In this, the follow-up to the critically acclaimed first volume of quotations about our national sport, Kenny MacDonald delves once more into Scotland's sweaty, smelly football dressing-rooms and emerges with a batch of statements which are profond, amusing, acerbic and sometimes plain bizarre.
Arguably America's most popular poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a celebrity in his day, and his books consistently sold tens of thousands of copiesfar more than any American poet before, or since.
Become a dazzling wit or enjoy a good laugh with this entertaining collection of humorous quotations, carefully handpicked and edited by writer and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth.
Calm for your Soul: 365 Days of Spiritual Tranquillity is a collection of spiritual and inspiring writing providing hope and comfort for every single day of the year.
For anyone in need of a pithy one-liner, a harrowing phrase, or a jaunty quip for their next story or role-playing game, this collection of fantasy artwork and phrases will be the ultimate resource for fun and creativity.
Following the success of 'You Look Awfully Like the Queen', this is a second anthology of hilarious and touching royal anecdotes, collected by Thomas Blaikie.
Dolly Parton ist 60 Jahre nach ihrem Karrierestart KultMit Witz, Charme, falschen Fingernägeln und einzigartigem musikalischem Gespür hat es Dolly Parton vom Hinterland in Tennessee auf die großen Bühnen der Welt geschafft.
Unravel the meaning, origin, and usage of over 6,000 phrases from book and film titles, idioms and cliches, to nicknames, slogans and quotations with this modern and entertaining guide to wonderful phrases by one of the world's best-known wordsmiths.
An entertaining and effervescent history of the English Premier League told through the words and quotations of its players, managers, their contemporaries and the media.
Following on from the hilarious collection of typos, gaffes and howlers in Portico's A Steroid Hit the Earth, comes Wrotten English - a fabulously funny collection of literary blunders from classic, and not-so classic, works of literature.
An entertaining and effervescent history of the English Premier League told through the words and quotations of its players, managers, their contemporaries and the media.
The author of the international bestsellers Watching the Tree and Falling Leaves has always been fascinated by proverbs and their importance and use in China.
The ebook edition of the Collins Dictionary of Curious Phrases is an updated and revised version of Leslie Dunkling's classic work on curious and baffling phrases.
