Alex Games

Broschiertes Buch

Kick the Bucket and Swing the Cat

The Complete Balderdash & Piffle Collection of English Words, and Their Curious Origins

Beschreibung

Kick the Bucket and Swing the Cat takes a humorous tour through the fascinating, sometimes tragic, and often surprising history of the English language and its etymology.

Autor

Alex Games wrote the original Balderdash & Piffle which became an instant bestseller on publication in January 2006. He has written for most of the slightly posher newspapers, and in a brief stint as a gadget columnist he was responsible for reviewing some of the most inexpensive items ever to appear in the Financial Times. As well as writing comedy for BBC Radio 1 and 4, Alex has written biographies of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, and Alan Bennett.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Ebury Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 544
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. November 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 200mm x 126mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 364g
• ISBN-13: 9781846076107
• ISBN-10: 1846076102
• Artikelnr.: 24705729