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The Odyssey of a Word book series featuring Cunt, Wanker and Dickhead with other titles in the background

24 Words.
24 Books.

A dangerously giftable collection of outrageous titles

Real paperback books that look like serious, scholarly library volumes — until you read the title. Each one takes a single notorious swear word and treats it with mock-academic seriousness: proper chapters, footnotes, illustrations and references. They are the gag gift people open, double-take, and then actually read.

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The Big Three

The strongest reactions in the range. Tap any cover to see inside the book and buy on Amazon.

CUNT: The Odyssey of a Word book cover CUNT See inside & buy → DICKHEAD: The Odyssey of a Word book cover DICKHEAD See inside & buy → WANKER: The Odyssey of a Word book cover WANKER See inside & buy →
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Interior of an Odyssey of a Word book lying open to show a real chapter contents page

Yes — they're real books

Not a blank notebook. Not a joke cover wrapped around empty pages. Every title is a genuine paperback with real interior content: contents pages, chapters, footnotes, quotations and illustrations, written completely straight-faced.

That's the whole joke — and the reason people keep them on the shelf instead of binning them after Christmas.

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