Expect the unexpected in this ridiculously named, reassuringly chunky book, jam-packed full of eye-openingly absurd facts, lies, half-truths, thoughts, suggestions and musings with more footnotes than an orchestra of millipedes. Lists include: "Possessors of Notable Moustaches (Real or Otherwise)", "What MI5 Look For When Recruiting", "Basic Requirements for Being A Pirate Captain", "Animal Breakouts" and "10 Things I Think I Know About the Moon Without Looking Them Up (Or Up at It)". From the best-selling author of Awful End.
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Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning author Philip Ardagh is the author of The Grunts and National Trust: The Secret Diary series. He is probably best known for his Grubtown Tales, but he is author of over 100 books. He is a "regular irregular" reviewer of children's books for The Guardian, and is currently developing a series for television. Philip Ardagh is two
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