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‘Never have children, only grandchildren.’
Gore Vidal

When your roses have been trampled by little feet and the golf has been hijacked by children’s TV, reach for this hilarious book, crammed full of quips and quotes to remind you why being a grandad is one of the best jobs in the world.

‘The older one grows, the more one likes indecency.’
Virginia Woolf

So you’re getting on a bit, but even if your body creaks more than it used to, you’ve still got your sense of humour. This collection of witty quotations and gems of senior sagacity will keep a spring in your step and the cobwebs at bay.

It’s always worth celebrating someone who never gives up, who tries their best and looks ahead to even greater goals and better days. This little book, bursting with thoughtful quotes and uplifting mantras, is the perfect way to say to that special someone, “You make me proud.”

From the timeless ideas of ancient sages to brilliant insights from modern superstars, these are words of appreciation, encouragement and congratulation for any occasion.

As well as the hard-won wisdom of successful writers, artists and thinkers, this book includes a host of motivational affirmations and daily reminders such as:
– There’s nothing you can’t do
– You are the creator of your future
– Be proud of who you are and everything you’ve overcome
– It takes courage to be yourself
– What you do makes a difference

Tips and ideas from adrenaline-fuelled activities to cultural city breaks, and everything in between.

There are many ways to celebrate a stag’s last night of freedom, from an awesome club night to a weekend of adventure. This guide is packed with ideas and tips to make it the one party he’ll never forget – even if he wanted to!

Here’s permission to enjoy a little ‘me time’. Whether it’s taking a long, indulgent bath or having a fun night out, these vouchers invite you to delight in life’s simple pleasures.

Are you bored of Beer Pong?

Is your Ring of Fire more like a ring of embers?

If so, this book is exactly what you need to shake up your next party.

Ever since its discovery hundreds of years ago, alcohol has valiantly taken on the role of ‘ice breaker’, bringing people together through silliness and shared hangovers. While it’s true that the feel-good factor of alcohol is a global phenomenon, not everyone in the world plays Fuzzy Duck or Centurion at their parties.

This collection of the truly bizarre and outrageous games that drunk people play around the globe will add sparkle to any night out (or in). Your new favourite drinking game is waiting for you within these pages…

Here’s to an epic birthday,
You deserve the very best,
Time for cake and fizz, and giggles and bumps,
And then a well-deserved rest.

Show your birthday bestie how much they mean to you with the help of Purple Ronnie! Cute cartoons combine with silly and sometimes irreverent poems along with funny one-liners to help you tell that special someone just how awesome they are.

Tips and ideas from transport to tents and style to scrimping

Festivals come in every shape and size and cater for every type of music lover, but what unites them is that they are a wonderful opportunity to get away from daily life and have an awesome party! This savvy pocket guide is packed with handy tips to help you make the most of your festival experience, whether it’s at a sprawling tent city taking over half the countryside or a small but perfectly curated boutique festival.

There is nothing better than basking in the summer sun or relaxing on a long summer’s evening with delicious food and drink, whilst being serenaded by the Bard. Food, drink and Shakespeare go happily hand in hand, and there is no shortage of references to mankind’s favourite pastimes in his plays. A Midsummer Night’s Dream conjures up images of secluded lover’s picnics in forested glades, of dancing and merriment throughout balmy nights, and feasts of sweet and savoury delicacies fit for a (fairy) King. So, in summertime, and with Shakespeare’s blessing, “How shall we beguile/The lazy time if not with some delight?”

If the most useful French you learnt at school was “un, deux, trois”, when all you really wanted was “soixante-neuf”, then save room in your luggage for this tongue-in-cheek phrasebook and you may score more than just a suntan.

So you’ve found yourself young, free and single again. This is a guide to getting your own back. From hoaxes to hit-and-run, these humorous ideas should inspire you to wreak havoc on the one so stupid as to think they could live without you, and to get the revenge you deserve.

Learn to pack a powerful punch with this illustrated manual that includes all the necessary moves and techniques to become competent in the punching arts.

The realities on kicking in the street scenario are unveiled once and for all in this concise, professional and down-to-earth book. All the moves and techniques neede to become competent in the kicking arts are included in this illustrated manual.

Teaching a wide variety of fighting skills, this guide covers the use of head, knees and elbows in self-defence and combat.

Grappling (wrestling) is probably the oldest genre of combat known to man. Throughout the world, wrestling and grappling have been a part of every culture, probably due to the fact that pulling, holding, lifting and carrying are far more natural to us as living and working human beings than punching or striking.

Ground fighting is one of the most underestimated yet devastatingly ferocious of all the Martial Arts. Ninety-nine per cent of all street fights that are not finished within the first three seconds end up on the floor. The books in the “Ground Fighting” series prepare you with the very best of wrestling, ju-jitsu, judo etc., covering ground control, bars, locks, chokes, strangles, cranks, butts, reintroducing many of the illegal and banned techniques from the beginning of the century.

This guide is designed to introduce men of all ages to the kitchen and to transform them with minimal pain into competent cooks. Recipe 21: The male cook. This is becoming more popular, but has been a rarity in the past. Ingredients: this book, a man, a kitchen. First of all, show the man where the kitchen is, and sit him in a quiet corner with a copy of this book. Leave for 15 minutes, then explain to him that it really is his turn to do the cooking. Argue briefly, then hand him a saucepan and some ingredients, read the recipe to him very slowly, and hope for the best.

For all those who haven’t gone blind already, this is intended as an outrageous self help manual for the single man, written in the best tradition of smutty schoolboy humour.

Learn how to say “I love you” in 100 different languages from Gaelic to Greek, from Eskimo to Esperanto and from Latin to Latvian.

This book is designed to help you in many ways. While its main objective is to save you money, precisely how much you wish to save depends on you. There are ways to save a little and other ways to make greater savings. Some require very little in the way of effort, others are not possible without a certain degree of sacrifice or compromise in your life. Most of us do not earn as much as we think we need, and are constantly left wishing for that little bit extra. This book will not necessarily make you money, which is a different area altogether, but it will help you to utilise what money you do have more efficiently. The book contains valuable advice such as how to make more efficient use of your central heating system, and useful tips such as the secrets of getting a bargain, plus general hints on other areas of life that can save you money. You may be familiar with many of the ideas mentioned in this book, but do you practice them? Saving money is a little like a régime or diet, it has to be followed strictly for any effect to be noticed. It will take a little while of following this book’s advice before you reap the rewards, but it will be worth it in the end when you find you have more money (or fewer debts) than usual.

This book proves a selection of the most obnoxious and outrageous pick-up lines.

Need to trade in your old bloke for a new, improved model? Including practical advice and tongue-in-cheek one-liners, this book is a guide to dating in the 21st century.