Watching Neighbours Twice a Day...

Watching Neighbours Twice a Day...
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Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
Total Pages : 241
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781788704373
ISBN-13 : 1788704371
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis Watching Neighbours Twice a Day... by : Josh Widdicombe

'A wonderful blend of nostalgia, hilarity and personal anecdotes that only Josh Widdicombe could deliver' James Acaster 'If you read only one book by Josh Widdicombe this year, make it this one' Jack Dee 'Beautifully written, cleverly crafted and charmingly funny' Adam Hills 'This is a book about growing up in the '90s told through the thing that mattered most to me, the television programmes I watched. For my generation television was the one thing that united everyone. There were kids at my school who liked bands, kids who liked football and one weird kid who liked the French sport of petanque, however, we all loved Gladiators, Neighbours and Pebble Mill with Alan Titchmarsh (possibly not the third of these).' In his first memoir, Josh Widdicombe tells the story of a strange rural childhood, the kind of childhood he only realised was weird when he left home and started telling people about it. From only having four people in his year at school, to living in a family home where they didn't just not bother to lock the front door, they didn't even have a key. Using a different television show of the time as its starting point for each chapter Watching Neighbours Twice a Day... is part-childhood memoir, part-comic history of '90s television and culture. It will discuss everything from the BBC convincing him that Michael Parkinson had been possessed by a ghost, to Josh's belief that Mr Blobby is one of the great comic characters, to what it's like being the only vegetarian child west of Bristol. It tells the story of the end of an era, the last time when watching television was a shared experience for the family and the nation, before the internet meant everyone watched different things at different times on different devices, headphones on to make absolutely sure no one else could watch it with them.

Before We Were Strangers

Before We Were Strangers
Author :
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 320
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781501105784
ISBN-13 : 1501105787
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis Before We Were Strangers by : Renée Carlino

From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Sweet Thing and Nowhere But Here comes a love story about a Craigslist “missed connection” post that gives two people a second chance at love fifteen years after they were separated in New York City. To the Green-eyed Lovebird: We met fifteen years ago, almost to the day, when I moved my stuff into the NYU dorm room next to yours at Senior House. You called us fast friends. I like to think it was more. We lived on nothing but the excitement of finding ourselves through music (you were obsessed with Jeff Buckley), photography (I couldn’t stop taking pictures of you), hanging out in Washington Square Park, and all the weird things we did to make money. I learned more about myself that year than any other. Yet, somehow, it all fell apart. We lost touch the summer after graduation when I went to South America to work for National Geographic. When I came back, you were gone. A part of me still wonders if I pushed you too hard after the wedding… I didn’t see you again until a month ago. It was a Wednesday. You were rocking back on your heels, balancing on that thick yellow line that runs along the subway platform, waiting for the F train. I didn’t know it was you until it was too late, and then you were gone. Again. You said my name; I saw it on your lips. I tried to will the train to stop, just so I could say hello. After seeing you, all of the youthful feelings and memories came flooding back to me, and now I’ve spent the better part of a month wondering what your life is like. I might be totally out of my mind, but would you like to get a drink with me and catch up on the last decade and a half? M

The Audacity

The Audacity
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Publisher : Doubleday Canada
Total Pages : 0
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780385696838
ISBN-13 : 0385696833
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis The Audacity by : Katherine Ryan

From the star of the hit Netflix series The Duchess comes a brilliantly funny, fiercely honest, and dangerously astute handbook of life instruction. "I’ve come to accept that being audacious is a gift I can’t escape." People "know" my on-stage comedy persona or my scripted ballsy characters and wrongly assume that I must stomp around all day in designer dresses eviscerating those who dare to cross my path. But mostly, I’m just sat eating pickles and being nice to some dogs. Whatever strangers think of me is fine with me. How audacious is that? I can always take a joke, I don’t waste time worrying about things I can’t control. I embrace the reality that you just can’t please everyone, so you might as well put yourself out there and have a laugh. As my mother always said, "Katherine, if we all liked the same thing, we’d all be married to your father." I’m often asked how I developed my lurid level of courage and assurance and for tips on how others can match. The Audacity is my chance to share my blueprint for just that. You will learn: • How To Be the Most Popular Girl in School • How to Waste All Your Money on Designer Dogs • How To Attract Toxic Men… AND Keep Them Interested! And so much more… Secrets are my favourite things to be told and I figured I’d better tell a few juicy ones myself, too. Why not? No matter what I do, there will always be something about me that reads as simply, outrageously audacious.

Sh**ged. Married. Annoyed.

