Les Miscellanées de Mr. Schott sont un ouvrage sans équivalent. À tel point unique qu'il est impossible à définir. Encyclopédieoe Dictionnaire ? Almanach ? Anthologie ? Fourre-tout ? Vade-mecum ? Tout cela, et - bien sûr - beaucoup plus. Recueil de futilités pas toujours futiles, de bagatelles souve...
Un mezzé ? Une assiette anglaise ? Un salmigondis ? Un amphigouri ? Les Miscellanées de Mr. Schott sont tout cela, sinon davantage : une collection de notations instructives ou saugrenues, n'ayant pas la prétention de faire autorité, d'être exhaustives ni même pratiques. Mais aucun autre guide gastr...
Vade-mecum incontournable pour le sportif, le joueur et le fainéant, Les Miscellanées sportives de Mr. Schott sont un ouvrage sans équivalent. Aucun autre livre ne vous expliquera les règles du polo à dos d'éléphant ; les périls de la Cresta Run ; la complexité du Palio ; les époustouflantes coca...
Dans quelle autre langue serait-il possible de construire le « mot juste » pour décrire le goût honteux de la mauvaise cuisine, l'incapacité de se souvenir des blagues, les dimanches après-midi déprimants, le caractère irrépressible du bâillement, le plaisir de lire des horoscopes auxquels on ne cro...
Peerless in its wit, elegance and silliness.' Evening Standard, BOOKS OF THE YEAR 'His sensitivity to the tics and cadences of his characters' speech and ways of being is uncannily acute, and full of the same freshness and resonance of perception as Wodehouse's own style. . . it vibrates with the sp...
This is a collection of essential trivia, uncommon knowledge and vital irrelevance. The book includes an exhaustive dictionary of smiley faces and other emoticons, details of the structure of military hierarchy and an analysis of poker hands, amongst much other minutiae. ...
Now in its fifth triumphant year, Schott's Almanac - essential, irreverent, impartial and endlessly entertaining - is the ultimate book of the year. ...
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Ever thought, 'There should be a German word for that'? Well, now there is. ...
Tells the real stories of the year, from the winner of Celebrity Big Brother to tax freedom day 2007, and from the devastating earthquake in Pakistan and its aftermath to the stand-off between Russia and the Ukraine over gas supplies to Western Europe, and from the collapse of Ariel Sharon to Elton ...
This is a snapper-up of unconsidered trifles - from food history to cooking terms; cocktail recipes to dining etiquette; grace before meals to after-dinner toasts. It also informs the reader of the King who served foie gras to his dog, and the feast where guests ate in fear of their lives. ...
What other sporting book will explain the rules of elephant polo; the perils of the Cresta Run; the intricacies of the Palio; the breathtaking anties of Kabaddi; or why surfing is the 'Sport of Kings'? Which other volume will inform you of the importance of snooker to nuns; the correct temperature o...
THE BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR From the mind that created the international bestseller Schott's Original Miscellany comes an annual volume that will revolutionise the way we think about the year ...
A boxed set containing works such as "Schott's Original Miscellany"; "Schott's Food & Drink Miscellany"; and "Schott's Sporting, Gaming & Idling Miscellany". ...
Features Daily Miscellany, Notable Quotes, Words of the Week, and a Gallimaufry of Curious Diversions. ...
An annual volume that tells the real stories of the year. Section headings include: Chronicle; World; Society and Health; Sci, Tech, Net; Celebrity and Media; Music and Cinema; Books and Arts; Travel and Leisure; Money; Parliament and Politics; The Establishment; Sport; and, Ephemerides. ...
Presents a record of the year just past and a guide to the year come. This annual volume tells the real stories of the year, from the announcement of Gordon Brown as Britain's prime minister to Hurricane Dean's devastation of Jamaica, and from the release of the Iranian hostages to the publication o...