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follow us GIFT 25 THE BETOOTA ADVOCATE ROUND-UP The Betoota Advocate RRP $29.99 A STICKY NOTE GUIDE TO LIFE Chaz Hutton RRP $18.99 From the popular @instachaaz instagram account, A Sticky Note Guide to Life takes the same tonguein-cheek observations of life and crudely illustrates them on small pieces of yellow paper. This is the best return on a money-for-laughs investment you’re likely to find. FOOTROT FLATS: GALLERY 2 Murray Ball RRP $29.99 Selected by author and illustrator Murray Ball, these cartoons take us back to the classic Footrot Flats, continuing the tales of all of the lovable characters such as The Dog, Wal, Cooch, Horse, Major...Their adventures will continue to delight old fans and new alike. This volume includes news, sport and human interest stories in an inhale-on-Christmas-dayand-make-your-drunk-uncle-laugh collection from The Betoota Advocate, the popular online satirical ‘news’ service which claims to hail from the Queensland town of Betoota (pop: 0) MOUNT BUGGERY TO NOWHERE ELSE Eamon Evans RRP $29.99 Australia has some of the strangest, funniest, weirdest and most out-of-place names going. These are now explained in this humorous and fascinating book. Mount Buggery to Nowhere Else is a toponymical journey through this nation of weird and wonderful places. THE MOANING OF LIFE Karl Pilkington Freddie Claire RRP $29.99 Karl Pilkington is on the road, and this time he’s on a journey of self-discovery. ‘TWAS THE FIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Josie Lloyd Emlyn Rees RRP $24.99 DUE 17TH NOVEMBER T’was the Fight Before Christmas is another clever parody from the creators of We’re Going on a Bar Hunt, The Very Hungover Caterpillar and The Teenager Who Came to Tea. This is a uproariously funny update of the traditional Christmas Eve classic - that all the family can enjoy. Our Price 1499 $ GROG Tom Gilling RRP $32.99 The marines on the First Fleet refused to sail without it. Convicts risked their necks to get hold of it. Grog offers an intoxicating look at the first decades of European settlement and explores the origins of Australia’s fraught love affair with the hard stuff. BAD LITTLE CHILDREN’S BOOKS Arthur C. Gackley RRP $19.99 In Bad Little Children’s Books, illustrator Arthur C. Gackley creates hysterical parodies of children’s book covers from more innocent times. THE CHECKOUT BOOK The Checkout Team RRP $29.99 ABC TV’s The Checkout has managed to delight and inform consumers while challenging and infuriating big business. This new book from the team is an irreverent and entertaining approach to explaining the ways that all of us are being ripped off. You can’t afford not to read this book! DUE 1ST DECEMBER THE AUSTRALIAN SPIRITS GUIDE Luke McCarthy RRP $39.99 From clandestine convict distilleries to the world’s best whisky, The Australian Spirits Guide celebrates the storied past and present of Australia’s spirits industry. Whether you’re a connoisseur or a beginner simply looking for a casual Friday night tipple, this is a valuable addition to any home bar. AMAZING FANTASTIC INCREDIBLE Stan Lee RRP $45.00 In this illustrated memoir Stan Lee shares his iconic legacy and the story of how modern comics came to be. Our Price 1695 $