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The multi-million copy bestseller and Book of the Year at The National Book Awards, now a major BBC comedy-drama starring Ben Whishaw.<BR><BR>'Painfully funny. The pain and the funniness somehow add up to something entirely good, entirely noble and entirely loveable.' - Stephen Fry<BR><BR>Welcome to the life of a junior doctor: 97-hour weeks, life and death decisions, a constant tsunami of bodily fluids, and the hospital parking meter earns more than you.<BR><BR>Scribbled in secret after endless days, sleepless nights and missed weekends, Adam Kay's This is Going to Hurt provides a no-holds-barred account of his time on the NHS front line. Hilarious, horrifying and heartbreaking, this diary is everything you wanted to know - and more than a few things you didn't - about life on and off the hospital ward.<BR><BR>Sunday Times Number One Bestseller for over eight months and winner of a record FOUR National Book Awards: Book of the Year, Non-Fiction Book of the Year, New Writer of the Year and Zoe Ball Book Club Book of the Year.<BR><BR>This edition includes extra diary entries and an afterword by the author.<BR><BR>'Incredibly funny - so funny, in fact, that it gave me a hernia from laughing' - Joe Lycett

Winner of the Laugh Out Loud Book Awards 2025 (non-fiction)<BR><BR>Do you ever wonder where the stuff around you all came from? No, not from eBay. I mean, who had the amazing idea of making a mobile phone or the annoying idea of building a school? For example, did you know that Velcro was invented by a dog and WiFi by a movie star? (Spoiler alert - it wasn't Zendaya.)<BR><BR>In the fourth laugh-out-loud book from Adam Kay and Henry Paker, you'll learn all about the coolest, grossest and most ridiculous inventions in the world. You'll meet the queen who used the first ever toilet, learn why margarine used to be full of maggots and find out why Ancient Greeks wiped their bums on dinner plates. Oh, and hopefully some slightly more useful facts as well...<BR><BR>An A to Kay to Z of the random, ridiculous and revolutionary inventions that changed our lives. (And some that definitely didn't . . .)<BR><BR><BR>Praise for Kay's Anatomy:<BR>'An enjoyably gross look at the human body. Hours of gruesome fun guaranteed' i<BR>'Like listening to a teacher who makes pupils fall about' Sunday Times<BR>'Totally brilliant!' Jacqueline Wilson<BR>'Fun and informative' Malorie Blackman<BR>'Very funny - this exciting book is bound to inspire the next generation of medics' Sunday Express<BR><BR>Praise for Kay's Marvellous Medicine:<BR>'A ridiculously funny read that will delight, gross out and educate all at the same time' Independent<BR>'Educational and entertaining. It should be on the national curriculum!' Harry Hill<BR>'Completely marvellous and very funny' BookTrust

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Moving, outrageous and outrageously funny' Dawn FrenchWhen a toxic hospital consultant dies of a heart attack, fellow doctor Eitan Rose smells foul play. Nobody else does though, including some quite crucial players like the police and the coroner.But Eitan just won't let it drop, and his friends and colleagues become increasingly concerned about his mental health as his chaotic investigation and equally chaotic life spiral out of control. Is he making a career-ending mistake, or could there genuinely be a killer stalking the wards?A deathly funny mix of mystery, murder and medicine, A PARTICULARLY NASTY CASE is the brilliantly original debut novel from Adam Kay, BAFTA-winning author of multi-million global bestseller THIS IS GOING TO HURT.PRAISE FOR A PARTICULARLY NASTY CASE'Brilliant. It will make you laugh and weep' Reverend Richard Coles'Amazing. I was gripped right up to the last minute' Joanna Lumley'A work of fiendishly plotted genius' Lucy Foley'Wild and funny and filthy and hilarious' Russell T Davies'Viciously funny - I'm still laughing' Ian Rankin'Very funny, very rude and very moving' Kate Mosse'A great addition to the genre' Literary Review'Biting and bleakly comic' Observer

The highly-acclaimed, No. 1-bestselling children's fiction debut from Adam Kay<BR><BR>It was clear from an early age that Dexter Procter was different.<BR><BR>He started speaking at four seconds old. By the age of three, he had 87 A-levels, from Afrikaans to Zoology.<BR><BR>And by ten, he was working as a paediatrician at Lilydale General Hospital.<BR><BR>Despite a loving but annoying family and a couple of good friends (Rupi and Otto), Dexter's always struggled to fit in. Add to this a mortal enemy (Dr Drake) and a major problem at his old school (all the teachers struck down with awful diarrhoea) - will Dexter be able to save his job, save the school and find his place in the world? (Spoiler alert: yes!)<BR><BR>A laugh-out-loud new fiction series about the world's youngest doctor from the record-breaking Adam Kay and Henry Paker.<BR><BR>'Original, very funny, ultra-informative - and children will love all the disgusting parts.' Jacqueline Wilson<BR><BR>'If laughter truly is the best medicine, book this hilarious appointment with Dr Procter immediately.' David Baddiel<BR><BR><BR><BR>Adam Kay, Sunday Times bestseller, November 2023

