His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburghkg KT OM GBE has been at the forefront of British public life since he married Princess Elizabeth in 1947 In the seventy years since his wit (and the occasional &gaffe&) has continued to endear him to the nation as he travelled the world taking his unique & charmingly British sense of humour to its far-flung corners Hailed as a god by a tribe in Vanuatu the Prince has had his fair share of brickbats from the media nearer home but his outspokenness never fails to raise laughs
- & eyebrows From notorious one-liners to less newsworthy witticisms & from plain speaking to blunt indifference the Prince does what we all wish we could do now & again
- forgets polite conversation & says what he thinks In the year in which the Prince has stepped down from his royal duties this joyous & timely book celebrates his wry humour & supremely wicked wit

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A beautiful collection celebrating the Queen&s humour with amusing"ations & stories about royal life When thinking of the Queen our first image is one of dignity & authority She is the very definition of majesty the British monarch the Supreme Governor of the Church of England & the head of the Commonwealth But as anyone who knows her will tell you in person she has a wicked sense of humour Occasionally unintentional (when meeting guitar legend Eric Clapton she enquired & Have you been playing a long time?&) Sometimes cannily astute (&I have to be seen to be believed&) At times downright silly (nicely demonstrated when staff at Balmoral discovered the Queen jumping up & down with glee exclaiming &I&ve won I&ve won!& after hearing that England had beaten Australia in the cricket) the Queen&s sense of humour is like no other Revealing a side of the Queen&s personality that the public rarely see this joyous book is a timely celebration of royal humour as Elizabeth II succeeds Victoria as Britain&s longest-serving monarch ...

Sir Winston Churchill remains a British hero lauded for his oratorical skill He wrote histories biographies memoirs & even a novel while his journalism speeches & broadcasts run to millions of words From 1940 he inspired & united the British people & guided their war effort Behind the public figure however was a man of vast humanity & enormous wit His most famous speeches & sayings have passed into history but many of his aphorisms puns & jokes are less well known This enchanting collection brings together hundreds of his wittiest remarks as a record of all that was best about this endearing conceited talented & wildly funny Englishman Also available in the series (9781782433651) The Wicked Wit of Queen Elizabeth II (9781782435426) The Wicked Wit of Oscar Wilde (9781782435662) The Wicked Wit of Jane Austen ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Wicker Man A notoriously troubled production notwithstanding the controversial cult classic The Wicker Man is now regarded as a classic of British cinema Edward Woodward stars as Sergeant Howie a naive young police officer sent to Summerisle a secluded island off the coast of Scotland to investigate the disappearance of a young girl named Rowan When he arrives there he finds a very tight-knit community that is mistrustful & hostile to outsiders No one is willing to even acknowledge Rowan&s disappearance Soon Howie begins to realize that the town might in fact be a strange pagan cult one given to unbridled sexuality & possible human sacrifice Seeking an audience with the oddly civilized Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee) Howie hopes to get to the bottom of the mystery but instead he finds something more shocking than he could have ever imagined Written by Anthony Shaffer (Sleuth Death On The Nile) & directed by Robin Hardy the eerie film paints a disturbing portrait of society which has given into bizarre rituals & Bacchanalian excess & where anything goes Though recognition may have been a long time coming The Wicker Man stands as a strikingly original achievement which will haunt you forever The Wicker Tree From the makers of the cult classic The Wicker Man & directed by The Wicker Man&s Robin Hardy a Texas gospel singer & her boyfriend both devout evangelical Christians are sent to Scotland on a mission to spread the word of God After a concert in Glasgow Cathedral the pair are invited by Sir Lachlan Morrison to preach in his remote border village They assume their host simply wants to hear more about the Bible & are delighted when offered central roles in the fiefdom&s May Day celebrations especially their custom of the Riding of the Laddie But soon the horrifying reality dawns on the naïve couple as they learn the true significance of the Celtic pagan rites Reuniting Hardy with legendary actor Christopher Lee for a story in the style of the 1973 landmark fantasy comes the most eagerly anticipated horror movie of the year ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Wicker Man has had an enduring fascination for audiences since its release in 1973 commanding a devotion that most films can only dream of A unique & bone-fide horror masterpiece brilliantly scripted by Anthony Shaffer (Sleuth Frenzy) & featuring an astounding performance by the legendary Christopher Lee Director Robin Hardy’s atmospheric use of location unsettling imagery & haunting soundtrack gradually builds to one of the most terrifying & iconic climaxes in modern cinema When a young girl mysteriously disappears Police Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) travels to a remote Scottish island to investigate But this pastoral community led by the strange Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee) is not what it seems as the devoutly religious detective soon uncovers a secret society of wanton lust & pagan blasphemy Can Howie now stop the cult’s ultimate sacrifice before he himself comes face to face with the horror of The Wicker Man? ...

