Jump aboard the Wishing-Chair & whizz off on three magical adventures! The Adventures of the Wishing-Chair": when Mollie & Peter go to buy their mother a birthday present they discover the most extraordinary thing
- a chair that can fly & grant wishes! The Wishing-Chair takes them on some marvellous adventures
- to a castle where they narrowly escape from a giant & rescue Chinky the pixie to the Land of Dreams & to a disappearing isl&. " The Wishing-Chair Again": Mollie & Peter are home for the holidays & they long to see their friend Chinky & their magic Wishing-Chair. Together they have wonderful adventures but what happens when the Wishing-Chair is stolen & then gets its wings cut off by the naughty Slipperies? " More Wishing-Chair Stories": Mollie & Peter & Chinky the pixie have more amazing adventures on their Wishing-Chair. They find gold at the end of the rainbow they meet brownies & they visit the Land of Wishes. Best of all they get to help Santa Claus deliver presents for Christmas."

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The 'creme de la menthe' of the hilarious one-liners from John Sullivan's Only Fools & Horses have been brought together for the first time in The Wit & Wisdom of Only Fools & Horses. All of Del Rodney Grandad Uncle Albert Boycie Trigger & the rest of the gang's funniest & most memorable lines are here making this triffic book a pukka 42-carat gold-plated bargain. ...

The sophisticated sportsmen of cricket are full of wit & banter & this book captures their hilarious"es before they disappear into the stands. Often seen as a gentleman's game cricket is full of intellectual insights but then again some of the musings of the crease are absolutely daft! You'll cackle wince & raise your eyebrows over the Wit & Wisdom of Cricket! Howzat? ...

With more than a billion fans to say that football is a timeless sporting phenomenon is stating the obvious. & for better or worse everyone has a strong opinion on the beautiful game
- from the team manager to the man in the bar
- as youll discover from the"es that range from the sublime to the ridiculous courtesy of players pundits & fans alike. Whether you love balls or not laughing out loud is guaranteed.

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Intelligent ruthlessly ambitious & prone to gaffes that the press & public take equal delight in Boris Johnson is the darling of the Tory party. This collection of his wit & wisdom edited by eminent journalist Harry Mount covers his education his journalism his politics his time as Mayor of London the Olympics & his personal life. It begins with a substantial introduction exploring his time in public life not ignoring his personal indiscretions. This book has the full support of Boris Johnson himself. ...

All Aboard the Crazy Train This is Ozzy Osbourne in all his raw & unfiltered glory; four decades worth of his best"es oddest observations risque retorts & yes even articulate ponderings. Ozzy might come across as a nutter (and rightly so) but when you sit down & seriously consider what he's saying...well he's f**king Ozzy Osbourne & he's got things to say! The Prince of Darkness sounds off on various topics including: Black Sabbath: We thought Let's scare the whole f**king planet with music." Drugs & Alcohol: "I was always a miserable drunk." Rehab: "I still take medication but not for fun." Himself: "I don't know who Ozzy is. I wake up a new person every day." The Wit & Wisdom of Ozzy Osbourne reveals Ozzy's philosophy of life & reflects the spirit of the man who made Black Sabbath famous Christian groups frightened & The Osbournes&150a hit reality TV show." ...

This is the Wit & Wisdom of the Master
- all compacted into 128 pithy pages! Tony Ring the president of the Wodehouse Association
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A bumper collection of the funniest anecdotes jokes & stories from crickets best-loved personalities. Cricket is a funny old game
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'I can resist everything except temptation' Oscar Wilde is probably the most"ed "able man in history. His genius manifested itself in his plays & poetry but he is equally famous for his penetrating wit humour & brilliant repartee. Wilde boasted that he could talk spontaneously on any subject a claim borne out by the range & scope of the examples in this collection. Containing hundreds of profound profane & humorous"ations from Oscar Wilde on a range of subjects this fantastic selection a delightful & entertaining book illuminates a personality unlikely ever to be forgotten. ...

Long ago the Mages of Alasea beset by a dark & implacable evil made a last desperate stand to preserve some remnant of their once-beautiful l&. Knowing their own destruction to be inevitable the Mages gathered the last of their magic & stored it away against the need & peril of a distant time. In doing so the Mages gave the people of Alasea a future & a hope -- & damned themselves forever.. . Now five centuries after their destruction a young girl Elena inherits the powers that the Mages had so carefully hidden from their enemy. But though the Mages are long dead their ancient foe is not -- & when the Dark Lord learns of Elenas power he turns all of his terrible strength against her. Desperate & alone fleeing from disaster escaping into darkness Elena seeks out the allies & knowledge that can help her to master her bitter gifts & cast down the evil that shattered the land of Alasea.. . Find out more about this & other Orbit titles at www.orbitbooks.co.uk ...