If you're red-blooded & somewhere between 35 & 50 the chances are that your first bike was a sports moped. This book takes you on a nostalgic full throttle trip back to the heady days of the 1970s & early 80s when these fabulous little superbikes were available to 16 year-olds. Packed with photos from past & present this book will revive wonderful memories of the machines the people the fashions & even the music of the time.

Includes:: coverage of AJW Batavus Casal Cimatti Derbi Fantic Flandria Garelli Gilera Gitane Honda Kreidler KTM Malaguti Motobecane Negrini NVT Puch Suzuki Testi Yamaha & Zundapp.

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The much anticipated follow-up to the utterly charming & hugely successful Funky Lunch. Mark Northeast sets out beyond the humble sandwich to create a collection of suitably funky party recipes some savoury & some sweet but all perfect for hungry little girls & boys. These simple special creations are guaranteed to set the right tone for any party & fill the tummies of all tiny party-goers. Funky Party is perfect for parents who want to create memorable party food for their children with ideas that are perfect for birthdays or themed parties & which also cover ideas for smaller crowds whether its an impromptu supper or a sleepover. From adorable jacket potato people to garden worm bangers & mash & from scotch egg owls to ghoulish meringues Funky Party is filled with achieveable ideas for parents to encourage their children to eat experiment & enjoy food. ...

Why did Father Christmas start sneezing as he went down the chimney? Because he had the floo! How does Rudolph know when Christmas is coming? He looks at his calen-deer. Who is never hungry at Christmas? The turkey
- hes always stuffed. This title features these & many more hilarious jokes for a very merry Christmas.
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Since Unreal" was published in 1985 Paul Jennings has written over 100 stories & sold over 7 million copies of his books. To celebrate 20 years of stories by Paul Jennings Penguin has put together a collection of his funniest work. H&-picked by Paul each book contains around 25 stories from the " Un Collected Series" & " Tongue-Tied"." ...

Its back! The bestselling blockbusting bumper book of humorous"ations rides back into town with over 6 000 new"es. From times past to the modern day classic funnies to contemporary wit The Funniest Thing You Never Said 2" delivers an unbeatable selection of fantastic & hilarious"es on every subject under the sun. Featuring topics as diverse as celebrity to religion & including a cast of"ees ranging from Oscar Wilde to Homer Simpson theres something here for everyone with a sense of humour. I am willing to love all mankind except an American
- Samuel Johnson. Glastonbury was very wet & muddy. There was trench foot dysentery peaches.. .all the Geldof daughters
- Sean Lock. Politics would be a helluva good business if it werent for the goddamned people
- Richard Nixon. Ive had more women than most people have noses
- Steve Martin. I have the simplest tastes. Im always satisfied with the best
- Oscar Wilde. Well its 1 a.m. Better go home & spend some quality time with the kids
- Homer Simpson. All I know is Im not a Marxist
- Karl Marx. Im the pink sheep of the family
- Alexander Mc Queen."







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Ive got a chicken that wants to be a duck!" Frank is a funny chick. Unlike all his brothers & sisters he doesnt want to peck around at anything & everything in the dust. No Frank wants to dabble about in the lovely duckpond splashing himself with water. Most of all he wants to learn to swim. Can Jemima the farmers daughter find a way to help Frank? & if Frank can swim like a duck what will happen when he grows up to be a cockerel?" ...

Muriel Newmarch was born in North London in 1903. She died in 2009 aged 106. Judith Bruce is her daughter & Funny How Things Turn Out
- part biography part memoir
- tells the story of both women which in turn traces the unprecedented changes to female lives during the 20th Century. The first half of the book chronicles Muriels world through the Zeppelin raids of WW1 a painfully stilted class system & marriage & motherhood in the 1930s
- then her daughter Judith picks up the first-person narrative as a mischievous child in the 1940s & we stay with her until the end of the book. Woven artfully through the episodic chapters are the loves aspirations & disappointments of two ordinary women. Written with an understated elegance Judith Bruce brings to life a barely remembered England of satin dresses at Swan & Edgars liberty bodices at grammar school & English summer days where silent fathers mowed the lawn in polished shoes & unsuitable boyfriends smoked Players Navy Cut. As we move through the post-war years from austerity & to prosperity & Judiths working life at the BBC the voice could almost be that of Alan Bennett. Even more so when charting the poignancy of Muriels fading days failing body & disappearing memory. A remarkable & accomplished portrait of life love & changing fortunes.


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Des Sleightholme former Editor of Yachting Monthly for many years is well known for his irreverent outlook on the Establishment & for his unfailing eye for the funny side of things; here he takes on a hilarious anecdotal romp through his sailing life. From childhood efforts to get afloat at all costs
- "if it floats stand on it"
- to the tribulations of running a charter boat the wandering narrative moves from the high drama of a force ten dismasting to the farce of a shattered toilet bowl. The author has a connoisseurs eye for a cock-up.""

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This is the eagerly awaited follow-up to Des Sleightholmes bestseller A Funny Old Life which instantly established itself as a must-read for Dess multitude of admirers. Former editor of Yachting Monthly for many years Des is well known for his irreverent outlook on the Establishment & for his unfailing eye for the funny side of things; here he returns with further yarns about the hilarious happenings throughout his life. ...

In 2001 Will Young shot to fame as the first winner of Pop Idol. It was clear from the start that he would never be a typical pop star
- & more than ten years later he has become one of our best-loved & most intriguing artists. From his dramatic experiences on Pop Idol; to coming out in the glare of the media spotlight; to his valiant struggles against depression; to the crazy reality of being famous Will is open about both the highs & lows of his life. He also provides sound & practical advice on dealing with the DVLA helpline
- something that has been woefully neglected by all other celebrity memoirs. If you have ever wondered what its like to attend a fashion show (and find yourself accidentally waving at Anna Wintour); how it feels to sing in front of thousands while fighting a catastrophic bout of low self-esteem; or be subjected to the terror that is a This Morning makeover then Funny Peculiar reveals all. It also reveals what not to say if you ever meet David Beckham. Moving witty & scrupulously honest Funny Peculiar is a refreshingly different & fascinating autobiography by a true original.

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