365 Reasons To Be Proud To Be British is a year-long scenic route of jollyness taking in the quirky events, inventions, traditions, people, places and characters that make Great Britain a nation worth celebrating every day of the year.
This carefully crafted ebook: "Knickerbocker's History of New York, From the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty (Classic Unabridged Edition)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
A nostalgic A-Z of the most special and well-remembered 60s, 70s and 80s cars, with stylish illustrations accompanied by warm, humorous personal memories.
The legendary band leader and jazz trumpeter, broadcaster and humorist looks back at his extraordinarily rich and varied life and the many colourful characters he has known and played with - from Duke Ellington to Louis Armstrong.
'The most eccentric golf book ever' Sports and Leisure MagazineGolf's Strangest Rounds is an absorbing collection of bizarre tales from the lengthy annals of the sport's history.
365 Reasons To Be Proud To Be Scottish is a year-long scenic route of jollyness taking in the quirky events, inventions, traditions, people, places and characters that make Scotland a country worth celebrating every day of the year.
The hilarious adventures of Harry the Polis, the self-appointed Chief Constable of funny stories, continue with the publication of his ninth book, "e;It Wisnae Me.
This enthralling collection of weird and wonderful tales from the world of theatre includes such unusual stories as the legendary ghost of Drury Lane, how an actor can exorcise the curse of Macbeth, and the well-known theatre manager who fried bacon and eggs in the Royal Box to feed her starving cast at the interval.
p>It's a well-observed fact that human beings (well, men) can be a grumpy old bunch, always choosing to see that infamous metaphorical glass as constantly half empty rather than half full.
This fascinating collection of entertaining stories from the seven seas reveals unusual and bizarre sailing trips, vessels and characters, and recounts perilous journeys in freak weather and other legendary tales.
The 19th-century MP John Burns described the Thames as 'liquid history' and ever since the Romans founded Londinium in 43 AD, the river has played a key cultural and economic, political and social role in the history of England.
Reine Frauensache - die Kolumnen der BestsellerautorinDer zweite Band mit humorvollen Geschichten über den ganz normalen Alltag und die Problemzonen des Lebens.
Mad old colonels who took their trousers off before going elephant hunting, women poachers with terriers sewn into their underskirts, duck shooters chasing their quarry in helicopters - here they all in their vast and until now, long forgotten, eccentricity.
Bigly is an hilarious compilation of memorable quotes from President Donald Trump, arranged as poetry that will have the president's fiercest supporters and harshest critics asking the same question: Can a president appoint himself Poet Laureate?
Blake is a loveable mongrel just trying to lead a happy life; he loves his owner, fiercely defends his territory against interlopers (including the owners new lady friend and her cat), does his best to avoid the frequently threatened neutering and spends a lot of his time either scooting across the carpet or chasing local tail.
The Merry Wives of Windsor or Sir John Falstaff and the Merry Wives of Windsor - William Shakespeare - The Merry Wives of Windsor or Sir John Falstaff and the Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare first published in 1602, though believed to have been written in or before 1597.
In Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 'An Unpleasant Predicament,' the reader is brought into the intricate web of a psychological drama that explores the depths of human nature and morality.
Wilhelm Buschs Buch 'Der Schmetterling (Illustriert)' ist eine Sammlung von Geschichten und Gedichten, die den Leser in eine Welt voller Fantasie und Humor entführen.
Otto Julius Bierbaums Buch 'Die Freiersfahrten und Freiersmeinungen des weiberfeindlichen Herrn Pankrazius Graunzer' ist eine satirische Abhandlung über die Abenteuer und Ansichten eines frauenfeindlichen Gentleman.
Ambrose Bierce's 'The Devil's Dictionary' is a satirical lexicon that critiques the hypocrisy and absurdity of society through cleverly redefined terms.
In 'Jozef Filsers Briefwexel' von Ludwig Thoma handelt es sich um eine humorvolle und scharfsinnige Satire, die als Sammlung von Briefen zwischen verschiedenen Charakteren dargestellt wird.
In seinem Werk 'Der Moderne Knigge' präsentiert der Autor Julius Stettenheim eine satirische Darstellung der Etikette und gesellschaftlichen Normen des 19.
