Albert Jack

11 published titles

Red herrings and white elephants

1 edition

Shaggy dogs and black sheep : the origins of even more phrases we use every day

1 edition

That's bollocks! : urban legends, conspiracy theories and old wives' tales

1 edition

Albert Jack's ten-minute mysteries : the world's secrets explained, from the real Loch Ness monster to who killed Marilyn Monroe

1 edition

Pop goes the weasel : the secret meanings of nursery rhymes

1 edition

Loch Ness Monsters and raining frogs : the world's most puzzling mysteries solved

1 edition

Phantom hitchhikers and decoy ducks : the strange stories behind the urban legends we can't stop telling each other

1 edition

The old dog and duck : the secret meanings of pub names

1 edition

What Caesar did for my salad : not to mention the Earl's sandwich, Pavlova's meringue and other curious stories behind our favourite food

1 edition

It's a wonderful word : the real origins of our favourite words from anorak to zombie

1 edition

Thistle versus rose : 700 years of winding up the Scots

1 edition