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Teachers' Strangest Tales

Iain Spragg
Teachers Strangest Tales Book PDF

Author : Iain Spragg
Publisher : Portico
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781911042594

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Teachers' Strangest Tales by Iain Spragg Pdf

A hilarious assortment of the weirdest and wackiest tales ever to come out of the classroom – and they’re all true. Featuring the flamboyant swimming teacher who spent his spare time fighting bears, the story of how a fight with his teacher paved the way for Al Capone’s infamous crime empire, and the bizarre tale of the American teacher who sued her own pupils for not paying attention in her lesson, this book is a real education. An ideal end-of-year teacher gift, this fascinating book is also a must-read for anyone who’s ever been to school. So stop talking at the back, pay attention and start reading! Word count: 45,000

Railways' Strangest Tales

Tom Quinn
Railways Strangest Tales Book PDF

Author : Tom Quinn
Publisher : Portico
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781911042976

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Railways' Strangest Tales by Tom Quinn Pdf

A fascinating collection of bizarre but true stories from nearly 200 years of railway history. Right from the very start, when George Stephenson’s famous Rocket knocked over and killed a government minister at the opening of the Liverpool to Manchester line in 1830, the world’s railways have given rise to plenty of intriguing stories. In this fascinating book, revised and updated with a new selection of tales, railway buff Tom Quinn explores the more bizarre side of train travel, featuring weird weather conditions, audacious robberies, hair-raising accidents, vanishing passengers, an infestation of maggots and a mysterious missing mummy. From the dawn of rail travel, when speeds of 15mph were considered dangerous to health and people mistook engines for fire-breathing demons, through the Victorian heyday of royal trains and seaside specials to today’s more prosaic leaves on the line, this whistlestop tour through railways’ long and storied history is the perfect gift for armchair travellers, history fans and trainspotters. Word count: 60,000

Royalty's Strangest Tales

Geoff Tibballs
Royalty s Strangest Tales Book PDF

Author : Geoff Tibballs
Publisher : Portico
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781911042945

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Royalty's Strangest Tales by Geoff Tibballs Pdf

A rollicking collection of stories featuring the craziest, daftest and most outrageous monarchs the world has ever known. Packed with royal stories from 2,000 years of history, from the immortality-obsessed first Emperor of China to the master of tact and diplomacy, Prince Philip, this book will leave the reader fascinated, entertained and occasionally appalled. We’ll meet all sorts of colourful royal characters, including the Roman Emperor Caligula, who was unspeakably cruel to his subjects but worshipped his horse, Charles VI of France, convinced he was made of glass, and Frederick William I of Prussia, who recruited – and sometimes kidnapped – the tallest men in Europe to form his private army. There are tales of scandal, including secret marriages, illegitimate offspring, royal pickpockets and alleged vampirism, and madness, cross-dressing and pigeon-fancying also crop up! Fully updated with a selection of new stories, this absorbing book is the perfect gift for history fans.

Cycling's Strangest Tales

Iain Spragg
Cycling s Strangest Tales Book PDF

Author : Iain Spragg
Publisher : Portico
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-12
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781911042907

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Cycling's Strangest Tales by Iain Spragg Pdf

Extraordinary but true stories from 200 years of cycling history. Part of the bestselling Strangest series, Cycling’s Strangest Tales is a quirky and fascinating collection of stories from cycling’s history. Included are stories of Thomas Stevens, the doughty Englishman who circumnavigated the world on a penny farthing, the 1904 Tour de France winner who was disqualified for catching the train, the 1937 Japanese invasion of China spearheaded by 50,000 bicycle-mounted troops, and the man who soared over nine circus elephants on an ordinary yellow bike. The stories come from every corner of the cycling world, whether it’s the open road, the velodrome or the BMX track. Brought bang up to date for 2017 with a selection of new stories, Cycling’s Strangest Tales is the perfect gift for anyone who’s in love with life on two wheels. Word count: 45,000

Running's Strangest Tales

Iain Spragg
Running s Strangest Tales Book PDF

Author : Iain Spragg
Publisher : Portico
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-04
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781911042426

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Running's Strangest Tales by Iain Spragg Pdf

Running’s Strangest Tales is a fascinating collection of weird and wonderful stories from the world of running, from the earliest marathon to today’s high-tech, apped-up approach. Within these pages you’ll find the bizarre story of the Norwegian footballer forced to miss a crucial World Cup qualifier after colliding with a moose on his morning jog, the American ultra-marathoner who had all his toenails removed to improve his running, and why some runners at the 2015 Tokyo marathon were wearing GPS-enabled, edible bananas, complete with LEDs and incoming Twitter updates. Packed with tales that are so odd you’ll hardly believe them, this book makes the perfect gift for all running enthusiasts, from the seasoned marathoner to the park jogger, and those who only ever run a bath. Word count: 45,000

