Reference, Humour & Gift
On our Reference, Humour & Gift list, G. T. Karber’s phenomenally bestselling puzzle series Murdle sits alongside gift books for football fans, dog lovers and foodies. Spanning illustrated humour, puzzle books and hobby titles, our gift selection is perfect for everything from birthday presents to stocking fillers.
Dust If You Must
Rose Milligan
A beautifully illustrated poetry gift book about making the most of the time we have
Art & Fear
David Bayles
The bestselling cult classic and vital guide to creativity – now in paperback
The Get Things Done Book
Mikael Krogerus
Less talk, more action: how to get things done by the worldwide bestselling authors of The Decision Book
Write for Life
Julia Cameron
The essential guide to writing by the Queen of Creativity, Julia Cameron
Fairy Spells
Claire Nahmad
Do you believe in fairies? Learn how to speak to them with this book of fairy spells.
An Admirable Point
Florence Hazrat
Love it or hate it, the exclamation mark has been with us from Beowulf to the spam email – an enthusiastic history for language lovers!
Conversations from a Long Marriage
Jan Etherington
Sublimely funny, touching … Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam have had illustrious acting careers but can they ever have done anything better than Jan E…
Oddly Informative
Tom Standage
The latest edition in the Economist Explainer series, edited and introduced by Deputy Editor Tom Standage
House Arrest
Alan Bennett
Reflections on Covid and confinement from the unparalleled pen of Alan Bennett
Seeking Wisdom
Julia Cameron
A deeply personal guide to creative recovery, from the internationally bestselling 'queen of change' Julia Cameron
Sign Language Companion
Cath Smith
A new cover edition of this classic guide to British Sign Language, with over 400 illustrations of common signs.
A Cellarful of Noise
Brian Epstein
The iconic life story of Brian Epstein, the 'Fifth Beatle', in his own words
Warning
Jenny Joseph
Beautifully redesigned with new illustrations, this is a gift book of Warning, the uplifting poem about growing older, twice voted poem of the year
A Cheesemonger's Compendium of British & Irish Cheese
Ned Palmer
A Cheesemonger's Compendium is a standalone guide to the artisanal and farmhouse cheeses of the British Isles.
Everything I Know about Life I Learned from PowerPoint
Russell Davies
A book about PowerPoint built out of PowerPoint – jokes, culture, politics, serious points about power and more, better, jokes
The Wordhord
Hana Videen
An entertaining collection of strange, delightful and unexpectedly apt words from the origins of English
Truly Peculiar
Tom Standage
Another bestselling collection of astonishing explainers from The Economist