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  • Diary of a 1st & 6th Airborne Paratrooper (1940-1950) : The Greatest Generation

    de Albert Jack ...
    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 ... Leer más

    $34 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Short Stories for Kids: Children’s Stories: Reading for Children

    de Albert Jack ...
    Great short stories for children (7-11 age group) Examples;All Year RoundWinter saw spring coming along he groaned and moaned. 'When you arrive,' he said, 'everybody becomes more cheerful and want to leave me and run to you. All the children jump on their bicycles and go out to play games.The flowers all start to appear and the trees grow big green leaves. Everybody smiles when they see you coming ... Leer más

    $26 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Red Herrings And White Elephants

    The Origins of the Phrases We Use Every Day

    de Albert Jack ...
    Have you ever wondered what phrases such as 'square meal', 'load of old codswallop', 'egg on your face' or 'in the limelight' mean? Where do they come from? Have you ever taken a moment to wonder what we say actually means? The origins of hundreds of common phrases are explained in this irreverent journey through the most fascinating and richest regions of the English language. In a book that ... Leer más

    $89 MXN

  • Shaggy Dogs and Black Sheep

    de Albert Jack ...
    Albert Jack's Shaggy Dogs and Black Sheep is a compulsively readable, highly enlightening look at the phrases we use all the time but rarely consider.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 ... Leer más

    $69 MXN

  • British Myths & Legends: Good Short Stories: Legends that made Britain Great

    de Albert Jack ...
    A wonderful collection of short stories recalling some of the popular British legends and heroes who, once upon a time, made Britain great.Including;The Story of AlbionThe Rising SunBritanniaThe Beast of Bodmin MoorThe Green ManThe Ghost of Newstead AbbeyLord NelsonAdmiral CollingwoodAdmiral DuncanAdmiral VernonThe Three LionsRobin HoodDick TurpinCaptain Kiddand many more....<... ... Leer más

    $17 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Real-Life Agatha Christie Mystery

    de Albert Jack ...
    From the best-selling author of Red Herrings & White Elephants, Shaggy Dogs, Pop Goes the Weasel, Mysterious World and many more.....The Real-life Agatha Christie MysteryHow did the world’s favourite crime writer become involved in a mystery of her very own?Agatha Miller was born in 1890, the youngest child of a wealthy American businessman. But after her father contracted double pneumonia, he was ... Leer más

    $17 MXN

  • Robert Kennedy: JFK: The Death of Marilyn Monroe: Who Didn't Kill Them

    de Albert Jack ...
    Robert Kennedy, JFK and the Death of Marilyn Monroe.Who Didn't Kill Them?For five decades the world has been told that the killers of John F Kennedy and his brother Bobby were either already dead or languishing in prison.Lee Harvey Oswald was shot the day after the assassination but the Warren Commission, set up to investigate the brutal murder of the President, insists that he did. And that he ... Leer más

    $26 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Children's Nursery Rhymes: The Dark History & Origins of Kid's Nursery Rhymes

    de Albert Jack ...
    Extract;Humpty DumptyHumpty Dumpty sat on the wall,Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;All the king's horses and all the king's menCouldn't put Humpty together again.The real Humpty Dumpty was a powerful cannon used by the Royalist forces during the English Civil War of 1642 to 1651. Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lisle led the king's men and overpowered the Parliament stronghold of Colchester early ... Leer más

    $34 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Blue Moons and Black Markets

    The Origins Of Even More Phrases We Use Every Day

    de Albert Jack ...
    From the internationally best selling author of Red Herrings and White Elephants, Pop Goes the Weasel and What Caesar Did for my Salad.Why 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 Blue Moons ... Leer más

    $57 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Are Aliens Real?

    de 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:**The Famous Aurora Spaceship MysteryDid a UFO really crash in a small town in Texas over a century ago?**When it comes to spaceships and and little green men from Mars, most people's thoughts turn to the notorious events at ... Leer más

    $17 MXN

  • Urban Myths & Legends

    de Albert Jack ...
    From the bestselling author of Red Herrings & White Elephants, Shaggy Dogs, Pop Goes the Weasel, What Caesar did for My Salad and many more....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 ... Leer más

    $17 MXN

  • The Old Dog and Duck

    The Secret Meanings of Pub Names

    de Albert Jack ...
    This is a book for everyone who has ever wondered why pubs should be called The Cross Keys, The Dew Drop Inn or The Hope and Anchor. You'll be glad to know that there are very good - strange and memorable - reasons behind them all.After much research about (and in) pubs, Albert Jack brings together the stories behind pub names to reveal how they offer fascinating and subversive insights on our ... Leer más

    $167 MXN