Sh**ged. Married. Annoyed.
Author :
Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 352
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780241447147
ISBN-13 : 0241447143
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Sh**ged. Married. Annoyed. by : Chris Ramsey

Whether you've barely recovered from spending lockdown with your other half or desperately heading back to the clubs to meet 'the one', SH**GED. MARRIED. ANNOYED. is here to see you through . . . THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE STARS OF THE CHART-TOPPING PODCAST NOW FEATURING A BONUS CHAPTER 'An absolute triumph' Daisy May Cooper 'These two are bloody hilarious' Zoe Sugg 'A hilarious look at the highs and lows of relationships' Sun __________ SH**GED. Hitting the bars, necking drinks and necking strangers, stumbling home, one-night-stands, nightmare dates, thinking this one's alright, ghosting, tears, more drinking, living off late-night chips. MARRIED. Meeting 'the one', weekends away, moving in, declaring life-long love, stags and hens, the perfect wedding, the honeymoon period, getting through the hard bits together, starting a family. ANNOYED. Can you close the bathroom door if you're doing that? Sleepless nights, arguing about whose turn it is to change the baby's nappy, toys everywhere, only having two drinks, still being hungover, wondering when it all stopped being easy. Whether you're sh**ged, married, annoyed, or all of the above, Chris and Rosie Ramsey write hilariously and with honesty about the ups and downs of dating, relationships, arguing, parenting and everything in between.

A Class Act

A Class Act
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 288
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0008468214
ISBN-13 : 9780008468217
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis A Class Act by : Rob Beckett

'Pacy, witty and affectionate' Guardian Rob Beckett never seems to fit in. At work, in the middle-class world of television and comedy, he's the laddy, cockney geezer but to his mates down the pub in south-east London, he's the theatrical one, a media luvvy. Even his wife and kids are posher than him.

No Shame

No Shame
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Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Total Pages : 240
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781529348927
ISBN-13 : 1529348927
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis No Shame by : Tom Allen

'Excellent - I inhaled it, I absolutely loved it!... it's moving, and funny...It's a beautiful, beautiful read...for anyone who wants to laugh and be charmed' CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN, BBC Radio 2 'Wonderfully funny, utterly charming and sharp as all Hell' SARAH MILLICAN 'Tom Allen is one of the funniest comedians in the UK, the best dressed man I know and now it turns out he is a superb writer. I hate him' JOSH WIDDICOMBE ~~~~~ 'When I was 16 I dressed in Victorian clothing in a bid to distract people from the fact that I was gay. It was a flawed plan.' No Shame is a very funny, candid and emotional ride of a memoir by one of our most beloved comedians. The working-class son of a coach driver, and the youngest member of the Noel Coward Society, Tom Allen grew up in 90s suburbia as the eternal outsider. In these hilarious, honest and heart breaking stories Tom recalls observations on childhood, his adolescence, the family he still lives with, and his attempts to come out and negotiate the gay dating scene. They are written with his trademark caustic wit and warmth, and will entertain, surprise and move you in equal measure.

The Night Watch

The Night Watch
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 138
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781350014084
ISBN-13 : 1350014087
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis The Night Watch by : Sarah Waters

I thought everything would change, after the war. And now, no one even mentions it. It is as if we all got together in private and said whatever you do don't mention that, like it never happened. It's the late 1940s. Calm has returned to London and five people are recovering from the chaos of war. In scenes set in a quiet dating agency, a bombed-out church and a prison cell, the stories of these five lives begin to intertwine and we uncover the desire and regret that has bound them together. Sarah Waters's story of illicit love and everyday heroism takes us from a dazed and shattered post-war Britain back into the heart of the Blitz, towards the secrets that are hidden there. Olivier-nominated playwright Hattie Naylor has created a thrilling and theatrically inventive adaptation of a great modern novel. The stage adaptation of The Night Watch was premiered at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, on 16 May 2016.

Payday

Payday
Author :
Publisher : Sphere
Total Pages : 368
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780751583144
ISBN-13 : 0751583146
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis Payday by : Celia Walden

