From Bob Geldof to Winston Churchill Jeremy Clarkson to Victor Meldrew the world has always produced its share of grumpy moody pessimistic & world-weary types. We all know one! They like to groan & grumble offering their own commentary on the shortcomings of modern life. Whether it is queues at the supermarket the state of the health system the price of a pint these days the hairstyles of teenagers or the number of Maltesers you actually get in a bag there is always something that will get their goat. The Grumpy Old Gits Guide to Life" is a hilarious celebration of all these grumps how to identify one what exactly they find so irritating & why we find their rants quite so amusing." ...

Do you know someone who is incensed by compulsory tipping? Who is infuriated if kept on hold for more than a minute? Who is positively apoplectic if someone answers their phone during dinner? If so youve probably encountered the phenomenon of the grumpy old man. Following their first massively successful BBC1 series this autumn will see the grumpy old men will return to our screens & this time theyre grumpier than ever. Packed with funny & informative chapters such as Who are we What are we grumpy about & How can you spot the signs of grumpiness coming on this book will leave even the grumpiest of men with a grin on his face. ...

Do you think the world's going to hell in a handcart? Do you reckon the light at the end of the tunnel is an oncoming train? If the answer is a heartfelt yes you'll feel right at home amongst the malcontents & misanthropes here. Woody Allen W.C. Fields Dorothy Parker Joan Rivers Jo Brand Mark Lamarr & Victor Meldrew are just some of the world-class curmudgeons to sound-off hilariously about all the things that make you seethe: traffic wardens cold callers caravans James Blunt estate agents other drivers being put on hold men in flip-flops & modern art. With over 4 000 entries this is the most comprehensive collection of grumpiness there has ever been. As for you Pollyannas who persist in looking for silver linings despite dire weather warnings isn't it about time you woke up & smelt the rancid coffee? Cast off those rose-tinted spectacles climb on board the handcart & fasten your seatbelts: it's going to be one hell of a grumpy ride. ...

We all know what it means these days to be a grumpy old man because part of that role is to be outspoken. Well weve heard just about enough out of the men thank you very much! Grumpy Old Women gives us the other perspective: the female take on the million irritations of todays world. So whats the difference? Surely what is irritating to the mature members of one sex is equally annoying to the other? Not necessarily & this is precisely what Grumpy Old Women seeks to address. Body image visitors children animals shopping careers parties holidays & yes grumpy old men themselves all are very much on the list of what todays mature woman finds a source of concern. From the series producer & st&-up comic Judith Holder the book incorporates material from the television series Grumpy Old Women which features a diverse colourful & very grumpy group of celebrities including Janet Street Porter Jenny Eclair Ann Widdecombe Germaine Greer Kathryn Flett & Jilly Cooper. Written with wit style & sympathy the book is a source of both amusement & comfort to women everywhere
- grumpy old or otherwise.
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Mr Grunt's a man with a mission. He has to get a Person of Great Importance (or POGI) to someone called Mrs Bayliss by the twenty-fifth. Alive & well. & he can't tell anyone more than that not even his lovely wife Mrs Grunt because there will be people trying to snatch the POGI & so the POGI must be transported in secret. It's an exciting adventure but what interests Mr Grunt most are the silver coins he's been promised at the end of it. The Grunts' stolen son Sunny has a few questions. Who is the big-earringed cyclist? Why does the POGI have to wear a barrel all the time? Is Rodders Lasenby a lovely person or simply the rudest man on the planet? & how long will it be before they find themselves All At Sea? ...

