365 Family Games and Pastimes

A year-round treasure trove of games, hobbies and pastimes - from cribbage and consequences through recipes and magic tricks, to sardines and forfeits.

This book is perfect for the British summer holidays

Martin and Simon Toseland are brothers who decided a few years ago that they could test the limits of fraternal existence by writing together. Since then they have very successfully worked on ghost-writing projects with amongst others James May, Oz Clarke and Neil Morrissey. For this collection they have researched games and pastimes dating back hundreds of years.

Remember Blind Man's Bluff, Pin the Tail and Murder in the Dark? Making daisy chains and collecting conkers? And when rainy afternoons meant card games and battleships? 
 
Jam-packed with games and activities for all ages, 365 Family Games and Pastimes remembers all the classics we used to love, bringing them back for the entire family to enjoy. 
 
Full of inspiration and thrifty ideas, this is an indispensible collection for birthday parties, family holidays and everyday fun.

Simon Toseland

Martin Toseland

Tales of Criminal Stupidity

As long as there has been crime there has been crap crime. From the Garden of Eden onwards, most criminals must have been at least a bit crap - or else they wouldn't have been caught, right? OK, some real-life rogues like Bonnie and Clyde, or fictional villains like Moriarty, make breaking the law seem pretty glamorous. But not the failed felons banged up inside this book. 
 
Crap Crimes is a hilarious compendium of criminal stupidity - from the woman who went to the police to complain that she had been sold poor-quality cocaine, to the burglar who left his phone charging in his victim's house. If you need proof that crime does not pay - or you just want a good laugh - then this is the book for you.

Simon Toseland

Books by Simon Toseland

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