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The Squurms: Book 2 (Nelly the Monster Sitter #2)
by Kes GrayEver played fetch with a four-eyed Grerk or made pancakes with a giant orange squurm? Nelly isn't scared of monsters. In fact she babysits for them. Every night, Nelly the monster sitter looks after a new friend, but its never easy...Slop, the five and a bite year old Squurm, has innumerable Spaghetti-like feelers, two brains and six eyes. He's a practical joker, hates loosing and gets bored very, very easily. Nelly has got her work cut out!
The Squurms at No. 322: Book 2 (Nelly the Monster Sitter)
by Kes GrayNelly isn't scared of monsters. In fact, she babysits for them. From the bestselling author of the OI FROG! and DAISY books comes this hilarious, action-packed series for fans of THE BOLDS and BARRY LOSER.'If monsters are real, how come I've never seen one?''Because they never go out.''Why don't monsters ever go out?''Because they can never get a babysitter.'Ever played hide and seek with an oozy orange Squurm, or ice-skated with a baby Thermitt? Every time Nelly rings on a new monster family's doorbell she's up for a new challenge. Come on her monster-sitting adventures in this laugh-out-loud funny second book in the NELLY THE MONSTER SITTER series. Kes Gray is one of the Independent's top ten children's authors, and winner of the Red House Children's Book Award.This story now comes with brand-new illustrations; it was previously published in a collection entitled: Grerks, Squurms & Water Greeps.
The St James Affair
by Susan WiggsElaine St. James has it all — a thriving career as an elite Manhattan publicist, A-list best friends and a gorgeous, high-profile boyfriend her parents adore. But when Byron breaks up with her on Christmas Eve, Elaine is faced with the prospect of spending the holidays alone…
Stable Mates (The Tippermere Series)
by Zara Stoneley'A great treat for readers who love their books jam-packed with sexy men and horses.' Bestselling author Fiona Walker Welcome to tranquil Tippermere, an idyllic village nestled deep in the Cheshire countryside. Home to lords and ladies, horsemen and farmers, and plenty of secrets and scandals…
Stag Dares: A Collection of Ridiculous and Riotous Ways to Energise Any Stag Do
by Dan BridgesNeed to pimp a stag do? These ludicrous yet creative dares will switch things up and give you something fun to do – apart from getting very drunk, obviously. Stag parties will never be the same. Play the game, if you dare…
Stag Dos and Speeches: Sound advice for sending your groom off in style
by Dominic BlissHow to organize the best stag do and make the perfect speech. Congratulations, your best friend has made you his best man but, as the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility. You need to send the groom off with a bang and Stag Dos and Speeches is here to help make everything go without a hitch. Skipping over the boring bits, like taking care of the bride’s mother, and instead focusing on the areas important to you, the following pages provide all the information you’ll need to arrange a bachelor party to remember and deliver a killer speech to have them rolling in the aisles. Packed with ideas for a whole range of different parties – from booze blow-outs in Vegas to action-packed outdoor activities in the countryside – every stage of the event is covered in depth. So whether you want advice on budgeting, how to book a restaurant for large groups of people or want to know what the Spanish is for “can I speak to my lawyer?”, the practical information on offer will steer you clear of any pitfalls that might stop you and your friends having the best time possible. And then there’s the speech... the time when the pressure is really on as all eyes are upon you. With practical tips on what to say and what not to say (ex-girlfriends are definitely off-limits!), who to thank, how to write jokes, dealing with nerves and more, you’ll be able to write a first-class speech that will make your groom proud to have you chosen you as his best man.
Stage Fright (Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls #4)
by Meg CabotStage Fright is the fourth book in Meg Cabot's hilarious series for younger readers, Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls.When Allie's class puts on a play, every girl in Room 209 wants to try out for the part of the princess – including Allie, Sophie and (ew!) Cheyenne. Not everyone can be the leading lady – but who will try to steal the show, who will get scared, and who will get a tiny bit jealous? Some not-so-friendly competition puts some of Allie Finkle's rules to the test . . . There are no small parts. Only small actors. May the best man – or woman – win. If you want to get anywhere, you can't play by the rules.
