Geoff Tibballs Books

The book explores the various joys and advantages of aging, highlighting moments of gratitude that come with life experience. It reflects on everyday occurrences, such as securing a bus seat or the fleeting nature of worries, showcasing how these seemingly small events contribute to a richer, more appreciative perspective on life as one grows older. Through a positive lens, it encourages readers to embrace the benefits of aging and recognize the beauty in their everyday experiences.

An illustrated collection of oddities that are sure to shock the reader

A compendium of incredible and bizarre facts, stories, interviews and features, presented in a stunning new design, this book also offers access to Ripley's fully integrated Web site featuring astounding video clips.

This book tells the stories behind some of the world's most disastrous financial mistakes, from the collapse of business empires, like DeLorean, through huge corporate errors like New Coke an the Ford Edsel down to smaller yet still embarrassing business bloopers.

Ripley's Believe it or Not for guys who think they know everything! One for the grown-ups, this quirky new Ripley’s book is filled with bizarre and hilarious "Believe It or Not!" stories, trivia and lists— perfect for any fan of the unusual, and the ideal Father’s Day gift. Some of the utterly stupefying stories within include: • Joseph Puyol, professional farter and highest paid entertainer in 19th-century France • the craziest true CIA plots • a divorce settlement that included a kidney • the college student jailed for insulting a horse • Iceland’s penis museum • the gambler who broke Monte Carlo • a man who removed his own appendix The perfect gift for the man in your life. This title will engage its audience with stories, facts and charts that men can relate to. This title takes the unbelievable and strange facts that Ripley's is known for and expands upon these stories to make a fun and entertaining book for men. Did you know that military hot-air balloons and submarines were used in the American Civil War? Did you know that the Japanese Earthquake shortened a day? What about before Madoff? What was the first ponzi scheme? How about the craziest true plots of the CIA? This title will engage an adult male audience with all the unique and fun stories that Ripley's is famous for.

Packed with embarrassing anecdotes, true stories, jokes, sayings – all the wonderful and cringeworthy things dads do and say that make us all sigh and laugh in equal measure.

A chronicle of the lives - public and private - of the key characters in the first four series of television's Soldier Soldier. The book details their history as seen on the screen, and goes back even further to their childhood and teenage years. It also contains interviews with cast members.

More than eight decades after the most famou s sinking of all time, interest in the Titanic tragedy remai ns strong. This book will tell the story of the ship, from i ts inception to its sinking, continuing the story to the pre sent day. '

Following hot on the heels of last year's best-selling edition, Ripley's Believe It or Not! 2010 offers a whole new feast of bizarre facts and fiends - all guaranteed to fascinate, surprise and amaze. Marvel at the ice man, who survived Everest's 'Death Zone' in just a pair of shorts; try not to scream in fright at the living zombie, covered head to toe in ghoulish tattoos; steel your stomach against the sight of cockroach and caterpillar sushi; and praise the heroic pet parrot who saved a family from their burning home. Illustrated throughout with extraordinary colour photographs, this fascinating book is a must-have for anyone intrigued by the stranger aspects of our planet and its inhabitants.

Containing over ten thousand entries, arranged by topic and fully indexed, here is a giant new collection of witticisms, wisecracks, and comic proverbs for the 21st century. Whether stuck for a bon mot for an after-dinner talk, struggling to put the finishing touches to a wedding speech, or simply looking for a source of amusement and enlightenment, The Mammoth Book of Comic Quotes provides the ideal reference. Entries range from insults, put-downs, gags and one-liners, to homespun philosophy, comic proverbs, movie quotes and graffiti. Among the contributors featured are Woody Allen, Dave Barry, P.J. O'Rourke, Winston Churchill, Will Rogers, Jay Leno, P.G. Wodehouse, Bill Cosby, W.C. Fields, Oscar Wilde, Spike Milligan, Groucho Marx, George Bernard Shaw - and many more.

The Mammoth Book of Dirty, Sick, X-Rated and Politically Incorrect Jokes is the ultimate collection of X-rated and decidedly politically incorrect jokes - an indispensable guide to the funny, the fearless and the filthy. Be warned, the contents of this spanking new bumper book are not for the faint-hearted. Even a blonde would blush ...if she got any of them.

The story of Mount Everest, the legendary Himalayan mountain, and the people who have explored and climbed it, includes profiles of some of the more than seven hundred people who have conquered the peak since 1953

"All the highs and lows of over sixty years of Eurovision, from Céline Dion to Dustin the Turkey, and from ABBA to Conchita Wurst: plenty of silly constumes, truly terrible lyrics and all-round unbeatable entertainment. Since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest has existed in a parallel universe that continues to beguine and bemuse in equal measure. In this glittering, magical world, a song about the construction of a hydro-electric power station is cutting edge-pop, half a dozen warbling Russian grandmothers make up a band, a song that repeats the word 'la' 138 times is a winner, and Australia is part of Europe. There has been scandal, too, in the form of an over-long kiss; national outrage in 1976 as a result of the Greek entry's savage indictment of Turkish foreign policy in Cyprus; and a night of near-death in Luxembourg when the floor manager warned the audience against standing up to applaud because they might be shot by security forces"--Back cover

Short, quick-fire jokes have been popular for centuries. Indeed the world's oldest surviving joke book, the Philogelos, which was written in Ancient Greek, contains this classic doctor joke: Patient: "Doctor! When I wake up I'm all dizzy. Then after half an hour I feel fine." Doctor: "Well, wait half an hour before waking up." It's not hard to see why one-liners remain in vogue with today's comedians. They are easy to remember, quick to deliver and if one gag dies on its feet, the next is waiting in the wings, hopefully to a better reception. Here is a compilation of the best one-liners around - a heady mix of old and new favorites, Dad jokes, thoughtful musings, corny puns and witty observations, covering a vast range of topics from Families to Fish, Money to Music, Relationships to Religion and Technology to Travel. They can be used to brighten up business conferences where the delegates are as tired as the sandwiches; dinner parties where the conversation is threatening to slide into a discussion about spreadsheets; seemingly interminable Zoom calls; and, of course, speeches at weddings that are so emotional that even the cake is in tiers.

