Rohan Candappa, author of bestselling humour books such as the Little Book of Stress and The Curious Incident of the Weapons of Mass Destruction, is the son of a Sri Lankan father and Burmese mother. He grew up small and round in South London, riding his chopper bike and supporting Leeds United. But every day his mother would conjur delicious meals out of thin air. His father cooked too, with fiery flavourings, black curries and green coriander chutneys. Their home became the focus for family gatherings and feasts of such delicacy and exoticism that you'd never have known Norwood lay outside...

Going to college or university can be a daunting experience. There are so many new experiences to try, so many new responsibilities to handle and so many parent-shocking debts to be accumulated. But all that lies way off in the future... So let's talk abou

Deals with the tricky business of growing old, whilst having fun and annoying your stuffy children. This work includes useful tips on where best to leave the donkey sanctuary brochures, having told your offspring that you're rewriting your will; knitting patterns for peek-a-boo thermals; and joy riding techniques for the over 60s.

This is a series of dispatches from the frontline of childhood. The reader is given an insight into the world of a one year old, a world where you're left in the charge of totally inept parents, where everything is the wrong height and where nobody understands a word you say.