Staggering Hubris: The memoir of Boris Johnson's most classic spad: The 'Rona Years, Vol. 1
by Josh BerryThe memoir of Boris Johnson's most classic spad: The 'Rona Years, Vol. 1'A pitch-perfect send-up' Evening StandardUnless you're a woman on Tinder between the ages of 19 and 30 in the Clapham area, or a high-end cocaine dealer operating in South West London, you probably won't have heard of Rafe Hubris, BA (Oxon).Despite that, he's a crucial figure in the life of our nation. As Boris Johnson's most classic special adviser (spad) at Number 10, he helped the UK government skilfully and efficiently control the Covid crisis, containing it for good by the end of 2020.In the first of what will doubtless be many memoirs as Rafe travels his own inevitable journey to the premiership, this fly-on-the-wall account documents his Year of 'Rona in its entirety (and iniquity).Even non-Oxbridge readers (for whom the author has taken care to keep his language as accessible as possible) will come away from this volume struck by how lucky we are to have him. Floreat Etona!**Note for non-Oxbridge readers: this means 'May Eton flourish' in Latin.****Latin is the language of Ancient Rome and its empire.
The Stainless Steel Rat eBook Collection (Gateway Essentials)
by Harry HarrisonThis collection comprises of the first six titles in Harry Harrison's brilliantly entertaining Stainless Steel Rat series, containing:A Stainless Steel Rat Is BornThe Stainless Steel Rat gets DraftedThe Stainless Steel Rat Sings the BluesThe Stainess Steel RatThe Stainless Steel Rat's RevengeThe Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World
The Stairlift Ascends: Tweets from a Covid Cocoon
by Helen O'RahillyAunt: *calling loudly from sitting room* Helen, can you help me? Me: *drops everything, rushes to front room, expecting her to have fallen* Aunt: The cat’s on my lap, could you pour me a small Jameson? Cocooning with my ninety-year-old Aunt is not the life I’d imagined when I came back to live in Dublin after 30 years of being a high-flying media executive in London. From the Groucho Club to our North Dublin coastal cocoon, it was back to earth with a bump. Funny and frustrating, living with the Aunt in our Covid bubble has been quite the eye-opener. Bickering, bitching, masking-up for rare outings, The Stairlift Ascends is a Twitter diary of our time trying to live together, of surviving the pandemic ... and each other. Love, lashings of apple tart, laughter and a longing for trips to Arnotts have seen us through, so far ... A hugely popular, funny and compassionate view on 2020 from @HelenORahilly
Stand Up
by Nikesh ShuklaMadhu is 17 and has the weight of the world on her shoulders: her dad is putting pressure on her to apply to university, she misses her estranged sister but contact is strictly forbidden, and she's pulling in every single shift possible at a pizza place to help support her family. What she really wants, though, is to be a world-famous stand-up comedian ...Just as she's about to turn her back on this dream a YouTube clip of Madhu goes viral and she is suddenly catapulted into the bright lights of stardom. It's not long before she catches the attention of a fellow Asian comedy legend who offers her the chance of a lifetime. But the road to comedy glory is not a barrel of laughs - and Madhu's own struggles with her family and identity soon catch up with her. Can she follow her dreams and stay true to herself and those she loves in the process?
Stand-up Comedy and Contemporary Feminisms: Sexism, Stereotypes and Structural Inequalities (Library of Gender and Popular Culture)
by Ellie TomsettWhat are the barriers to women's participation in live comedy, and how these barriers are maintained in the digital era? In this book, Ellie Tomsett considers how the origins of stand-up comedy still impact on current live comedy production, and explains how the contemporary stand-up scene still reflects wider societal stereotypes about the capabilities of women.Using primary data collected from women-only comedy nights and immersive research with the UK Women in Comedy Festival in Manchester, Tomsett analyses examples of stand-up performed by contemporary comedians - including Bridget Christie, Lolly Adefope, Luisa Omielan and Ava Vidal - and questions how these performances relate to conceptions of feminist and postfeminist humour, as well as notions of backlash against contemporary feminisms. She focuses on live comedy that is explicitly feminist to consider how social attitudes to women, the increasing visibility of female labour outside the home, and the emergence of multiple (and sometimes contradictory) feminisms has influenced the comedy produced by women comedians in 21st century Britain.
Stand-up Comedy and Contemporary Feminisms: Sexism, Stereotypes and Structural Inequalities (Library of Gender and Popular Culture)
by Ellie TomsettWhat are the barriers to women's participation in live comedy, and how these barriers are maintained in the digital era? In this book, Ellie Tomsett considers how the origins of stand-up comedy still impact on current live comedy production, and explains how the contemporary stand-up scene still reflects wider societal stereotypes about the capabilities of women.Using primary data collected from women-only comedy nights and immersive research with the UK Women in Comedy Festival in Manchester, Tomsett analyses examples of stand-up performed by contemporary comedians - including Bridget Christie, Lolly Adefope, Luisa Omielan and Ava Vidal - and questions how these performances relate to conceptions of feminist and postfeminist humour, as well as notions of backlash against contemporary feminisms. She focuses on live comedy that is explicitly feminist to consider how social attitudes to women, the increasing visibility of female labour outside the home, and the emergence of multiple (and sometimes contradictory) feminisms has influenced the comedy produced by women comedians in 21st century Britain.
