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The Eisner Award-nominated tribute to Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz ?Reproducing the best of the Peanuts newspaper strip, all shot from the original art by award-winning photographer Geoff Spear, Only What’s Necessary also features exclusive, rare, and unpublished original art and developmental work?much of which has never been seen before. Charles M. Schulz (1922-2000) believed that the key to cartooning was to take out the extraneous details and leave in only what’s necessary. For 50 years, from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, Schulz wrote and illustrated Peanuts, the single most popular and influential comic strip in the world. In all, 17,897 strips were published, making it “arguably the longest story ever told by one human being,” according to Robert Thompson, professor of popular culture at Syracuse University. For Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts, renowned designer Chip Kidd
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The ultimate collection of jokes for witty children
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Paul Whitehouse and fishing expert John Bailey celebrate the timeless joy of fishing.
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Frog and Toad stories have delighted both children and adults for more than fifty years, celebrating friendship and life in the most joyful and heart-warming way.
This charming collection, which brings together three springtime stories, is the perfect seasonal gift for children.
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We don’t know what’s going in the 2023 book yet as the year’s not done, and we can’t see into the future, either. But probably there’ll be a bit of political drama so we’ll make sure to include that. Whatever comes to pass, we’ll be reviewing the year with missing words rounds, multiple choice, crosswords, odd one out and plenty of gags from your favourite news review show.
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£22.00
Paul Whitehouse and fishing expert John Bailey celebrate the timeless joy of fishing.
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Allow yourself to be cast away in eight glorious decades of the most iconic show on radio. To mark this momentous occasion, ‘The Definitive Desert Island Discs’ focuses on 80 of the most powerful and unforgettable interviews, revisiting every era of Desert Island Disc’s storied history. Reflecting on how times have changed, the book will feature brand new material as castaways are interviewed about their experiences – did the conversation go how they expected? Would Sir Patrick Stewart still take his beloved billiards table (and a shed to keep it in, of course)? And does Hilary Devey stick by her endless supply of Cointreau? Get lost in lists of the weirdest and most wonderful luxury items, most popular tracks and books throughout the years, and more.
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Some people when they reach the end of a long, uncharted year of chaos on the home and world stages like to look forward to new horizons (albeit another long, uncharted year of chaos on the home and world stages, only with increasingly worse weather). But before you leave the cosy confines of 2022, challenge yourself to live through it all one more time with a quiz book from your favourite topical Friday night panel show, with rounds including ‘London’s Hottest Party Venue’, ‘Backbench MP or Charles Dickens Character?’, ‘It’s a Royal Cock-up’ and Have I Got News for You regular features: the Missing Words and Odd One Out rounds. With over 1000 questions and plenty of gags on everything from politics to pop culture, ‘Have I Got News For You: The Quiz of 2022’ promises hours of entertainment and will serve as a timeless souvenir of a rollercoaster year.
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£22.00
Allow yourself to be cast away in eight glorious decades of the most iconic show on radio. To mark this momentous occasion, ‘The Definitive Desert Island Discs’ focuses on 80 of the most powerful and unforgettable interviews, revisiting every era of Desert Island Disc’s storied history. Reflecting on how times have changed, the book will feature brand new material as castaways are interviewed about their experiences – did the conversation go how they expected? Would Sir Patrick Stewart still take his beloved billiards table (and a shed to keep it in, of course)? And does Hilary Devey stick by her endless supply of Cointreau? Get lost in lists of the weirdest and most wonderful luxury items, most popular tracks and books throughout the years, and more.
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£25.00
The legendary Academy award-winning writer and director takes the reader on a unique joyride of personal memoir, cultural criticism and Hollywood history. For the first time, in his own words, explore the mind, the myth, and the movie magic of the one and only Quentin Tarantino.
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Celebrate 60 years of Britain’s longest-running quiz show with this official book, which will delight fans of the show. It includes over 3,000 questions taken from iconic episodes, including all the finals, as well as ‘Where are they now?’ features that reveal what notable contestants went on to achieve.
