Balderdash & Piffle: One Sandwich Short of a Dog's Dinner [Hardcover]

Alex Games (Author)

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Book Description

Release Date: May 22 2007 | ISBN-10: 1846072352 | ISBN-13: 978-1846072352

A look at the English language in a fresh and revealing light. From the brash jargon of celebrity magazines to the delicacies and feints of the euphemism, word-sleuth Alex Games has uncovered the remarkable stories behind some of our best-loved words and expressions.

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Product Details

Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: BBC Books (May 22 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1846072352
ISBN-13: 978-1846072352
Product Dimensions: 13.3 x 2.2 x 19.2 cm
Shipping Weight: 299 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,424,267 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"It's the kind of show that sticks a boot up the posterior of those who claim the BBC is only interested in dumbing down pap these days" -- Dominik Diamond Daily Star "It was fun, instructive and will appeal to the scholarly in all of us. I see no earthly reason why it should not, as it used to say on theatre posters, run and run" -- Peter Paterson Daily Mail "Fascinating" The Times "Balderdash and Piffle has proved that we still value our vocabulary" -- Sally Raikes The Scotsman

About the Author

Alex Games wrote the original Balderdash & Piffle which became an instant bestseller on publication in January 2006. He has written for most of the slightly posher newspapers, and in a brief stint as a gadget columnist he was responsible for reviewing some of the most inexpensive items ever to appear in the Financial Times. As well as writing comedy for BBC Radio 1 and 4, Alex has written biographies of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, and Alan Bennett. Victoria Coren is a well-known freelance journalist. She writes weekly columns in the Guardian and the Observer, and she has written two books, Love 16 and Once More With Feeling. She presents Balderdash & Piffle and several televised poker series. Victoria is a keen amateur word-hunter and an avid completer of crosswords, albeit not always with the right answers.