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When not engaged in research, Albert Jack lives somewhere between Guildford and Cape Town, where he divides his time between fast living and slow horses, neat vodka and untidy pubs.

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Red Herrings and White Elephants

Red Herrings and White Elephants by Albert Jack

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Bold as brass, cold feet, cock and bull, off the cuff, red herrings and white elephants. We use these phrases every day and yet have only the vaguest idea of where many of them come from. The origins of hundreds of common phrases are explained in this irreverent journey through the most fascinating and richest...
 
The Old Dog and Duck: The Secret Meanings of Pub Names

The Old Dog and Duck: The Secret Meanings of Pub Names by Albert Jack

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This is a book for everyone who has ever wondered why pubs should be called The Cross Keys, The Dew Drop Inn or The Hope and Anchor. You'll be glad to know that there are very good - strange and memorable - reasons behind them all. After much research about (and in) pubs, Albert Jack brings together the stories...
 
Phantom Hitchhikers and Decoy Ducks: The Strange Stories Behind the Urban Legends We Can't Stop Telling Each Other

Phantom Hitchhikers and Decoy Ducks: The Strange Stories Behind the Urban Legends We Can't Stop Telling Each Other by Albert Jack

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'Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. Was Sir Winston Churchill really a Druid? Did Charlie Chaplin lose a lookalike competition? Did The Who's drummer Keith Moon drive his Rolls Royce into a swimming pool? The man with the answers is Albert Jack...' - "Daily Express". From Walt Disney's frozen head to the...
 
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