Sailing's Strangest Tales

John Harding
Sailing s Strangest Tales Book PDF

Author : John Harding
Publisher : Portico
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-08
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781911042655

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Sailing's Strangest Tales by John Harding Pdf

This 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 and other legendary tales. Within these pages you’ll find stories of pirates holding ships to ransom and the gruesome fates of some of the shipmates who dared cross them. The sailors forever lost in the Bermuda triangle, the poor family who were encircled by a school of sharks to the spooky tales of the lighthouse haunted by drunkard lightship keeper John Herman. The tales within these pages are bizarre, fascinating, hilarious and, most importantly, true. Revised, redesigned and updated for 2016, this book is the perfect gift for both keen sailors to the armchair Captains. Word count: 45,000

Fishing's Strangest Tales

Tom Quinn
Fishing s Strangest Tales Book PDF

Author : Tom Quinn
Publisher : Portico
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781911042846

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Fishing's Strangest Tales by Tom Quinn Pdf

Extraordinary but true stories from over two hundred years of angling history. Fishing's Strangest Tales gathers together choice stories and bizarre fishing tales from all over the world. Consider the Oxford scientist who in 1910 discovered the marvellous life-giving properties of brandy to fish who had otherwise gasped their last. Or how about the nine-year-old boy fishing for trout who caught a large mussel – containing no less than forty pearls – and managed to earn more in one day than his father, a farm worker, had earned in the last five years? Fishing's Strangest Days is full of fascinating tales that may sound fishy and unbelievable but will have have you caught hook, line and sinker.

Kent's Strangest Tales

Martin Latham
Kent s Strangest Tales Book PDF

Author : Martin Latham
Publisher : Portico
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781911042587

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Kent's Strangest Tales by Martin Latham Pdf

Kent’s Strangest Tales is a book devoted to the weird and wonderful side of the Garden of England. Home to historically rich towns such as Canterbury, Margate and Ramsgate, Kent is a county with more strangeness than you can shake a strange-shaped stick at. From Chaucer’s legendary tales of debauchery and naughtiness to Mick and Keef’s very first meeting on a rocking ’n’ rolling Dartford train, Kent has it all – coast, ghosts, castles, treasures, pirates, Britain’s oldest highway and, lest we forget, the old lady who tricked the Luftwaffe. All the stories in this book are bizarre, fascinating, hilarious, and, most importantly, true. Perfect for Kent-dwellers and tourists alike, Kent’s Strangest Tales is a treasure trove of the hilarious, the odd and the baffling – an alternative travel guide to some of the county’s best-kept secrets that date back many thousands of years. Read on, if you dare! Word count: 45,000

London's Truly Strangest Tales

Tom Quinn
London s Truly Strangest Tales Book PDF

Author : Tom Quinn
Publisher : Portico
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781911042877

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London's Truly Strangest Tales by Tom Quinn Pdf

More extraordinary but true stories from London’s history. In this fascinating follow-up to his bestselling London’s Strangest Tales, Tom Quinn makes a further foray into the weirder side of the capital, bringing us a splendiforous collection of bizarre-but-true stories that explore a thousand years of London’s history. Discover the ghosts that stalk West End theatres, the mysterious mummy who lives in a City church cupboard, and secret tunnels under the Thames. Find out why there’s a TARDIS at Earl’s Court, why frogs once rained from the skies, and why the mulberry tree in the gardens at Buckingham Palace isn’t quite what it was supposed to be. A dip-in-and-outable treasure trove of London lore, London’s Truly Strangest Tales is both an ideal gift for dyed-in-the-wool Londoners who want to find out more about the great city they live in, and the perfect souvenir for people just passing through. Word count: 58,000

Horse Racing's Strangest Tales

Andrew Ward
Horse Racing s Strangest Tales Book PDF

Author : Andrew Ward
Publisher : Portico
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781911042839

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Horse Racing's Strangest Tales by Andrew Ward Pdf

Extraordinary but true stories from over 150 years of racing. This hilarious, sideways look at horse racing vividly recounts many of the strangest moments and oddest incidents from over 150 years of the sport's history. Andrew Ward recalls the time when spectators mounted two fallen horses and rode them to second and third places; the race which had to be re-run because the judge wasn't in his box at the finish; the ultrasonic binoculars that allegedly stunned a horse and unseated a jockey at Ascot, and many more. A totally original, offbeat collection of extraordinary but true stories, Horse-Racing's Strangest Races will be a delight to all lovers of the turf. Word count: 60,000

