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The Ultimate Book of Heroic Failures - Stephen Pile - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The Ultimate Book of Heroic Failures - Stephen Pile - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year. Anyone can be a success, but it takes real and original genius to foul up big time. These are the all-time greats, Gods in the field of failure, surreal artists, who spurn mere drab success (''I''m a winner, Lord Sugar'') to explore the vast, magical, life-enhancing possibilities of getting it wrong. Any of us could make a mistake, but these great souls can turn the simplest everyday task into a scene of jaw-dropping wonder. These are the immortals.Stephen Pile, President of the Not Terribly Good Club of Great Britain and author of the number-one best-seller The Book of Heroic Failures , takes us on an all-new and mind-bendingly hilarious tour to celebrate the most spectacular and absurd failures of the last twenty-five years.Failure is everywhere. There are 235 stories in total spread from the Outer Hebrides to America, Ireland, Australia, Europe and Africa. The Syrian entry, for example, holds the world all-comers record as the driver who got most lost under satnav direction (5000 miles).From the most driving test failures (959), the most pointless election (in Dakota, in which not even the mayor voted), the worst robbery (when two different sets of bank robbers struck simultaneously) and the worst mugger (who left his victim $250 better off), to the holidaying rugby team of fifty-somethings from Dorchester who, due to a mis-translation, ended up playing the top team from Romania live on state TV, this is the ultimate book to make you feel better about yourself and the world around you. The Ultimate Book of Heroic Failures fails miserably at failing to be a runaway success amongst funny books.

DKK 139.00
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The Universal Home Doctor - Simon Armitage - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The Universal Home Doctor - Simon Armitage - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

As the title implies, Simon Armitage''s flesh-and-blood account of numerous personal journeys reads like a private encyclopaedia of emotion and health. Vivid and engaged, the poems range from the rainforests of South America to the deserts of Western Australia, but are set against the ultimate and most intimate of all landscapes, the human body. Equally, the body politic comes into question, through subtle enquiries into Englishness and the idea of home.

DKK 97.00
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Natalie Wood - Gavin Lambert - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Natalie Wood - Gavin Lambert - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

''The astonishing life of the screen legend from a man who knew her for twenty years.'' Tatler ''This biography is stunning . . . sceptical, elegant, generous, exact.'' Observer ''Lambert is the ultimate Hollywood insider/outsider . . . the biography, although obviously affectionate, does not flinch from the emotional and romantic debris of her life. . . . a very readable and well-crafted biography.'' Independent ''An irresistible portrait of Natalie''s generosity, spirit and fun . . . I fell in love with Natalie Wood all over again.'' Mail on Sunday

DKK 148.00
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Dead Ends - Erin Jade Lange - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Dead Ends - Erin Jade Lange - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Dane Washington and Billy D couldn''t be more different. Dane is clever and popular, but he''s also a violent rebel. Billy D has Down''s Syndrome, plays by the rules and hangs out with teachers in his lunch break. But Dane and Billy have more in common than they think - both their fathers are missing. Maybe they''ll just have to suck up their differences and get on with helping each other find some answers. Powerful, funny, moving - the ultimate coming-of-age novel.

DKK 113.00
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Omon Ra - Victor Pelevin - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Omon Ra - Victor Pelevin - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Victor Pelevin''s unforgettable first novel, Omon Ra , is the story of a young man who always dreamt of becoming the ultimate Russian hero, a cosmonaut in the mould of Yuri Gagarin. Enrolling as a cadet at the Zaraisk flying school, it is not long before he is chosen to be the sole pilot of a mission - to the dark side of the moon.''An inventive comedy as black as outer space itself. Makes The Right Stuff look like a NASA handout.'' Tibor Fischer

DKK 120.00
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Shadowmancer - G. P. Taylor - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Shadowmancer - G. P. Taylor - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Shadowmancer takes you into a world of superstition, magic and witchcraft, where the ultimate sacrifice might even be life itself.Obadiah Demurral is a sorcerer who is seeking to control the highest power in the Universe. He will stop at nothing. The only people in his way are Raphah, Kate, Thomas and the mysterious Jacob Crane.Packed full of history, folklore and smuggling, Shadowmancer is a tale of an epic battle that will grip both young and old. The thrills, suspense and danger are guaranteed to grab the attention and stretch imaginations to the limit.

DKK 113.00
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Stephen Ward - Christopher Hampton - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Stephen Ward - Christopher Hampton - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Stephen Ward charts the rise and fall from grace of the man at the centre of the Profumo Scandal. Friend to film stars, spies, models, government ministers and aristocrats, his rise and ultimate disgrace coincided with the increasingly permissive lifestyle of London''s elite in the early 1960s. Andrew Lloyd Webber''s musical, with book and lyrics by Christopher Hampton and Don Black, centres on Ward''s involvement with the young and beautiful Christine Keeler, which led to one of the biggest political scandals and most famous trials of the twentieth century. Stephen Ward premiered at the Aldwych Theatre, London, in December 2013.

DKK 139.00
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The Intellectuals and the Masses - John Carey - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The Intellectuals and the Masses - John Carey - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Professor John Carey shows how early twentieth-century intellectuals imagined the ''masses'' as semi-human swarms, drugged by popular newspapers and cinema, and ripe for extermination. Exposing the revulsion from common humanity in George Bernard Shaw, Ezra Pound, D. H. Lawrence, E. M. Forster, Virginia Woolf, H. G. Wells, Aldous Huxley, W. B. Yeats and other canonized writers, he relates this to the cult of the Nietzschean Superman, which found its ultimate exponent in Hitler.Carey''s assault on the founders of modern culture caused consternation throughout the artistic and academic establishments when it was first published in 1992.

DKK 127.00
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The Boy Who Kicked Pigs - Tom Baker - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The Boy Who Kicked Pigs - Tom Baker - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

''Grotesque and depraved and above all very funny.'' Ardal O''Hanlon Robert Caligari is a thoroughly evil thirteen-year-old who gets his kicks from kicking pigs. Afer a humiliating episode with a bacon butty, Robert realizes just how much he loathes the human race - and his revenge is truly terrible. This subversive horror-fantasy from Tom Baker (ex-monk, ex-sailor, and the ultimate Doctor Who) is outrageous and funny, and since the hardback was published in 1999 has gone on to become a cult classic. It is illustrated throughout with b/w line drawings from David Roberts.

DKK 120.00
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Structural Functions of Harmony - Arnold Schoenberg - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Structural Functions of Harmony - Arnold Schoenberg - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

First published in 1948, Structural Functions of Harmony is Schoenberg''s last theoretical work and contains his ultimate thoughts on classical and romantic harmony. The opening chapters are a resume of the basic principles of the early Theory of Harmony ; the subsequent chapters demonstrate the concept of ''monotonality'', whereby all modulations to different keys within a movement are analysed not in relation to each other but in terms of the irrelationship to one central tonality (tonic) as the centre of all harmonic change. Schoenberg''s music examples range from the entire development sections of classical symphonies to analyses of the harmonic progressions of Strauss, Debussy, Reger, and his own early music.

DKK 155.00
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Barcelona - Bess Wohl - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Barcelona - Bess Wohl - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

I mean here I am in Spain with, like, a totally hot local Spanish guy from a tapas bar and we''re drinking Rioja and I mean, if this isn''t the ultimate romantic, like, you know, like Dos Equis guy fantasy? Do you guys have that commercial? Late one night in Barcelona, an American tourist goes home with a handsome Spaniard. What begins as a flirty one-night stand becomes an invitation to danger, as the personal and the political unsettlingly intertwine.By turns funny, sexy and surprising, Bess Wohl''s seductive thriller opened at the Duke of York''s Theatre, London, in October 2024.

