80TH BIRTHDAY EDITION - NOW WITH 10 NEW TALL TALES!THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Connolly's raucous run through his life is as furious, funny and foul-mouthed as you'd expect' Sunday TimesIn December 2018, after fifty years of belly-laughs, energy and outrage, Billy Connolly announced his retirement from live stand-up comedy. It had been an extraordinary career.When he first started out in the late sixties, Billy played the banjo in the folk clubs of Scotland. Between songs, he would improvise a bit, telling anecdotes from the Clyde shipyard where he'd worked. In the process, he made all kinds of discoveries about what audiences found funny, from his own brilliant mimes to the power of speaking irreverently about politics or explicitly about sex. He began to understand the craft of great storytelling. Soon the songs became shorter and the monologues longer, and Billy quickly became recognised as one of the most exciting comedians of his generation.Tall Tales and Wee Stories brings together the very best of Billy's storytelling for the first time and includes his most famous routines including, The Last Supper, Jojoba Shampoo, Incontinence Pants and Shouting at Wildebeest. With an introduction and original illustrations by Billy throughout, it is an inspirational, energetic and riotously funny read, and a fitting celebration of our greatest ever comedian. Read more

Pull on your wellies, grab your flat cap and join Jeremy Clarkson in this hilarious and fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the infamous Diddly Squat FarmTHE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Brilliant . . . laugh-out-loud' Daily Telegraph'Outrageously funny . . . will have you in stitches' Time Out_________Welcome to Clarkson's farm.It's always had a nice ring to it. Jeremy just never thought that one day his actual job would be 'a farmer'.And, sadly, it doesn't mean he's any good at it.From buying the wrong tractor (Lamborghini, since you ask . . .) to formation combine harvesting, getting tied-up in knots of red tape to chasing viciously athletic cows, our hero soon learns that enthusiasm alone might not be enough.Jeremy may never succeed in becoming master of his land, but, as he's discovering, the fun lies in the trying . . ._________'Very funny . . . I cracked up laughing on the tube' Evening StandardPraise for Clarkson's Farm:'The best thing Clarkson's done . . . it pains me to say this' GUARDIAN'Shockingly hopeful' INDEPENDENT'Even the most committed Clarkson haters will find him likeable here' TELEGRAPH'Quite lovely' THE TIMES Read more

Abandoned in a bucket…to new adventures in GreeceThe delightfully comic account of a British couple and their imported cats starting over in a new country continues in Bucket to Greece Volume 17. Nikos is at his wits end when a vandal targets him with insulting graffiti, desecrating his fields with mounds of rubbish. Romance is in the air when Vasos asks Sherry, and Victor, on a date, and Christos has a lot of grovelling to do when Violet Burke flounces off the job.Taking a trip down memory lane, Victor revels in the joys of grubby kitchens when Pelham, a former colleague, visits. Doreen tackles the Greek moped test to earn her diploma, Hal buys his great-niece an adorable old donkey, and Sherry rescues an abandoned hoglet. If you’re a fan of Greek travel and culture then the Bucket to Greece series is a must, with a bucketful of laughs along the way. Read more

NORTHWARD BOUND is the entertaining and enlightening account of one English couple’s relocation from the overdeveloped south of Spain to the lush green hills of Asturias. In PART TWO of Alison’s story the valiant couple go on living with Remedios while their new house is being refurbished by a singular builder and his motley crew. Hoping to move in by the end of the year, a stirring series of events – one of them a huge surprise – means that the process goes less smoothly than they’d anticipated. Read more

NORTHWARD BOUND is the entertaining and enlightening account of one English couple’s relocation from the overdeveloped south of Spain to the lush green hills of Asturias. After two years of endless blue skies on the Costa de Sol, Alison and Matthew Stewart decide that in their mid-sixties they aren’t too old to embrace a new challenge. After securing their house and loading up their trusty Berlingo, they head north with no fixed destination in mind, just a strong desire to rekindle their interest in the Spanish language and culture which has flagged so badly in the south. Eager to exchange cosy expat coffees by the sea for a healthy dose of integration, they hit the Asturian coast with open minds and the firm intention of stepping away from the tourist trail.***Part Two is now available.*** Read more

THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERHead back down to Clarkson Farm with the latest bestseller from our favourite welly-wearing wannabe farmer, Jeremy Clarkson___________Enthusiastic trainee farmer Jeremy Clarkson made just £144 in his first year at Diddly Squat Farm. This year he's determined to do better. Not because he now knows what he's doing. But because he's fed up of getting stick from Kaleb.Yet farming continues to be a challenge.For instance . . .· Loading a grain trailer was more demanding than flying an Apache gunship?· Cows were more dangerous than motor-racing?· It's easier to get planning permission to build a nuclear plant than to turn a barn into a restaurant?Jeremy's always got a plan. Loads of them. Often cunning.Not always greeted with wild enthusiasm by Kaleb and Cheerful Charlie, however . . .___________PRAISE FOR DIDDLY SQUAT'Clarkson has done more for farmers in one series than Countryfile achieved in 30 years' James Rebanks, author of A Shepherd's Life'Clarkson has showcased the passion, humour and personalities of the people who work throughout the year to grow the nation's food . . . and brought an understanding of many of the issues faced by farmers to the British public' National Farmers Union'A deserving Farming Champion of the Year' Farmers Weekly 'I don't know anything about farming. It's like David Attenborough doing jet-skiing, or Nicholas Witchell saying, "I'm going to be a cage fighter'" Jeremy Clarkson Read more

Praise in Amazon Reviews for Not From Round Here:★★★★★ "Very funny. We live in London but originate from Burnley so can relate to the differences."★★★★★ "Tek it from me, it wer a reet good'n! Cheered me up!"★★★★★ "Thank you for making me laugh."Professional Praise for Not From Round Here:"Not From Round Here I laughed so much I got odd looks when I read it in public. I loved this book & wanted more! " - Suzy K. Quinn, million selling author of the 'Bad Mother' series."A reet good laff! I hooted my way through this comical look at Northern life. Highly recommended – for Northerners and Southerners alike!" - Jacqueline Lambert, award-winning travel writer and author of the 'Adventure Caravanning with Dogs' series.From the Back Cover“I stuck a hair dryer on me bunion to stretch me skin out. Didn’t bloomin’ work.”So begins Brad’s uproarious new life as an Essex native who’s yanked from living his pipe dream in the Spanish sunshine to the grey and wet northwest of England.In this comedy memoir, Brad is catapulted to a strange land in his homeland where complete strangers tell him about their bunions and insist on showing him the holes “they burned” in the crotch of their swimming trunks.It’s a land of confusion where everything he thought true comes into question: bread rolls are now called, “barms"; tea is something you eat not drink; almond milk is unheard of because, “yer don't get teats on an almond, stupid!”It’s a land where Brad is so cold that he’s wearing more coats than a nightclub cloakroom can handle while the locals casually stroll around in their beachwear.Will fish out of water Brad sink or swim as he adapts to the culture shock of being a soft southerner up north?One thing’s for sure, you’re in for a pant-pissing, rollercoaster ride of mishaps, mayhem, and meat pies.So strap on your incontinence pads then scroll up to buy now!More Praise in Amazon Reviews for Not From Round Here:★★★★★ "Laugh out funny at times. It was inoffensive, light-hearted humour."★★★★★ "More laugh out loud moments than you can shake a stick at!"★★★★★ "Extremely funny and perceptive writing from the quintessential stranger in a strange land." Read more

Praise in Amazon Reviews for The Only Way Is West:★★★★★ "I loved this book. For anyone interested in the Camino, this is a must read." - Kate★★★★★ "Great read for anyone who likes travel memoirs written with honesty, emotion and humour." - French Village Diaries.★★★★★ "Reading this brilliant, funny book has reignited my desire to walk the Camino de Santiago." - Amazon Customer.★★★★★ "The writing is poignant and beautiful. Brad had me laughing out loud one minute and crying the next." - Mr Thomas McDonnell.From the Back CoverWhat would you do if you were given €20 in Greece with an email address scribbled on it:1. Spend it?2. Slip the suspect counterfeit bill into an enemy’s birthday card?3. Send an email, hoping it will lead to you finding everlasting love?Brad, a hopeless romantic, chose the latter...Two years later, his love life remains a disaster and his career is misfiring. As he’s about to walk Spain’s fabled Camino de Santiago to ponder some profound life changes, Brad receives a reply.Incredibly, it’s from a woman who lives on the pilgrimage path, far away from where the money first crossed his palm. She invites him to sleep… ‘on her house.’Hiking 900km on the Road to Santiago to a blind date with the mystery €20 woman, Brad has the adventure of a lifetime.His heart is warmed by fellow pilgrims and natives who give him more reason than ever to believe in the kindness of the human spirit; he befriends a hilarious Hungarian who speaks English in song titles and has his raison d’être revealed to him by a barefoot Mayan mystic.Will he meet his happily-ever-after along the way too?Scroll up and buy this pacy, laugh-out-loud travelogue to find out NOW...Mainstream Media Praise:"A heartfelt memoir that made me howl with laughter throughout. A wonderful read." - Kevin Hand, BBC London.More Praise in Amazon Reviews for The Only Way Is West:★★★★★ "Probably the best book I've ever read." - D Clay.★★★★★ "Fantastic read, can't wait for the next book." - Amazon Customer★★★★★ "I was hooked from page one and couldn't put it down." - Georine★★★★★ "A fast-paced, inspiring romp of a book with a joyous charm throughout." - Brendan★★★★★ "I've read over 60 Camino books. This fits easily into my top 5." - Alastair W.★★★★★ "Best book of 2019." - Will.The Only Way Is West - An International Bestseller in the Following Categories & Countries:*Bestseller in UK - Humorous Essays, Travelogues and Adventurer & Explorer Biography.*Bestseller in Canada - Humorous Essays & Travelogues.*Bestseller in Australia - Humorous Essays & Travelogues.*Bestseller in the USA - Sports Essays, Ecotourism & Literary Travel.Scroll up and buy this pacy, laugh-out-loud travelogue NOW... Read more

‘We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like, “I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive …”’Hunter S. Thompson is roaring down the desert highway to Las Vegas with his attorney, the Samoan, to find the dark side of the American Dream. Armed with a drug arsenal of stupendous proportions, the duo engage in a surreal succession of chemically enhanced confrontations with casino operators, police officers and assorted Middle Americans.This ebook edition of Hunter S. Thompson’s iconic masterpiece, a controversial bestseller when it appeared in 1971, features the brilliant Ralph Steadman illustrations of the original. It brings to a new generation the hallucinatory humour and nightmare terror of Hunter S. Thompson’s musings on the collapse of the American Dream. Read more

In this electrifying autobiography, Rik stands naked in front of his vast legions of fans and disciples and invites them to take communion with the blood he has spilled for them during his thirty year war on show business.He invented alternative comedy with The Young Ones, he brought down the Thatcher administration with The New Statesman and he changed the face of global culture with his masterpiece Bottom. Not only was his number one single Living Doll the saviour of rock 'n' roll but he also rescued the British film industry with the vast revenues created by his legendary movie Drop Dead Fred. In 1998, he survived an assassination attempt and spent five days in a coma before he literally came back from the dead. Having completed countless phenomenal feature films, TV series, live extravaganzas and radio voice-overs since then, Rik Mayall is now poised on the brink of a whole new epoch-shattering revolution.For the first time ever, Rik reveals in print the deep inner truth behind his gargantuan ascent to the pinnacle of international light entertainment – the mental hospitals he has broken out of, the television executives he has assaulted, the drugs he has definitely not taken, the charities he has bankrupted, the countless pregnancies he has engendered, and so much more. Read more

When Peter and his fiery Greek wife, Alex, trade the rainy skies of England for a sunlit village in Greece, they believe they've found paradise. But their dream life turns into a nightmare.Caught in a whirlwind of legal battles, village gossip, and cultural clashes, Peter and Alex must navigate the absurdities of Greek bureaucracy, rebuild their lives, and face the ultimate question: will they seek revenge or choose forgiveness?With laugh-out-loud humour, heartwarming resilience, and a love story at its core, A Parthenon Paradox is a memoir about finding hope in the rubble, embracing life’s imperfections, and discovering that even in the darkest moments, there’s room for laughter and love. A tale of resilience, redemption, and the unyielding charm of Greece. Read more

