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  May Contain Nuts

  Gill Oliver

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  An aspiring writer finds herself in search of a plot. Friends and family all have something to say about that! So can she make the deadline and cook dinner? A nutty story, British humour at its most off-the-wall. 
  Story 3 in the series My Eye

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  Haunted Teashop The: A Cozy...

  Hang Nguyen

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  ☕ Welcome to Lavender Leaves Teashop, where the scones are fresh, the gossip is steaming, and the patrons are mostly dead. When young entrepreneur Sophie Blake inherits a quaint English teashop from her eccentric aunt, she thinks she's found her slice of heaven. But the charming shop comes with permanent residents—three friendly ghosts who can't move on until they resolve their earthly business. When a notorious food critic drops dead after sipping their signature Earl Grey, Sophie must team up with her spectral companions to clear the shop's name. Together, they unravel a web of small-town secrets, forbidden romance, and a century-old scandal that someone is still willing to kill to protect. Perfect for fans of paranormal cozies with a dash of romance and a sprinkle of suspense.

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  The World According to Cunk - An...

  Philomena Cunk

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  Romans! Madrigals! The Dark Ages! Revolutions! Trumpets! The Oranges of The First World War! All of this (except trumpets) and more, is covered in this definitive, easy-clean history of all world history so far, written by the 21st Century's leading historian, philosopher and thinkerer Philomena Cunk. Focussing on the inventions, art, and brainboxes that made the modern world the unbearable place it is today, The World According To Cunk is the history book to end all history books: more unputdownable than Andrew Marr's History Of The World, less unpickupable than Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens, and noticeably less in ancient Greek than Herodotus' Histories. Philomena Cunk says: "About the world, written on the world, and available at all the world's remaining bookshops, The World According To Cunk is the definitive history of the world. There will never need be another history book. Unless something major happens. Even then they'll probably just put something up on TikTok about it. A word of warning: please don't buy it if you're expecting anything about trumpets in it. You will only be disappointed."

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  Rock Star

  Mark DK Berry

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  Young Bardell arrives in London seeking fame and fortune as a musician. Embarking on a helter-skelter ride through the heart of the London music scene, he discovers challenges and opportunities abound in equal measure. Living on dreams and fresh air, the bard’s luck is reliant on those he crosses paths with. Not everyone falls for his charm or ego and there are hard lessons to be had before he can ‘make it’, assuming he can ‘make it’ at all... 
  A tongue in cheek and blistering romp through the perks and perils of the music business. 
  (Genre: Fiction/Humour. This book contains adult themes and coarse language.)

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  Bizarre Laws & Curious Customs...

  Monty Lord

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  In the UK, we have some bizarre laws that have littered the statute books of our sceptred isle throughout history. Not all of them have been repealed over the centuries. Some of them made perfect sense at the time they were introduced but seen through modern eyes, now appear archaic and draconian. Despite the great efforts of the Law Commission in England and Wales to review and recommend reforms for many of these outdated laws, there are centuries of law that must be painstakingly gone through. 
  As well as some bizarre laws, the UK also has its fair share of curious customs and time-honoured traditions that have been observed for centuries. On the surface, many appear to be nothing more than theatrical pomp and pageantry. However, they are all born from strong rationale. 
  The UK parliament seems to have had a particular penchant for passing laws related to fish and animals, indecency and passing sentences with some humiliating public punishments. 
  This book is a highly entertaining read for anyone who enjoys learning about the more bizarre applications of UK law throughout the centuries, along with some rather macabre consequences along the way. 
  Have you ever heard a bizarre law and thought, that can’t possibly be true? Is it genuine? Was it ever in existence or just an urban myth that became so embellished over time? There are surprisingly, a great many laws still in existence on the statute books today, that would make your jaw drop. Whilst bizarre as these laws may now seem to us, it begs the question, are we in fact, unknowingly breaking these laws on a regular basis? 
  With over 160 bizarre but nevertheless true, laws and customs, you can use this book to satisfy your curiosity about what our ancestors had to contend with over the years, or perhaps as a reference guide for trivia quizzes.

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  Three Men in a Boat - The...

  Jerome K. Jerome

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  Jerome Klapka Jerome was born on the 2nd May 1859 at Belsize House in Caldmore, Walsall, England. 
   
  His family were reduced to poverty whilst he was a toddler owning to failed investments in the local mining industry. 
   
  After several moves in declining circumstances Jerome became a pupil at St Marylebone Grammar School.  His aim then was to go into politics, or even become a man of letters, but with the death of his father, when he was thirteen, and his mother two years later, now meant that he had to support himself and leave all thoughts of education behind. 
   
  He spent four years working for the London and North Western Railway, initially collecting coal that fell along the railway lines.  Thereafter, using the name Harold Crichton, he tried his hand at acting but the repertory company he joined was stretched in its resources and, at times, relied on the actors to purchase their own props and costumes.  After three years he tried journalism, teaching and work as a solicitor’s clerk.  All came to nothing.  Finally, in 1885, he had some success with ‘On the Stage―and Off’, a comic memoir collection of his stage experiences and his early attempts at acting.  
   
  Shortly thereafter he married and his honeymoon on the Thames became the inspiration for ‘Three Men in a Boat’.  This of course was a wild success, both critically and commercially, but also his creative high point.  
   
  Although he was now able to write full time, he was never able to attain all the heights of that classic humorous novel.  He remained a prolific writer of novels, plays and short stories and its from those classic works that these stories have been mined. 
   
  Jerome K Jerome died in Northampton General Hospital on the 14th June 1927 two weeks after suffering a paralytic stroke and a cerebral haemorrhage on a motoring tour.  He was 68.

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