Geoff Tibballs

The graphic, first-hand story of the first voyage and disastrous sinking of RMS Titanic - told by the survivors themselves. The story of the sinking of the great liner, Titanic, has been told countless times since that fateful night on 14th April 1912 by historians, novelists and film producers alike, but no account is as graphic or revealing as those who were actually there. Through survivors' tales, and contemporary newspaper reports from both sides of the Atlantic, here are eye-witness accounts full of details that range from poignant to humorous, stage by stage from the Liner's glorious launch in Belfast to the sombre sea burial services of those who perished on her first and only voyage. In the book, the voices of the survivors record their own stories, as well as the official records, press reports and investigations into what went wrong that night.

Voices from the Titanic

Extraordinary but True Tales from 2,000 Years of Mad Monarchs and Raving Rulers (Strangest)

Royalty's Strangest Characters

simply shocking!

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Liverpool FC is rarely out of the news and always is the subject of interest. From Kenny Dalglish, Alan Hansen, and Graeme Souness through Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler, and Jamie Redknapp to Jamie Carragher, Steven Gerrard, and Jurgen Klopp, few clubs can boast as many people with so much to say for themselves. Liverpool FC has a proud tradition and a very loyal support, and this book captures the flavor of both. In 2014, the Reds came close to a 19th title and, under Klopp's astute coaching, few will be surprised if Liverpool are front and center when it comes to handing out trophies in 2017.

Over 170 Kop Quotes!

The Little Book of Liverpool

A rollicking collection of stories featuring the craziest, daftest and most outrageous monarchs the world has ever known. Packed with royal stories from 2,000 years of history, from the immortality-obsessed first Emperor of China to the master of tact and diplomacy, Prince Philip, this book will leave the reader fascinated, entertained and occasionally appalled. We’ll meet all sorts of colourful royal characters, including the Roman Emperor Caligula, who was unspeakably cruel to his subjects but worshipped his horse, Charles VI of France, convinced he was made of glass, and Frederick William I of Prussia, who recruited – and sometimes kidnapped – the tallest men in Europe to form his private army. There are tales of scandal, including secret marriages, illegitimate offspring, royal pickpockets and alleged vampirism, and madness, cross-dressing and pigeon-fancying also crop up! Fully updated with a selection of new stories, this absorbing book is the perfect gift for history fans.

Royalty's Strangest Tales

Jo Wiltshire

Take a look at the world's weirdest people, places and creatures within the pages of this extraordinary new book. Truly startling facts! Totally bizarre images! Utterly electrifying tales! It is sensational!

Extremely Weird

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If you refer to your dearest friend as 'Thingy' or have to keep changing your pet's name because you can never remember your online banking password, you need The Senior Moments Activity Book!

Restore Your Brain to Its Tack-like Sharpness

The Senior Moments Activity Book

Would you Adam and Eve it? Over a hundred years after it was first heard on the streets of Ye Olde London Towne, Cockney rhyming slang is still going strong, and this book contains the most comprehensive and entertaining guide yet. Presented in an easy-to-read A to Z format, it explains the meaning of hundreds of terms, from old favourites such as apples and pears (stairs) and plates of meat (feet) to the more obscure band of hope (soap) and cuts and scratches (matches) through to modern classics such as Anthea Turner (earner) and Ashley Cole (own goal), as well as providing fascinating background info and curious Cockney facts throughout. Also included are a series of language tests so that readers can brush up on their newfound knowledge on their way to becoming a true Cockney Geezer. All in all, The Ultimate Cockney Geezer's Guide to Rhyming Slang is well worth your bread and honey to have a butcher's.

The Ultimate Cockney Geezer's Guide to Rhyming Slang

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R. L. Ripley

Following hot on the heels of last year's best-selling edition,Ripley's Believe it or Not 2008offers a whole new feast of bizarre facts and fiends - all guaranteed to fascinate, surprise and amaze. Gasp at the snake with feet. Stare in wonder at the dog with wheels. Marvel at the catfish whose fight started a fire which destroyed an entire house. Imagine dodging 68,000 kilos of over-ripe tomatoes, pelted in the two-hour annual Spanish tomato festival. And cower before the Black Widow - America's competitive eating champion who can put away 552 oysters in ten minutes. Illustrated throughout with extraordinary colour photographs, this is a must-have for anyone intrigued by the stranger aspects of our planet and its inhabitants.

