Mr Philip Gooden: 3 books
by Peter Lewis, Mr Philip Gooden
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
Idiomantics is a unique exploration of the world of idiomatic phrases. The very etymology of the word 'idiom' reveals what's so endlessly fascinating about the wide range of colourful phrases we use in everyday speech: their peculiarity. They're peculiar both in the sense of being particular or unique...
The Word at War
World War Two in 100 Phrases
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
War words have embedded themselves in our collective psyche; British politicians are fond of invoking the 'Dunkirk spirit' whenever the country is faced with major crisis or even minor adversity, and Roosevelt's famous description of Pearl Harbor as 'a date which will live in infamy' was echoed by...
Skyscrapers, Hemlines and the Eddie Murphy Rule
Life's Hidden Laws, Rules and Theories
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
What is the shade of difference between Sod's Law and Murphy's Law? What is the Helsinki Bus Station Theory? What part do the McNaughton Rules and the Miranda Law play in criminal justice?
Plenty of books claim to tell you how to succeed in life, love or business with infallible sets of guidelines...