THE INSTANT TOP 10 BESTSELLER Can YOU guess who killed Jamie Lawrence? Discover the brand new thriller EVERYBODY is talking about . . . 'Impossible to put down' HELEN FIELDING, international bestselling author of Bridget Jones's Diary 'I adored it' GILLIAN MCALLISTER, Sunday Times bestselling author of That Night 'Totally gripping . . . Nicole Kidman TV miniseries is written all over it' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'The final twist genuinely blindsided me' Reader Review 'Immensely entertaining' LOUISE CANDLISH, Sunday Times bestselling author of Our House 'A runaway train ride of a thriller' SUN 'Cracking . . . [Payday] rips along, full of tension and drama' DAILY MAIL 'A must read' JANE CORRY, Sunday Times bestselling author of My Husband's Wife 'Prepare to be wrong-footed at every turn' CAZ FREAR, Number One bestselling author of Sweet Little Lies 'Highly recommended, I cannot fault it' Reader Review ______________________ Late one night, three women share secrets. They barely know each other, but they all know Jamie Lawrence. They know what he's guilty of. And they agree something must be done. But as their plan spirals out of control, they begin to doubt themselves . . . and each other. Then Jamie is found dead. And suddenly everything is at stake. As lies are unravelled and truths exposed, two urgent questions emerge: Who is really guilty? And who will have to pay? ______________________ 'This year's most electrifying ride' CHANDLER BAKER, New York Times bestselling author of Whisper Network 'Sensational' TONY PARSONS, Number One bestselling author 'Ratchets up the tension until the final couldn't-see-it-coming twist' ELLERY LLOYD, author of People Like Her, a Richard & Judy bookclub pick 'I absolutely loved it. It's unputdownable, a great mystery and a fantastic read' BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD, international bestselling author 'An intelligent, thought-provoking story with some great twists' ALLIE REYNOLDS, author of Shiver 'Gripping from the start' Reader Review 'I inhaled it' JESSICA FELLOWES, international bestselling author of The Mitford Murders 'Crackles with energy and the plot whipped me along' EMMA CURTIS, bestselling author of One Little Mistake 'I could not put it down' Reader Review 'Really compelling . . . the characterisation is excellent' Reader Review 'A page turner that will provoke many a debate' C.J. COOPER, bestselling author of The Book Club

Don't Laugh, It'll Only Encourage Her

Don't Laugh, It'll Only Encourage Her
Author :
Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 321
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780241503607
ISBN-13 : 0241503604
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis Don't Laugh, It'll Only Encourage Her by : Daisy May Cooper

THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER Discover the hilarious memoir written by the most relatable woman in the world - Daisy May Cooper, creator and star of BBC's award-winning comedy This Country 'Thank goodness for gloriously silly Daisy May Cooper. Joyful, irreverent and totally uplifting' THE TIMES 'Hilarious. A riot from start to finish' DAILY EXPRESS 'Bloody brilliant, like the woman herself' HEAT ______ I've always had an over-active imagination and felt the urge to be a massive f**king show-off so acting seemed like the obvious choice of career. There was never anything else I wanted to do more. But fulfilling my ambition wasn't going to be easy . . . I grew up battling rural poverty which was a struggle enough but my family were completely insane to boot. Together with my brother Charlie, I staggered my way through adolescence from one drama to the next until finally, after years of trying, we had This Country commissioned by the BBC. By sharing tales of how I accidentally auditioned to be a pole-dancer to being catfished by a one-armed internet boyfriend, I answer all of life's great mysteries: Could I count wall plaster as one of my five-a-day? Would I find the afterlife in the back of a shitty pub? Who dropped the monster turd at the fake audition? And just how much of a humiliating, ridiculous, screw-up of a s**t-storm life did I need to lead before I could finally realise my dream?

Straight Outta Crawley

Straight Outta Crawley
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 304
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781473542358
ISBN-13 : 1473542359
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis Straight Outta Crawley by : Romesh Ranganathan

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Straight Outta Crawley is the hilarious and irreverent autobiography from comedian Romesh Ranganathan. 'Very, very funny. I can't recommend it highly enough.' Jonathan Ross _________________________________ At the age of 9, Romesh Ranganathan delivered his first ever stand-up set at a Pontin's holiday camp talent competition, smashing the other competitor, a young girl playing the kazoo. The gig went so well that Romesh retired his comic genius for twenty-two years, hiding behind the guise of a maths teacher, before finally revealing himself again (no, not like that) at the tender age of 31. In 2010, Ranganathan staged his epic comeback gig to an almost silent room, and has since gone on to earn his place as the most in-demand overweight vegan Sri Lankan comedian in Britain. Now, for the first time, he tells the full story of how he got here. From the delights of Sri Lankan hospitality to his struggles as a child, teacher and now parent, to his adolescent flirtation with a rap career and his attempts to make it in comedy, Straight Outta Crawley is Ranganathan's hilarious and irreverent autobiography. Have you read Romesh's latest book? As Good As It Gets: Life Lessons from a Reluctant Adult is Romesh Ranganathan's hilarious and painfully accurate dissection of what it really means to grow up.