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Noel Fielding

$32.95 – Paperback book / Text Publishing

Noel Fielding's book channels the creative influences of Henri Rousseau, Roy Lichtenstein and Salvador Dali, through the comedian's strange and singular, not to say surreal mind. Hilarious and beautifully produced, the b... Buy or find out more 


Pull The Other One
R M Winn

$19.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books

CHOCK-A-BLOCK FULL OF CLASSIC AUSTRALIAN YARNS, JOKES AND NONSENSE

Ryle Winn is the master of the cock and bull tale, and this is a collection of the funniest yarns he's ever heard. There's something for everyone – life-... Buy or find out more 



Stuff White People Like (To Talk About): 50 Ways To Start Conversations With Caucasians
Christian Lander

$19.95 – Boxed set / Quirk

Christian Lander is the creator of the website Stuff White People Like. He is a Ph.D. dropout who was the 2006 public speaking instructor of the year at Indiana University. He has lived in Toronto, Montreal, Copenhagen, ... Buy or find out more 


Hungover Owls
Patrick J Brown

$13.95 – Paperback book / Thames And Hudson

Who knew that owls and hangovers went together as well as rum and coke or Gatorade and a bagel? This past summer the tumblr hungoverowls.com took the Internet by storm as journalist J. Patrick Brown united the two for th... Buy or find out more 



Boganomics
E.C McSween

$29.99 – Paperback book / Little Brown

The science of things bogan from the best-selling authors of THINGS BOGANS LIKE.

From the bestselling authors of THINGS BOGANS LIKE comes a not-quite scientific study of all things bogan.

E. Chas McSween et al. have comp... Buy or find out more 


The Man Who Scared A Shark To Death And Other Tales Of Drunken Debauchery
Noel Boivin and Christopher Lombardo

$19.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Canada

British comedian, drunk on a gallon of wine, takes a one-pound bet to jump, completely naked, into an aquarium filled with sharks and stingrays, causing one of them to die of stress.

An American man goes on such an aston... Buy or find out more 



Hipster Puppies
Christopher R. Weingarten

$16.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books

This collection of photos, based on the popular blog hipsterpuppies.tumblr.com, features images of hipster puppies at play in a variety of locations, from local farmer markets to record stores, wearing ironic, oversized ... Buy or find out more 


Awkward Family Pet Photos
Mike Bender

$24.95 – Hardcover book / Random Century

The authors of the New York Times bestseller Awkward Family Photos are back with a hilarious tribute to the unbreakable and sometimes uncomfortable bond between people and their pets.

There are few things more rewarding ... Buy or find out more 



Funny Buggers: The Best Lines From Australian Stand Up Comedy
Karl Chandler

$19.95 – Paperback book / Penguin

I stopped writing a diary when I read Anne Frank's effort. That genre has been conquered.

HANNAH GADSBY

Television is a very powerful tool. But then again, so is Eddie McGuire.

GREG FLEET

Throw your hands in the air like... Buy or find out more 


I Found This Funny: My Favorite Pieces Of Humor And Some That May Not Be Funny At All
Judd Apatow (Ed)

$34.95 – Hardcover book / Mcsweeneys

"I Found This Funny" is a compilation of work by some of Judd Apatow's favorite authors. The book showcases many different styles of writing, from fiction to short humor to essays to comedy sketches to poetry. Featured w... Buy or find out more 



Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
Michael Ward

$29.95 – Paperback book / Hardie Grant

Are you a baby boomer feeling out of touch with today’s modern dudes? Why do those Gen Ys wear their underpants so high and their jeans so low? Perhaps you are a member of Generation X, stuck like the proverbial meat in ... Buy or find out more 


Go The F**K To Sleep
Adam Mansbach & Ricardo Cortes

$17.95 – Paperback book / Text Publishing

Go the F**k to Sleep is a bedtime book for parents who live in the real world, where a few snoozing kitties and cutesy rhymes don't always send a toddler sailing blissfully off to dreamland. Profane, affectionate, and ra... Buy or find out more 



Top Gear Drivers Handbook
Top Gear Motoring Assoc.

