Iced Beer and Other Tantalising Tips for Life by Chris Leben: Lee Lin Chin

$19.99 AUD

Category: General

Lee Lin Chin - fashionista, newsreader, Gold Logie loser, social media superstar and Prime Chinister of Australia - has finally deigned to write an advice book. Here she shares her views on all the important topics, from acceptable careers (bartender; brewer) to her favourite cocktail recipe (beer, pref erably obscure Japanese, served on ice). Written with Lee Lin’s inimitable flair and contempt for all beneath her, this book will give you the Chinspiration you need to live a transcendent life. ...Show more

One Good Turn: New Drawings By Mary Leunig by Mary Leunig (Artist)

$24.99 AUD

Category: Comics & Cartoons

One Good Turn is the first Mary Leunig book in almost 25 years, bringing one of Australia's most incisive artists and social commentators roaring back to the fore.In these never-before-seen glorious full-colour drawings, Leunig's focus on politics, family, class, power, violence, trauma, humour, domesti city, labour, and the experience of being a woman in the world is still as deeply relevant as ever.This book attests to how desperately we still need Mary Leunig - perhaps more now than ever before. ...Show more

My Diarrhe

$35.00 AUD

Category: General

Taped together so the world can read all about her life through her eyes, My Diarrhe includes pages from Miranda's baby book, poems from her years as an emotional teen, secrets from her dating life, and stories from her rise to fame. As Miranda herself says, "It has every single secret about my life in it. My first kiss, my first period, stories about secret family members, secret photos of other celebrities, etc... so don't read it!" ...Show more

The Uncollected Plays of Shaun Micallef by Shaun Micallef

$35.00 AUD

Category: General | Reading Level: 3 Biography

Shaun Micallef is without doubt Australia’s premier comedian, writer, producer, presenter, actor, author, broadcaster, bon vivant, gadfly, troubadour, dancer, impresario, acrobat, lion tamer, poet and elite sportsman. But did you know that he is also an internationally renowned playwright? No? Typ ical. It really is a stain on our national character that this doyen of theatre doesn’t get the credit he deserves or attention he craves in this country – mute testimony to Australia’s cultural cringe and inveterate idiocy. From Broadway to the West End, his name is mentioned in the same breath as Mamet and Ray Cooney; and in the salons of Paris Micallef is worshipped as a god. His plays, uncollected until now, are irrefutable proof that when it comes to listing the world’s greatest dramatists, the name Micallef should be inserted in there somewhere. Even if you have never been to the theatre before, just holding this book in your hands as you are now will change your life forever. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, your body will spasm convulsively – you may even be so moved that you will open the book and read it. ...Show more

The Book of the Year 2018 by No Such Thing as a Fish Staff; Anon

$29.99 AUD

Category: General

Following hot on the heels of the success of The Book of the Year (or, more precisely, twelve months later) The Book of the Year 2018 will be making its way into the nation's bookshops this autumn. Compiled and written by the creators of the award-winning hit comedy podcast No Such Thing As A Fish, all of whom are researchers for QI, The Book of the Year 2018 will bravely delve behind the headlines to sniff out the best and most bizarre facts of the last twelve months. Among many other things, it will establish that: - Britain's first robot shop assistant was sacked after a week.- Donald Trump claimed the US sells F52 planes to Norway, even though F52 planes only exist in the game Call of Duty.- During the Winter Olympics, it was so windy during the Women's Slopestyle Final that every single competitor was blown off her snowboard. - A snail racing competition in Plymouth was postponed because the snails were too 'sluggish' to take part. Ranging from the distinctly offbeat to the wonderfully ludicrous - from the South Africans who were rationed to just one toilet flush per day, to the Nutella riots spreading across France, via the Miami bitcoin conference that stopped accepting bitcoin - The Book of the Year promises a fact for every occasion and will prove the perfect Christmas gift for all trivia buffs. ...Show more

Goodnight Trump by Erich Origen; Gan Golan

$26.99 AUD

Category: General

In the very classy roomThere was a golden mirrorAnd a silver spoonAnd a broadcast of - Alternative facts from a Fox newsroom . . . Parodying the soothing incantations of Goodnight Moonby Margaret Wise Brown with illustrations by Clement Hurd, Goodnight Trumpopens in the very classy golden bedroom of the White House, where it is bedtime for the 45th President of the United States.In this wickedly funny update to the bedtime classic, readers bid goodnight to this very stable genius, his comfort animal (what else but a Playboy bunny), some Russian friends, and 12 Diet Cokes a day.Goodnight Trumpis a perfect gift for those who lean to the left - offering readers the chance to put America's man-child-in-chief to bed early, so children everywhere can have sweet dreams without fear of being torn from their homes and families. ...Show more

Aardman: An Epic Journey Taken One Frame at a Time by Aardman Animations Ltd; Peter Lord; Nick Park; Dave Sproxton