Mr & Mrs Grunt who are neither clean nor clever live with their adopted
- in fact abducted
- son Sunny in a donkey-drawn caravan

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Chocolate lovers everywhere can give in to happiness with Gu's irresistible collection of decadently delightful & joyfully simple desserts puds cakes savoury meals & nibbles. The Gu team will show you how easy it is to create delicious chocolaty goodies at home. They'll divulge the secrets if a perfect chilli chocolate mousse amazing brownies & cakes tortes chocolate tiramigus cheesecakes & many tips to glam up easy homemade puds. From teatime treats & desserts to savoury dishes & midnight feasts the Gu Chocolate Cookbook

Includes:: many easy recipes
- all with a gu-ey twist
- plus basic tips down-to-earth advice & cheeky shortcuts for steps you can prep ahead or ready-to-use ingredients. This mouth-watering varied cookbook offers 100 recipes & plenty of inspiring pictures for everything from milk chocolate truffles to a white chocolate & wasabi version triple chocolate cookies & Viennese chocolate biscuits to baked white chocolate cheesecake with sweet chutney Fred the chef's irresistible chocolate tart delicious Gulash with a pinch of chocolate to traditional mole. & for those whose chocolate cravings know no bounds an extremist chapter will show you how to roast a chicken in a chocolate crust for a perfect result treat you friends to a melting chocolate bomb or even make poppingly good chocolate bubble wrap. Recipes in the Gu Chocolate Cookbook include: Chocolate & pecan muffins Chocolate praline spread Chewy double chocolate cookies Chocolate eclairs Jaffa cake lollipops Chocolate marmalade mango & pine nut tart Viennese biscuits Raspberry chocolate mousse pots Millionaire's flapjacks White chocolate & coffee creme brulee Melt in the middle Pot au chocolate Boozy cherry chocolate clafoutis Sticky chocolatey toffee pud White chocolate cheesecake Gu-lash Easy chocolate mousse cake Melting chocolate bombe



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Felicitys earliest memories are of pain & confusion of being beaten daily by her nan & watching her mum being beaten too. She ran away from home at fifteen. At thirty-six she was a single mother of three sons who was broke & lost. Remarkably she turned her life around becoming a teacher. But it wasnt quite enough.. . Felicity needed to understand why her nan abused her
- & in researching her family history uncovered a corrosive secret that had scarred succeeding generations. In 1903 her great-grandmother Emily Swann was hung for the murder of her violent husb&. The Wombwell Murder was a notorious case & it brought shame on Emilys orphaned children. Discovering the povery & hardships of Emilys life in Barnsley & the traumas her nan suffered as a girl Felicity came to see the destructive patterns that had been repeated in her family for nearly 100 years & was finally free to walk away into her own future.
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Swept off your feet & into a nightmare.. .A powerful blend of love story betrayal & obsession The Guardian is written with electrifying intensity playing with your emotions at every turn. Widowed at a young age Julie understands the pain that comes with love & has avoided romance for a long time. As she eases herself back into the dating scene her eye is caught by the darkly sophisticated Richard as he begins a passionate pursuit of her affections. But she is still confused by her feelings for best friend Mike: funny loyal but definitely not sophisticated. A seemingly innocent choice sets off a deadly chain of events that leaves Julie fighting for her life as jealousy simmers into murderous desire. ...

When a CIA informant from Kandahar is gunned down in a suburban area of Virginia outside D.C. special Agent Jack Saunders is tasked with uncovering a plot that could alter the fate of Afghanistan & unsettle a tepid peace in the Middle East. But when a raid on a radical safe house goes horribly wrong Jack finds himself without support within his own government. Determined to find answers on his own Jack enlists the aid of Cianna Phelan a disgraced former war hero trying to put her life back together. When Ciannas brother Charlie returns to South Boston from active duty in Afghanistan & immediately goes missing Cianna & Jack find themselves in a race against time not only to save his life but to prevent an international conspiracy at the highest levels of the US intelligence community. As lives are lost in the warrens of Bostons clannish underworld Jack & Cianna realize they are on the trail of one of the most sacred artefacts in all of Islam. & when the bullets start to fly they realize they can never know whom to trust & nothing is what it seems. Praise for David Hosp Red-hot fiction rooted in stone-cold fact -- a legal thriller to rival the best from Grisham or Turow Lee Child It is the detail & subplots that make Hosp such a gripping writer. He creates real dilemmas for his characters & saves the most touching resolution to the very end... Hosp is growing & developing with each new book Daily Express ...