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Top 10 Best "British" Books
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Watching the EnglishKate FoxBooks |
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The Decline and Fall of the British Empire (Vintage)Piers BrendonBritish |
The Decline and Fall of the British Empire (Vintage) After the American Revolution, the British Empire appeared to be doomed. Yet it grew to become the greatest, most diverse empire the world had seen. Then, within a generation, the mighty structure collapsed, a rapid demise that left an array of dependencies and a contested legacy: at best a sporting spirit, a legal code and a near-universal language; at worst, failed states and internecine strife. The Decline and Fall of the British Empire covers a vast canvas, which Brendon fills with vivid particulars, from brief lives to telling anecdotes to comic episodes to symbolic moments. |
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Rules, BritanniaToni Summers HargisBooks |
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The Education of a British-Protected ChildChinua AchebeBooks |
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Knickers in a TwistJonathan BernsteinBooks |
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EmpireNiall FergusonBooks |
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Bum Bags and Fanny PacksJeremy SmithBooks |
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A Genius for DeceptionNicholas RankinBooks |
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Great British CookingJane GarmeyBooks |
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The Anglo FilesSarah LyallBooks |
Knickers in a Twist Brits and Americans dress the same, eat at the same chain restaurants, pass music back and forth across the Atlantic, and our national leaders are practically conjoined twins. But the second the Brits open their mouths, all bets are off. So don't dream of visiting the UK, dating a Brit, or truly understanding what Jude Law is saying without this handy, hilarious, and informative guide to Britspeak. With the cheekiness of Austin Powers and the tidbit quotient of Schott's Miscellany , screenwriter Jonathan Bernstein's collection of Cockney rhyming slang, insults culled from British television shows of yore, and regional and "high British" favorites provides hours of educational, enlightening, even life saving hilarity. And if it doesn't accomplish that, at least you'll be aware that when a British citizen describes you as a "wally," a "herbert," a "spanner," or a "bampot," he's not showering you with compliments. Knickers in a Twist is as indispensable as a London city guide, as spot-on funny as an episode of The Office , and as edifying as Born to Kvetch and Eats, Shootsand Leaves . |
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Knickers in a TwistJonathan BernsteinBritish |
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Brit-Think, Ameri-ThinkJane WalmsleyBooks |
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