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Large 9781785211577

The Home - Haynes Explains by Boris Starling

$19.99 NZD

Category: Humour | Series: Haynes Manuals

Written by bestselling author Boris Starling, The Home is one of the new titles for 2017 in the Haynes Explains series. A light-hearted and entertaining take on the classic workshop manual, it contains everything you'd expect to see including exploded views, flow charts, fault diagnosis and the odd wiri ng diagram. It takes the reader through all areas of life at home, giving the reader all the hints and tips needed to make domesticity run smoothly ...Show more

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Large 9781785211515

The Americans - Haynes Explains: by Boris Starling

$19.99 NZD

Category: Humour | Series: Haynes Explains

Written by bestselling author Boris Starling, The Americans is one of the new titles for 2017 in the Haynes Explains series. A light-hearted and entertaining take on the classic workshop manual, it contains everything you'd expect to see including exploded views, flow charts, fault diagnosis and the odd wiring diagram. It takes the reader through all areas of American life, giving the reader all the hints and tips needed to make cross-Atlantic relationships run smoothly. ...Show more

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Large 9781911610380

The Little Guide to Dolly Parton - It's Hard to be a Diamond in a Rhinestone World by Malcolm Croft

$14.99 NZD

Category: Humour | Series: The\Little Book Of... Ser.

The ultimate pick-me-up to save you from the nine-to-five heartbreak blues. The Little Guide to Dolly Partonis your bible of devastating Dolly-isms. Yes, that's right, the most iconic and acclaimed female country singer in the history of music is so inventive and brilliant with her clever wisecracks an d sage advice that popular culture has crowned her with an -ism after her name. No one else is as worthy. For more than five decades, Dolly has been laying down her own brand of whip-smart wit and wisdom to the world, with many quotes and quips becoming as famous as her lyrical genius, for which she has won too many song writing awards and honours to mention. Stacked to the rafters with more than 150 bite-size bon-mots, one-liners and ripostes - as well profound and sincere observations - The Little Guide to Dolly Partonis your new favourite life companion. 'I never think of myself as a star because, as somebody once said, "A star is nothing but a big ball of gas" - and I don't want to be that.' Reflecting on stardom during an interview with Billboard, 2014. 'I'm proud of my hillbilly, white trash background. To me that keeps you humble; that keeps you good. And it doesn't matter how hard you try to outrun it - if that's who you are, that's who you are. It'll show up once in a while.' Discussing her background, during an interview with Southern Living, 2014. ...Show more

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Large 9781988547626

Sh*t Moments in New Zealand Sport by Rick Furphy; Geoff Rissole

$24.99 NZD

Category: Humour

The Sh*t Towns of New Zealand writers turn their sharp minds to our most embarrassing sporting moments.

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It's in the Post - Awesome letterboxes from around New Zealand by Rachael Reid

$24.99 NZD

Category: Humour | Reading Level: near fine

What better way to put a smile on your trusted postie's face than by requiring them to poke your mail into a pig's snout? Why not give passing tourists a chuckle with a converted microwave by your front gate? When it comes to showing off our DIY ingenuity, Kiwis from across the country have risen to the challenge - of reimagining the humble letterbox. This very Kiwi collection showcases the letterboxes of Aotearoa: from the classic to the crazy, the elaborate to the sublime. From cool dudes to kombis, mako sharks to dairy cows, It's in the Post! is sure to delight, get your creative juices flowing and deliver some belly laughs along the way. ...Show more

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Large 9781911610502

The Little Book of Shit Baby Names - And Other Pearls of Parenting Wisdom by Orange Orange Hippo!

$14.99 NZD

Category: Humour | Series: The\Little Book Of... Ser.

The perfect parenting companion... Not suitable for children. Mums and Dads have always yearned for a rule book, a hitchhikers' guide if you will, that spelled out for them how to raise their children properly so they grow up to be well-rounded, decent and likeable adults. Well, that book doesn't exist. And it never will. So, why not read this one instead? We won't bullshit you with lies. We're here to make you laugh. The Little Book of Shit Baby Names ... and Other Pearls of Parenting Wisdom is the ideal antidote to a long day of looking after those little versions of yourself. This tiny tome is the perfect pick-me-up once you've dropped the kids off (at school, not a cliff) or put the baby down (to sleep) and you can finally reflect on how degrading and awful parenting is. This book will make you feel better if only because it'll teach you alternative, and perverted, lyrics to 'Wheels on the Bus'. Packed to the gills with hilarious jokes on all things baby-related, from how to avoid choosing a shit baby name, through to scores of bite-size parenting wisdom that may one day save your sanity from leaking out of your ears. ...Show more

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Large 9781785211553

The Germans - Haynes Explains by Boris Starling

$19.99 NZD

Category: Humour | Series: Haynes Explains

Written by bestselling author Boris Starling, The Germans is one of the new titles for 2017 in the Haynes Explains series. A light-hearted and entertaining take on the classic workshop manual, it contains everything you'd expect to see including exploded views, flow charts, fault diagnosis and the odd w iring diagram. It takes the reader through all areas of German life, giving the reader all the hints and tips needed to make relationships run efficiently. ...Show more

