Download or read book Peas Queues written by Sandi Toksvig and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2013-10-03 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you get rid of unwanted guests? What do you do if there's a racket in the quiet carriage? How should you eat peas, and behave in queues? How to behave, like how to punctuate, is an aspect of life that many are no longer taught - and getting it wrong is the stuff of comedy at best and humiliation at worst. Thankfully, Sandi Toksvig has come to the rescue with her entertaining guide to modern manners,with tips on what to do whether you're talking to a bore, or forgot their name in the first place. (Just call them 'darling'.) The award-winning Radio 4 broadcaster and writer offers guidance on the social pitfalls of every phase of life, from christenings to condolence letters. With characteristic wit and perceptiveness, and revealing the trickiest of her encounters along the way, she highlights decency rather than convention and provides an essential guide to twenty-first century behaviour. Now this down-to-earth, hilarious guide is available in perfect pocket-sized paperback size.
Download or read book The Tricky Art of Co Existing written by Sandi Toksvig and published by The Experiment. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “If you do it right, being a grown-up is just like being a kid . . . but without people telling you off.” No one learns “etiquette” anymore (except by embarrassing trial and error). But manners are more than a dusty tradition: Done right, they make life easier—for everyone! That’s why Sandi Toksvig highlights decency rather than convention in this entertaining guide, with: Spot-On Advice: “Remember—you don’t have to answer the phone, so don’t do it if you don’t have time to be polite.” Fascinating Trivia: “It is very rude to clear the plate of someone who hasn’t finished. In fact, the Romans believed doing so would bring about the diner’s sudden death.” And Her Characteristic Wit: “Focusing on the people you share a meal with is both a pleasure and a necessity. Get to know your family members; you might even like them.” Be the most decently behaved person in the room, and the most interesting: Master The Tricky Art of Co-Existing!
Download or read book DOGMATIC written by Gerry Burke and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2023-09-22 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short Stories Every morning I take my constitutional along the beach path in the suburb where I live. The early risers are already there with their dogs, every conceivable breed. All of the canines have a story to tell, so I thought I might like to speak out on their behalf. You will be surprised with the extent and nature of their adventures. In fact, these humorous dog tales are unbelievable. We already laud our heroes in the form of Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, and Snoopy. I hope these captivating stories will now shine a light on the likes of Baloo, Atticus, and William, the Wet Nose Wonder. In the meantime, give your dog a bone.
Download or read book The Gastronomic Regenerator written by Alexis Soyer and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Northerners, Southerners, generals, couriers, dreaming boys, and worried sisters describe the glory, the horror, the thrill, and the disillusionment of the first battle of the Civil War.
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Download or read book The Gastronomic Regenerator a Simplified and Entirely New System of Cookery with Nearly Two Thousand Practical Receipts Suited to the Income of All Classes written by Alexis SOYER and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Complete System of French Domestic Cookery Formed Upon Principles of Economy and Adapted to the Use of Families of Moderate Fortune written by Antoine B. Beauvilliers and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Art of French Cookery written by Antoine B. Beauvilliers and published by . This book was released on 1824 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Queen of the Black Black written by Megan Kelso and published by Fantagraphics Books. This book was released on 2011-07-13 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Megan Kelso was a classic DIY cartoonist/publisher, who crafted and self-published her popular minicomic Girlhero from 1991 to 1996. Queen of the Black Black, which collects these early Girlhero strips (as well as a few from other sources) and was originally published in a limited edition twelve years ago (now long out of print), provides an engrossing chronicle of an ambitious young cartoonist carefully developing her own unique style and approach. In this volume, Kelso scrutinizes bicycle messengers, venereal diseases, infidelity, unwanted pregnancies, temporary work assignments, family reunions, and classroom daydreams in subtle and unexpected manners, setting herself technical challenges such as depicting music in comics (the virtuoso “The Daddy Mask,” with its sensuous gray swirls of sound on the page), integrating lettering into artwork in creative ways, and generally working her way toward what would become her mature style. The title story, “Queen of the Black Black,” rendered in lush gray tones, explores the fraught relationship between the aging, demanding queen of a fairy-tale realm and a hornblower whom she takes under her wing.
