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  • Tutenkhamen's Tracksuit

    The History Of Sport In 100ish Objects

    by Alan Tyers, Beach ...
    The optician's prescription for the 1966 World Cup Russian linesman.A news report of an ear-biting scandal in the Roman gladiatorial arena.An advert for Roger Bannister's four-minute egg timer.Andrew Flintoff's bar bill from the 2005 Ashes celebrations.Tutenkhamen's Tracksuit ransacks the dusty lockers and forgotten corners of the world's dressing-rooms to present a unique collection o... ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Gin & Juice

    The Victorian Guide to Parenting

    by Alan Tyers, Beach ...
    Learn the importance of routine from Gertrude Fjörd-Mettöd, how to Have It All from Queen Victoria (mother of seventeen and Empress of India), how to tell which twin is the Good One and which the Evil, how to turn a Bad Seed into a Good Egg, how to take your charge from Infancy to Infantry (3-21), and of course all about the Medicinal benefits of Gin and Tobacco.Liberally sprinkled with ... Read more

    $9.49 USD

  • Who Moved My Stilton?

    The Victorian Guide to Getting Ahead in Business

    by Alan Tyers, Beach ...
    Follow in the footsteps of the world's first capitalists and discover the original secrets of business success. Learn how to awaken your inner industrialist and build a commercial empire that will stand the test of time.Forged in the white heat of the industrial revolution, Who Moved My Stilton? reveals the practical skills that every modern professional needs to get aheadin the workplace, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • CrickiLeaks

    The Secret Ashes Diaries

    by Alan Tyers, Beach ...
    Cricket's greatest legends. Sport's fiercestrivalry. Wisden's fakest diaries.CrickiLeaks charges headlong onto the players' balcony and imagines 40cricketing diaries of rare wit and invention, along with the illustrated bookcovers they might have inspired.Featuring spoof journal entries drawn from throughout Ashes history,CrickiLeaks reveals for the first time the innermost thoughts of the ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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  • Debrett's New Guide to Etiquette & Modern Manners

    The Indispensable Handbook

    by John Morgan ...
    The refinement of the past meets the pragmatism of the present in this sparkling portrayal of modern etiquette.In an era where traditional norms are often sidelined, Debrett's New Guide to Etiquette and Modern Manners emerges as a beacon of hope, tactfully intertwining the timeless elegance of decorum with a modern twist to fit the intricacies of the twenty-first century.From the simplicity of ... Read more

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  • The Angry Island

    Hunting the English

    by A.A. Gill ...
    Think of England, and anger hardly springs to mind as its primary national characteristic. Yet in The Angry Island, A. A. Gill argues that, in fact, it is plain old fury that is the wellspring for England's accomplishments.The default setting of England is anger. The English are naturally, congenitally, collectively and singularly livid much of the time. They're incensed, incandescent, splenetic, ... Read more

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  • Myles Away From Dublin

    by Flann O'Brien ...
    Flann O'Brien (Brian O'Nolan, aka Myles na Gopaleen) adopted not only a new name (George Knowall) for these rarely seen pieces, but also a new persona. Writing his column 'Bones of Contention' for the Nationalist and Leinster Times, he took on the character of the quizzical and enquiring humorist who might be found in a respectable public house in Carlow: erudite, urbane and informative, he is the ... Read more

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    by Agatha Christie ...
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  • Modern Manners

    The Essential Guide to Correct Behaviour and Etiquette

    by Philip Howard ...
    For many years Philip Howard has delighted Times readers with his wildly popular 'Modern Times' column, answering questions on contemporary etiquette and acting as confidant and gleeful guide to those attempting to avoid the pitfalls and perils of modern life. Now, drawing on that wealth of wisdom, he offers solutions to modern-day mysteries and solves all manner of social dilemmas. From sartorial ... Read more

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  • Travelling to Infinity

    My life with Stephen

    by Jane Hawking ...
    Professor Stephen Hawking is one of the most famous and remarkable scientists of our age and author of the scientific bestseller "A Brief History of Time", which sold over 25 million copies across the world and will be adapted as a children's book in the Autumn of next year. In this compelling memoir his first wife, Jane Hawking, relates the inside story of their extraordinary marriage. As Stephen ... Read more

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