Surprisingly Down to Earth, and Very Funny: My Autobiography
By: Limmy
4.34
Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition
The hysterical, shocking and incredibly intimate memoir from one of the most original and unique co…
Want to Read $ 8.49"Back in primary, I had this feeling like I’d missed a day. Not just a normal day where they taught you how to read or write, but where they taught you something else, something more important. Something you should know before any of that."-Limmy, Surprisingly Down to Earth, and Very Funny: My Autobiography
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1. Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1)
By: Irvine Welsh
4.05
Format: 548 pages, Paperback
Mark Renton has it all: he's good-looking, young, with a pretty girlfriend and a place at universit… read more
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- scotland
"Perversity and obstinacy are integral tae the Scottish character."-Irvine Welsh, Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1)
"but ah'm hugging Janey and thinking about how much a life can change in the time it takes tae fix up."-Irvine Welsh, Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1)
"Sitting in the brightly lit library, surrounded by books, in total silence, that was ma personal zenith."-Irvine Welsh, Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1)
"Schopenhauer was right: Life has to be about disillusionment stumbling inexorably towards the totally fucked."-Irvine Welsh, Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1)
2. Hings
By: Chris McQueer
4.10
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
From the streets of working class Scotland, and on occasion, a little beyond our solar system, come… read more
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- humor
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3. Easily Distracted
By: Steve Coogan
3.52
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
Steve Coogan was born and raised in Manchester in the 1960s, the fourth of six children. From an ea… read more
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- biography
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- autobiography
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- nonfiction
- comedy
- audiobook
4. Poverty Safari
By: Darren McGarvey
3.87
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
People from deprived communities all around Britain feel misunderstood and unheard. Darren McGarvey… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
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- scotland
5. Alan Partridge: Nomad
By: Steve Coogan , Alan Partridge , Rob Gibbons , Neil Gibbons
3.82
Format: 340 pages, Hardcover
In Alan Partridge: Nomad, Alan dons his boots, windcheater and scarf and embarks on an odyssey thro… read more
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- humor
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- audiobook
6. We Need to Talk About...
By: Kevin Bridges
4.14
Format: 438 pages, Kindle Edition
Aged just 17, Kevin Bridges walked on stage for the first time in a Glasgow comedy club and brought… read more
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7. I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan
By: Steve Coogan , Armando Iannucci , Alan Partridge , Rob Gibbons , Neil Gibbons
3.44
Format: 406 pages, Hardcover
Book by Partridge, Alan. Journalist, presenter, broadcaster, husband, father, vigorous all-rounder:… read more
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8. How They Broke Britain
By: James O'Brien
4.29
Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition
The revealing, defining account of the dark network that broke out country. Something has gone r… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- audiobook
9. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
By: David Mitchell
4.16
Format: 433 pages, ebook
A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more
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- biography
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- audiobook
"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
10. Rambling Man: My Life on the Road
By: Billy Connolly
4.16
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Being a Rambling Man was what I always wanted to be, to live the way I damn well pleased. I've met … read more
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- scotland
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11. And Away...
By: Bob Mortimer
4.33
Format: 323 pages, Hardcover
Bob Mortimer’s life was trundling along happily until suddenly in 2015 he was diagnosed with a hear… read more
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"Always enter your shoes before wearing them."-Bob Mortimer, And Away...
12. Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir
By: Werner Herzog
4.25
Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition
Legendary filmmaker and celebrated author Werner Herzog tells in his inimitable voice the story of … read more
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13. Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography
By: Billy Connolly
4.42
Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition
In his first full-length autobiography, comedy legend and national treasure Billy Connolly reveals … read more
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- nonfiction
- scotland
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- audiobook
"Blessed are those who yodel - for they shall never be troubled by offers of work."-Billy Connolly, Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography
14. Spaceships Over Glasgow
By: Stuart Braithwaite
3.88
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Born the son of Scotland's last telescope-maker, Stuart Braithwaite was perhaps always destined for… read more
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- audiobook
15. Alan Partridge: Big Beacon
By: Alan Partridge
4.27
Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition
In Big Beacon, Norwich's favourite son and best broadcaster, Alan Partridge, triumphs against the o… read more
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- humor
- comedy
- audiobook
16. Strong Female Character
By: Fern Brady
4.48
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A summary of my 1. I'm diagnosed with autism 20 years after telling a doctor I had it. 2. My… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"I was continually over-identifying with fiction to try and find a template for myself and my story (143)"-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character
"For all her flaws, my mum never raised me with dysfunctional attitudes to food or made me think I was greedy or not thin enough. She was always clear she disliked me for me."-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character