Abandoned in a bucket…to new adventures in Greece.Bucket to Greece is a delightfully comical account of a British couple starting over in a new country, complete with imported cats, whilst discovering the joys and pitfalls of adapting to a strange culture. When our hero, Victor, needs a pseudonym to avoid embarrassing his wife after deciding to pen a book about up-sticking to Greece, he dusts off his original name of V.D. Bucket, the name he was stuck with after being abandoned in a bucket as a baby. As Victor adapts to his adopted homeland, he battles an obsession with the exacting hygiene standards he demanded during his illustrious career as a public health inspector, against the rather less exacting standards of rural Greece. His attempts to master the complexities of the language lead to a number of embarrassing misunderstandings.Crossing paths with the local undertaker, Spiros, was a stroke of good luck for Victor and Marigold, since Spiros just happened to have a house to sell in the charming Greek mountain village of Meli. Of course Spiros didn’t explain the strange arrangement of an Albanian living in the stone shed at the bottom of the garden, or mention the old lady’s next door filthy habit of burning plastic every morning. He also failed to mention his late uncle had plunged to his death from the roof terrace, but did a wonderful job of selling them on the spectacular views.If you’re a fan of Greek travel and culture, then this book is a must with a bucketful of laughs along the way. Read more

Discover whether ginger is a perversion!On the Greek island of Mynos, the old village of Episkopi is waiting to die - until the gift of a Pandora's Box is opened and nothing is ever quite the same again.You’ll laugh at the old codgers launching a secret Private Gentleman's Club only open in the early hours. You’ll giggle at wives seeking retribution, devising a ruse that catches every man with his pants down.Money is the root of all evil, but it has to be said money can also bring opportunity - but is the contents of Pandora’s Box a blessing or a curse for Episkopi? Will it help the village pull back from the brink and relish a new lease of life? Who would have believed it? One grumpy old man becomes a ‘millionaire’ opening the door to a bright new future.Lose yourself under the blue sky, in these comical capers in Greece - first of The Mynos series.AMAZON REVIEWSAbsolutely all four books were hilarious and interesting – Lorraine TaylorA fabulous read. Really had me giggling – C. JacksonI really enjoyed this book – a sort of a Greek, Last of the Summer Wine – Maureen KeetonFunniest book ever written!!! Please make TV series or film. This novel lifts the spirits. Thoroughly enjoyable read - David Read more

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERRob Beckett never seems to fit in. At work, in the middle-class world of television and comedy, he’s the laddie, cockney geezer, but to his mates down the pub in south-east London, he’s the theatrical one, a media luvvie. Even at home, his wife and kids are posher than him.In this hilarious exploration of class, Rob compares his life growing up as a working-class kid to the life he lives now, trying to understand where he truly belongs.Will he always be that fat kid who was told he’d never be a high-flyer? Why does he feel ashamed if he does anything vaguely middle class? Will he ever favour craft beer over lager? What happens if you eat 50 olives and drink two bottles of champagne? Why is ‘boner’ such a funny word?In search of answers, Rob relives the moments in his life when the class divide couldn’t be more obvious. Whether it’s the gig for rich bankers that was worse than Matt Hancock hosting the GQ Men of the Year Awards, turning up at a swanky celebrity house party with a blue bag of cans from the offy or identifying the root of his ambition as a childhood incident involving soiled pants and Jurassic Park, Rob digs deep.A Class Act is his funny, candid and often moving account of what it feels like to be an outsider and the valuable (sometimes humiliating) life lessons he’s learned along the way. Read more

IDLE RICH is the entertaining account of one man’s attempt to turn over a new leaf in Spain. When lifelong underachiever Richie Bannister is offered free board and lodgings in a seaside resort on the south-western coast of Andalucia, he jumps at the chance to escape from the dull Lancashire town where he’s been stuck for the last forty-odd years. His host Peter, a retired photographer, turns out not to be the doddery old fellow he’s expecting to meet, but a man on a mission into which Richie finds himself inadvertently drawn. After his so-far aimless life, this new commitment proves to be a terrible shock to the system, but only time will tell if Richie will be man enough to rise to the challenge and better himself on the windy Cadiz coast. Read more

A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK‘An affectionate and revealing account … Funny, sad, real, rueful.’ The Times‘Warm, rambling and self-aware’ GuardianThe long-awaited, rambling, tender, and very funny memoir from Adam BuxtonRamble/ˈramb(ə)l/Verb1. walk for pleasure in the countryside.‘Dr Buckles and Rosie the dog love rambling in the countryside.’2. talk or write at length in a confused or inconsequential way.‘Adam rambles on about lots of consequential, compelling and personal matters in his tender, insightful, hilarious and totally unconfused memoir, Ramble Book.’Ramble Book is about parenthood, boarding school trauma, arguing with your partner, bad parties, confrontations on trains, friendship, wanting to fit in, growing up in the 80s, dead dads, teenage sexual anxiety, failed artistic endeavours, being a David Bowie fan; and how everything you read, watch and listen to as a child forms a part of the adult you become.It’s also a book about the joys of going off topic and letting your mind wander.And it’s about a short, hairy, frequently confused man called Adam Buxton. Read more

