The mysterious spaceship hovered over Washington and the whole nation was alerted. A small craft detached itself from the ship and came down to earth the occupants emerged-a host of lovely ladies from outer space who invade a USA already dominated by women. It's as exciting as it is deft and entertaining.

The Girls From Planet Five

'Richard Wilson is like the naughty kid poking the ant's nest with a stick.' Times Online

 Kids these days are all fat, lazy and thick and their parents don't know how to bring them up properly any more. They're glued to their phones, play too many violent computer games, communicate only in text-speak and as a result have no imagination or any 'proper' old-fashioned fun like we did when we were children.

 But is that really true? Were conkers, hopscotch and the hoop and stick really as stimulating as we remember? And were our childhoods as safe and carefree as the nostalgia-addicts would have us believe?

 Richard Wilson takes a cynical peek through time's rose-tinted spectacles at 101 'good old fashioned' childhood activities. From skimming stones to starting fires, he remind us of the harsh and often high-risk, homemade games of our wild youth, and leaves us wondering how we ever survived.

Those Were the Days … My Arse!

'A terrific blow for freedom. Richly comic' Boris Johnson.

 'Properly funny. I've put it in a seldom-used toilet.' Jeremy Clarkson

 We are forever being ordered around - 100 things to do before you're 30; 50 albums you must own; change your life in two weeks. Why - is this an increasingly desperate search for happiness? Perhaps you can in fact attain happiness not by going anywhere or doing anything but instead by actually reducing your ambitions. This is the philosophy behind '63 Things Not To Do Before You Die'. Each chapter begins with a diatribe, followed by a detailed look at the alternative side of the most frequently cited must do's, giving off-putting facts and statistics to quote at holier-than-thou thrillseekers. Wish-fulfillment lists take heed.

Can't Be Arsed: Half Arsed Shorter Edition

A ne pas rater ! Incontournable ! A faire absolument ! Cultissime !...  Assez de vous sentir téléguidé dans vos lectures, vos voyages, vos expériences ? Assez de ces " indispensables " qui vous tombent des mains ? Voici le livre qui vous permet enfin d'éviter la dictature socialo-culturelle. Visiter les ruines d'un temple grec, faire l'amour sur la plage, lire les grands classiques, sauter à l'élastique, nager avec les dauphins : autant d'expériences alléchantes mais au final totalement nulles ! Avec humour, Richard Wilson détruit efficacement chacun de ces 101 mythes contemporains. Un livre hilarant dans lequel la mauvaise foi n'est que jubilatoire. Un ouvrage à offrir à tous ceux qui veulent éviter de faire comme tout le monde et qui n'ont pas envie de perdre leur temps.

The Girls From Planet Five

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