WARNING: Do not read this book in a groovy café. When you suddenly snort with laughter, caffe latte could come out of your nose.

No one's got a wickeder eye for the absurdities of contemporary culture than Kaz Cooke. In Living with Crazy Buttocks she sets her sights on Barbie, NASA, celebrities, firemen (phwoaarr!), archbishops, cosmetic surgery, Internet gurus, The Bill and Ben-Hur. She even takes a long, hard look at Ricky Martin's bottom, not to mention Barbara Cartland's beauty secrets.

Discover how to find your Inner Bloke, wear a colander correctly, see the romance in a dim sim, and keep your dignity when you're dumped by a married man (call him Mr Poophead). Thrill to the gripping soapie Casino! ("Look out! That iceberg has a gun!"). Get your gardening tips from Ivy, the pesticide-addled expert ("Gardening: it's just poetry with rubber gloves on"). And go far, far into the lurid heart of modern excess with the feral, fearless and fabulously funny Kaz Cooke.