$35.00 AUD

Category: Comics & Cartoons

Claymation experts Aardman are responsible for some of our most beloved animated characters like Wallace & Gromit, Morph and Shaun the Sheep. The multiple Oscar winners have also brought out some of the biggest animation films in recent decades such as Chicken Run, Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Pi rates! In an Adventure with Scientists and Arthur Christmas. Coinciding with their new blockbuster EARLY MAN starring Eddie Redmayne. But how did Peter Lord and David Sproxton grow the company from such humble beginnings to their world-class studio in Bristol? How did they develop their unique style of animating clay? How did they meet the brilliant Nick Park? And how on earth did they conquer Hollywood? This is the intimate, revealing, fascinating and funny behind-the-scenes story of Aardman Animations, told in their own words by Peter Lord, David Sproxton, Nick Park and Richard Starzak.   THE STORY INCLUDES: TURNING POINTS: Key moments that changed the company's future forever e.g. Pitching Chicken Run to Steven Spielberg, the Sledgehammer video, going to speak at Nick's film school. THE LOW POINTS: How Aardman was forced to pull production on a film called The Tortoise and The Hare which almost destroyed the company's reputation forever. HILARIOUS descriptions of tough early days when there was no money at all. E.g. a year spent penniless in Malton eating nothing but lentils. THRILLING MOMENTS: We get a rare glimpse into the heart of the Hollywood beast through the eyes of Nick Park as he bags his first Oscar. STARS: What is it really like to work with Mel Gibson, Sir Ian McKellen or Hugh Jackman? And why did Julia Sawalha get stopped by Canadian customs? GETTING FIRED... A devastating account of the cruel and ruthless world of Hollywood INSIGHTS into how to run a multi-million pound business by two men who both freely admit they are not at all  'business minded'. CONTRIBUTIONS from from Eddie Redmayne, Timothy Spall, Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Grant, and foreword by Matt Groening. ...Show more

Five Go Feasting - Famously Good Recipes Inspired by the Famous Five Stories by Josh Sutton

$19.99 AUD

Category: Gift Books

The Famous Five were a clever lot: every island adventure and countryside romp began with a hearty breakfast, was interspersed with rollicking good picnics and ended with supper at Aunt Fanny's - all washed down with lashings of ginger beer. Now you can revisit Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy's fav ourite food and drink with these 80 recipes faithful to the books, accompanied by familiar illustrations and quotes from the stories. Featuring: - Chapter One: A Jolly Good Breakfast - e.g. fried bread and sausage sandwiches - Chapter Two: Perfect Picnics - e.g. sausage rolls, scotch eggs, jammy buns and drop scones - Chapter Three: Scrumptious Suppers - e.g. meat pie, chicken stew, milk pudding and marmalade apple pie - Chapter Four: Cracking Cakes and Tasty Treats - e.g. sticky gingerbread and mint humbugs - Chapter Five: Lashings of Delicious Drinks - e.g. orangeade and ginger beer ...Show more

The Bogan Bible by Paul Fenech

$24.99 AUD

Category: General

In a politically correct world, thank god for Bogans! In The Bogan Bible, Pauly Fenech - the world's foremost Boganologist - salutes these authentic, outrageous, fun-loving and free-thinking Australians, unravelling the histories and the mysteries of the Bogan world and icons such as the Thong, the Mull et and the Burnout. Salvation lies within... The Bogan Bible. ...Show more

New Erotica for Feminists: Get What You Deserve, Again and Again and Again by Caitlin Kunkel; Brooke Preston; Fiona Taylor; Carrie Wittmer

$22.99 AUD

Category: Gift Books

He calls me into his office and closes the door... to promote me. He promotes me again and again. I am wild with ecstasy. Your boss gives you a pay rise, the hotshot producer recognises your talents, the pizza delivery guy hopes you've got a box-set to watch with your extra-large pizza. Prepared to be satisfied...at last. Sometimes a plumber is just a plumber. Get what you really want this year with dozens of literary quickies to tantalise and titillate even the most world-weary feminist. ...Show more

Australia: What Happened? by Ben Pobjie

$29.99 AUD

Category: General

I'm a Joke and So Are You - A Comedian's Take on What Makes Us Human by Robin Ince; Stewart Lee (Foreword by)

$29.99 AUD

Category: General

'Funny, Honest and Heart-warming.' Matt Haig What better way to understand ourselves than through the eyes of comedians - those who professionally examine our quirks on stage daily? In this touching and witty book, award-winning presenter and comic Robin Ince uses the life of the stand-up as a way of e xploring some of the biggest questions we all face. Where does anxiety come from? How do we overcome imposter syndrome? What is the key to creativity? How can we deal with grief? Informed by personal insights from Robin as well as interviews with some of the world's top comedians, neuroscientists and psychologists, this is a hilarious and often moving primer to the mind. But it is also a powerful call to embrace the full breadth of our inner experience - no matter how strange we worry it may be! ...Show more