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Graeme Donald has been researching the origins of words, nursery rhymes, superstitions and popular misconceptions for years, and has published eight titles through Unwin-Hyman and Simon & Schuster. For the ten years that Today newspaper was on the stands he wrote a daily column exploring such material and also wrote for The Mirror and The Age in Melbourne. He devised and set the questions for Back to Square One, a word-origins based panel game which ran for eight series on Radio 2 and World Service. He is the author of Osprey”s Sticklers, Sideburns and Bikinis. The author lives in Stockport, England.




10 Ebooks bởi Donald Graeme Donald

Andrew Wiest & Graeme Donald: Sticklers, Sideburns and Bikinis
A complete guide to everyday words with military origins.Did you know they started ‘hearing through the grapevine’ during the American Civil War, that ‘ghettos’ originated in Venice or that …
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Graeme Donald: Loose Cannons
A unique look at the military misconceptions that we take for granted, and a revelation of the truth behind the lies.Who tried to bomb Japan with bats? Who invented the air-gun in 250BC? Which …
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€10.48
Graeme Donald: Loose Cannons
A unique look at the military misconceptions that we take for granted, and a revelation of the truth behind the lies.Who tried to bomb Japan with bats? Who invented the air-gun in 250BC? Which …
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€10.45
Andrew Wiest & Graeme Donald: Sticklers, Sideburns and Bikinis
A complete guide to everyday words with military origins.Did you know they started ‘hearing through the grapevine’ during the American Civil War, that ‘ghettos’ originated in Venice or that …
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€7.31
Graeme Donald: The Accidental Scientist
Have you ever wondered how the ideas for some things come about? Surprisingly often it is as much down to chance as a single person's brilliance. <i>The Accidental Scientist</i> …
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€5.01
Graeme Donald: Learn on the Loo
At home or in the office, the loo is one of those few places where we have space to sit and think. And now you can have your own private lavatory lecturer help you make the most of it. Featuring …
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€2.48
Graeme Donald: Long and the Short of It
We ve always measured the world around us, from how big things are, to how fast they go, how much they re worth and practically everything in between. But who decided how we do it, and why?The Long …
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€5.06
Graeme Donald: Mysteries of History
As Napoleon himself once said, ‘History is a version of past events that people have decided to agree upon . Noted down in historical documents, copied and widely repeated, it doesn t take long for a …
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€7.56
Graeme Donald: When the Earth Was Flat
Perfect for anyone with an interest in our scientific history, When the Earth Was Flat exposes the scientific theories that were once widely believed to be true but have since been disproved. …
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€5.06
Graeme Donald: Fake History
As Napoleon himself once said, ‘History is a version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.’ Noted down in historical documents, copied and widely repeated, it doesn’t take long for a …
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€6.27