Karlology

Author: Karl Pilkington
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0756651352
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 228

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

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).

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 .

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.

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...

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.

The Life of a Scilly Sergeant

Author: Colin Taylor
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473537142
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 286

Book Description
‘Policing is like this everywhere but not everywhere is Scilly’ Meet Sergeant Colin Taylor, he has been a valuable member of the police force for over 20 years, 5 of which have been spent policing the ‘quiet’ Isles of Scilly, a group of islands off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula. Colin has made it his purpose to keep the streets of Scilly free from drunk anchor thieves, Balance Board riders and other culprits, mostly drunken, intent on breaking the law. This book is the first hand account of how he did it. Coupled with his increasingly popular ‘Isle of Scilly Police Force’ Facebook page, this book charts the day to day trials and tribulations of a small-island police officer, told in a perfectly humorous and affectionate way. This book is a fantastic read and Colin's antics are soon to be the feautre of a major ITV TV series.

This Is This Country

Author: Kerry Mucklowe
Publisher: Trapeze
ISBN: 9781409191117
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Listen up chumps, basically the Vicar asked us to edit the parish newsletter this month, we weren't gonna do it at first cos the vicar said 'I want you to channel your energy into doing something creative', which he knows brings back Kurtan's PTSD cos our old woodwork teacher Mr Perkins used to say it to him all the time, and when Kurtan actually DID channel his energy into something creative he managed to sand down some MDF to make a back scratcher and Darren Lacey pointed at it and laughed and called it an 'abomination to woodwork', which made Kurtan throw a chair across the room in rage and one of the chair legs hit Rob Robinson and left a dent in his forehead. So we decided to write this newsletter cos people need to the know the REAL s*** that goes down in our village, it ain't just fetes and duck races you know - it's proper f***** up. All the best, Kerry and Kurtan p.s. Kurtan wants to make it clear that although this newsletter is in book format it does not make him any of the following: Book worm Book bummer Boffin Nerd alert The lion, the witch and the book worm p.p.s If you don't buy this newsletter that's fine, but we are getting a percent of the profits to donate to the Kerry Mucklowe eating fund, so if you don't buy it I'll basically starve. Which is fine if your conscience can deal with that utter headf***. p.p.p.s If you were offended by any of the contents in this newsletter please post your complaints to PO BOX GET STUFFED.

The Partly Cloudy Patriot

Author: Sarah Vowell
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743243803
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description
The author shares her perspective on such topics as the 2000 election, present-day civil rights activists, and the relationship between the United States and Canada.