A Selection of Smithereens: Penguin Special

Feel that War and Peace went on a bit? Wish there were more laughs in Catcher in the Rye? Then A Selection of Smithereens is for you. These pieces from one of Australia's funniest men (no, not John Clarke) feature the Borgias, Winston Churchill and the history behind cornflakes – and so much more...

Shaun Micallef is something of a Renaissance man. Bad teeth, appalling personal hygiene and a life expectancy of thirty-three are just three of the qualities that make him so. He lives in Surrey with his wife, three children and a puma. Motto: 'When you start quoting yourself, it's time to stop w...