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Large 9781785211560

Football - Haynes Explains by Boris Starling

$19.99 NZD

Category: Humour | Series: Haynes Explains

Written by bestselling author Boris Starling, Football is one of the new titles for 2017 in the Haynes Explains series. A light-hearted and entertaining take on the classic workshop manual, it contains everything you'd expect to see including exploded views, flow charts, fault diagnosis and the odd wiri ng diagram. It takes the reader through all areas of the 'beautiful game', giving the reader all the hints and tips needed to make supporting run smoothly ...Show more

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Large 9781785211034

Teenagers (Haynes Explains) by Boris Starling

$19.99 NZD

Category: Humour | Series: Haynes Explains

The Haynes Manual is one of publishing's most famous and enduring icons. More than 200 million copies have been sold, covering everything from Austin Allegros to Zombie Survival.Now Haynes is sending itself up in a fabulously amusing and brilliantly-observed new format. Haynes Explains are compact guide s to four major stages of life: babies, teenagers, marriage and pensioners. Based on the classic 'stripdown and rebuild' outline, and using original Haynes lines drawings, these books are perfect gifts or stocking fillers. 'When you have babies, your friends come round and coo at them. When you have teenagers, your friends send you sad-face texts saying 'thoughts and prayers are with you."The aim of Haynes Explains Teenagers is to help you get the best value from your adolescent. It can help you (a) decide what work must be done (b) tackle this work yourself, though you may choose to have much of it performed by an off-site garage such as a boarding school and/or Young Offenders' Institution.Sections include:* Reliability (trouble starting in morning).* Service History (school reports). 'What the report says: Surprisingly good exam result. What the report means: Cheated.' * In-Car Audio (ghastly teenage music).* The CPU (technology obsession). 'The most effective punishment for any teenager is to take them on holiday to a remote rural cottage where there is no mobile reception or broadband.'* Bodykits (clothes and image).* The Horn (sex). 'The best way to ensure that your daughter's boyfriends are properly vetted is to become President of the United States.' ...Show more

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How to Speak Droid with R2-D2: A Communication Manual by Urma Droid

$34.99 NZD

Category: Humour

Following the success of How to Speak Wookiee comes this essential manual for interacting with R2 units in various likely situations. Droids are made to be reliable, helpful and daring, but their personalities can sometimes be frustratingly stubborn. This convenient sound guide will help new R2 users su ccessfully understand their droids and utilise them to their full capacity. Featuring helpful scenarios - like convincing a droid to play back full messages, serve beverages and hors d'oeuvres at semi-formal events, diagnose and repair mechanical issues on an X-wing, or just walk the dog - plus a sound module including 10 different droid phrases, this handbook is a necessity for any new R2 user. ...Show more

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Large 9781789292329

Think You Know It All? History - The Activity Book for Grown-Ups by Meredith MacArdle

$29.99 NZD

Category: Humour | Series: Know It All Quiz Bks.

A great variety of activities to test your knowledge, whether highbrow or low culture. Proving you know it all about history has never been such fun - or so tricky.Do you think you know all about history? Can you tell your Tudors from your Habsburgs, and the Ming dynasty from the Mughals? Could you put the US presidents in order? Can you say what century the Elgin Marbles or Benin bronzes were crafted, or who were the husbands of famous women? Perhaps you like the history of art or of great inventions? Or maybe you think you know all about the great battles of the world?Whatever your area of interest or depth of knowledge, this quiz will have some testing questions for you. From the Stone Age up to the Second World War and covering all corners of the earth as well as all areas of human endeavour, Think You Know It All: History will challenge your knowledge of what happened, who did it, where and when.Along with the straightforward quizzes, there are maps questions, silhouettes to identify, mazes to follow - a great variety of activities to test your knowledge, whether highbrow or low culture. Proving you know it all about history has never been such fun - or so tricky. ...Show more

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Large 9781789292183

Think You're Mr Know-It-All? - The Activity Book for Grown-Ups by Richard Gaylord

$30.39 NZD

Category: Humour | Series: Know It All Quiz Bks.

We've all seen them. Those quiz night contestants surreptitiously checking their phones under the table before smugly producing the answers. Well, that's no way to win a quiz! The proper way is, of course, to be such a know-it-all that you can find the correct answer time after time, without feeling the need for digital back-up. So, are you really Mr (or Ms) Know-It-All? Or are you just looking for some fun and a source of fascinating facts that can win you a pub quiz, make you look knowledgeable in casual conversations, or impress your friends and family? Either way, this is the activity book for you.In this book you'll find a lovingly curated set of quizzes that will test you on how much you really know. From high to low culture, history to geography, science to trivia, television to sports, there's a bit of something from every field all over the world in here. The end result should be many hours of fun, as you discover how much you truly deserve the ultimate accolade of being called Mr Know-It-All. ...Show more

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