Humour Books > M Humour Books

Advantages: Funny and real.
Disadvantages: Ends before the shooting starts.

...have been four sequels to Adolf Hitler - My Part In His Downfall:- Rommel: Gunner Who? Monty: His Part In My Victory Mussolini: His Part In My Downfall Where Have All The Bullets Gone? After the war, Spike teamed up with Harry Secombe*, Peter Sellers and Michael Bentine to create that ground-breaking BBC radio comedy The Goon Show (1951-60). A manic depressive, the pressure of writing the weekly show led to a nervous breakdown. Later, his 1960's ... Read review

Advantages: a few amusing entries that make you think, "hell yeah"
Disadvantages: once read, never again (though I think that about most books)

...year or two ago. It is a classic shelf filler in places like Borders for the Christmas push, given a hefty price for such a book that once the time of January comes around has a sudden price cut to a more a realistic offering. i chose to review this for the benefit of those who think that at first glance; "what a bizarre title, this book MUST be funny", or "my mate jimbob would really like this!. The fact that I have seen it disappear from grace ...
...is another decent obligation. Well, as you can imagine the book is sarcastic to say the least. This isn't a bad thing when looking at the advantages of its existence. When you hear some of the arguements for things like 'Henmania', a reference to the decade of disappointment created by a man who only ever came close at one tournament every year but got a hill named after him. The inclusions of people like George W Bush (I think we all know what the ... Read review

Advantages: Great jokes by one of the greatest comedians of his time
Disadvantages: Can be heavy going and confusing if you don't know the Bible

...refused to swear allegiance to the queen. This upset a number of people but it just made my respect for the man greater. It was good to see him stand up for his beliefs rather than crawl and brown-nose just to get an OBE. The book is, to use its full title, The Bible: The Old Testament According to Spike Milligan. I am not going to go for an outright spoiler on this, as how do you spoil a book without copying it word for word? I have decided to ...
...haven’t got a clue what the real Bible’s version of things is. I read this book purely for the comedy aspect and if you know something of the bible, you may find a lot more jokes than I did as later, when it starts getting heavy, the jokes go straight over my head. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Chapter One: The Creation According to the Trade Unions. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX This first Chapter is only a page ... Read review

Advantages: Funny
Disadvantages: Womans perspective

Breezy and offbeat, Driving Myself Crazy is Jessica's first-person account of her golfing education--the teachers, the theories, the mistakes and misadventures, and the confidence she feels once her game begins to improve. Celebrating the sport one pro claims is 80 percent physical for beginners and 85 percent mental once you know what you're doing, Driving Myself Crazy, is an engaging and often hilarious account of one woman whose obsession carried ... Read review

Advantages: An in depth, informative, and most of all hilarious guide to England
Disadvantages: Can cause offence, though none is intended

...during the war, he learned how to adapt, and slowly became British. I should point out that Hungarian humour is a little different from English humour; it's rather like "Gallows humour". It takes a little getting used to, but it's great once you do! If you do read the book(s) you will see what I mean, and I'm going to include some examples from the books in this review as a taster! All excerpts are taken from "How to be a Brit" (André Deutsch 1984) ...
...on Some Publishers The Language How Not to be Clever How to be Rude How to Compromise How to be a Hypocrite About Simple Joys The National Passion Three Small Points II.How to be a Particular Alien A Bloomsbury Intellectual Mayfair Playboy How to be a Film Producer Driving Cars Three Games for Bus Drivers How to Plan a Town Civil Servant Journalism If Naturalized ---The discussion - stop skimming now--- Ok that's the first of ... Read review