Teachers' Strangest Tales

2016-06-09 History

Author : Iain Spragg
Release : 2016-06-09
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 599/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Teachers' Strangest Tales written by Iain Spragg. This book was released on 2016-06-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hilarious assortment of the weirdest and wackiest tales ever to come out of the classroom – and they’re all true. Featuring the flamboyant swimming teacher who spent his spare time fighting bears, the story of how a fight with his teacher paved the way for Al Capone’s infamous crime empire, and the bizarre tale of the American teacher who sued her own pupils for not paying attention in her lesson, this book is a real education. An ideal end-of-year teacher gift, this fascinating book is also a must-read for anyone who’s ever been to school. So stop talking at the back, pay attention and start reading! Word count: 45,000

Teacher, Teacher, I Declare!

2002 Fiction

Author : W. Royce Adams
Release : 2002
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 614/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Teacher, Teacher, I Declare! written by W. Royce Adams. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of short stories, thematically related in that they all have to do with Teachers. Not all classroom stories, they do concern grownups on the edge of something risky, often a bit mad, sometimes mighty mad. While some stories are "light," others are "dark," yet there is a good deal of whimsey involved.

Railways' Strangest Tales

2018-02-15 History

Author : Tom Quinn
Release : 2018-02-15
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 971/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Railways' Strangest Tales written by Tom Quinn. This book was released on 2018-02-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating collection of bizarre but true stories from nearly 200 years of railway history. Right from the very start, when George Stephenson’s famous Rocket knocked over and killed a government minister at the opening of the Liverpool to Manchester line in 1830, the world’s railways have given rise to plenty of intriguing stories. In this fascinating book, revised and updated with a new selection of tales, railway buff Tom Quinn explores the more bizarre side of train travel, featuring weird weather conditions, audacious robberies, hair-raising accidents, vanishing passengers, an infestation of maggots and a mysterious missing mummy. From the dawn of rail travel, when speeds of 15mph were considered dangerous to health and people mistook engines for fire-breathing demons, through the Victorian heyday of royal trains and seaside specials to today’s more prosaic leaves on the line, this whistlestop tour through railways’ long and storied history is the perfect gift for armchair travellers, history fans and trainspotters. Word count: 60,000

Royalty's Strangest Tales

2017-07-13 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Geoff Tibballs
Release : 2017-07-13
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 947/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Royalty's Strangest Tales written by Geoff Tibballs. This book was released on 2017-07-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rollicking collection of stories featuring the craziest, daftest and most outrageous monarchs the world has ever known. Packed with royal stories from 2,000 years of history, from the immortality-obsessed first Emperor of China to the master of tact and diplomacy, Prince Philip, this book will leave the reader fascinated, entertained and occasionally appalled. We’ll meet all sorts of colourful royal characters, including the Roman Emperor Caligula, who was unspeakably cruel to his subjects but worshipped his horse, Charles VI of France, convinced he was made of glass, and Frederick William I of Prussia, who recruited – and sometimes kidnapped – the tallest men in Europe to form his private army. There are tales of scandal, including secret marriages, illegitimate offspring, royal pickpockets and alleged vampirism, and madness, cross-dressing and pigeon-fancying also crop up! Fully updated with a selection of new stories, this absorbing book is the perfect gift for history fans.

Cycling's Strangest Tales

2017-06-12 Sports & Recreation

Author : Iain Spragg
Release : 2017-06-12
Genre : Sports & Recreation
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 904/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Cycling's Strangest Tales by : Iain Spragg

Download or read book Cycling's Strangest Tales written by Iain Spragg. This book was released on 2017-06-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extraordinary but true stories from 200 years of cycling history. Part of the bestselling Strangest series, Cycling’s Strangest Tales is a quirky and fascinating collection of stories from cycling’s history. Included are stories of Thomas Stevens, the doughty Englishman who circumnavigated the world on a penny farthing, the 1904 Tour de France winner who was disqualified for catching the train, the 1937 Japanese invasion of China spearheaded by 50,000 bicycle-mounted troops, and the man who soared over nine circus elephants on an ordinary yellow bike. The stories come from every corner of the cycling world, whether it’s the open road, the velodrome or the BMX track. Brought bang up to date for 2017 with a selection of new stories, Cycling’s Strangest Tales is the perfect gift for anyone who’s in love with life on two wheels. Word count: 45,000

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