It's been another memorable year on Diddly Squat Farm - will the chickens finally come home to roost?Welcome back to Clarkson’s Farm . . .Where the spring barley crop has failed. Just like the oil seed rape. And the oats turned the colour of a hearing aid. The mushrooms went mouldy. While the sheep, pigs and cows cost more than they earned. At least, the farm shop’s doing a roaring trade in candles – even if they smell like Jeremy’s knacker hammock.So never mind the rain, the skirmishes with the local planning department and the gargantuan hole in Jeremy’s wallet. Because it’s hard to feel too gloomy about life when there’s a JCB telehandler, a crop-spraying hovercraft and a digger waiting in the barn.For any man with several metric tons of powerful machinery at his fingertips must be doing something right . . .Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, October 2024 Read more

This is the stories of over 40 years in practice as to the trials and tribulations of taxpayers and how they all beat HMRC .It also is a highly entertaining read . It contains important techniques that every taxpayer should learn on how to stand up to HMRC in the UK. And it also explain why HMRC needs to change its approach .The book has 50 stories of how HMRC were defeated in some of the most interesting cases experienced by the author who was awarded an MBE by the Government for his charity work . All proceeds of the book go to Medequip4kids , a charity which has impacted on the lives of over 8m children in the UK , which the author has chaired for over 30 years . Read more

An Anglo-Greek Love Story Like No OtherWhat happens when a strait-laced Englishman marries a fiery Greek woman and moves to Greece? Absolute mayhem—and plenty of laughs!In this hilarious and heartwarming memoir, Peter Barber takes readers on a journey through the chaos, charm, and quirks of life in Greece. From navigating the baffling world of Greek bureaucracy to embracing the joyous madness of family gatherings, Peter’s new life is anything but predictable.As he and his wife, Alex, embark on the ambitious task of building their dream home—a house that would end up with its own ‘Parthenon’—they encounter unexpected challenges, eccentric neighbours, and more than a few moments of pure comedy. Along the way, Peter falls hopelessly in love with Greece, its people, and the unpredictable beauty of everyday life in a small Greek village.A Parthenon on Our Roof is a love letter to Greece, a tale of adventure, resilience, and the joy of embracing a new culture. If you enjoy laugh-out-loud travel memoirs, unforgettable characters, and the magic of the Mediterranean, this book is for you.Get ready to experience the sun, the sea, and the chaos of Greek life! Read more

Jeremy Clarkson, shares his opinions on just about everything in The World According to Clarkson.Jeremy Clarkson has seen rather more of the world than most. He has, as they say, been around a bit. And as a result, he's got one or two things to tell us about how it all works - and being Jeremy Clarkson he's not about to voice them quietly, humbly and without great dollops of humour. In The World According to Clarkson, he reveals why it is that:• Too much science is bad for our health• '70s rock music is nothing to be ashamed of• Hunting foxes while drunk and wearing night-sights is neither big nor clever• We must work harder to get rid of cricket• He liked the Germans (well, sometimes)With a strong dose of common sense that is rarely, if ever, found inside the M25, Clarkson hilariously attacks the pompous, the ridiculous, the absurd and the downright idiotic, whilst also celebrating the eccentric, the clever and the sheer bloody brilliant. Less a manifesto for living and more a road map to modern life, The World According to Clarkson is the funniest book you'll read this year. Don't leave home without it.The World According to Clarkson is a hilarious collection of Jeremy's Sunday Times columns and the first in his The World According to Clarkson series which also includes And Another Thing . . . , For Crying Out Loud! and How Hard Can It Be?Praise for Jeremy Clarkson:'Brilliant . . . laugh-out-loud' Daily Telegraph'Outrageously funny . . . will have you in stitches' Time OutNumber-one bestseller and presenter of the hugely popular Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson writes on cars, current affairs and anything else that annoys him in his sharp and funny collections. Born To Be Riled, Clarkson On Cars, Don't Stop Me Now, Driven To Distraction, Round the Bend, Motorworld, and I Know You Got Soul are also available as Penguin paperbacks; the Penguin App iClarkson: The Book of Carscan be downloaded on the App Store. Read more