Ripley's Believe It Or Not 2008

Are you sick of the cynical modern world? People moaning about speed cameras, the Royal Family and that Mars Bars just aren't as big as they used to be? Taking a, some might say, recklessly optimistic view of the world, this title is filled with outrageously funny and positive observations on why we should all lighten up.

Is it Just Me Or is Everything Great?

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An encyclopedia of oddities features unexpected and unimaginable people, places, and creatures from around the world.

Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Expect...The Unexpected

Robert Leroy Ripley

Following hot on the heels of last year's best-selling edition, Ripley's Believe It or Not! 2010 offers a whole new feast of bizarre facts and fiends - all guaranteed to fascinate, surprise and amaze. Marvel at the ice man, who survived Everest's 'Death Zone' in just a pair of shorts; try not to scream in fright at the living zombie, covered head to toe in ghoulish tattoos; steel your stomach against the sight of cockroach and caterpillar sushi; and praise the heroic pet parrot who saved a family from their burning home. Illustrated throughout with extraordinary colour photographs, this fascinating book is a must-have for anyone intrigued by the stranger aspects of our planet and its inhabitants.

Seeing is Believing

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The classic pocket guide to the language of London. This wonderful little guide to cockney rhyming slang contains over 1,700 old and new rhymes translated from Cockney to English and English to Cockney, including: Custard and jelly - telly Hot cross bun - nun Lemon tart - smart Rock ’n’ roll - dole Sticky toffee - coffee ...and many more. Master the art of the Cockney rhyme and discover the Cockney origins of common British phrases.

The Cockney Rhyming Slang Dictionary

The Wicked Wit of England is celebration of British humour, featuring a collection of stories, anecdotes, quips and quotes that capture the various idiosyncrasies of the English character. If there is one thing that first-time visitors to England find mystifying - along with our fondness for eating chips out of old newspapers, our nostalgia for the shipping forecast (even though most of us have never ventured out to sea in a trawler) and the fact that not all men wear bowler hats to work - it is our sense of humour. 'Ah, you English and your humour,' they will say, with an air of suspicion, unsure as to whether they have just been unexpectedly praised or routinely insulted. It is easy to sympathize with them, for English humour encompasses a number of different styles. It can be surreal or satirical, dark or sophisticated, bawdy or genteel. And nobody does irony or sarcasm like the English. If Olympic gold medals were awarded for sarcasm, we would top the leader board every time. The various idiosyncrasies of the English character - the social awkwardness, the constant need to apologize, the obsession with the weather, the stiff upper lip, and the love of queuing, to name but a few - are celebrated in The Wicked Wit of England, a collection of stories, anecdotes, quips and quotes featuring English people from all walks of life, from Quentin Crisp to Frank Skinner and Stephen Hawking to Thora Hird. This book might not help outsiders understand the English, but it might make them tolerate us a little more.

The Wicked Wit of England

After more than a decade the doors will be re-opening at Crossroads. Carlton Television is spending 10 million pounds reviving the much-loved soap (whose viewing peaked at over 18 million), which will be shown five days a week at lunchtime, with a repeat in early evening, from spring 2001. The new Crossroads will be made in Nottingham, with the old motel transformed into a modern hotel, and with a host of new characters - although it is expected that some of the original stars will return. Geoff Tibballs will tell fans everything they ever wanted to know about Crossroads new and old. As well as profiling the new arrivals and exploring how and why the show has been revived after all these years, the book will turn back the clock and consider life at the motel during the previous series run of 4,500 episodes. The book includes reviews of the show's most famous storylines including Diane's death, the motel fire, Meg Richardson's departure, the test-tube baby (the first time a subject like this had been explored in a soap), and the world's first eleven-month pregnancy.Containing profiles of all the show's favourite characters including Benny, Amy Turtle, Diane, David Hunter, Meg Richardson, Jill Richardson and her brother Sandy, as well the most popular stars of the new series. Crossroads is a must for fans old and new.