Download or read book That s The Way It Crumbles written by Matthew Engel and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2017-06-08 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are we tired of hearing that fall is a season, sick of being offered fries and told about the latest movie? Yeah. Have we noticed the sly interpolation of Americanisms into our everyday speech? You betcha. And are we outraged? Hell, yes. But do we do anything? Too much hassle. Until now. In That's The Way It Crumbles Matthew Engel presents a call to arms against the linguistic impoverishment that happens when one language dominates another. With dismay and wry amusement, he traces the American invasion of our language from the early days of the New World, via the influence of Edison, the dance hall and the talkies, right up to the Apple and Microsoft-dominated present day, and explores the fate of other languages trying to fend off linguistic takeover bids. It is not the Americans' fault, more the result of their talent for innovation and our own indifference. He explains how America's cultural supremacy affects British gestures, celebrations and way of life, and how every paragraph and conversation includes words the British no longer even think of as Americanisms. Part battle cry, part love song, part elegy, this book celebrates the strange, the banal, the precious and the endangered parts of our uncommon common language.
Download or read book The Laws of Plato written by Plato and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-06-27 with total page 681 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A two-volume 1921 edition of Plato's last dialogue, comprising a short introduction, the Greek text, analyses and extensive notes.
Download or read book 1Q84 written by Haruki Murakami and published by Bond Street Books. This book was released on 2011-10-25 with total page 1342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long-awaited magnum opus from Haruki Murakami, in which this revered and bestselling author gives us his hypnotically addictive, mind-bending ode to George Orwell's 1984. The year is 1984. Aomame is riding in a taxi on the expressway, in a hurry to carry out an assignment. Her work is not the kind that can be discussed in public. When they get tied up in traffic, the taxi driver suggests a bizarre 'proposal' to her. Having no other choice she agrees, but as a result of her actions she starts to feel as though she is gradually becoming detached from the real world. She has been on a top secret mission, and her next job leads her to encounter the superhuman founder of a religious cult. Meanwhile, Tengo is leading a nondescript life but wishes to become a writer. He inadvertently becomes involved in a strange disturbance that develops over a literary prize. While Aomame and Tengo impact on each other in various ways, at times by accident and at times intentionally, they come closer and closer to meeting. Eventually the two of them notice that they are indispensable to each other. Is it possible for them to ever meet in the real world?
Download or read book The Man in the Queue Musaicum Vintage Mysteries written by Josephine Tey and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A festive atmosphere envelops the line of people waiting for one of the last showings of a popular London musical comedy. Excitement is so big, and crowd is so large that people are being carried rather than walking. As the line eventually reaches the box office one man drops on his knees and slowly spreads on the floor. People jump to help, thinking he had fainted, but get horrified when they see a knife stuck in his back. There are so many witnesses, but nobody saw anything and nobody can tell when it happened as the man has been held upright for a while, carried by the moving crowd. Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard is summoned to investigate the case. Known for his wit and guile Inspector Grant will have to deal with a lot of false leads and clues, which will take him all the way to Scotland, in order to solve this mysterious murder case.
Download or read book The Man in the Queue written by Josephine Tey and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-11 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Josephine Tey's 'The Man in the Queue', the readers are taken on a thrilling journey filled with suspense and mystery. The book is a classic detective novel set in London, where a man is found murdered in a long queue outside a theater. Tey's writing style is both engaging and descriptive, immersing the readers in the various twists and turns of the investigation. The book showcases Tey's keen eye for detail and her ability to create intricate plotlines that keep the audience guessing until the very end. Set in the 1920s, 'The Man in the Queue' is a testament to Tey's talent as a writer and her contribution to the mystery genre. Fans of classic detective fiction will find this book to be a satisfying and compelling read that will keep them on the edge of their seats until the final reveal.
Download or read book Electric Railways and Tramways Their Construction and Operation written by Philip Dawson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-06-27 with total page 755 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This highly illustrated 1897 handbook by a leading electrical engineer offers unique insights into the earliest days of electric locomotion.
