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1000 Years of Annoying the French by Stephen Clarke
$32.00 NZD
Category: World History
Ten centuries of French historical 'facts' bite the dust in Stephen Clarke's Sunday Times Top Five Bestseller. Was the Battle of Hastings a French victory? Non! William the Conqueror was Norman and hated the French. Were the Brits really responsible for the death of Joan of Arc? Non! The French sente ...Show more
After the War: The RSA in New Zealand by Clarke Stephen
$45.00 NZD
Category: World History | Reading Level: near fine
AVAILABLE FROM 30/9/16 "The story of an iconic institution - the RSA - from its beginnings during the First World War through to the twenty-first century. A highly illustrated look at a threatened icon of New Zealand culture u the RSA. The book will appeal to general readers interested in this readily i ...Show more
Dirty Bertie - An English King Made in France by Stephen Clarke
$28.00 NZD
Category: World History | Reading Level: good-very good
This is the entertaining biography of Edward VII and his playboy lifestyle, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and A Year in the Merde. Despite fierce opposition from his mother, Queen Victoria, Edward VII was always passionately in love with France. He had affairs with the m ...Show more
How the French Won Waterloo - or Think They Did by Stephen Clarke
$40.00 NZD
Category: World History
Published in the 200th Anniversary year of the Battle of Waterloo a witty look at how the French still think they won, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and A Year in the Merde. Two centuries after the Battle of Waterloo, the French are still in denial. If Napoleon lost on 1 ...Show more
Merde, Actually by STEPHEN CLARKE
$28.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
French women may not get fat, the Euro may be soaring but that shouldn't stop you from enjoying the perils and pleasures of Parisian life found in the follow-up to the best-selling A Year In The Merde! A year after arriving in France, Englishman Paul West is still struggling with some fundamental que ...Show more
Merde Happens by Stephen Clarke
$28.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
In the third volume of his escapades, Paul West is driving across the US in a Mini, and feeling just as foreign as he ever did in France. He has accepted a job promoting the UK as a tourist destination. His tiny car is supposed to symbolize Britain's image - self-deprecating, fun, stylish but not snobbi ...Show more
Paris Revealed by Stephen Clarke
$35.00 NZD
Category: General Travel
Paris – one of the most visited cities in the world. BUT do you know... * Which is the most romantic spot to say 'je t'aime'? And the sexiest? * Where to see fantastic art, away from the crowds? * Why Parisian men feel compelled to pee in the street? * How to choose a hotel room ...Show more
Talk to the Snail by Stephen Clarke
$23.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
A Frenchman goes into a pub with a giant snail on his shoulder. The barman says, "Wow, where did you find that?" The snail replies "In France, there are loads of them." The French can't see why this would be funny at all - it dares to suggest that they are not at the centre of the universe. Why would ...Show more
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