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Best Christmas Books, Warm and Funny
The Uncommon ReaderThe Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
Buy new: £6.00 / Used from: £2.00
Charming premise, intelligent and well-written
A Visit from Voltaire: A Comic NovelA Visit from Voltaire: A Comic Novel by Dinah Lee Küng
Buy new: £4.44 / Used from: £1.30
Christmas favourite for its light-hearted Noel and New Year's chapters
QI: The Book of General IgnoranceQI: The Book of General Ignorance by John Lloyd
Buy new: £6.00 / Used from: £1.82
Fry is always welcomed as a member of the family
The Interesting Bits: The History You Might Have MissedThe Interesting Bits: The History You Might Have Missed by Justin Pollard
Buy new: £7.80 / Used from: £5.40
Give someone swotting up a laugh
Mitfords: Letters Between Six SistersMitfords: Letters Between Six Sisters
Buy new: £15.71 / Used from: £16.48
Good and gossipy with an interesting historical backdrop
His Dark Materials Trilogy: "Northern Lights" WITH "The Subtle Knife" AND "The Amber Spyglass" (His Dark Materials)His Dark Materials Trilogy: "Northern Lights" WITH "The Subtle Knife" AND "The Amber Spyglass" (His Dark Materials) by Pullman; Philip
Buy new: £19.50 / Used from: £12.65
Another favourite--anti-Church but very spiritual
Shakespeare: The World as a Stage (Eminent Lives)Shakespeare: The World as a Stage (Eminent Lives) by Bill Bryson
Buy new: £7.61 / Used from: £3.01
Bryson delivers in the Christmas mood