DKK 126.00
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March of the Lemmings - Stewart Lee - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

March of the Lemmings - Stewart Lee - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

'' A true genius of comedy'' Grayson Perry As a Metropolitan Elitist Snowflake, Stewart Lee was disappointed by the EU referendum result of 2016. But he knew how to weaponise his inconvenience – and the result is March of the Lemmings . Drawing on three years of newspaper columns, a complete transcript of the Content Provider stand-up show, and Lee’s caustic footnote commentary, this is the scathing record the Brexit era deserves. With a riotous cast of characters (including a Lemming-obsessed Michael Gove), a dramatic chorus of online commenters and Kremlin bots, and Lee himself as our unreliable narrator-hero, this is the ultimate companion to the Brexit horror show.

DKK 127.00
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The Time and Space of Uncle Albert - Russell Stannard - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The Time and Space of Uncle Albert - Russell Stannard - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The Time and Space of Uncle Albert is book one in the bestselling Uncle Albert science and adventure series.Famous scientist Uncle Albert and his niece Gedanken enter the dangerous and unknown world of a thought bubble. Their mission: to unlock the deep mysteries of Time and Space...In this action-packed adventure story, discover why you can''t break the ultimate speed barrier, find out how to become older than your mother, how to put on weight without getting fat, and how to live forever without even knowing it.When you have enjoyed The Time and Space of Uncle Albert you may also like Uncle Albert and the Quantum Test , book two in the Uncle Albert series.

DKK 113.00
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Tom Stoppard Plays 1 - Tom Stoppard - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Tom Stoppard Plays 1 - Tom Stoppard - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The plays in this collection reveal in combination the ''frivolous'' and ''serious'' aspects of Tom Stoppard''s talent: his sense of fun, his sense of theatre, his sense of the absurd, and his gifts for parody and satire. The author rounds off his brief introduction, giving the genesis of each piece, with the comment: ''The role of the theatre is much debated (by almost nobody, of course), but the thing defines itself in practice first and foremost as a recreation. This seems satisfactory''.Leading off is The Real Inspector Hound , the ultimate country-house whodunnit; Dirty Linen moves a Whitehall farce to Parliament Square; Dogg''s Hamlet, Cahoot''s Macbeth subverts Shakespeare; and After Magritte explains the inexplicable.

DKK 192.00
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QI: Advanced Banter - John Mitchinson - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

QI: Advanced Banter - John Mitchinson - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The ultimate compendium of crisp one-liners, knockout jokes, droll asides and universal truths collected over the years by the creators of QI. ''You know ''that look'' women get when they want sex? Me neither.'' Steve Martin ''You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from nesting in your hair.'' Chinese proverb ''The Beatles are dying in the wrong order.'' Victor Lewis-Smith ''Cauliflower is nothing but a cabbage with a college education.'' Mark Twain ''Depend on the rabbit''s foot if you will, but remember: it didn''t work for the rabbit.'' R.E. Shay ''If it were not for quotations, conversation between gentlemen would be an endless series of ''what-ho''s!'''' P.G.Wodehouse

DKK 127.00
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The Tempest - Steve Sem Sandberg - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The Tempest - Steve Sem Sandberg - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

After many years away, Andreas returns to his childhood home: a small island off the Norwegian coast where he grew up with his sister Minna. Their foster father Johannes has just died, and he must sort through their decaying old house, the Yellow Villa. As he settles back into rural life, Andreas begins to question the shadowy history of the island itself. Owned by Jan-Heinz Kaufmann, who had been a minister in the wartime government, the island has been a summer colony for deprived evacuee children from occupied Oslo. But decades later, Kaufmann remains an elusive figure, and the ultimate purpose of his wartime refuge – and his relationship to Andreas and Minna after their parents’ sudden disappearance – remains mysterious.