The hilarious new picture book from the record-breaking Adam Kay and Henry Paker.<BR>Meet Simon. Simon is the hero of this story. But unlike most heroes in most stories, Simon is a piece of snot. He lives with his family in the left nostril of a girl called Phoebe.<BR><BR>Follow Simon on his hilarious and extremely slimy adventure as he learns about everything snot does to protect our bodies - a fascinating and uplifting journey of self-discovery about how brilliant and important he really is.<BR><BR>Praise for Amy Gets Eaten - Winner of The Week Junior Children's Picture Book of the Year Award 2024<BR>'Frank and funny [...] Perfect for potty training and beyond' The Guardian<BR>'This book will have you chuckling throughout - and amidst the laughter, it's still very much an educational read' The Independent<BR>'A fun fact-filled journey through the human digestive system!' The Week Junior<BR>'Gross (but amazingly anatomically accurate!)' Lancashire Post<BR><BR>Praise for Kay's Anatomy:<BR>'An enjoyably gross look at the human body. Hours of gruesome fun guaranteed' i<BR>'Like listening to a teacher who makes pupils fall about' Sunday Times<BR>'Totally brilliant!' Jacqueline Wilson<BR>'Fun and informative' Malorie Blackman<BR>'Very funny - this exciting book is bound to inspire the next generation of medics' Sunday Express<BR><BR>Praise for Kay's Marvellous Medicine:<BR>'A ridiculously funny read that will delight, gross out and educate all at the same time' Independent<BR>'Educational and entertaining. It should be on the national curriculum!' Harry Hill<BR>'Completely marvellous and very funny' BookTrust

Adam Kay's festive hospital diaries, Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas, is the perfect Christmas read, gift, or stocking filler!<BR><BR>The number one Sunday Times bestseller, from the author of multi-million-copy bestseller This is Going to Hurt - now a major BBC TV series. <BR><BR>Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat . . . but 1.4 million NHS staff are heading off to work. In this perfect present for anyone who has ever set foot in a hospital, Adam Kay delves back into his diaries for a hilarious, horrifying and sometimes heartbreaking peek behind the blue curtain at Christmastime.<BR><BR>This is a love letter to all those who spend their festive season on the front line, removing babies and baubles from the various places they get stuck, at the most wonderful time of the year.<BR><BR>'The perfect surgical stocking-filler' - The Times

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Moving, outrageous and outrageously funny' Dawn FrenchWhen a toxic hospital consultant dies of a heart attack, fellow doctor Eitan Rose smells foul play. Nobody else does though, including some quite crucial players like the police and the coroner.But Eitan just won't let it drop, and his friends and colleagues become increasingly concerned about his mental health as his chaotic investigation and equally chaotic life spiral out of control. Is he making a career-ending mistake, or could there genuinely be a killer stalking the wards?A deathly funny mix of mystery, murder and medicine, A PARTICULARLY NASTY CASE is the brilliantly original debut novel from Adam Kay, BAFTA-winning author of multi-million global bestseller THIS IS GOING TO HURT.PRAISE FOR A PARTICULARLY NASTY CASE'Brilliant. It will make you laugh and weep' Reverend Richard Coles'Amazing. I was gripped right up to the last minute' Joanna Lumley'A work of fiendishly plotted genius' Lucy Foley'Wild and funny and filthy and hilarious' Russell T Davies'Viciously funny - I'm still laughing' Ian Rankin'Very funny, very rude and very moving' Kate Mosse'A great addition to the genre' Literary Review'Biting and bleakly comic' Observer

Vorhang auf für 97-Stunden-Wochen und einen Tsunami an Körperflüssigkeiten. Entscheidungen auf Leben und Tod am laufenden Band und ein Gehalt, gegen das jede Parkuhr zu den Besserverdienern gehört. Auf Nimmerwiedersehen, Freunde und Familie ... herzlich willkommen im Leben eines Assistenzarztes! Adam Kay, jetzt in seiner Heimat England als Comedian gefeiert, gehörte viele Jahre dazu. Nach schlaflosen Nächten und durchgearbeiteten Wochenenden mobilisierte er seine letzten Kräfte, um seine Erlebnisse aus dem Alltag eines Krankenhauses aufzuschreiben. Saukomisch, erschreckend und herzerweichend zugleich: Kays Tagebücher bringen alles ans Tageslicht, was Sie jemals über den Krankenhausalltag wissen wollten - und auch einiges, was besser im Verborgenen geblieben wäre. Kein Zweifel: Diese Lektüre wird Narben hinterlassen.