"It's 2022 as I write this and I'm still waiting to find someone I respect to speak openly and in detail about meltdowns. I'm really annoyed that I have to be the one to do this."-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character
"It made perfect sense to me that my skin was bursting open in disgusting weeping pustules. The emotions felt volcanic and I'd never been good at communicating that to people in words so now my body w…"-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character
17. The Satsuma Complex
By: Bob Mortimer
3.68
Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition
'My name is Gary. I’m a thirty-year-old legal assistant with a firm of solicitors in London. To des… read more
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- audiobook
"And off she toddled back into the flat, banging Lassoo in the face with the door as he followed behind her. He looked up at me as if to say, 'That's your fucking fault."-Bob Mortimer, The Satsuma Complex
18. Ramble Book
By: Adam Buxton
4.14
Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition
Ramble /ˈramb(ə)l/ Verb 1. walk for pleasure in the countryside. ‘Dr Buckles and Rosie the do… read more
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- audiobook
19. Gotta Get Theroux This: My Life and Strange Times in Television
By: Louis Theroux
3.86
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
In 1994 fledgling journalist Louis Theroux was given a one-off gig on Michael Moore's TV Nation, pr… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
20. Topographia Hibernica
By: Blindboy Boatclub
4.33
Format: 173 pages, Kindle Edition
You don't fully appreciate how large a donkey's head is until it's beside you in a Fiat Punto. The … read more
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- audiobook
21. James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media
By: James Acaster
3.39
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
This is a self help book like no other. Because you are not helping yourself, James Acaster is help… read more
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- nonfiction
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- audiobook
"I knew I had a problem when I found myself saying, to my reflection, in my laptop screen, 'What has two gigantic thumbs and needs to quit social media?' 'This guy'... before bursting into laughter, t…"-James Acaster, James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media
"Even without a profile, searching your name on twitter is extremely common, especially if you're a celebrity, as I am and will be until the day I die. I shamefully admit that after quitting twitter, …"-James Acaster, James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media
22. The Young Team
By: Graeme Armstrong
4.49
Format: 386 pages, Hardcover
2005. Glasgow is named Europe’s Murder Capital, driven by a violent territorial gang and knife cult… read more
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23. Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome
By: Garth Marenghi
3.82
Format: 295 pages, Hardcover
When horror writer Nick Steen gets sucked into a cursed typewriter by the terrifying Type-Face, Dar… read more
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"Good job I loaded this with silver bullets from that box of silver bullets that was sitting on that table labelled “Silver Bullets"-Garth Marenghi, Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome
"She may well have whispered, ‘I’ll miss you,’ once I’d gone, but I couldn’t hear that from where I was, and as this is first-person narration and therefore not omniscient, we just won’t know."-Garth Marenghi, Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome
"Thanks for the warning about leaving the car door open, by the way,’ Capello said, his manner towards Nick softening. ‘You know it makes sense, amigo. I guess we’re both learning something out here.’…"-Garth Marenghi, Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome
"Roz, I need you to do this,’ I said, although I didn’t, in actual fact – that’s just a lazy phrase which helps steer a lost narrative back on course when readers are giving up in droves, and is, iron…"-Garth Marenghi, Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome
24. Surprisingly Down to Earth, and Very Funny: My Autobiography
By: Limmy
4.34
Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition
The hysterical, shocking and incredibly intimate memoir from one of the most original and unique co… read more
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- humor
- mental health
- autobiography
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- nonfiction
- scotland
- comedy
- audiobook
"Back in primary, I had this feeling like I’d missed a day. Not just a normal day where they taught you how to read or write, but where they taught you something else, something more important. Someth…"-Limmy, Surprisingly Down to Earth, and Very Funny: My Autobiography
25. From the Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast (Series 2)
By: Alan Partridge
4.36
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
Alan returns to podcasting, offering his unique perspective on life’s big questions, the hot-button… read more
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"I do so love books. I can’t think of many truer pleasures than settling into a fat armchair, letting my mouth fall open, and reading a novel. And I mean really reading one – not just skim-reading it …"-Alan Partridge, From the Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast (Series 2)
26. The Gospel According to Blindboy
By: Blindboy Boatclub
4.22
Format: 255 pages, Hardcover
The Gospel According to Blindboy is a surreal and genre-defying collection of short stories and vis… read more
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27. Chapters
By: Tim Key
4.58
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Tim Key got ants in his pants and has written an anthology of poetry. It is his least ambitious pro… read more
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28. He Used Thought as a Wife. An Anthology of Poems and Conversations (From Inside).
By: Tim Key
4.62
Format: 303 pages, Paperback
In March, Tim Key got locked down, found an orange pen and started writing poems. Then he started w… read more
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29. Garth Marenghi's Incarcerat
By: Garth Marenghi
3.93
Format: 407 pages, Kindle Edition
Garth Marenghi - Frightenerman, Darkscribe, Doomsage - is back with volume two of his TerrorTome . … read more
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- comedy
- audiobook
30. The Hotel Avocado
By: Bob Mortimer
4.21
Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition
Gary Thorn is struggling with a big decision. Should he stay in London, wallowing in the safety of … read more
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