$24.95 – Hardcover book / Bbc Books

The Motorists' Handbook is brought to you by the Top Gear Motoring Association, a bigger, faster, louder alternative to the AA and the RAC.

Description of book

In the venerable tradition of the AA Members' Handbook, Top ... Buy or find out more 


What Every Man Thinks About Apart From Sex
Shed Simove

$9.95 – Paperback book /

After years of painstaking research, Professor Simove beautifully reveals a man's mind as an open book and the result unlocks an age old secret... Take a look inside - you'll be amazed at how accurate and shocking the tr... Buy or find out more 



The Bedwetter
Sarah Silverman

$20.95 – Paperback book / Faber

Shockingly funny book from the controversial and brilliant American comedian: This is the book your mother warned you about but you have to read anyway.

Sarah Silverman's father taught her to curse - at the age of three.... Buy or find out more 


How To Be A Woman
Caitlin Moran

$29.95 – Paperback book / Random House

1913 - Suffragette throws herself under the King's horse. 1969 - Feminists storm Miss World. Now - Caitlin Moran rewrites "The Female Eunuch" from a bar stool and demands to know why pants are getting smaller. There's ne... Buy or find out more 



Super Chef: A Parody
Ben Pobjie

$19.99 – Paperback book / Allen & Unwin

A hilarious parody of Australia's most successful tv cooking phenomenon

From the cooking show to end all cooking shows, comes the book of the show that makes all other books of shows look feeble and pointless. Finally fa... Buy or find out more 


The Royal Wedding: William And Kate Dress-Up Dolly Book
Ladybird

$9.95 – Paperback book / Ladybird

Celebrate a royal romance that has captured the hearts of people around the globe...For those who just can't get enough of royalty's most glamorous couple, this paper doll book features lifelike cut-out and keep figures ... Buy or find out more 



Eat Spray Love
Joan Sauers

$19.95 – Paperback book / Bantam Press

Why go all the way to India when the truth of the universe lies within? Savvy and spoiled, Blossom has been described by her vet as 'high-maintenance', a label she wears with pride. Why shouldn't she be? She deserves it.... Buy or find out more 


Dawn Of The Bunny Suicides
Andy Riley

$25.00 – Paperback book / Hodder Headline

From the author of the cult bestsellers THE BOOK OF BUNNY SUICIDES and RETURN OF THE BUNNY SUICIDES comes another unmissable collection of rabbit-related self destruction... The bunnies are back - and there's only one th... Buy or find out more 



The Chaser Annual 2010
The Chaser

$10.00 – Paperback book / Text Publishing

The best Chaser Annual yet!

This year the Chaser team are back in print where they belong, and more unpalatable than ever before. They’ve put aside the inconvenience of all that stage and television tomfoolery to serve u... Buy or find out more 


The Sexy Book Of Sexy Sex
Kristen Schaal and Rich Blomquis

$39.99 – Hardcover book / Hodder Headline

A brilliant humour book by the biggest up-and-coming American comedienne and star of Flight of the Conchords about all that is sexy.

Sex is the most powerful and important thing in the Universe, and if you aren't instant... Buy or find out more 



Heidegger And A Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates
Thomas Cathcart And Daniel Klein

$14.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books

Q. Why are there almost as many jokes about death as there are about sex?

A. Because they both scare the pants off us.

Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein first made a name for themselves with the outrageously funny "New Yo... Buy or find out more 


Whiter Shades Of Pale: The Stuff White People Like Coast To Coast: From Seattle's Sweaters To Maine's Microbrews
Christian Lander

$24.95 – Paperback book / Hardie Grant

In 2008, Christian Lander wrote the 23-week New York Times bestseller Stuff White People Like. Christian Lander has now traveled the nation, speaking about the book, and also obtaining further knowledge of the White Peop... Buy or find out more 



Texts From Last Night
Lauren Leto and Ben Bator

$9.95 – Paperback book / Square Peg

A collection of the most funny, naughty, blush-worthy texts all from real life.

Ever texted after one too many? Ever texted the wrong person by mistake? Ever fired off a message before double-checking your predictive spe... Buy or find out more 


How To Beat Up Anybody
Judah Friedlander

$27.99 – Paperback book / Harper Collins

The most important book in karate history from the greatest martial artist: The World Champion Judah Friedlander.

