serious, and downright...

"Kind zu verschenken" Ein kleiner Junge vom Lande, bringt seine Eltern und ein ganzes Dorf namens Immekath zur Verzweiflung. Jeden Tag heckt er neue Streiche aus. Doch von wem hat er das gelernt? Sein Vater steht ihm in nichts nach und bringt Kai eine...

"Kind zu verschenken" Ein kleiner Junge vom Lande, bringt seine Eltern und ein ganzes Dorf namens Immekath zur Verzweiflung. Jeden Tag heckt er neue Streiche aus. Doch von wem hat er das gelernt? Sein Vater steht ihm in nichts nach und bringt Kai eine...

Santa is on a mission he hasn't had a holiday in over forty years and even then he got banned and isn't allowed to set foot in the place. Mrs Santa wants a nice shopping holiday but Santa wants to party just like the old Prince song. Is America ready for...

Little did Kate O'Connell know when she sold Poopy's discarded bitches that the half monkey face and mesmerizing eyes were eventually to be acclaimed by Crufts and throughout the Irish Canine Republic.However Lady Allypisangle of the local manor,...

Mycroft Critter has been a constant companion since I was at school. He entertained me, said things I could never say,and he had a lifelong friend in Hydrant who was a source of wisdom, mystery and comedy. Sometimes he says things which might be...

A massive collection of Doctor Doctor themed jokes by Andrew Madden. Over 200 jokes, some old, some re-written, and over 100 being completely brand-spanking new in this side-splittingly funny Official Book.

Until he won a short story competition with a prize of £50,000, E. Rick Jones didn't have any problems or at least no more than any other neurotic writer who spent most of his life in his writing shed at the end of his garden. The problem was that in...

A bulletproof manual every girl and young woman should read from cover to cover! Great tips, tasks, and advice to snag a guy. Madame Magdalena has got you covered from the first encounter to the family lunch."I don't know if men should love or fear...

I am happily married to my childhood sweetheart Neil. We are blessed to have a gorgeous girl Paris and a beautiful boy William. I have a labradorable too called Georgie who keeps everything real and unique.I love to read and write. It is self-education...

239 poems about what the Americans call soccer, most of them darkly funny, some of them wistful and nostalgic, a few angry.This is the cumulation of Peter Goulding's 15 years writing football poetry.

SOFTBACK VERSIONWhy is the Lord obsessed with cows?Do Buffalo have wings?How strong was the herb that was good?You might not find the answers to these questions, but you will find answers to many others, including just what Abraham was prepared to do for...

El autor nos presenta 25 historias desde una perspectiva algo perversa y con el característico (no tan) fino humor, como lo es el del venezolano. Son situaciones algo bizarras que le pueden pasar a cualquiera de nosotros en algún momento del tiempo y el...

C'è chi dice che. Anch'io dico che. Che è tutto un magna magna, come in Grecia, la Magna Grecia. C'è chi viene trovato con le mani nel barattolo dell'Epo, Schwazer: "È colpa mia". Il padre: "E' colpa mia". La fidanzata: "E' colpa mia". Il Papa: "E' colpa...

You know what they say, you are what you eat, and Jolie and Ava are about to turn into everything they have been craving including pounds of chocolate, pizza, pickles, and ice cream.Mafia, urban sprawl, gentrification, newborn babies, and the lives of...

Drabble Harvest holds themed contests three times a year, and publishes the best of those contests. In this one the theme was Interplanetary TimeShare. Too many guests spoil the time-share arrangements. And with interplanetary time-share plans,...

A light-hearted look at the things, good and not-so-good, that happen to us as we age. Are we Seniors (well, we're not in high school) or Baby Boomers? How do we cut our toenails if we can't reach them? What do we do about our gray hair and those...

Bears can be scary beasts...or do dumb things like getting stuck in garbage cans. In this charmingly illustrated collection of humorous poems and stories, author/illustrator Leonard Brett celebrates all things bears, particularly human/bear interactions...

2020. Yeah, that. Everything stopped except Marg Heidebrecht's habit of writing for ninety minutes a day. Four years, forty essays later, the author of In the Shade: Friendship, Loss, and the Bruce Trail provides us with this new collection. Intended as...

Dog and Cat probably are friends, but they’ll never admit it in public. Living in the same house, they have similar interests, such as bodgering in the garage or gardening when the weather is fine. They could watch it for hours, offering critical advice...

Desperate for a job in the summer of 1979, two college friends decided to sell educational books door-to-door, on commission, 1,500 miles away from home. It was a ridiculous thing to do, and everyone told them so. But they did it anyway, and proceeded to...

“Fabulously funny - a real must for lovers of all things Greek.”After living in Greece for thirteen years, writer and reluctant olive farmer Rob Johnson has got used to most of the things that he and his wife Penny found so bizarre at the...

Witty, Quirky, Clever. - Very rarely does an Australian book come along that is so universally useful and acclaimed. In this volume are 23 wonderful categories from The Nonsense of Politics to Romance vs Sex and more than 4,000 quips to cover every...

For those who are crazy enough to keep failing...Award winning entrepreneur and author of popular webcomic series EntrepreNo's: Secret to Startup Failure Sonia Lin unveils a startup life full of failures, based off her iconic humor in the webcomics that...

About the AuthorDavid Ossman, one of the four creators of The Firesign Theatre, three-time Grammy nominees, known as "The Beatles of Comedy," has been publishing poetry in books, anthologies and magazines since his teen years. Most of the poems in...

*Got A Monster Under Your Bed?*Have You Seen A UFO?*Ever Worry You'll Be Struck Down By Lightning By God?*Hold On—Ever Wonder About Anything?Whew! Okay-Good!Bloggers, Nina and Joe, have formed a "SECRET SOCIETY" where their opinions...

The Ugly One in the Middle is about Stan Campbell's wicked, and often witty story of the search for two people, his birth mom, and the angelic, sensual woman of his dreams. Kind of romantic, right? But, wait...there is humor, mystery and intrigue. Just...