Browse among Dave's latest columns , then try one of his books, below. Dave's books are so uniformely good, I can make no recommendation for a first book. Just find a subject that's interesting to you, and try it. You can get a pretty good idea for the feel of McManus's stories just by looking at the titles. If not, buy McManus for some guy who probably has either done something at least as stupid himself or wished he had.
All books are large, sturdy trade paperbacks unless otherwise noted.
Then there was that guy who wrote all those old plays. Now, there is Adrian Mole. Since then, everyone in my family must have read every Adrian Mole book two or three times over. Even though it only through Adrian's words in his diaries that we learn these truths, Adrian remains oblivious, making the story that much more poignantly funny. I will add more as they again become available.