The Book Company: New Products - General

Emotional Support Memo Nifty Note

Mon, 04 May 2026 20:49:10 +0000

Is it just us, or is everyone a little (or a lot) stressed-out and fragile these days? You might not be a fluffy therapy puppy, but you can still give people a delightful, comforting boost with this silly-yet-sincere memo pad—whether at work, home, or out-and-about.

Warning: causes uncont..
Price: $7.00

Cringe Alert Nifty Note

Mon, 04 May 2026 20:49:04 +0000

Everyone’s a little cringe sometimes—we’re human! This hilarious-yet-incisive memo pad lets people know when their behaviors are cringeworthy, whether it’s Dad jokes, acting like a Karen, or dozens of other everyday embarrassments. Hand these out to the cluelessly cringe people in your life—older ..

Price: $7.00

The Grand Tour of Park Ex (& Assorted Half-Told Yarns)

Sat, 02 May 2026 20:15:00 +0000

The Grand Tour of Park Ex is the follow-up to Andreas Kessaris’ acclaimed debut memoir, The Butcher of Park Ex, with sixteen original tales that chronicle his life, times, hardships, and misadventures as he tries to navigate a confusing and contradictory world made by and for neur..

Price: $21.95

Classic Put-Downs (Insults with style)

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:45:57 +0000

Do words fail you just when you need them most? If so, you need a few pointers from the past masters of put-down to keep others firmly in their place. This book brims over with stinging comments, verbal face slappings and subtle insults for dealing with every kind of person.

Price: $14.99

Open This Book in the Event of Boredom (The Awesome Activity Book for Grown-Ups)

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:38:04 +0000

If you've been beaten by boredom, trapped by tedium, or frustrated by fatigue, all you need to do is open this book.

Filled with awesome activities, time-wasting tasks, and mindless things to muse, this full-color puzzle book will cure you of your boredom in no time. From dreaming u..

Price: $12.99

Khushwant Singh on Humour: Selected Writings

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:24:11 +0000

Humour is something very subtle and therefore eludes precise definition, it is not hurtful. On the contrary, it is an antibiotic against hate. That’ s as close as I can get to defining a sense of humour. Khushwant Singh had the unusual ability toaugh at himself. He was known for a rath..

Price: $8.99

Entry from Backside Only: Hazaar Fundas of Indian-English

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:27:42 +0000

There is a strange beast that stalks the countryside. It is brash, it is aggressive, it defies allaws of grammar and common sense. It is the beast called Indian-English and it is everywhere. From theitterateur of the Raj to the Nehruvian missivist and entrepreneurial quack of theast century to the..

Price: $8.99

Suburgatory (Twisted Tales From Darkest Suburbia)

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:45:49 +0000

Suburgatory lampoons the absurdities and contradictions that Linda Keenan has witnessed since leaving New York City, where she was a thoroughly urban CNN news producer for seven years, and settling down as a hapless stay-at-home suburban mother. The original proposal for this book was picke..

Price: $21.95

She's Gone Copacabana (Essays on Appetite, Audacity, and Oh for F*ck's Sake)

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:35:25 +0000

Perfect for fans of Samantha Irby, Dolly Alderton, and Nora Ephron, She’s Gone Copacabana delivers a razor-sharp, laugh-out-loud essay collection about midlife, motherhood, and menopause, and what happens when women stop apologizing and start wanting more.

Price: $17.99

I Have Never Failed

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 04:47:20 +0000

Throughout his life, Dr. Bill has found guidance in the blue-collar adaptations of centuries-old wisdom: I have never failed, but I have extensive experience with things that do not work; there is no such thing as bad weather, just a poor choice of clothes; and shut up and do your work. He ..
Price: $16.95