A brand-new, bumper collection of riotously funny jokes, this book is organized, indexed and categorized to help you find the right joke, gag or one-liner for each and every occasion.

A collection of fun jokes for old folks who are young at heart, from bestselling humour author Geoff Tibballs

If there is one thing that first-time visitors to England find mystifying, it is the sense of humor. English humor encompasses a number of different styles. It can be surreal or satirical, dark or sophisticated, bawdy or genteel. And nobody does irony or sarcasm like the English. The various idiosyncrasies of the English character—the social awkwardness, the constant need to apologize, the weather obsession, the stiff upper lip, and the love of queuing, to name but a few—are celebrated in this collection of stories, anecdotes, quips, and quotes featuring English people from all walks of life, from Quentin Crisp to Frank Skinner and Stephen Hawking to Thora Hird. 

Never be stuck for a wicked line again! This is the ultimate collection of insults

Customers do say the dumbest things, and this hilarious book contains a whole host of crass, stupid and just plain odd requests and queries heard on the high street. Featuring laugh out loud remarks from coffee shops and supermarkets to bars and bookshops, read safely in the knowledge that you would never make the same embarrassing errors (would you?), as The Customer's Always Wrong illustrates just how silly people can be.

Ever since Mrs Malaprop first took to the stage in 1775 and described a gentleman as 'the very pineapple of politeness', some famous figures have become better known for their slips of the tongue than for anything they said intentionally. In particular, the careers of a number of broadcasters, sporting figures and politicians have become defined by their verbal blunders. Former US Vice-President Dan Quayle is remembered solely for making unfortunate remarks such as 'Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child.' Welsh naturalist Iolo Williams sent Twitter into meltdown when, discussing diving sea birds on Springwatch 2016, he asked a female conservationist: 'Is that the deepest shag you've ever had?' Even respected sports broadcaster Harry Carpenter was probably haunted forever by his seemingly innocent comment at the end of the 1977 Boat Race: 'Ah, isn't that nice? The wife of the Cambridge President is kissing the cox of the Oxford crew.' I Wish I Hadn't Said That is a collection of over 3,000 spoken and written blunders - including unintentional double entendres, spoonerisms, mixed metaphors, malapropisms, jaw-dropping remarks, misguided quiz show answers, embarrassing newspaper misprints, and foreign signs and notices that have sadly become lost in translation.

A book which ties in with the BBC's revival of the 1970s show, Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased), which introduced television's first ghost detective, who helped his very-much-alive partner to solve baffling cases.

Then this quiz book might be just your cup of tea. Politely challenge yourself, your family and your friends with questions on British culture, language, etiquette, of course, the weather, as well as lots of other essential, quintessential British subjects.

2017 offers a completely new compendium of strange but true facts and amazing stories, ranging from the Polar Bear robot, to the edible human skull, to the woman who still suffers from sea-sickness three years after her last boat trip, to the Swiss daredevil who soars over famous landmarks in his custom-made jet pack.

Collection of crazy animals, remarkable feats, and the weird and wonderful.

Seit 95 Jahren begeistert und unterhält die Marke Ripleys Menschen auf der ganzen Welt. Die jährlich neu erscheinenden Bände der Ripleys - Einfach unglaublich! - Reihe sind in über 20 Ländern erhältlich, und weltweit wurden bisher mehr als 1 Mio. Exemplare der Erfolgsserie verkauft! Mit dem neunten Band wird die großartige Serie auch in diesem Jahr fortgesetzt! Zahlreiche Themenseiten voller Hintergrundwissen, großartigen Bildern und verblüffenden Fakten. Faszinierende Geschichten von Menschen aus aller Welt. Ungewöhnliche Events, Artefakte und Erlebnisse - Einfach unglaublich!

Seit 95 Jahren begeistert und unterhält die Marke Ripley’s Menschen auf der ganzen Welt. Die jährlich neu erscheinenden Bände der Ripley’s - Einfach unglaublich! - Reihe sind in über 20 Ländern erhältlich, und weltweit wurden bisher mehr als 1 Mio. Exemplare der Erfolgsserie verkauft! Mit dem neunten Band wird die großartige Serie auch in diesem Jahr fortgesetzt! Zahlreiche Themenseiten voller Hintergrundwissen, großartigen Bildern und verblüffenden Fakten. Faszinierende Geschichten von Menschen aus aller Welt. Ungewöhnliche Events, Artefakte und Erlebnisse - Einfach unglaublich!

Noch mehr Unglaubliches aus der WissensWunderWelt von Robert L. Ripley. Acht faszinierende Kapitel mit über 2000 topaktuellen Tatsachen, knallbunten Bildern, skurrilen Geschichten und spannenden Interviews. Im eindrucksvollen Bildbandformat von 23,3 x 30,2 cm, vierfarbig gedruckt auf hochkarätigen Fotoapapier.

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