Finally a Karate book that prepares you for real-life dangerous situations! This book includes chapters on... Buy or find out more 



Earth: The Book: A Visitor's Guide To The Human Race
Jon Stewart

$35.00 – Hardcover book / Particular Books

Where do we come from? Who created us? Why are we here? These are questions that have sporadically interested people since the dawn of time, but whose answers have continually eluded us. Now in their new book, Jon Stewar... Buy or find out more 


Cyanide And Happiness: Ice Cream and Sadness
Robert DenBleyker

$24.99 – Hardcover book / Harper Collins

The #1 web comic, Cyanide & Happiness, is back with a brand new collection of comics sure to leave you gasping in horror or guffawing with laughter. Featuring 150 comics, including 30 brand new strips, each jam-packe... Buy or find out more 



Audrey Gordon's Tuscan Summer
Audrey and Philip Gordon

$34.95 – Paperback book / Hardie Grant

Join Audrey Gordon, voted three times Britain's sternest chef, as she travels to the heart of Italy and shares the recipes, produce and memories of her Tuscan summer. Visit traditional farmhouses, local trattorias and sa... Buy or find out more 


Why Men Are Necessary And More News From Nowhere
Richard Glover

$27.99 – Paperback book / Abc Books

′Full-on, uncontrollable, laugh-till-you-weep stories. Glover has become the indispensable chronicler of Australian family life.′ Geraldine Brooks

Wickedly funny stories of everyday life, as heard on ABC Radio′s Than... Buy or find out more 



Sexually, I'm More Of A Switzerland: Personal Ads From The London Review Of Books
David Rose

$29.99 – Hardcover book / Picador

Personal ads men and women of all ages, backgrounds and aspirations, laying their souls bare and their hearts on the line are the modern world's equivalent of the Japanese haiku... Or something like that, anyway.

Painsta... Buy or find out more 


Men And How To Manage Them: A Book For Australian Wives And Mothers

$14.95 – Hardcover book / National Lib Of Aust

A facsimile edition of a book originally published in 1885 by A.H. Massina in Melbourne. It is augmented with illustrations from publications, catalogues and advertising pamphlets of the time, all held in the National Li... Buy or find out more 



A Book For Every Woman

$14.95 – Hardcover book / National Lib Of Aust

A Book for Every Woman is a facsimile edition of a book originally published in 1924 by the Associated School of Dressmaking, Sydney. It is augmented with illustrations from catalogues and advertising pamphlets of the ti... Buy or find out more 


The Darwin Awards VI: Countdown to Extinction
Wendy Northcutt

$24.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books

(The countdown has begun . . . )

What distinguishes humans from baser animals is our higher intelligence. This is because most humans know to think twice before headbutting a coconut or biting down on a live wire. Intell... Buy or find out more 



Things Bogans Like
Jayfox, DeMilo, McSween, Hubbard, Johnson, McKenzie-Smythe

$24.99 – Paperback book / Little Brown

Based on the popular website; thingsboganslike.wordpress.com, THINGS BOGANS LIKE is a revolutionary manifesto that lifts the lid on the secret sect of the bogan.

The word bogan has a bad rap; first impressions are still ... Buy or find out more 


First Dog On The Moon's The Christmas Story
Andrew Marlton

$29.95 – Hardcover book / Text Publishing

The Christmas Story.

Beautiful, simple, inspirational…and not just for Christians.

Actually, it’s not all that simple either.

It turns out there are a few burning Christmas-y questions to tackle:

• Who told the Chris... Buy or find out more 



Qi: The Second Book Of General Ignorance
John Lloyd and John Mitchinson

$19.99 – Paperback book / Faber

EVERYTHING YOU THINK YOU KNOW IS STILL WRONG

Octopuses have six legs.

Oranges aren't orange.

Bats aren't blind.

Napoleon wasn't short.

Vikings didn't wear horned helmets.

Diamond isn't the hardest substance.

