The Ladybird Book of the Meeting (Ladybirds for Grown-Ups)

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The essential guide for those looking to reinvent themselves starting next week, next month or next year . . . The handy guide to the HUSBAND makes the PERFECT GIFT for any long-suffering wife or prospective bride to give to their beloved husband. THE PERFECT GIFT for anyone who likes a glass of red. And a double gin. And a vodka shot. And a flaming tequila. And a candy floss caipirinha . . . and a small Bahama Mama. They present the podcast Rule of Three ( Guardian Guide Best 50 Podcasts 2018 - is that an award?) and divide their time between their office, where they keep their awards, and an award-winning pub. THE PERFECT GIFT for those who value elegance, affection, cold hearted killing and expensive, clawed to death furniture.

While still fundamentally good-natured and good-humored, these little mini-observations and pronouncements, which are teamed up especially well with the vintage drawings, strike a chord more often than not. Because each and every word is chosen with care, and because timing and tone is superb, this is one volume that particularly lends itself to rereading. A very nice effort.

Games

I am glad it was all natural,' shouts Jasmine over the hissing and beeping and clanking and the hum of the lights. The flame-thrower has turned the walking corpses into burning walking corpses. Now everything they touch catches fire. Learn all about the different kinds of meetings - brainstorms, catch-ups, face-to-face, virtual, unattended - and how to avoid them completely . . . And by the time they get home, Jonathan's father might have finished being racist and fallen asleep in his liquorice allsorts.'

Of course some work meetings are vital and crucial for business, others are an utter waste of time.

Christmas Gifts

Hazeley andMorris, whohave been writing together sincetheirschool days,first published spoof Ladybird books in a 2003 title Historic Framley (Michael Joseph). The duohave gone on to write for high profilenames in comedy, includingCharlie Brooker and Mitchell andWebb, Miranda Hart, Paddington Bear, and Matt Lucas.

These days there are rules for everything and terrible consequences for disobeying them. Find out how easy it is tie yourself in knots with Red Tape . . .They write for Charlie Brooker's BAFTA award-winning Wipe shows, and co-wrote Cunk on Shakespeare, Cunk on Christmas and Cunk on Britain. They have also written for the award-winning Murder in Successville, the award-winning Miranda, the award-winning Mitchell & Webb, the award-winning Armstrong & Miller and a long list of shows and people both award-winning and so-far-award-avoiding.