5 best-selling comedy books like The Ladybird Book of The Quiet Night In (Ladybird for Grown-Ups) by Jason A. Hazeley

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The Ladybird Book of The Quiet Night In (Ladybird for Grown-Ups)

By: Jason A. Hazeley

3.54

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Got some time on your hands? Then why not make yourself a cup of tea, grab a biscuit and settle dow…

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1. Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

By: Agatha Christie

3.91

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Was it a misstep that sent a handsome stranger plummeting to his death from a cliff? Or something m… read more

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"Why didn't they ask the Evans?"

-Agatha Christie, Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

"Young men are sadly degenerate nowadays."

-Agatha Christie, Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

"A woman would know all right about her own husband."

-Agatha Christie, Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

"Time, thought Bobby suddenly, was a very frightening thing."

-Agatha Christie, Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

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2. The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After (Bridgertons, #1.5-8.5; 8.6)

By: Julia Quinn

3.96

Format: 374 pages, Paperback

ONCE UPON A TIME, A HISTORICAL ROMANCE AUTHOR CREATED A FAMILY… But not just any family. Eight b… read more

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"Well, you know what they say about motherhood,"

-Julia Quinn, The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After (Bridgertons, #1.5-8.5; 8.6)

"He'd been waiting for a love fraught with passion and drama; it hadn't even occurred to him that true love might be something that was utterly comfortable and just plain easy."

-Julia Quinn, The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After (Bridgertons, #1.5-8.5; 8.6)

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3. Endless Night

By: Agatha Christie

3.98

Format: 574 pages, Paperback

Strapped by a chauffeur's wages, Michael Rogers' want of a better life seems out of reach. Especial… read more

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4. How Much Land Does a Man Need?

By: Leo Tolstoy , Boris Dralyuk

4.11

Format: 66 pages, Kindle Edition

The story of a greedy peasant named Pakhom. Although Pakhom enjoys health and family happiness, he … read more

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"I understood that men only think that they live by caring only about themselves: in reality they live by love alone."

-Leo Tolstoy, How Much Land Does a Man Need?

"Next morning, when Semyon woke up, the children were still asleep and his wife had gone over to the neighbour's to borrow some bread. Only the stranger was sitting on the bench, wearing the old trous…"

-Leo Tolstoy, How Much Land Does a Man Need?

"An elder sister came from the town to visit her younger sister in the country. This elder sister was married to a merchant and the younger to a peasant in the village. The two sisters sat down for a …"

-Leo Tolstoy, How Much Land Does a Man Need?

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5. A Moveable Feast

By: Ernest Hemingway

5.00

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Begun in the autumn of 1957 and published posthumously in 1964, Ernest Hemingway's A Moveable Feast… read more

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  • nonfiction
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6. We Go to the Gallery

By: Miriam Elia

3.89

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Have you taken children to a gallery recently? Did you struggle to explain the work to them in plai… read more

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  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
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7. After the Funeral (Hercule Poirot, #29)

By: Agatha Christie

3.78

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Hercule Poirot is called on to investigate the murder of a brother and sister in this classic from … read more

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8. Venus in Furs

By: Leopold von Sacher-Masoch , Joachim Neugroschel , Larry Wolff

3.59

Format: 370 pages, Paperback

'Venus in Furs' describes the obsessions of Severin von Kusiemski, a European nobleman who desires … read more

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9. Dog Songs

By: None , Mary Oliver

3.60

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Mary Oliver's Dog Songsis a celebration of the special bond between human and dog, as understood th… read more

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10. Oscar Wilde and the Ring of Death

By: Gyles Brandreth

4.14

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

The second witty installment in an astonishingly authentic historical mystery series featuring dete… read more

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11. The Fall of the House of Usher

By: Edgar Allan Poe

3.87

Format: 36 pages, Paperback

Take the plunge. Dive into this classic from the singular mind of Edgar Allan Poe, who is widely re… read more

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"[Son] cœur est un luth suspendu; Sitôt qu'on le touche il résonne. — De Béranger "

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher

"A cadaverousness of complexion; an eye large, liquid and very luminous...finely molded chin, speaking, in its want of prominence, of a want of moral energy."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher

"It was, perhaps, the narrow limits to which he thus confined himself upon the guitar, which gave birth, in great measure, to the fantastic character of his performances."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher

"Er is geen twijfel mogelijk dat mijn bewustzijn van de snelle groei van mijn bijgeloof (want waarom zou ik het niet zo noemen?) de groei alleen maar scheen te versnellen. Dat is, zoals ik al lange ti…"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher

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12. Longbourn

By: Jo Baker

3.66

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

• Pride and Prejudice was only half the story •   If Elizabeth Bennet had the washing of her own pe… read more

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"...too much time spent with books had not fitted her to be easy with herself, and other people."

-Jo Baker, Longbourn

"Life was, Mrs. Hill had come to understand, a trial by endurance, which everybody, eventually, failed."

-Jo Baker, Longbourn

"Things could change so entirely, in a heartbeat; the world could be made entirely anew, because someone was kind."

-Jo Baker, Longbourn

"If Elizabeth had the washing of her own petticoats, Sarah often thought, she'd most likely be a sight more careful with them."

-Jo Baker, Longbourn

13. The Miniaturist

By: Jessie Burton

3.67

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Set in seventeenth century Amsterdam--a city ruled by glittering wealth and oppressive religion--a … read more

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14. The Cask of Amontillado

By: Edgar Allan Poe

4.08

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

"The Cask of Amontillado" (sometimes spelled "The Casque ..") is a short story written by Edgar All… read more

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"For the love of God, Montresor!"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado

"He did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado

"The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado

"The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado

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15. The Republic

By: Plato , Desmond Lee

3.96

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, this classi… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Appearance tyrannizes over truth."

-Plato, The Republic

"The comprehensive mind is always dialectical."

-Plato, The Republic

"Those who don't know must learn from those who do."

-Plato, The Republic

"The beginning is the most important part of the work."

-Plato, The Republic

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16. The Journey (Big Panda & Tiny Dragon, #2)

By: James Norbury

4.45

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

The journey of Big Panda and Tiny Dragon continues with an inspiring story of friendship and discov… read more

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17. 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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  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
"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

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18. Before the Crown

By: Flora Harding

3.90

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Before the crown there was a love story… ’If you’re a fan of The Crown, you’ll love this… read more

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19. Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas

By: Adam Kay

4.12

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here. Twas The Nightshift Before Christm… read more

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  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
"Who's that you can see in his suit of magenta? It's me - I've been soaked head to toe in placenta."

-Adam Kay, Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas

"Full marks to the anaesthetist wearing a badge that says; 'He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake'."

-Adam Kay, Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas

"ENT is commonly known as Early Nights and Tennis - a good choice of specialty if you like a quiet Christmas. See also, dermaholiday."

-Adam Kay, Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas

"I ask why. then remember why most people do most things, and thus find myself introduced - at the tender age of twenty-four - to the sexual kink of mummification."

-Adam Kay, Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas

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20. Godmersham Park

By: Gill Hornby

3.69

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

On 21 January 1804, Anne Sharpe arrives at Godmersham Park in Kent to take up the position of gover… read more

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"She was simply a creature of the most passionate nature. She felt intensely; where she loved, there she loved absolutely."

-Gill Hornby, Godmersham Park

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21. Women & Power: A Manifesto

By: Mary Beard

4.03

Format: 115 pages, Hardcover

At long last, Mary Beard addresses in one brave book the misogynists and trolls who mercilessly att… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Nuestro modelo cultural y mental de persona poderosa sigue siendo irrevocablemente masculino"

-Mary Beard, Women & Power: A Manifesto

"I do wonder if, in some places, the presence of large numbers of women in parliament means that parliament is where the power is not."

-Mary Beard, Women & Power: A Manifesto

"It was not all quite so simple, that real equality between women and men was still a thing of the future, and that there were causes for anger as well as for celebration."

-Mary Beard, Women & Power: A Manifesto

"A verdade pura e dura é que as amazonas eram um mito grego masculino. (..) A ideia subjacente era que o dever dos homens consistia em salvar a civilização do domínio das mulheres."

-Mary Beard, Women & Power: A Manifesto

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22. Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients

By: Adam Kay

3.91

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

Adam Kay's secret diary from his time as a junior doctor This is Going to Hurt was the publishing p… read more

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  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
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23. Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller

By: Oliver Darkshire

3.97

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

Some years ago, Oliver Darkshire stepped into the hushed interior of Henry Sotheran Ltd on Sackvill… read more

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  • humor
  • nonfiction
"Early one morning, which is to say about five minutes before noon..."

-Oliver Darkshire, Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller

"It's my belief that anyone worth knowing enjoys spending time in a bookshop."

-Oliver Darkshire, Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller

"There is something about geriatric men which attracts them to dangerous ladders."

-Oliver Darkshire, Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller

"Hell hath no fury, they say, like a man treated the same way as he treats women."

-Oliver Darkshire, Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller

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24. Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World

By: Elinor Cleghorn

4.11

Format: 386 pages, Hardcover

A trailblazing, conversation-starting history of women's health--from the earliest medical ideas ab… read more

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  • nonfiction
"For centuries, medicine has claimed that women are defined by their bodies and biology. But we have never been respected as reliable narrators of what happens to our bodies. We are denied agency beca…"

-Elinor Cleghorn, Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World

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25. All The Young Dudes - Volume One: Years 1 - 4 (All The Young Dudes, #1)

By: MsKingBean89

4.69

Format: 411 pages, Paperback

MsKingBean’s “All The Young Dudes” has been divided into three volumes. This first book covers Year… read more

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"You’re not dangerous!"

-MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume One: Years 1 - 4 (All The Young Dudes, #1)

"You’re so good at stuff, Moony."

-MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume One: Years 1 - 4 (All The Young Dudes, #1)

"As Remus sat at the Potter’s big wooden kitchen table eating cake and sipping a huge mug of tea, listening to James and Sirius chatter nineteen to the dozen about the term so far, he couldn’t resist …"

-MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume One: Years 1 - 4 (All The Young Dudes, #1)

"At some point, a cake was produced, with red and gold Gryffindor icing, and twelve pink candles. When Remus cut it open (all the while encouraged to make a wish, but not able to think of one single t…"

-MsKingBean89, All The Young Dudes - Volume One: Years 1 - 4 (All The Young Dudes, #1)

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26. Valkyrie: The Women of the Viking World

By: Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir

4.00

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

Valkyries: the female supernatural beings that choose who dies and who lives on the battlefield. Th… read more

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  • nonfiction
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27. Queens of the Wild: Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe: An Investigation

By: Ronald Hutton

3.84

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A concise history of the goddess-like figures who evade both Christian and pagan traditions, from t… read more

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  • nonfiction
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28. The Ladybird Book of The Quiet Night In (Ladybird for Grown-Ups)

By: Jason A. Hazeley

3.54

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Got some time on your hands? Then why not make yourself a cup of tea, grab a biscuit and settle dow… read more

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  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • comics

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Transform Your Habits

We Go to the Gallery

Miriam Elia

3.89

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Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

David Mitchell

4.16

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Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas

Adam Kay

4.12

Transform Your Habits

Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients

Adam Kay

3.91

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John Scalzi

4.16

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Patrick deWitt

3.41

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A House with Good Bones

T. Kingfisher

3.69

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Michelle Porter

3.84

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