Sorry, I'm British!: An Insider's Guide to Britain from A to Z [Idioma Inglés] - Hardcover

Crystal, Ben; Russ, Adam

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ISBN 10: 1851687769 ISBN 13: 9781851687763

Verlag: Oneworld Publications, 2010

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'Full of strange facts, clever insights and amusing observations and adds up to a surprisingly comprehensive summary of what it means to be British. Along the way you will also learn that a pitbull shot by police marksmen in Mitcham in 2008 had been named Asbo by its owner, and that it's illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament or eat a mince pie on Christmas Day. What places this above similar books on the subject is its lack of rancour and rage: indeed, it s every bit as restrained in tone as we like to think we are. And throughout there's a delightful, quiet wit that yearns to be quoted.' --Daily Mail

'An entertaining combination of wry comments and fond observations. Very handy for Brits and non-Brits alike.' --David Else, author of the Lonely Planet Guide to Great Britain

'Light-hearted, informative, and highly readable. Ed McLachlan's hilarious cartoons complement the text perfectly.' --Jonathan Crowther, author of the Oxford Guide to British and American Culture

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Explore the oddities of the British psyche with this informative and witty illustrated guide. For a nation that loves to laugh at themselves, this is the perfect companion when wandering lonely through the clouds of British behaviour. From small-talk to superiority, from the famous stiff upper lip to hooliganism, from cricket to condiments, and curry to class, this book will take you through the sometimes sarcastic, often poetic, generally polite, never boastful but universally proud realm of all that's British - its culture, its institutions and its people.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

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• Verlag: Oneworld Publications
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1851687769
• ISBN 13: 9781851687763
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224
• Zeichner: McLachlan Ed