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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

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    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 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

  • Invention

    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, Ten Minute Mysteries, They Laughed at Galileo and many more.....Hoisted by their own Petard. Ten Inventors who were killed by their creations.This volume is dedicated to all those whose died whilst pursuing the idea that they could make the ... もっと見る

    150 円

  • Albert Jack's Ten Minute Mysteries

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    Albert Jack now turns his attention to the mysteries that have haunted us throughout history."Albert Jack's Ten Minute Mysteries" cleverly combines his research with riveting stories and hilarious observations.All life's most perplexing questions answered: UFOs, Crop Circles and Alien invasions Where is the Mona Lisa? (clue: it's not in the Louvre) Is the Loch Ness Monster really a circus elephant ... もっと見る

    550 円

  • How to Write

    Albert Jack ...
    Over the years I have often been asked, by unpublished writers, how they should go about finding a publisher. I am also often asked the question, 'what should I write about.' And, whilst that is irritating; the chief reason being, 'That's your job,' it is still a good question. (The main thing a writer has to do is to have the idea in the first place.)The answer, of course, is something that other ... もっと見る

    350 円

  • That's Bollocks

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    Albert Jack gathers together all the strangest, sickest, funniest and most unforgettable urban legends and recounts them with his usual deadpan humour.More than just a collection of urban legends, this is also a detective story.Exploring the real events behind conspiracy theories, the exaggerations of history and the assumptions of old wives' tales (and self-help books amongst many, many other ... もっと見る

    350 円

  • Moral Stories for Kids

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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:Inspiring Stories for Children is an experimental book of around a dozen original stories and poems, all for children, and over fifty of the world's favourite nursery rhymes that both children and adults alike should be ... もっと見る

    350 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

  • Your Man in the Orient - Part 1

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    An Englishman lives in Cape Town for ten-years and then, by accident, packs up and moves to Vietnam, having never even been there on holiday.What could possibly go wrong?Extract - When I decided to escape the Hanoi heat for a few days I looked for flights to Sapa, a village in the northern mountains of Vietnam near the Chinese border, but I learned that the only real option was to take one of the ... もっと見る

    150 円

  • Brand Names

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    From the bestselling author of Red Herrings & White Elephants, Pop Goes the Weasel, What Caesar did for my Salad, 9/11 Conspiracy, New World Order and many more...This is a wonderful collection of stories revealing the origins of some of the world’s best-known brand names and how they became a part of our language and the world we live in today.Landislas BiroCharles GoodyearWillis CarrierThe Earl ... もっと見る

    150 円