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  • The Merde Factor

    (Paul West 5)

    Englishman Paul West is living the Parisian dream, and doing his best not to annoy the French. But recently things have been going tr�s wrong:He's stuck in an apartment so small that he has to cut his baguettes in two to fit them in the kitchen.His research into authentic French cuisine is about to cause a national strike - and it could be all his fault.His Parisian business partner is determined ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • How the French Won Waterloo - or Think They Did

    Published in the 200th Anniversary year of the Battle of Waterloo a witty look at how the French still think they won, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and A Year in the Merde.Two centuries after the Battle of Waterloo, the French are still in denial.If Napoleon lost on 18 June 1815 (and that's a big 'if'), then whoever rules the universe got it wrong. As soon as the ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Annoying The French Encore!

    A NOTE FROM THE AUTHORBonjour cher reader,Ever since European history began, we Brits have been happily engaged in our national pastime - annoying the French. And the past couple of years have shown that this annoying never stops. To give just three examples:After a mid-Atlantic collision between French and British nuclear submarines, France's Minister of Defence seemed to blame the accident on .. ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Merde in Europe

    A Brit goes undercover in Brussels

    THE POST-BREXIT EDITION - brand new chapters with extra EU chaos for Englishman Paul West.An Englishman, Paul West, goes to Brussels to work for a French MEP. There he gets an insider's view of what really goes on in the massive madhouse that is the EU Parliament. With the referendum on the horizon, things are even more hysterical than usual.When the Brexit result comes in, Paul has to make a ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Dirty Bertie: An English King Made in France

    The entertaining biography of Edward VII and his playboy lifestyle, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and A Year in the Merde.Despite fierce opposition from his mother, Queen Victoria, Edward VII was always passionately in love with France.He had affairs with the most famous Parisian actresses, courtesans and can-can dancers. He spoke French more elegantly than English ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • A Brief History of the Future

    What if teleportation was really possible? Englishman Richie Fisher is about to find out ...Richie and his wife Clara have won a weekend in New York in a newspaper competition. While Clara is off blowing their spending money, Richie wanders aimlessly, chewing on a veggie-burger, ending up in a gift-shop where he finds himself standing in front of an instant transporter machine. It looks nothing ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Merde at the Paris Olympics

    Going for Pétanque Gold

    "Some really excellent one-liners and a great story." Ian Moore, author, Death & Croissants."This novel is hysterical!" Rebecca Leffler, writer and Creative Consultant on the Netflix TV series Emily in Paris,.By the author of A Year in the Merde and 1000 Years of Annoying the French.Englishman Paul West is living in Paris (where he arrived long before Emily, by the way) and he's gearing up for the ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Charles Worth, the Englishman Who Invented Parisian Haute Couture

    ... with the invaluable help of his French wife Marie and the Empress Eugénie

    Even the French acknowledge this English designer, Charles Worth (1825-95) as the founder of French haute couture. This new biography by the author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French tells for the first time the full story of Worth's often-underestimated wife Marie, who was his muse, chief saleswoman and the first-ever full-time fashion model.Writing with the help of the Worth family, Stephen ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • The Magic Hollow

    Hayden Keyes knows everything there is to know about knights and the legends of King Arthur. But that doesn't mean he has ever jousted on horseback, worn a suit of armor, or flown on the back of a dimension-traveling griffin.In fact, Hayden's life is pretty ordinary. Well, perhaps ordinary is up for debate. Hayden never met his real parents, though his foster ones are great. Sure, they have a bit ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • The Spy Who Inspired Me

    For legal reasons, this novel does not mention J*mes B*nd. Which is a shame, because it is a comedy spy story based on the idea that I*n Fl*ming’s famously macho secret agent might have been inspired by a woman …A comedy spy spoof set in Occupied France in 1944, by the bestselling author of A Year in the Merde, 1000 Years of Annoying the French and How the French Won Waterloo (or Think They Did) ... Read more

    $16.81 CAD

  • Death Goes Viral

    a medical murder mystery

    The chillingly accurate story of what happens when an unknown flu-like virus hits the Western world – published before Covid.It's all there – the masks, the lockdown, politicians in denial ... The only thing it didn't predict was that the virus would have the name of a Mexican beer.By the author of A Year in the Merde and 1000 Years of Annoying the French.A dark comedy narrated by the fatally ... Read more

    $18.41 CAD

  • Elizabeth II Queen of Laughs

    A celebration of the Queen's subtle, and very English, sense of humour, by the author of "1000 Years of Annoying the French", "A Year in the Merde" and "How the French Won Waterloo, or Think They Did".The Sex Pistols famously sang that the Queen "ain't no human being". And seeing her frowning beneath the weight (1.9kg) of her crown and ceremonial robes, you might believe it. But in fact, Elizabeth ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD