Stationery and miscellaneous items

Have you ever watched a man angling in the rain, building a shelter when there s a bed waiting for him at home or peeing as high as he can up a wall?

For more than a decade, Guy Atkins has collected postcards sent by the Edwardians.

Have you ever wondered how Simon Cowell developed the Midas touch?

The incredible stories of 100 perfumes from a whole century of scents.

***AS READ ON BBC RADIO 4***Travel the night sky and discover the stories in the stars.

A fascinating guide to decoding the secret language of the churches of England through the medieval carved markings and personal etchings found on our church walls from archaeologist Matthew Champion.

Say stuffing balls to Christmas and survive the festive season with The Funny Christmas Stocking Filler BookGuaranteed to entertain and amuse, this book contains everything you need to get you from the turkey to the Queen s speech!

In this beautiful follow-up to Our Garden Birds, Our Songbirds and Our Woodland Birds, street artist Matt Sewell captures the world s most evocative bird: the owl.

Life doesn t come with an instruction manual.

Over the decades, London has become a diverse landscape for all forms of graffiti and street art.

London is packed with pubs, but finding a really good one is not always easy.

There s a new threat in town and it s only twelve inches tall.

Four fabulous, smart, savvy French women offer up their highly amusing insider take on Parisian life, love and liberty.

In the never ending streams of traffic and the choking fumes of pollution this book gives the average cycle enthusiast or, indeed novice, a collection of quotes, sayings and proverbs on even more reasons why one should get on their bike.

Fifth edition, fully revised and updated.

**A perfect loo book - full of fiendishly clever word games and brainteasers**Ah, the tedium of the toilet.

'A rollercoaster of glorious, criminal wordplay' - Ian Martin, writer of VEEP, THE DEATH OF STALIN'Shit Literary Siblings celebrates the mundane figures, and the characters that, until now, were destined to lurk in the wings - Donna Quixote, Todd Gatsby, Hubert Humbert included' - The FaceThe imagined worlds of books are populated by some of the most loved and recognisable characters we know.

Learn how to grow big veg with Gerald Stratford, the gardening grandad loved by over a quarter of a million fans on Twitter.

'A collection of unusual and tempting recipes' Sunday PostA uniquely British phenomenon, there is something magical about cheese on toast.

~ NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ~ From the creator of Hamilton: The Musical and star of His Dark Materials, this beautifully illustrated book of pep talks will inspire you at the beginning and end of each day.

If you cracked the GHCQ Puzzle Book and tore through the Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book, you must show off your brainteaser abilities with the newest puzzle book from the bestselling author of Bletchley Park Brainteasers.

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES ON APPLE TV+Based on the phenomenally popular Instagram comic, a hilariously perceptive and hugely addictive look at an alien world not unlike our ownFrom the mind of New York Times-bestselling author Nathan W.

First there was HOW TO POO AT WORK, then there was 52 Things to Do While You Poo, and now there's POO OR FALSE?

For fans of The Beautiful Poetry of Donald Trump and demoralised cats who need a pick-me-up.

Seize the day in the name of art.

For fans of WHAT IF?

ALL TEACHERS GREAT AND SMALL tells the true story of Andy's first year at Cragthwaite Primary School - how he bravely negotiated the vagaries of the local dialect, made disastrous bids to provide a family home, naively and hilariously tried out new-fangled ideas in a school stuck in a 1950s time warp, and ultimately discovered a little part of England he was proud to call home.

Frou-Frou MallettExtravaganza Tomkyns-GraftonManiac KeeneReckless BakerIf there's one thing guaranteed to make a child shrink into their seat during registration - it's a stupid name.

'A must-have' - The Telegraph'Book of the Week' - The Independent'Hilarious' - Sport MagazineFrom the host of the Football Clich s podcast comes the hilarious and ever-relevant debut book.

There are plenty of guidebooks on Great Britain, but none have been given the all-important Royal Seal of Approval.

Dog is back - the Bark Knight has risen.

In April 2012, English animator Joe Butcher discovered he could send text messages to HIMSELF on his mobile phone.

The world fell in love with swimming canines in Seth Casteel's first book, Underwater Dogs.

'Brilliant!

'Sheer, magnificent pointlessness' Marcus Berkmann, Spectator gift guideReader reviews: 'The perfect stocking filler for fans of our four-legged friends and great British pubs alike' - Richard Attwood'Bought one copy for myself and now I have come back another three times to buy it as presents for other people.

A LIGHT-HEARTED, INTIMATE AND EMPHATICALLY FEMINIST HISTORY OF DATING 'A new approach to romance .

With a foreword by England legend Kelly Smith, the country's all-time record goalscorer and a player widely considered one of the best to have played the game.

Andrew Marttila has been a professional animal photographer for the past five years and most of that time has been dedicated to photographing cats exclusively.

The activity book to get your family through isolation!

'An excellent stocking filler' SpectatorThree Men on a Diet is the very funny and brutally honest story of three mighty men with nothing to gain and so much to lose: a diet book with a difference.

From the creators of the bestselling parodies We're Going on a Bar Hunt, The Very Hungover Caterpillar and The Teenager Who Came to Tea.

Breathe in.

'Tender [and] nostalgic' The TimesWhat's married life like from the man's point of view?

The Independent's Best Sports Book of the Year, 2015Christmas Day 1959 and legions of schoolboys up and down the country feverishly unwrapped the very first Topical Times Football Book.

When Katy Simmons packed all three of her daughters off to their grandmother's house for a few days during their school summer holidays in order to get some work done in peace and quiet, she expected to talk to them on the phone, she knew that her eldest would send her a text now and again, she was even thinking about getting granny to set up Skype - but she never expected them each to send her a letter.

Chappell Roan - your favourite artist's favourite artist - is hot-to-go right now following her multiple Grammy Award nominations at next year's prestigious ceremony.

'An extraordinary gem' - ABBY RAWLINSON'Beautiful and nurturing' - ANNA WILLIAMSONAre you searching for inner calm or hoping to deepen your self-love?

There's something truly magical about Christmas.

Making something with your own hands-whether it's a plate of just-baked cookies, a handcrafted stocking, a homemade wreath, or a hand-folded origami ornament-is a great way to connect with the true meaning of Christmas.