Bank notes a... Buy or find out more 


Mum Had A Kingswood
Tim Ross

$29.99 – Trade paperback / Allen & Unwin

When Tim Ross left his award-winning, ratings-smashing radio show at the end of 2009, many wondered what he would do next. Now we know. He wrote this book. A collection of rants and recollections about all sorts of stuff... Buy or find out more 



Simon's Cat: Beyond The Fence
Simon Tofield

$29.95 – Hardcover book / Canongate

Simon’s Cat was published simultaneously in 25 countries, hit the Sunday Times (UK) bestseller list, and sold over 125,000 copies in the UK.

This year Simon Tofield returns with a charming follow-up which sees the ador... Buy or find out more 


All My Friends Are Dead
Avery Monsen and Jory John

$13.95 – Hardcover book / Chronicle Books

If you're a dinosaur, all of your friends are dead.

If you're a pirate, all of your friends have scurvy.

If you're a tree, all of your friends are end tables.

Each page of this laugh-out-loud illustrated humour book show... Buy or find out more 



What's So Funny? The Best Jokes According to Kevin Sheedy by Kevin Sheedy
Kevin Sheedy

$19.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books

The perfect Fathers' Day present for a footy fan - a joke book that has the favourite joke of your favourite player!

Kevin Sheedy, ex-champion player, four-time premiership coach with the Bombers and now the first coach ... Buy or find out more 


Impractical Jokes
Charlie Pickering

$29.99 – Trade paperback / Allen & Unwin

Three toilets, a deceased poodle and some sadly depreciated real-estate ... a rollicking, laugh-out-loud memoir of how a practical joke went too far from one of Australia's brightest young comedians.

'A diabolical ping-p... Buy or find out more 



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How Did You Get This Number
Sloane Crosley

$24.95$19.95 – Paperback book / Portobello

What happens when the minibus full of your fellow wedding travellers hits a bear in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness? Or you hear the voice of your high school’s long lost queen bee from a bathroom cubicle? For Sloan... Buy or find out more 


Are We Nearly There Yet?
Alan Moir

$29.95 – Paperback book / Scribe Publications

From the heady enthusiasm and promise of Kevin Rudd’s election victory over John Howard’s Liberals in 2007 to the slightly less enthusiastic election of 2010, Alan Moir is the perfect guide to contemporary politics and t... Buy or find out more 



Hip Snips
Pablo Mitchell

$14.94 – Paperback book / Quirk

Are your pubes up to par? Don’t be caught with a frumpy patch down below!Hip Snipsfeatures illustrated instructions for styling your pubic hair in a variety of chic and fashionable designs, including:

 

 &nbs... Buy or find out more 


Overheard
Oslo Davis

$20.00 – Paperback book / Arcade

Have you ever overheard a hilarious, insightful or inappropriate comment while making your way from here to there?

Oslo Davis has made a career of it, becoming the ears and eyes of the city and recording his observations... Buy or find out more 



Cyanide and Happiness
Robert DenBleyker

$19.99 – Hardcover book / Harper Collins

WARNING - This book is illicit, inappropriate, insensitive, perverse, profane, depraved, reprehensible, and, well, just plain wrong.

Rob D., Matt, Dave and Kris have been drawing the #1 hit web comic, CYANIDE AND HAPPINE... Buy or find out more 


Awkward Family Photos
Mike Bender and Doug Chernack

$22.99 – Paperback book / Hodder Headline

Based on the hit website, AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com (“painful, regrettable, horrifyingly awesome snaps of family bonding, you will laugh so hard that people in adjoining offices will ask what’s wrong with you”—Esquire), th... Buy or find out more 



Bendable Learnings: The Wisdom Of Modern Management
Don Watson

$34.95 – Hardcover book / Alfred A Knopf

Moving forward from DEATH SENTENCE and WEASEL WORDS with an enhanced world class third volume in this series - a benchmark in terms of funny word books.

