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Albert Jack

Albert Jack has written a series of bestselling books that explore the strange stories behind things we take for granted: that's everything from nursery rhymes - Pop Goes the Weasel - to everyday phrases - Shaggy Dogs and Black Sheep.
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Icon image Pop Goes the Weasel: The Secret Meanings of Nursery Rhymes
Pop Goes the Weasel: The Secret Meanings of Nursery Rhymes
5.0star
$9.99
Icon image The Old Dog and Duck: The Secret Meanings of Pub Names
The Old Dog and Duck: The Secret Meanings of Pub Names
4.3star
$10.17
Icon image It's a Wonderful Word: The Real Origins of Our Favourite Words
It's a Wonderful Word: The Real Origins of Our Favourite Words
$21.63
Icon image What Caesar Did for My Salad: The Curious Stories Behind Our Favorite Foods
What Caesar Did for My Salad: The Curious Stories Behind Our Favorite Foods
$14.99
Icon image Loch Ness Monsters and Raining Frogs: The World's Most Puzzling Mysteries Solved
Loch Ness Monsters and Raining Frogs: The World's Most Puzzling Mysteries Solved
4.0star
$14.99
Icon image Black Sheep and Lame Ducks: The Origins of Even More Phrases We Use Every Day
Black Sheep and Lame Ducks: The Origins of Even More Phrases We Use Every Day
$11.99$4.99
Icon image Phantom Hitchhikers and Other Urban Legends: The Strange Stories Behind Tall Tales
Phantom Hitchhikers and Other Urban Legends: The Strange Stories Behind Tall Tales
$6.99
Icon image Red Herrings And White Elephants: The Origins of the Phrases We Use Every Day
Red Herrings And White Elephants: The Origins of the Phrases We Use Every Day
$5.90
Icon image They Laughed at Galileo: How the Great Inventors Proved Their Critics Wrong
They Laughed at Galileo: How the Great Inventors Proved Their Critics Wrong
4.0star
$14.99
Icon image Smáli se Galileovi
Smáli se Galileovi
$8.31
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