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'Me without you is like, sky without blue. Mowgli without Baloo. Kung without fu.' There are a million ways of saying 'I love you and life just isn't the same without you', but none quite like this! This simple, original and totally whimsical narrative combined with quirky drawings will get the message across loud and clear and make your loved one feel all rosy inside.

'Love is the irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired' - Mark Twain. Heartfelt words for starry-eyed lovers. When John Lennon wrote that 'all you need is love' back in 1967, perhaps he'd been struck by the lovebug himself. Love gives you goosebumps, inspires you to sing in the shower and makes you want to hug everyone you meet. Love is a gift, love is an adventure, love is a many-splendoured thing - love is what makes the world go round, so why not spread a little of the sweet stuff right now? Here's a book packed with quotat... read more

We are, each of us, angels with only one wing; and we can only fly by embracing one another. Luciano De Crescenzo Life is a flower of which love is the honey. Victor Hugo Charm your loved one with this beautifully designed gift book filled with carefully selected romantic words from classic and contemporary authors to show how much you care.

Bad advice for good people "Keep Calm and Carry On" is all very well, but life just isn't that simple. Let's own up and face facts: we're getting older, the politicians are not getting any wiser, and the world's going to hell in a handbasket. It's time to panic. Here's a book packed with quotations proving that Keeping Calm is simply not an option.

Jack brort a cak to school and we all had a pis Captin Cok was a famos exploder I found a spare seal so I quickly sat on it. Children are at their funniest when they are trying to be serious, and their earnest attempts at mastering the English language are a veritable goldmine of unintentional humour, from the charming to the ludicrous, and from the profound to the downright X-rated. Enjoy this side-splitting collection of spelling slip-ups and homework howlers.

Q: What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty? A: He says goodbye to childhood and enters adultery. Q: How can you prevent milk turning sour? A: Keep it in the cow. We've all been there. You've been studying hard, the day of the BIG test arrives, you turn over the paper, and 'what the *&%@ does that mean?!' Not a clue. Some students, rather than admit defeat, choose to adopt a more creative approach to answering those particularly awkward exam questions. Packed full of hilarious examples, this book will bring a smile to the face... read more

In 1894, Ruth Smythers, 'Beloved wife of The Reverend L. D. Smythers', wrote: 'While sex is at best revolting and at worse rather painful, it has to be endured...One cardinal rule of marriage should never be forgotten: give little, give seldom and, above all, give grudgingly! Most men are by nature rather perverted, and if given half a chance, would engage in quite a variety of the most revolting practices.' The Methodist wife didn't intend to be amusing, but this brief treatise written for young brides is side-splitting today and ... read more

Penwill's delightful cartoon-take on life in the British countryside today will raise a laugh with all New Zealand farmers and lifestyle block owners. Packed with 122 hilarious cartoons about small-holders, ramblers and aga-owners, this topical little book is a wry comment on the state of rural life today.

This is a delightful, funny, perceptive book crammed with the observations of someone with time and the skill to observe the world around him in a way few of us ever do. It is about life in the country as it has never been witten before, with a number of myths gently deflated akong the way. It is about a host of amazing, amusing, frequently confusing but always rewarding, experiences.

Giacon's first book "The Magic Hour" gave us a glimpse of our own fishing beginnings; this rare tome is "True Confessions" time - the stuff we don't tell our loved ones about when they ask us that great question "How was fishing?" when we get home on Sunday night. This book is a chronicle covering all the fun and the miscalculations that all of us fisher folk easily learn to live with. 155 pages 208 x 145 mm

This, Joe Bennett’s second collection of columns, deals with the horrors of golf and hospital, the pleasures of oxymorons and cricket, the sickness of dogs and apostrophes, and the blights of suburbia from Star Wars to karaoke, interviews to airports. ‘It’s brilliant. I can’t tell you how much I am enjoying it.’ – Bill Bryson. ‘Bennett’s writing is a splendid example of how simple English can be employed to devastating effect. He makes our other columnists seem earnest, stolid and verbose.âÂ... read more

Joe Bennett's columns have been published to the highest acclaim throughout the world. This, his eighth collection from Hazard Press, once again gives the over 10,000 New Zealanders who collect his columns each year the chance to add another volume to the bookcase at home. First published November 2005.

Showcasing a bevy of ridiculous, poignant, and often confounding street signs, this entertaining tribute to the images submitted by the globetrotting fans of travel stalwart Getaway over the years is the third eyebrow-raising journey into international public oddity. With a lighthearted focus on the unintentional misuse and abuse of words, this world tour of grammatical incorrectness is a spirited yet good-natured mocking of naivety or ignorance of the English language. Replete with amusing and bewildering photographs from savvy wo... read more

Defining the differences between run-of-the-mill old farts and the loveable geezer, this hilarious tome for old men illuminates what they need to embrace geezerhood. Tools for recognizing different types of geezers--from the golfer to the hypochondriac--help men identify what type of cranky old man they are, and geezer role models and great geezer moments offer inspiration for who they can ultimately become. Offering daily insights into geezer philosophies and tips for locating popular geezer stomping grounds, this must-have gift f... read more