Isaac the lovable hedgehog isn't sleepy However autumn is coming & all his little friends want to go into hibernation They are so sleepy & struggling to keep their eyes open! Isaac tries to call on everyone he knows but the only person who will play with him is an invisible friend Will the games tire him out for a long long sleep? 32 pages Full colour illustrations throughout Wellesley Rosie ...

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Dear reader There is nothing to be found in these special tie-in editions of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events but misery & despair You still have time to pick another bestselling Emmy-nominated Netflix-adapted series to read But if you cannot be dissuaded read on violet Klaus & Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children They are charming & resourceful & have pleasant facial features Unfortunately they are exceptionally unlucky In The Wide Window the siblings encounter a hurricane a signalling device hungry leaches cold cucumber soup a horrible villain & a doll named Pretty Penny In the tradition of great storytellers from Dickens to Dahl comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary & irreverent hilarious & deftly crafted Despite their wretched contents A Series of Unfortunate Events has sold 60 million copies worldwide & been made into a Hollywood film starring Jim Carrey & in the future things are poised to get much worse thanks to the forthcoming Netflix series starring Neil Patrick Harris You have been warned Are you unlucky enough to own all 13 adventures? The Bad Beginning The Reptile Room The Wide Window The Miserable Mill The Austere Academy The Ersatz Elevator The Vile Village The Hostile Hospital The Carnivorous Carnival The Slippery Slope The Grim Grotto The Penultimate Peril The End And what about All The Wrong Questions? In this four-book series a 13-year-old Lemony chronicles his dangerous & puzzling apprenticeship in a mysterious organisation that nobody knows anything about Who Could That Be at This Hour?' When Did you Last See Her?' Shouldn't You Be in School?' Why is This Night Different from All Other Nights?' Lemony Snicket was born before you were & is likely to die before you as well He was born in a small town where the inhabitants were suspicious & prone to riot He grew up near the sea & currently lives beneath it Until recently he was living somewhere else Brett Helquist was born in Ganado Arizona grew up in Orem Utah & now lives in New York City He earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts from Brigham Young University & has been illustrating ever since His art has appeared in many publications including Cricket magazine & The New York Times ...

Dear reader There is nothing to be found in these special tie-in editions of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events but misery & despair You still have time to pick another bestselling Emmy-nominated Netflix-adapted series to read But if you cannot be dissuaded read on violet Klaus & Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children They are charming & resourceful & have pleasant facial features Unfortunately they are exceptionally unlucky In The Wide Window the siblings encounter a hurricane a signalling device hungry leaches cold cucumber soup a horrible villain & a doll named Pretty Penny In the tradition of great storytellers from Dickens to Dahl comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary & irreverent hilarious & deftly crafted Despite their wretched contents A Series of Unfortunate Events has sold 60 million copies worldwide & been made into a Hollywood film starring Jim Carrey & in the future things are poised to get much worse thanks to the forthcoming Netflix series starring Neil Patrick Harris You have been warned Are you unlucky enough to own all 13 adventures? The Bad Beginning The Reptile Room The Wide Window The Miserable Mill The Austere Academy The Ersatz Elevator The Vile Village The Hostile Hospital The Carnivorous Carnival The Slippery Slope The Grim Grotto The Penultimate Peril The End And what about All The Wrong Questions? In this four-book series a 13-year-old Lemony chronicles his dangerous & puzzling apprenticeship in a mysterious organisation that nobody knows anything about Who Could That Be at This Hour?' When Did you Last See Her?' Shouldn't You Be in School?' Why is This Night Different from All Other Nights?' Lemony Snicket was born before you were & is likely to die before you as well He was born in a small town where the inhabitants were suspicious & prone to riot He grew up near the sea & currently lives beneath it Until recently he was living somewhere else Brett Helquist was born in Ganado Arizona grew up in Orem Utah & now lives in New York City He earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts from Brigham Young University & has been illustrating ever since His art has appeared in many publications including Cricket magazine & The New York Times ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES & NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER & RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK' If you liked GONE GIRL & THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN you might want to pick up THE WIDOW by Fiona Barton Engrossing Suspenseful' Stephen King We've all seen him the man
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- staring from the front page of every newspaper accused of a terrible crime But what about her the woman who grips his arm on the courtroom stairs
- the wife who stands by him? Jean Taylor's life was blissfully ordinary Nice house nice husband Glen was all she'd ever wanted her Prince Charming Until he became that man accused that monster on the front page Jean was married to a man everyone thought capable of unimaginable evil But now Glen is dead & she's alone for the first time free to tell her story on her own terms Jean Taylor is going to tell us what she knows Du Maurier's REBECCA meets WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN & GONE GIRL in this intimate tale of a terrible crime ' The ultimate psychological thriller' Lisa Gardner Fiona Barton's tantalising new thriller THE CHILD is available to buy now


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