Mission statements are everywhere: you have to have one, whether yo... Buy or find out more 


A Nest Of Occasionals
Tony Martin

$29.99 – Trade paperback / Picador

Following on from the dubious, but resounding, success of Lolly Scramble, comedian Tony Martin returns with another collection of tales from his life outside show business. Outrageous coincidences, disgraceful errors of ... Buy or find out more 



 

First Encounters
Joseph Cummins

$45.00$29.95 – Paperback book / Murdoch Books

Part of Pier 9's 'Lost and Found in History' series, First Encounters is a book of first contact moments drawn from over 500 years of human exploration, adventure and discovery. Divided into sections such as 'Fabled Enco... Buy or find out more 


Should You Judge This Book By Its Cover? One Hundred Fresh Takes On Familiar Sayings And Quotations
Julian Baggini

$30.00 – Paperback book / Granta

Unpick glib aphorisms and root out cliche with the best-selling author of The Pig that Wants to be Eaten.

Another rapid-fire selection of short, stimulating and entertaining capsules of philosophy from the master of the ... Buy or find out more 



Men: An Owner's Manual From Toilet Training To Bedtime Batties
Kathy Lette

$24.95 – Hardcover book / Bantam Press

A hilarious collection of the very best bloke-baiting one-liners from the Queen of The Quip.

“Why don't women tell jokes?"

"Because we marry them."

Kathy Lette has gathered together the very finest of her sparkling wit... Buy or find out more 


History's Worst Inventions
Eric Chaline

$34.95 – Paperback book / Pier 9

History's Worst Inventions is a light-hearted look at 50 of the worst inventions to grace the history of humankind. It casts light on the failures of otherwise celebrated inventors from Da Vinci to Edison, alongside the ... Buy or find out more 



50 Reasons to Quit Smoking/Keep Smoking
Fiona Scott-Norman

$14.95 – Paperback book / Affirm

One book with two covers, 50 Reasons to Quit/Keep Smoking is an audacious attempt to tackle the touchy subject of smoking with humour and logic.

Conventional self-help books and social ostracising haven’t worket yet on t... Buy or find out more 


Warwick Todd: Up in the Block Hole
Tom Gleisner

$29.95 – Paperback book / Hardie Grant

When Australian cricket legend Warwick Todd retired from the game in 1996, many felt that would be the end. After playing 143 Tests, making over 9000 first class runs and notching up almost $1.3 million in match fines, i... Buy or find out more 



And Now For Some Light Relief: The Genuinely Funny Joke Book
Peter Fitzsimons

$19.95 – Paperback book / Ebury Press

Australia’s best-selling author’s favourite wisecracks, tall tales and rib-ticklers.

Two drunks were walking home along the railway tracks. The first drunk says, 'There's a hell of a lot of steps here.' The second dr... Buy or find out more 


You Better Not Cry
Augusten Burroughs

$24.95 – Trade paperback / Orion

You've eaten too much chocolate at Christmas...but have you ever eaten the face off a six-foot-tall-wax Santa? You've seen gingerbread houses...but have you ever made your own gingerbread tenement? You've woken up with a... Buy or find out more 



What Would Keith Richards Do?: Daily Affirmations with a Rock and Roll Survivor
Jessica Pallington West

$19.99 – Hardcover book / Bloomsbury

The definitive guide to Keithism, the religious wisdom inspired by the one true prophet of our time: Keith Richards.

What is a wiseman? What is a prophet?

Someone with a strange, unflappable demeanor. Someone who speaks ... Buy or find out more 


The Pocket Book Of Boosh
Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding

$29.95 – Paperback book / Text Publishing

Join us on a journey through space and time . . . This autumn Canongate invites you to join Howard Moon, Vince Noir, Naboo, Bollo, Bob Fossil, Old Gregg, the Moon and all your other favourite characters on a unique journ... Buy or find out more 



Friendly Fire
Wil Anderson

$32.95 – Trade paperback / Ebury Press

Some of you will know Wil Anderson as "the bloke who sits in the middle on that ABC-TV show with the weird name" (The Gruen Transfer); or "the one who wasn't Corinne or Hughesy on that show that used to get in trouble al... Buy or find out more 


Chocolate And Cuckoo Clocks: The Essential Alan Coren
Alan Coren

$36.95 – Trade paperback / Text Publishing

Edited by his children, Giles and Victoria, Chocolate and Cuckoo Clocks is an anthology of writing from the former editor of Punch and Radio 4 national treasure Alan Coren, who died in October 2007.

In a prolific forty-y... Buy or find out more 



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