Stand-Up or Die
by Andy de la TourOriginally part of the UK alternative comedy scene, Andy de la Tour spent many years on the circuit, performing with the likes of Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, Alexei Sayle and French and Saunders. After a 20‐year break from stand‐up he returned to New York City, the genre’s spiritual home, to start all over again in the back‐rooms and dive bars of the Big Apple.This is one man’s journey through New York’s underground comedy scene. From ‘Rubber Bullets’ in lower Manhattan to the ‘Hot Tub’ in Brooklyn, Andy takes the stand. Can he makethem laugh? Will New Yorkers stomach his outsider’s take on Obama, the Tea Party and 9/11? Andy’s a long way from home and dying is not an option.
Standard Deviation: A Novel
by Katherine Heiny‘I have rarely seen modern marriage reproduced so faithfully in print. It’s about love once the early romance has subsided. Hilarious’ Jojo Moyes, Woman and Home ‘Standard Deviation is a marvel’ Kate Atkinson ‘Addictive reading’ Mail on Sunday ‘A comic masterpiece’ Observer
Standing Heavy
by GauzInitially a little intrigued, all babies eventually return the security guard's smile.The security guard adores babies. Perhaps because babies do not shoplift.Babies adore the security guard. Perhaps because he does not drag babies to the sales.The 1960s - Ferdinand arrives in Paris from Côte d'Ivoire, ready to take on the world and become a big somebody.The 1990s - It is the Golden Age of immigration, and Ossiri and Kassoum navigate a Paris on the brink of momentous change.The 2010s - In a Sephora on the Champs-Élysées, the all-seeing eyes of a security guard observes the habits of those who come to worship at this church to consumerism.Amidst the political bickering of the inhabitants of the Residence for Students from Côte d'Ivoire and the ever-changing landscape of French immigration policy, Ferdinand, Ossiri and Kassoum, two generations of Ivoirians, attempt to make their way as undocumented workers, taking shifts as security at a flour mill.Sharply satirical, political and poignant, Standing Heavy is a searingly witty deconstruction of colonial legacies and capitalist consumption, an unprecedented and unforgettable account of everything that passes under a security guard's gaze.Translated from the French by Frank Wynne"A formidable keenness of observation and a sarcastic wit" La Croix "Political satire with the air of a poetry slam" Stylist
Standing Up: A Memoir of a Funny (Not Always) Life
by Marion GrodinMarion Grodin, daughter of funnyman Charles Grodin, knows firsthand that laughter is truly the best medicine, having not only survived breast cancer and divorce, but also, various addictions-including an inappropriate relationship with Haagen Dazs. Her hilarious riffs include; the story of growing large breasts that appeared seemingly overnight (Unfortunately this happened during the summer that she spent on the set of King Kong with her father and Jeff Bridges on whom she developed a huge crush); Her post divorce life, its slight weight gain and how she relied on her wise support group, her cats "BabyFighter" Edmond and "fashionably sporty, forensic expert" Snuggles. In this cleverly written memoir Marion integrates her diverse and challenging life experiences and unstoppable ability to make everything funny in a way that is both entertaining and helpful. She hopes that her book will send a message to those who feel they are misfits and to those locked in addiction: there is a way out - and life can be very good when you kick the habit.
Stanley and the Magic Lamp: Flat Stanley, His Original Adventure; Stanley, Flat Again!; Stanley In Space; Stanley And The Magic Lamp (Flat Stanley #2)
by Jeff BrownThe magical and brilliantly funny adventures of everyone’s favourite flat boy – Flat Stanley. With wonderful new illustrations by the award-winning author/illustrator Rob Biddulph. Magical things always happen to Stanley Lambchop … Stanley can’t believe it when he finds a genie inside a teapot. He can have anything he wants!
Stanley Flat Again!: Flat Stanley, His Original Adventure; Stanley, Flat Again!; Stanley In Space; Stanley And The Magic Lamp (Flat Stanley Ser. #2)
by Jeff BrownThe hilarious and amazing adventures of everyone’s favourite flat hero – Flat Stanley. With brilliant new illustrations by the award-winning author/illustrator Rob Biddulph. Stanley is back, and he’s flat again! And this time his brother Arthur can’t come up with a plan to re-inflate him.