The Official Guide to Crossroads Past and Present Including the All-new Crossroads from ITV

The Crossroads Story

If there is one other paper-based product you will want to keep close at hand in the loo it is Brain Dump. Discover thousands of fun facts and stats, quirky lists, trivia and other things you need to know in the time it takes you to do a poo. Guaranteed to boost your brain while the rest of your body is otherwise occupied, this bumper compendium covers every subject from football to phobias, mountains to the Muppets and spiders to Shakespeare. It features hundreds of mind-blowing entries including Famous Haemorrhoid Sufferers, People Who Narrowly Missed Boarding The Titanic, Types of Cloud, Dentists in Films, Longest Song Titles, Awesome Australian Slang Words, and Fascinating Facts About Sheep. Printed on soft absorbent paper for emergencies.

How to Become a Genius on the Loo

Brain Dump

Cricket is undoubtedly the elegant game, occupying a long-established and distinguished position in the annals of sporting history. Played by gentlemen the world over, the word cricket may derive from the Anglo-Saxon word cricc, meaning a staff or crutch - giving us a game played with a long wooden implement - and the first (reliable) mention dates back to Guildford in the 16th century. No-Balls and Googlies uncovers the origins of this captivating game, and explores its traditions, records, milestones and memorable moments through a fascinating array of facts and figures, anecdotes and curiosities.For example, did you know that the Hambledon Club of Hampshire, founded around 1767, is generally perceived as cricket's spiritual home? Or that British and Australian troops conducted their own Desert Ashes series in Iraq in 2005? Or perhaps an England XI's first overseas tour was to the United States?From the leg glance to leg before, king pair to cover drive, and from the no-ball to the googly, this book is sure to entertain, inform and delight.

A Cricket Companion

No-Balls and Googlies

With over 10,000 entries, arranged by topic and fully indexed, here is a giant new collection of witticisms and wisecracks for the 21st century. If you're looking for a bon mot for an after-dinner talk, struggling to put the finishing touches to a wedding speech or just want to cheer yourself and your mates up, this fabulous fat book provides all you'll ever need. Entries range from insults, put-downs, gags and one-liners to homespun philosophy, witty proverbs, movie quotes and graffiti. Among the contributors featured are Woody Allen, Dave Barry, P. J. O'Rourke, Winston Churchill, Will Rogers, Jay Leno, P. G. Wodehouse, Bill Cosby, W. C. Fields, Oscar Wilde, Spike Milligan, Groucho Marx, George Bernard Shaw and many more. Never be stuck for a good line again! 'Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.' P. J. O'Rourke 'I'm sure sex wouldn't be as rewarding as winning the World Cup. It's not that sex isn't good, but the World Cup is every four years and sex is not.' Ronaldo

The Mammoth Book of Comic Quotes

Never be stuck for a wicked line again! - the ultimate collection of insults Here is the biggest and best ever collection of insults and sharp retorts for when you just wish you could have thought of something faster. Editor Geoff Tibballs presents over 5000 come-backs, put-downs, snaps, insults, unadmiring quips and quotes, for every occasion. From the most elegant of studied insults to the wickedest of putdowns, from the language of the street to the literary, political, and entertainment worlds, from playground insults to sports, family and marriage jibes - here is every possible barb you could ever need, guaranteed to crack up all those around you. As an outsider, what do you think of the human race? Your mother's so fat, she has her own area code. Are your parents siblings? Anyone who told you to be yourself couldn't have given you worse advice. Is there no beginning to your talents? You'd be out of your depth in a puddle. Don't you need a licence to be that ugly? I'd like to see things from your point of view but I can't get my head that far up my arse. I'd love to go out with you but I have to worm my dog.

The Mammoth Book of Insults

An intriguing selection of eyewitness and contemporary accounts of the 1912 sinking of the great liner Titanic provides the real-life story of the unsinkable vessel and the tragedy that took so many lives. Original.

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