Happyslapped by a Jellyfish

Author: Karl Pilkington
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0756643708
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
A collection of hilarious and compelling insights and anecdotes, diary entries, poems, "true" facts and cartoons on travel from The Rick Gervais Show’s unlikely star, Karl Pilkington. This is the travel book for people who don't particularly like travelling. It’s Pilkington with a suitcase, occasionally with his passport, more often with a bemused suspicion of anything vaguely exotic, and always with an observant eye for the disappointments, tedium, and general absurdity of being a tourist abroad and at home. From staring at Mount Vesuvius in case it erupts, to enduring the horrors of a Lanzarote nudist beach, to exploring the curiosities to be seen in the world's weirdest museum, Pilkington’s stories are told with his inimitable deadpan humor. And they’re always interspersed with fond reflections on life back in England, from Salford joy riders to what his girlfriend's mum and dad have for dinner on a Thursday (it's chops and veg, in case you're wondering).

Ricky Gervais Presents: The World of Karl Pilkington

Author: Karl Pilkington
Publisher: Hyperion
ISBN: 9781401303426
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In this pithy and hilarious book, Karl Pilkington is in conversation with (the often bewildered) Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the writers and stars of The Office and Extras, unwittingly outwitting even those comedy Goliaths as he struggles in vain to make sense of the world around him. Unencumbered by erudition and impervious to logic, Karl ambles down a heuristic path to enlightenment under the edifying influence of Ricky and Steve. His pronouncements on such diverse and contentious topics as population control, simian affairs within human society, the sartorial deliberations of solitary spacemen and how long you can stay alive with your head chopped off, are matched in the vehemence with which they are proposed only by the degree to which they are ill-conceived. Featuring Karl's original illustrations, imaginative scribblings and the best conversations of the world record-breaking Podcasts, The Ricky Gervais Show, this is a unique trip into the world of one of our most innovative thinkers, visionaries and prophets, or as Gervais knows him, "the funniest man I've ever met."

Karlology

Author: Karl Pilkington
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0756674573
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
Take a gleeful voyage with famed English comedian Karl Pilkington as he embarks on a quest for knowledge. Karl's logic might be what some call . . . eccentric. For instance, he believes that owning 1,777 acres of the moon is a splendid idea, and that human testicles should be relocated to one’s earlobes. In his thirst for deeper understanding, he undergoes a brain scan and attempts to join Mensa. This hysterical book includes pearls of wisdom from famous comedians Ricky Gervais, Russell Brand, Noel Fielding, and more! Is Karl destined to discover a new truth, or is he headed for a descent into madness? You decide. “. . . hilarious pearls of wisdom on life.”—Heat “Genius or mental case? Prepare to be amazed.”—Esquire

The Moaning of Life

Author: Karl Pilkington
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 1782111530
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 457

Book Description
"Why are we here?" The only time I ever asked meself that was on a surprise holiday to Lanzarote. Left to his own devices, Karl Pilkington would be happy with his life just as it is. But now he's hit forty, everyone keeps asking him why he's so reluctant to marry his girlfriend and why he doesn't want to have kids. It's time for Karl to face up to the biggest question of the lot - what does it all mean? Karl thought he'd seen it all filming An Idiot Abroad, but now he's off around the globe to learn how other cultures deal with life's big issues. Find out how Karl copes as he . . . - Has plastic surgery in LA - Models for a Japanese life drawing class - Helps to deliver a baby in Bali Have his experiences changed him? Find out in this hilarious new book .

An Idiot Abroad

Author: Karl Pilkington
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 0857860275
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 355

Book Description
Presenting the Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington: Adventurer. Philosopher. Knob head. Karl Pilkington isn’t keen on travelling. Given the choice, he’ll go on holiday to Devon or Wales or, at a push, eat English food on a package holiday in Majorca. Which isn’t exactly Michael Palin, is it? So what happened when he was convinced by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant to go on an epic adventure to see the Seven Wonders of the World? Travel broadens the mind, right? You’d think so...

More Moaning

Author: Karl Pilkington
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 1782117326
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 448

Book Description
After going on a journey of discovery in The Moaning of Life, the enlightened one – otherwise known as Karl Pilkington – finds himself back on the road. In his search for the answers to life's big questions, Karl has therapy in Tokyo to try and reduce the size of his head, he spends time in California with a man and his five wives, in New York he tries his hand at painting with his own vomit and travels to Berlin to have his future predicted by a blind man, via his bum cheeks. Will his travels around the world bring him any closer to the meaning of life? Find out in his hilarious new book.

The World of Karl Pilkington

Author: Karl Pilkington
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007279302
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 15

Book Description
A collection of the best moments from the ‘Ricky Gervais Show’ with further musings from Karl Pilkington, star of Sky 1’s ‘An Idiot Abroad’.

The Further Adventures of an Idiot Abroad

Author: Karl Pilkington
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780857867506
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The follow-up to the number 1 bestseller, now in paperback.

David Brent Songbook

Author: Ricky Gervais
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Ltd.
ISBN: 1911274155
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
After leaving Wernham-Hogg, David Brent has been working as a rep selling cleaning (and ladies personal hygiene) products up and down the country, but he hasn't given up his dream of becoming a rock star - or, more specifically, songwriter and lead vocalist for rock band Foregone Conclusion. The official companion to David Brent's film, this book will have original song introductions written by David Brent, all music by David Brent and exclusive images of David Brent himself. It has been arranged for piano, voice and guitar, so that you too can play the compositions, so go and get your guitar!

It's Not the Stork!

Author: Robie H. Harris
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763658634
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63

Book Description
"In their previous landmark volumes . . . Harris and Emberley established themselves as the purveyors of reader-friendly, straightforward information on human sexuality for readers as young as seven. Here they successfully tackle the big questions . . . for even younger kids." – The Horn Book (starred review) Young children are curious about almost everything, especially their bodies. And young children are not afraid to ask questions. What makes me a girl? What makes me a boy? Why are some parts of girls' and boys' bodies the same and why are some parts different? How was I made? Where do babies come from? Is it true that a stork brings babies to mommies and daddies? IT'S NOT THE STORK! helps answer these endless and perfectly normal questions that preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary school children ask about how they began. Through lively, comfortable language and sensitive, engaging artwork, Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberley address readers in a reassuring way, mindful of a child's healthy desire for straightforward information. Two irresistible cartoon characters, a curious bird and a squeamish bee, provide comic relief and give voice to the full range of emotions and reactions children may experience while learning about their amazing bodies. Vetted and approved by science, health, and child development experts, the information is up-to-date, age-appropriate, and scientifically accurate, and always aimed at helping kids feel proud, knowledgeable, and comfortable about their own bodies, about how they were born, and about the family they are part of.