Stanley's Christmas Adventure (Flat Stanley #5)
by Jeff BrownThe hilarious and magical adventures of everyone’s favourite flat hero – Flat Stanley. With brilliant new illustrations by the award-winning author/illustrator Rob Biddulph. Amazing things always happen to Stanley Lambchop … It’s not every Christmas you get flown to the North Pole to meet Santa.
Star-Crossed Scandal: From Mistake To Millions (switched!) / Star-crossed Scandal (plunder Cove) (Plunder Cove #3)
by Kimberley Troutte“We can make love all night. No strings.” But will passion cost her everything?
Star Roars
by John ByrneWhat are red, wobbly and protect the universe? The Jelli Knights. Launch into this star collection of galactic giggles from a galaxy far, far away. You'll laugh out loud at hilarious alien antics, silly spacemen stories and all the mayhem and madness that goes on just beyond the Milky Way. It's out of this world!
Star-Spangled Jesus: Leaving Christian Nationalism and Finding A True Faith
by April AjoyA hilarious and eye-opening account of leaving Christian Nationalism behind to follow Jesus better. April Ajoy wouldn&’t have called herself a Christian Nationalist when she performed her original song &“America Say Jesus&” on the Jim Bakker show, or when she participated in Jesus Marches across America, or when she posted cringe-worthy videos on YouTube to campaign for Mitt Romney. April just considered herself a good Christian: faithful, Republican, and determined to make America a Christian nation once again. But as her view of the world widened, Ajoy began to see cracks in her steadfast beliefs and recognized the ways her conservative politics and religion were intertwined in her mind. Did God really bless America? Is it actually by His red, white, and blue stripes that we are healed? Ajoy, content creator and podcast host, shares funny stories from her time deep within Christian nationalism, exploring how aspects of evangelical culture such as product boycotts, Satanic panic, and end-times theology have all been exploited to advance the Christian Nationalist narrative. She also illuminates the ways nationalist thinking has infiltrated our churches and political arenas, shaping not only modern evangelical culture but also American public policy and international relations. Part memoir, part guidebook, part call to action, Star-Spangled Jesus explores how the fight to make America a &“Christian nation&” has damaged us all and shows how one woman left Christian Nationalism and why America should too.
Star Teacher
by Jack SheffieldIt’s 1985, and as Jack returns for another year as headteacher at Ragley village school, some changes are in store.It’s the year of Halley’s Comet, Band Aid, Trivial Pursuit, Dynasty shoulder pads, Roland Rat and Microsoft Windows. And at Ragley-on-the-Forest, Heathcliffe Earnshaw decides to enter the village scarecrow competition, Ruby the caretaker finds romance, and retirement looms for Vera the secretary.Meanwhile, Jack has to battle with some rising stars of the teaching profession to save his job and his school . . .Readers love Jack Sheffield:'Wry observation and heartwarming humour in equal measure' Alan Titchmarsh'Overflowing with amusing anecdotes' Daily Express'Amusing adventures at the North Yorkshire village school' Choice'Jack Sheffield's in a class of his own' York Press
Star Trek: A Fitness Guide
by Robb PearlmanA fully illustrated guide that bridges the nexus between stasis and health, Star Trek: Body by Starfleet provides real, practical, and fun exercises for Star Trek fans of all ages and physical abilities so that they may boldly live long and prosper.Drawing from the most celebrated and iconic elements of over 50 years of Star Trek, Body by Starfleet will provide any pop-culture (or junk-food) junkie a fun and healthy way to engage their warp core and get moving. Whether you view the gym as an impenetrable final frontier or regularly bench press boulders like a Gorn, these simple, easy-to-follow instructions -- created in consultation with a certified fitness trainer -- is for readers of all ages and fitness levels to navigate through a series of enterprising exercises.Everyone, from an ensign in the Command Training Program to an admiral who's voyaged through every quadrant, will benefit from the more than 30 exercises featuring Klingon Tribble Twists, Chekov's Cossack Squats, Jefferies Tube Climbers, and Wesley Crunchers. All of the exercises in Body by Starfleet are designed for standard gravity so they can be performed with little to no equipment everywhere from living rooms to gyms to holodecks. Also included is a section covering nutrition so readers can program their replicators to eat better and cleaner, a workout log for recording activities and progress, and special exercises aimed toward non-humanoid species including Horta and Medusans.