It was once said that there were two things in the world that couldn't be avoided - death and taxes! And whilst dying is a serious business, this is a seriously funny book listing some of the most incredulous ways some people have shuffled off this mortal coil! The woman who drank herself to death with water trying to win a games console by holding in her wee the mechanic who blew himself up while trying to open a rocket-propelled grenade with a sledgehammer a lottery winner killed by the gates of his new luxury home a woman felled forever by a fatal falling lettuce an octogenarian who met his maker while riding a shopping trolley a German artist crushed by one of his own sculptures called Woman with Four Breasts the convicted murderer who electrocuted himself on the toilet as he repaired a TV all true reports from across the globe which reveal the silliest ways you can meet your maker. Death may seem like a serious business, but this is a seriously funny book. About the Author Although better known for his books on parapolitics and true crime, David Southwell has written and contributed to a number of strong selling humour books. A regular broadcaster in the UK, Europe and the US, he spent more than 15 years as a journalist and editor before turning fulltime to writing. Among his current non-book projects are a film-script about the life of US cult comedian Bill Hicks and a documentary for BBC Radio 4.
Pets With Tourettes is a hilarious novelty book that shows the foul mouthed side to those cute little critters that seem so innocent. A perfect gift for the animal lover, this combines cute and comical photos of animals with amusing captions of them "venting their distress" at whatevers coming their way! Gasp and then laugh at the cursing coming out of their mouth: this is a brilliant smaller gift idea for any occasion.