Absolut widerlich und urkomisch: das neue Kindersachbuch von Adam Kay! Auf dieser verrückten Entdeckungsreise zurück in die Vergangenheit, erfahren die Kinder Spannendes und unglaublich Widerliches über den menschlichen Körper und die Entwicklung der Medizin: Warum bringen uns manche Infektionen für immer zum Lachen? Warum hackten Frisöre ihren Kunden die Beine ab? Warum transplantierten Ärzte ihren Patienten Frosch-Haut? Über 300 witzige Illustrationen im Buch veranschaulichen spannendes Sachwissen zur Geschichte der Medizin und die kuriosesten Behandlungsmethoden aus vergangenen Zeiten.Das zweite Kinderbuch von Bestseller-Autor Adam Kay!- Absolut widerliche und urkomische Zeitreise durch die grandiose und grauenhafte Geschichte der Medizin- Mit über 300 witzigen Illustrationen - Spannendes Sachwissen zum menschlichen Körper, der Entwicklung der Medizin und absolut kuriosesen Behandlungsmethoden- Für Kinder ab 10 Jahren Für ein witziges und gleichermaßen informatives Kindersachbuch über den menschlichen Körper und die Geschichte der Medizin gibt es wohl keinen besseren Autor als den Briten Kay. Schließlich ist er ausgebildeter Arzt, nebenbei Comedian und außerdem noch der erfolgreichste Sachbuchautor Großbritanniens. In seinem absolut urkomisch illustrierten Sachbuch "Kay's Marvellous Medicine" erklärt der britische Bestseller-Autor Kindern ab zehn Jahren mit viel Humor, was die Medizin im Laufe der Zeit über den menschlichen Körper gelernt hat.Auf kindgerechte Art beschäftigt sich Kay mit zahlreichen kuriosen Fragen, wie zum Beispiel: Warum probierten Ärzte Erbrochenes? Wie konnte man mit einer Waschmaschine, ein paar Dosen Bohnen und alten Würstchen Leben retten? Warum wurde Haarausfall mit Shampoo aus gemahlenen Mäusen und Bärenfett behandelt? Dabei nimmt er die Kinder mit auf eine spannende Zeitreise in die Vergangenheit. Übers Mittelalter bis hin zu den Römern, Griechen und ins alte Ägypten zeigt er die faszinierenden Entwicklungen und unglaublichen Methoden der Medizin auf. Von Herz und Lunge über das Gehirn, Leber und Nieren bis hin zu Haut und den Knochen lässt Kay keinen Bereich des Körpers in seinem humorvollen Kindersachbuch aus. Neben faszinierendem Sachwissen gibt es über 300 witzige Illustrationen und eine Menge verrückter Fakten zu entdecken."Unglaublich witzig - dieses Buch wird die nächste Generation von Medizinern begeistern" - Sunday Express

Now a major BAFTA nominated BBC comedy-drama starring award-winning actor Ben Whishaw. <BR><BR>The multi-million copy bestseller now with an exclusive preface by the author.<BR><BR>Welcome to the life of a junior doctor: 97-hour weeks, life and death decisions, a constant tsunami of bodily fluids, and the hospital parking meter earns more than you.<BR><BR>Scribbled in secret after endless days, sleepless nights and missed weekends, Adam Kay's This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor provides a no-holds-barred account of his time on the NHS front line. Hilarious, horrifying and heartbreaking, this diary is everything you wanted to know - and more than a few things you didn't - about life on and off the hospital ward.<BR><BR>'Painfully funny. The pain and the funniness somehow add up to something entirely good, entirely noble and entirely loveable.' - Stephen Fry<BR><BR>Sunday Times Number One Bestseller for over a year and winner of a record FOUR National Book Awards: Book of the Year, Non-Fiction Book of the Year, New Writer of the Year and Zoe Ball Book Club Book of the Year.<BR><BR>The BBC series was Winner of Best Longform Drama at the The Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards and Best Drama at the Broadcast Awards. Critics' Choice Awards nominee for 'Best Limited Series' and 'Best Actor'.

The hilarious history book for kids, all about the human body, from bestselling, record-breaking author and illustrator Adam Kay and Henry Paker.<BR>The olden days were pretty fun if you liked wearing chainmail or chopping people's heads off.<BR><BR>But there was one TINY LITTLE problem back then . . . doctors didn't have the slightest clue about how our bodies worked.<BR><BR>It's time to delve into history and get some answers to some big questions, like:<BR>- Why did patients gargle with wee?- Why did people used to get paid for farting? (Unfortunately that's no longer a thing - sorry.)- How did a doctor save people's lives using a washing machine, a can of beans and some old sausages?- What was the great stink? (No, it's not what doctors call your bum.)<BR>If you're sure you're ready, then pop a peg on your nose (there was a lot of stinky pus back then), pull on your wellies (there was a lot of poo there too), wash your hands (because they certainly didn't) and explore this gross and gruesome history of the human body!<BR><BR>Praise for Kay's Anatomy:<BR>'An enjoyably gross look at the human body. Hours of gruesome fun guaranteed' - i<BR>'Like listening to a teacher who makes pupils fall about' - Sunday Times<BR>'Totally brilliant!' - Jacqueline Wilson<BR>'Fun and informative' - Malorie Blackman<BR>'Very funny - this exciting book is bound to inspire the next generation of medics' -Sunday Express<BR>