House of Fun is a bumper collection of Simon Hoggart's finest & funniest sketches written since he took up the poisoned quill twenty years ago. It is instant history with added jokes. Read about how John Major learned the English language from his time in Nigeria. There is Tony Blair with his verb-free sentences which imply everything & promise nothing. Gordon Brown the grumpiest prime minister of recent years both Stalin & Mr Bean. & now David Cameron
- who really really hates being drawn with a condom on his head. Let's not forget John Prescott who can wrestle the English language to the mat & win by two falls to a submission Michael Fabricant with his hairpiece stolen from the tail of a " My Little Pony" Sir Peter Tapsell a grandee so grand that when he rises to speak Hansard writers are replaced by a crack team of monks to write up his words in illuminated lettering. Nick Clegg with his default expression of a man's whose chldren's puppy is still missing. & of course the famous 2010 press conference in the garden of Downing Street a love-in that would have been illegal in 44 American states. This book will have you laughing chuckling roaring sniggering & sometimes despairing."
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Madness are a British institution. Formed at the height of Punk London in 1976 the Nutty Boys mixed old Ska & Reggae rhythms astute social comment & music hall humour to make them the most successful UK singles band of the Eighties
- as popular with the grannies as with post-punk teenagers hungry for an alternative to the glossy pop of the age. In Thatchers Britain Madness seemed like an anachronism: resolutely working class down-to-earth & facing adversity with a glint in the eye. & yet in terms of pop music they helped define the age via hits like My Girl" " One Step Beyond" " House of Fun" & " Baggy Trousers". From their roots in North London through their emergence as part of 2-Tone & onto their fall in the late 80s & subsequent rise via the Madstock festivals " House of Fun" celebrates this very English musical phenomenon. John Reed offers an affectionate yet insightful version of events helped by candid interviews with those whove worked with Madness over the years. From the trials & tribulations of inter-band disputes accusations of racism & their eventful split to the highs of their violet patch from 1979 to 1986 when they justified their nickname of The Magnificent Seven via an unmatched succession of classic hit singles " House of Fun"
- for the first time
- tells the story of Madness."


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This is a revised edition of one of NHB's consistently best-selling theatre books
- a treasure trove of drama games & exercises.
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As in all hospitals the medical hierarchy of The House of God was a pyramid
- a lot at the bottom & one at the top. Put another
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This is the latest title to join Fighting Fantasy's br&-new look! The multi-million selling gamebook series is back with a hugely popular revamped updated package a brilliant new interactive website & the monsters dungeons & peril to capture a whole new generation of imaginations. Stranded miles from anywhere on a dark & stormy night your only refuge is a distant ramshackle mansion. But the dangers outside are nothing compared to the nightmarish creatures that await you within its gruesome walls. Can you make it through the night without being scared
- to death?
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The Fischer House was the scene of a vicious crime in the 1920s
- a crime which still resonates as the century turns. At its heart
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The Marvel event of the decade is here! The Avengers & the X-Men are faced with a common foe that becomes their greatest threat: Wanda Maximoff! The Scarlet Witch is out of control & the fate of the entire world is in her hands. Will Magneto help his daughter or use her powers to his own benefit? This work stars the Astonishing X-Men & the New Avengers! You know how sometimes you hear the phrase: & nothing will ever be the same again! Well this time believe it buster! Nothing will ever be the same again! This work collects House of M 1-8" & " Pulse House of M" Special Edition Newspaper." ...

A chaotically magical sequel to Howl's Moving Castle. Charmain Baker is in over her head. Looking after Great Uncle William's tiny cottage while he's ill should have been easy but Great Uncle William is better known as the Royal Wizard Norland an his house bends space & time. Its single door leads to any number of places
- the bedrooms the kitchen the caves under the mountains the past to name but a few. By opening that door Charmain is now also looking after an extremely magical stray dog a muddled young apprentice wizard & a box of the king's most treasured documents as well as irritating a clan of small blue creatures. Caught up in an intense royal search she encounters an intimidating sorceress named Sophie. & where Sophie is can the Wizard Howl & fire demon Calcifer be far behind?
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When Kate Mitchell was offered the job of part-time secretary at Tor-Fret a lonely old house on the Northumberland fells she had no idea that the household was composed only of men. Her employer Maurice Rossiter an embittered victim of polio was subject to alternative fits of temper & depression. Even so Kate found it difficult to understand his peculiar hatred of his elder brother Logan on whose charity Maurice was obliged to depend. But when she accidentally stumbled upon Maurice with Logan's fiancee she became aware of some of the secrets of Tor-Fret & realised she was getting too deeply involved with Logan Rossiter & the other inhabitants of the mysterious household. ...

It was characteristic of her that she always roused speculation that her simplest acts seemed the result of far-reaching intentions. A searing shocking tale of women as consumer items in a mans world The House of Mirth" sees Lily Bart beautiful & charming living among the wealthy families of New York but reluctant to finally commit herself to a husb&. In her search for freedom & the happiness she feels she deserves Lily is ultimately ruined by scandal. Edith Whartons shattering novel created controversy on its publication in 1905 with its scathing portrayal of the worlds wealthy & the prison that marriage can become. The Penguin English Library
- 100 editions of the best fiction in English from the eighteenth century & the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War."
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