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Red Herrings And White Elephants
The Origins of the Phrases We Use Every Day
Av Albert Jack
Inbunden, 2021
135 kr
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'The man with all the answers in Albert Jack' Daily Express'Square meal' 'Load of old codswallop' 'Egg on your face' 'In the limelight'. . .The English language is littered with everyday expressions like these, but have you ever stopped to wonder what they really mean and where they come from?Red …
Pop Goes the Weasel
The Secret Meanings of Nursery Rhymes
Av Albert Jack
Häftad, 2010
155 kr
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In Pop Goes the Weasel, Albert Jack explores the strange and fascinating histories behind the nursery rhymes we thought we knew, showing that their real meanings are far from innocent.Who were Mary Quite Contrary and Georgie Porgie? How could Hey Diddle Diddle offer an essential astronomy lesson? …
Red Herrings & White Elephants
The Origins of the Phrases We Use Every Day
Av Albert Jack
E-bok, 2023
102 kr
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The international bestseller. "Amusing and informative . . . [takes] you on a trip through the most fascinating and richest regions of the English language." —Knutsford Guardian (UK)Mad hatter . . . pie in the sky . . . egg on your face. We use these phrases every day, yet how many of us know what …
Old Dog and Duck
The Secret Meanings of Pub Names
Av Albert Jack
Häftad, 2011
141 kr
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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 …
What Caesar Did For My Salad
The Secret Meanings of our Favourite Dishes
Av Albert Jack
Häftad, 2012
181 kr
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Did you know that the Cornish pasty was invented to protect tin miners from arsenic poisoning, or that the word 'salary' comes from Roman soldiers being paid their wages in salt? Why do we eat goose (or turkey) at Christmas? Is the Scotch egg actually from Scotland and what did some retired …
Phantom Hitchhikers and Decoy Ducks
The strange stories behind the urban legends we can't stop telling each other
Av Albert Jack
E-bok, 2008
74 kr
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'Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. Was Sir Winston Churchill really a Druid? Did Charlie Chaplin lose a lookalike competition? Did The Who's drummer Keith Moon drive his Rolls Royce into a swimming pool? The man with the answers is Albert Jack...' - Daily ExpressFrom Walt Disney's …
Albert Jack's Ten-minute Mysteries
The World's Secrets Explained, from the Real Loch Ness Monster to Who Killed Marilyn Monroe
Av Albert Jack
E-bok, 2007
125 kr
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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 ? …
Pop Goes the Weasel
The Secret Meanings of Nursery Rhymes
Av Albert Jack
E-bok, 2008
105 kr
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Mr Jack has been nimble and he’s been quick, searching through the history of nursery rhymes and he’s found out all kind of plum tales, just like little Jack Horner. He's unearthed the answers to some very curious questions...Who were Mary Quite Contrary and Georgie Porgie? How could Hey Diddle …
Shaggy Dogs and Black Sheep
The Origins of Even More Phrases We Use Every Day
Av Albert Jack
E-bok, 2006
108 kr
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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 …
Old Dog and Duck
The Secret Meanings of Pub Names
Av Albert Jack
E-bok, 2009
79 kr
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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 …
What Caesar Did For My Salad
The Secret Meanings of our Favourite Dishes
Av Albert Jack
E-bok, 2010
79 kr
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Did you know that the Cornish pasty was invented to protect tin miners from arsenic poisoning, or that the word 'salary' comes from Roman soldiers being paid their wages in salt? Why do we eat goose (or turkey) at Christmas? Is the Scotch egg actually from Scotland and what did some retired …
Phantom Hitchhikers and Other Urban Legends: The Strange Stories Behind Tall Tales
Av Albert Jack
Häftad, 2013
340 kr
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Black Sheep and Lame Ducks: The Origins of Even More Phrases We Use Every Day
Av Albert Jack
Häftad, 2010
336 kr
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Pop Goes the Weasel: Pop Goes the Weasel: The Secret Meanings of Nursery Rhymes
Av Albert Jack
Häftad, 2009
385 kr
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Phantom Hitchhikers and Other Urban Legends
The Strange Stories Behind Tall Tales
Av Albert Jack
E-bok, 2013
112 kr
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Have you heard the one about… • Walt Disney’s frozen body? • Coca-Cola owning Santa Claus? • Alligators living in New York City sewers? We all love a good story. But where do the urban legends, conspiracy theories, and old wives’ tales we hear every day really originate? Albert Jack explores the …
American History: Things That Even Your Teachers Didn't Know
Av Albert Jack
E-bok, 2012
28 kr
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Fatima's Secret: The Catholic Church & The Fatima Pilgrimage
Av Albert Jack
E-bok, 2015
37 kr
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Paranormal Mysteries: Real Life Mysteries: Ten Tales of The Paranormal
Av Albert Jack
E-bok
21 kr
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Mysterious World: World Famous Mysteries Solved
Av Albert Jack
E-bok, 2016
19 kr
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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.
Food History & Recipe Origins: The Origins of the Names of the World's Favorite Recipes
Av Albert Jack
E-bok, 2015
19 kr
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Unsolved Mysteries: Real Life Mysteries: Ten Famous Disappearances
Av Albert Jack
E-bok
21 kr
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NWO: Bilderberg Conspiracy and the Future of the West
Av Albert Jack
E-bok, 2015
9 kr
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From the Author of the Internationally Bestselling Books - Red Herrings & White Elephants, What Caesar did for My Salad, Pop Goes the Weasel, They Laughed at Galileo, The Greatest Generation & 9/11 Conspiracy.What do the Rothchilds, the Bilderberg Group and their New World Order have in store for …
Military & Nautical Phrases: Etymology: The Origins of Nautical & Military Phrases
Av Albert Jack
E-bok, 2015
19 kr
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Agatha Christie: The Real-Life Agatha Christie Mystery
Av Albert Jack
E-bok, 2015
19 kr
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From the best-selling author of Red Herrings & White Elephants, Pop Goes the Weasel, They Laughed at Galileo, Mysterious World, New World Order and many more.....The Real-life Agatha Christie Mystery - How did the world's favourite crime writer become involved in a real life mystery of her very own?
Historic Speeches: The Greatest Political Speeches of All Time
Av Albert Jack
E-bok, 2016
28 kr
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A rare and carefully compiled collection of the greatest speeches in modern history. The words that changed the world.
Are Aliens Real? UFO Sightings: Aurora Spaceman: America's First Reported UFO
Av Albert Jack
E-bok, 2015
14 kr
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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, Ten Minute Mysteries: The short story of America's first UFO
Children's Nursery Rhymes: The Dark History & Origins of Kid's Nursery Rhymes
Av Albert Jack
E-bok, 2015
19 kr
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