DKK 113.00
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Richard Scarry’s Storybook Dictionary - Richard Scarry - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Richard Scarry’s Storybook Dictionary - Richard Scarry - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The ultimate ABC book for beginners with over 2,500 words and 1,000 pictures! Airplane Baron von Crow is an airplane pilot. He is a daredevil who zooms through the air. Be more careful, Baron! Join Lowly Worm, Hilda Hippo and the Bear, Cat and Bunny families on an ABC adventure!With thousands of pictures, stories, and new words to explore, this one-of-a-kind treasure is a favourite with parents and children alike. ‘An awe-inspiring legacy.’ Dapo Adeola ‘Treasure troves of detail.’ Chris Mould ‘A delight.’ Sara Ogilvie ‘What a talent.’ David Tazzyman ‘The epitome of charm.’ Sheena Dempsey ‘One of my favourite illustrators.’ Allen Fatimaharan ‘So much fun.’ Neal Layton ‘Zen-like chaos.’ Rikin Parekh ‘Extraordinarily detailed illustrations.’ Arthur Robins

DKK 152.00
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Joyce’s Women - Edna O'brien - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Joyce’s Women - Edna O'brien - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

I love fire. Fire is the colour of genius. In this audacious new work, Edna O’Brien gives voice to the women who were central to the life of James Joyce.‘James Joyce had been my ultimate hero for sixty years, but to paint the canvas of his life was daunting. Therefore I decided to depict him as seen by the key figures in his life - Mother, Wife, Mistress of a fleeting moment, his patron Harriet Weaver and his beloved Daughter Lucia, of whom he said her mind was but a transparent leaf away from his.’Written to celebrate the centenary of Ulysses , Joyce’s Women premiered at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in September 2022. This revised edition includes changes made by the author during rehearsals and previews of the play''s first production.

DKK 120.00
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Moira Buffini: Plays 2 - Moira Buffini - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Moira Buffini: Plays 2 - Moira Buffini - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Dinner ''A cracking black comedy that has you laughing uproariously one moment and jumping with shock the next . . . For those with strong stomachs, Dinner offers a delicious feast of comedy and the macabre.'' Daily Telegraph Dying for It ''A subversive Russian classic: one that addresses the ultimate question of "why live?"'' Guardian ''The play, freely adapted by Moira Buffini, presents a glorious gallery of comic types.'' Independent Welcome to Thebes ''It''s thrilling. Moira Buffini''s strange and daring play is moving, wise, funny, horrifying . . . Full of resonances you weren''t expecting, jokes you didn''t see coming . . . It raises huge questions with wit.'' The Times Handbagged Winner of the 2014 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre ''A phenomenon.'' Sunday Telegraph ''Perfectly pitched between the comic and the serious.'' Guardian

DKK 192.00
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Matt Millz Stands Up! - Harry Hill - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Matt Millz Stands Up! - Harry Hill - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Matt did it! His performance at the T Factor has given him the fame he dreamed of. Kitty is getting more gigs booked in with a whole new stable of comedic acts. Unfortunately, Matt hasn''t had time to come up with new jokes so it isn''t long before he is greeted with the worst heckle for a comedian: ''heard it before!''. But when Kitty suggests he takes a break to work on his routine, Matt can''t stand to go back to his normal life. So he signs up with the stylish Excalibur Agency, brushing his concerns (and Kitty) aside. A life of celebrity awaits! But it doesn''t take long for the shine to wear off and when they try and force him on to his first Live At the Apollo, without any preparation and no new jokes, how can Matt save himself from the ultimate humiliation?

DKK 100.00
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Your Show - Ashley Hickson Lovence - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Your Show - Ashley Hickson Lovence - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZEAS HEARD ON R4s FRONT ROW''The football novel is back.‘ The Times Wonderful.’ IRENOSEN OKOJIE ''A novel rich in both poetry and detail.'' DAVID PEACE ''Memorable and moving . . . Your Show is a remarkable book'' Observer ____________ The Uriah Rennie Show? Damn right it is. From Jamaica to Sheffield to the recently formed Premier League, Uri rises through the ranks as a referee, making it to the highest level of our national game.But along the way he is confronted with tensions and prejudices, old and new, which emerge as his every move is watched, analysed and commented on. Your Show is the thrilling story of one man’s pioneering efforts to make it, against the odds, to the very top of his profession and beyond. ''A gripping, thought-provoking and important read.’ Daily Mail '' Incredibly moving . . . Whether a fan of football or not, readers will love this novel, and its ultimate message -- one of hope. '' NICK BRADLEY ''Fantastic.'' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS

DKK 216.00
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Your Show - Ashley Hickson Lovence - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Your Show - Ashley Hickson Lovence - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZEAS HEARD ON R4s FRONT ROW''The football novel is back.‘ The Times Wonderful.’ IRENOSEN OKOJIE ''A novel rich in both poetry and detail.'' DAVID PEACE ''Memorable and moving . . . Your Show is a remarkable book'' Observer ____________ The Uriah Rennie Show? Damn right it is. From Jamaica to Sheffield to the recently formed Premier League, Uri rises through the ranks as a referee, making it to the highest level of our national game.But along the way he is confronted with tensions and prejudices, old and new, which emerge as his every move is watched, analysed and commented on. Your Show is the thrilling story of one man’s pioneering efforts to make it, against the odds, to the very top of his profession and beyond. ''A gripping, thought-provoking and important read.’ Daily Mail '' Incredibly moving . . . Whether a fan of football or not, readers will love this novel, and its ultimate message -- one of hope. '' NICK BRADLEY ''Fantastic.'' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS

DKK 112.00
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Bloodbath Nation - Paul Auster - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Bloodbath Nation - Paul Auster - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

‘Remarkably powerful.’ Washington Post ‘A compelling polemic, dismaying and often moving.’ Jake Kerridge, Daily Telegraph No issue divides Americans more deeply than the debate around guns. Paul Auster begins his examination of gun violence by looking into his own past, knowing first-hand how families can be wrecked by a single deadly act. Bloodbath Nation traces the origins of America’s obsession with guns through one hundred and eighty years of history. The armed conflict against the native population and the brutal methods used to protect the institution of slavery created a nation that has never fully come to terms with its own past.This fraught heritage still hovers over the social and political landscape of the present moment. Change is necessary but it seems all but impossible. Auster asks the ultimate question: what kind of country do Americans want to live in? The answer, he argues, will not come from the legislature, but from the American people themselves.

DKK 152.00
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A Wreath for Udomo (Faber Editions) - Peter Abrahams - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

A Wreath for Udomo (Faber Editions) - Peter Abrahams - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

''The forerunner of an entire school of African literary art.’ Sunday Times Those men who are history now; did they feel like this? A 1950s Hampstead pub; a freezing night. Lois can''t tear her eyes away from the haunted, restless African man in the corner. Over brandy and stew, she discovers he is in awe of her friend, Panafrica''s greatest political writer and fighter. Their meeting inducts this stranger, Udomo, into London''s revolutionary community of exiled African activists: the start of a life-changing journey. Amidst the internal politics and love affairs, Udomo is inspired by other leaders'' independence uprisings; but when he returns to his native land to overthrow the colonial oppressors, his idealism is put to the ultimate test ... Inspired by Peter Abrahams'' befriending of future African heads of state in mid-century London , A Wreath for Udomo (1956) is a radical lost classic, unforgettably exploring the nature of freedom, power, leadership and love.

DKK 120.00
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Botticelli in the Fire - Jordan Tannahill - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Botticelli in the Fire - Jordan Tannahill - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

They’re going to kill you. They’re going to worship you, don’t get me wrong. But they are going to kill you. Playboy Sandro Botticelli has it all: talent, fame, good looks. He also has the ear – and the wife – of Lorenzo de Medici, as well as the Florence''s hottest young apprentice, Leonardo.But whilst he is at work on his breakthrough commission, The Birth of Venus , Botticelli’s devotion to pleasure and beauty is put to the ultimate test. As plague sweeps through the city, the charismatic friar Girolamo Savonarola starts to stoke the fires of dissent against the liberal elite. Botticelli finds the life he knows breaking apart, forcing him to choose between love and survival.Jordan Tannahill’s hot-blooded queering of Renaissance Italy questions how much of ourselves we are willing to sacrifice when society comes off the rails. WINNER: Best New Play, Toronto Theatre Critics Award WINNER: Governor General''s Literary Award Botticelli in the Fire made its European premiere at Hampstead Theatre, London, in October 2019.

DKK 123.00
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