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  So Bad It’s Good: The Art of the...

  Mike Rampton

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  The Art of the Rubbish Joke isn’t just a collection of jokes—it’s a masterclass in the fine, underrated art of humorously bad comedy. 
  Packed with timeless dad jokes and fresh, laugh-out-loud material, this book has jokes for every occasion. Scattered among its treasure trove of jokes are fascinating subject spreads and features that explore the science and culture of comedy. 
  Why do these so-bad-they’re-good jokes work? What’s with the dad-joke phenomenon? And how can you write your own groaners that actually land? With sections spanning cheesy puns, funny fish jokes, and silly shaggy dog stories, there’s something for everyone here. Plus, spreads featuring hilarious insights into the world of joke-telling ensure this book is more than just your average joke book. 
  For dads, aspiring stand-up kings, and anyone looking to steal the room with an expertly delivered joke, this side-splitting guide delivers laughs on every page. 
  Subject Spreads: 
  · Cheese jokes. 
  · Fish jokes. 
  · History jokes. 
  · Animal jokes. 
  Feature Spreads: 
  · Jokes through history. 
  · Why jokes work. 
  · Why are rubbish jokes so good? 
  · How to write your own rubbish jokes. 
  · How to deliver a joke non-rubbishly. 
  · Why do Christmas crackers have jokes in? 
  · The dad/joke connection. 
  For fans of Bear Grylls (Soul Fuel)

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  Henchman Training Academy 1 The:...

  L. K. Urban

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  No one roots for the Henchmen—the big, dumb, tough, disposable guys who blindly follow the villains . . . but are they all bad? 
  . . . Or are they just poorly trained, mistreated workers with evil bosses? 
    
  Recent college grad, Matt, is an insurance salesman whose life has turned into routine and monotony. 
  All that changes when he finds himself in the middle of a deadly bar fight and, in a split-second, is forced to make a decision: kill or be killed. Matt chooses self-preservation, saving himself, and, unbeknownst to him, the head of cybercriminal organization, DMF Enterprises. 
  Suddenly a murderer and a fugitive, Matt now also finds himself to be the latest target of a notoriously dangerous, rival cyber-criminal. For protection, Matt is offered the chance to join DMF's league of Henchmen. 
  But Matt quickly learns that the modern-day Henchmen are not like the ones in the movies. They drink Starbucks and watch Netflix on the job, and they make fatal mistakes, like accidentally locking the doors of the van mid-kidnapping. 
  If Matt can't survive as a Henchman, he will face the streets and the Outside Threat all on his own. But, if he can unite them, Matt can begin the evolution of Henchman, and better yet, stay alive. Does he have what it takes to triumph, or will he, too, become disposable? 
  Join Matt in the first book in this laugh-out-loud, action-packed Henchman Training Academy series.

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  Magical Bookshop The: Volumes...

  Liz Hedgecock

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  Books, magic, and a cat with character! 
  Travel to Charing Cross Road in London and join sales assistant Jemma, bookshop owner Raphael and Folio the cat in three spellbinding cozy mysteries. 
   
  Every Trick In The Book 
  When Jemma James takes a job at Burns Books, the second-worst secondhand bookshop in London, she finds her ambition to turn it around thwarted at every step. Raphael, the owner, is more interested in his newspaper than sales. Folio the bookshop cat has it in for Jemma, and the shop itself appears to have a mind of its own. Or is it more than that? 
   
  Gradually Jemma starts to make a difference ... and then the anonymous letters start arriving. Who is behind them, and why? 
   
  Brought to Book 
  Business is booming at Burns Books — so much so that Jemma and Raphael hire a new assistant. And that’s when things start to go wrong. 
   
  Luke’s helpful, he’s knowledgeable, and the customers like him. So why is the shop up to its old tricks, and a few new ones? 
   
  Jemma and Carl take it upon themselves to investigate, and end up finding out a lot more than they bargained for. Will working at the bookshop ever be the same again? 
   
  Double Booked 
  Jemma’s dream of running her own bookshop is becoming a nightmare. She has plenty of ideas, but her assistant Maddy is resistant to change. Come to that, so are the customers. 
   
  To distract herself, Jemma gets involved in Raphael’s attempt to recruit a new member of staff — but that doesn’t go entirely to plan either, as his wider team turns against him. 
   
  Can Jemma and Raphael work out what’s going on and get their lives back to normal before they run out of time?

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  Perfection

  Vincenzo Latronico

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  A 2025 International Booker Prize Shortlist Nominee 
   
   
   
  A scathing, provocative novel about contemporary existence by a rising star in Italian literature. 
   
   
   
  Anna and Tom, an expat couple, have fashioned a dream life for themselves in Berlin. They are young digital "creatives" exploring the excitements of the city, freelancers without too many constraints, who spend their free time cultivating house plants and their images online. At first, they reasonably deduce that they've turned their passion for aesthetics into a viable, even enviable career, but the years go by, and Anna and Tom grow bored. As their friends move back home or move on, so their own work and sex life—and the life of Berlin itself—begin to lose their luster. An attempt to put their politics into action fizzles in embarrassed self-doubt. Edging closer to forty, they try living as digital nomads only to discover that, wherever they go, "the brand of oat milk in their flat whites was the same." 
   
   
   
  Perfection is a scathing novel about contemporary existence, a tale of two people gradually waking up to find themselves in various traps, wondering how it all came to be. Was it a lack of foresight, or were they just born too late?

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  50 Shades of Worf: Darker Ages

  Christopher D. Schmitz

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  Magic, Dragons, Celebrity LARPing… 
  ...and a sack full of meth ferrets. 
  Farnsworth and Diego are back, leading the newly appointed Division of Nerd Crime into the black heart of the regional Renaissance Festival where someone has stolen celebrity D&D gamer Vin Diesel’s identity. 
  What happens at renfest stays at renfest… except for the crabs and nipple piercings. 
  Grab your chain-mail bikinis and roll for initiative.

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  The Canterville Ghost

  Oscar Wilde

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  It's a disaster! Sir Simon, the vaunted Canterville Ghost, has had years of success haunting the family mansion, centuries of wailing moans, rattling chains and phantasmagoria... and what should the Canterville family do, but sell up the house! 
  But it gets worse! 
  They've sold the house to Americans! And they aren't impressed by his tricks! They tell him to oil his chains! They throw pillows at his head! They ambush him in the parlour! They even removed the much vaunted bloodstain of Lady Caterville with detergent cleaner! 
  What is a self respecting spook to do!? This can't go on! 
  Published in 1887 by Oscar Wilde and Narrated by Michael Ward.

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