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  • Shaggy Dogs and Black Sheep

    The Origins of Even More Phrases We Use Every Day

    Albert Jack ...
    The English language is crammed with colourful phrases and sayings that we use without thinking every day. It's only when we're asked who smart Alec or Holy Moly were, where feeling in the pink or once in a blue moon come from, or even what letting the cat out of the bag really means that we realize that there's far more to English than we might have thought.Luckily enough, we now have Albert Jack ... もっと見る

    1,669 円

  • Black Sheep and Lame Ducks

    The Origins of Even More Phrases We Use Every Day

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    The fun and fascinating follow-up to the international bestseller Red Herrings and White ElephantsWhy do people put their "skeletons in a closet," "have a hunch," "get the cold shoulder," "get dressed up to the nines," or "call a spade a spade?" These phrases are used every day, yet most people have little or no idea where most of them come from. In Black Sheep and Lame Ducks, Albert Jack takes ... もっと見る

    1,577 円

  • Was Walt Disney Frozen?: Famous Urban Myths: And Other Legends

    Albert Jack ...
    IntroductionThe subject of urban myths and legends is one I have been interested in for a couple of years now. It occurred to me, one day at lunch with friends on the Isle of Dogs, that many long rambling conversations (and ours are certainly long and always rambling) will include a tall tale or two.One person will then be reminded of a story he or she once heard which is then presented as near or ... もっと見る

    150 円

  • The Jam: Sounds From The Street

    Albert Jack ...
    FOREWORDPlenty has been written about The Jam over the years, some of it has been true, and some of it I didn't recognise at all when I read it. When Albert told me earlier in the summer he was going to write a biography of the band I was surprised as I didn't think there was much more to add to what has already been written. But in this case he seems to have found plenty more, some of it I had ... もっと見る

    550 円

  • Mysterious World

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    From the best-selling author of Red Herrings & White Elephants, Pop Goes the Weasel, What Caesar did for my Salad & They Laughed at Galileo.Albert Jack's Mysterious World is a collection of the world's most famous and puzzling mysteries.What really happened to the Mary Celeste?Who killed Marilyn Monroe?Where is Bigfoot?Could Aliens really exist?From crop circles to the Scottish lighthouse keepers ... もっと見る

    550 円

  • Famous Mysteries

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    From the Author of the Internationally Bestselling Books - Red Herrings & White Elephants, What Caesar did for My Salad, Shaggy Dogs, Pop Goes the Weasel, They Laughed at Galileo:We all love a good mystery, don't we? And by all, I mean each and every one of us are, or will be, captivated at one time or another by a decent, real-life mystery; either one of the world's best, or something on a ... もっと見る

    350 円

  • They Laughed at Galileo:

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    **From the bestselling author of Red Herrings and White Elephants, Pop Goes the Weasel and What Caesar did for My Salad.A humorous account of great inventors and their critics who predicted failure.**They Laughed at Galileo takes a humorous and reflective look at one thousand years of the development of humankind: those who dreamt, those who taught, those who opposed, and those who, ultimately, ... もっと見る

    450 円

  • Money For Old Rope - Part Two

    Albert Jack ...
    From the Author of the Internationally Bestselling Books - Red Herrings & White Elephants, What Caesar did for My Salad, Shaggy Dogs, Pop Goes the Weasel, They Laughed at Galileo:Money for Old Rope - Part 2 is the second 'best of' collection of best-selling books that reveal the origins and history of just about everything we can think of. In fact, as one wise man suggested, it is the history of ... もっと見る

    450 円

  • The Greatest Generation

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    The Greatest Generation is the first hand account of an English soldier who began his army career with the Long Range Desert Group in 1940, raided with David's Sterling's Special Air Service, volunteered for the 1st Airborne Division and took part in their first ever jump.He then transferred to the 6th Airborne in 1943 and with them he dropped at Pegasus Bridge, battled the Bulge, jumped the Rhine ... もっと見る

    450 円

  • Crop Circles

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    From the best selling author of Red Herrings & White Elephants, Pop Goes the Weasel, Ten Minute Mysteries and many more...Who Really Makes Crop Circles?Strange formations in fields of wheat and other crops have been appearing since the 1970s. Are they made by aliens parking their spaceships, or is the explanation rather more down to earth?Of all the subjects I’ve explored for this series, the one ... もっと見る

    150 円

  • Pop Goes the Weasel

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    From the international bestselling author of Red Herrings and White Elephants--a curious guide to the hidden histories of classic nursery rhymes.Who was Mary Quite Contrary, or Georgie Porgie? How could Hey Diddle Diddle offer an essential astronomy lesson?Do Jack and Jill actually represent the execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette? And if Ring Around the Rosie isn't about the plague, then ... もっと見る

    550 円

  • Mysterious World: World Famous Mysteries Solved

    Albert Jack ...
    From the best-selling author of Red Herrings & White Elephants, Pop Goes the Weasel, What Caesar did for my Salad & They Laughed at Galileo.Albert Jack's Mysterious World is a collection of the world's most famous and puzzling mysteries.What really happened to the Mary Celeste?Who killed Marilyn Monroe?Where is Bigfoot?Could Aliens really exist?From crop circles to the Scottish lighthouse keepers ... もっと見る

    300 円