Shakespeare's Strangest Tales

Iain Spragg
Shakespeare s Strangest Tales Book PDF

Author : Iain Spragg
Publisher : Portico
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-04
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781911042396

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Shakespeare's Strangest Tales by Iain Spragg Pdf

A fascinating playbill of stories from the weird and wonderful world of Shakespearean theatre through the centuries, including distinguished actors falling off stages, fluffed lines, performances in the dark, and why you must never, ever say the name of that Scottish play, especially if you are Peter O'Toole. Discover a wealth of Shakespearean shenanigans over the years, including the terrible behaviour of the groundlings at Shakespeare's Globe, how the 'rude mechanicals' in A Midsummer Night's Dream got recast as a bunch of ladies from the WI, and how Dame Maggie Smith got even with Sir Laurence Olivier. Published to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, this treasury of curious tales is a must-read for all Shakespeare lovers and theatre fans. Word count: 45,000

The Odd Past

Matthew Perry
The Odd Past Book PDF

Author : Matthew Perry
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1717102638

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The Odd Past by Matthew Perry Pdf

From the Author I love history, and I have spent my entire adult life teaching kids about our past. Throughout my time in the classroom, I have accumulated a bevy of weird and wacky stories for my students. Most people grow up hating history because they weren't told about the good stuff, they just read their textbook and drooling in a stupor. I have made it my goal to end the era of sleeping in history class, and this book is the culmination of that work. Check out these and other great tales at www.theoddpast.com

London's Strangest Tales

Tom Quinn
London s Strangest Tales Book PDF

Author : Tom Quinn
Publisher : Portico
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-02-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781911042303

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London's Strangest Tales by Tom Quinn Pdf

London’s Strangest Tales takes a walk on London’s weirder side with an absorbing collection of curious tales from one of the world’s greatest cities. This fascinating book is packed with amazing things you didn’t know about Britain’s capital, like the fact that it’s still forbidden to run, carry an umbrella or whistle in the Burlington Arcade, and the fat lamppost at the corner of Trafalgar Square that is secretly a tiny prison cell. And did you know that the entrance to Buckingham Palace you see from the Mall is actually the back door and not the front? The stories within these pages are bizarre, fascinating, hilarious and, most importantly, true. Revised, redesigned and updated for a new generation of London-lovers, this book is a brilliant alternative guide to the city, whether you’re a visitor, a daily commuter or one of its 8 million inhabitants. Word count: 45,000

Tennis's Strangest Matches

Peter Seddon
Tennis s Strangest Matches Book PDF

Author : Peter Seddon
Publisher : Portico
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781911042563

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Tennis's Strangest Matches by Peter Seddon Pdf

In this hugely entertaining collection of stories taken from over a hundred years of world tennis history, award-winning sports historian Peter Seddon has gathered together the most extraordinary events ever to occur on a tennis court. They include the Wimbledon final between the tea-drinking vicar and a convicted murderer, and the ‘Match of the Century’ between the ‘Women’s Libber’ and the ‘Male Chauvinist Pig’. There are matches played on board ship and on the wings of an airborne plane, a game played in full regimental dress, and meet the player who rated himself so highly he played an entire match while carrying someone ‘piggy-back’. The stories in this book are bizarre, fascinating, hilarious, and, most importantly, true. Revised, redesigned and updated for a new generation of tennis fanatics, this book is a unique look at the curiosities of an endlessly popular sport, revealing the ‘strawberries and cream’ game as you’ve never seen it before. Word count: 45,000

Motor Racing's Strangest Races

Geoff Tibballs
Motor Racing s Strangest Races Book PDF

Author : Geoff Tibballs
Publisher : Portico
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781911042570

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Motor Racing's Strangest Races by Geoff Tibballs Pdf

Since 1894, when motor racing’s colourful history began with a bang (and a banger!), drivers, racers and lunatics alike have done many stupid and bizarre things all in the name of motor sport. Author Geoff Tibballs has gathered together this absorbing collection of stories from over a century of motor racing around the world, including the Frenchman who drove 25 miles in reverse, the Grand Prix in which the leading drivers were so far ahead that they stopped for a meal in the pits, the Le Mans 24-hour race won by a car patched up with chewing gum, and the driver who drank six bottles of champagne – virtually one per pit-stop – on the way to winning the Indianapolis 500. The stories in this book are bizarre, fascinating, hilarious, and, most importantly, true. Revised, redesigned and updated for a new generation of petrolheads, this book contains enough extraordinary-but-true tales to drive anyone around the bend. Word count: 45,000