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London's Strangest Tales
Price:£6.99Following in the bestselling steps of theStrangest... series, London is now given the Strangest treatment. This fascinating volume is packed with amazing things you didn't know about the capital, such as the fact that it's still forbidden to run, carry an umbrella or whistle in Burlington Arcade. Learn More -
Law's Strangest Cases
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Despite how unbelievable the stories locked up within may seem, Law’s Strangest Cases promises to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth when it comes to the weird and ludicrous cases of bonkers litigation. Award-winning author Peter Seddon gives life to over five centuries of legal calamities that would turn any sober judge to drinking.
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Classical Music's Strangest Concerts and Characters
Price:£6.99Extracted from five hundred years of musical history, this is a fascinating collection of stories about classical music's most unusual concerts and characters. Learn More -
What is a Loose-head?
Price:£6.99The laws of the game are made simple - for players, referees, coaches and spectators. This is a book packed full of useful information and advice on how the modern game is played and how it all began. Learn More -
The Dictionary of Bullshit
Price:£7.99Without language, we cannot think. Most of us wouldn't have a problem with that because these days nobody has a problem. We have issues, possibly opportunities. If we are unlucky, we may face challenges. Learn More -
Sailing's Strangest Moments
Price:£6.99This 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, meetings with pirates and sea monsters, and other legendary tales.
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The Law of the Office
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Working in an office can be dull. The start time is always the same, you can set your clock by the tea trolley, lunch has a plastic taste to it and the last hour before knocking-off time is by far the longest of the day. Yet for the thousands of us locked into these administrative zoos it's a reality that can test the senses. Learn More -
More Classic Classroom Clangers
Price:£6.99'Classic Classroom Clangers' is a hilarious collection of hundreds of true, side-splitting anecdotes from the world of education.There are the bloopers made by pupils in exams:'The first thing a doctor has to do when a baby is born is to cut the biblical cord.'And the gaffes of teachers:'Whenever I open my mouth some fool speaks. Learn More -
Theatre's Strangest Acts
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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. Learn More -
Classic Showbiz Clangers
Price:£6.99Showbiz might not be the second oldest profession, but it's not far off. Ever since Nero fiddled while Rome burned and Salome demanded so outrageous a fee for dropping her veils that she ended up with the worst notice in history, the human instinct to get up and perform has produced a pleasing mountain of ill-timed gaffes. Learn More
